Carlow–Kildare (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Carlow–Kildare
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Carlow–Kildare within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1937
Abolished	1948
Seats	4
County/City council	County Carlow County Kildare

Carlow–Kildare was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 4 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 for the 1937 general election under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, replacing the old Carlow–Kilkenny and Kildare constituencies.^[1]

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, the constituency was abolished, and the Carlow–Kilkenny and Kildare constituencies were re-created for the 1948 general election.^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency covered all of County Kildare, and most of County Carlow.^[1] Carlow–Kildare's boundaries were defined by the 1935 Act as:

"The administrative County of Kildare.

The administrative County of Carlow except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituencies of Wicklow and Wexford."^[1]

The Act defines the parts of Carlow in the Wicklow constituency as:

"The District Electoral Divisions of:

Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahill, Rathvilly, Tiknock and Williamstown in the administrative County of Carlow."^[1]

The parts of Carlow in the Wexford constituency are defined as:

"The District Electoral Divisions of:

Ballyellin, Ballymurphy, Borris, Coonogue, Corries, Glynn, Killedmond, Kyle, Marley, Rathanna, Sliguff and Tinnahinch in the administrative County of Carlow."^[1]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Carlow–Kildare 1937–1948^[3]
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael Lab = Labour Party
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
9th	1937^[4]		William Norton (Lab)		Sydney Minch (FG)		Thomas Harris (FF)		Francis Humphreys (FF)
10th	1938^[5]				James Hughes (FG)
11th	1943^[6]
12th	1944^[7]
13th	1948	Constituency abolished. See Carlow–Kilkenny and Kildare

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

1944 general election

1944 general election: Carlow–Kildare^[7]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Harris	8,797	26.3	1	1
	Fine Gael	James Hughes	6,638	19.8	2
	Fianna Fáil	Francis Humphreys	4,357	13.0	3
	Labour Party	William Norton	6,142	18.3	4
	Labour Party	Thomas Hayden	3,096	9.2
	Fine Gael	Patrick Frayne	2,598	7.8
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Mullins	1,875	5.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 33,503 Quota: 6,701 Turnout:

1943 general election

1943 general election: Carlow–Kildare^[6]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour Party	William Norton	8,355	22.5	1	1
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Harris	8,229	22.2	2	1
	Fine Gael	James Hughes	6,107	16.5	3
	Fianna Fáil	Francis Humphreys	3,804	10.3	4
	Labour Party	Thomas Hayden	3,571	9.6
	Independent	Thomas Lawlor	3,007	8.1
	Fine Gael	Gerard Sweetman	2,924	7.9
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Mullins	1,117	3.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 37,114 Quota: 7,423 Turnout:

1938 general election

1938 general election: Carlow–Kildare^[5]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Harris	7,874	22.0	1	1
	Labour Party	William Norton	7,467	20.8	2	1
	Fianna Fáil	Francis Humphreys	5,645	15.8	3
	Fine Gael	James Hughes	6,104	17.0	4
	Fine Gael	Sydney Minch	5,749	16.1
	Fianna Fáil	William Tynan	2,988	8.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 35,827 Quota: 7,166 Turnout:

1937 general election

1937 general election: Carlow–Kildare^[4]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour Party	William Norton	9,427	26.0	1	1
	Fine Gael	Sydney Minch	5,957	16.5	2
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Harris	5,163	14.3	3
	Fianna Fáil	Francis Humphreys	5,515	15.2	4
	Fianna Fáil	Brigid Darby	4,021	11.1
	Fine Gael	Gerard Sweetman	3,073	8.5
	Fine Gael	Paddy Nolan	3,041	8.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 36,197 Quota: 7,240 Turnout:

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
1 2 "General election 1937: Carlow–Kildare". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
1 2 "General election 1938: Carlow–Kildare". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
1 2 "General election 1943: Carlow–Kildare". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
1 2 "General election 1944: Carlow–Kildare". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Parliamentary constituencies in County Carlow

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Old Leighlin (????–1800) Carlow Borough (1613–1800) Carlow County

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Carlow Borough (1801–85) Carlow County (1801–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Carlow–Kilkenny (1921–37, 1948–) Carlow–Kildare (1937–48)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) South (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Parliamentary constituencies in County Kildare

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Athy (1614–1800) Harristown (1684–1800) Kildare Borough (????–1800) Kildare County (????–1800) Naas (1570–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Kildare (1801–85) North Kildare (1885–1922) South Kildare (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Kildare–Wicklow (1921–23) Kildare (1923–37, 1948–2002) Carlow–Kildare (1937–48) Kildare North (2002–) Kildare South (2002–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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