Dublin South-West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin South–West
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency

Outline map

Location of Dublin South–West within County Dublin
Current constituency
Created 1981
Seats 4 (1981–1992)
5 (1992–2002)
4 (2002–2016)
5 (2016–)
TDs
County council South Dublin County Council
EP constituency Dublin
Dublin South–West
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created 1948
Abolished 1977
Seats 5 (1948–1969)
4 (1969–1977)
County council County Dublin

Dublin South–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 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 is located in the southern part of South Dublin county. One of this name was first created in the 1940s and was used for elections from 1948 to 1973 inclusive.[1] The original constituency was based around the areas of Ballyfermot, Crumlin and Kilmainham.[2] The constituency was then abolished and was mostly replaced by the Dublin Ballyfermot constituency. In its current incarnation the seat was created in 1981 and had completely different boundaries from the original pre-1977 constituency, being based around the areas of Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Tallaght, Templeogue, and parts of Terenure.[3]

In 1998, it was reduced in size and electorate, losing territory—including Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Clondalkin—to the new Dublin Mid–West seat. Major areas today include Rathfarnham, Tallaght, and Templeogue, with the surrounding suburbs of Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Butterfield, Firhouse, Greenhills, Knocklyon, Willbrook, and parts of Terenure.[4][5] At the 2016 general election, it gained a seat to become a five-seater and part of Dublin South, around Rathfarnham, was added to it.[6]

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

"In the county of South Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Ballinascorney, Ballyboden, Bohernabreena, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Firhouse Village, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda’s, Rathfarnham Village, Tallaght-Avonbeg, Tallaght-Belgard, Tallaght-Fettercairn, Tallaght-Glenview, Tallaght-Jobstown, Tallaght-Killinardan, Tallaght-Kiltipper, Tallaght-Kingswood, Tallaght-Millbrook, Tallaght-Oldbawn, Tallaght-Springfield, Tallaght-Tymon, Templeogue-Cypress, Templeogue-Limekiln, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue-Osprey, Templeogue Village, Terenure-St. James;
and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway."[6]

Constituency profile

The constituency leans towards left wing parties such as the Labour Party and Sinn Féin. Both Labour party TDs elected in 2011 had been members of other left wing parties: Pat Rabbitte of the Workers' Party of Ireland and Democratic Left, and Eamonn Maloney was a member of the Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party. With the departure of Brian Hayes in 2014, the constituency was entirely represented by four left of centre TDs upon the election of Paul Murphy of the Anti-Austerity Alliance in the 2014 by-election.

The constituency is noted for its volatility: in the past three general elections, the poll topper from the previous election lost his seat, Brian Hayes in 2002, Seán Crowe in 2007 and Conor Lenihan in 2011.[7]

TDs

TDs 1948–1977

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South–West 1948–1977[8]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[9] Seán MacBride
(CnaP)		 Peadar Doyle
(FG)		 Bernard Butler
(FF)		 Michael O'Higgins
(FG)		 Robert Briscoe
(FF)
14th 1951[10] Michael ffrench-O'Carroll
(Ind)
15th 1954[11] Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
1956 by-election[12] Noel Lemass, Jnr
(FF)
16th 1957[13] James Carroll
(Ind)
1959 by-election[14] Richie Ryan
(FG)
17th 1961[15] James O'Keeffe
(FG)
18th 1965[16] John O'Connell
(Lab)		 Joseph Dowling
(FF)		 Ben Briscoe
(FF)
19th 1969[17] Seán Dunne
(Lab)
1970 by-election[18] Seán Sherwin
(FF) 		4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973[19] Declan Costello
(FG)
1976 by-election[20] Brendan Halligan
(Lab)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Ballyfermot

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 since 1981

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South–West 1981–[8]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[21] Seán Walsh
(FF)		 Larry McMahon
(FG)		 Mary Harney
(FF)		 Mervyn Taylor
(Lab) 		4 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb)[22]
24th 1982 (Nov)[23] Michael O'Leary
(FG)
25th 1987[24] Chris Flood
(FF)		 Mary Harney
(PD)
26th 1989[25] Pat Rabbitte
(WP)
27th 1992[26] Pat Rabbitte
(DL)		 Eamonn Walsh
(Lab)
28th 1997[27] Conor Lenihan
(FF)		 Brian Hayes
(FG)
29th 2002[28] Pat Rabbitte
(Lab)		 Charlie O'Connor
(FF)		 Seán Crowe
(SF) 		4 seats
2002–2016
30th 2007[29] Brian Hayes
(FG)
31st 2011[30] Eamonn Maloney
(Lab)		 Seán Crowe
(SF)
2014 by-election[31] Paul Murphy
(AAA)
32nd 2016[32] Colm Brophy
(FG)		 John Lahart
(FF)		 Paul Murphy
(AAA–PBP)		 Katherine Zappone
(Ind)

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: Dublin South–West[32]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13Count 14Count 15Count 16
Fianna Fáil John Lahart 14.3 9647 9655 9678 9725 9772 9892 10045 10160 10506 10565 11402          
AAA–PBP Paul Murphy 13.4 9005 9020 9047 9194 9247 9316 9626 9758 10054 10366 10678 13528        
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 10.4 6974 6978 6983 7054 7070 7098 7230 7362 7413 9502 9642 9959 11068 11082 11245  
Fine Gael Colm Brophy 10.7 7195 7202 7213 7235 7576 7660 7758 8028 8193 8213 8655 8695 8724 8764 10126 10639
Independent Katherine Zappone 6.6 4463 4486 4515 4604 4660 4913 5131 5262 5731 5797 6129 6294 6724 6753 7542 9655
Fine Gael Anne-Marie Dermody 9.6 6463 6467 6477 6496 6779 6889 6948 7087 7316 7337 7793 7835 7868 7911 9079 9503
Independent Peter Fitzpatrick 4.6 2812 2829 2866 3064 3094 3210 3353 3433 3742 3799 4163 4332 4632 4677 4916  
Labour Party Pamela Kearns 3.9 2635 2640 2646 2658 2700 2883 2936 3796 3902 3933 4099 4116 4163 4182    
AAA–PBP Sandra Fay 4.8 3241 3244 3249 3312 3324 3374 3439 3492 3593 3725 3832          
Renua Ireland Ronan McMahon 4.3 2906 2912 2952 3003 3026 3100 3208 3258 3518 3548            
Sinn Féin Sarah Holland 3.9 2616 2621 2630 2667 2685 2721 2764 2792 2884              
Independent Deirdre O'Donovan 3.3 2197 2220 2261 2308 2326 2411 2534 2571                
Labour Party Mick Duff 2.6 1743 1743 1749 1776 1871 1947 2120                  
Independent Eamonn Maloney 2.4 1627 1628 1638 1671 1722 1748                    
Green Party Francis Duffy 1.9 1297 1303 1307 1332 1337                      
Fine Gael Karen Warren 1.6 1088 1090 1096 1105                        
Independent Declan Burke 0.8 515 525 561                          
Direct Democracy Stephen Sinclair 0.5 359 375 385                          
Independent Kieran Quigley 0.5 317 329                            
Independent Joan Summerville Molloy 0.2 112                              
Independent Frank O'Gorman 0.1 59                              
Electorate: 105,420   Valid: 67,271   Spoilt: 647 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,212   Turnout: 67,918 (64.4%)

    2014 by-election

    2014 by-election: Dublin South–West[31]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
    Anti-Austerity Alliance Paul Murphy 27.2 6,540 6,579 6,622 6,890 7,079 7,436 7,726 9,565
    Sinn Féin Cathal King 30.3 7,288 7,304 7,340 7,448 7,580 7,828 8,017 8,999
    Independent Ronan McMahon 8.9 2,142 2,167 2,227 2,265 2,464 3,049 3,416  
    Fine Gael Cáit Keane 8.8 2,110 2,117 2,194 2,203 2,267 2,575 3,857  
    Labour Party Pamela Kearns 8.5 2,043 2,053 2,155 2,170 2,239 2,492    
    Fianna Fáil John Lahart 8.6 2,077 2,085 2,138 2,152 2,200      
    Independent Declan Burke 2.8 681 711 746 818        
    People Before Profit Nicky Coules 2.2 530 540 554          
    Green Party Francis Noel Duffy 1.9 447 453            
    Independent Tony Rochford 0.4 92              
    Independent Colm O'Keeffe 0.3 74              
    Electorate: 70,400   Valid: 24,024   Spoilt: 256 (1.1%)   Quota: 12,013   Turnout: 24,280 (34.5%)

      2011 general election

      2011 general election: Dublin South–West[30]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
      Labour Party Pat Rabbitte 27.4 12,867              
      Fine Gael Brian Hayes 19.9 9,366 9,880            
      Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 17.2 8,064 8,429 8,515 8,772 8911 10,189    
      Labour Party Eamonn Maloney 8.9 4,165 6,208 6,363 6,703 6,869 7,783 8,326 9,657
      Fine Gael Cáit Keane 7.8 3,678 3,823 3,945 4,155 4,715 4,902 5,051 6,133
      Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 5.8 2,718 2,833 2,864 2,948 4,363 4,523 4,600  
      Socialist Party Mick Murphy[33] 5.2 2,462 2,624 2,662 2,920 2,975      
      Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 5.0 2,341 2,393 2,414 2,488        
      Independent Ray Kelly 1.8 823 870 883          
      Green Party Francis Duffy 1.0 480 511 521          
      Electorate: 70,613   Valid: 46,964   Spoilt: 511 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,393   Turnout: 47,475 (67.2%)

        2007 general election

        2007 general election: Dublin South–West[29]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
        Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 20.5 8,542          
        Fine Gael Brian Hayes 20.0 8,346          
        Labour Party Pat Rabbitte 20.0 8,325 8,342        
        Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 18.8 7,813 7,985 8,102 8,106 8,109 8,439
        Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 12.2 5,066 5,076 5,183 5,185 5,189 5,766
        Green Party Elizabeth Davidson 3.7 1,546 1,552 1,655 1,662 1,666 2,234
        Socialist Party Mick Murphy 3.8 1,580 1,584 1,659 1,661 1,661  
        Fathers Rights Ray Kelly 1.0 434 436        
        Electorate: 67,148   Valid: 41,652   Spoilt: 370 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,331   Turnout: 42,022 (62.6%)

          2002 general election

          2002 general election: Dublin South–West[28]
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 20.3 7,466          
          Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 19.4 7,155 7,189 7,342 7,361    
          Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 19.2 7,080 7,116 7,232 7,250 7,361  
          Labour Party Pat Rabbitte 17.2 6,314 6,364 6,499 6,523 7,190 7,648
          Fine Gael Brian Hayes 12.7 4,654 4,681 4,803 4,815 4,910 5,084
          Green Party Patrick Quinn 3.1 1,157 1,214 1,334 1,348 1,408 1,687
          Socialist Party Mick Murphy 2.6 954 994 1,055 1,069 1,104  
          Labour Party Eamonn Walsh 2.6 971 984 1,004 1,008    
          Christian Solidarity Darragh O'Reilly 2.1 760 779        
          Independent Ray Kelly 0.8 291          
          Electorate: 67,947   Valid: 36,802   Spoilt: 414 (1.1%)   Quota: 7,361   Turnout: 37,216 (54.8%)

            1997 general election

            1997 general election: Dublin South–West[27]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Brian Hayes 6,487 15.5 1 5
            Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 5,195 12.4 2 7
            Democratic Left Pat Rabbitte 5,094 12.2 3 7
            Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 4,713 11.3 4 7
            Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 4,436 10.6 5 7
            Labour Party Eamonn Walsh 4,070 9.7
            Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 3,725 8.9
            Fianna Fáil Colm McGrath 2,898 6.9
            Socialist Party Mick Murphy 2,026 4.8
            Green Party Monique Federsel 1,315 3.1
            Progressive Democrats Colm Tyndall 995 2.4
            Independent Marie Kinsella 509 1.2
            Independent Dermot Mara 242 0.6
            Independent Harry Richards 76 0.2
            Independent Denis Dowling 71 0.2
            Electorate: 75,646   Valid: 41,852   Spoilt: 440 (1.0%)   Quota: 6,976   Turnout: 42,292 (55.9%)

            1992 general election

            1992 general election: Dublin South–West[26]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 10,871 25.5 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 6,596 15.5 2 9
            Labour Party Eamonn Walsh 3,594 8.4 3 11
            Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 4,964 11.6 4 13
            Democratic Left Pat Rabbitte 3,743 8.8 5 13
            Fianna Fáil Colm McGrath 2,288 5.4
            Fine Gael Michael Keating 2,614 6.1
            Fianna Fáil John Hannon 1,832 4.3
            Independent Peter Keogh 1,511 3.5
            Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 1,701 4.0
            Green Party David Cotter 871 2.0
            Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 846 2.0
            Independent Bob Byrne 581 1.4
            Workers' Party Esther Kelly 293 0.7
            Independent Anthony Hubbard 184 0.4
            Independent Harry Richards 159 0.4
            Electorate: 69,922   Valid: 42,648   Spoilt: 709 (1.6%)   Quota: 7,109   Turnout: 43,357 (62.0%)

            1989 general election

            1989 general election: Dublin South–West[25]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 8,734 22.4 1 1
            Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 7,166 18.4 2 4
            Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 7,346 18.8 6 3
            Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 4,323 11.1 4 7
            Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 5,737 14.7
            Fine Gael Larry McMahon 2,297 5.9
            Green Party Conor Delaney 1,259 3.2
            Fine Gael Clare Leonard 1,049 2.7
            Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 1,018 2.6
            Independent Alan Plummer 84 0.2
            Electorate: 64,995   Valid: 39,013   Spoilt: 513 (1.3%)   Quota: 7,803   Turnout: 39,526 (60.8%)

            1987 general election

            1987 general election: Dublin South–West[24]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 8,169 19.7 1
            Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 8,082 19.5 2
            Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 7,922 19.1 3
            Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 4,607 11.1 4
            Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 5,086 12.3
            Fine Gael Larry McMahon 3,407 8.2
            Fine Gael Breda Cass 1,187 2.9
            Sinn Féin John Noonan 1,001 2.4
            Fine Gael Therese Ridge 656 1.6
            Labour Party Eamonn Walsh 458 1.1
            Sinn Féin Christopher Dunne 378 0.9
            Democratic Socialist Party Eamonn Maloney 223 0.5
            Independent Gerry Jago 143 0.3
            Independent Barbara Hyland 71 0.2
            Independent Diarmuid O'Flanagan 64 0.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,454   Quota: 8,291   Turnout:

            November 1982 general election

            November 1982 general election: Dublin South–West[23]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 7,814 20.8 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 6,465 17.2 2
            Fianna Fáil Mary Harney 4,619 12.3 3
            Fine Gael Michael O'Leary 5,682 15.1 4
            Fine Gael Larry McMahon 3,991 10.6
            Fine Gael Conal Brennan 2,929 7.8
            Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 2,673 7.1
            Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 2,365 6.3
            Independent Ann Joyce 581 1.5
            Independent Richard O'Reilly 297 0.8
            Independent Noel Murphy 240 0.6
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,656   Quota: 7,532   Turnout:

            February 1982 general election

            February 1982 general election: Dublin South–West[22]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 7,407 20.8 1 1
            Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 7,063 19.8 2
            Fianna Fáil Mary Harney 5,830 16.3 3
            Fine Gael Larry McMahon 5,688 15.9 4
            Fine Gael George Laing 3,848 10.8
            Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 3,508 9.8
            Fine Gael Con McCarthy 2,354 6.6
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,698   Quota: 7,140   Turnout:

            1981 general election

            1981 general election: Dublin South–West[21]
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 20.2 7,311            
            Fine Gael Larry McMahon 17.3 6,266 6,302 6,421 7,121 8,751    
            Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 15.3 5,522 6,197 6,517 6,737 7,188 7,514  
            Fianna Fáil Mary Harney 11.6 4,192 4,222 4,626 4,783 4,861 4,879 7,822
            Fine Gael Conal Brennan 8.2 2,946 2,990 3,107 3,813 4,567 5,712 5,863
            Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 8.1 2,916 2,931 3,171 3,224 3,276 3,304  
            Fine Gael George Laing 6.7 2,444 2,470 2,522 3,002      
            Fine Gael John Garvey 5.9 2,154 2,207 2,289        
            Independent Kevin Boland 4.2 1,519 1,535          
            Labour Party Brendan Byrne 2.5 897            
            Electorate: 51,182   Valid: 36,167   Spoilt: 389 (1.1%)   Quota: 7,234   Turnout: 36,556 (71.4%)

              1976 by-election

              Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Noel Lemass, Jnr, a by-election was held on 10 June 1976. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Brendan Halligan.

              1976 by-election: Dublin South–West[20]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Labour Party Brendan Halligan 6,870 27.5 1
              Fianna Fáil Eileen Lemass 9,687 38.8
              Fine Gael Jim Mitchell 5,169 20.7
              Sinn Féin (Official) Tomás Mac Giolla 1,679 6.7
              Aontacht Éireann Kevin Boland 1,186 4.8
              Irish Republican Socialist Ite Ni Chionnaith 287 1.2
              Independent Blathnaid Ni Chinneide 113 0.5
              Electorate: 46,585   Valid: 24,991   Quota: 12,496   Turnout: 53.7%

              1973 general election

              1973 general election: Dublin South–West[19]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Labour Party John O'Connell 9,865 32.7 1 1
              Fine Gael Declan Costello 4,633 15.4 2
              Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 3,939 13.1 3
              Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass, Jnr 4,705 15.6 4
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Dalton 2,603 8.6
              Aontacht Éireann Seán Sherwin 1,340 4.4
              Fine Gael Jim Mitchell 1,194 4.0
              Sinn Féin (Official) James Spooner 972 3.2
              Labour Party Patrick O'Mahony 541 1.8
              Labour Party Pat Sweeney 369 1.2
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,161   Quota: 6,033   Turnout:

              1970 by-election

              Following the death of Labour Party TD Seán Dunne, a by-election was held on 4 March 1970. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Sherwin.

              1970 by-election: Dublin South–West[18]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Seán Sherwin 7,678 33.0 1
              Labour Party Matt Merrigan 5,004 21.5
              Independent Lauri Corcoran 4,481 19.2
              Fine Gael Jim Mitchell 4,062 17.4
              Independent Cora Dunne 2,062 8.9
              Electorate: 40,690   Valid: 23,287   Quota: 11,644   Turnout: 57.2%

              1969 general election

              1969 general election: Dublin South–West[17]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 5,724 19.6 1
              Labour Party Seán Dunne 5,136 17.6 2
              Labour Party John O'Connell 5,273 18.1 3
              Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass, Jnr 2,512 8.6 4
              Independent Lauri Corcoran 2,066 7.1
              Labour Party George Butler 1,643 5.6
              Fianna Fáil Seán Sherwin 1,643 5.6
              Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 1,331 4.6
              Fine Gael James McMahon 1,203 4.1
              Labour Party Liam Farrell 893 3.1
              Fine Gael Harry Lowe 856 2.9
              Fine Gael Pierce Redmond 759 2.6
              Independent Ciaran McKeown 154 0.5
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,193   Quota: 5,839   Turnout:

              1965 general election

              1965 general election: Dublin South–West[16]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass, Jnr 7,596 18.9 1 1
              Labour Party John O'Connell 4,299 10.7 2
              Fine Gael Richie Ryan 5,484 13.6 3
              Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 4,416 11.0 4
              Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 4,607 11.5 5
              Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 4,352 10.8
              Independent James Carroll 1,796 4.5
              Labour Party John O'Donovan 1,792 4.5
              Labour Party Patrick Coghlan 1,762 4.4
              Fianna Fáil Gerard Buchanan 1,699 4.2
              Independent Joseph Christle 1,649 4.1
              Fine Gael Patrick Turner 409 1.0
              Fine Gael Frederick Pope 374 0.9
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,235   Quota: 6,706   Turnout:

              1961 general election

              1961 general election: Dublin South–West[15]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 5,574 16.6 1 1
              Fine Gael Richie Ryan 4,496 13.4 2
              Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass, Jnr 4,961 14.8 3
              Independent James Carroll 3,378 10.1 4
              Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 2,276 6.8 5
              Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 3,293 9.8
              Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 2,135 6.4
              Independent Joseph Christle 1,814 5.4
              Fine Gael Joseph Mack 1,442 4.3
              Fine Gael Michael O'Connor 1,111 3.3
              Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keeble 964 2.9
              Labour Party Hilda Larkin 930 2.8
              Labour Party Patrick Coghlan 754 2.3
              Sinn Féin Séamus McGuinness 444 1.3
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,572   Quota: 5,596   Turnout:

              1959 by-election

              Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Butler, a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Richie Ryan.

              1959 by-election: Dublin South–West[14]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Richie Ryan 6,523 26.1 1
              Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 9,280 37.2
              Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 5,138 20.6
              Labour Party Hilda Larkin 2,693 10.8
              Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Dubhghaill 1,341 5.4
              Electorate: 62,394   Valid: 24,975   Quota: 12,488   Turnout: 40.0%

              1957 general election

              1957 general election: Dublin South–West[13]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 8,162 20.6 1 1
              Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass, Jnr 5,436 13.7 2
              Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 4,830 12.2 3
              Independent James Carroll 3,878 9.8 4
              Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 2,543 6.4 5
              Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 2,677 6.8
              Independent Beatrice Dixon 2,488 6.3
              Sinn Féin Seoirse Dearle 2,442 6.2
              Labour Party John Colgan 2,045 5.2
              Fine Gael Edmond Power 1,866 4.7
              Fianna Fáil Michael ffrench-O'Carroll 1,853 4.7
              Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 1,397 3.5
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,617   Quota: 6,603   Turnout:

              1956 by-election

              Following the death of Fine Gael TD Peadar Doyle, a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Lemass, Jnr.

              1956 by-election: Dublin South–West[12]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass, Jnr 14,416 59.8 1 1
              Fine Gael Edmond Power 9,682 40.2
              Electorate: 63,286   Valid: 24,098   Quota: 12,050   Turnout: 38.1%

              1954 general election

              1954 general election: Dublin South–West[11]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 5,940 13.6 1
              Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 6,151 14.1 2
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 6,594 15.1 3
              Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 4,783 11.0 4
              Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 5,894 13.5 5
              Fianna Fáil Michael ffrench-O'Carroll 5,080 11.6
              Independent James Carroll 2,262 5.2
              Fine Gael William Croly 2,155 4.9
              Labour Party John Colgan 1,924 4.4
              Labour Party Richard Deasy 1,617 3.7
              Labour Party Matt Merrigan 631 1.5
              Independent Michael O'Riordan 375 0.9
              Independent Myles Heffernan 245 0.6
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,651   Quota: 7,276   Turnout:

              1951 general election

              1951 general election: Dublin South–West[10]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 8,417 20.0 1 1
              Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 6,529 15.6 2
              Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 5,823 13.9 3
              Independent Michael ffrench-O'Carroll 5,842 13.9 4
              Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 2,853 6.8 5
              Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 2,754 6.6
              Fianna Fáil Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh 2,682 6.4
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Reynolds 2,572 6.1
              Labour Party Richard Deasy 2,335 5.6
              Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 1,211 2.9
              Clann na Poblachta Richard Batterberry 684 1.6
              Independent Michael O'Riordan 295 0.7
              Electorate: 60,934   Valid: 41,997   Quota: 7,000   Turnout:

              1948 general election

              1948 general election: Dublin South–West[9]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 8,648 21.8 1 1
              Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 5,102 12.9 2
              Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 5,956 15.0 3
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 5,961 15.1 4
              Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 3,243 8.2 5
              Fine Gael William Croly 2,806 7.1
              Fianna Fáil Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh 2,476 6.3
              Labour Party Joseph Deasy 1,737 4.4
              Clann na Poblachta Richard Batterberry 1,196 3.0
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Teevan 820 2.1
              Clann na Poblachta May Laverty 605 1.5
              Labour Party John Heery 564 1.4
              Labour Party John Moran 490 1.2
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,604   Quota: 6,601   Turnout:

              See also

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              2. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
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