Dublin County (Dáil constituency)

Dublin County
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1969
Seats
  • 6 (1921–1923)
  • 8 (1923–1937)
  • 5 (1937–1948)
  • 3 (1948–1961)
  • 5 (1961–1969)
Local government areaCounty Dublin
Created from
Replaced by

Dublin County was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1969. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created in 1921 by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as a 6-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons and a two-seat constituency for the United Kingdom House of Commons at Westminster, combining the former Westminster constituencies of Dublin Pembroke, Dublin Rathmines, North Dublin and South Dublin.[1] At the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons, the four seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin, who treated it as part of the election to the Second Dáil. It was never used as a Westminster constituency; under s. 1(4) of the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922, no writ was to be issued "for a constituency in Ireland other than a constituency in Northern Ireland".[2] Therefore, no vote was held in County Dublin at the 1922 United Kingdom general election on 15 November 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922.

It was restructured by the Electoral Act 1923, the first electoral act of the new state, becoming an 8-seat constituency, first used at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil. It was revised at subsequent revisions, taking into account changes in the boundary and city, before its abolition at the 1969 general election. It was replaced by Dublin County North and Dublin County South.

Throughout its history the constituency consisted primarily of the area of County Dublin, excluding the area of Dublin city. However, at various points it also included some territory from within the boundaries of Dublin City.

Changes to the Dublin County constituency 1921–1969
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1921–1923 6 County Dublin Combining the former divisions of Pembroke, Rathmines, North Dublin and South Dublin
1923–1937 8 County Dublin[3]
1937–1948 5 County Dublin, and the following townlands or portions of townlands in the County Borough of Dublin: Annefield, Crumlin, Kimmage (parish of Crumlin), Kimmage (parish of Rathfarnham), Larkfield, Newtown Little, Priesthouse, Rathfarnham, Saint Lawrence, Simmonscourt, Stannaway, Terenure and Tonguefield[4] In 1930, the urban districts of Pembroke and Rathmines and Rathgar were transferred from the county to the city[5] and in 1931, former rural areas were also transferred to the city. The urban districts formed the Dublin Townships constituency.
1937–1948 3 The Beann Eadair ward of the county borough of Dublin; and County Dublin, except the parts in the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency and the portion lying to the east of a line drawn commencing at the point on the boundary of that county where Killester Avenue meets Malahide Road and thence in a south-westerly direction along Malahide Road to the boundary of the county, which was in the Dublin North-East constituency[6] Howth was transferred from the county to the city in 1942,[7] but remained in the county constituency.
1961–1969 5 County Dublin, except the parts in the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency; and the part of the Ballyfermot ward in the county borough of Dublin which is not included in the Dublin South-West Area transferred from Dublin North-East and part of Ballyfermot transferred from the former Dublin South
1969 — Constituency abolished Divided into Dublin County North (4 seats) and Dublin County South (3 seats)

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County 1921–1969[8]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[9] Michael Derham
(SF) 		George Gavan Duffy
(SF) 		Séamus Dwyer
(SF) 		Desmond FitzGerald
(SF) 		Frank Lawless
(SF) 		Margaret Pearse
(SF) 		6 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922[10] Michael Derham
(PT-SF) 		George Gavan Duffy
(PT-SF) 		Thomas Johnson
(Lab) 		Desmond FitzGerald
(PT-SF) 		Darrell Figgis
(Ind) 		John Rooney
(FP)
4th 1923[11] Michael Derham
(CnaG) 		Bryan Cooper
(Ind) 		Desmond FitzGerald
(CnaG) 		John Good
(Ind) 		Kathleen Lynn
(Rep) 		Kevin O'Higgins
(CnaG)
1924 by-election[12] Batt O'Connor
(CnaG)
1926 by-election[13] William Norton
(Lab)
5th 1927 (Jun)[14] Patrick Belton
(FF) 		Seán MacEntee
(FF)
1927 by-election[15] Gearóid O'Sullivan
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[16] Bryan Cooper
(CnaG) 		Joseph Murphy
(Ind) 		Seán Brady
(FF)
1930 by-election[17] Thomas Finlay
(CnaG)
7th 1932[18] Patrick Curran
(Lab) 		Henry Dockrell
(CnaG)
8th 1933[19] John A. Costello
(CnaG) 		Margaret Mary Pearse
(FF)
1935 by-election[20] Cecil Lavery
(FG)
9th 1937[21] Henry Dockrell
(FG) 		Gerrard McGowan
(Lab) 		Patrick Fogarty
(FF) 		5 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938[22] Patrick Belton
(FG) 		Thomas Mullen
(FF)
11th 1943[23] Liam Cosgrave
(FG) 		James Tunney
(Lab)
12th 1944[24] Patrick Burke
(FF)
1947 by-election[25] Seán MacBride
(CnaP)
13th 1948[26] Éamon Rooney
(FG) 		Seán Dunne
(Lab) 		3 seats
1948–1961
14th 1951[27]
15th 1954[28]
16th 1957[29] Kevin Boland
(FF)
17th 1961[30] Mark Clinton
(FG) 		Seán Dunne
(Ind) 		5 seats
1961–1969
18th 1965[31] Des Foley
(FF) 		Seán Dunne
(Lab)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Dublin County North and Dublin County South

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

1965 general election

1965 general election: Dublin County[8][31][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 20.9 9,737          
Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 19.7 9,183          
Labour Seán Dunne 14.9 6,953 7,125 7,198 8,558    
Fine Gael Mark Clinton 12.6 5,872 5,953 6,032 6,124 7,396 7,525
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 8.5 3,951 4,016 4,030 4,093 5,476 5,566
Fianna Fáil Des Foley 7.2 3,367 4,426 5,279 5,381 5,477 8,709
Fine Gael James McMahon 6.2 2,876 2,899 2,919 3,010    
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 6.1 2,858 3,391 3,757 3,816 3,892  
Labour Michael Gannon 3.8 1,763 1,806 1,823      
Electorate: 73,571   Valid: 46,560   Quota: 7,761   Turnout: 63.3%  

1961 general election

1961 general election: Dublin County[8][30][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 21.9 7,651            
Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 21.3 7,438            
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 12.5 4,355 4,520 4,563 4,827 5,034 5,872  
Independent Seán Dunne 10.6 3,711 3,941 4,050 4,109 4,481 4,907 6,086
Fine Gael Mark Clinton 9.7 3,380 3,499 3,646 4,011 4,067 4,740 5,224
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 5.7 1,989 3,111 4,304 4,349 4,432 4,507 4,793
Fine Gael James McMahon 5.2 1,831 1,856 1,894 2,262 2,308    
Labour Michael Gannon 5.1 1,780 1,863 1,894 1,929 2,769 2,939  
Labour Patrick T. Murphy 4.6 1,596 1,664 1,692 1,730      
Fine Gael Sidney McCann 3.3 1,162 1,185 1,218        
Electorate: 56,706   Valid: 34,893   Quota: 5,816   Turnout: 61.5%  

1957 general election

1957 general election: Dublin County[8][29][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 31.5 12,059        
Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 24.6 9,412 10,911      
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 17.7 6,771 6,948 6,998 9,414 10,055
Labour Patrick T. Murphy 12.8 4,886 5,006 5,074 5,381 6,241
Fine Gael Roland Burgess 8.0 3,057 3,143 3,198    
Fianna Fáil Joseph Larkin 5.4 2,058 2,674 3,851 4,150  
Electorate: 65,305   Valid: 38,243   Quota: 9,561   Turnout: 58.6%  

1954 general election

1954 general election: Dublin County[8][28][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 25.9 10,221    
Labour Seán Dunne 23.5 9,290 9,714 11,548
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 21.6 8,533 11,991  
Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 18.3 7,238 7,499 7,779
Fine Gael Roland Burgess 10.7 4,223    
Electorate: 57,619   Valid: 39,505   Quota: 9,877   Turnout: 68.6%  

1951 general election

1951 general election: Dublin County[32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 23.7 7,167 7,177 7,245 7,282 8,444
Labour Seán Dunne 23.3 7,023 7,066 7,609    
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 20.0 6,048 7,040 7,681    
Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 19.3 5,821 5,838 5,893 5,924 6,430
Fianna Fáil David Byrne 5.6 1,700 1,704 1,732 1,792  
Clann na Poblachta McEllistrum O'Rahilly 4.5 1,350 1,380      
Fine Gael Richard Williams 3.7 1,102        
Electorate: 43,934   Valid: 30,211   Quota: 7,553   Turnout: 68.76%  

1948 general election

1948 general election: Dublin County[32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 32.0 8,092          
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 20.5 5,179 5,239 5,283 5,941 6,075 6,540
Labour Seán Dunne 15.9 4,029 4,154 4,202 4,233 4,393 5,242
Clann na Poblachta Christopher McGonagle 14.5 3,662 3,705 4,290 4,311 4,367 4,578
Fianna Fáil Thomas Watkins 6.6 1,662 1,835 1,849 1,886    
Fianna Fáil David Byrne 4.7 1,193 2,531 2,549 2,563 3,985  
Fine Gael John Joseph Sheedy 3.0 765 776 785      
Clann na Poblachta Laurence J. O'Connor 2.9 726 740        
Electorate: 35,549   Valid: 25,308   Quota: 6,328   Turnout: 71.19%  

1947 by-election

A by-election was held to fill the seat left vacant by death of the Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Fogarty. It was won by Seán MacBride of Clann na Poblachta.

1947 by-election: Dublin County[8][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 28.8 16,261 17,399 20,197
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 28.4 16,062 21,755 29,629
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 25.0 14,116 15,361  
Labour Seán Dunne 17.8 10,067    
Electorate: 105,286   Valid: 56,506   Quota: 28,254   Turnout: 53.67%  

1944 general election

Full figures of the last nine counts are unavailable. Ó Droighneáin, Lynch, Bennett and FitzGerald all lost their deposits.

1944 general election: Dublin County[8][24][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 22.8 14,493                  
Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 19.4 12,322                  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fogarty 13.3 8,455 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10,905    
Fine Gael Henry Morgan Dockrell 10.2 6,488 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10,698
Independent Patrick Belton 8.2 5,199                  
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Rourke 7.6 4,798                  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 6.3 3,997 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11,049
Labour James Tunney 4.4 2,777                  
Fine Gael Desmond FitzGerald 3.1 1,978                  
Labour Louisa Bennett 2.4 1,509                  
Labour Gilbert Lynch 1.4 885                  
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Oisín Ó Droighneáin 1.0 607                  
Electorate: 99,754   Valid: 63,508   Quota: 10,585   Turnout: 63.7%  

1943 general election

Full figures for the third to the fourteenth counts are unavailable. Hickey, Costelloe, Ennis, Owens, Bobbett, Roe, O'Farrell and Watkins all lost their deposits.

1943 general election: Dublin County[8][23][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 22.7 15,299                            
Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 16.5 11,099 11,160 N/A N/A 11,392                    
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fogarty 13.0 8,779 11,720                          
Fine Gael Henry Morgan Dockrell 10.2 6,882 6,917 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12,496
Independent Patrick Belton 5.9 3,990 4,049 N/A                        
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Rourke 4.9 3,303 3,892 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8,777
Labour Christopher Hannigan 4.7 3,176 3,213 N/A                        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Watkins 4.4 2,954 3,154 N/A                        
Labour James Tunney 4.4 2,932 2,957 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9,306
Labour J. T. O'Farrell 3.9 2,654 2,693 N/A                        
Fine Gael Patrick Roe 2.7 1,815 1,827 N/A                        
Clann na Talmhan Elizabeth F. Bobbett 1.6 1,108 1,121 N/A                        
Labour Gerard Owens 1.5 1,018 1,033 N/A                        
Fine Gael Mary Ennis 1.4 969 985 N/A                        
Independent William J. Costelloe 1.3 881 910 N/A                        
Clann na Talmhan Patrick J. Hickey 0.7 455 463 N/A                        
Electorate: 99,754   Valid: 67,314   Quota: 11,220   Turnout: 67.5%  

1938 general election

1938 general election: Dublin County[8][22][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 22.1 13,085          
Fine Gael Henry Morgan Dockrell 15.0 8,900 8,989 8,989 9,028 9,115 9,774
Fine Gael Patrick Belton 14.8 8,750 8,794 8,794 8,841 8,900 10,039
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fogarty 12.9 7,660 9,965        
Fine Gael Cecil Lavery 12.1 7,185 7,226 7,228 7,305 7,406 8,435
Labour Martin O'Sullivan 9.4 5,564 5,617 5,618 6,009 6,127  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullen 7.3 4,307 4,629 4,648 5,007 7,677 9,568
Fianna Fáil Andrew McCarthy 4.4 2,580 2,874 2,937 3,173    
Independent George Gilmore 2.1 1,224 1,285 1,289      
Electorate: 87,033   Valid: 59,255   Quota: 9,876   Turnout: 68.1%  

1937 general election

1937 general election: Dublin County[8][21][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 19.1 11,096                
Fine Gael Henry Morgan Dockrell 18.7 10,828                
Labour Gerrard McGowan 11.1 6,412 6,454 6,465 6,672 6,792 6,962 7,111 7,633 9,306
Fianna Fáil Margaret Mary Pearse 10.7 6,204 6,651 6,653 6,743 6,755 6,826 6,857    
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fogarty 10.4 6,048 6,907 6,913 7,009 7,145 7,193 7,209 12,700  
Independent Patrick Belton 9.5 5,497 5,519 5,569 5,830 6,236 6,594 7,544 7,874 8,205
Fine Gael Cecil Lavery 8.0 4,633 4,645 5,196 5,435 6,863 10,808      
Fine Gael Gearóid O'Sullivan 6.9 3,991 3,999 4,100 4,221 4,700        
Fine Gael James Ennis 3.5 2,002 2,015 2,440 2,633          
Independent John Corr 2.2 1,255 1,286 1,306            
Electorate: 83,457   Valid: 57,966   Quota: 9,662   Turnout: 69.5%  

1935 by-election

A by-election was held to fill the seat left vacant by death of the Fine Gael TD Batt O'Connor. It was won for Fine Gael by Cecil Lavery.

1935 by-election: Dublin County[8][20][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Cecil Lavery 57.2 43,671
Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullen 42.8 32,656
Electorate: 128,239   Valid: 76,327   Quota: 38,164   Turnout: 59.5%  

1933 general election

1933 general election: Dublin County[8][19][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Seán MacEntee 17.3 15,644                        
Cumann na nGaedheal Henry Morgan Dockrell 12.9 11,710                        
Cumann na nGaedheal John A. Costello 12.1 10,941                        
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 11.7 10,626                        
Independent John Good 9.9 8,916 8,937 9,458 9,525 9,532 9,565 10,145            
Cumann na nGaedheal Gearóid O'Sullivan 7.8 7,030 7,057 7,287 7,428 7,431 7,469 7,926 7,940 8,133 9,439 11,126    
Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor 6.4 5,816 5,849 6,147 6,326 6,330 6,384 6,762 6,787 7,195 9,379 12,609    
Cumann na nGaedheal John P. O'Connor 4.3 3,898 3,915 4,052 4,109 4,112 4,132 4,330 4,341 4,498        
Fianna Fáil Margaret Mary Pearse 4.3 3,876 6,442 6,444 6,445 6,606 6,698 6,812 6,813 7,933 8,023 8,078 8,164 8,199
Labour Patrick Curran 3.6 3,227 3,429 3,437 3,469 3,539 4,139 4,244 4,248          
National Centre Party James Rooney 3.1 2,833 2,856 2,870 2,882 2,885 2,901              
Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullen 2.8 2,520 5,142 5,144 5,146 5,451 5,557 5,627 5,628 7,126 7,179 7,299 7,370 7,409
Cumann na nGaedheal James Ennis 2.8 2,491 2,506 2,950 3,346 3,354 3,381 4,310 4,348 4,738 5,445      
Labour Archie Heron 1.0 924 991 994 997 1,008                
Electorate: 117,807   Valid: 90,452   Quota: 10,051   Turnout: 76.8%  

1932 general election

1932 general election: Dublin County[8][18][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Cumann na nGaedheal Henry Morgan Dockrell 14.0 11,332                              
Fianna Fáil Seán MacEntee 13.0 10,496                              
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Finlay 11.3 9,096                              
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 10.4 8,386 8,392 9,236                          
Independent John Good 8.7 7,048 7,571 7,578 7,589 7,590 7,597 7,610 7,645 7,744 7,859 8,759 8,804 9,482      
Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor 8.4 6,804 7,115 7,141 7,184 7,186 7,201 7,239 7,284 8,359 8,671 9,312          
Cumann na nGaedheal Gearóid O'Sullivan 5.8 4,668 4,857 4,862 4,891 4,892 4,909 4,985 4,998 5,383 5,488 5,765 5,922 6,304 6,432 7,618 8,136
Independent William Crawford 4.0 3,194 3,336 3,344 3,347 3,348 3,358 3,419 3,428 3,502 3,590 3,790 3,805 4,142 4,275    
Labour Patrick Curran 3.4 2,768 2,774 2,794 2,795 2,800 2,813 3,198 3,294 3,323 4,714 4,876 4,891 5,372 5,397 5,963 7,609
Independent John P. Cuffe 3.2 2,607 2,640 2,654 2,657 2,661 2,689 2,733 2,800 2,872 3,055 3,431 3,462        
Independent Joseph Murphy 3.2 2,548 2,632 2,661 2,668 2,669 2,686 2,737 2,760 2,905 3,055            
Cumann na nGaedheal John P. O'Connor 2.9 2,308 2,426 2,435 2,445 2,448 2,472 2,500 2,519                
Fianna Fáil Pádraic Ó Máille 2.7 2,195 2,196 2,497 2,498 2,595 3,175 3,230 4,364 4,444 4,603 4,737 4,782 5,078 5,115 5,313  
Labour John M. Devitt 2.6 2,093 2,102 2,117 2,118 2,121 2,144 2,587 2,622 2,861              
Cumann na nGaedheal James Ennis 2.3 1,881 2,799 2,804 2,825 2,826 2,839 2,850 2,945 3,200 3,357 3,540 3,579 4,310 4,408 5,666 5,893
Fianna Fáil Richard Duke 1.6 1,262 1,285 1,385 1,385 1,474 1,659 1,694                  
Labour Robert Tynan 1.5 1,242 1,244 1,253 1,253 1,253 1,263                    
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Donnell 0.9 756 758 897 898 961                      
Electorate: 115,156   Valid: 80,684   Quota: 8,965   Turnout: 70.1%  

1930 by-election

A by-election was held on 9 December 1930 to fill the seat in the 6th Dáil which had been left vacant by the death of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Bryan Cooper. It was won for Cumann na nGaedheal by Thomas Finlay.

1930 by-election: Dublin County[17][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Finlay 70.2 35,362
Fianna Fáil Conor Maguire 29.8 15,024
Electorate: 113,260   Valid: 50,386   Quota: 25,194   Turnout: 44.5%  

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Dublin County[8][16][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cumann na nGaedheal Bryan Cooper 21.4 15,462                  
Cumann na nGaedheal Gearóid O'Sullivan 14.3 10,343                  
Cumann na nGaedheal Desmond FitzGerald 12.8 9,227                  
Fianna Fáil Seán MacEntee 8.3 5,954 5,971 5,983 5,993 6,614 7,878 9,147      
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 7.8 5,658 5,665 5,676 5,679 6,035 8,056        
Independent Joseph Murphy 5.8 4,207 4,880 5,037 5,102 5,253 5,302 5,918 6,158 6,498 7,470
Independent Patrick Belton 5.4 3,922 3,970 4,032 4,052 4,369 4,580 5,446 5,841 6,071 6,239
Independent John Good 5.1 3,679 6,291 6,408 6,487 6,527 6,580 6,857 6,885 7,182 8,196
Labour Thomas Johnson 5.0 3,626 3,786 3,858 3,894 4,139 4,286        
Fianna Fáil Robert Brennan 5.0 3,591 3,611 3,626 3,634 3,892          
Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph O'Neill 3.3 2,352 3,301 4,109 4,351 4,400 4,415 4,667 4,696    
Irish Worker League James Larkin Jnr 2.9 2,126 2,163 2,184 2,193            
Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor 2.9 2,057 4,973 6,018 6,750 6,805 6,821 7,242 7,284 10,637  
Electorate: 100,840[34]   Valid: 72,204   Quota: 8,023   Turnout: 71.6%  

1927 by-election

A by-election was held on 14 August 1927 to fill the seat in the 4th Dáil which had been left vacant by the assassination on 10 July of the Minister for Justice, Cumann na nGaedheal TD Kevin O'Higgins. The election was won for Cumann na nGaedheal by Gearóid O'Sullivan, who won nearly 70% of the first-preference votes.

1927 by-election: Dublin County[8][15][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Gearóid O'Sullivan 69.6 39,966
Fianna Fáil Robert Brennan 28.1 16,126
Sinn Féin Kathleen Lynn 2.3 1,332
Electorate: 110,840   Valid: 57,424   Quota: 28,713   Turnout: 51.8%  

June 1927 general election

Full figures for counts 5 to 18 are not available. Eight candidates lost their deposits (Tench, Morris, Byrne, Brennan, Guinness, McCabe, Rooney and Lynn).

June 1927 general election: Dublin County[8][14][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Cumann na nGaedheal Kevin O'Higgins 22.7 15,918                                  
Independent Bryan Cooper 13.4 9,378                                  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Belton 12.5 8,751                                  
Labour Thomas Johnson 6.1 4,257 4,539 4,613 4,633 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,983      
Fianna Fáil Seán MacEntee 6.1 4,238 4,251 4,254 4,339 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9,370
Independent John Good 6.0 4,204 4,635 5,732 5,739 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8,152      
Cumann na nGaedheal Desmond FitzGerald 5.6 3,902 8,754                                
Labour Patrick Curran 4.2 2,926 2,973 3,000 3,033 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,505
Labour William Norton 3.5 2,440 2,574 2,594 2,603 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sinn Féin Kathleen Lynn 2.8 1,937 1,954 1,960 1,977 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
National League Henry Harrison 2.7 1,919 1,982 2,082 2,086 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 2.3 1,636 1,647 1,652 2,337 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
National League John McCabe 2.3 1,610 1,683 1,706 1,711 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor 2.3 1,602 3,070 3,134 3,136 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,505
Independent Mary Guinness 2.0 1,413 1,556 1,675 1,684 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cumann na nGaedheal John Rooney 1.8 1,263 1,801 1,826 1,833 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fianna Fáil Robert Brennan 1.4 1,009 1,016 1,019 1,075 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Independent Denis Byrne 1.4 994 1,017 1,030 1,038 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fianna Fáil James F. Morris 0.5 378 382 383 396 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
National League Gerald Tench 0.5 315 339 349 352 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Electorate: 110,480[34]   Valid: 70,090   Quota: 7,788   Turnout: 63.2%  

1926 by-election

A by-election was held on 18 February 1926 to fill the seat in the 4th Dáil which had been vacated by the death of the Independent TD Darrell Figgis. It was won by the Labour Party candidate William Norton. Norton's win was the first by a Labour Party candidate at any by-election since the establishment of the First Dáil. Labour would next win a seat from another party in a by-election 72 years later, when Seán Ryan won the Dublin North by-election in March 1998.

1926 by-election: Dublin County[8][13][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Healy 37.2 12,279 14,303
Labour William Norton 35.7 11,797 15,168
Independent Patrick Belton 27.2 8,974  
Electorate: 98,187   Valid: 33,050   Quota: 16,526   Turnout: 33.7%  

1924 by-election

A by-election was held on 19 March 1924 to fill the seat in the 4th Dáil which had been left vacant by the death of the Cumann na nGaedheal TD Michael Derham. It was won for Cumann na nGaedheal by Batt O'Connor.

1924 by-election: Dublin County[8][12][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor 39.0 16,456 18,353 24,491
Republican Seán MacEntee 24.3 10,263 11,760 12,679
Businessmen's Party Matthew Good 21.7 9,158 9,705  
Labour Archie Heron 14.9 6,287    
Electorate: 98,187   Valid: 42,164   Quota: 21,083   Turnout: 42.9%  

1923 general election

1923 general election: Dublin County[8][11][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Cumann na nGaedheal Kevin O'Higgins 36.3 20,821                                
Independent Bryan Cooper 7.2 4,128 4,585 4,779 4,781 4,785 4,940 4,978 4,993 5,018 5,107 5,155 5,160 5,286 5,300 5,314 5,440 6,369
Labour Thomas Johnson 6.8 3,911 4,253 4,345 4,371 4,409 4,415 4,529 5,110 5,155 5,293 5,359 5,421 5,591 5,611 5,753 6,399  
Cumann na nGaedheal Desmond FitzGerald 6.3 3,615 12,180                              
Businessmen's Party John Good 5.6 3,238 3,642 3,829 3,832 3,841 3,912 3,958 3,963 4,008 4,078 4,115 4,123 4,287 4,303 4,315 4,387 6,896
Republican Kathleen Lynn 5.3 3,064 3,085 3,086 3,180 3,183 3,190 3,241 3,304 3,318 3,357 3,372 4,267 4,313 4,316 7,532    
Independent Darrell Figgis 5.1 2,923 3,563 3,952 3,955 3,972 4,030 4,296 4,353 4,442 4,633 4,752 4,779 5,151 5,214 5,271 5,455 5,673
Independent David Barry 4.4 2,539 2,913 3,086 3,088 3,096 3,416 3,441 3,447 3,480 3,533 3,559 3,567 3,820 3,852 3,863 3,943  
Republican Seán MacEntee 4.1 2,350 2,372 2,374 2,513 2,515 2,515 2,545 2,568 2,571 2,625 2,643 3,664 3,714 3,719      
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Derham 3.5 1,986 2,731 4,836 4,843 5,033 5,058 5,118 5,172 5,329 5,464 5,978 6,001 6,646        
Republican Conn Murphy 3.3 1,905 1,925 1,931 2,060 2,067 2,069 2,094 2,119 2,129 2,178 2,189            
Farmers' Party John Rooney 2.7 1,530 1,768 1,826 1,848 1,852 1,858 1,880 1,894 2,331 2,430 2,526 2,557          
Independent John P. McCabe 1.4 815 1,020 1,087 1,093 1,104 1,116 1,158 1,198 1,225                
Labour Bernard Kavanagh 1.4 810 898 924 933 939 944 990                    
Farmers' Party John Fitzsimons 1.2 676 1,019 1,072 1,076 1,085 1,096 1,118 1,128                  
Independent James Ashe 1.2 663 708 728 728 728                        
Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor 1.2 658 1,517 2,920 2,924 3,187 3,198 3,239 3,265 3,368 3,452 4,485 4,530 4,745 4,864 4,948 4,998 5,057
Independent George Gavan Duffy 1.1 653 812 876 882 896 912                      
Republican Philip Ryan 0.8 466 474 475                            
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael W. O'Reilly 0.8 459 1,233 1,801 1,811 1,894 1,898 1,922 1,947 2,021 2,125              
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán B. Healy 0.3 153 291 688 688                          
Electorate: 97,167   Valid: 57,363   Quota: 6,374   Turnout: 59.0%  

1922 general election

1922 general election: Dublin County[8][10][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Darrell Figgis 29.0 15,087                
Labour Thomas Johnson 15.9 8,220                
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) George Gavan Duffy 13.3 6,918 8,735              
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Margaret Pearse 9.3 4,826 4,859 4,940 4,964 5,093 5,297 5,393 5,529 5,579
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Desmond FitzGerald 8.3 4,308 5,413 5,686 6,255 6,544 8,069      
Farmers' Party John Rooney 7.1 3,697 6,183 6,233 6,476 6,622 6,874 6,953 9,662  
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Michael Derham 5.7 2,961 3,118 3,204 3,272 4,283 5,093 5,451 5,945 7,113
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Séamus Dwyer 5.0 2,603 2,986 3,067 3,164 3,256        
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Peter O'Kelly 3.2 1,644 1,734 1,905 1,974          
Independent John P. McCabe 3.1 1,613 3,217 3,283 3,536 3,641 3,918 4,042    
Electorate: 79,174   Valid: 51,877   Quota: 7,412   Turnout: 65.5%  

1921 general election

In the 1921 general election to the 2nd Dáil, no constituencies were contested. As in other constituencies, all 6 candidates in County Dublin were returned unopposed.

1921 general election: Dublin County[8][9]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Michael Derham Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin George Gavan Duffy Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Séamus Dwyer Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin Desmond FitzGerald Unopposed N/A 4
Sinn Féin Frank Lawless Unopposed N/A 5
Sinn Féin Margaret Pearse Unopposed N/A 6

See also

References

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