Cork City (Dáil constituency)

Cork City was a short-lived parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

This article is about the constituency used from 1977 to 1981. For the 1801–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and the 1919–1921 First Dáil, see Cork City (UK Parliament constituency).

Cork City
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1977
Abolished1981
Seats5
County/City councilCork City

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974.[1] It was only used for the 1977 general election and a by-election in 1979. The constituency was defined as the county borough of Cork, except the part which was in the Cork Mid constituency.[1] It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and replaced by Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork City 1977–1981[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
21st1977[3] Jack Lynch
(FF)		 Seán French
(FF)		 Pearse Wyse
(FF)		 Patrick Kerrigan
(Lab)		 Peter Barry
(FG)
1979 by-election[4] Liam Burke
(FG)
22nd1981 Constituency abolished. See Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central

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

1979 by-election

Following the death of Labour Party TD Patrick Kerrigan, a by-election was held on 7 November 1979. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Liam Burke.

1979 by-election: Cork City[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 35.9 13,890 14,269 16,210
Fine Gael Liam Burke 33.2 12,832 13,411 19,524
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 22.6 8,742 10,444  
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Ted Tynan 8.3 3,193    
Electorate: 70,164   Valid: 38,657   Quota: 19,329   Turnout: 55.10%

    1977 general election
    1977 general election: Cork City[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 39.0 20,079              
    Fine Gael Peter Barry 13.5 6,923 7,098 7,117 7,506 7,566 9,327    
    Labour Patrick Kerrigan 10.2 5,254 5,551 5,577 5,883 6,575 7,121 7,214 10,314
    Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 8.7 4,461 9,718            
    Fianna Fáil Seán French 6.5 3,359 6,357 6,975 7,186 7,458 7,597 7,605 7,806
    Fine Gael Liam Burke 6.0 3,082 3,188 3,195 3,322 3,409 3,993 4,634  
    Fine Gael Samuel Allen 5.5 2,845 3,011 3,021 3,159 3,283      
    Fianna Fáil Máirín Quill 4.4 2,216 4,423 4,844 5,179 5,483 5,575 5,583 5,722
    Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Ted Tynan 3.2 1,653 1,832 1,848 1,992        
    Independent Maureen Black 2.9 1,525 1,706 1,730          
    Electorate: 68,704   Valid: 51,461   Spoilt: 376 (0.7%)   Quota: 8,577   Turnout: 51,837 (75.4%)[6]

      See also

      References
      1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
      2. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
      3. "General election 1977: Cork City". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
      4. "By-election 1979: Cork City". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
      5. Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
      6. The Irish Times, 20 June 1977, p7–10

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