Kerry–Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Kerry–Limerick West
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency

Outline map

Location of Kerry–Limerick West within Ireland
Former constituency
Created 1921
Abolished 1923
Seats 8
County/City council County Kerry
County Limerick

Kerry–Limerick West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 8 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland and first used at the 1921 general election to return the members of the 2nd Dáil. It succeeded a combined set of Kerry and Limerick UK Parliament constituencies such as Kerry South which were used to elect the members of the 1st Dáil and earlier UK House of Commons members.

It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923 and succeeded by the new Kerry constituency and the Limerick constituency, both of which were first used at the 1923 general election for the members of the 4th Dáil.

Boundaries

The constituency covered all of County Kerry and the western parts of County Limerick.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry–Limerick West 1921–1923[1]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[2] Piaras Béaslaí
(SF)		 Patrick Cahill
(SF)		 Con Collins
(SF)		 James Crowley
(SF)		 Fionán Lynch
(SF)		 Thomas O'Donoghue
(SF)		 Edmund Roche
(SF)		 Austin Stack
(SF)
3rd 1922[3] Piaras Béaslaí
(Pro-Treaty)		 Patrick Cahill
(Anti-Treaty)		 Con Collins
(Anti-Treaty)		 James Crowley
(Pro-Treaty)		 Fionán Lynch
(Pro-Treaty)		 Thomas O'Donoghue
(Anti-Treaty)		 Edmund Roche
(Anti-Treaty)		 Austin Stack
(Anti-Treaty)
4th 1923 Constituency abolished. See Kerry and Limerick

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1922 general election

1922 general election: Kerry–Limerick West[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Piaras Béaslaí Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Patrick Cahill Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Con Collins Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) James Crowley Unopposed N/A 4
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Fionán Lynch Unopposed N/A 5
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Thomas O'Donoghue Unopposed N/A 6
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Edmund Roche Unopposed N/A 7
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Austin Stack Unopposed N/A 8

1921 general election

1921 general election: Kerry–Limerick West[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Piaras Béaslaí Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Patrick Cahill Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Con Collins Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin James Crowley Unopposed N/A 4
Sinn Féin Fionán Lynch Unopposed N/A 5
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Donoghue Unopposed N/A 6
Sinn Féin Edmund Roche Unopposed N/A 7
Sinn Féin Austin Stack Unopposed N/A 8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General election 1921: Kerry–Limerick West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General election 1922: Kerry–Limerick West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

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