Kildare (Dáil constituency)

Kildare
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1937
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Kildare
Created fromKildare–Wicklow
Replaced byCarlow–Kildare
Kildare
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1997
Seats
  • 3 (1948–1961)
  • 4 (1961–1969)
  • 3 (1969–1981)
  • 5 (1981–1997)
Local government areaCounty Kildare
Created fromCarlow–Kildare
Replaced by

Kildare was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1997. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

Covering all or part of County Kildare, the constituency existed for two distinct periods: from 1923 to 1937, and from 1948 to 1997. From 1923 to 1937 Kildare elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs),[1] until it was absorbed into a new Carlow–Kildare constituency in 1937. After its re-establishment in 1948 it initially elected 3 TDs.[2] This was increased to 4 seats in 1961, reduced again to 3 in 1969, and increased to 5 from 1981 until its abolition in 1997. Its boundaries were significantly revised on several occasions.

The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by two new constituencies: Kildare North and Kildare South.

TDs

TDs 1923–1937

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare 1923–1937[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[4] Hugh Colohan
(Lab) 		John Conlan
(FP) 		George Wolfe
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[5] Domhnall Ua Buachalla
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)[6]
1931 by-election[7] Thomas Harris
(FF)
7th 1932[8] William Norton
(Lab) 		Sydney Minch
(CnaG)
8th 1933[9]
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Carlow–Kildare

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 1948–1997

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare 1948–1997[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[10] William Norton
(Lab) 		Thomas Harris
(FF) 		Gerard Sweetman
(FG) 		3 seats
until 1961 		3 seats
until 1961
14th 1951[11]
15th 1954[12]
16th 1957[13] Patrick Dooley
(FF)
17th 1961[14] Brendan Crinion
(FF) 		4 seats
1961–1969
1964 by-election[15] Terence Boylan
(FF)
18th 1965[16] Patrick Norton
(Lab)
19th 1969[17] Paddy Power
(FF) 		3 seats
1969–1981 		3 seats
1969–1981
1970 by-election[18] Patrick Malone
(FG)
20th 1973[19] Joseph Bermingham
(Lab)
21st 1977[20] Charlie McCreevy
(FF)
22nd 1981[21] Bernard Durkan
(FG) 		Alan Dukes
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[22] Gerry Brady
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[23] Bernard Durkan
(FG)
25th 1987[24] Emmet Stagg
(Lab)
26th 1989[25] Seán Power
(FF)
27th 1992[26]
28th 1997 Constituency abolished. See Kildare North and Kildare 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

1992 general election

1992 general election: Kildare[27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labour Emmet Stagg 21.1 10,656                      
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 20.3 10,208                      
Fine Gael Alan Dukes 13.3 6,705 6,877 6,966 6,981 7,026 7,139 7,311 7,512 7,749 8,132 10,144  
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 9.1 4,604 4,736 4,809 4,814 4,822 4,928 4,974 5,075 5,288 5,356 6,078 7,413
Fianna Fáil Seán Power 7.6 3,809 3,899 4,829 4,833 4,918 5,030 5,162 5,285 5,434 8,036 8,527  
Progressive Democrats John Dardis 7.0 3,529 3,590 3,644 3,653 3,669 3,768 3,873 4,031 4,195 4,321    
Labour Jack Wall 5.7 2,859 4,359 4,397 4,412 4,733 4,825 4,965 5,272 6,131 6,343 6,887 7,094
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 5.7 2,858 2,895 3,411 3,420 3,481 3,518 3,613 3,707 3,780      
Democratic Left Catherine Murphy 3.2 1,613 1,732 1,762 1,770 1,790 1,833 1,856 2,018        
Green Seán English 2.1 1,064 1,112 1,133 1,167 1,219 1,337 1,454          
Independent Nick Hegarty 1.7 853 882 899 939 951 1,005            
Independent Patsy Lawlor 1.5 745 784 812 830 858              
Sinn Féin Paddy Wright 1.4 719 741 749 752                
Independent Liz Garrett 0.4 177 184 188                  
Electorate: 78,069   Valid: 50,399   Spoilt: 746 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,400   Turnout: 51,145 (65.5%)  

1989 general election

1989 general election: Kildare[28][29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Alan Dukes 18.0 9,182                
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 17.6 8,977                
Labour Emmet Stagg 17.2 8,767                
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 13.1 6,676 7,236 7,261 7,328 7,659 8,107 9,704    
Fianna Fáil Seán Power 11.6 5,918 5,942 6,183 6,221 6,401 6,559 6,791 6,977 7,670
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 7.1 3,603 3,621 3,816 3,833 3,970 4,085 4,187 4,387 5,256
Independent Carol Tiernan 5.3 2,690 2,702 2,706 2,725 2,911 3,418 3,588 3,957  
Progressive Democrats Timmy Conway 4.2 2,126 2,179 2,190 2,214 2,416 2,589      
Workers' Party Catherine Murphy 3.0 1,520 1,531 1,539 1,632 1,936        
Green Seán English 2.9 1,462 1,479 1,485 1,507          
Electorate: 78,724   Valid: 50,921   Quota: 8,487   Turnout: 64.7%  

1987 general election

1987 general election: Kildare[24][30][31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 14.2 7,649 7,694 7,957 8,899 8,987      
Labour Emmet Stagg 14.1 7,567 8,295 8,768 8,888 9,004      
Fine Gael Alan Dukes 13.9 7,453 7,490 7,584 7,669 8,054 10,137    
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 12.4 6,671 6,763 6,795 6,816 6,953 8,561 9,665  
Fianna Fáil Gerry Brady 11.7 6,297 6,370 6,469 7,178 7,211 7,649 7,688 7,864
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 11.7 6,292 6,357 6,504 7,280 7,387 7,972 8,015 8,265
Progressive Democrats Eoin McBennett 6.3 3,407 3,458 3,505 3,537 5,713      
Progressive Democrats Frank Masterson 5.4 2,913 2,959 3,050 3,112        
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 5.0 2,675 2,696 2,798          
Sinn Féin Patrick Wright 2.6 1,420 1,528            
Workers' Party Colm Purcell 2.3 1,238              
Independent Frederick Leavy 0.2 123              
Electorate: 74,340   Valid: 53,705   Quota: 8,951   Turnout: 72.2%  

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Kildare[23][32][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 19.8 9,594      
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 17.8 8,589      
Fine Gael Alan Dukes 16.7 8,057 9,428    
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 16.5 7,969 7,987 8,186  
Labour Joseph Bermingham 15.2 7,366 7,447 7,514 8,602
Fianna Fáil Gerry Brady 9.6 4,637 4,692 4,882 4,963
Fianna Fáil Paddy Aspell 4.0 1,929 1,935 2,002 2,020
Independent Seán Thompson 0.3 149 150 153 165
Independent Michael McManus 0.1 69 71 74 94
Electorate: 67,830   Valid: 48,359   Quota: 8,060   Turnout: 71.3%  

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Kildare[22][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 24.7 11,497      
Fine Gael Alan Dukes 19.1 8,881      
Labour Joseph Bermingham 16.1 7,491 7,750    
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 13.2 6,145 7,841    
Fianna Fáil Gerry Brady 10.9 5,063 6,270 6,286 7,664
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 9.1 4,245 4,393 5,224 5,253
Fine Gael Patsy Lawlor 3.8 1,768 1,879 2,158 2,235
Fianna Fáil Leonore O'Rourke-Glynn 3.0 1,374 1,705 1,715  
Electorate: 63,834   Valid: 46,464   Quota: 7,745   Turnout: 72.8%  

1981 general election

1981 general election: Kildare[21][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 20.8 9,768                
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 15.0 7,053 8,052              
Labour Joseph Bermingham 12.3 5,803 5,899 6,022 6,030 7,936        
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 11.9 5,612 5,640 5,693 5,695 6,132 6,190 6,233 8,488  
Fine Gael Alan Dukes 10.1 4,762 4,785 4,837 4,838 4,915 5,009 5,024 7,063 7,685
Fine Gael Patsy Lawlor 9.5 4,469 4,524 4,580 4,586 4,763 4,943 4,964    
Fianna Fáil Gerry Brady 7.6 3,584 3,780 3,914 4,004 4,200 6,404 6,417 6,637 6,659
Labour Emmet Stagg 6.0 2,832 2,867 2,972 2,975          
Fianna Fáil Martin Miley 5.3 2,479 2,960 3,046 3,144 3,229        
Independent Evelyn Bracken 1.5 698 709              
Electorate: 63,834   Valid: 47,060   Quota: 7,844   Turnout: 73.7%  

1977 general election

1977 general election: Kildare[20][36]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 35.1 11,621        
Labour Joseph Bermingham 21.4 7,070 7,289 7,445 7,951 8,268
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 14.0 4,624 5,841 5,854 5,930 10,413
Fine Gael Patrick Malone 11.7 3,858 3,927 4,198 5,742 5,833
Fianna Fáil Martin Miley 9.7 3,223 5,007 5,038 5,102  
Fine Gael Patrick Hyland 5.1 1,696 1,730 2,267    
Fine Gael Philip Hennessy 3.1 1,025 1,043      
Electorate: 44,088   Valid: 33,117   Spoilt: 268 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,280   Turnout: 33,385 (75.7%)  

1973 general election

1973 general election: Kildare[19][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 29.3 8,894        
Labour Joseph Bermingham 22.4 6,791 6,872 7,237 7,546 7,750
Fine Gael Patrick Malone 21.7 6,581 6,637 7,905    
Fianna Fáil Terence Boylan 16.2 4,898 5,602 5,633 5,640 7,189
Fine Gael James McEvoy 5.7 1,716 1,789      
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooley 4.8 1,441 1,890 1,933 1,941  
Electorate: 40,065   Valid: 30,321   Quota: 7,581   Turnout: 75.7%  

1970 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Gerard Sweetman, a by-election was held on 14 April 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick Malone.

1970 by-election: Kildare[38][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Eamon Kane 41.3 10,754 12,061
Fine Gael Patrick Malone 35.9 9,335 13,169
Labour Joseph Bermingham 22.8 5,923  
Electorate: 36,284   Valid: 26,012   Quota: 13,007   Turnout: 71.7%  

1969 general election

1969 general election: Kildare[17][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Terence Boylan 24.9 6,903 7,100            
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 22.8 6,323 6,628 6,637 7,483        
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power 12.0 3,327 3,515 3,609 3,719 3,736 3,814 5,262 5,734
Labour Joseph Bermingham 9.8 2,711 2,889 2,902 2,991 3,014 4,336 4,449 4,911
Fianna Fáil Patrick Norton 6.5 1,806 1,880 1,908 1,963 1,976 2,042    
Labour Michael Brady 6.3 1,732 1,878 1,888 1,963 1,974      
Fine Gael Michael McWey 6.2 1,709 1,827 1,834          
Fine Gael Anne Moore 6.1 1,694 1,887 1,900 2,451 2,944 3,127 3,231  
Independent Michael St. Leger 5.4 1,496              
Electorate: 36,284   Valid: 27,701   Quota: 6,926   Turnout: 76.3%  

1965 general election

1965 general election: Kildare[16][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion 21.0 7,129      
Labour Patrick Norton 20.9 7,087      
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 20.0 6,797      
Fianna Fáil Terence Boylan 15.2 5,156 5,343 5,434 5,627
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooley 12.6 4,269 4,404 4,554 4,779
Fine Gael Matthew O'Connor 5.6 1,915 1,931 2,987  
Fine Gael Charles Chambers 4.6 1,559 1,567    
Electorate: 44,565   Valid: 33,912   Quota: 6,783   Turnout: 76.1%  

1964 by-election

Following the death of Labour Party TD William Norton, a by-election was held on 19 February 1964. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Terence Boylan.

1964 by-election: Kildare[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Terence Boylan 43.5 13,905 15,973
Fine Gael Patrick Malone 30.8 9,825 14,254
Labour Patrick Norton 25.7 8,214  
Electorate: 43,779   Valid: 31,944   Quota: 15,973   Turnout: 73.0%  

1961 general election

1961 general election: Kildare[14][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour William Norton 25.4 8,015          
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 22.3 7,035          
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooley 18.6 5,865 6,468        
Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion 12.4 3,908 4,036 4,065 4,100 4,319 6,664
Fianna Fáil Terence Groome 9.6 3,033 3,303 3,342 3,392 3,512  
Fine Gael John Keegan 6.1 1,913 2,225 2,482 2,501    
Fine Gael Charles Chambers 5.8 1,827 2,209 2,599 2,643 4,209 4,361
Electorate: 44,108   Valid: 31,596   Quota: 6,320   Turnout: 71.6%  

1957 general election

1957 general election: Kildare[13][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour William Norton 26.5 7,038  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooley 25.8 6,860  
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 23.9 6,339 6,665
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 23.8 6,311 6,385
Electorate: 37,422   Valid: 26,548   Quota: 6,638   Turnout: 70.9%  

1954 general election

1954 general election: Kildare[12][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour William Norton 30.4 8,501  
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 28.7 8,030  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 23.7 6,620 7,430
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooley 17.2 4,791 5,496
Electorate: 38,011   Valid: 27,942   Quota: 6,986   Turnout: 73.5%  

1951 general election

1951 general election: Kildare[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 30.4 8,348    
Labour William Norton 30.1 8,279    
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 24.6 6,759 6,826 7,907
Fianna Fáil Michael Nolan 14.5 3,987 5,340 5,448
Independent Peter Keane 0.4 120 174 390
Electorate: 38,147   Valid: 27,493   Quota: 6,874   Turnout: 72.1%  

1948 general election

1948 general election: Kildare[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 29.6 7,792          
Labour William Norton 26.3 6,939          
Fine Gael Gerard Sweetman 19.1 5,022 5,080 5,155 5,582 5,638 6,068
Clann na Poblachta Daniel T. Boland 10.7 2,821 2,868 3,025 3,067 3,696 4,237
Fianna Fáil Michael G. Nolan 9.3 2,452 3,517 3,577 3,627 3,666  
Clann na Poblachta Paudge Brennan 3.0 779 799 846 856    
Fine Gael Michael Cunningham 2.1 548 561 572      
Electorate: 37,737   Valid: 26,353   Quota: 6,589   Turnout: 69.8%  

1933 general election

1933 general election: Kildare[9][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 29.5 7,799    
Cumann na nGaedheal Sydney Minch 23.8 6,304 6,330 6,532
Labour William Norton 20.0 5,292 5,517 8,487
National Centre Party Frederick B. Barton 16.7 4,408 4,417 4,494
Fianna Fáil Brigid Darby 10.0 2,636 3,565  
Electorate: 33,782   Valid: 26,439   Quota: 6,610   Turnout: 78.3%  

1932 general election

1932 general election: Kildare[8][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 26.9 6,510    
Labour William Norton 22.7 5,496 5,527 5,875
Cumann na nGaedheal Sydney Minch 19.2 4,653 4,665 7,777
Fianna Fáil Domhnall Ua Buachalla 15.7 3,802 4,211 4,313
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Fitzsimons 15.4 3,735 3,743  
Electorate: 33,595   Valid: 24,196   Quota: 6,050   Turnout: 72.0%  

1931 by-election

Following the death of Labour Party TD Hugh Colohan, a by-election was held on 29 June 1931. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Thomas Harris.

1931 by-election: Kildare[7][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Thomas Harris 40.0 10,041 11,612
Cumann na nGaedheal John Conlan 33.4 8,374 11,103
Labour William Norton 26.6 6,669  
Electorate: 38,815   Valid: 25,084   Quota: 12,543   Turnout: 64.6%  

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Kildare[6][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Cumann na nGaedheal George Wolfe 29.6 6,494        
Fianna Fáil Domhnall Ua Buachalla 28.5 6,261        
Farmers' Party John Conlan 14.9 3,284 4,067 4,099 4,227 4,555
Labour Hugh Colohan 14.8 3,251 3,394 3,537 4,271 5,667
Fianna Fáil Thomas Murphy 7.7 1,694 1,715 2,289 2,397  
Labour Michael Smyth 4.5 985 1,039 1,058    
Electorate: 34,815   Valid: 21,969   Quota: 5,493   Turnout: 63.1%  

June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Kildare[5][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Domhnall Ua Buachalla 18.6 4,127 4,162 4,972 5,732            
Labour Hugh Colohan 18.6 4,112 4,144 4,213 4,341 4,402 4,788 5,081 5,529 7,226  
Cumann na nGaedheal George Wolfe 11.0 2,438 2,577 2,589 2,608 2,612 2,771 3,675 4,197 4,296 4,496
Farmers' Party John Conlan 10.4 2,310 2,560 2,580 2,653 2,674 2,995 3,257 3,632 3,824 3,956
Labour Michael Smyth 8.4 1,865 1,900 1,934 2,036 2,056 2,148 2,182 2,342    
Cumann na nGaedheal James C. Bergin 7.0 1,559 1,606 1,613 1,634 1,647 1,726        
National League Rupert Trench 6.4 1,415 1,612 1,624 1,676 1,697 1,796 1,854      
Sinn Féin Art O'Connor 5.1 1,133 1,185 1,287              
Independent John J. Bergin 5.1 1,129 1,280 1,296 1,359 1,409          
Fianna Fáil James Cregan 5.0 1,098 1,109                
Independent George Henderson 4.4 979                  
Electorate: 34,815   Valid: 22,165   Quota: 5,542   Turnout: 63.7%  

1923 general election

1923 general election: Kildare[4][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Hugh Colohan 23.0 4,300 4,310 4,361 4,787        
Farmers' Party John Conlan 19.5 3,650 3,672 3,762 3,868 3,903 4,174 4,435 4,941
Republican Art O'Connor 12.2 2,276 2,311 2,347 3,125 3,160 3,510 3,620  
Cumann na nGaedheal George Wolfe 11.7 2,186 2,198 2,494 2,517 2,518 2,698 4,475 4,624
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Lawler 10.3 1,920 1,949 2,352 2,387 2,390 2,643    
Labour Michael Smyth 9.2 1,712 1,722 1,769 1,892 1,931      
Republican Domhnall Ua Buachalla 8.0 1,492 1,564 1,572          
Cumann na nGaedheal Simon Malone 5.1 950 956            
Republican Thomas Harris 1.1 206              
Electorate: 35,612   Valid: 18,692   Quota: 4,674   Turnout: 52.5%  

See also

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