Cork City South-East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Cork City South–East
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created	1969
Abolished	1977
Seats	3
County/City council	County Cork

Cork City South–East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election to Dáil Éireann.^[1] The old Cork Borough constituency was divided into the new constituencies of Cork City North–West and Cork City South–East. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, when the Cork City North West and Cork City South East constituencies were replaced by the new constituency of Cork City.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the southern part of Cork city and suburbs.^[1]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork City South–East 1969–1977^[2]
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
19th	1969^[3]		Pearse Wyse (FF)		Gus Healy (FF)		Peter Barry (FG)
20th	1973^[4]		Pearse Wyse (FF)		Gus Healy (FF)		Peter Barry (FG)
21st	1977	Constituency abolished. See Cork City

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

1973 general election

1973 general election: Cork City South–East^[4]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Pearse Wyse	10,411	36.2	1	1
	Fianna Fáil	Gus Healy	4,836	16.8	2
	Fine Gael	Peter Barry	6,566	22.9	3
	Fine Gael	Seán O'Leary	3,057	10.6
	Labour Party	Robert Rice	2,290	8.0
	Independent	Gerard Carroll	1,162	4.0
	Independent	Timothy O'Sullivan	289	1.0
	Independent	Veronica Hartland	121	0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,732 Quota: 7,184 Turnout:

1969 general election

1969 general election: Cork City South–East^[3]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Pearse Wyse	10,434	38.6	1	1
	Fianna Fáil	Gus Healy	3,982	14.7	2
	Fine Gael	Peter Barry	5,908	21.8	3
	Fine Gael	Seán O'Leary	2,379	8.8
	Labour Party	Con Donovan	2,295	8.5
	Labour Party	Kevin Hurley	2,020	7.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 27,018 Quota: 6,755 Turnout:

References

1 2 "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
1 2 "General election 1969: Cork City South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
1 2 "General election 1973: Cork City South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 February 2009.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Baltimore (1614–1800) Bandonbridge (1614–1800) Castlemartyr (1676–1800) Charleville (1673–1800) Clonakilty (1613–1800) Cork City (1264–1800) Cork County (????–1800) Doneraile (1640–1800) Kinsale (1334?–1800) Mallow (1613–1800) Midleton (1671–1800) Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) Youghal (1374–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Bandon (1801–85) Cork County (1801–85) Cork City (1801–1922) East Cork (1885–1922) Mid Cork (1885–1922) North Cork (1885–1922) North East Cork (1885–1922) South Cork (1885–1922) South East Cork (1885–1922) West Cork (1885–1922) Kinsale (1801–85) Mallow (1801–85) Youghal (1801–85)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Cork Borough (1921–69) Cork City (1977–81) Cork City North–West (1969–77) Cork City South–East (1969–77) Cork East (1923–37, 1948–61, 1981–) Cork East and North East (1921–23) Cork Mid (1961–81) Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–23) Cork North (1923–61) Cork North–Central (1981–) Cork North–East (1961–81) Cork North–West (1981–) Cork South (1948–61) Cork South–Central (1981–) Cork South–East (1937–48) Cork South–West (1961–) Cork West (1923–61)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) South (2004–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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