Dublin South (Dáil constituency)

Dublin South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1921 to 1948 and from 1981 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Dublin South
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Dublin South within County Dublin
Former constituency
Created1981
Abolished2016
Seats5
County councilDún Laoghaire–Rathdown
South Dublin
Dublin South
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1948
Seats4 (1921–1923)
7 (1923–1948)
County councilCounty Dublin

History and boundaries

A Dublin South City constituency existed from 1921 to 1948 when it was abolished.[1] It consisted of the St Patrick's and St Stephen's Green divisions[2] (namely Fitzwilliam, Mansion House, Merchant's Quay, Royal Exchange and Wood Quay wards and part of South Dock and Trinity wards). The constituency was re-created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and was first used for the 1981 general election.[3]

The legislation establishing the constituency defined it as consisting of the wards of:[3] Pembroke East D, Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham South together with the district electoral divisions of: Dundrum Number One, Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, Rathfarnham Number One, Rathfarnham Number Two, Stillorgan Number One, Whitechurch and the part of the district electoral division of Firhouse Number One situated south of the centre of the River Dodder.

Of these, Pembroke East D and Dundrum number one had been in Dublin South-East in 1977.[4] All five Rathfarnam wards as well as Whitechurch had been in the abolished Dublin County Mid seat while Dundrum 2–5 along with Glencullen and Milltown 1–2 had been in Dublin County South constituency while Stilorgan one had been divided between Dublin County South and Dún Laoghaire.

From 2009 the constituency covered the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin county areas. It covered areas such as Stillorgan (west of the N11 road), Cabinteely (west of the N11 road), Dundrum, Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, Goatstown, Rathfarnham, Sandyford, Stepaside, Kilternan, Ballinteer, Churchtown and Ballyboden.[5]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the area of the constituency as:[5]

In the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Leopardstown, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden;
and, in the county of South Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village.

It ceased to exist at the 2016 general election; areas from Dublin South were added to both Dublin South-West and Dún Laoghaire, and the remaining area formed the new three-seat Dublin Rathdown constituency .

Constituency profile

It was one of Ireland's most affluent constituencies, the 2006 Census reported that residents tended to have higher-than-average levels of educational attainment, especially in terms of third-level qualifications, and were much more likely to work in professional and managerial positions.[6] "Volatile, unpredictable and utterly ruthless, Dublin South voters have hired and fired TDs with abandon over the years" – The Irish Times description of the constituency in August 2012.[7]

TDs

TDs 1921–1948
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South 1921–1948[8]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd1921[9] Thomas Kelly
(SF)		 Daniel McCarthy
(SF)		 Constance Markievicz
(SF)		 Cathal Ó Murchadha
(SF)		 4 seats
1921–1923
3rd1922[10] Thomas Kelly
(SF (PT))		 Daniel McCarthy
(SF (PT))		 William X. O'Brien
(Lab)		 Myles Keogh
(Ind)
4th1923[11] Philip Cosgrave
(CnaG)		 Daniel McCarthy
(CnaG)		 Constance Markievicz
(Rep)		 Cathal Ó Murchadha
(Rep)		 Michael Hayes
(CnaG)		 Peadar Doyle
(CnaG)
1923 by-election[12] Hugh Kennedy
(CnaG)
March 1924 by-election[13] James O'Mara
(CnaG)
November 1924 by-election[14] Seán Lemass
(SF)
1925 by-election[15] Thomas Hennessy
(CnaG)
5th1927 (Jun)[16] James Beckett
(CnaG)		 Vincent Rice
(NL)		 Constance Markievicz
(FF)		 Thomas Lawlor
(Lab)		 Seán Lemass
(FF)
1927 by-election[17] Thomas Hennessy
(CnaG)
6th1927 (Sep)[18] Robert Briscoe
(FF)		 Myles Keogh
(CnaG)		 Frank Kerlin
(FF)
7th1932[19] James Lynch
(FF)
8th1933[20] James McGuire
(CnaG)		 Thomas Kelly
(FF)
9th1937[21] Myles Keogh
(FG)		 Thomas Lawlor
(Lab)		 Joseph Hannigan
(Ind)		 Peadar Doyle
(FG)
10th1938[22] James Beckett
(FG)		 James Lynch
(FF)
1939 by-election[23] John McCann
(FF)
11th1943[24] Maurice Dockrell
(FG)		 James Larkin Jnr
(Lab)		 John McCann
(FF)
12th1944[25]
13th1948 Constituency abolished. See Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East and Dublin 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.

TDs 1981–2016
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South 1981–2016[8]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
22nd1981[26] Niall Andrews
(FF)		 Séamus Brennan
(FF)		 Nuala Fennell
(FG)		 John Kelly
(FG)		 Alan Shatter
(FG)
23rd1982 (Feb)[27]
24th1982 (Nov)[28]
25th1987[29] Tom Kitt
(FF)		 Anne Colley
(PD)
26th1989[30] Nuala Fennell
(FG)		 Roger Garland
(GP)
27th1992[31] Liz O'Donnell
(PD)		 Eithne FitzGerald
(Lab)
28th1997[32] Olivia Mitchell
(FG)
29th2002[33] Eamon Ryan
(GP)
30th2007[34] Alan Shatter
(FG)
2009 by-election[35] George Lee
(FG)
31st2011[36] Shane Ross
(Ind)		 Peter Mathews
(FG)		 Alex White
(Lab)
32nd2016 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Rathdown, Dublin South-West and Dún Laoghaire.

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

2011 general election
2011 general election: Dublin South[36]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Independent Shane Ross 23.5 17,075              
Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 13.3 9,635 10,454 10,577 10,661 10,763 11,159 11,627 13,379
Fine Gael Peter Mathews 12.5 9,053 9,805 9,987 10,047 10,173 10,494 10,820 12,070
Labour Party Alex White 11.7 8,524 9,319 9,467 9,747 10,407 14,203    
Fine Gael Alan Shatter 10.6 7,716 8,499 8,580 8,626 8,738 8,966 9,301 10,611
Fianna Fáil Maria Corrigan 9.4 6,844 7,168 7,332 7,400 7,564 7,762 7,932 9,163
Green Party Eamon Ryan 6.8 4,929 5,489 5,626 5,798 6,120 6,536 7,332  
Labour Party Aidan Culhane 6.2 4,535 4,839 4,940 5,232 5,691      
Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 2.6 1,915 2,065 2,186 2,617        
People Before Profit Nicola Curry[37] 1.8 1,277 1,455 1,664          
Christian Solidarity Jane Murphy 0.4 277 296            
Independent Buhidma Hussein Hamed 0.4 273 318            
Independent John Doyle 0.3 246 343            
Independent Gerard Dolan 0.2 156 192            
Independent Raymond Whitehead 0.2 120 211            
Independent Eamonn Zaidan 0.1 71 85            
Electorate: 102,387   Valid: 72,646   Spoilt: 459 (0.6%)   Quota: 12,108   Turnout: 73,105 (71.4%)

    2009 by-election

    Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Séamus Brennan, a by-election was held on 5 June 2009. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Lee.

    2009 by-election: Dublin South[38]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
    Fine Gael George Lee[39] 53.4 27,768
    Labour Party Alex White[40] 19.8 10,294
    Fianna Fáil Shay Brennan[39] 17.8 9,250
    Green Party Elizabeth Davidson[41] 3.5 1,846
    Sinn Féin Shaun Tracey[41] 3.3 1,705
    Independent Ross O'Mullane[42] 1.2 650
    Independent Frank O'Gorman 0.7 351
    Independent Noel O'Gara 0.3 172
    Electorate: 90,802   Valid: 52,036   Spoilt: 443 (0.8%)   Quota: 26,019   Turnout: 52,479 (57.8%)

      2007 general election
      2007 general election: Dublin South[34]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 21.8 13,373                
      Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 14.8 8,037 8,148 8,227 8,236 9,544 9,991 10,846    
      Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 13.9 8,487 10,124 10,425            
      Green Party Eamon Ryan 11.1 6,768 6,885 7,483 7,511 7,814 8,379 9,181 11,889  
      Fine Gael Alan Shatter 9.4 5,752 5,820 5,871 5,875 6,658 6,892 7,366 9,456 10,805
      Progressive Democrats Liz O'Donnell 6.6 4,045 4,254 4,328 4,337 4,426 4,520      
      Labour Party Alex White 5.8 3,575 3,629 3,843 3,854 4,045 5,739 5,962    
      Fianna Fáil Maria Corrigan 5.6 3,438 4,278 4,515 4,655 4,748 4,893 6,816 7,317 7,656
      Fine Gael Jim O'Leary 4.7 2,897 2,928 2,991 2,997          
      Labour Party Aidan Culhane 4.6 2,809 2,867 3,052 3,069 3,255        
      Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 1.6 992 1,021              
      Sinn Féin Shaun Tracey 1.4 851 864              
      Fathers Rights Liam Ó Gógáin 0.3 180 185              
      Electorate: 89,464   Valid: 61,204   Spoilt: 418 (0.7%)   Quota: 10,201   Turnout: 61,622 (68.9%)

        2002 general election
        2002 general election: Dublin South[33]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
        Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 16.9 9,326                
        Progressive Democrats Liz O'Donnell 15.0 8,288 8,344 8,356 8,647 8,816 9,315      
        Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 14.0 7,744 7,857 7,917 8,117 8,496 10,926      
        Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 10.1 5,568 5,629 5,633 5,844 5,928 6,142 6,540 11,048  
        Fine Gael Alan Shatter 9.7 5,363 5,410 5,413 5,568 5,653 5,693 5,833    
        Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 9.5 5,247 5,400 5,404 5,723 6,077 6,232 6,483 7,108 8,263
        Green Party Eamon Ryan 9.4 5,222 5,482 5,485 6,161 7,124 7,319 8,019 8,546 9,228
        Fianna Fáil Maria Corrigan 5.8 3,180 3,220 3,245 3,418 3,648        
        Sinn Féin Deirdre Whelan 3.9 2,172 2,345 2,347 2,474          
        Ind. Health Alliance Karen Canning 3.8 2,090 2,207 2,209            
        Socialist Party Lisa Maher 1.9 1,063                
        Electorate: 92,645   Valid: 55,263   Spoilt: 427 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,211   Turnout: 55,690 (60.1%)

          1997 general election
          1997 general election: Dublin South[32]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 9,904 17.1 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 8,861 15.3 2 6
          Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 8,775 15.1 3 8
          Fine Gael Alan Shatter 8,094 14.0 4 8
          Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 6,147 10.6
          Progressive Democrats Liz O'Donnell 5,444 9.4 5 8
          Fianna Fáil Ann Ormonde 3,629 6.3
          Green Party Gerry Boland 3,539 6.1
          Independent Richard Greene 1,431 2.5
          Independent Christine Buckley 1,268 2.2
          Socialist Party Lisa Maher 624 1.1
          Natural Law Jack Lyons 115 0.2
          Independent Johnny Kingsize Doody 80 0.1
          Independent Gerard Doolan 75 0.1
          Electorate: 90,050   Valid: 57,986   Spoilt: 335 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,665   Turnout: 58,321 (64.8%)

          1992 general election
          1992 general election: Dublin South[31]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 17,256 28.9 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 9,074 15.2 2 7
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 7,304 12.3 3 8
          Fine Gael Alan Shatter 6,244 10.5 4 12
          Progressive Democrats Liz O'Donnell 5,162 8.7 5 12
          Fianna Fáil Ann Ormonde 3,085 5.2
          Fine Gael Maurice Manning 3,065 5.1
          Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 2,764 4.6
          Green Party Roger Garland 2,258 3.8
          Independent Richard Greene 1,671 2.8
          Democratic Left Marian White 640 1.1
          Independent Owen Connolly 506 0.9
          Sinn Féin George Keegan 486 0.8
          Independent Kevin Blair 119 0.2
          Electorate: 85,553   Valid: 59,634   Spoilt: 605 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,940   Turnout: 60,239 (70.4%)

          1989 general election
          1989 general election: Dublin South[30]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 13,927 25.7 1
          Fine Gael Alan Shatter 7,969 14.7 3
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 7,217 13.3 2
          Fine Gael Nuala Fennell 4,983 9.2 5
          Green Party Roger Garland 4,771 8.8 4
          Progressive Democrats Anne Colley 4,607 8.5
          Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 4,134 7.6
          Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 2,786 5.1
          Fianna Fáil Ann Ormonde 2,328 4.3
          Workers' Party Eamonn Ó Liathain 1,440 2.7
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 54,162   Quota: 9,028   Turnout:

          1987 general election
          1987 general election: Dublin South[29]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Progressive Democrats Anne Colley 11,957 20.9 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 9,940 17.3 2 1
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 8,423 14.7 3
          Fine Gael John Kelly 7,247 12.6 4
          Fine Gael Alan Shatter 5,720 10.0 5
          Fine Gael Nuala Fennell 4,737 8.3
          Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 2,684 4.7
          Fianna Fáil Ann Ormonde 2,133 3.7
          Green Alliance Roger Garland 1,377 2.4
          Workers' Party Eamonn Ó Liathain 1,308 2.3
          Independent Mairead Duchon 1,253 2.2
          Independent Thomas Sharkey 189 0.3
          Independent Padraig O'Neill 142 0.3
          Independent Barbara Hyland 114 0.2
          Independent Martin MacFeorais 107 0.2
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 57,331   Quota: 9,556   Turnout:

          November 1982 general election
          November 1982 general election: Dublin South[28]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael John Kelly 9,774 18.6 1 1
          Fine Gael Alan Shatter 7,655 14.6 2
          Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 7,219 13.8 4
          Fine Gael Nuala Fennell 7,106 13.6 3
          Fianna Fáil Niall Andrews 6,597 12.6 5
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 4,009 7.7
          Fine Gael Thomas Hand 2,959 5.6
          Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 2,388 4.6
          Labour Party Frank Buckley 1,911 3.7
          Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha 1,353 2.6
          Ecology Party Roger Garland 950 1.8
          Democratic Socialist Denis O'Connor 479 0.9
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 52,400   Quota: 8,734   Turnout:

          February 1982 general election
          February 1982 general election: Dublin South[27]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          Fine Gael John Kelly 21.0 10,809            
          Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 15.6 8,055 8,107 8,176 9,555      
          Fine Gael Alan Shatter 13.2 6,779 7,790 8,878        
          Fine Gael Nuala Fennell 11.3 5,799 6,488 7,578 7,729 7,766 11,554  
          Fianna Fáil Niall Andrews 9.6 4,936 4,951 5,018 5,904 6,667 7,168 8,612
          Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 9.4 4,843 4,850 4,895 5,550 5,702 6,010 6,356
          Labour Party John Horgan 8.9 4,589 4,705 5,048 5,188 5,215    
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 6.1 3,133 3,150 3,249        
          Fine Gael Thomas Hand 4.9 2,511 2,837          
          Electorate: 69,195   Valid: 51,454   Spoilt: 312 (0.6%)   Quota: 8,576   Turnout: 51,766 (74.8%)

            1981 general election
            1981 general election: Dublin South[26]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael John Kelly 7,964 15.7 2
            Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennan 7,779 15.3 1
            Fianna Fáil Niall Andrews 5,690 11.2 5
            Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 5,408 10.6
            Fine Gael Alan Shatter 4,762 9.4 4
            Fine Gael Nuala Fennell 4,527 8.9 3
            Fine Gael Alexis FitzGerald 3,495 6.9
            Labour Party John Horgan 3,004 5.9
            Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 2,636 5.2
            Fine Gael Thomas Hand 2,621 5.2
            Labour Party Eithne FitzGerald 1,258 2.5
            Labour Party Frank Buckley 711 1.4
            Independent Norman Simpson 616 1.2
            Independent Denis O'Connor 335 0.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 50,806   Quota: 8,468   Turnout:

            1944 general election
            1944 general election: Dublin South[25]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 15,385 31.3 1 1
            Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 5,442 11.1 4
            Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 4,355 8.9 6
            Fianna Fáil John McCann 4,323 8.8 2
            Labour Party James Larkin Jnr 3,587 7.3 5
            Labour Party Walter Beirne 3,571 7.3
            Fianna Fáil Andrew Clarkin 3,328 6.8
            Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 3,148 6.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 2,852 5.8 7
            Independent Joseph Hannigan 1,824 3.7
            Fine Gael Thomas Bourke 689 1.4
            Fine Gael Michael Byrne 674 1.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,178   Quota: 6,148   Turnout:

            1943 general election
            1943 general election: Dublin South[24]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 16,399 30.9 1 1
            Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 4,971 9.4 2
            Labour Party Walter Beirne 3,326 6.3
            Fianna Fáil John McCann 3,133 5.9 3
            Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 3,127 5.9 4
            Labour Party James Larkin Jnr 3,049 5.7 7
            Fine Gael Maurice E. Dockrell 2,841 5.4 5
            Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 2,666 5.0 6
            Labour Party Joseph Hannigan 2,345 4.4
            Fianna Fáil Peter White 1,639 3.1
            Fine Gael Patrick Cahill 1,525 2.9
            Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 1,461 2.8
            Fine Gael E. D. Hoey 1,280 2.4
            Fine Gael Myles Keogh 1,152 2.2
            Independent Vincent Rice 1,104 2.1
            Independent Hanna Sheehy Skeffington 917 1.7
            Labour Party Owen Hynes 873 1.6
            Córas na Poblachta Simon Donnelly 820 1.5
            Córas na Poblachta Seán Dowling 494 0.9
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 53,122   Quota: 6,641   Turnout:

            1939 by-election

            Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Beckett, a by-election was held on 6 June 1939. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John McCann.

            1939 by-election: Dublin South[23]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
            Fianna Fáil John McCann 55.8 20,059
            Fine Gael Patrick Cahill 44.2 15,877
            Electorate: 80,961   Valid: 35,936   Quota: 17,969   Turnout: 44.4%

              1938 general election
              1938 general election: Dublin South[22]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 14,151 25.7 1 1
              Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 6,877 12.5 2 1
              Fianna Fáil John McCann 4,806 8.7
              Fine Gael James Beckett 4,681 8.5 3
              Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 4,401 8.0 6
              Independent Joseph Hannigan 3,850 7.0 4
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 3,791 6.9 7
              Fine Gael Myles Keogh 3,760 6.8
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Kelly 3,619 6.6 5
              Labour Party Thomas Lawlor 2,845 5.2
              Labour Party Eamonn Lynch 1,076 2.0
              Fine Gael Thomas O'Byrne 765 1.4
              Labour Party Elizabeth O'Connor 460 0.8
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 55,082   Quota: 6,886   Turnout:

              1937 general election
              1937 general election: Dublin South[21]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 15,969 28.0 1 1
              Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 5,941 10.4 4
              Fine Gael James Beckett 4,623 8.1
              Independent Joseph Hannigan 4,031 7.1 6
              Fine Gael Myles Keogh 3,973 7.0 7
              Labour Party Thomas Lawlor 3,872 6.8 5
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 3,315 5.8 2
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Kelly 2,815 4.9 3
              Independent Patrick Medlar 2,474 4.3
              Fianna Fáil John McCann 2,058 3.6
              Fine Gael James McGuire 2,000 3.5
              Fianna Fáil Denis Healy 1,774 3.1
              Labour Party John McCabe 1,523 2.7
              Fine Gael Michael Byrne 999 1.8
              Independent Frank Ryan 875 1.5
              Fianna Fáil Ralph Lynch 771 1.4
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 57,013   Quota: 7,127   Turnout:

              1933 general election
              1933 general election: Dublin South[20]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 14,716 24.2 1 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal James Beckett 8,364 13.8 2 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal James McGuire 7,414 12.2 4
              Cumann na nGaedheal Peadar Doyle 5,920 9.7 7
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 4,894 8.1 3
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Kelly 4,831 8.0 5
              Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 4,642 7.6 6
              Cumann na nGaedheal Myles Keogh 4,259 7.0
              Fianna Fáil Denis Healy 2,888 4.8
              Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy 2,837 4.7
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 60,765   Quota: 7,596   Turnout:

              1932 general election
              1932 general election: Dublin South[19]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 10,426 18.9 1 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal James Beckett 7,381 13.4 2 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal Myles Keogh 5,985 10.9 4
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 5,676 10.3 3
              Cumann na nGaedheal Peadar Doyle 5,196 9.4 5
              Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy 3,832 7.0 6
              Cumann na nGaedheal Eugene Davy 3,478 6.3
              Fianna Fáil James B. Lynch 3,162 5.7 7
              Independent Patrick Medlar 2,490 4.5
              Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Rahilly 2,440 4.4
              Labour Party Thomas Lawlor 1,898 3.5
              Labour Party Richard Hennessy 1,536 2.8
              Independent James Larkin 917 1.7
              Fianna Fáil Frank O'Donnell 650 1.2
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 55,067   Quota: 6,884   Turnout:

              September 1927 general election
              September 1927 general election: Dublin South[18]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 11,240 20.7 1 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy 9,400 17.3 2 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal James Beckett 7,362 13.5 3 1
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 5,570 10.2 4
              Cumann na nGaedheal Peadar Doyle 4,642 8.5 6
              Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent Rice 3,678 6.8
              Labour Party Thomas Lawlor 3,662 6.7
              Cumann na nGaedheal Myles Keogh 3,522 6.5 5
              Independent John Lawlor 2,857 5.3
              Fianna Fáil Frank Kerlin 1,320 2.4 7
              Fianna Fáil Andrew Clerkin 1,116 2.1
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 54,369   Quota: 6,797   Turnout:

              1927 by-election

              Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Constance Markievicz, a by-election was held on 24 August 1927. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Hennessy.

              1927 by-election: Dublin South[17]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
              Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy 55.0 24,139
              Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 42.5 18,647
              Sinn Féin Cathal Ó Murchadha 2.5 1,115
              Electorate: 81,136   Valid: 43,901   Quota: 21,951   Turnout: 54.1%

                June 1927 general election
                June 1927 general election: Dublin South[16]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass 8,522 16.1 1 1
                Cumann na nGaedheal James Beckett 8,183 15.5 2 1
                Independent Vincent Rice 6,575 12.4 3
                Independent Myles Keogh 5,290 10.0 5
                Cumann na nGaedheal Peadar Doyle 4,428 8.4 6
                Fianna Fáil Constance Markievicz 4,026 7.6 4
                Labour Party Thomas Lawlor 2,826 5.3 7
                Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Neill 2,555 4.8
                Sinn Féin Cathal Ó Murchadha 2,211 4.2
                Independent Michael O'Mullane 2,121 4.0
                Labour Party Seán Campbell 1,825 3.5
                Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 1,705 3.2
                Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Morgan 921 1.7
                Fianna Fáil Denis Healy 918 1.7
                Labour Party Thomas Nagle 821 1.6
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 52,927   Quota: 6,616   Turnout:

                1925 by-election

                Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Daniel McCarthy, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Hennessy.

                1925 by-election: Dublin South[15]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
                Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy 57.0 24,075
                Republican Michael O'Mullane 32.9 13,900
                Labour Party Thomas Lawlor 10.1 4,237
                Electorate: 78,353   Valid: 42,212   Quota: 21,107   Turnout: 53.9%

                  November 1924 by-election

                  Following the appointment of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Hugh Kennedy as Chief Justice, a by-election was held on 18 November 1924. The seat was won by the Republican candidate Seán Lemass.

                  November 1924 by-election: Dublin South[14]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
                  Republican Seán Lemass 51.4 17,297
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Hughes 48.6 16,340
                  Electorate: 78,682   Valid: 33,637   Quota: 16,819   Turnout: 42.8%

                    March 1924 by-election

                    Following the death of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Philip Cosgrave, a by-election was held on 12 March 1924. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate James O'Mara.

                    March 1924 by-election: Dublin South[13]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Mara 15,884 49.0 1 2
                    Republican Seán Lemass 13,639 42.0
                    Independent John O'Neill 2,928 9.0
                    Electorate: 76,882   Valid: 32,451   Quota: 16,226   Turnout: 42.2%

                    1923 by-election

                    Michael Hayes was also elected for the National University of Ireland constituency and resigned his seat in Dublin South following the election. A by-election was held on 25 October 1923 and the seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Hugh Kennedy.

                    1923 by-election: Dublin South[12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Hugh Kennedy 67.3 23,676
                    Republican Michael O'Mullane 32.7 11,502
                    Electorate: 78,017   Valid: 35,178   Quota: 17,590   Turnout: 45.1%

                      1923 general election
                      1923 general election: Dublin South[11]
                      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Philip Cosgrave 16,011 34.7 1 1
                      Republican Constance Markievicz 5,832 12.6 2 1
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Daniel McCarthy 4,565 9.9 3
                      Independent Myles Keogh 3,010 6.5 6
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hayes 2,778 6.0 5
                      Independent Andrew Beattie 2,451 5.3
                      Republican Cathal Ó Murchadha 1,893 4.1 7
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Peadar Doyle 1,409 3.0 4
                      Republican Michael O'Mullane 1,315 2.8
                      Labour Party William X. O'Brien 933 2.0
                      Independent Patrick Medlar 832 1.8
                      Dublin Trades Council John Farrelly 809 1.7
                      Independent William McCabe 793 1.7
                      Cumann na nGaedheal George Lyons 715 1.5
                      Republican Edward O'Kelly 709 1.5
                      Independent Bernard Shields 582 1.3
                      Independent James Shanks 484 1.0
                      Dublin Trades Council Edward Tucker 391 0.8
                      Independent Patrick Byrne 385 0.8
                      Independent Patrick Munden 265 0.6
                      Electorate: 78,017   Valid: 46,162   Quota: 5,771   Turnout: 59.2%

                      1922 general election

                      Kenneth Reddin, an election agent, published a sample ballot incorrectly stating that voters had only six preferences.[43] Markievicz secured an injunction in the Republican Supreme Court against Reddin, who published an apology on election day in The Irish Times.[43] The official notice of poll listed Markievicz's name first, but the ballot (and Reddin's sample) listed her third.[43] She later complained that the electoral register was "rotten".[43]

                      1922 general election: Dublin South[10]
                      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                      Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Daniel McCarthy 5,540 21.1 1 1
                      Labour Party William X. O'Brien 4,734 18.0 3 5
                      Independent Myles Keogh 4,363 16.6 2 4
                      Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Thomas Kelly 4,344 16.5 4 5
                      Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Constance Markievicz 3,951 15.0
                      Independent John O'Connell 2,068 7.9
                      Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Cathal Ó Murchadha 1,308 5.0
                      Electorate: 41,466   Valid: 26,308   Quota: 5,262   Turnout: 63.4%

                      1921 general election
                      1921 general election: Dublin South[9]
                      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                      Sinn Féin Thomas Kelly Unopposed N/A 1
                      Sinn Féin Daniel McCarthy Unopposed N/A 2
                      Sinn Féin Constance Markievicz Unopposed N/A 3
                      Sinn Féin Cathal Ó Murchadha Unopposed N/A 4

                      See also

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