Mayo South (Dáil constituency)

For the 1885–1922 constituency, see South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency).

Mayo South
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Mayo South within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1969
Seats
  • 5 (1923–1948)
  • 4 (1948–1969)
Local government areaCounty Mayo
Created from
Replaced by

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

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

The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport, in the administrative county of Mayo.[1]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo South 1923–1969[4]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[5] Tom Maguire
(Rep) 		Michael Kilroy
(Rep) 		William Sears
(CnaG) 		Joseph MacBride
(CnaG) 		Martin Nally
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[6] Thomas J. O'Connell
(Lab) 		Michael Kilroy
(FF) 		Eugene Mullen
(FF) 		James FitzGerald-Kenney
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[7] Richard Walsh
(FF)
7th 1932[8] Edward Moane
(FF)
8th 1933[9]
9th 1937[10] Micheál Clery
(FF) 		James FitzGerald-Kenney
(FG) 		Martin Nally
(FG)
10th 1938[11] Mícheál Ó Móráin
(FF)
11th 1943[12] Joseph Blowick
(CnaT) 		Dominick Cafferky
(CnaT)
12th 1944[13] Richard Walsh
(FF)
1945 by-election[14] Bernard Commons
(CnaT)
13th 1948[15] 4 seats
1948–1969
14th 1951[16] Seán Flanagan
(FF) 		Dominick Cafferky
(CnaT)
15th 1954[17] Henry Kenny
(FG)
16th 1957[18]
17th 1961[19]
18th 1965[20] Michael Lyons
(FG)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Mayo East and Mayo West

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: Mayo South[20][21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 23.7 7,286          
Fine Gael Henry Kenny 23.0 7,071          
Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 15.6 4,799 5,510 5,546 6,811    
Fine Gael Michael Lyons 13.9 4,265 4,295 4,831 5,018 5,111 5,679
Fine Gael Martin Finn 13.8 4,247 4,291 4,556 4,694 4,772 5,125
Clann na Poblachta Oliver Morahan 5.4 1,651 1,710 1,778 1,835 1,918  
Fianna Fáil John J. Keane 4.7 1,442 1,731 1,744      
Electorate: 42,253   Valid: 30,761   Quota: 6,153   Turnout: 72.8%  

1961 general election

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

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

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

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

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

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

1945 by-election: Mayo South[21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons 53.3 16,977
Fianna Fáil Charles Gilmartin 46.7 14,861
Electorate: 57,775   Valid: 31,838   Quota: 15,920   Turnout: 55.11%  

1944 general election

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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%  

See also

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