Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1948–1977)
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 (and later 4) deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was located on the south coast of County Dublin .
Changes to the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency
Years
TDs
Boundaries
Notes
1948–1961
3
The borough of Dún Laoghaire ;
and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathfarnham, Rathmichael, Stillorgan and Whitechurch.[ 1]
Created from the Dublin County
1961–1969
4
The borough of Dún Laoghaire;
and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Rathmichael and Stillorgan;
and the townlands of Mountanville, Mountmerrion or Callary, Mountmerrion South, Roebuck and Trimleston or Owenstown in the district electoral division of Dundrum and the townlands of Farranboley, Friarland, Rathmines Great and Rathmines Little in the district electoral division of Milltown, in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.[ 2]
Transfer of the Rathfarnham South ward and the district electoral divisions of Glencullen, Rathfarnham and Whitechurch and the southern parts of the district electoral divisions of Dundrum and Milltown to the constituency of Dublin County;
transfer of Rathmichael (Bray) to the constituency of Wicklow following alteration of county boundary.[ 3] [ 4]
1969–1977
4
The borough of Dún Laoghaire; the district electoral divisions of Stillorgan;
and the townlands of Blackthorn, Brenanstown, Bullock, Carmanhall, Carmanhall and Leopardstown, Carrickmines Little, Kerrymount, Kilbogget, Loughlinstown, Rochestown, Rochestown Domain, Thomastown, in the district electoral division of Ballybrack; Mount Merrion South, in the district electoral division of Dundrum; Shanganagh, in the district electoral division of Rathmichael; in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.[ 5]
Transfer of territory to Dublin County South
1977
—
Constituency abolished[ 6]
See Dún Laoghaire
TDs
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
1973 general election
1973 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
31.1
13,054
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
26.0
10,926
Labour
Barry Desmond
13.7
5,768
6,560
6,663
6,921
8,821
Fianna Fáil
Neville Keery
8.7
3,642
3,686
5,599
6,984
7,090
7,222
Fine Gael
Michael Carroll
6.0
2,537
3,823
3,885
3,958
4,116
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
5.3
2,206
4,584
4,631
4,734
4,932
8,448
Labour
Flor O'Mahony
4.9
2,072
2,187
2,213
2,465
Fianna Fáil
Eric Leonard
2.9
1,209
1,229
1,596
Independent
Vincent MacDowell
1.4
591
608
614
Electorate: 56,151 Valid: 42,005 Quota: 8,402 Turnout: 74.8%
1969 general election
1969 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 14] [ 16] [ 18]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
28.8
10,825
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
27.4
10,292
Labour
Barry Desmond
7.7
2,870
2,972
3,037
3,118
3,924
4,326
4,406
4,680
7,437
Labour
Flor O'Mahony
6.9
2,570
2,623
2,666
2,712
3,126
3,413
3,468
3,585
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
6.0
2,252
4,282
4,337
4,443
4,524
4,837
4,879
7,516
Fianna Fáil
Neville Keery
5.7
2,155
2,179
3,161
3,234
3,257
3,454
5,851
5,936
6,166
Fine Gael
Michael Carroll
5.5
2,049
3,005
3,057
3,149
3,216
3,376
3,427
Independent
Proinsias Mac Aonghusa
3.9
1,446
1,505
1,567
1,665
1,709
Labour
James Byrne
3.7
1,386
1,421
1,483
1,510
Fianna Fáil
Carmel Gleeson
2.9
1,097
1,122
2,551
2,642
2,668
2,855
Independent
James Guinan
1.6
594
627
661
Electorate: 52,394 Valid: 37,536 Quota: 7,508 Turnout: 71.6%
1965 general election
1965 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 13] [ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
25.7
9,696
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
21.0
7,932
Fianna Fáil
Lionel Booth
14.1
5,312
5,357
5,540
5,807
5,853
10,212
Labour
John Fitzgerald
12.8
4,814
4,936
5,095
5,107
5,303
5,542
6,411
Fianna Fáil
Seán Brady
12.4
4,680
4,714
4,758
4,854
4,899
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
7.4
2,780
4,413
4,680
4,686
6,491
6,618
7,356
Fine Gael
James Guinan
4.8
1,816
2,081
2,155
2,158
Independent
James Deegan
1.9
707
756
Electorate: 46,696 Valid: 37,737 Quota: 7,548 Turnout: 80.8%
1961 general election
1961 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 12] [ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
23.6
7,154
Fianna Fáil
Seán Brady
16.5
4,994
5,021
6,098
Fianna Fáil
Lionel Booth
16.0
4,859
4,878
5,413
5,932
6,198
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
11.5
3,502
4,198
4,280
4,745
7,456
Fine Gael
John Brennan
9.6
2,926
3,186
3,253
3,551
Labour
John Fitzgerald
9.6
2,925
2,969
3,061
3,682
3,938
Independent
Seamus Bohan
6.6
2,005
2,035
2,116
Fianna Fáil
Michael Slattery
6.5
1,968
1,979
Electorate: 51,080 Valid: 30,333 Quota: 6,067 Turnout: 59.4%
1957 general election
1957 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 11] [ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
30.8
11,107
Fianna Fáil
Lionel Booth
24.6
8,852
8,914
9,343
Fianna Fáil
Seán Brady
20.7
7,467
7,531
7,740
8,956
Labour
John Fitzgerald
10.9
3,919
4,012
4,613
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
8.1
2,924
4,742
5,181
7,342
Clann na Poblachta
Patrick Begley
4.9
1,780
1,837
Electorate: 60,016 Valid: 36,049 Quota: 9,013 Turnout: 60.1%
1954 general election
1954 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 10] [ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
36.4
13,609
Fianna Fáil
Lionel Booth
15.9
5,941
5,970
6,942
7,401
7,868
Fianna Fáil
Seán Brady
14.8
5,545
5,603
7,319
8,236
8,788
Labour
Joseph Brennan
13.5
5,043
5,338
5,547
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
11.3
4,221
8,020
8,178
11,653
Fianna Fáil
Matthew Cullen
8.0
3,008
3,094
Electorate: 56,943 Valid: 37,367 Quota: 9,342 Turnout: 65.6%
1951 general election
1951 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
30.7
10,043
Fianna Fáil
Seán Brady
25.3
8,254
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
13.8
4,505
6,145
6,147
6,212
8,807
Labour
Joseph Brennan
12.6
4,107
4,268
4,275
4,425
Fianna Fáil
Matthew Cullen
11.6
3,800
3,845
3,905
5,654
6,811
Fianna Fáil
Matthew Smith
6.1
1,986
2,009
2,020
Electorate: 49,403 Valid: 32,695 Quota: 8,174 Turnout: 66.2%
1948 general election
1948 general election : Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
24.2
7,521
7,750
7,849
Fianna Fáil
Seán Brady
22.0
6,823
6,960
9,610
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
16.6
5,133
5,321
5,373
5,966
6,327
Clann na Poblachta
Joseph Brennan
12.3
3,811
4,204
4,326
4,832
8,112
Clann na Poblachta
Noel Hartnett
10.6
3,281
3,703
3,775
3,968
Fianna Fáil
Matt Cullen
9.5
2,953
3,044
Labour
Arnold Marsh
4.8
1,502
Electorate: 44,212 Valid: 31,024 Quota: 7,757 Turnout: 70.2%
See also
References
^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 , 1st Sch.: Constituencies (No. 31 of 1947, 1st Sch. ). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas . Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2021.
^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961 , Schedule: Constituencies (No. 19 of 1961, Schedule ). Enacted on 14 July 1961. Act of the Oireachtas . Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2022.
^ "Electoral (Amendment) Bill 1963 – Explanatory Memorandum" (PDF) . Houses of the Oireachtas . March 1961.
^ Wicklow County (District Electoral Divisions) Order 1957 (S.I. No. 216 of 1957 ). Signed on 1 November 1957 by Patrick Smith , Minister for Local Government . Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland . Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 , Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule ). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas . Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2022.
^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 , Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule ). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas . Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2022.
^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 . Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8 . ISSN 0332-0286 .
^ "General election 1948: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ "General election 1951: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1954: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1957: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1961: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1965: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1969: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1973: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 8 September 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g h Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 . Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343 .
^ "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF) . Houses of the Oireachtas . October 1973. Retrieved 22 November 2024 .
^ "19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF) . Houses of the Oireachtas . January 1970. Retrieved 12 December 2024 .
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