Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Waterford
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency

Outline map

Location of Waterford within Ireland
Current constituency
Created 1923
Seats 4 (1923–1961)
3 (1961–1977)
4 (1977–)
TDs
County/City council Waterford City and County Council
EP constituency South

Waterford 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 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil, partially replacing the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency that was used for elections to previous Dáil.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[1]

"The city of Waterford;
and the county of Waterford."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford 1923–[2]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[3] Caitlín Brugha
(Rep)		 William Redmond
(NL)		 John Butler
(Lab)		 Nicholas Wall
(FP)
5th 1927 (Jun)[4] Patrick Little
(FF)		 Vincent White
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[5] Seán Goulding
(FF)
7th 1932[6] William Redmond
(CnaG)		 John Kiersey
(CnaG)
8th 1933[7] Nicholas Wall
(NCP)		 Bridget Redmond
(CnaG)
9th 1937[8] Michael Morrissey
(FF)		 Nicholas Wall
(FG)		 Bridget Redmond
(FG)
10th 1938[9] William Broderick
(FG)
11th 1943[10] Denis Heskin
(CnaT)
12th 1944[11]
1947 by-election[12] John Ormonde
(FF)
13th 1948[13] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
14th 1951[14]
1952 by-election[15] William Kenneally
(FF)
15th 1954[16] Thaddeus Lynch
(FG)
16th 1957[17]
17th 1961[18] 3 seats
1961–1977
18th 1965[19] Billy Kenneally
(FF)
1966 by-election[20] Fad Browne
(FF)
19th 1969[21] Edward Collins
(FG)
20th 1973[22] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
21st 1977[23] Austin Deasy
(FG)		 Jackie Fahey
(FF)
22nd 1981[24]
23rd 1982 (Feb)[25] Paddy Gallagher
(SFWP)
24th 1982 (Nov)[26] Donal Ormonde
(FF)
25th 1987[27] Martin Cullen
(PD)		 Brian Swift
(FF)
26th 1989[28] Brian O'Shea
(Lab)		 Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
27th 1992[29] Martin Cullen
(PD)
28th 1997[30] Martin Cullen
(FF)
29th 2002[31] Ollie Wilkinson
(FF)		 John Deasy
(FG)
30th 2007[32] Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
31st 2011[33] Ciara Conway
(Lab)		 John Halligan
(Ind)		 Paudie Coffey
(FG)
32nd 2016[34] David Cullinane
(SF)		 Mary Butler
(FF)

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: Waterford[34]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 20.5 10,603                
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 18.8 9,739 9,783 9,826 9,890 9,967 10,497      
Independent John Halligan 16.1 8,306 8,368 8,438 8,513 8,674 9,271 9,345 11,148  
Fine Gael John Deasy 14.8 7,641 7,687 7,697 7,806 7,996 8,067 8,072 9,443 9,671
Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 13.9 7,209 7,245 7,281 7,412 7,600 7,635 7,637 8,946 9,104
Green Party Grace O'Sullivan 4.3 2,237 2,254 2,285 2,379 2,567 2,968 2,993    
Labour Party Ciara Conway 4.4 2,268 2,286 2,302 2,309 2,367 2,445 2,449    
AAA–PBP Una Dunphy 3.2 1,646 1,656 1,719 1,767 1,857        
Renua Ireland Mailo Power 1.7 862 880 902 1,087          
Independent John Walsh 1.7 858 865 895            
Direct Democracy Edward Quilty 0.4 194 195              
Independent Sheikh Ahmed 0.3 140 143              
Electorate: 81,819   Valid: 51,703   Spoilt: 400   Quota: 10,341   Turnout: 63.7%

    2011 general election

    2011 general election: Waterford[33]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
    Fine Gael John Deasy 20.0 10,718 10,731 10,751                
    Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 18.1 9,698 9,705 9,737 9,774 9,852 9,999 10,055 10,703 11,236    
    Labour Party Ciara Conway 10.3 5,554 5,560 5,565 5,597 5,708 5,867 5,937 6,424 9,216 11,182  
    Independent John Halligan 10.3 5,546 5,552 5,569 5,594 5,639 5,776 6,051 6,448 7,373 9,602 9,818
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 14.0 7,515 7,521 7,555 7,567 7,600 7,672 7,736 7,968 8,207 8,782 8,845
    Sinn Féin David Cullinane 9.9 5,342 5,347 5,361 5,387 5,414 5,458 5,636 5,868 6,298    
    Labour Party Seamus Ryan 8.6 4,638 4,644 4,652 4,664 4,730 4,791 4,971 5,113      
    Independent Tom Higgins 2.1 1,130 1,133 1,150 1,164 1,201 1,227 1,246        
    Independent Justin Collery 1.8 967 971 983 1,025 1,075 1,129 1,166        
    Workers' Party Joe Tobin 1.6 873 878 889 906 925 937          
    Independent Joe Conway 1.3 725 729 738 751 762            
    Green Party Jody Power 0.9 462 462 465 501              
    Fís Nua Ben Nutty[35] 0.5 257 261 276                
    Independent Declan Waters 0.4 222 223                  
    Independent Gerard Kiersey 0.1 73                    
    Electorate: 78,435   Valid: 53,720   Spoilt: 578 (1.1%)   Quota: 10,745   Turnout: 54,298 (69.2%)

      2007 general election

      2007 general election: Waterford[32]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
      Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 23.1 11,438                    
      Fine Gael John Deasy 15.3 7,554 7,674 7,712 7,839 8,006 8,546 8,778 9,565 13,181    
      Labour Party Brian O'Shea 11.3 5,610 5,746 5,774 5,962 6,326 6,545 7,086 8,198 9,258 11,217  
      Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 11.4 5,624 6,384 6,423 6,561 6,631 6,699 6,995 7,663 8,032 8,472 8,848
      Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 12.0 5,963 6,221 6,258 6,319 6,376 6,395 6,443 6,766 7,159 7,549 7,874
      Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 9.4 4,658 4,706 4,732 4,825 4,935 5,382 5,522 5,894      
      Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.7 3,327 3,390 3,415 3,487 3,631 3,697 4,296        
      Workers' Party John Halligan 3.4 1,708 1,768 1,784 1,869 2,001 2,093          
      Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 2.7 1,340 1,372 1,378 1,433 1,519            
      Green Party Brendan McCann 2.1 1,049 1,062 1,085 1,206              
      Independent Mary Roche 1.9 934 973 1,014                
      Independent Declan Waters 1.5 270 271                  
      Independent Francis Hennessy 0.1 53 55                  
      Electorate: 73,434   Valid: 49,528   Spoilt: 430 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,606   Turnout: 49,958 (68.0%)

        2002 general election

        2002 general election: Waterford[31]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 18.3 8,529 8,606 8,734 8,854 9,432    
        Fine Gael John Deasy 15.5 7,204 7,303 7,363 7,581 8,118 9,998  
        Labour Party Brian O'Shea 13.4 6,219 6,364 6,649 7,182 7,649 8,316 9,524
        Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 15.7 7,312 7,367 7,383 7,443 7,635 7,723 8,204
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 12.3 5,735 5,780 5,920 5,969 6,165 6,425 7,117
        Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.4 2,955 3,090 3,410 3,585 3,714 3,871  
        Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 6.0 2,799 2,862 3,009 3,121 3,341    
        Progressive Democrats Michael Flynn 4.6 2,137 2,187 2,251 2,464      
        Green Party Brendan McCann 2.9 1,361 1,533 1,646        
        Workers' Party John Halligan 2.7 1,270 1,398          
        Christian Solidarity Declan Waters 0.7 335            
        Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 0.6 300            
        Independent Conor Halpin 0.6 289            
        Independent Eddie Walsh 0.3 118            
        Electorate: 73,725   Valid: 46,563   Spoilt: 557 (1.2%)   Quota: 9,313   Turnout: 47,120 (63.9%)

          1997 general election

          1997 general election: Waterford[30]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,335 16.4 1 7
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 5,971 13.3 2 9
          Labour Party Brian O'Shea 5,271 11.8 3 9
          Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 5,353 12.0 4 9
          Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 4,139 9.2
          Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 4,707 10.5
          Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 3,664 8.2
          Independent Dermot Kirwan 2,946 6.6
          Progressive Democrats Katharine Bulbulia 2,896 6.5
          National Party Declan Waters 855 1.9
          Green Party Brendan McCann 809 1.8
          Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 702 1.6
          Natural Law Michael Kennedy 149 0.3
          Electorate: 69,789   Valid: 44,797   Spoilt: 667 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,960   Turnout: 45,464 (65.1%)

          1992 general election

          1992 general election: Waterford[29]
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          Labour Party Brian O'Shea 26.1 11,235            
          Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18.0 7,723 8,305 8,364 8,634      
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 15.8 6,793 7,055 7,148 7,416 7,527 7,756 8,380
          Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 9.3 4,015 4,440 4,497 4,670 4,917 5,915 6,739
          Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 13.0 5,410 5,548 5,616 5,800 5,876 5,974 6,367
          Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 7.0 3,000 3,451 3,617 3,739 4,338 4,676  
          Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 4.2 1,788 1,984 2,009 2,126 2,282    
          Democratic Left Paddy Gallagher 2.4 1,039 1,459 1,513 1,568      
          Independent Tony Scott 3.1 1,312 1,411 1,488        
          Sinn Féin Denis O'Brien 1.2 511 539          
          Independent Breda Hayden 0.4 161 197          
          Electorate: 64,037   Valid: 42,987   Spoilt: 676 (1.6%)   Quota: 8,598   Turnout: 43,663 (68.2%)

            1989 general election

            1989 general election: Waterford[28]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,571 18.3 1
            Labour Party Brian O'Shea 7,823 18.9 2
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 5,486 13.3 3
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 5,971 13.3 4
            Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,570 11.1
            Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 3,489 8.4
            Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 3,340 8.1
            Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 4,707 10.5
            Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 3,664 8.2
            Independent Padraig Sweeney 159 0.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,320   Quota: 8,265   Turnout:

            1987 general election

            1987 general election: Waterford[27]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 8,430 18.9 1
            Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 5,347 12.0 2
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,321 16.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 5,720 12.8 4
            Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 5,959 13.4
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 3,990 9.0
            Labour Party Brian O'Shea 3,358 7.5
            Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 2,855 6.4
            Sinn Féin Noel Ryan 758 1.7
            Workers' Party Anthony Wright 552 1.2
            Independent Pádraig Sweeney 226 0.5
            Independent John Lanigan 78 0.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,594   Quota: 8,919   Turnout:

            November 1982 general election

            November 1982 general election: Waterford[26]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 8,495 19.8 1
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 5,442 12.7 2
            Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 6,983 16.3 3
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 6,230 14.5 4
            Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,577 10.7
            Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 3,487 8.1
            Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 3,034 7.1
            Independent Thomas Brennan 2,574 6.0
            Labour Party Brian O'Shea 1,760 4.1
            Independent Terence Moroney 285 0.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,867   Quota: 8,574   Turnout:

            February 1982 general election

            February 1982 general election: Waterford[25]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 9,295 22.4 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 6,762 16.3 2
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,419 15.4 3
            Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Paddy Gallagher 6,671 16.1 4
            Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 5,058 12.2
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 4,623 11.1
            Labour Party Brian O'Shea 1,982 4.8
            Independent Vincent O'Toole 756 1.8
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,566   Quota: 8,314   Turnout:

            1981 general election

            1981 general election: Waterford[24]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 8,625 19.7 1
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 8,314 19.0 2
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,022 13.8 3
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 5,183 11.9 4
            Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 3,691 8.4
            Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Paddy Gallagher 3,463 7.9
            Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 3,456 7.9
            Anti H-Block Kevin Lynch 3,337 7.6
            Labour Party William Kyne 1,632 3.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,723   Quota: 8,745   Turnout:

            1977 general election

            1977 general election: Waterford[23]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 8,061 18.9 1
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,214 16.9 2
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,333 17.2 3
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 5,726 13.4 4
            Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Paddy Gallagher 4,500 10.6
            Fianna Fáil Ria O'Brien 2,738 6.4
            Labour Party Frank King 2,679 6.3
            Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,508 5.9
            Independent Patrick Crotty 1,560 3.7
            Independent Patrick Kirwan 306 0.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,625   Quota: 8,526   Turnout:

            1973 general election

            1973 general election: Waterford[22]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,719 21.8 1
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 4,939 16.0 2
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,607 21.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 6,047 19.6
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 4,658 15.1
            Fianna Fáil Charles Curran 1,882 6.1
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,852   Quota: 7,714   Turnout:

            1969 general election

            1969 general election: Waterford[21]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,165 20.6 1
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,338 21.2 2
            Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 5,652 18.9 3
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 3,395 11.4
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 3,171 10.6
            Labour Party Thomas Brennan 3,029 10.1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,118 7.1
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,868   Quota: 7,468   Turnout:

            1966 by-election

            Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch a by-election was held on 7 December 1966. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Fad Browne.

            1966 by-election: Waterford[20]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 12,181 42.6
            Fine Gael Edward Collins 9,617 33.7
            Labour Party John Griffin 6,783 23.7
            Electorate: 36,986   Valid: 28,581   Quota: 14,291   Turnout: 77.3%

            1965 general election

            1965 general election: Waterford[19]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 7,444 27.4 1 1
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 6,694 24.6 2
            Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,380 19.8 3
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 5,652 20.8
            Fine Gael Richard Walsh 2,033 7.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,203   Quota: 6,801   Turnout:

            1961 general election

            1961 general election: Waterford[18]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 7,917 29.9 1
            Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,016 18.9 2
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,112 23.1 3
            Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 4,504 17.0
            Fine Gael William Foran 2,365 8.9
            Sinn Féin Alfonsus Ó Riain 601 2.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,515   Quota: 6,629   Turnout:

            1957 general election

            1957 general election: Waterford[17]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 7,416 24.4 1 1
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,079 20.0 2 1
            Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,161 17.0 3
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 5,567 18.3 4
            Fianna Fáil James Quirke 3,221 10.6
            Fine Gael Norman Walsh 2,958 9.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,402   Quota: 6,081   Turnout:

            1954 general election

            1954 general election: Waterford[16]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 7,777 22.7 1 1
            Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 6,991 20.4 2 1
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 6,860 20.0 3 1
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 5,162 15.1 4
            Fine Gael Norman Walsh 4,265 12.4
            Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 3,234 9.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,289   Quota: 6,858   Turnout:

            1952 by-election

            Following the death of Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate William Kenneally.

            1952 by-election: Waterford[15]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 15,532 45.2 1
            Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 11,714 34.1
            Labour Party John Griffin 7,153 20.8
            Electorate: 44,797   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 17,200   Turnout: 76.8%

            1951 general election

            1951 general election: Waterford[14]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 8,372 24.6 1 1
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 6,472 19.0 2
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 5,798 17.0 3
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 5,523 16.2 4
            Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 4,873 14.3
            Fine Gael T Flynn 3,010 8.8
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,048   Quota: 6,810   Turnout:

            1948 general election

            1948 general election: Waterford[13]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 6,810 19.6 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 6,236 18.0 2
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 5,645 16.3 3
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 6,066 17.5 4
            Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 3,750 10.8
            Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 2,285 6.6
            Clann na Poblachta Ruairí Brugha 1,582 4.6
            Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 1,223 3.5
            Clann na Poblachta Edward Dawson 1,098 3.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,695   Quota: 6,940   Turnout:

            1947 by-election

            Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael Morrissey, a by-election was held on 29 October 1947. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John Ormonde.

            1947 by-election: Waterford[12]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 11,840 36.8 1
            Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 9,941 30.9
            Labour Party Thomas Kyne 7,683 23.8
            Clann na Poblachta Seán Feeney 2,758 8.6
            Electorate: 51,008   Valid: 32,222   Quota: 16,112   Turnout: 63.2%

            1944 general election

            1944 general election: Waterford[11]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 8,061 21.6 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,562 20.3 2 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 6,772 18.2 3
            Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 5,615 15.1 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 4,925 13.2
            Labour Party David Hanly 3,634 9.7
            Independent Liam Walsh 739 2.0
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,308   Quota: 7,462   Turnout:

            1943 general election

            1943 general election: Waterford[10]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,820 19.7 1
            Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 7,765 19.6 2
            Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 6,197 15.6 3
            Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 2,877 7.3 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 4,274 10.8
            Labour Party James O'Connor 2,916 7.4
            Labour Party Jerome Guiry 2,362 6.0
            Fine Gael John Butler 2,350 5.9
            Clann na Talmhan Walter Norris 2,155 5.4
            Independent Tomás Ó Dochartaigh 926 2.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,642   Quota: 7,929   Turnout:

            1938 general election

            1938 general election: Waterford[9]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 8,067 19.5 1
            Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 7,514 18.1 2
            Fine Gael William Broderick 4,832 11.7 3
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,381 17.8 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 7,094 17.1
            Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 4,248 10.3
            Labour Party Charles O'Rourke 2,323 5.6
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,459   Quota: 8,292   Turnout:

            1937 general election

            1937 general election: Waterford[8]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,712 19.2 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 6,113 15.1 2
            Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 8,254 20.4 3
            Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 4,784 11.8 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 5,528 13.7
            Fine Gael John Butler 4,235 10.5
            Labour Party Daniel Foley 3,179 7.9
            Independent William Jones 592 1.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,397   Quota: 8,080   Turnout:

            1933 general election

            1933 general election: Waterford[7]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Cumann na nGaedheal Bridget Redmond 6,849 17.7 1
            National Centre Party Nicholas Wall 5,228 13.5 2
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,007 18.1 3
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 6,615 17.1 4
            Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 5,783 15.0
            Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 3,506 9.1
            Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 2,827 7.3
            Labour Party Thomas Ryan 834 2.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,649   Quota: 7,730   Turnout:

            1932 general election

            1932 general election: Waterford[6]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Cumann na nGaedheal William Redmond 7,276 20.8 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 5,835 16.7 2
            Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 4,691 13.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 5,316 15.2 4
            Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 4,548 13.0
            Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 4,165 11.9
            Labour Party Daniel Foley 3,147 9.0
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,978   Quota: 6,996   Turnout:

            September 1927 general election

            September 1927 general election: Waterford[5]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            National League Party William Redmond 6,623 20.6 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 6,434 20.1 2 1
            Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 5,595 17.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 5,744 17.9 4
            Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 4,583 14.3
            Independent John Butler 3,118 9.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,097   Quota: 6,420   Turnout:

            June 1927 general election

            June 1927 general election: Waterford[4]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            National League Party William Redmond 7,687 24.3 1 1
            Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 3,806 12.1 2
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 3,769 11.9 3
            Sinn Féin Caitlín Brugha 3,579 11.3 4
            Independent John Butler 2,534 8.0
            Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 2,187 6.9
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Ryan 1,988 6.3
            Independent Declan Conway 1,453 4.6
            Labour Party Richard Keane 1,299 4.1
            Cumann na nGaedheal James Daly 1,297 4.1
            Farmers' Party Michael O'Brien 1,189 3.8
            Labour Party Thomas Dunne 795 2.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,583   Quota: 6,317   Turnout:

            1923 general election

            1923 general election: Waterford[3]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Republican Caitlín Brugha 8,265 25.4 1 1
            Independent William Redmond 6,441 19.8 2
            Labour Party John Butler 2,710 8.3 3
            Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 3,142 9.7 4
            Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 4,059 12.5
            Labour Party James Baird 3,186 9.8
            Farmers' Party Garrett Flavin 2,280 7.0
            Independent Richard Keane 1,741 5.4
            Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennock 735 2.3
            Electorate: 45,849   Valid: 32,559   Quota: 6,512   Turnout: 71.0%

            See also

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