Dublin North (Dáil constituency)

Dublin North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1981 to 2016, representing an area in the north of County Dublin (later Fingal). A previous constituency of the same existed in Dublin City from 1923 to 1937. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Dublin North
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Dublin North within County Dublin
Former constituency
Created1981
Abolished2016
Seats
  • 3 (1981–1992)
  • 4 (1992–2016)
Local government areas
Created fromDublin County North
Replaced byDublin Fingal
Dublin North
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1937
Seats8
Local govermoment areaDublin City
Created from
Replaced by

Boundaries edit

1923–1937 edit

Dublin North was created under the Electoral Act 1923 as an eight-seat borough constituency on the northside of Dublin city from territory that had been part of the Dublin Mid and Dublin North-West constituencies. It was defined by borough electoral areas, each of which contained one or more wards: Dublin No. 1 [Arran Quay], Dublin No. 2 [Clontarf East, Clontarf West, Drumcondra and Glasnevin], Dublin No. 4 [Inns' Quay and Rotunda], Dublin No. 6 [Mountjoy] and Dublin No. 8 [North City and North Dock].[1][2]

It was abolished with effect at the 1937 general election, when it was replaced by the constituencies of Dublin North-East (3 seats) and Dublin North-West (5 seats).[3]

1981–2016 edit

A constituency of the same name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and was first used at the 1981 general election. It was in the northern area of County Dublin (later Fingal), and included the towns of Balbriggan and Malahide, Lusk, Rush, Donabate and Skerries. It was superseded by Dublin Fingal at the 2016 general election.

Changes to the Dublin North constituency 1981–2016
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1981–1992 3
In County Dublin the district electoral divisions[4] of[5][6]

Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghill, Balscadden, Blanchardstown (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dublin West), Clonmethan, Donabate, Finglas (except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Dublin North-West and Dublin West), Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide, Rush, Skerries, Swords East and Swords West;

and the townlands of:

Ballymacartle, Bohammer, Burgage, Clonshagh, Maynetown, Saintdoolaghs, Snugborough, in the district electoral division of Coolock;

Coultry, Ballymun, Huntstown, Silloge, in the district electoral division of Drumcondra Rural Number One;

Ballymun, Ballystruan, Collinstown, Commons, Coultry, Dardistown, Huntstown, Rock, Santry (the part thereof situated north of a line drawn along the centre of Coolock Lane), Santry Demesne, Turnapin Great, Turnapin Little, in the district electoral division of Drumcondra Rural Number Two.
New constituency, with Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, part of Coolock, Clonmethan, Donabate, part of Drumcondra Rural Number One, part of Finglas, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide, Rush, Skerries, Swords East, Swords West from Dublin County North;

and part of Blanchardstown from Dublin County West

1992–1997 4
In County Dublin, the district electoral divisions[7] of[8]
Airport, Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Blanchardstown-Abbotstown, Blanchardstown-Corduff, Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown, Castleknock Park, Clonmethan, Donabate, Dubber, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village, The Ward, Turnapin.
Transfer of the part of the Dublin West constituency situated north of the Navan Road and the Castleknock Road; and minor adjustments with Dublin North-Central, Dublin North-East and Dublin North-West to bring the constituency into alignment with the city boundary.[9]
1997–2002 4
In Fingal, the electoral divisions[10] of[11]
Airport, Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Dubber, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village, The Ward, Turnapin.
Transfer of Blanchardstown-Abbotstown, Blanchardstown-Corduff, Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown, Castleknock Park to Dublin West.[12]
2002–2007 3
In Fingal, the electoral divisions of[13]

Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village;

and those parts of the electoral divisions of Airport, Dubber, Priorswood A, Priorswood B, Priorswood C, The Ward and Turnapin situated north of a line drawn as follows:

commencing at the intersection of the southwestern boundary of the electoral division of The Ward by the M50 Northern Cross, thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the said M50 and the N32 (Northern Cross Extension) to the intersection of the said N32 by the eastern boundary of the electoral division of Priorswood C, passing in a clockwise direction around and excluding the following three roundabouts, viz. roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the M50 Northern Cross with the M1 Motorway, the roundabout at the junction of the N32 (Northern Cross Extension) with Clonshaugh Road and the roundabout at the junction of the N32 (Northern Cross Extension) with the Malahide Road.
Loss of territory to align its southern boundary with the M50 and its Malahide Road extension.[14]
2007–2011 3
In Fingal, the electoral divisions of[15]

Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Balgriffin, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village;

and those parts of the electoral divisions of Airport and Turnapin situated north of a line drawn along the Northern Cross Route (M50), passing in a clockwise direction around and excluding roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with the M1 motorway;
and, in Dublin City, those parts of the electoral divisions[16] of
Priorswood A, Priorswood B and Priorswood C situated north of a line drawn along the Northern Cross Route (M50) and the Northern Cross Extension (N32), passing in a clockwise direction around and excluding the following three roundabouts, viz. roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with the M1 Motorway, the roundabout at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with Clonshaugh Road and the roundabout at the junction of the Northern Cross Extension (N32) with Malahide Road (R107).
Transfer of part of Blanchardstown-Abbotstown to Dublin North-West, and of Kilsallaghan and part of Dubber and The Ward to Dublin West.[17]
2011–2016 4
In Fingal, the electoral divisions of[18]
Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village.
Transfer of Balgriffin, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South and balance of Turnapin, Priorswood A, Priorswood B and Priorswood C (part north of N32) to Dublin North-East; transfer of Swords-Forrest and balance of Airport to Dublin West.[19]

TDs edit

TDs 1923–1937 edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North 1923–1937[20]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[21] Alfie Byrne
(Ind)
Francis Cahill
(CnaG)
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
(CnaG)
Seán McGarry
(CnaG)
William Hewat
(BP)
Richard Mulcahy
(CnaG)
Seán T. O'Kelly
(Rep)
Ernie O'Malley
(Rep)
1925 by-election[22] Patrick Leonard
(CnaG)
Oscar Traynor
(Rep)
5th 1927 (Jun)[23] John Byrne
(CnaG)
Oscar Traynor
(SF)
Denis Cullen
(Lab)
Seán T. O'Kelly
(FF)
Kathleen Clarke
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)[24] Eamonn Cooney
(FF)
James Larkin
(IWL)
Patrick Leonard
(CnaG)
1928 by-election[25] Vincent Rice
(CnaG)
1929 by-election[26] Thomas F. O'Higgins
(CnaG)
7th 1932[27] Alfie Byrne
(Ind)
Cormac Breathnach
(FF)
Oscar Traynor
(FF)
8th 1933[28] Patrick Belton
(CnaG)
Vincent Rice
(CnaG)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Dublin North-East and Dublin North-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.

TDs 1981–2016 edit

Note that the boundaries of Dublin North from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1923–1937 boundaries. See §Boundaries

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North 1981–2016[20]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[29] Ray Burke
(FF)
John Boland
(FG)
Nora Owen
(FG)
3 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb)[30]
24th 1982 (Nov)[31]
25th 1987[32] G. V. Wright
(FF)
26th 1989[33] Nora Owen
(FG)
Seán Ryan
(Lab)
27th 1992[34] Trevor Sargent
(GP)
28th 1997[35] G. V. Wright
(FF)
1998 by-election[36] Seán Ryan
(Lab)
29th 2002[37] Jim Glennon
(FF)
30th 2007[38] James Reilly
(FG)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
Darragh O'Brien
(FF)
31st 2011[39] Alan Farrell
(FG)
Brendan Ryan
(Lab)
Clare Daly
(SP)
32nd 2016 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Fingal

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

2011 general election edit

2011 general election: Dublin North[39][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael James Reilly 20.6 10,178            
Labour Brendan Ryan 19.9 9,809 9,868 10,058        
Socialist Party Clare Daly[a] 15.2 7,513 7,533 7,875 9,096 9,465 11,172  
Fine Gael Alan Farrell 10.8 5,310 5,475 5,723 6,406 6,669 8,450 9,159
Green Trevor Sargent 8.5 4,186 4,213 4,483 5,169 5,610    
Fianna Fáil Darragh O'Brien 8.3 4,115 4,124 4,249 4,407 6,886 7,821 8,067
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 7.1 3,519 3,531 3,604 3,805      
Labour Tom Kelleher 6.5 3,205 3,215 3,367        
Independent Mark Harrold 3.1 1,512 1,518          
Electorate: 70,413   Valid: 49,347   Spoilt: 452 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,870   Turnout: 49,799 (70.7%)  
  1. ^ Daly campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

2007 general election edit

2007 general election: Dublin North[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 19.9 10,869 10,911 11,266              
Fine Gael James Reilly 14.0 7,677 7,718 7,927 7,951 8,036 8,281 8,454 9,147 9,706 10,339
Green Trevor Sargent 13.6 7,448 7,499 7,656 7,680 7,914 8,255 9,414 11,611    
Fianna Fáil Darragh O'Brien 12.9 7,058 7,083 7,405 7,553 7,700 7,853 7,925 8,427 12,570  
Labour Brendan Ryan 9.6 5,256 5,294 5,343 5,357 5,514 5,758 5,889 7,323 8,158 9,166
Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 9.3 5,074 5,108 5,284 5,384 5,536 5,811 5,919 6,404    
Socialist Party Clare Daly 8.9 4,872 4,960 5,021 5,032 5,504 5,685 5,887      
Green Joe Corr 3.0 1,659 1,681 1,716 1,721 1,818 1,897        
Sinn Féin Matt McCormack 2.7 1,454 1,493 1,497 1,498            
Independent David O'Connor 2.6 1,396 1,453 1,493 1,503 1,593          
Progressive Democrats Tom Morrissey 2.6 1,395 1,425                
Immigration Control John Donnelly 0.5 286                  
Christian Solidarity Cathal Loftus 0.4 210                  
Electorate: 80,221   Valid: 54,641   Spoilt: 411 (0.7%)   Quota: 10,929   Turnout: 55,052 (68.6%)  

2002 general election edit

2002 general election: Dublin North[37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Green Trevor Sargent 16.6 7,294 7,380 7,678 7,818 8,118 9,785    
Labour Seán Ryan 14.5 6,359 6,407 6,535 6,665 6,847 8,578 9,128  
Fianna Fáil Jim Glennon 13.4 5,892 5,945 6,028 6,152 6,294 6,511 6,596 8,640
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 12.9 5,658 5,707 5,739 5,777 5,868 6,139 6,249 8,617
Socialist Party Clare Daly 12.5 5,501 5,551 5,730 5,796 6,244 6,590 6,772 7,523
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 11.9 5,253 5,309 5,368 5,422 5,532 5,732 5,801  
Fine Gael Nora Owen 9.1 4,012 4,030 4,132 4,720 4,763      
Sinn Féin Mick Davis 3.1 1,350 1,382 1,424 1,440        
Fine Gael Cathal Boland 2.7 1,177 1,189 1,216          
Ind. Health Alliance Ciarán Goulding 2.1 914 1,009            
Independent Eamon Quinn 0.6 285              
Christian Solidarity David Walshe 0.6 247              
Electorate: 72,908   Valid: 43,942   Spoilt: N/A[41]   Quota: 8,789   Turnout: 43,942 (60.3%)  

1998 by-election edit

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Ray Burke, a by-election was held on 11 March 1998. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Seán Ryan.

1998 by-election: Dublin North[36][42]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Labour Seán Ryan 33.3 11,012 11,012 11,017 11,029 11,057 11,216 11,397 11,475 11,555 11,717 12,049 12,832 14,320 16,896
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 31.3 10,334 10,335 10,336 10,352 10,365 10,421 10,514 10,744 10,936 11,079 11,236 11,983 12,698 13,633
Fine Gael Philip Jenkinson 9.6 3,185 3,186 3,187 3,190 3,215 3,258 3,296 3,385 3,449 3,557 3,715 3,982 4,395  
Socialist Party Clare Daly 8.2 2,692 2,692 2,694 2,702 2,705 2,746 2,777 2,809 2,848 2,948 3,041 3,553    
Green Paul Martin 3.3 1,092 1,092 1,093 1,103 1,108 1,151 1,185 1,236 1,289 1,414 1,511      
Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly 3.3 1,088 1,088 1,088 1,092 1,093 1,108 1,115 1,119 1,150 1,188 1,209      
Independent Rena Condrot Ruigrok 2.4 780 781 781 786 790 798 809 821 850 929        
Independent Ciaran Goulding 2.1 682 682 683 690 698 714 740 763 817          
Christian Solidarity Angela Keaveney 1.7 565 565 566 573 576 582 598 616            
Progressive Democrats Finian Fallon 1.6 533 533 533 540 550 557 565              
Independent Gertie Shields 1.4 452 458 460 464 467 476                
Democratic Left Joe Holohan 0.7 225 225 225 229 232                  
Independent Elaine Rooney 0.5 176 177 178 179 183                  
Ind. Unionist John McDonald 0.3 107 107 107 112                    
Independent Alan Nagle 0.1 44 44 45                      
Independent Peter Farrelly 0.1 34 34 34                      
Independent Benny Cooney 0.1 18 18 18                      
Natural Law Noel O'Neill 0.1 15 16                        
Independent Jim Tallon 0.1 12                          
Electorate: 65,891   Valid: 33,046   Quota: 16,524   Turnout: 50.2%  

1997 general election edit

1997 general election: Dublin North[35][43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 21.6 8,901            
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 17.0 7,007 7,480 7,517 7,851 8,622    
Fine Gael Nora Owen 14.5 5,956 5,974 6,005 6,196 6,345 6,423 8,302
Labour Seán Ryan 13.6 5,616 5,658 5,727 5,911 5,993 6,039 7,242
Green Trevor Sargent 13.6 5,614 5,652 5,750 6,094 6,456 6,671 8,165
Socialist Party Clare Daly 7.2 2,971 2,997 3,142 3,254 3,300 3,324  
Fine Gael Philip Jenkinson 4.5 1,857 1,869 1,882 1,962 2,040 2,067  
Progressive Democrats Finian Fallon 3.5 1,431 1,467 1,486 1,558      
Independent Annie Ryan 1.6 669 681 715        
Christian Solidarity Angela Keaveney 1.6 666 669 686        
Independent Tim O'Brien 0.9 376 380          
Independent Barbara Mary Hyland 0.1 52 53          
Independent Paul Coyle 0.1 42 46          
Electorate: 64,030   Valid: 41,158   Spoilt: 364 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,232   Turnout: 41,522 (64.9%)  

1992 general election edit

1992 general election: Dublin North[34][44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Seán Ryan 34.0 14,693              
Fianna Fáil Raphael P. Burke 20.3 8,745              
Fine Gael Nora Owen 12.4 5,355 6,975 7,004 7,154 7,426 9,227    
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 11.3 4,862 5,406 5,459 5,498 5,649 5,746 7,494 7,599
Green Trevor Sargent 8.8 3,788 6,298 6,524 6,661 7,110 7,470 8,038 8,524
Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis 5.0 2,157 2,442 2,504 2,649 2,729 2,822    
Fine Gael Cathal Boland 4.2 1,818 2,389 2,407 2,489 2,561      
Independent Betty Carr 1.6 707 968 1,006 1,206        
Independent Marie Blake 1.5 639 768 815          
Sinn Féin Martha Ellis 1.0 411 548            
Electorate: 63,341   Valid: 43,175   Spoilt: 540 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,636   Turnout: 43,715 (69.0%)  

1989 general election edit

1989 general election: Dublin North[33][45][46]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 25.5 8,623          
Labour Seán Ryan 18.0 6,076 6,202 6,360 7,623 7,639 8,190
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 14.5 4,914 4954 6545 7115 7252 7548
Fine Gael John Boland 12.0 4,071 4,319 4,514 4,969 4,977  
Fine Gael Nora Owen 11.8 3,987 4,416 4,474 5,044 5,051 8,802
Green Trevor Sargent 8.7 2,953 3,072 3,227      
Fianna Fáil Sean Gilbride 6.5 2,182 2,207        
Progressive Democrats Vincent Gaul 3.0 1,011          
Electorate: 50,765   Valid: 33,817   Quota: 8,455   Turnout: 66.6%  

1987 general election edit

1987 general election: Dublin North[32][47][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 28.1 9,565              
Fine Gael John Boland 15.9 5,417 5,455 5,456 5,517 5,633 5,843 6,505 9,639
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 12.9 4,402 4,749 4,755 4,841 4,959 7,600 8,363 8,583
Progressive Democrats Vincent Gaul 11.8 4,008 4,044 4,053 4,143 4,344 4,443 5,125 5,877
Fine Gael Nora Owen 10.2 3,461 3,475 3,482 3,621 3,756 3,806 4,355  
Fianna Fáil Seán Gilbride 7.6 2,575 3,129 3,129 3,152 3,285      
Labour Seán Ryan 6.9 2,350 2,402 2,412 3,055 3,387 3,558    
Labour Bernard Malone 3.2 1,083 1,095 1,103          
Green Trevor Sargent 3.2 1,061 1,067 1,119 1,165        
Independent Barbara Hyland 0.3 96 97            
Electorate: 46,545   Valid: 34,018   Quota: 8,505   Turnout: 73.1%  

November 1982 general election edit

November 1982 general election: Dublin North[31][49][50]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 27.2 7,610        
Fine Gael John Boland 24.3 6,808 6,837 6,977 7,094  
Fine Gael Nora Owen 17.9 5,001 5,019 5,322 5,394 7,237
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 11.7 3,270 3,520 3,595 5,402 5,883
Fianna Fáil Thomas Caffrey 6.5 1,826 2,125 2,171    
Labour Seán Ryan 6.4 1,781 1,794 2,906 3,042  
Labour Bernard Malone 6.0 1,679 1,686      
Electorate: 39,933   Valid: 27,975   Quota: 6,994   Turnout: 70.1%  

February 1982 general election edit

February 1982 general election: Dublin North[30][51]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 29.2 7,922        
Fine Gael John Boland 21.6 5,873 5,925 6,006 7,749  
Fine Gael Nora Owen 17.5 4,739 4,772 4,943 6,219 7,062
Labour Hugh Reilly 14.4 3,911 3,946 4,038    
Fianna Fáil G. V. Wright 8.8 2,397 2,698      
Fianna Fáil Patricia McGill 8.5 2,312 3,024 5,342 5,968 6,085
Electorate: 38,117   Valid: 27,154   Spoilt: 235 (0.9%)   Quota: 6,789   Turnout: 27,389 (71.9%)  

1981 general election edit

1981 general election: Dublin North[29][52]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 31.8 8,602        
Fine Gael John Boland 24.6 6,650 6,768      
Fine Gael Nora Owen 13.1 3,540 3,596 4,025 4,243 6,175
Fianna Fáil Joe Fox 9.3 2,506 3,143 3,244 5,337 6,009
Labour Hugh Reilly 8.5 2,300 2,340 3,719 3,779  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dunne 5.4 1,447 2,378 2,466    
Labour Seán Ryan 4.9 1,334 1,373      
Labour Joseph Holohan 2.5 683 698      
Electorate: 38,117   Valid: 27,062   Quota: 6,766   Turnout: 71.0%  

1933 general election edit

1933 general election: Dublin North[28][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 21.6 17,053                      
Independent Alfie Byrne 18.4 14,472                      
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Mulcahy 11.2 8,864                      
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 7.5 5,923 7,275 7,366 7,366 7,546 7,991 8,018 9,384        
Fianna Fáil Oscar Traynor 6.5 5,143 9,404                    
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent Rice 6.4 5,045 5,068 6,384 6,415 6,417 6,513 7,713 7,747 7,758 7,761 10,207  
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 5.9 4,685 6,307 6,402 6,402 6,721 7,869 7,934 9,885        
Labour Martin O'Sullivan 5.2 4,067 4,374 4,665 4,668 4,680 5,280 5,400 5,559 6,643 7,252 7,593 7,667
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Belton 5.1 3,989 4,011 5,264 5,283 5,284 5,371 6,146 6,154 6,178 6,187 7,902 9,278
Independent James Larkin 3.5 2,792 2,926 3,075 3,076 3,084              
Fianna Fáil Matthew Stafford 3.1 2,455 3,003 3,029 3,029 3,151 3,602 3,608          
Cumann na nGaedheal Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll 3.0 2,379 2,392 3,603 3,638 3,640 3,703 4,758 4,774 4,783 4,789    
Cumann na nGaedheal John Byrne 2.5 1,940 1,954 3,237 3,255 3,256 3,320            
Electorate: 103,824   Valid: 78,807   Quota: 8,757   Turnout: 75.9%  

1932 general election edit

1932 general election: Dublin North[27][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Independent Alfie Byrne 25.4 18,170                            
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Mulcahy 13.3 9,477                            
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 12.8 9,176                            
Fianna Fáil Oscar Traynor 11.0 7,850 8,042                          
Independent James Larkin 5.4 3,860 4,091 4,101 4,141 4,156 4,237 4,302 4,316 4,517 4,574 4,806 5,247 5,264    
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 4.9 3,491 3,588 3,596 3,884 3,891 3,897 3,935 3,945 4,379 4,413 4,954 5,529 5,547 6,166 6,732
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 4.3 3,060 3,105 3,112 3,732 3,748 3,775 3,962 3,970 4,980 5,045 5,284 5,884 5,896 8,568  
Cumann na nGaedheal Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll 3.8 2,715 5,125 5,671 5,676 5,680 5,682 5,752 6,121 6,166 6,958 7,640 8,179      
Cumann na nGaedheal John Byrne 3.0 2,113 4,461 4,696 4,699 4,704 4,706 4,767 5,205 5,241 5,993 6,663 7,201 7,300 7,556 7,593
Labour Martin O'Sullivan 2.9 2,064 2,309 2,344 2,369 2,375 2,383 3,455 3,506 3,564 3,766 4,075        
Independent Patrick Belton 2.8 2,016 2,943 2,999 3,012 3,023 3,031 3,127 3,217 3,276 3,499          
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent Rice 2.6 1,865 3,264 3,544 3,550 3,558 3,566 3,592 4,079 4,111 5,063 5,514 6,120 6,212 6,462 6,486
Fianna Fáil Oscar Kirwan 2.3 1,650 1,716 1,721 1,922 1,930 1,944 2,002 2,015              
Cumann na nGaedheal Sylvester O'Farrell 2.2 1,575 2,605 2,760 2,767 2,774 2,782 2,845 3,215 3,252            
Labour Denis Cullen 1.9 1,380 1,762 1,779 1,794 1,802 1,808                  
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Leonard 1.2 830 1,675 1,857 1,860 1,862 1,865 1,907                
Independent Joseph Troy 0.2 170 182 182 191 195                    
Electorate: 99,894   Valid: 71,462   Quota: 7,941   Turnout: 71.5%  

1929 by-election edit

Following the election of Independent TD Alfie Byrne to Seanad Éireann, a by-election was held on 14 March 1929. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas F. O'Higgins.

1929 by-election: Dublin North[26][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas F. O'Higgins 50.1 28,445
Fianna Fáil Oscar Traynor 49.9 28,294
Electorate: 96,748   Valid: 56,739   Quota: 28,370   Turnout: 58.7%  

1928 by-election edit

Following the disqualification of Irish Worker League TD James Larkin due to bankruptcy, a by-election was held on 3 April 1928. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Vincent Rice.

1928 by-election: Dublin North[25][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent Rice 50.2 21,731
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Clarke 30.8 13,322
Irish Worker League James Larkin 19.0 8,232
Electorate: 94,390   Valid: 43,285   Quota: 21,643   Turnout: 45.9%  

September 1927 general election edit

September 1927 general election: Dublin North[24][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Mulcahy 22.4 14,597                      
Independent Alfie Byrne 18.2 11,864                      
Irish Worker League James Larkin 11.5 7,490                      
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 10.7 6,958 6,988 7,062 7,099 7,150 7,191 7,313          
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Clarke 5.7 3,694 3,716 3,959 3,992 4,020 4,050 4,157 4,160 4,975 5,010 5,458 6,118
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 5.3 3,477 3,500 3,686 3,732 3,751 3,780 3,867 3,889 5,296 5,351 5,847 6,540
Cumann na nGaedheal John Byrne 4.5 2,935 4,610 5,801 5,803 5,811 5,941 6,032 6,032 6,059 6,663 6,860 7,468
Fianna Fáil Padraic Fleming 3.7 2,391 2,415 2,499 2,525 2,547 2,570 2,651 2,663        
Cumann na nGaedheal Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll 3.5 2,274 4,736 5,493 5,495 5,517 5,672 5,785 5,786 5,811 6,370 6,575 7,146
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Leonard 3.2 2,068 3,771 4,329 4,332 4,346 4,507 4,605 4,605 4,645 5,631 5,857 6,658
Labour Denis Cullen 3.1 2,044 2,120 2,393 2,403 2,816 2,894 3,001 3,005 3,126 3,188    
Independent Laurence O'Neill 2.7 1,755 1,985 2,646 2,662 2,765 2,879 3,122 3,139 3,269 3,616 4,668  
Cumann na nGaedheal William O'Hara 2.6 1,705 2,233 2,448 2,450 2,463 2,695 2,766 2,767 2,804      
Independent William Larkin 1.3 832 915 1,141 1,162 1,187 1,233            
Labour Thomas O'Reilly 1.0 665 694 745 749                
National League Thomas O'Driscoll 0.7 453 920 1,020 1,063 1,069              
Electorate: 94,370   Valid: 65,202   Quota: 7,245   Turnout: 69.1%  

June 1927 general election edit

June 1927 general election: Dublin North[23][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Independent Alfie Byrne 28.0 17,780                            
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Mulcahy 18.5 11,726                            
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 9.5 6,040 6,286 6,313 6,336 6,399 6,419 7,064                
Sinn Féin Oscar Traynor 6.8 4,351 4,804 4,823 4,848 4,927 4,953 5,057 5,058 5,131 5,173 5,491 5,591 6,399 6,968 7,437
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Clarke 6.0 3,818 4,684 4,704 4,727 4,796 4,814 5,071 5,072 5,114 5,146 5,316 5,364 7,729    
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 4.6 2,940 3,388 3,404 3,414 3,442 3,457 3,751 3,752 3,800 3,822 3,959 4,022      
Cumann na nGaedheal John Byrne 3.6 2,267 3,590 4,332 4,357 4,422 4,489 4,505 4,505 4,562 5,010 5,172 5,318 5,389 5,405 6,374
Cumann na nGaedheal Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll 3.2 2,053 3,212 4,925 4,965 5,045 5,116 5,137 5,137 5,205 5,566 5,770 5,920 5,979 5,984 6,460
National League Coghlan Briscoe 2.9 1,837 3,078 3,141 3,148 3,247 3,846 3,862 3,862 3,923 4,007 4,296 4,455 4,539 4,568  
Labour Denis Cullen 2.7 1,692 2,649 2,718 2,739 2,836 2,886 2,920 2,920 3,432 3,489 3,752 5,545 5,786 5,829 6,720
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Leonard 2.6 1,679 2,370 3,565 3,580 3,666 3,773 3,794 3,794 3,864 4,498 4,728 4,930 4,990 4,996 5,556
Fianna Fáil Conn Murphy 2.1 1,345 1,469 1,498 1,504 1,532 1,545                  
Labour Ronald Mortished 1.9 1,237 1,710 1,820 1,847 1,964 2,035 2,057 2,057 2,684 2,745 2,990        
Labour Edward O'Carroll 1.9 1,219 1,507 1,570 1,581 1,645 1,686 1,723 1,723              
Independent William Larkin 1.6 1,012 1,950 2,022 2,040 2,191 2,268 2,302 2,302 2,359 2,450          
Cumann na nGaedheal John Donnelly 1.4 890 1,362 1,777 1,793 1,847 1,911 1,923 1,923 1,953            
National League B. C. Hackett 1.4 860 1,234 1,272 1,277 1,324                    
Independent John P. Neary 0.9 565 1,166 1,220 1,245                      
Clann Éireann Lillie O'Shea Leamy 0.4 234 299 319                        
Electorate: 94,370   Valid: 63,545   Quota: 7,061   Turnout: 67.3%  

1925 by-election edit

Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Francis Cahill and Seán McGarry, a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925. The first seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Patrick Leonard, and the second by the Republican candidate Oscar Traynor.

1925 by-election: Dublin North[22][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Leonard 34.8 17,329      
Republican Oscar Traynor 31.3 15,598 15,603 15,888 16,360
Labour Denis Cullen 16.9 8,422 8,466 9,195 13,957
Cumann na nGaedheal Donal O'Connor 12.6 6,294 6,938 7,798  
Independent Seán Milroy 4.4 2,188 2,213    
Electorate: 90,280   Valid: 49,831   Quota: 16,611   Turnout: 55.2%  

1923 general election edit

1923 general election: Dublin North[21][53]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Mulcahy 39.8 22,005                          
Independent Alfie Byrne 19.0 10,518                          
Republican Ernie O'Malley 8.3 4,602 4,649 4,729 4,734 4,742 4,794 4,817 4,848 5,021 5,058 5,080 5,118 5,373 5,410
Republican Seán T. O'Kelly 7.7 4,233 4,261 4,323 4,329 4,335 4,387 4,413 4,462 5,170 5,190 5,212 5,246 5,636 5,699
Businessmen's Party William Hewat 4.7 2,594 3,105 3,552 3,688 3,771 3,772 3,928 3,954 3,960 4,012 5,218 5,372 5,676 5,992
Dublin Trades Council P. T. Daly 3.8 2,075 2,260 2,768 2,815 2,861 2,868 2,907 3,296 3,318 3,354 3,504 3,620 4,165 4,337
Labour Edward O'Carroll 3.0 1,653 2,051 2,396 2,481 2,539 2,551 2,621 2,718 2,743 2,780 2,879 3,068    
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán McGarry 2.5 1,397 10,125                        
Cumann na nGaedheal Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll 2.3 1,247 4,939 6,022 8,015                    
Independent James Clark 1.9 1,047 1,260 1,672 1,730 1,778 1,781 1,881 1,900 1,910 1,954        
Cumann na nGaedheal Francis Cahill 1.4 790 1,380 2,112 2,496 3,009 3,015 3,079 3,122 3,129 3,398 3,556 4,244 4,681 7,151
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McIntyre 1.3 742 1,282 1,390 1,704 1,962 1,966 2,008 2,076 2,084 2,343 2,392      
Republican Henry O'Hanrahan 1.1 636 661 711 716 719 943 961 1,006            
Dublin Trades Council John Lawlor 1.0 573 675 854 880 902 902 937              
Independent Kevin Kenny 0.7 371 505 670 731 770 774                
Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Hughes 0.7 365 777 883 1,448 1,875 1,880 1,948 1,979 1,982 2,321 2,396 3,300 3,768  
Republican Daithí O'Donoghue 0.6 330 353 376 383 391                  
Cumann na nGaedheal James Whelan 0.3 142 372 443 729 1,078 1,082 1,136 1,163 1,176          
Electorate: 89,909   Valid: 55,320   Quota: 6,147   Turnout: 61.5%  

See also edit

References edit

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