Kerry North (Dáil constituency)

Kerry North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 2011. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

For the 1885–1922 constituency, see North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency).

Kerry North
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Kerry North within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished2011
Seats4 (1937–1961)
3 (1961–2011)
County/City councilCounty Kerry

History and boundaries

The constituency was located in the northern half of County Kerry, located between the River Shannon estuary and the Slieve Mish Mountains; and included Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Ballybunion and Castleisland.[1] It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 when the former Kerry constituency was divided into Kerry North and Kerry South.[2] It was first used at the 1937 general election electing members of the 9th Dáil.

The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) from 1937 to 1961 and 3 deputies from 1961 to 2011.

At the 2011 general election it was replaced by a new constituency called Kerry North–West Limerick.[3][4]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry North 1937–2011[5]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
9th1937[6] Stephen Fuller
(FF)		 Tom McEllistrim, Snr
(FF)		 Eamonn Kissane
(FF)		 John O'Sullivan
(FG)
10th1938[7]
11th1943[8] Dan Spring
(Lab)		 Patrick Finucane
(CnaT)
12th1944[9] Dan Spring
(NLP)
13th1948[10]
14th1951[11] Dan Spring
(Lab)		 John Lynch
(FG)		 Patrick Finucane
(Ind)
15th1954[12] Johnny Connor
(CnaP)		 Patrick Finucane
(CnaT)
1956 by-election[13] Kathleen O'Connor
(CnaP)
16th1957[14] Daniel Moloney
(FF)		 Patrick Finucane
(Ind)
17th1961[15] 3 seats
from 1961
18th1965[16]
19th1969[17] Gerard Lynch
(FG)		 Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
(FF)
20th1973[18]
21st1977[19] Kit Ahern
(FF)
22nd1981[20] Dick Spring
(Lab)		 Denis Foley
(FF)
23rd1982 (Feb)[21]
24th1982 (Nov)[22]
25th1987[23] Jimmy Deenihan
(FG)
26th1989[24] Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
(FF)
27th1992[25] Denis Foley
(FF)
28th1997[26]
29th2002[27] Martin Ferris
(SF)		 Tom McEllistrim
(FF)
30th2007[28]
31st2011 Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick

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

2007 general election
2007 general election: Kerry North[28]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 32.3 12,697      
Sinn Féin Martin Ferris 20.4 8,030 8,631 9,284 10,196
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 18.7 7,367 7,702 8,040 11,247
Fianna Fáil Norma Foley 12.5 4,937 5,257 5,535  
Labour Party Terry O'Brien 10.9 4,287 5,589 6,332 7,282
Green Party David Grey 1.9 747 893    
Independent Anthony Dineen 1.7 689 803    
Independent Sam Locke 1.0 397 417    
Independent Tom Donovan 0.3 111 134    
Independent Michael O'Connor 0.1 51 58    
Electorate: 56,216   Valid: 39,313   Spoilt: 334 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,829   Turnout: 39,647 (70.5%)

    2002 general election
    2002 general election: Kerry North[27]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
    Sinn Féin Martin Ferris 24.1 9,436 10,016  
    Labour Party Dick Spring 22.4 8,773 9,166 9,353
    Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 22.1 8,652 9,538 9,842
    Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 20.2 7,884 10,285  
    Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely 10.0 3,927    
    Ind. Health Alliance James Kennedy 0.6 233    
    Independent Anthony O'Connor 0.5 208    
    Electorate: 55,476   Valid: 39,173   Spoilt: 351 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,794   Turnout: 39,524 (71.3%)

      1997 general election
      1997 general election: Kerry North[26]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour Party Dick Spring 10,699 29.9 1 1
      Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 8,689 24.3 2 2
      Sinn Féin Martin Ferris 5,691 15.9
      Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 5,376 15.0 3 4
      Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 4,036 11.3
      National Party Ciaran O'Connell 1,288 3.6
      Electorate: 51,348   Valid: 35,779   Spoilt: 284 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,945   Turnout: 36,063 (70.2%)

      1992 general election
      1992 general election: Kerry North[25]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour Party Dick Spring 11,515 33.9 1 1
      Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 8,120 23.9 2 2
      Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 4,974 14.7 3 6
      Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 4,619 13.6
      Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 2,781 8.2
      Independent Michael Reidy 1,122 3.3
      Sinn Féin Billy Leen 802 2.4
      Electorate: 48,797   Valid: 33,933   Spoilt: 400 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,484   Turnout: 34,333 (70.4%)

      1989 general election
      1989 general election: Kerry North[24]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour Party Dick Spring 10,118 29.7 1 1
      Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 8,692 25.5 2 1
      Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 6,756 19.8 3
      Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 5,880 17.3
      Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 2,641 7.8
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,087   Quota: 8,522   Turnout:

      1987 general election
      1987 general election: Kerry North[23]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 10,087 29.0 1 1
      Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 7,611 21.9 2
      Labour Party Dick Spring 6,739 19.4 3
      Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 6,161 17.7
      Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely 2,939 8.5
      Sinn Féin Declan Finucane 668 1.9
      Sinn Féin William Leen 559 1.6
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,764   Quota: 8,692   Turnout:

      November 1982 general election
      November 1982 general election: Kerry North[22]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour Party Dick Spring 9,724 28.9 1 1
      Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 7,125 21.2 2
      Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 5,817 17.3
      Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely 5,081 15.1
      Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 5,025 14.9 3
      Fine Gael Bernie Gannon 866 2.6
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,638   Quota: 8,410   Turnout:

      February 1982 general election
      February 1982 general election: Kerry North[21]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
      Labour Party Dick Spring 25.8 8,552      
      Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 20.4 6,754 7,076 9,585  
      Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 17.1 5,646 6,098 7,950 9,123
      Fine Gael Robert Pierse 17.1 5,643 5,836 6,513 6,647
      Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely 16.0 5,297 5,416    
      Independent Denis Foley 3.7 1,218      
      Electorate: 42,856   Valid: 33,110   Spoilt: 240 (0.7%)   Quota: 8,278   Turnout: 33,350 (77.8%)

        1981 general election
        1981 general election: Kerry North[20]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 8,214 24.0 1
        Labour Party Dick Spring 5,685 16.6 3
        Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 5,104 14.9 2
        Fine Gael Gerard Lynch 5,037 14.7
        Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern 4,158 12.1
        Anti H-Block Seán McKenna 3,860 11.3
        Fine Gael Fionán Harty 2,227 6.5
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,285   Quota: 8,572   Turnout:

        1977 general election
        1977 general election: Kerry North[19]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 6,964 21.0 1
        Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern 6,737 20.3 2
        Fine Gael Gerard Lynch 6,202 18.7
        Labour Party Dan Spring 6,046 18.2 3
        Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 5,329 16.1
        Fine Gael John Blennerhassett 1,920 5.8
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,198   Quota: 8,300   Turnout:

        1973 general election
        1973 general election: Kerry North[18]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 7,263 26.0 1 1
        Labour Party Dan Spring 5,856 21.0 2
        Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern 5,786 20.7
        Fine Gael Gerard Lynch 4,592 16.5 3
        Fine Gael John Blennerhassett 1,938 7.0
        Independent John Larkin 1,773 6.4
        Independent Joseph Keohane 695 2.5
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,903   Quota: 6,976   Turnout:

        1969 general election
        1969 general election: Kerry North[17]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr 5,759 20.6 1
        Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern 5,217 18.6
        Labour Party Dan Spring 4,913 17.5 3
        Fine Gael Gerard Lynch 4,332 15.5 2
        Fianna Fáil Michael Scannell 2,745 9.8
        Fine Gael John Blennerhassett 2,628 9.4
        Independent Michael Finucane 2,425 8.7
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,019   Quota: 7,005   Turnout:

        1965 general election
        1965 general election: Kerry North[16]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 7,561 28.6 1
        Labour Party Dan Spring 6,645 25.1 2
        Independent Patrick Finucane 5,147 19.4 3
        Fine Gael Edmond Hayes 3,569 13.5
        Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern 3,563 13.5
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,485   Quota: 6,622   Turnout:

        1961 general election
        1961 general election: Kerry North[15]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 6,195 21.9 3
        Independent Patrick Finucane 5,827 20.6 2
        Labour Party Dan Spring 5,784 20.4 1
        Fianna Fáil Daniel Moloney 5,262 18.6
        Fine Gael Robert Gleasure 1,963 6.9
        Independent Charles Lenihan 1,777 6.3
        Sinn Féin Kevin Barry 1,483 5.2
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,291   Quota: 7,073   Turnout:

        1957 general election
        1957 general election: Kerry North[14]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Daniel Moloney 6,976 20.2 1 1
        Labour Party Dan Spring 6,292 18.3 2
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 6,231 18.1 4
        Independent Patrick Finucane 4,562 13.2 3
        Independent Charles Lenihan 3,736 10.8
        Fine Gael John Lynch 3,499 10.2
        Sinn Féin May Daly 3,171 9.2
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,467   Quota: 6,894   Turnout:

        1956 by-election

        Following the death of Clann na Poblachta TD Johnny Connor, a by-election was held on 29 February 1956. The seat was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Kathleen O'Connor, daughter of the deceased TD.

        1956 by-election: Kerry North[29]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
        Clann na Poblachta Kathleen O'Connor 53.5 18,176
        Fianna Fáil Daniel J. Moloney 46.6 15,828
        Electorate: 45,841   Valid: 34,004   Quota: 17,003   Turnout: 74.18%

          1954 general election
          1954 general election: Kerry North[12]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 6,378 17.8 1
          Labour Party Dan Spring 5,861 16.3 2
          Independent Patrick Finucane 5,326 14.8 3
          Clann na Poblachta Johnny Connor 5,003 13.9 4
          Fine Gael John Lynch 4,904 13.6
          Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 4,580 12.7
          Fianna Fáil Maurice Lawlor 3,890 10.8
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,942   Quota: 7,189   Turnout:

          1951 general election
          1951 general election: Kerry North[29]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
          Labour Party Dan Spring 19.9 7,035 7,631      
          Fianna Fáil Thomas McEllistrim, Snr 15.4 5,430 6,927 7,104    
          Fine Gael John Lynch 15.3 5,397 5,544 5,620 7,492  
          Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 13.8 4,868 5,661 5,762 6,063 6,106
          Independent Patrick Finucane 13.4 4,714 4,838 4,880 6,451 6,844
          Clann na Poblachta Johnny Connor 12.6 4,446 4,614 4,703    
          Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Connor 9.6 3,389        
          Electorate: 46,519   Valid: 35,279   Quota: 7,056   Turnout: 75.84%

            1948 general election
            1948 general election: Kerry North[29]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Fianna Fáil Thomas McEllistrim, Snr 21.0 7,555            
            Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 17.2 6,214 6,281 6,407 6,533 8,769    
            National Labour Party Dan Spring 16.3 5,877 6,017 6,061 6,698 7,486    
            Clann na Talmhan Patrick Finucane 12.7 4,569 4,914 4,930 5,604 6,088 6,295 6,414
            Clann na Poblachta Johnny Connor 12.2 4,390 5,294 5,314 5,814 6,121 6,232 6,365
            Fianna Fáil Thomas Gega O'Connor 10.5 3,792 3,822 3,949 4,072      
            Fine Gael Jeremiah P. Nolan 5.8 2,108 2,168 2,176        
            Clann na Poblachta Johnny Walsh 4.3 1,564            
            Electorate: 48,998   Valid: 36,069   Quota: 7,214   Turnout: 73.61%

              1944 general election
              1944 general election: Kerry North[9]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Clann na Talmhan Patrick Finucane 8,784 25.8 1 1
              National Labour Party Dan Spring 8,429 24.7 2 1
              Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 7,047 20.7 3 1
              Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 6,521 19.1 4
              Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna 3,322 9.7
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,103   Quota: 6,821   Turnout:

              1943 general election
              1943 general election: Kerry North[8]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 6,551 17.2 1
              Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 5,973 15.7 2
              Clann na Talmhan Patrick Finucane 5,174 13.6 4
              Labour Party Dan Spring 5,155 13.6 3
              Independent Edmund Horan 4,827 12.7
              Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 4,420 11.6
              Fianna Fáil Stephen Fuller 3,550 9.3
              Labour Party John Kelly 2,352 6.2
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,002   Quota: 7,601   Turnout:

              1938 general election
              1938 general election: Kerry North[7]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 8,478 24.0 1 1
              Fianna Fáil Stephen Fuller 7,684 21.8 2 1
              Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 7,457 21.1 3 1
              Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 5,432 15.4 4
              Labour Party William Cummins 3,273 9.3
              Fine Gael Michael O'Connell 2,976 8.4
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,300   Quota: 7,061   Turnout:

              1937 general election
              1937 general election: Kerry North[6]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 7,673 21.9 1 1
              Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Snr 6,213 17.7 2
              Fianna Fáil Stephen Fuller 6,019 17.2 3
              Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 5,204 14.9 4
              Fine Gael Thomas O'Connell 5,136 14.7
              Labour Party Patrick Casey 4,783 13.7
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,028   Quota: 7,006   Turnout:

              See also

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