Dublin Clontarf (Dáil constituency)

For the 1918–1922 constituency, see Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency).

Dublin Clontarf
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1977
Abolished1981
Seats3
Local government areaDublin City

Dublin Clontarf was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

A similarly named constituency existed from 1918 to 1922, for elections of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, but the Member of Parliament elected in 1918, Richard Mulcahy, chose not to take his seat at Westminster, and joined the revolutionary First Dáil.

The Dáil constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, and used at the 1977 general election. It consisted of the Baldoyle, Clontarf, Coolock and Raheny areas of North Dublin.[1] The constituency was abolished in 1981.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Clontarf 1977–1981[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
21st 1977[3] George Colley
(FF) 		Michael Woods
(FF) 		Michael Joe Cosgrave
(FG)
22nd 1981 Constituency abolished

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.

1977 general election

^ *: Outgoing TD

1977 general election: Dublin Clontarf[2][3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil George Colley[*] 28.3 8,768                  
Fine Gael Michael Joe Cosgrave 12.9 3,991 4,007 4,012 4,072 4,220 4,302 4,351 4,562 6,548 7,662
Labour Conor Cruise O'Brien[*] 11.6 3,588 3,600 3,601 3,642 3,693 4,205 4,239 4,519 5,366 6,629
Fianna Fáil Michael Woods 10.0 3,093 3,401 3,404 3,433 3,456 3,494 5,450 5,909 6,029 7,352
Independent Seán Dublin Bay Loftus 9.7 3,003 3,040 3,047 3,199 3,230 3,310 3,414 4,432 4,819  
Fine Gael Ted Nealon 9.1 2,821 2,828 2,829 2,857 3,107 3,214 3,242 3,520    
Independent Vincent Manning 6.7 2,076 2,100 2,109 2,228 2,269 2,355 2,431      
Fianna Fáil Eoghan Fitzsimons 5.1 1,590 2,195 2,197 2,241 2,246 2,278        
Labour Tom Duffy 3.0 917 924 926 958 969          
Fine Gael Dermot Melia 1.8 549 551 552 566            
Independent Brian Bell 1.7 527 535 543              
Independent John Malone 0.1 40 41                
Electorate: 41,132   Valid: 30,963   Quota: 7,741   Turnout: 75.0%  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  3. ^ a b "General election 1977: Dublin Clontarf". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  4. ^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.