Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)

Dublin 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).

Dublin South-Central
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created1948
Seats5 (1948–1969)
4 (1969–1977)
3 (1977–1981)
5 (1981–1992)
4 (1992–2002)
5 (2002–2016)
4 (2016–)
TDs
County/City councilSouth Dublin County Council
Dublin City Council
EP constituencyDublin

History and boundaries

It is located near the centre of Dublin city, and also contains part of South Dublin. The constituency comprises Harold's Cross west, Drimnagh, Walkinstown, Crumlin, Inchicore, Ballyfermot, Kimmage and Terenure west.[1]

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which took effect at the 2007 general election, the constituency boundary was extended to the north side of the River Liffey, taking in Islandbridge.[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore,
Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F,
Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;
and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street;
and, in the county of South Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;
and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount, Clondalkin-Monastery and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway."

Constituency profile

The constituency comprises Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Crumlin, Drimnagh, Dolphin's Barn, the Liberties, Chapelizod, Walkinstown and parts of Terenure on the fringes. The largest employers in the area are the Guinness Brewery and St. James's Hospital. Dubbed the "People's republic of Dublin South-Central,[4] the constituency is one of the country's most left-wing, with all of the TDs from centre-left or left-wing parties.[5] Both Labour Party TDs elected in 2011 had previously been members of other left-wing parties: Eric Byrne was a former member of the Workers' Party of Ireland and Democratic Left, and Michael Conaghan had stood in a number of elections for Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South-Central 1948–[6]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th1948[7] James Larkin Jnr
(Lab)		 Seán Lemass
(FF)		 Con Lehane
(CnaP)		 Maurice E. Dockrell
(FG)		 John McCann
(FF)
14th1951[8] Philip Brady
(FF)
15th1954[9] Celia Lynch
(FF)		 Thomas Finlay
(FG)
16th1957[10] Philip Brady
(FF)		 Jack Murphy
(Ind)
1958 by-election[11] Patrick Cummins
(FF)
17th1961[12] Joseph Barron
(CnaP)
18th1965[13] Frank Cluskey
(Lab)		 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FF)
19th1969[14] Richie Ryan
(FG)		 Ben Briscoe
(FF)		 John O'Donovan
(Lab)		 4 seats
1969–1977
20th1973[15] John Kelly
(FG)
21st1977[16] Frank Cluskey
(Lab)		 Fergus O'Brien
(FG)		 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FF)		 3 seats
1977–1981
22nd1981[17] Ben Briscoe
(FF)		 Gay Mitchell
(FG)		 John O'Connell
(Ind)
23rd1982 (Feb)[18] Frank Cluskey
(Lab)		 John O'Connell
(CC)
24th1982 (Nov)[19] Fergus O'Brien
(FG)
25th1987[20] Mary Mooney
(FF)
26th1989[21] John O'Connell
(FF)		 Eric Byrne
(WP)
27th1992[22] Pat Upton
(Lab)		 4 seats
1992–2002
1994 by-election[23] Eric Byrne
(DL)
28th1997[24] Seán Ardagh
(FF)
1999 by-election[25] Mary Upton
(Lab)
29th2002[26] Aengus Ó Snodaigh
(SF)		 Michael Mulcahy
(FF)
30th2007[27] Catherine Byrne
(FG)
31st2011[28] Eric Byrne
(Lab)		 Joan Collins
(PBP)		 Michael Conaghan
(Lab)
32nd2016[29] Bríd Smith
(AAA–PBP)		 Joan Collins
[note 1]
(I4C)		 4 seats
from 2016
33rd2020 Bríd Smith
(S–PBP)		 Patrick Costello
(GP)

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.

  1. Founded Right To Change in May 2020

Elections

2020 general election
2020 general election: Dublin South-Central[30][31][32]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 39.3 17,015          
Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 11.7 5,078 5,192 5,202 5,275 5,788 7,431
Fianna Fáil Catherine Ardagh 11.0 4,782 5,013 5,030 5,184 5,598  
Solidarity–PBP Bríd Smith[n 1] 11.0 4,753 9,547        
Green Party Patrick Costello 9.3 4,041 4,449 4,522 4,698 6,917 8,582
Inds. 4 Change Joan Collins 6.5 2,831 4,578 5,076 5,552 6,654 7,807
Labour Party Rebecca Moynihan 4.8 2,095 2,330 2,375 2,491    
Social Democrats Tara Deacy 3.7 1,595 1,921 2,006 2,181    
National Party Serina Irvine 1.5 632 770 801      
Independent Richard Murray 0.5 207 420 512      
Independent Alan Kerrigan 0.3 146 241 257      
Independent Robert Foley 0.2 78 114 121      
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.1 38 57 71      
Electorate: 79,460   Valid: 43,291   Spoilt: 515 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,659   Turnout: 43,806 (55.1%)
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Smith was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Dublin South-Central[33][34][29]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
    Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 15.5 6,639 6,690 6,715 6,734 6,927 7,061 9,566        
    Inds. 4 Change Joan Collins 14.5 6,195 6,303 6,374 6,461 7,034 7,666 8,168 8,618      
    Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 14.3 6,130 6,154 6,317 6,516 6,679 7,037 7,090 7,111 9,723    
    Fianna Fáil Catherine Ardagh 12.7 5,441 5,508 5,698 5,817 6,064 6,439 6,556 6,617 7,116 7,841 7,844
    AAA–PBP Bríd Smith 10.2 4,374 4,476 4,527 4,729 5,193 5,853 6,208 6,643 7,410 7,836 7,879
    Sinn Féin Máire Devine 7.8 3,332 3,363 3,389 3,423 3,531 3,686          
    Labour Party Eric Byrne 7.7 3,297 3,314 3,372 3,645 3,822 4,481 4,531 4,558      
    Social Democrats Liam Coyne 5.7 2,434 2,486 2,595 2,998 3,256            
    Independent Paul Hand 4.7 2,011 2,100 2,222 2,358              
    Green Party Oisín Ó hAlmhain 3.3 1,410 1,431 1,514                
    Renua Michael Gargan 2.1 893 943                  
    Direct Democracy Neville Bradley 1.0 407                    
    Independent Richard Murray 0.7 294                    
    Electorate: 74,942   Valid: 42,857   Spoilt: 694 (1.6%)   Quota: 8,572   Turnout: 43,551 (58.1%)

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Dublin South-Central[35][28]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
      Labour Party Eric Byrne 16.4 8,357 8,367 8,380 8,391 8,401 8,411 8,416 8,721          
      Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 13.4 6,804 6,819 6,835 6,838 6,849 6,874 6,885 7,041 7,111 7,123 7,455 7,569 7,719
      People Before Profit Joan Collins[36] 12.9 6,574 6,585 6,606 6,630 6,653 6,691 6,728 7,042 7,166 7,194 7,773 7,978 8,459
      Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 11.0 5,604 5,610 5,614 5,618 5,626 5,630 5,663 5,915 7,120 7,142 7,780 11,867  
      Labour Party Michael Conaghan 10.8 5,492 5,497 5,501 5,505 5,509 5,537 5,544 5,726 5,819 5,904 8,194 8,463 9,858
      Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 9.5 4,837 4,844 4,845 4,850 4,865 4,869 4,932 5,059 5,186 5,195 5,465 5,698 6,161
      Labour Party Henry Upton 8.2 4,183 4,187 4,192 4,208 4,218 4,226 4,231 4,459 4,675 4,747      
      Fine Gael Colm Brophy 6.6 3,376 3,377 3,384 3,387 3,393 3,396 3,418 3,537 4,842 4,847 5,199    
      Fine Gael Ruairi McGinley 5.8 2,976 2,980 2,983 2,983 2,991 2,996 3,010 3,128          
      Green Party Oisín Ó hAlmhain 2.0 1,015 1,015 1,019 1,031 1,038 1,042 1,051            
      Independent Peter O'Neill 0.9 456 465 469 479 501 539 549            
      Independent Neville Bradley 0.6 323 328 364 368 391 410 425            
      Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 0.5 239 239 241 246 247 251              
      Independent Seán Connolly Farrell 0.3 178 182 190 198 217                
      Independent Paul King 0.3 146 156 158 176                  
      Independent Gerry Kelly 0.3 137 139 143                    
      Independent Noel Bennett 0.3 128 128                      
      Independent Dominic Mooney 0.2 102                        
      Electorate: 80,203   Valid: 50,927   Spoilt: 817 (1.6%)   Quota: 8,488   Turnout: 51,744 (64.5%)

        2007 general election
        2007 general election: Dublin South-Central[27]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        Fianna Fáil Seán Ardagh 17.4 8,286                  
        Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 15.7 7,439 7,687 8,186              
        Labour Party Mary Upton 12.6 5,987 6,006 6,133 6,186 6,532 6,818 7,136 7,759 9,020  
        Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 10.2 4,825 4,838 4,913 4,922 5,039 5,648 5,772 6,509 6,932 7,001
        Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 9.9 4,713 4,728 4,847 4,890 5,068 5,231 6,719 7,050 7,663 7,921
        Labour Party Eric Byrne 8.5 4,054 4,071 4,144 4,165 4,337 4,493 4,754 5,332 6,227 6,932
        Green Party Tony McDermott 5.8 2,756 2,764 2,872 2,904 3,139 3,278 3,416 3,781    
        Independent Joan Collins 4.6 2,203 2,212 2,277 2,288 2,552 3,253 3,362      
        Fine Gael Anne Marie Martin 4.5 2,125 2,131 2,230 2,269 2,441 2,558        
        People Before Profit Bríd Smith 4.4 2,086 2,090 2,205 2,221 2,383          
        Independent Roisín Healy 3.4 1,613 1,619 1,726 1,766            
        Progressive Democrats Frank McNamara 1.0 474 480                
        Progressive Democrats Ben Doyle 0.9 438 449                
        Workers' Party Andrew McGuinness 0.5 256 257                
        Christian Solidarity Michael Redmond 0.3 155 155                
        Independent Con Gunning 0.3 121 122                
        Electorate: 86,710   Valid: 47,531   Spoilt: 789 (1.6%)   Quota: 7,922   Turnout: 48,320 (55.7%)

          2002 general election
          2002 general election: Dublin South-Central[26]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
          Fianna Fáil Seán Ardagh 13.7 6,031 6,033 6,047 6,066 6,131 6,202 6,399 6,472 6,595 8,207  
          Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 12.7 5,591 5,619 5,759 5,879 6,099 6,376 6,431 6,522 6,892 7,282 7,523
          Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 12.4 5,444 5,456 5,469 5,507 5,612 5,708 5,941 7,280 7,709    
          Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 11.3 4,990 4,994 5,007 5,024 5,102 5,165 5,342 5,391 5,497 7,364  
          Labour Party Mary Upton 10.3 4,520 4,529 4,593 4,677 4,749 4,863 5,110 5,332 6,286 6,675 6,963
          Labour Party Eric Byrne 9.4 4,159 4,188 4,265 4,365 4,436 4,568 4,659 4,839 5,438 5,658 5,844
          Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis 9.3 4,085 4,085 4,110 4,160 4,199 4,423 4,581 4,676 4,827    
          Green Party Kristina McElroy 5.2 2,299 2,311 2,400 2,491 2,575 2,771 2,974 3,115      
          Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 4.6 2,012 2,015 2,025 2,059 2,091 2,146 2,259        
          Progressive Democrats Bob Quinn 3.1 1,377 1,381 1,395 1,405 1,472 1,534          
          Independent Vincent Jackson 2.6 1,142 1,147 1,203 1,323 1,411            
          Independent Áine Ní Chonaill 2.1 926 930 949 966              
          Socialist Workers Bríd Smith 1.4 617 633                  
          Workers' Party Linda Kavanagh 1.3 553 692 782                
          Workers' Party Shay Kelly 0.6 270                    
          Electorate: 86,161   Valid: 44,016   Spoilt: 752 (1.7%)   Quota: 7,337   Turnout: 44,768 (51.9%)

            1999 by-election

            Following the death of Labour Party TD Pat Upton, a by-election was held on 27 October 1999, when turnout was only 27.9%, down from 60% at the 1997 general election.[24] The seat was narrowly won by the Labour Party candidate Mary Upton, sister of the deceased TD.

            1999 by-election: Dublin South-Central[25]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
            Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 30.1 6,050 6,059 6,108 6,157 6,330 6,497 7,005 7,901
            Labour Party Mary Upton 28.0 5,637 5,648 5,683 5,831 5,913 6,545 7,148 10,274
            Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 20.1 4,037 4,064 4,093 4,154 4,240 4,559 4,778  
            Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 8.4 1,686 1,689 1,708 1,800 1,849 2,051    
            Green Party John Goodwillie 6.3 1,263 1,297 1,330 1,477 1,588      
            Workers' Party Shay Kelly 2.8 555 561 566          
            Christian Solidarity Manus MacMeanmain 2.0 399 404 601 616        
            Independent Eammon Murphy 1.9 383 387            
            Natural Law John Burns 0.5 106              
            Electorate: 69,771   Valid: 20,116   Quota: 10,059   Turnout: 28.8%

              1997 general election
              1997 general election: Dublin South-Central[24]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 8,910 22.0 1 1
              Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 4,762 11.7 3 15
              Fianna Fáil Seán Ardagh 4,634 11.4 2 15
              Democratic Left Eric Byrne 4,586 11.3
              Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 4,574 11.3
              Labour Party Pat Upton 4,224 10.4 4 15
              Progressive Democrats Cáit Keane 2,031 5.0
              Sinn Féin Martina Kenna 1,937 4.8
              Green Party John Goodwillie 1,603 3.9
              Fine Gael Ruairi McGinley 1,215 3.0
              Independent Eamonn Gavin 367 0.9
              Independent Andre Lyder 350 0.8
              Socialist Party Martin Walsh 328 0.8
              Workers' Party Shay Kelly 297 0.7
              Socialist Workers Bríd Smith 218 0.5
              Independent Brendan O'Reilly 132 0.3
              Independent Sean Kelly 125 0.3
              Natural Law Michael Dwyer 92 0.2
              Independent Colm Callanan 91 0.2
              Independent Dean O'Nuallain 80 0.2
              Independent David Henry 23 0.1
              Electorate: 68,146   Valid: 40,579   Spoilt: 550 (1.3%)   Quota: 8,116   Turnout: 41,129 (60.4%)

              1994 by-election

              Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD John O'Connell, a by-election was held on 9 June 1994. The seat was won by the Democratic Left candidate Eric Byrne.

              1994 by-election: Dublin South-Central[23]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
              Democratic Left Eric Byrne 27.8 7,445 7,479 7,601 7,748 7,930 8,352 8,984 10,284 12,741
              Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 21.1 5,642 5,697 5,770 5,893 6,043 6,335 6,664 7,370 8,629
              Fine Gael Brian Hayes 17.3 4,637 4,677 4,723 4,752 4,926 5,628 6,028 6,619  
              Labour Party Joe Connolly 9.9 2,643 2,664 2,743 2,824 2,904 3,062 3,417    
              Progressive Democrats Cáit Keane 7.0 1,881 1,912 1,939 1,955 2,095        
              Green Party John Goodwillie 6.5 1,752 1,809 1,904 2,138 2,332 2,579      
              Independent Eamonn Gavin 3.6 972 1,038 1,053 1,088          
              Sinn Féin Martina Gibney 2.9 781 800 859            
              Workers' Party Shay Kelly 2.2 595 618              
              Independent Michael Park 1.0 275                
              Independent Benny Cooney 0.6 152                
              Electorate: 62,300   Valid: 26,775   Quota: 13,388   Turnout: 43.0%

                1992 general election
                1992 general election: Dublin South-Central[22]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Labour Party Pat Upton 11,923 29.6 1 1
                Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 6,662 16.6 2 7
                Fianna Fáil John O'Connell 5,825 14.5 3 12
                Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 4,385 10.9 4 13
                Democratic Left Eric Byrne 2,990 7.4
                Progressive Democrats Cáit Keane 1,886 4.7
                Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 1,684 4.2
                Green Party Mary Bowers 1,295 3.2
                Fine Gael Edie Wynne 1,005 2.5
                Christian Centrist Eamonn Murphy 832 2.1
                Workers' Party Rita Whelan 717 1.8
                Sinn Féin Martina Gibney 675 1.7
                Independent Davy Johnston 235 0.6
                Independent Mary Daly 128 0.3
                Electorate: 63,718   Valid: 40,242   Spoilt: 892 (2.2%)   Quota: 8,049   Turnout: 41,134 (64.6%)

                1989 general election
                1989 general election: Dublin South-Central[21]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 7,905 17.2 1
                Fianna Fáil John O'Connell 7,707 16.7 2
                Workers' Party Eric Byrne 6,849 14.9 3
                Fine Gael Fergus O'Brien 6,037 13.1 4
                Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 4,385 10.9 5
                Fianna Fáil Mary Mooney 4,081 8.9
                Green Party Mary Bowers 2,264 4.9
                Labour Party Pat Upton 1,907 4.1
                Labour Party Patrick Murray 1,557 3.4
                Progressive Democrats Ronald McBrien 1,314 2.9
                Sinn Féin Micheal Ó Muireagain 1,241 2.7
                Independent Michael Foley 1,122 2.4
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,092   Quota: 7,683   Turnout:

                1987 general election
                1987 general election: Dublin South-Central[20]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 9,582 18.5 1
                Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 8,107 15.7 2
                Fine Gael Fergus O'Brien 6,160 11.9 3
                Fianna Fáil John O'Connell 5,911 11.4
                Fianna Fáil Mary Mooney 5,656 10.9 5
                Progressive Democrats Ronald McBrien 5,212 10.1
                Labour Party Frank Cluskey 4,701 9.1 4
                Workers' Party Eric Byrne 3,946 7.6
                Sinn Féin Micheal Ó Muireagain 1,266 2.5
                Independent Timothy Cahill 711 1.4
                Independent Deirdre Buggle 186 0.4
                Independent Barbara Hyland 152 0.3
                Independent Michael Wall 102 0.2
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 51,692   Quota: 8,616   Turnout:

                November 1982 general election
                November 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central[19]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Ceann Comhairle John O'Connell N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
                Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 10,074 22.0 2 1
                Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 9,336 20.4 3 1
                Fine Gael Fergus O'Brien 8,068 17.6 4
                Labour Party Frank Cluskey 6,425 14.0 5
                Fianna Fáil Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 4,616 10.1
                Workers' Party Eric Byrne 3,774 8.2
                Fianna Fáil Lauri Corcoran 2,426 5.3
                Fianna Fáil Michael Stokes 641 1.4
                Democratic Socialist Séamus Rattigan 303 0.7
                Independent Brendan Moran 195 0.4
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,858   Quota: 9,172   Turnout:

                February 1982 general election
                February 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central[18]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Ceann Comhairle John O'Connell N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
                Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 10,572 22.5 2 1
                Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 10,432 22.2 3 1
                Fine Gael Fergus O'Brien 6,635 14.1
                Labour Party Frank Cluskey 6,600 14.0 4
                Fianna Fáil Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 6,132 13.0 5
                Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Eric Byrne 3,166 6.7
                Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 3,102 6.6
                Independent Aidan Broggy 296 0.6
                Independent John Curran 147 0.3
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 47,082   Quota: 9,417   Turnout:

                1981 general election
                1981 general election: Dublin South-Central[17]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Independent John O'Connell 9,491 19.4 1 1
                Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 8,181 16.7 2 1
                Fine Gael Fergus O'Brien 7,404 15.1 3
                Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 6,879 14.1 5
                Fianna Fáil Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 5,686 11.6 4
                Labour Party Frank Cluskey 4,122 8.4
                Fianna Fáil Brian Hillery 2,948 6.1
                Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Eric Byrne 2,403 4.9
                Labour Party Michael Collins 1,069 2.2
                Labour Party Séamus Ashe 693 1.4
                Independent Daniel McCarron 73 0.2
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,949   Quota: 8,159   Turnout:

                1977 general election
                1977 general election: Dublin South-Central[16]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
                Fine Gael Fergus O'Brien 25.2 5,931        
                Fianna Fáil Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 19.3 4,542 5,015 5,058 5,239 5,566
                Labour Party Frank Cluskey 16.9 3,986 4,024 4,177 4,711 6,991
                Fianna Fáil Michael Campion 13.7 3,218 3,579 3,595 3,804 4,018
                Fine Gael Alexis Fitzgerald 10.5 2,483 2,523 3,389 3,542  
                Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Andy Smith 5.6 1,313 1,340 1,345    
                Fine Gael Maurice Dockrell 4.7 1,096 1,101      
                Fianna Fáil Vera Kinsella 4.1 959        
                Electorate: 37,934   Valid: 25,528   Spoilt: 245 (0.9%)   Quota: 5,883   Turnout: 25,773 (67.9%)[37]

                  1973 general election
                  1973 general election: Dublin South-Central[15]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Richie Ryan 7,210 20.6 1
                  Fianna Fáil Philip Brady 6,564 18.7 2
                  Fine Gael John Kelly 5,064 14.5 4
                  Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 4,750 13.6 3
                  Labour Party John O'Donovan 2,203 6.3
                  Fianna Fáil Gerard Buchanan 2,195 6.3
                  Labour Party Michael Collins 2,136 6.1
                  Labour Party Dermot O'Rourke 1,580 4.5
                  Sinn Féin (Official) Peigin Doyle 1,521 4.3
                  Fine Gael Michael McShane 1,040 3.0
                  Independent Louis Maguire 775 2.2
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,038   Quota: 7,008   Turnout:

                  1969 general election
                  1969 general election: Dublin South-Central[14]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Richie Ryan 5,958 16.9 1
                  Fianna Fáil Philip Brady 5,527 15.7 3
                  Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 5,035 14.3 4
                  Fine Gael John Kelly 3,868 11.0
                  Fianna Fáil Louis Maguire 2,661 7.6
                  Labour Party Dermot O'Rourke 2,488 7.1
                  Independent Maurice O'Connell 2,475 7.0
                  Labour Party John O'Donovan 2,450 7.0 2
                  Labour Party Emmet Boyle 1,757 5.0
                  Labour Party John Clarke 1,392 4.0
                  Fine Gael Patrick Kelly 677 1.9
                  Fine Gael Michael McShane 602 1.7
                  Independent Patrick Dunne 166 0.5
                  Independent James Hiney 149 0.4
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,205   Quota: 7,042   Turnout:

                  1965 general election
                  1965 general election: Dublin South-Central[13]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 12,400 34.7 1 1
                  Labour Party Frank Cluskey 7,098 19.9 2 1
                  Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 6,768 19.0 3 1
                  Clann na Poblachta Joseph Barron 2,220 6.2
                  Fianna Fáil Philip Brady 2,175 6.1 4
                  Fianna Fáil Patrick Cummins 1,464 4.1
                  Fianna Fáil Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 1,349 3.8 5
                  Fine Gael George McLoughlin 1,032 2.9
                  Fine Gael John Nugent 1,002 2.8
                  Independent Michael O'Riordan 183 0.5
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,691   Quota: 5,949   Turnout:

                  1961 general election
                  1961 general election: Dublin South-Central[12]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 10,211 31.8 1 1
                  Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 7,007 21.8 2 1
                  Clann na Poblachta Joseph Barron 3,109 9.7 4
                  Fianna Fáil Philip Brady 2,689 8.4 3
                  Labour Party Frank Cluskey 1,796 5.6
                  Labour Party James Mooney 1,511 4.7
                  Fianna Fáil Patrick Cummins 1,449 4.5 5
                  Fine Gael George McLoughlin 1,095 3.4
                  Fianna Fáil Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 1,024 3.2
                  Fine Gael James McGarry 755 2.4
                  Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Dubhghaill 622 1.9
                  Fine Gael John Hegarty 579 1.8
                  Independent Michael O'Riordan 277 0.9
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,124   Quota: 5,355   Turnout:

                  1958 by-election

                  Following the resignation of Independent TD Jack Murphy, a by-election was held on 25 June 1958. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Cummins.

                  1958 by-election: Dublin South-Central[38]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
                  Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Cummins 34.2 6,014 6,337 7,111 7,988
                  Fine Gael John Hegarty 17.6 3,089 3,619 4,386  
                  Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 17.2 3,030 3,799 4,925 7,083
                  Labour Party Frank Cluskey 15.7 2,762 3,352    
                  National Progressive Democrats Noel Hartnett 15.3 2,688      
                  Electorate: 51,567   Valid: 17,583   Quota: 8,792   Turnout: 34.10%

                    1957 general election
                    1957 general election: Dublin South-Central[10]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 8,136 25.5 1 1
                    Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 4,607 14.4 2
                    Fianna Fáil Philip Brady 3,236 10.1 4
                    Independent Jack Murphy 3,036 9.5 5
                    Fianna Fáil Celia Lynch 2,704 8.5 3
                    Clann na Poblachta Joseph Barron 2,049 6.4
                    Labour Party Roddy Connolly 1,932 6.1
                    Fine Gael Thomas Finlay 1,906 6.0
                    Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Dubhghaill 1,734 5.4
                    Fianna Fáil Anthony Moroney 1,621 5.1
                    Fine Gael Edward Hosey 966 3.0
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,927   Quota: 5,322   Turnout:

                    1954 general election
                    1954 general election: Dublin South-Central[9]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 7,753 20.1 1 1
                    Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 7,474 19.4 2 1
                    Labour Party James Larkin Jnr 5,883 15.3 3
                    Clann na Poblachta Joseph Barron 3,258 8.5
                    Fianna Fáil Celia Lynch 3,009 7.8 5
                    Fine Gael Thomas Finlay 2,654 6.9 4
                    Fine Gael William Phelan 2,614 6.8
                    Fianna Fáil Philip Brady 2,610 6.8
                    Fianna Fáil John McCann 2,586 6.7
                    Independent Eamonn Halpin 380 1.0
                    Independent Seán Davis 298 0.8
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,519   Quota: 6,420   Turnout:

                    1951 general election
                    1951 general election: Dublin South-Central[38]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
                    Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 25.9 10,759                
                    Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 13.7 5,684 5,720 6,301 6,480 7,038        
                    Labour Party James Larkin Jnr 13.6 5,667 5,764 5,928 6,049 6,986        
                    Fianna Fáil John McCann 10.8 4,487 6,071 6,112 6,167 6,350 7,025      
                    Fianna Fáil Philip A. Brady 9.7 4,020 4,669 4,703 4,961 5,095 5,688 5,755 5,792 5,831
                    Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 8.8 3,638 5,002 5,042 5,080 5,226 5,667 5,714 5,739 5,801
                    Fine Gael Kerry Reddin 6.7 2,784 2,818 3,188 3,239 3,633        
                    Clann na Poblachta Con Lehane 4.4 1,809 1,845 1,914 2,596          
                    Clann na Poblachta Joseph Barron 3.3 1,363 1,382 1,414            
                    Fine Gael Anthony Lalor 3.2 1,332 1,348              
                    Electorate: 65,020   Valid: 41,543   Quota: 6,924   Turnout: 63.89%

                      1948 general election
                      1948 general election: Dublin South-Central[38]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
                      Fianna Fáil Seán F. Lemass 29.9 13,274                      
                      Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 11.1 4,931 4,993 5,011 5,294 5,353 5,405 5,440 5,546 9,618      
                      Clann na Poblachta Con Lehane 11.0 4,861 4,924 4,975 4,995 5,062 5,469 5,514 7,567        
                      Labour Party James Larkin Jnr 10.7 4,743 4,894 4,978 5,013 5,275 5,363 6,555 6,814 7,070 7,199 8,579  
                      Fine Gael Patrick Joseph Cahill 8.9 3,965 4,030 4,054 4,289 4,384 4,454 4,504 4,836        
                      Fianna Fáil John McCann 8.6 3,829 5,860 5,914 5,948 6,055 6,077 6,104 6,159 6,324 6,346 6,889 7,286
                      Clann na Poblachta Joseph Barron 5.2 2,287 2,307 2,328 2,336 2,373 2,918 2,942          
                      Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 5.0 2,216 5,596 5,634 5,645 5,726 5,745 5,799 5,831 5,974 5,992 6,289 6,662
                      Labour Party Frank Foley 2.9 1,303 1,323 1,334 1,340 1,419 1,459            
                      Clann na Poblachta Jack Brady 2.7 1,203 1,227 1,241 1,247 1,275              
                      National Labour Party Joseph Hughes 1.8 790 817 850 859                
                      Fine Gael Joseph Toner 1.4 635 644 658                  
                      Independent William Naughton 0.8 350 374                    
                      Electorate: 67,633   Valid: 44,387   Quota: 7,398   Turnout: 65.63%

                        See also

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