Cork West (Dáil constituency)

Cork West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1961. The constituency elected 5 (and later 3) deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

For the 1885–1922 constituency, see West Cork (UK Parliament constituency).

Cork West
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1961
Seats5 (1923–1948)
3 (1948–1961)
County/City councilCounty Cork

History

It was created in 1923 as a 5-seat constituency, a partial replacement for the 8 seat Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West constituency. It was first used for the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil.

It was reduced to a 3 seater for the 1948 general election to the 12th Dáil, and remained at that size until its abolition for the 1961 general election to the 17th Dáil. It was then partially replaced by the new Cork South-West constituency.

Boundaries

It consisted of the county electoral areas of Bandon, Bantry and Dunmanway in the administrative county of Cork.[1]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork West 1923–1961[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th1923[3] Timothy J. Murphy
(Lab)		 Seán Buckley
(Rep)		 Cornelius Connolly
(CnaG)		 John Prior
(CnaG)		 Timothy O'Donovan
(FP)
5th1927 (Jun)[4] Thomas Mullins
(FF)		 Timothy Sheehy
(CnaG)		 Jasper Wolfe
(Ind)
6th1927 (Sep)[5]
7th1932[6] Raphael Keyes
(FF)		 Eamonn O'Neill
(CnaG)
8th1933[7] Tom Hales
(FF)		 James Burke
(CnaG)		 Timothy O'Donovan
(NCP)
9th1937[8] Timothy O'Sullivan
(FF)		 Daniel O'Leary
(FG)		 Eamonn O'Neill
(FG)		 Timothy O'Donovan
(FG)
10th1938[9] Seán Buckley
(FF)
11th1943[10] Patrick O'Driscoll
(Ind)
12th1944[11] Eamonn O'Neill
(FG)
13th1948[12] Seán Collins
(FG)		 3 seats
1948–1961
1949 by-election[13] William J. Murphy
(Lab)
14th1951[14] Michael Murphy
(Lab)
15th1954[15] Edward Cotter
(FF)
16th1957[16] Florence Wycherley
(Ind)
17th1961 Constituency abolished. See Cork South-West

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

1957 general election
1957 general election: Cork West[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Party Michael Murphy 6,454 24.5 2
Fine Gael Seán Collins 5,869 22.3
Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 5,255 19.9 1
Independent Florence Wycherley 4,666 17.7 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 4,125 15.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,353   Quota: 7,589   Turnout:

1954 general election
1954 general election: Cork West[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Party Michael Murphy 7,315 25.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 6,270 21.8 2
Clann na Talmhan Florence Wycherley 4,238 14.7
Fine Gael Seán Collins 4,003 13.9 3
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 3,635 12.6
Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 3,339 11.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,800   Quota: 7,201   Turnout:

1951 general election
1951 general election: Cork West[17]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
Fianna Fáil Ted O'Sullivan 25.8 7,571  
Fine Gael Seán Collins 25.7 7,515  
Labour Party Michael Pat Murphy 20.8 6,103 6,758
Independent Charles John Bryan 16.2 4,732 5,572
Fianna Fáil James Moynihan 11.5 3,373  
Electorate: 35,960   Valid: 29,294   Quota: 7,324   Turnout: 81.46%

    1949 by-election

    Following the death of the Labour Party TD Timothy J. Murphy, a by-election was held on 15 June 1949. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate William J. Murphy.

    1949 by-election: Cork West[17]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
    Labour Party William J. Murphy 63.3 18,909
    Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 36.7 10,950
    Electorate: 36,699   Valid: 29,859   Quota: 14,930   Turnout: 81.36%

      1948 general election
      1948 general election: Cork West[17]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
      Fianna Fáil Ted Sullivan 21.0 6,348 6,432 6,498 6,694 8,636    
      Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 20.4 6,165 6,267 6,653 7,511 8,291    
      Clann na Talmhan Charles John Bryan 15.7 4,750 4,791 5,021 5,472 5,908 6,361 6,489
      Fine Gael Seán Collins 15.4 4,643 4,732 5,805 6,412 6,775 6,944 7,150
      Fianna Fáil Patrick John Burke 11.4 3,439 3,448 3,515 3,712      
      Clann na Poblachta Thomas Roycroft 7.1 2,135 2,633 2,680        
      Fine Gael Daniel J. Kingston 6.2 1,877 1,901          
      Clann na Poblachta Liam Dwyer 2.8 857            
      Electorate: 38,455   Valid: 30,214   Quota: 7,554   Turnout: 78.57%

        1944 general election
        1944 general election: Cork West[11]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 7,764 15.7 1
        Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Driscoll 7,573 15.3 2
        Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 7,529 15.2 4
        Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 7,136 14.4 5
        Independent Daniel O'Leary 5,655 11.4
        Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 5,125 10.3 3
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 3,900 7.9
        Labour Party T. J. Harrington 2,092 4.2
        Independent Tom Hales 1,444 2.9
        Fine Gael Michael Sheehy 1,405 2.8
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,623   Quota: 8,271   Turnout:

        1943 general election
        1943 general election: Cork West[10]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 9,363 18.1 1 1
        Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 7,977 15.5 3
        Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Driscoll 7,062 13.7 2
        Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 6,632 12.8 5
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 4,854 9.4 4
        Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 4,414 8.6
        Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 4,378 8.5
        Labour Party Denis Lehane 2,315 4.5
        Labour Party Patrick Crowley 1,955 3.8
        Independent Michael Twomey 1,582 3.1
        Fine Gael Denis Cronin 1,104 2.1
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 51,636   Quota: 8,607   Turnout:

        1938 general election
        1938 general election: Cork West[9]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 10,895 20.1 1 1
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 10,424 19.3 2 1
        Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 10,019 18.5 3 1
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 7,825 14.5 4
        Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 6,504 12.0
        Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 6,304 11.7 5
        Fine Gael Eugene O'Sullivan 2,124 3.9
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 54,095   Quota: 9,016   Turnout:

        1937 general election
        1937 general election: Cork West[8]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 12,179 22.7 1 1
        Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 7,538 14.1 3
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 6,846 12.8 2
        Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 5,781 10.8 5
        Fianna Fáil Daniel Corkery 5,754 10.7
        Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 5,108 9.5 4
        Fine Gael William Roycroft 4,484 8.4
        Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 3,675 6.9
        Independent Tom Hales 2,207 4.1
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 53,572   Quota: 8,929   Turnout:

        1933 general election
        1933 general election: Cork West[7]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Cumann na nGaedheal James Burke 9,482 21.3 1 1
        National Centre Party Timothy O'Donovan 9,075 20.4 2 1
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 6,458 14.5 4
        Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 6,067 13.6 3
        Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 4,840 10.9
        Fianna Fáil Tom Hales 4,021 9.0 5
        Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Galvin 2,708 6.1
        Fianna Fáil Eugene McCarthy 1,843 4.1
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,494   Quota: 7,416   Turnout:

        1932 general election
        1932 general election: Cork West[6]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 7,257 17.7 1 1
        Independent Jasper Wolfe 5,757 14.1 3
        Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 5,715 13.9 2
        Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 5,310 13.0 4
        Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Galvin 5,060 12.3
        Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 5,005 12.2 5
        Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 4,476 10.9
        Fianna Fáil Eugene McCarthy 2,393 5.8
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,973   Quota: 6,829   Turnout:

        September 1927 general election
        September 1927 general election: Cork West[5]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Independent Jasper Wolfe 6,027 16.6 2
        Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 5,893 16.3 4
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 5,561 15.3 3
        Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 4,797 13.2 1
        Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 4,771 13.2 5
        Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 4,623 12.8
        Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 4,585 12.7
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,257   Quota: 6,043   Turnout:

        June 1927 general election
        June 1927 general election: Cork West[4]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 6,679 18.7 1 1
        Independent Jasper Wolfe 4,422 12.4 5
        Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 3,708 10.4 4
        Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 3,206 9.0 3
        Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 2,925 8.2 2
        Farmers' Party Joseph MacCarthy 2,693 7.6
        Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas O'Donovan 2,404 6.7
        Fianna Fáil Jeremiah McCarthy 2,122 5.9
        Farmers' Party Jeremiah O'Sullivan 1,801 5.1
        Fianna Fáil George Ross 1,739 4.9
        Cumann na nGaedheal John Prior 1,685 4.7
        Sinn Féin Seán Buckley 1,349 3.8
        Independent Cornelius O'Donovan 947 2.7
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,680   Quota: 5,947   Turnout:

        1923 general election
        1923 general election: Cork West[3]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Cumann na nGaedheal Cornelius Connolly 4,430 14.9 1 6
        Labour Party Timothy J. Murphy 3,517 11.8 5 10
        Cumann na nGaedheal John Prior 3,257 11.0 4 10
        Republican Seán Buckley 3,237 10.9 2 10
        Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 2,473 8.3 3 10
        Cumann na nGaedheal Robert Kelly 2,469 8.3
        Republican Maurice Donegan 1,741 5.9
        Farmers' Party Michael Scully 1,460 4.9
        Independent Daniel O'Leary 1,427 4.8
        Cumann na nGaedheal Daniel McCarthy 1,347 4.5
        National Democratic Party Joseph O'Mahony 1,336 4.5
        Republican John Lehane 1,240 4.2
        Farmers' Party Daniel Minihane 1,074 3.6
        Independent William Hales 510 1.7
        Independent David Connor 205 0.7
        Electorate: 59,500   Valid: 29,723   Quota: 4,954   Turnout: 49.9%

        See also

        References
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