Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)

Cork South-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Cork South-West
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Cork South-West within Ireland
Current constituency
Created1961
Seats3
TDs
  •   Michael Collins (Ind)
  •   Christopher O'Sullivan (FF)
  •   Holly Cairns (SD)
County councilCork County Council
EP constituencySouth

History and boundaries

It was created for the 1961 general election. The constituency encompasses the Bandon, Bantry, Clonakilty and Skibbereen electoral areas of Cork County Council. It is a largely rural constituency, with many medium-sized towns, and runs from Dursey Island in the west to Ringabella in the east.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:

"The county of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork East, Cork North-Central, Cork North-West and Cork South-Central."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South-West 1961–[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
17th1961[3] Michael Murphy
(Lab)		 Edward Cotter
(FF)		 Seán Collins
(FG)
18th1965[4]
19th1969[5] Flor Crowley
(FF)		 John O'Sullivan
(FG)
20th1973[6]
21st1977[7] Joe Walsh
(FF)		 Jim O'Keeffe
(FG)
22nd1981[8] Flor Crowley
(FF)		 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
23rd1982 (Feb)[9] Joe Walsh
(FF)
24th1982 (Nov)[10]
25th1987[11]
26th1989[12]
27th1992[13]
28th1997[14]
29th2002[15] Denis O'Donovan
(FF)
30th2007[16] Christy O'Sullivan
(FF)		 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
31st2011[17] Michael McCarthy
(Lab)		 Jim Daly
(FG)		 Noel Harrington
(FG)
32nd2016[18] Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
(FF)		 Michael Collins
(Ind)
33rd2020 Christopher O'Sullivan
(FF)		 Holly Cairns
(SD)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Cork South-West[19][20]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent Michael Collins 26.4 11,712              
Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan 14.1 6,262 6,400 6,503 6,602 6,960 7,228 10,273 11,262
Fine Gael Tim Lombard 13.2 5,865 5,917 5,982 6,170 6,669 8,557 9,133 9,526
Sinn Féin Paul Hayes 10.8 4,777 4,881 5,075 5,229 5,462 5,542 5,832  
Social Democrats Holly Cairns 10.6 4,696 4,808 5,008 5,994 6,280 6,593 7,055 10,078
Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony 9.2 4,077 4,163 4,274 4,352 4,761 4,863    
Fine Gael Karen Coakley 5.7 2,526 2,577 2,595 2,698 2,747      
Independent Alan Coleman 4.1 1,801 1,843 1,950 2,025        
Green Bernadette Connolly 3.7 1,647 1,663 1,765          
Aontú Mairéad Ruane 1.1 515 531            
Solidarity–PBP Kevin O'Connor[n 1] 1.0 427 435            
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.1 33 35            
Electorate: 69,127   Valid: 44,338   Spoilt: 288   Quota: 11,085   Turnout: 44,626 (64.6%)
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. O'Connor was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Cork South-West[21][22][18]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony 19.6 8,482 8,845 9,228 10,020 11,962
    Fine Gael Jim Daly 17.0 7,370 7,633 8,523 8,774 9,799
    Independent Michael Collins 15.6 6,765 7,347 7,793 9,258 11,063
    Fine Gael Noel Harrington 14.9 6,433 6,574 7,377 7,544 8,208
    Independent Alan Coleman 11.5 4,955 5,272 5,634 6,405  
    Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 8.5 3,656 3,993 4,260    
    Labour Michael McCarthy 7.0 3,035 3,397      
    Green Johnny O'Mahony 1.7 752        
    Independent Gillian Powell 1.6 701        
    Catholic Democrats Theresa Heaney 1.6 686        
    Independent Fiona O'Leary 1.0 423        
    Electorate: 63,583   Valid: 43,258   Spoilt: 331   Quota: 10,815   Turnout: 43,589

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Cork South-West[17]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Fine Gael Jim Daly 19.4 8,878 9,255 9,696 10,508 13,242  
      Fine Gael Noel Harrington 15.1 6,898 7,212 7,479 7,668 9,568 11,104
      Labour Michael McCarthy 14.3 6,533 7,257 8,709 9,212 10,539 10,754
      Fine Gael Kevin Murphy 14.0 6,386 6,665 6,917 7,212    
      Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 13.1 5,984 6,208 6,481 9,453 10,079 10,155
      Fianna Fáil Christy O'Sullivan 10.5 4,803 4,958 5,215      
      Sinn Féin Paul Hayes 7.3 3,346 3,743        
      Independent John Kearney 1.7 772          
      Green Kevin McCaughey 1.7 765          
      New Vision Dave McInerney 1.1 493          
      Independent Edmund Butler 0.7 330          
      New Vision Paul Doonan 0.5 239          
      Independent Michael O'Sullivan 0.5 231          
      Electorate: 62,174   Valid: 45,658   Spoilt: 390 (0.9%)   Quota: 11,415   Turnout: 46,048 (74.1%)

        2007 general election
        2007 general election: Cork South-West[16]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fianna Fáil Christy O'Sullivan 24.3 10,333      
        Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 18.3 7,760 8,008 8,417 9,420
        Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 18.2 7,739 7,976 8,387 10,126
        Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 17.8 7,560 7,813 8,471 10,667
        Labour Michael McCarthy 9.6 4,095 4,471 5,912  
        Green Quentin Gargan 6.7 2,860 3,293    
        Sinn Féin Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 5.1 2,150      
        Electorate: 61,577   Valid: 42,497   Spoilt: 410 (0.9%)   Quota: 10,625   Turnout: 42,907 (69.7%)

          2002 general election
          2002 general election: Cork South-West[15]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 20.4 7,695 7,774 7,862 8,277 8,863 10,179  
          Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 19.1 7,187 7,271 7,395 7,706 8,119 8,997 9,387
          Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 16.9 6,358 6,476 6,622 6,835 7,724 8,496 8,591
          Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 15.5 5,831 5,864 5,932 6,156 6,987 8,287 8,556
          Independent Christy O'Sullivan 9.6 3,609 3,684 3,849 4,303 5,144    
          Labour Michael McCarthy 9.1 3,442 3,505 3,636 4,030      
          Sinn Féin Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 3.5 1,308 1,329 1,372        
          Sinn Féin Anne O'Leary 2.4 899 908 945        
          Independent Theresa Heaney 1.9 748 864          
          Independent Edmund Butler 1.6 621            
          Electorate: 54,274   Valid: 37,698   Spoilt: 434 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,425   Turnout: 38,132 (70.3%)

            1997 general election
            1997 general election: Cork South-West[23]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123
            Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 22.9 8,008 8,233 9,545
            Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 21.7 7,586 7,783 8,516
            Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 21.3 7,454 7,802 9,128
            Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 17.4 6,081 6,285 7,082
            Labour Michael Calnan 6.8 2,361 2,716  
            National Party Theresa Heaney 5.1 1,792 2,036  
            Green Paula Giles 3.5 1,221    
            Independent Áine Ní Chonaill 0.8 293    
            Independent Sean Ahern 0.6 199    
            Electorate: 49,382   Valid: 34,995   Spoilt: 319 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,749   Turnout: 35,314 (71.5%)

              1992 general election
              1992 general election: Cork South-West[24]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 28.2 9,376              
              Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 21.4 7,113 7,243 7,262 7,286 7,322 7,439 7,760 9,222
              Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 19.1 6,345 6,491 6,531 6,564 6,589 6,638 6,957 8,388
              Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 12.8 4,268 4,923 4,941 4,970 5,086 5,192 5,361 5,975
              Labour Michael Calnan 11.3 3,757 3,807 3,821 3,828 3,881 3,917 4,508  
              Green Mary O'Donnell 4.3 1,424 1,452 1,494 1,525 1,581 1,646    
              Independent Timothy O'Donovan 1.1 379 409 415 427 456      
              Sinn Féin Ann O'Leary 1.0 330 336 338 344        
              Independent Kathleen Dwyer 0.5 158 160 165          
              Independent Andrew Dillon 0.5 149 153            
              Electorate: 45,769   Valid: 33,299   Spoilt: 623 (1.8%)   Quota: 8,325   Turnout: 33,922 (74.1%)

                1989 general election
                1989 general election: Cork South-West[25]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12
                Fine Gael Patrick. J. Sheehan 26.3 8,525  
                Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 25.7 8,319  
                Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 24.3 7,861 8,223
                Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 18.7 6,042 6,084
                Progressive Democrats Neilus Barry 3.9 1,259 1,275
                Independent Stephen O'Neill 1.0 309 312
                Independent William Abbey Of The Holy Cross Fitzsimon 0.3 88 89
                Electorate: 43,548   Valid: 32,403   Quota: 8,101   Turnout:

                  1987 general election
                  1987 general election: Cork South-West[11]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 9,488 28.4 1
                  Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 7,814 23.4 2
                  Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 6,752 20.2 3
                  Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 5,644 16.9
                  Progressive Democrats Ray O'Neill 3,570 10.7
                  Independent Stan Davies 134 0.4
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,402   Quota: 8,351   Turnout:

                  November 1982 general election
                  November 1982 general election: Cork South-West[10]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 8,704 26.4 1 1
                  Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 8,432 25.5 2 1
                  Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 7,756 23.5 3
                  Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 5,340 16.2
                  Independent John O'Sullivan 2,468 7.5
                  Independent Elizabeth Ryder 319 1.0
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,019   Quota: 8,255   Turnout:

                  February 1982 general election
                  February 1982 general election: Cork South-West[9]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234
                  Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 21.8 7,145 7,323 7,561 8,748
                  Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 20.9 6,868 7,808 8,561  
                  Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 20.8 6,834 7,626 8,451  
                  Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 15.1 4,940 5,024 5,289 6,660
                  Fianna Fáil D. F. O'Sullivan 8.1 2,640 2,677 2,831  
                  Labour Michael Calnan 6.7 2,215 2,346    
                  Fine Gael John McCarthy 6.6 2,179      
                  Electorate: 40,969   Valid: 32,821   Spoilt: 208 (0.6%)   Quota: 8,206   Turnout: 33,029 (80.6%)

                    1981 general election
                    1981 general election: Cork South-West[8]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 8,266 24.5 1
                    Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 6,085 18.0 2
                    Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 5,317 15.8
                    Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 4,417 13.1 3
                    Labour Philip Murphy 3,244 9.6
                    Fine Gael John McCarthy 2,597 7.7
                    Fianna Fáil Peter Callanan 1,485 4.4
                    Fianna Fáil Eithne O'Mahony 1,256 3.7
                    Independent Seán Kelleher 1,097 3.3
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,764   Quota: 8,442   Turnout:

                    1977 general election
                    1977 general election: Cork South-West[7]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 6,789 20.4 2
                    Labour Michael Murphy 6,768 20.3 1
                    Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 5,863 17.6
                    Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 4,229 12.7 3
                    Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 3,786 11.4
                    Fianna Fáil Vivian Callaghan 3,387 10.2
                    Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 2,473 7.4
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,295   Quota: 8,324   Turnout:

                    1973 general election
                    1973 general election: Cork South-West[6]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 7,251 23.8 3
                    Labour Michael Murphy 6,597 21.7 2
                    Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 6,420 21.1 1
                    Fianna Fáil Terence Sullivan 5,989 19.7
                    Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 4,204 13.8
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,461   Quota: 7,616   Turnout:

                    1969 general election
                    1969 general election: Cork South-West[5]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 6,941 22.9 1
                    Labour Michael Murphy 6,647 21.9 2
                    Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 4,654 15.3 3
                    Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 4,562 15.0
                    Fianna Fáil John Cahalane 4,352 14.3
                    Fine Gael Seán Collins 3,216 10.6
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,372   Quota: 7,594   Turnout:

                    1965 general election
                    1965 general election: Cork South-West[4]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Labour Michael Murphy 7,971 28.9 1 1
                    Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 7,323 26.6 2 1
                    Fine Gael Seán Collins 5,180 18.8 3
                    Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 3,942 14.3
                    Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 3,144 11.4
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,560   Quota: 6,891   Turnout:

                    1961 general election
                    1961 general election: Cork South-West[26]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234
                    Labour Michael Pat Murphy 25.4 7,381      
                    Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 19.3 5,591 7,847    
                    Fine Gael Seán Collins 17.6 5,117 5,296 5,363 8,003
                    Independent Florence Wycherley 13.3 3,873 4,250 4,688 5,620
                    Fine Gael John L. O'Sullivan 12.8 3,718 4,078 4,158  
                    Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 11.6 3,367      
                    Electorate: 36,332   Valid: 29,047   Quota: 7,262   Turnout: 79.95%

                      See also

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