Dublin North (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1923–1937, 1981–2016)
Dublin North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas , from 1981 to 2016, representing an area in the north of County Dublin (later Fingal ). A previous constituency of the same existed in Dublin City from 1923 to 1937. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Boundaries
1923–1937
Dublin North was created under the Electoral Act 1923 as an eight-seat borough constituency on the northside of Dublin city from territory that had been part of the Dublin Mid and Dublin North-West constituencies. It was defined by borough electoral areas, each of which contained one or more wards: Dublin No. 1 [Arran Quay], Dublin No. 2 [Clontarf East, Clontarf West, Drumcondra and Glasnevin], Dublin No. 4 [Inns' Quay and Rotunda], Dublin No. 6 [Mountjoy] and Dublin No. 8 [North City and North Dock].[ 1] [ 2]
It was abolished with effect at the 1937 general election , when it was replaced by the constituencies of Dublin North-East (3 seats) and Dublin North-West (5 seats).[ 3]
1981–2016
A constituency of the same name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and was first used at the 1981 general election . It was in the northern area of County Dublin (later Fingal ), and included the towns of Balbriggan and Malahide , Lusk , Rush , Donabate and Skerries . It was superseded by Dublin Fingal at the 2016 general election .
Changes to the Dublin North constituency 1981–2016
Years
TDs
Boundaries
Notes
1981–1992
3
In County Dublin the district electoral divisions
[ 4] of
[ 5] [ 6]
Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghill, Balscadden, Blanchardstown (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dublin West), Clonmethan, Donabate, Finglas (except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Dublin North-West and Dublin West), Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide, Rush, Skerries, Swords East and Swords West;
and the townlands of:
Ballymacartle, Bohammer, Burgage, Clonshagh, Maynetown, Saintdoolaghs, Snugborough, in the district electoral division of Coolock;
Coultry, Ballymun, Huntstown, Silloge, in the district electoral division of Drumcondra Rural Number One;
Ballymun, Ballystruan, Collinstown, Commons, Coultry, Dardistown, Huntstown, Rock, Santry (the part thereof situated north of a line drawn along the centre of Coolock Lane), Santry Demesne, Turnapin Great, Turnapin Little, in the district electoral division of Drumcondra Rural Number Two.
New constituency, with Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, part of Coolock, Clonmethan, Donabate, part of Drumcondra Rural Number One, part of Finglas, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide, Rush, Skerries, Swords East, Swords West from Dublin County North ;
and part of Blanchardstown from Dublin County West
1992–1997
4
In County Dublin, the district electoral divisions
[ 7] of
[ 8]
Airport, Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Blanchardstown-Abbotstown, Blanchardstown-Corduff, Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown, Castleknock Park, Clonmethan, Donabate, Dubber, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village, The Ward, Turnapin.
Transfer of the part of the Dublin West constituency situated north of the Navan Road and the Castleknock Road; and minor adjustments with Dublin North-Central , Dublin North-East and Dublin North-West to bring the constituency into alignment with the city boundary.[ 9]
1997–2002
4
In Fingal, the electoral divisions
[ 10] of
[ 11]
Airport, Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Dubber, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village, The Ward, Turnapin.
Transfer of Blanchardstown-Abbotstown, Blanchardstown-Corduff, Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown, Castleknock Park to Dublin West.[ 12]
2002–2007
3
In Fingal, the electoral divisions of
[ 13]
Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village;
and those parts of the electoral divisions of Airport, Dubber, Priorswood A, Priorswood B, Priorswood C, The Ward and Turnapin situated north of a line drawn as follows:
commencing at the intersection of the southwestern boundary of the electoral division of The Ward by the M50 Northern Cross, thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the said M50 and the N32 (Northern Cross Extension) to the intersection of the said N32 by the eastern boundary of the electoral division of Priorswood C, passing in a clockwise direction around and excluding the following three roundabouts, viz. roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the M50 Northern Cross with the M1 Motorway, the roundabout at the junction of the N32 (Northern Cross Extension) with Clonshaugh Road and the roundabout at the junction of the N32 (Northern Cross Extension) with the Malahide Road.
Loss of territory to align its southern boundary with the M50 and its Malahide Road extension.[ 14]
2007–2011
3
In Fingal, the electoral divisions of
[ 15]
Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village;
and those parts of the electoral divisions of Airport and Turnapin situated north of a line drawn along the Northern Cross Route (M50), passing in a clockwise direction around and excluding roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with the M1 motorway;
and, in Dublin City, those parts of the electoral divisions[ 16] of
Priorswood A, Priorswood B and Priorswood C situated north of a line drawn along the Northern Cross Route (M50) and the Northern Cross Extension (N32), passing in a clockwise direction around and excluding the following three roundabouts, viz. roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with the M1 Motorway, the roundabout at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with Clonshaugh Road and the roundabout at the junction of the Northern Cross Extension (N32) with Malahide Road (R107).
Transfer of part of Blanchardstown-Abbotstown to Dublin North-West, and of Kilsallaghan and part of Dubber and The Ward to Dublin West.[ 17]
2011–2016
4
In Fingal, the electoral divisions of
[ 18]
Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village.
Transfer of Balgriffin, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South and balance of Turnapin, Priorswood A, Priorswood B and Priorswood C (part north of N32) to Dublin North-East; transfer of Swords-Forrest and balance of Airport to Dublin West.[ 19]
TDs
TDs 1923–1937
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.
TDs 1981–2016
Note that the boundaries of Dublin North from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1923–1937 boundaries. See §Boundaries
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
2011 general election
2011 general election : Dublin North[ 39] [ 40]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
James Reilly
20.6
10,178
Labour
Brendan Ryan
19.9
9,809
9,868
10,058
Socialist Party
Clare Daly [ a]
15.2
7,513
7,533
7,875
9,096
9,465
11,172
Fine Gael
Alan Farrell
10.8
5,310
5,475
5,723
6,406
6,669
8,450
9,159
Green
Trevor Sargent
8.5
4,186
4,213
4,483
5,169
5,610
Fianna Fáil
Darragh O'Brien
8.3
4,115
4,124
4,249
4,407
6,886
7,821
8,067
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
7.1
3,519
3,531
3,604
3,805
Labour
Tom Kelleher
6.5
3,205
3,215
3,367
Independent
Mark Harrold
3.1
1,512
1,518
Electorate: 70,413 Valid: 49,347 Spoilt: 452 (0.6%) Quota: 9,870 Turnout: 49,799 (70.7%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Dublin North[ 38]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
19.9
10,869
10,911
11,266
Fine Gael
James Reilly
14.0
7,677
7,718
7,927
7,951
8,036
8,281
8,454
9,147
9,706
10,339
Green
Trevor Sargent
13.6
7,448
7,499
7,656
7,680
7,914
8,255
9,414
11,611
Fianna Fáil
Darragh O'Brien
12.9
7,058
7,083
7,405
7,553
7,700
7,853
7,925
8,427
12,570
Labour
Brendan Ryan
9.6
5,256
5,294
5,343
5,357
5,514
5,758
5,889
7,323
8,158
9,166
Fianna Fáil
John O'Leary
9.3
5,074
5,108
5,284
5,384
5,536
5,811
5,919
6,404
Socialist Party
Clare Daly
8.9
4,872
4,960
5,021
5,032
5,504
5,685
5,887
Green
Joe Corr
3.0
1,659
1,681
1,716
1,721
1,818
1,897
Sinn Féin
Matt McCormack
2.7
1,454
1,493
1,497
1,498
Independent
David O'Connor
2.6
1,396
1,453
1,493
1,503
1,593
Progressive Democrats
Tom Morrissey
2.6
1,395
1,425
Immigration Control
John Donnelly
0.5
286
Christian Solidarity
Cathal Loftus
0.4
210
Electorate: 80,221 Valid: 54,641 Spoilt: 411 (0.7%) Quota: 10,929 Turnout: 55,052 (68.6%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Dublin North[ 37]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Green
Trevor Sargent
16.6
7,294
7,380
7,678
7,818
8,118
9,785
Labour
Seán Ryan
14.5
6,359
6,407
6,535
6,665
6,847
8,578
9,128
Fianna Fáil
Jim Glennon
13.4
5,892
5,945
6,028
6,152
6,294
6,511
6,596
8,640
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
12.9
5,658
5,707
5,739
5,777
5,868
6,139
6,249
8,617
Socialist Party
Clare Daly
12.5
5,501
5,551
5,730
5,796
6,244
6,590
6,772
7,523
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
11.9
5,253
5,309
5,368
5,422
5,532
5,732
5,801
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
9.1
4,012
4,030
4,132
4,720
4,763
Sinn Féin
Mick Davis
3.1
1,350
1,382
1,424
1,440
Fine Gael
Cathal Boland
2.7
1,177
1,189
1,216
Ind. Health Alliance
Ciarán Goulding
2.1
914
1,009
Independent
Eamon Quinn
0.6
285
Christian Solidarity
David Walshe
0.6
247
Electorate: 72,908 Valid: 43,942 Spoilt: N/A[ 41] Quota: 8,789 Turnout: 43,942 (60.3%)
1998 by-election
Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Ray Burke , a by-election was held on 11 March 1998. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Seán Ryan .
1998 by-election : Dublin North[ 36] [ 42]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Labour
Seán Ryan
33.3
11,012
11,012
11,017
11,029
11,057
11,216
11,397
11,475
11,555
11,717
12,049
12,832
14,320
16,896
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
31.3
10,334
10,335
10,336
10,352
10,365
10,421
10,514
10,744
10,936
11,079
11,236
11,983
12,698
13,633
Fine Gael
Philip Jenkinson
9.6
3,185
3,186
3,187
3,190
3,215
3,258
3,296
3,385
3,449
3,557
3,715
3,982
4,395
Socialist Party
Clare Daly
8.2
2,692
2,692
2,694
2,702
2,705
2,746
2,777
2,809
2,848
2,948
3,041
3,553
Green
Paul Martin
3.3
1,092
1,092
1,093
1,103
1,108
1,151
1,185
1,236
1,289
1,414
1,511
Sinn Féin
Paul Donnelly
3.3
1,088
1,088
1,088
1,092
1,093
1,108
1,115
1,119
1,150
1,188
1,209
Independent
Rena Condrot Ruigrok
2.4
780
781
781
786
790
798
809
821
850
929
Independent
Ciaran Goulding
2.1
682
682
683
690
698
714
740
763
817
Christian Solidarity
Angela Keaveney
1.7
565
565
566
573
576
582
598
616
Progressive Democrats
Finian Fallon
1.6
533
533
533
540
550
557
565
Independent
Gertie Shields
1.4
452
458
460
464
467
476
Democratic Left
Joe Holohan
0.7
225
225
225
229
232
Independent
Elaine Rooney
0.5
176
177
178
179
183
Ind. Unionist
John McDonald
0.3
107
107
107
112
Independent
Alan Nagle
0.1
44
44
45
Independent
Peter Farrelly
0.1
34
34
34
Independent
Benny Cooney
0.1
18
18
18
Natural Law
Noel O'Neill
0.1
15
16
Independent
Jim Tallon
0.1
12
Electorate: 65,891 Valid: 33,046 Quota: 16,524 Turnout: 50.2%
1997 general election
1997 general election : Dublin North[ 35] [ 43]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke
21.6
8,901
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
17.0
7,007
7,480
7,517
7,851
8,622
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
14.5
5,956
5,974
6,005
6,196
6,345
6,423
8,302
Labour
Seán Ryan
13.6
5,616
5,658
5,727
5,911
5,993
6,039
7,242
Green
Trevor Sargent
13.6
5,614
5,652
5,750
6,094
6,456
6,671
8,165
Socialist Party
Clare Daly
7.2
2,971
2,997
3,142
3,254
3,300
3,324
Fine Gael
Philip Jenkinson
4.5
1,857
1,869
1,882
1,962
2,040
2,067
Progressive Democrats
Finian Fallon
3.5
1,431
1,467
1,486
1,558
Independent
Annie Ryan
1.6
669
681
715
Christian Solidarity
Angela Keaveney
1.6
666
669
686
Independent
Tim O'Brien
0.9
376
380
Independent
Barbara Mary Hyland
0.1
52
53
Independent
Paul Coyle
0.1
42
46
Electorate: 64,030 Valid: 41,158 Spoilt: 364 (0.9%) Quota: 8,232 Turnout: 41,522 (64.9%)
1992 general election
1992 general election : Dublin North[ 34] [ 44]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Seán Ryan
34.0
14,693
Fianna Fáil
Raphael P. Burke
20.3
8,745
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
12.4
5,355
6,975
7,004
7,154
7,426
9,227
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
11.3
4,862
5,406
5,459
5,498
5,649
5,746
7,494
7,599
Green
Trevor Sargent
8.8
3,788
6,298
6,524
6,661
7,110
7,470
8,038
8,524
Fianna Fáil
Marian McGennis
5.0
2,157
2,442
2,504
2,649
2,729
2,822
Fine Gael
Cathal Boland
4.2
1,818
2,389
2,407
2,489
2,561
Independent
Betty Carr
1.6
707
968
1,006
1,206
Independent
Marie Blake
1.5
639
768
815
Sinn Féin
Martha Ellis
1.0
411
548
Electorate: 63,341 Valid: 43,175 Spoilt: 540 (1.2%) Quota: 8,636 Turnout: 43,715 (69.0%)
1989 general election
1989 general election : Dublin North[ 33] [ 45] [ 46]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke
25.5
8,623
Labour
Seán Ryan
18.0
6,076
6,202
6,360
7,623
7,639
8,190
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
14.5
4,914
4954
6545
7115
7252
7548
Fine Gael
John Boland
12.0
4,071
4,319
4,514
4,969
4,977
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
11.8
3,987
4,416
4,474
5,044
5,051
8,802
Green
Trevor Sargent
8.7
2,953
3,072
3,227
Fianna Fáil
Sean Gilbride
6.5
2,182
2,207
Progressive Democrats
Vincent Gaul
3.0
1,011
Electorate: 50,765 Valid: 33,817 Quota: 8,455 Turnout: 66.6%
1987 general election
1987 general election : Dublin North[ 32] [ 47] [ 48]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke
28.1
9,565
Fine Gael
John Boland
15.9
5,417
5,455
5,456
5,517
5,633
5,843
6,505
9,639
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
12.9
4,402
4,749
4,755
4,841
4,959
7,600
8,363
8,583
Progressive Democrats
Vincent Gaul
11.8
4,008
4,044
4,053
4,143
4,344
4,443
5,125
5,877
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
10.2
3,461
3,475
3,482
3,621
3,756
3,806
4,355
Fianna Fáil
Seán Gilbride
7.6
2,575
3,129
3,129
3,152
3,285
Labour
Seán Ryan
6.9
2,350
2,402
2,412
3,055
3,387
3,558
Labour
Bernard Malone
3.2
1,083
1,095
1,103
Green
Trevor Sargent
3.2
1,061
1,067
1,119
1,165
Independent
Barbara Hyland
0.3
96
97
Electorate: 46,545 Valid: 34,018 Quota: 8,505 Turnout: 73.1%
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Dublin North[ 31] [ 49] [ 50]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke
27.2
7,610
Fine Gael
John Boland
24.3
6,808
6,837
6,977
7,094
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
17.9
5,001
5,019
5,322
5,394
7,237
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
11.7
3,270
3,520
3,595
5,402
5,883
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Caffrey
6.5
1,826
2,125
2,171
Labour
Seán Ryan
6.4
1,781
1,794
2,906
3,042
Labour
Bernard Malone
6.0
1,679
1,686
Electorate: 39,933 Valid: 27,975 Quota: 6,994 Turnout: 70.1%
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Dublin North[ 30] [ 51]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke
29.2
7,922
Fine Gael
John Boland
21.6
5,873
5,925
6,006
7,749
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
17.5
4,739
4,772
4,943
6,219
7,062
Labour
Hugh Reilly
14.4
3,911
3,946
4,038
Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright
8.8
2,397
2,698
Fianna Fáil
Patricia McGill
8.5
2,312
3,024
5,342
5,968
6,085
Electorate: 38,117 Valid: 27,154 Spoilt: 235 (0.9%) Quota: 6,789 Turnout: 27,389 (71.9%)
1981 general election
1981 general election : Dublin North[ 29] [ 52]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke
31.8
8,602
Fine Gael
John Boland
24.6
6,650
6,768
Fine Gael
Nora Owen
13.1
3,540
3,596
4,025
4,243
6,175
Fianna Fáil
Joe Fox
9.3
2,506
3,143
3,244
5,337
6,009
Labour
Hugh Reilly
8.5
2,300
2,340
3,719
3,779
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Dunne
5.4
1,447
2,378
2,466
Labour
Seán Ryan
4.9
1,334
1,373
Labour
Joseph Holohan
2.5
683
698
Electorate: 38,117 Valid: 27,062 Quota: 6,766 Turnout: 71.0%
1933 general election
1933 general election : Dublin North[ 28] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Fianna Fáil
Seán T. O'Kelly
21.6
17,053
Independent
Alfie Byrne
18.4
14,472
Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Mulcahy
11.2
8,864
Fianna Fáil
Cormac Breathnach
7.5
5,923
7,275
7,366
7,366
7,546
7,991
8,018
9,384
Fianna Fáil
Oscar Traynor
6.5
5,143
9,404
Cumann na nGaedheal
Vincent Rice
6.4
5,045
5,068
6,384
6,415
6,417
6,513
7,713
7,747
7,758
7,761
10,207
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Cooney
5.9
4,685
6,307
6,402
6,402
6,721
7,869
7,934
9,885
Labour
Martin O'Sullivan
5.2
4,067
4,374
4,665
4,668
4,680
5,280
5,400
5,559
6,643
7,252
7,593
7,667
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Belton
5.1
3,989
4,011
5,264
5,283
5,284
5,371
6,146
6,154
6,178
6,187
7,902
9,278
Independent
James Larkin
3.5
2,792
2,926
3,075
3,076
3,084
Fianna Fáil
Matthew Stafford
3.1
2,455
3,003
3,029
3,029
3,151
3,602
3,608
Cumann na nGaedheal
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
3.0
2,379
2,392
3,603
3,638
3,640
3,703
4,758
4,774
4,783
4,789
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Byrne
2.5
1,940
1,954
3,237
3,255
3,256
3,320
Electorate: 103,824 Valid: 78,807 Quota: 8,757 Turnout: 75.9%
1932 general election
1932 general election : Dublin North[ 27] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Independent
Alfie Byrne
25.4
18,170
Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Mulcahy
13.3
9,477
Fianna Fáil
Seán T. O'Kelly
12.8
9,176
Fianna Fáil
Oscar Traynor
11.0
7,850
8,042
Independent
James Larkin
5.4
3,860
4,091
4,101
4,141
4,156
4,237
4,302
4,316
4,517
4,574
4,806
5,247
5,264
Fianna Fáil
Cormac Breathnach
4.9
3,491
3,588
3,596
3,884
3,891
3,897
3,935
3,945
4,379
4,413
4,954
5,529
5,547
6,166
6,732
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Cooney
4.3
3,060
3,105
3,112
3,732
3,748
3,775
3,962
3,970
4,980
5,045
5,284
5,884
5,896
8,568
Cumann na nGaedheal
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
3.8
2,715
5,125
5,671
5,676
5,680
5,682
5,752
6,121
6,166
6,958
7,640
8,179
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Byrne
3.0
2,113
4,461
4,696
4,699
4,704
4,706
4,767
5,205
5,241
5,993
6,663
7,201
7,300
7,556
7,593
Labour
Martin O'Sullivan
2.9
2,064
2,309
2,344
2,369
2,375
2,383
3,455
3,506
3,564
3,766
4,075
Independent
Patrick Belton
2.8
2,016
2,943
2,999
3,012
3,023
3,031
3,127
3,217
3,276
3,499
Cumann na nGaedheal
Vincent Rice
2.6
1,865
3,264
3,544
3,550
3,558
3,566
3,592
4,079
4,111
5,063
5,514
6,120
6,212
6,462
6,486
Fianna Fáil
Oscar Kirwan
2.3
1,650
1,716
1,721
1,922
1,930
1,944
2,002
2,015
Cumann na nGaedheal
Sylvester O'Farrell
2.2
1,575
2,605
2,760
2,767
2,774
2,782
2,845
3,215
3,252
Labour
Denis Cullen
1.9
1,380
1,762
1,779
1,794
1,802
1,808
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Leonard
1.2
830
1,675
1,857
1,860
1,862
1,865
1,907
Independent
Joseph Troy
0.2
170
182
182
191
195
Electorate: 99,894 Valid: 71,462 Quota: 7,941 Turnout: 71.5%
1929 by-election
Following the election of Independent TD Alfie Byrne to Seanad Éireann , a by-election was held on 14 March 1929. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas F. O'Higgins.
1928 by-election
Following the disqualification of Irish Worker League TD James Larkin due to bankruptcy, a by-election was held on 3 April 1928. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Vincent Rice.
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Dublin North[ 24] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Mulcahy
22.4
14,597
Independent
Alfie Byrne
18.2
11,864
Irish Worker League
James Larkin
11.5
7,490
Fianna Fáil
Seán T. O'Kelly
10.7
6,958
6,988
7,062
7,099
7,150
7,191
7,313
Fianna Fáil
Kathleen Clarke
5.7
3,694
3,716
3,959
3,992
4,020
4,050
4,157
4,160
4,975
5,010
5,458
6,118
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Cooney
5.3
3,477
3,500
3,686
3,732
3,751
3,780
3,867
3,889
5,296
5,351
5,847
6,540
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Byrne
4.5
2,935
4,610
5,801
5,803
5,811
5,941
6,032
6,032
6,059
6,663
6,860
7,468
Fianna Fáil
Padraic Fleming
3.7
2,391
2,415
2,499
2,525
2,547
2,570
2,651
2,663
Cumann na nGaedheal
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
3.5
2,274
4,736
5,493
5,495
5,517
5,672
5,785
5,786
5,811
6,370
6,575
7,146
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Leonard
3.2
2,068
3,771
4,329
4,332
4,346
4,507
4,605
4,605
4,645
5,631
5,857
6,658
Labour
Denis Cullen
3.1
2,044
2,120
2,393
2,403
2,816
2,894
3,001
3,005
3,126
3,188
Independent
Laurence O'Neill
2.7
1,755
1,985
2,646
2,662
2,765
2,879
3,122
3,139
3,269
3,616
4,668
Cumann na nGaedheal
William O'Hara
2.6
1,705
2,233
2,448
2,450
2,463
2,695
2,766
2,767
2,804
Independent
William Larkin
1.3
832
915
1,141
1,162
1,187
1,233
Labour
Thomas O'Reilly
1.0
665
694
745
749
National League
Thomas O'Driscoll
0.7
453
920
1,020
1,063
1,069
Electorate: 94,370 Valid: 65,202 Quota: 7,245 Turnout: 69.1%
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Dublin North[ 23] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Independent
Alfie Byrne
28.0
17,780
Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Mulcahy
18.5
11,726
Fianna Fáil
Seán T. O'Kelly
9.5
6,040
6,286
6,313
6,336
6,399
6,419
7,064
Sinn Féin
Oscar Traynor
6.8
4,351
4,804
4,823
4,848
4,927
4,953
5,057
5,058
5,131
5,173
5,491
5,591
6,399
6,968
7,437
Fianna Fáil
Kathleen Clarke
6.0
3,818
4,684
4,704
4,727
4,796
4,814
5,071
5,072
5,114
5,146
5,316
5,364
7,729
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Cooney
4.6
2,940
3,388
3,404
3,414
3,442
3,457
3,751
3,752
3,800
3,822
3,959
4,022
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Byrne
3.6
2,267
3,590
4,332
4,357
4,422
4,489
4,505
4,505
4,562
5,010
5,172
5,318
5,389
5,405
6,374
Cumann na nGaedheal
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
3.2
2,053
3,212
4,925
4,965
5,045
5,116
5,137
5,137
5,205
5,566
5,770
5,920
5,979
5,984
6,460
National League
Coghlan Briscoe
2.9
1,837
3,078
3,141
3,148
3,247
3,846
3,862
3,862
3,923
4,007
4,296
4,455
4,539
4,568
Labour
Denis Cullen
2.7
1,692
2,649
2,718
2,739
2,836
2,886
2,920
2,920
3,432
3,489
3,752
5,545
5,786
5,829
6,720
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Leonard
2.6
1,679
2,370
3,565
3,580
3,666
3,773
3,794
3,794
3,864
4,498
4,728
4,930
4,990
4,996
5,556
Fianna Fáil
Conn Murphy
2.1
1,345
1,469
1,498
1,504
1,532
1,545
Labour
Ronald Mortished
1.9
1,237
1,710
1,820
1,847
1,964
2,035
2,057
2,057
2,684
2,745
2,990
Labour
Edward O'Carroll
1.9
1,219
1,507
1,570
1,581
1,645
1,686
1,723
1,723
Independent
William Larkin
1.6
1,012
1,950
2,022
2,040
2,191
2,268
2,302
2,302
2,359
2,450
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Donnelly
1.4
890
1,362
1,777
1,793
1,847
1,911
1,923
1,923
1,953
National League
B. C. Hackett
1.4
860
1,234
1,272
1,277
1,324
Independent
John P. Neary
0.9
565
1,166
1,220
1,245
Clann Éireann
Lillie O'Shea Leamy
0.4
234
299
319
Electorate: 94,370 Valid: 63,545 Quota: 7,061 Turnout: 67.3%
1925 by-election
Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Francis Cahill and Seán McGarry , a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925. The first seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Patrick Leonard, and the second by the Republican candidate Oscar Traynor.
1925 by-election : Dublin North[ 22] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Leonard
34.8
17,329
Republican
Oscar Traynor
31.3
15,598
15,603
15,888
16,360
Labour
Denis Cullen
16.9
8,422
8,466
9,195
13,957
Cumann na nGaedheal
Donal O'Connor
12.6
6,294
6,938
7,798
Independent
Seán Milroy
4.4
2,188
2,213
Electorate: 90,280 Valid: 49,831 Quota: 16,611 Turnout: 55.2%
1923 general election
1923 general election : Dublin North[ 21] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Mulcahy
39.8
22,005
Independent
Alfie Byrne
19.0
10,518
Republican
Ernie O'Malley
8.3
4,602
4,649
4,729
4,734
4,742
4,794
4,817
4,848
5,021
5,058
5,080
5,118
5,373
5,410
Republican
Seán T. O'Kelly
7.7
4,233
4,261
4,323
4,329
4,335
4,387
4,413
4,462
5,170
5,190
5,212
5,246
5,636
5,699
Businessmen's Party
William Hewat
4.7
2,594
3,105
3,552
3,688
3,771
3,772
3,928
3,954
3,960
4,012
5,218
5,372
5,676
5,992
Dublin Trades Council
P. T. Daly
3.8
2,075
2,260
2,768
2,815
2,861
2,868
2,907
3,296
3,318
3,354
3,504
3,620
4,165
4,337
Labour
Edward O'Carroll
3.0
1,653
2,051
2,396
2,481
2,539
2,551
2,621
2,718
2,743
2,780
2,879
3,068
Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán McGarry
2.5
1,397
10,125
Cumann na nGaedheal
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
2.3
1,247
4,939
6,022
8,015
Independent
James Clark
1.9
1,047
1,260
1,672
1,730
1,778
1,781
1,881
1,900
1,910
1,954
Cumann na nGaedheal
Francis Cahill
1.4
790
1,380
2,112
2,496
3,009
3,015
3,079
3,122
3,129
3,398
3,556
4,244
4,681
7,151
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick McIntyre
1.3
742
1,282
1,390
1,704
1,962
1,966
2,008
2,076
2,084
2,343
2,392
Republican
Henry O'Hanrahan
1.1
636
661
711
716
719
943
961
1,006
Dublin Trades Council
John Lawlor
1.0
573
675
854
880
902
902
937
Independent
Kevin Kenny
0.7
371
505
670
731
770
774
Cumann na nGaedheal
Séamus Hughes
0.7
365
777
883
1,448
1,875
1,880
1,948
1,979
1,982
2,321
2,396
3,300
3,768
Republican
Daithí O'Donoghue
0.6
330
353
376
383
391
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Whelan
0.3
142
372
443
729
1,078
1,082
1,136
1,163
1,176
Electorate: 89,909 Valid: 55,320 Quota: 6,147 Turnout: 61.5%
See also
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