Kildare–Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Kildare–Wicklow
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Kildare–Wicklow within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1923
Seats	5
County/City council	County Kildare County Wicklow

Kildare–Wicklow was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland and first used at the 1921 general election to return the members of the 2nd Dáil. It covered all of County Kildare and County Wicklow.

Kildare–Wicklow was used again for the 1922 general election to the Third Dáil. Under the Electoral Act 1923, it was replaced by the two new single county constituencies of Kildare and Wicklow.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare–Wicklow 1921–1923^[1]
Key to parties FP = Farmers' Party Lab = Labour Party SF = Sinn Féin Anti-Treaty = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Pro-Treaty = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
2nd	1921^[2]		Robert Barton (SF)		Domhnall Ua Buachalla (SF)		Christopher Byrne (SF)		Erskine Childers (SF)		Art O'Connor (SF)
3rd	1922^[3]		Robert Barton (Anti-Treaty)		Richard Wilson (FP)		Christopher Byrne (Pro-Treaty)		Hugh Colohan (Lab)		James Everett (Lab)
4th	1923	Constituency abolished. See Kildare and Wicklow

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

1922 general election

1922 general election: Kildare–Wicklow^[3]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Christopher Byrne	9,170	26.6	1	1
	Labour Party	Hugh Colohan	6,522	18.9	2	1
	Labour Party	James Everett	5,993	17.4	3	1
	Farmers' Party	Richard Wilson	3,035	8.8	4	8
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Robert Barton	2,842	8.2	5	9
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Art O'Connor	1,776	5.2
	Independent	John Bergin	2,013	5.8
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	1,438	4.2
	Independent	Patrick Phelan	1,213	3.5
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Robert Erskine Childers	512	1.5
Electorate: 58,584 Valid: 34,514 Quota: 5,753 Turnout: 58.9%

1921 general election

1921 general election: Kildare–Wicklow^[2]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Sinn Féin	Robert Barton	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Sinn Féin	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Sinn Féin	Christopher Byrne	Unopposed	N/A	3
	Sinn Féin	Robert Erskine Childers	Unopposed	N/A	4
	Sinn Féin	Art O'Connor	Unopposed	N/A	5

References

↑ 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 1921: Kildare–Wicklow". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
1 2 "General election 1922: Kildare–Wicklow". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Parliamentary constituencies in County Kildare

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Athy (1614–1800) Harristown (1684–1800) Kildare Borough (????–1800) Kildare County (????–1800) Naas (1570–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Kildare (1801–85) North Kildare (1885–1922) South Kildare (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Kildare–Wicklow (1921–23) Kildare (1923–37, 1948–2002) Carlow–Kildare (1937–48) Kildare North (2002–) Kildare South (2002–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

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

Parliamentary constituencies in County Wicklow

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Baltinglass (164–1800) Blessington (1670–1800) Carysfort (1629–1800) Wicklow Borough (1614–1800) Wicklow County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Wicklow (1801–85) East Wicklow (1885–1922) West Wicklow (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Kildare–Wicklow (1921–23) Wicklow (1923–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) South (2014–)

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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