Dáil constituency (1923–1969)
Mayo North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History [ edit ] The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the 4th Dáil .[1]
From 1923 to 1937, Mayo North elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 , this was reduced to 3 with effect from the 1937 general election .
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 , when it and Mayo South were replaced by the two new constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West .
Boundaries [ edit ] The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Ballina , Killala and Swinford , in the administrative county of Mayo .[1]
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 [ edit ] 1965 general election [ edit ] 1961 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Mayo North[17] [21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil Phelim Calleary 23.5 5,874 6,222 6,420 Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Hara 14.2 3,552 3,563 3,608 3,611 4,364 4,584 5,476 5,812 Fine Gael Patrick Lindsay 13.1 3,277 3,305 3,560 3,570 4,161 4,205 6,600 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 13.1 3,272 3,280 3,337 3,344 3,712 3,897 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 11.5 2,868 3,054 3,207 3,248 3,308 5,047 5,187 5,193 Fianna Fáil John Garrett 8.1 2,039 2,253 2,371 2,407 2,468 Clann na Poblachta Martin McGrath 6.7 1,678 1,688 2,226 2,237 Clann na Poblachta Denis Gallagher 5.3 1,318 1,608 Independent James Ginnelly 4.6 1,151 Electorate: 35,571 Valid: 25,029 Quota: 6,258 Turnout: 70.4%
1952 by-election [ edit ] Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD P. J. Ruttledge , a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Phelim Calleary.
1952 by-election : Mayo North[21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Phelim Calleary 48.3 11,782 12,034 12,441 Fine Gael Patrick Lindsay 22.4 5,468 6,778 11,040 Clann na Poblachta Martin J. McGrath 19.4 4,743 5,443 Clann na Talmhan Frank Devanny 9.9 2,407 Electorate: 36,165 Valid: 24,400 Quota: 12,201 Turnout: 67.47%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Mayo North[21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 21.5 5,348 5,903 5,946 6,149 6,185 Fianna Fáil James Kilroy 17.1 4,259 5,135 5,559 5,672 5,689 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 15.6 3,867 3,901 5,940 6,834 Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Hara 14.5 3,600 3,636 3,744 5,809 6,205 Clann na Poblachta Martin J. McGrath 12.6 3,131 3,196 3,495 Fine Gael Joseph Lenehan 12.0 2,981 3,033 Fianna Fáil Frank Moran 6.7 1,663 Electorate: 36,316 Valid: 24,849 Quota: 6,213 Turnout: 68.42%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Mayo North[21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 21.1 5,320 5,421 5,436 5,464 5,543 5,960 6,069 6,110 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 17.0 4,281 4,401 4,452 5,281 5,425 5,481 6,236 6,611 Fianna Fáil James Kilroy 15.8 3,992 4,013 4,078 4,244 4,285 5,498 5,555 5,784 Clann na Poblachta Michael Hardy 8.8 2,220 2,258 2,365 2,395 3,344 3,402 3,804 4,871 Clann na Talmhan James Forde 6.8 1,709 1,768 2,111 2,130 2,166 2,188 Fianna Fáil Seán Lynchehaun 6.6 1,655 1,659 1,971 2,042 2,060 Clann na Poblachta Martin McGrath 6.1 1,541 1,627 1,638 1,663 Clann na Poblachta Michael Hefferon 5.8 1,469 1,479 1,634 1,785 2,116 2,197 2,312 Fine Gael Patrick Lindsay 5.2 1,302 1,310 1,413 Clann na Talmhan James Ginnelly 4.8 1,211 1,233 Independent John Clarke 2.0 499 Electorate: 37,602 Valid: 25,199 Quota: 6,300 Turnout: 67.02%
1944 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Mayo North[13] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 27.8 6,818 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 19.9 4,875 4,916 6,075 6,230 Fianna Fáil James Kilroy 18.7 4,602 5,079 5,463 7,812 Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Hara 15.3 3,748 3,787 3,902 4,014 Fianna Fáil Seán Lynchahaun 10.6 2,597 2,708 2,884 Fine Gael Joseph Lenehan 7.8 1,917 1,927 Electorate: 39,368 Valid: 24,557 Quota: 6,140 Turnout: 62.4%
1943 general election [ edit ] Full figures on the fourth and fifth counts are unavailable.
1943 general election : Mayo North[12] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 22.7 5,602 5,767 5,824 N\A 7,125 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 15.4 3,789 3,902 5,284 N\A N\A 6,057 Fianna Fáil James Kilroy 14.3 3,525 3,785 3,985 N\A N\A 6,408 Fianna Fáil Michael Hardy 14.0 3,446 3,499 3,534 3,577 Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Hara 11.3 2,785 2,891 2,924 N\A N\A 5,070 Clann na Talmhan Niall McCormack 9.4 2,315 2,532 2,671 Fine Gael Patrick Lindsay 7.9 1,936 2,057 Independent Pádraig McAndrew 5.1 1,247 Electorate: 39,368 Valid: 24,645 Quota: 6,162 Turnout: 62.6%
1938 general election [ edit ] The number of votes of Jordan on the 4th count is unavailable.
1938 general election : Mayo North[11] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 31.4 8,277 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 23.0 6,060 6,103 6,104 8,737 Fianna Fáil John Munnelly 20.3 5,353 6,655 Fianna Fáil Thomas Jordan 14.2 3,749 4,065 4,133 N/A Fine Gael Patrick Lindsay 11.0 2,896 2,928 2,930 Electorate: 38,186 Valid: 26,335 Quota: 6,584 Turnout: 69.0%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Mayo North[10] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 31.3 7,934 Fianna Fáil John Munnelly 17.7 4,497 5,152 5,276 5,424 5,441 Fine Gael Patrick Browne 17.7 4,481 4,510 5,835 8,761 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 13.8 3,504 4,358 4,434 4,511 4,531 Fine Gael Michael O'Hara 11.9 3,019 3,054 3,393 Fine Gael Patrick Lindsay 7.6 1,940 1,957 Electorate: 38,170 Valid: 25,375 Quota: 6,344 Turnout: 66.5%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Mayo North[9] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 24.9 8,430 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 18.7 6,311 7,682 Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Davis 18.2 6,172 6,187 6,188 8,303 Cumann na nGaedheal James Morrisroe 16.1 5,434 5,441 5,459 5,780 7,303 Fianna Fáil John Munnelly 14.5 4,914 5,171 6,062 6,133 6,145 Cumann na nGaedheal John Corcoran 7.6 2,575 2,587 2,591 Electorate: 42,501 Valid: 33,836 Quota: 6,768 Turnout: 79.6%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Mayo North[8] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 27.5 8,690 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick O'Hara 18.5 5,853 5,878 5,884 6,973 Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Davis 18.4 5,809 5,850 5,856 6,383 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 17.2 5,433 7,355 Fianna Fáil John Munnelly 11.7 3,704 4,059 5,082 5,388 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas J. O'Reilly 6.6 2,088 2,119 2,123 Electorate: 42,229 Valid: 31,577 Quota: 6,316 Turnout: 74.8%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Mayo North[7] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 28.6 8,560 Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Davis 24.9 7,464 Cumann na nGaedheal Mark Henry 18.5 5,550 5,585 6,231 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 10.2 3,062 4,963 4,994 4,998 7,933 Fianna Fáil John Munnelly 9.1 2,727 3,285 3,313 3,323 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas J. O'Reilly 8.7 2,615 2,685 3,448 3,669 3,850 Electorate: 44,704 Valid: 29,978 Quota: 5,996 Turnout: 67.1%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Mayo North[6] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Davis 22.9 6,643 Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge 20.8 6,020 Cumann na nGaedheal Mark Henry 13.1 3,787 4,269 4,270 4,382 6,022 Sinn Féin John Madden 12.2 3,550 3,567 3,638 3,749 3,894 6,308 National League Patrick O'Hara 11.2 3,237 3,303 3,313 3,513 3,670 3,900 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 10.5 3,043 3,054 3,186 3,260 3,325 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas J. O'Reilly 7.0 2,024 2,276 2,279 2,375 Labour Terence Waldron 2.4 683 700 705 Electorate: 44,704 Valid: 28,987 Quota: 5,798 Turnout: 64.8%
1925 by-election [ edit ] Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Joseph McGrath , a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Michael Tierney.
1924 by-election [ edit ] Following the disqualification of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Henry Coyle , a by-election was held on 18 November 1924. The seat was won by the Republican candidate John Madden.
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Mayo North[3] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Republican P. J. Ruttledge 34.3 8,997 Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph McGrath 30.5 8,011 Cumann na nGaedheal Henry Coyle 11.4 2,997 3,036 3,975 3,986 4,018 4,034 4,208 4,554 4,582 4,903 8,132 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick O'Hara 8.0 2,097 2,113 3,122 3,212 3,234 3,246 3,347 3,582 3,617 4,689 Cumann na nGaedheal John Ruane 3.8 1,002 1,030 1,462 1,479 1,499 1,504 1,597 1,681 1,704 Republican John Crowley 3.2 832 3,462 3,472 3,479 3,498 3,670 3,836 3,912 4,969 5,034 5,104 Farmers' Party Charles Flynn 3.0 793 824 981 988 1,069 1,085 1,138 Labour Archie Heron 2.5 647 726 796 806 820 833 Republican Joseph Kelly 1.8 478 1,173 1,179 1,191 1,197 1,286 1,329 1,361 Farmers' Party Timothy O'Sullivan 0.6 151 178 229 239 Republican Michael Keaveney 0.5 137 328 335 338 359 Independent Oliver J. O'Connor 0.4 99 111 192 Electorate: 53,719 Valid: 26,241 Quota: 5,249 Turnout: 48.9%
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