Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)

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).

Cork South-Central
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Cork South-Central within Ireland
Current constituency
Created1981
Seats5 (1981–2016)
4 (2016–)
TDs
County/City councilCork City Council,
Cork County Council
EP constituencySouth

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]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
22nd1981[4] Eileen Desmond
(Lab)		 Gene Fitzgerald
(FF)		 Pearse Wyse
(FF)		 Hugh Coveney
(FG)		 Peter Barry
(FG)
23rd1982 (Feb)[5] Jim Corr
(FG)
24th1982 (Nov)[6] Hugh Coveney
(FG)
25th1987[7] Toddy O'Sullivan
(Lab)		 John Dennehy
(FF)		 Batt O'Keeffe
(FF)		 Pearse Wyse
(PD)
26th1989[8] Micheál Martin
(FF)
27th1992[9] Batt O'Keeffe
(FF)		 Pat Cox
(PD)
1994 by-election[10] Hugh Coveney
(FG)
28th1997[11] John Dennehy
(FF)		 Deirdre Clune
(FG)
1998 by-election[12] Simon Coveney
(FG)
29th2002[13] Dan Boyle
(GP)
30th2007[14] Ciarán Lynch
(Lab)		 Michael McGrath
(FF)		 Deirdre Clune
(FG)
31st2011[15] Jerry Buttimer
(FG)
32nd2016[16] Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
(SF)		 4 seats
since 2016
33rd2020[17]

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Cork South-Central[18][19]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 24.6 14,057              
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 19.3 11,023 11,197 11,234 11,297 11,360 11,505    
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 16.3 9,327 9,408 9,439 9,465 9,525 9,720 9,847 12,170
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 16.2 9,236 9,499 9,527 9,576 9,636 9,775 10,350 10,809
Green Party Lorna Bogue 9.4 5,379 5,787 5,833 5,931 6,448 7,184 7,537 9,179
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 4.9 2,828 2,869 2,882 2,897 2,926 3,066 3,112  
Aontú Anna Daly 2.4 1,350 1,495 1,565 1,664 1,736 1,821    
Labour Party Ciara Kennedy 2.2 1,263 1,404 1,424 1,490 1,707      
Social Democrats Patricia O'Dwyer 1.9 1,077 1,311 1,367 1,439        
Solidarity–PBP Bobby Murray Walsh[n 1] 1.3 764 1,360 1,466 1,651 1,977 2,120 2,377  
Independent Paudie Dineen 0.8 429 697 898          
Independent William O'Brien 0.4 202 381            
Independent John Donohoe 0.2 103 145            
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.2 102 158            
Electorate: 90,916   Valid: 57,140   Spoilt: 317   Quota: 11,429   Turnout: 63.2%
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Murray Walsh was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Cork South-Central[20][21][16]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
    Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 21.2 11,795                    
    Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 20.4 11,346                    
    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
    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 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
    Labour Party Ciarán Lynch 4.3 2,417 2,462 2,478 2,481 2,504 2,513 2,574 2,611 2,685    
    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  
    AAA–PBP Fiona Ryan 1.7 937 954 960 976 1,037 1,492 1,592 1,882      
    Renua Ciarán Kenneally 1.6 887 931 944 951 990 1,014          
    Independent Diarmuid Ó Cadhla 1.6 869 885 891 941 1,047 1,107 1,188        
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
      Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 16.7 10,715                      
      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    
      Labour Party Ciarán Lynch 13.2 8,481 8,484 8,516 8,543 8,593 8,810 9,218 9,921 12,565      
      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
      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  
      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    
      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
      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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
        Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 19.0 11,226          
        Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 16.7 9,866          
        Fine Gael Simon Coveney 9.9 5,863 5,960 6,058 6,451 8,042 9,363
        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 Jerry Buttimer 8.8 5,180 5,242 5,337 5,760    
        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  
        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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
          Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 26.7 14,742                  
          Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 11.9 6,556 8,224 8,279 8,393 8,694 8,897 9,112 9,331    
          Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 10.0 5,535 5,848 5,886 5,982 6,075 6,593        
          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
          Fine Gael Simon Coveney 9.4 5,183 5,757 5,793 5,906 6,038 6,634 11,573      
          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
          Green Party Dan Boyle 9.0 4,952 5,394 5,506 5,766 6,334 7,761 8,304 9,317    
          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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
            Fine Gael Simon Coveney 37.7 16,212 16,720 23,230
            Fianna Fáil Sinead Behan 29.4 12,658 13,372 16,379
            Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 19.0 8,171 8,689  
            Green Party Dan Boyle 8.1 3,461 4,017  
            Sinn Féin Henry Cremin 2.7 1,158    
            Progressive Democrats Peter Kelly 2.3 971    
            Independent Benny Cooney 0.5 197    
            Natural Law Brian McEnery 0.4 150    
            Independent Jim Tallon 0.1 29    
            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
              Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 4,908 8.9
              Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 4,602 8.4 5 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]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
              Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 31.6 13,316 13,423 13,832 14,040 14,683 17,421
              Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 31.2 13,128 13,224 13,539 14,337 14,810 19,396
              Green Party Dan Boyle 15.8 6,677 6,982 7,453 7,928 8,437  
              Independent Brendan Ryan 6.2 2,618 2,853 3,074 3,268 3,561  
              Labour Party Joe O'Flynn 4.6 1,940 2,022 2,073 2,144    
              Progressive Democrats Alan Ellard 4.1 1,719 1,789 1,873      
              Christian Solidarity Catherine Kelly 4.0 1,704 1,764        
              Workers' Party Sean McCarthy 1.9 813          
              Natural Law Brian McEnery 0.5 219          
              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
                Progressive Democrats Pat Cox 6,720 12.5 4 15
                Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 5,532 10.3 5 15
                Fine Gael Peter Barry 5,020 9.4 3 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
                Fine Gael Peter Barry 7,791 14.5 2
                Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 6,564 12.2 4
                Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 6,300 11.8 1
                Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 6,012 11.2
                Fine Gael Jim Corr 5,899 11.0
                Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 5,586 10.4 5
                Progressive Democrats Pearse Wyse 5,527 10.3 3
                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
                Fine Gael Peter Barry 7,328 13.0 3
                Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 6,099 10.8 2
                Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 4,926 8.8
                Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 4,862 8.6 5
                Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 4,437 7.9 4
                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
                Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 7,136 14.4 5
                Labour Party Eileen Desmond 6,496 13.1 4
                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 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]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 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]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                  Fine Gael Peter Barry 18.1 9,010            
                  Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 15.8 7,889 7,898 8,295 8,413      
                  Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 15.7 7,819 7,827 8,533        
                  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

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