Cork South-Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Cork South–Central
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency

Outline map

Location of Cork South–Central within Ireland
Current constituency
Created 1981
Seats 5 (1981–2016)
4 (2016–)
TDs
County/City council Cork City Council
EP constituency South

Cork South–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the first time under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980,[1] mainly drawing its electorate from the existing Cork Mid and Cork City constituencies.

Cork South–Central is predominantly an urban constituency but with a rural hinterland in the south. It encompasses the electoral areas of Cork City Council south of the river Lee, together with most of the Carrigaline electoral area of Cork County Council, including the Ringaskiddy and Passage West areas. The Ballincollig area of County Cork was moved to the Cork North–West constituency for the 2007 general election. At the 2016 general election, the Bishopstown area of Cork city was moved to the Cork North–Central constituency, and it was also reduced from five to four seats.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[2]

"The city of Cork, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Cork North–Central;
and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of:
Ballygarvan, Carrigaline, Douglas, Iniskenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban, and the townland of Ballinaspig More in the electoral division of Bishopstown (part) in the former Rural District of Cork;
Carrigaline, Kilpatrick, Liscleary, Templebreedy, in the former Rural District of Kinsale."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South–Central 1981–[3]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[4] Peter Barry
(FG)		 Gene Fitzgerald
(FF)		 Pearse Wyse
(FF)		 Hugh Coveney
(FG)		 Eileen Desmond
(Lab)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[5] Jim Corr
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[6] Hugh Coveney
(FG)
25th 1987[7] John Dennehy
(FF)		 Batt O'Keeffe
(FF)		 Pearse Wyse
(PD)		 Toddy O'Sullivan
(Lab)
26th 1989[8] Micheál Martin
(FF)
27th 1992[9] Batt O'Keeffe
(FF)		 Pat Cox
(PD)
1994 by-election[10] Hugh Coveney
(FG)
28th 1997[11] Deirdre Clune
(FG)		 John Dennehy
(FF)
1998 by-election[12] Simon Coveney
(FG)
29th 2002[13] Dan Boyle
(GP)
30th 2007[14] Deirdre Clune
(FG)		 Michael McGrath
(FF)		 Ciarán Lynch
(Lab)
31st 2011[15] Jerry Buttimer
(FG)
32nd 2016[16] Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
(SF) 		4 seats
since 2016

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

2016 general election

2016 general election: Cork South–Central[16]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 21.2 11,745                    
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 20.4 11,346                    
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 12.5 6,986 7,090 7,122 7,152 7,257 7,414 7,524 7,877 8,366 8,526 10,653
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 14.3 7,965 8,180 8,233 8,241 8,293 8,303 8,468 8,527 8,591 9,315 10,372
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 11.5 6,419 6,498 6,530 6,532 6,568 6,582 6,701 6,727 6,786 7,843 9,117
Independent Mick Finn 4.3 2,378 2,423 2,446 2,454 2,528 2,583 2,686 2,869 3,199 3,356  
Green Party Lorna Bogue 3.7 2,064 2,095 2,108 2,114 2,183 2,243 2,364 2,452 2,930 3,291  
Labour Party Ciarán Lynch 4.3 2,417 2,462 2,478 2,481 2,504 2,513 2,574 2,611 2,685    
AAA–PBP Fiona Ryan 1.7 937 954 960 976 1,037 1,492 1,592 1,882      
Independent Diarmuid Ó Cadhla 1.6 869 885 891 941 1,047 1,107 1,188        
Renua Ireland Ciarán Kenneally 1.6 887 931 944 951 990 1,014          
AAA–PBP Jim O'Connell 1.4 795 810 815 829 880            
Independent Joe Harris 0.6 350 371 376 388              
Independent Elizabeth Hourihane 0.5 304 327 329 333              
Independent Michael Mohally 0.3 170 173 176                
Electorate: 84,482   Valid: 55,682   Spoilt: 404   Quota: 11,137   Turnout: 66.4%

    2011 general election

    2011 general election: Cork South–Central[15]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
    Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 16.7 10,715                      
    Labour Party Ciarán Lynch 13.2 8,481 8,484 8,516 8,543 8,593 8,810 9,218 9,921 12,565      
    Fine Gael Simon Coveney 14.8 9,447 9,450 9,471 9,521 9,558 9,712 9,976 10,169 10,531 10,872    
    Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 11.1 7,128 7,130 7,150 7,173 7,194 7,327 7,553 7,822 8,032 8,410 13,096  
    Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 11.3 7,221 7,248 7,274 7,327 7,350 7,484 7,635 7,911 8,120 8,393 9,025 10,023
    Sinn Féin Chris O'Leary 8.2 5,250 5,251 5,291 5,319 5,414 5,688 5,796 6,463 6,719 7,268 7,640 8,187
    Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 8.8 5,650 5,652 5,672 5,689 5,709 5,803 5,982 6,124 6,364 6,690    
    Labour Party Paula Desmond 5.3 3,388 3,389 3,412 3,455 3,499 3,609 3,877 4,127        
    Independent Mick Finn 3.7 2,386 2,387 2,440 2,540 2,597 2,882 2,960          
    Green Party Dan Boyle 2.6 1,640 1,641 1,650 1,672 1,708 1,800            
    New Vision David McCarthy 1.4 880 880 917 952 1,037              
    Independent Ted Neville 0.8 523 523 547 581 639              
    Independent Diarmaid Ó Cadhla 0.8 508 508 531 563                
    Independent Seán Dunphy 0.7 448 448 481                  
    Independent Eric Isherwood 0.3 193 193                    
    Independent Finbarr O'Driscoll 0.1 92 92                    
    Independent Gerard Linehan 0.1 90 90                    
    Electorate: 90,044   Valid: 64,040   Spoilt: 624 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,674   Turnout: 64,664 (71.8%)

      2007 general election

      2007 general election: Cork South–Central[14]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 19.0 11,226          
      Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 16.7 9,866          
      Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 9.7 5,739 5,843 5,941 6,447 8,565 9,875
      Labour Party Ciarán Lynch 9.2 5,466 5,566 5,730 6,528 7,285 9,851
      Fine Gael Simon Coveney 9.9 5,863 5,960 6,058 6,451 8,042 9,363
      Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 8.6 5,062 5,810 5,921 7,087 7,448 8,067
      Green Party Dan Boyle 8.4 4,945 5,057 5,263 6,318 6,994  
      Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 8.8 5,180 5,242 5,337 5,760    
      Sinn Féin Henry Cremin 5.1 3,020 3,054 3,198      
      Progressive Democrats John Minihan 2.7 1,596 1,706 1,807      
      Immigration Control Ted Neville 1.4 804 814        
      Independent Gerard Linehan 0.2 155 156        
      Independent Morgan Stack 0.2 116 118        
      Independent Maurice Fitzgerald 0.1 30 31        
      Electorate: 91,090   Valid: 59,068   Spoilt: 592 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,845   Turnout: 59,660 (65.5%)

        2002 general election

        2002 general election: Cork South–Central[13]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 26.7 14,742                  
        Fine Gael Simon Coveney 9.4 5,183 5,757 5,793 5,906 6,038 6,634 11,573      
        Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 11.9 6,556 8,224 8,279 8,393 8,694 8,897 9,112 9,331    
        Green Party Dan Boyle 9.0 4,952 5,394 5,506 5,766 6,334 7,761 8,304 9,317    
        Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 10.0 5,533 7,256 7,295 7,697 8,061 8,281 8,480 8,684 8,766 8,789
        Independent Kathy Sinnott 9.0 4,984 5,393 5,491 5,909 6,450 7,215 7,724 8,654 8,696 8,783
        Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 10.0 5,535 5,848 5,886 5,982 6,075 6,593        
        Labour Party Brendan Ryan 5.9 3,282 3,461 3,509 3,743 3,966          
        Sinn Féin Tom Hanlon 3.7 2,063 2,176 2,254 2,480            
        Independent Con O'Connell 3.3 1,821 1,914 2,004              
        Immigration Control Ted Neville 0.7 372 383                
        Socialist Workers Michael O'Sullivan 0.4 217 227                
        Electorate: 89,646   Valid: 55,240   Spoilt: 545 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,207   Turnout: 55,785 (62.2%)

          1998 by-election

          Following the death of Fine Gael TD Hugh Coveney, a by-election was held on 23 October 1998. It was won by the Fine Gael candidate Simon Coveney, son of the deceased TD.

          1998 by-election: Cork South–Central[12]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael Simon Coveney 16,212 37.7 1 3
          Fianna Fáil Sinead Behan 12,658 29.4
          Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 8,171 19.0
          Green Party Dan Boyle 3,461 8.1
          Sinn Féin Henry Cremin 1,158 2.7
          Progressive Democrats Peter Kelly 971 2.3
          Independent Benny Cooney 197 0.5
          Natural Law Brian McEnery 150 0.4
          Independent Jim Tallon 29 0.1
          Electorate: 87,606   Valid: 43,007   Quota: 21,504   Turnout: 49.1%

          1997 general election

          1997 general election: Cork South–Central[11]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 9,652 17.5 1 1
          Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 9,524 17.2 2 1
          Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 7,279 13.2 3 7
          Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 6,524 11.9 4 9
          Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 4,602 8.4 5 9
          Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 4,908 8.9
          Green Party Dan Boyle 3,622 6.6
          Fine Gael Sylvester Cotter 2,701 4.9
          Progressive Democrats Tom Coughlan 2,304 4.2
          Independent Derry Canty 1,497 2.7
          Independent Matty O'Callaghan 1,254 2.3
          Independent Tim Murphy 663 1.2
          Independent Seán Twomey 215 0.4
          Natural Law Nora Anne Luck 182 0.3
          Independent Seán Ahern 112 0.2
          Electorate: 84,288   Valid: 55,039   Spoilt: 362 (0.7%)   Quota: 9,174   Turnout: 55,401 (65.7%)

          1994 by-election

          Following the resignation of Progressive Democrats TD Pat Cox after his election to the European Parliament, a by-election was held on 10 November 1994. It was won by the Fine Gael candidate Hugh Coveney.

          1994 by-election: Cork South–Central[10]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 13,128 31.2 1 6
          Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 13,316 31.6
          Green Party Dan Boyle 6,677 15.9
          Independent Brendan Ryan 2,618 6.2
          Labour Party Joe O'Flynn 1,940 4.6
          Progressive Democrats Alan Ellard 1,719 4.1
          Christian Solidarity Catherine Kelly 1,704 4.0
          Workers' Party Sean McCarthy 813 1.9
          Independent Brian McEnery 219 0.5
          Electorate: 78,420   Valid: 42,134   Quota: 21,068   Turnout: 53.7%

          1992 general election

          1992 general election: Cork South–Central[9]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 9,662 18.0 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 7,939 14.8 2 11
          Fine Gael Peter Barry 5,020 9.4 3 15
          Progressive Democrats Pat Cox 6,720 12.5 4 15
          Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 5,532 10.3 5 15
          Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 3,925 7.3
          Fine Gael Denis Cregan 2,925 5.5
          Democratic Left Kathleen Lynch 2,539 4.7
          Independent Liam Hurley 2,239 4.2
          Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 1,941 3.6
          Fine Gael Jim Corr 1,828 3.4
          Green Party Dan Boyle 1,166 2.2
          Independent John Weldon 697 1.3
          Sinn Féin Liam Burke 592 1.1
          Independent Con O'Connell 526 1.0
          Workers' Party Jerry McCarthy 172 0.3
          Independent Seán Twomey 87 0.2
          Independent Nora Anne Luck 85 0.2
          Electorate: 76,141   Valid: 53,595   Spoilt: 712 (1.3%)   Quota: 8,933   Turnout: 54,307 (71.3%)

          1989 general election

          1989 general election: Cork South–Central[8]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 6,300 11.8 1
          Fine Gael Peter Barry 7,791 14.5 2
          Progressive Democrats Pearse Wyse 5,527 10.3 3
          Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 6,564 12.2 4
          Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 5,586 10.4 5
          Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 6,012 11.2
          Fine Gael Jim Corr 5,899 11.0
          Workers' Party Kathleen Lynch 4,457 8.3
          Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 3,652 6.8
          Progressive Democrats John Coleman 1,679 3.1
          Independent William Fitzsimon 150 0.3
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 53,617   Quota: 8,937   Turnout:

          1987 general election

          1987 general election: Cork South–Central[7]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Progressive Democrats Pearse Wyse 10,935 19.4 1
          Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 6,099 10.8 2
          Fine Gael Peter Barry 7,328 13.0 3
          Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 4,437 7.9 4
          Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 4,862 8.6 5
          Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 4,926 8.8
          Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 4,305 7.7
          Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 3,619 6.4
          Progressive Democrats Owen Curtin 3,112 5.5
          Workers' Party Kathleen Lynch 2,349 4.2
          Independent Charles Hennessy 1,585 2.8
          Independent Mary Dunphy 1,229 2.2
          Independent Sean Beausang 756 1.3
          Independent Bernie Murphy 441 0.8
          Independent Cornelius O'Donovan 245 0.4
          Independent Michael T. Murphy 31 0.1
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 56,259   Quota: 9,377   Turnout:

          November 1982 general election

          November 1982 general election: Cork South–Central[6]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael Peter Barry 9,472 19.2 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 8,673 17.5 2 1
          Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 7,604 15.4 3
          Labour Party Eileen Desmond 6,496 13.1 4
          Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 7,136 14.4 5
          Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 3,375 6.8
          Fine Gael Tomás Ryan 2,689 5.4
          Workers' Party Noel Power 1,485 3.0
          Independent Owen Casey 1,307 2.6
          Fianna Fáil Valentine Jago 447 0.9
          Irish Republican Socialist Jim Lane 398 0.8
          Democratic Socialist Party Garry O'Sullivan 369 0.8
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,451   Quota: 8,242   Turnout:

          February 1982 general election

          February 1982 general election: Cork South–Central[5]
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
          Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 16.7 8,092        
          Fine Gael Peter Barry 16.6 8,062 8,089      
          Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 15.5 7,500 7,562 7,625 8,093  
          Labour Party Eileen Desmond 13.4 6,494 6,613 6,907 7,287 8,399
          Fine Gael Jim Corr 11.9 5,769 5,862 6,297 6,846 10,297
          Fianna Fáil Donal Coleman 9.7 4,688 4,732 4,764 5,060 5,209
          Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 8.7 4,210 4,246 4,558 4,780  
          Independent Mary Kelly 3.9 1,929 2,057 2,090    
          Fine Gael Denis Cregan 2.4 1,168 1,192      
          Independent Declan Murphy 1.2 564        
          Electorate: 64,507   Valid: 48,476   Spoilt: 347 (0.7%)   Quota: 8,080   Turnout: 48,823 (75.7%)

            1981 general election

            1981 general election: Cork South–Central[4]
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Fine Gael Peter Barry 18.1 9,010            
            Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 15.7 7,819 7,827 8,533        
            Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 15.8 7,889 7,898 8,295 8,413      
            Labour Party Eileen Desmond 13.9 6,961 7,001 7,261 7,273 7,861 8,900  
            Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 10.6 5,274 5,492 5,629 5,638 6,256 6,647 6,946
            Fine Gael Jim Corr 9.4 4,705 5,055 5,153 5,158 5,958 6,364 6,571
            Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 7.7 3,821 3,831 4,439 4,503 4,602    
            Fine Gael Denis Cregan 4.2 2,109 2,155 2,206 2,210      
            Fianna Fáil Chrissie Ahern 3.9 1,988 1,993          
            Independent Sean Twomey 0.7 358 359          
            Electorate: 64,507   Valid: 49,934   Spoilt: 399 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,323   Turnout: 50,333 (78.0%)

              See also

              References

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              2. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
              3. ↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
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              11. 1 2 "General election 1997: Cork South–Central". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
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              13. 1 2 "General election 2002: Cork South–Central". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
              14. 1 2 "General election 2007: Cork South–Central". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
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