Dáil constituency (1923–1969)
Mayo South 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 1948, Mayo South elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 , this was reduced to 4 with effect from the 1948 general election .[2]
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 , when it and Mayo North were replaced by the two new constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West .[3]
Boundaries [ edit ] The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Castlebar , Claremorris and Westport , 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 ] 1961 general election : Mayo South[19] [21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 23.1 6,965 Fine Gael Henry Kenny 20.6 6,215 Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 14.5 4,368 4,841 4,849 4,908 6,045 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 13.6 4,088 4,189 4,231 4,566 4,652 5,180 5,748 Fine Gael Martin Finn 8.0 2,409 2,426 2,476 2,534 2,651 3,016 Fine Gael Michael Lyons 7.4 2,230 2,252 2,334 2,415 2,454 3,116 4,904 Independent Dominick Cafferky 6.4 1,941 1,961 1,968 1,991 2,033 Fianna Fáil George McGuire 4.1 1,236 1,530 1,533 1,576 Clann na Talmhan Thomas Thornton 2.1 645 663 666 Electorate: 44,841 Valid: 30,097 Quota: 6,020 Turnout: 67.1%
1957 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election : Mayo South[18] [21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 16.8 5,749 6,056 6,247 6,689 7,078 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 16.5 5,624 5,736 5,778 5,833 7,530 Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 15.8 5,391 5,475 5,590 5,750 7,038 Fine Gael Henry Kenny 12.9 4,411 4,587 5,922 6,265 6,490 6,603 Fianna Fáil Patrick Duffy 10.6 3,624 3,853 3,868 3,911 Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky 9.7 3,311 3,405 4,016 5,445 5,563 5,636 Clann na Talmhan Douglas Kelly 7.4 2,525 2,541 2,613 Fine Gael Michael Lyons 6.9 2,366 2,427 Clann na Poblachta Oliver Morahan 3.4 1,155 Electorate: 49,018 Valid: 34,156 Quota: 6,832 Turnout: 69.7%
1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Mayo South[17] [21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 17.3 6,338 6,463 6,602 7,923 Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 15.7 5,742 5,804 6,538 6,630 6,640 7,661 Fine Gael Henry Kenny 13.6 4,983 5,045 5,156 5,438 5,508 5,659 5,686 8,220 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 11.5 4,204 4,250 5,164 5,204 5,216 7,139 7,430 Fine Gael Michael Lyons 9.3 3,400 3,427 3,492 3,647 3,676 3,723 3,732 Fianna Fáil Patrick Duffy 9.0 3,309 3,334 3,453 3,487 3,489 Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky 8.7 3,197 3,237 3,258 4,130 4,602 4,775 4,781 5,607 Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons 7.3 2,669 2,824 2,882 Fianna Fáil Bernard Joyce 6.0 2,190 2,215 Independent Martin Carney 1.6 603 Electorate: 50,516 Valid: 36,635 Quota: 7,328 Turnout: 72.5%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Mayo South[21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 18.1 6,974 7,096 7,180 7,217 8,838 Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky 15.5 5,947 5,959 5,972 6,282 7,804 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 13.5 5,187 5,209 5,220 5,506 5,606 5,661 5,667 9,116 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gibbons 12.4 4,756 4,771 4,815 4,961 5,029 5,042 5,044 Fine Gael John T. Ruane 10.6 4,085 4,383 4,824 4,917 5,271 6,229 6,332 6,587 6,666 Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 10.1 3,887 3,895 3,899 5,481 5,591 5,639 5,644 6,520 7,869 Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons 9.8 3,751 3,784 3,791 3,888 Fianna Fáil Martin J. Cassidy 7.1 2,713 2,715 2,717 Fine Gael Patrick Shanley 1.5 578 613 Fine Gael Patrick Gavin 1.5 561 Electorate: 52,366 Valid: 38,439 Quota: 7,688 Turnout: 73.40%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Mayo South[21] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 13.0 5,052 5,067 5,336 5,358 5,970 6,311 6,332 7,198 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 11.8 4,594 4,621 4,662 7,135 7,269 8,528 Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons 11.3 4,393 4,423 4,486 4,530 5,168 5,330 5,346 8,583 Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky 10.8 4,193 4,361 4,390 4,511 4,683 4,738 4,744 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gibbons 10.0 3,889 3,919 4,170 4,314 4,540 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 9.6 3,713 3,749 3,837 4,375 4,594 6,705 7,382 7,435 Fianna Fáil Patrick Regan 9.1 3,534 3,646 3,674 Fine Gael John T. Ruane 8.7 3,379 4,179 4,287 4,410 4,912 5,068 5,098 5,303 Clann na Poblachta John James Durcan 5.9 2,307 2,574 3,897 3,933 Clann na Poblachta Owen Hughes 5.1 1,967 2,288 Fine Gael John McCarthy 2.5 983 Clann na Poblachta John Grealy 2.3 883 Electorate: 55,555 Valid: 38,887 Quota: 7,778 Turnout: 70.00%
1945 by-election [ edit ] Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Micheál Clery , a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Clann na Talmhan candidate Bernard Commons
1944 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Mayo South[13] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 17.4 6,814 Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky 14.7 5,743 5,757 6,131 6,177 8,287 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 13.7 5,366 5,522 5,575 6,413 6,563 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 11.8 4,620 4,646 4,679 6,438 6,493 6,507 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 11.4 4,471 4,474 4,501 4,589 5,876 7,580 Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons 9.7 3,789 3,797 3,829 3,868 Fine Gael James FitzGerald-Kenney 9.5 3,738 3,744 4,914 4,983 5,115 5,153 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 7.2 2,825 2,888 2,923 Fine Gael John O'Connor 4.6 1,819 1,826 Electorate: 59,780 Valid: 39,185 Quota: 6,531 Turnout: 65.6%
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Mayo South[12] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 14.6 6,118 6,147 6,174 6,201 6,289 6,427 6,495 6,983 Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky 12.9 5,415 5,434 5,453 5,502 5,602 6,037 6,100 6,175 6,175 8,400 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 11.9 4,992 4,999 5,058 5,168 5,272 5,328 5,761 5,969 5,970 7,188 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 10.2 4,283 4,302 4,411 4,487 4,603 4,640 4,823 5,479 5,483 5,593 5,636 Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons 8.8 3,695 3,721 3,756 3,786 4,054 4,078 4,135 4,177 4,177 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 8.4 3,516 3,538 3,570 3,723 3,762 3,808 4,440 5,940 5,944 5,983 6,001 Fine Gael James FitzGerald-Kenney 7.3 3,052 3,062 3,118 3,194 4,137 5,213 5,433 5,633 5,633 5,936 6,054 Fianna Fáil Michael Gallagher 6.9 2,892 2,907 2,918 2,956 2,967 2,986 3,629 Independent John Morahan 5.5 2,307 2,311 2,326 2,550 2,572 2,624 Fine Gael William Gallagher 4.6 1,925 1,943 1,947 1,985 2,073 Fine Gael Martin Nally 4.3 1,791 1,819 1,861 1,912 Labour James Quigley 1.9 790 868 1,174 Labour William Walsh (Ballinrobe) 1.6 669 777 Labour William Walsh (Kiltimagh) 1.0 398 Electorate: 59,780 Valid: 41,843 Quota: 6,974 Turnout: 70.0%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1938 general election : Mayo South[11] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 20.5 8,781 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 15.9 6,816 7,469 Fine Gael James FitzGerald-Kenney 15.7 6,727 6,762 6,763 6,965 8,288 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 12.6 5,395 5,600 5,697 5,952 6,029 6,072 6,097 Fine Gael Martin Nally 11.2 4,813 4,841 4,844 4,976 8,148 Fine Gael William Gallagher 11.2 4,779 4,812 4,814 4,882 Fianna Fáil Edward Moane 10.8 4,617 5,285 5,509 5,660 5,734 5,791 5,823 Labour James Quigley 2.2 923 940 940 Electorate: 59,800 Valid: 42,851 Quota: 7,142 Turnout: 71.7%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Mayo South[10] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Micheál Clery 20.0 8,235 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 15.5 6,373 6,805 7,179 Fine Gael James FitzGerald-Kenney 14.5 5,951 5,983 6,389 6,404 6,637 6,695 7,644 Fine Gael James Morrisroe 9.7 3,988 3,999 4,073 4,076 4,141 4,169 Fine Gael Martin Nally 9.5 3,906 3,925 4,276 4,298 4,363 4,402 6,966 Fine Gael James McGing 9.3 3,834 3,854 3,996 3,998 4,131 4,203 4,515 Fianna Fáil Edward Moane 9.0 3,684 4,288 4,538 4,641 7,182 Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 7.9 3,246 3,418 3,587 3,698 Independent Malachi Forde 4.6 1,907 1,997 Electorate: 59,999 Valid: 41,124 Quota: 6,855 Turnout: 68.5%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Mayo South[9] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 17.2 7,033 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 15.6 6,410 6,422 6,447 6,566 6,608 Fianna Fáil George Maguire 14.2 5,805 5,887 5,946 6,010 6,044 Fianna Fáil Edward Moane 13.9 5,706 5,802 5,851 6,134 6,230 Cumann na nGaedheal James FitzGerald-Kenney 13.6 5,588 5,589 5,870 8,342 Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Nally 12.0 4,926 4,927 5,234 6,841 Cumann na nGaedheal James McGing 9.2 3,764 3,768 4,768 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick O'Donnell 4.3 1,773 1,775 Electorate: 51,619 Valid: 41,005 Quota: 6,835 Turnout: 79.4%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Mayo South[8] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cumann na nGaedheal James FitzGerald-Kenney 18.3 7,041 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 18.0 6,945 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 14.5 5,589 5,610 5,739 6,105 7,628 Fianna Fáil Edward Moane 12.2 4,711 4,731 4,844 5,007 5,912 7,003 Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Nally 8.9 3,414 3,704 3,717 4,073 4,271 4,291 4,308 6,952 Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Moran 8.0 3,094 3,305 3,314 3,727 3,797 3,828 3,849 Labour Thomas J. O'Connell 8.0 3,085 3,105 3,132 3,447 3,719 3,785 4,134 4,666 Fianna Fáil George Maguire 7.4 2,839 2,850 3,063 3,178 Independent Thomas Moclair 4.7 1,796 1,844 1,865 Electorate: 50,843 Valid: 38,514 Quota: 6,420 Turnout: 75.8%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Mayo South[7] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Cumann na nGaedheal James FitzGerald-Kenney 16.5 5,650 5,698 5,701 5,787 Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Nally 15.3 5,241 5,297 5,300 5,503 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 14.5 4,978 5,987 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 12.1 4,171 5,538 5,733 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick O'Donnell 11.8 4,058 4,095 4,097 4,245 Labour Thomas J. O'Connell 11.0 3,790 3,953 3,963 5,107 Fianna Fáil Edward Moane 9.7 3,344 3,707 3,758 Fianna Fáil Eugene Mullen 9.0 3,104 Electorate: 52,989 Valid: 34,336 Quota: 5,723 Turnout: 64.8%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Mayo South[6] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Labour Thomas J. O'Connell 12.1 4,144 4,228 4,325 4,617 4,779 5,296 5,944 Fianna Fáil Michael Kilroy 11.2 3,836 3,929 3,977 4,043 4,062 4,221 4,442 4,489 4,491 6,101 Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Nally 10.0 3,429 3,587 3,722 3,924 4,763 5,066 5,649 5,726 Fianna Fáil Eugene Mullen 9.6 3,282 3,322 3,355 3,406 3,440 3,792 3,884 3,902 3,905 4,393 4,735 Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh 9.6 3,268 3,313 3,367 3,379 3,412 3,556 3,609 3,618 3,621 4,431 4,496 Fianna Fáil Edward Moane 8.9 3,056 3,101 3,129 3,255 3,270 3,320 3,367 3,375 3,375 Cumann na nGaedheal James FitzGerald-Kenney 8.4 2,884 2,952 3,281 3,596 4,166 4,561 5,546 5,637 5,661 5,713 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick O'Donnell 6.8 2,336 2,344 2,424 2,805 3,015 3,286 National League Thomas Moclair 6.6 2,260 2,296 2,517 2,639 2,712 Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph MacBride 5.2 1,769 1,828 1,910 Cumann na nGaedheal William Sears 5.1 1,728 1,772 1,927 2,114 Farmers' Party Peter Tuohy 3.2 1,093 1,417 Farmers' Party Thomas Kelly 3.1 1,075 Electorate: 52,989 Valid: 34,160 Quota: 5,694 Turnout: 64.5%
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Mayo South[5] [22] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cumann na nGaedheal William Sears 20.5 6,571 Republican Tom Maguire 17.8 5,712 Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph MacBride 14.8 4,758 5,117 5,124 5,417 Republican Michael Kilroy 11.0 3,516 3,524 3,637 3,689 3,692 3,812 4,146 6,460 Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Nally 10.8 3,468 3,932 3,941 4,140 4,169 4,322 4,650 4,690 4,737 Cumann na nGaedheal Charles Bewley 7.7 2,479 2,656 2,658 2,784 2,813 3,223 3,590 3,613 3,626 Republican Thomas Derrig 6.7 2,148 2,152 2,372 2,389 2,390 2,455 2,551 Labour Michael O'Connor 4.0 1,298 1,345 1,354 1,411 1,416 1,633 Independent P. J. O'Malley 3.7 1,175 1,234 1,236 1,347 1,354 Farmers' Party Peter Tuohy 2.9 929 1,039 1,046 Electorate: 58,513 Valid: 32,054 Quota: 5,343 Turnout: 54.8%
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