Kerry South (Dáil constituency)

Kerry South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1937 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

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

Kerry South
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Kerry South within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished2016
Seats3
County councilCounty Kerry

History and boundaries

The constituency was located in the southern half of County Kerry taking in the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas, including the towns of Killarney, Dingle, Cahirciveen, Killorglin and Kenmare.[1]

It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 when the former Kerry constituency was divided into the constituencies of Kerry North and Kerry South. It was first used at the 1937 general election electing members of the 9th Dáil.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:[1]

"The county of Kerry, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Kerry North–West Limerick."

It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the new Kerry constituency.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry South 1937–2016[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
9th1937[3] John Flynn
(FF)		 Frederick Crowley
(FF)		 Fionán Lynch
(FG)
10th1938[4]
11th1943[5] John Healy
(FF)
12th1944[6]
1944 by-election[7] Donal O'Donoghue
(FF)
1945 by-election[8] Honor Crowley
(FF)
13th1948[9] John Flynn
(Ind)		 Patrick Palmer
(FG)
14th1951[10]
15th1954[11] John Flynn
(FF)
16th1957[12] John Joe Rice
(SF)
17th1961[13] Timothy O'Connor
(FF)		 Patrick Connor
(FG)
18th1965[14]
1966 by-election[15] John O'Leary
(FF)
19th1969[16] Michael Begley
(FG)
20th1973[17]
21st1977[18]
22nd1981[19] Michael Moynihan
(Lab)
23rd1982 (Feb)[20]
24th1982 (Nov)[21]
25th1987[22] John O'Donoghue
(FF)
26th1989[23] Michael Moynihan
(Lab)
27th1992[24] Breeda Moynihan-Cronin
(Lab)
28th1997[25] Jackie Healy-Rae
(Ind)
29th2002[26]
30th2007[27] Tom Sheahan
(FG)
31st2011[28] Tom Fleming
(Ind)		 Michael Healy-Rae
(Ind)		 Brendan Griffin
(FG)
32nd2016 Constituency abolished. See Kerry

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: Kerry South[28]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 19.8 8,808 8,943 10,014 10,865 12,636  
Independent Michael Healy-Rae 15.0 6,670 6,789 7,412 9,146 10,129 10,326
Independent Tom Fleming 14.5 6,416 6,548 7,357 8,746 10,389 10,697
Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 13.3 5,917 5,960 6,200      
Fine Gael Tom Sheahan 12.8 5,674 5,736 6,577 7,326 8,668 9,409
South Kerry Independent Michael Gleeson 11.1 4,939 5,222 6,378 7,037    
Labour Party Marie Moloney 11.1 4,926 5,132        
Green Party Oonagh Comerford 0.9 401          
Independent Richard Behal 0.8 348          
Independent Dermot Finn 0.6 281          
Electorate: 59,629   Valid: 44,380   Spoilt: 299 (0.7%)   Quota: 11,096   Turnout: 44,679 (74.9%)

    2007 general election
    2007 general election: Kerry South[27]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 23.4 9,128 9,407 9,956      
    Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming 17.3 6,740 6,972 7,221 7,278 8,393 8,855
    Independent Jackie Healy-Rae 15.4 5,993 6,356 6,828 6,882 8,526 9,315
    Fine Gael Tom Sheahan 14.3 5,600 5,819 7,927 7,960 11,010  
    Labour Party Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 13.5 5,263 5,904 6,774 6,827    
    Fine Gael Séamus Cosaí FitzGerald 10.7 4,195 4,419        
    Sinn Féin Lynn Ní Bhaoigheallain 3.5 1,375          
    Green Party John Hickey 1.9 738          
    Electorate: 53,660   Valid: 39,032   Spoilt: 293 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,759   Turnout: 39,325 (73.3%)

      2002 general election
      2002 general election: Kerry South[26]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
      Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 25.8 9,445            
      Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming 18.9 6,912 6,995 7,255 7,407 7,593 8,276 8,381
      Independent Jackie Healy-Rae 17.0 6,229 6,455 6,819 6,893 7,147 8,409 8,584
      Labour Party Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 14.5 5,307 5,480 5,946 5,979 6,432 9,442  
      Fine Gael Séamus Cosaí FitzGerald 12.4 4,539 4,732 4,791 4,811 6,083    
      Fine Gael Sheila Casey 5.3 1,934 2,033 2,216 2,220      
      Independent Donal Grady 3.7 1,346 1,449          
      Independent Donal Barry 2.5 934            
      Electorate: 51,761   Valid: 36,646   Spoilt: 376 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,162   Turnout: 37,022 (61.0%)

        1997 general election
        1997 general election: Kerry South[25]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Independent Jackie Healy-Rae 7,220 20.3 2 5
        Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 7,204 20.3 1 5
        Labour Party Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 4,988 14.1 3 7
        Independent Breandan MacGearailt 4,172 11.8
        Fianna Fáil Brian O'Leary 4,079 11.5
        Fine Gael Aidan O'Connor 3,041 8.6
        Fine Gael Jim Kelly 1,847 5.2
        Independent P. J. Cronin 1,557 4.4
        Independent Michael Gleeson 1,388 3.9
        Electorate: 48,164   Valid: 35,496   Spoilt: 303 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,875   Turnout: 35,799 (74.3%)

        1992 general election
        1992 general election: Kerry South[24]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 8,263 26.4 1 1
        Labour Party Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 7,537 24.1 2 5
        Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 6,113 19.5 3 6
        Fine Gael Michael Connor Scarteen 3,576 11.4
        Fine Gael Paul Coghlan 2,658 8.5
        Independent P. J. Cronin 2,481 7.9
        Sinn Féin Dan Daly 331 1.1
        Independent Pól Ó Criochain 267 0.9
        Independent Liam West 112 0.4
        Electorate: 44,591   Valid: 31,338   Spoilt: 486 (1.5%)   Quota: 7,835   Turnout: 31,824 (71.4%)

        1989 general election
        1989 general election: Kerry South[23]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 8,398 26.8 1 1
        Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 8,375 26.7 2 1
        Fine Gael Michael Begley 6,477 20.7
        Labour Party Michael Moynihan 6,408 20.5 3
        Progressive Democrats John Kelly 1,458 4.7
        Independent Barbara Hyland 202 0.6
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,318   Quota: 7,830   Turnout:

        1987 general election
        1987 general election: Kerry South[22]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 7,839 23.6 1
        Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 5,606 16.9 2
        Fine Gael Michael Begley 5,036 15.3 3
        Labour Party Michael Moynihan 4,559 13.7
        Fianna Fáil Breandan Mac Gearailt 4,481 13.5
        Progressive Democrats Michael Ahern 3,215 9.7
        Fine Gael Denis Sheahan 910 2.7
        Workers' Party Seán O'Grady 735 2.2
        Independent Marcus Counihan 708 2.1
        Independent James Falvey 122 0.4
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,211   Quota: 8,303   Turnout:

        November 1982 general election
        November 1982 general election: Kerry South[21]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 7,898 24.0 3
        Labour Party Michael Moynihan 7,609 23.1 2
        Fine Gael Michael Begley 7,524 22.8 1
        Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 7,201 21.9
        Fine Gael Thomas Randles 890 2.7
        Independent Joseph O'Shea 845 2.6
        Workers' Party Seán O'Grady 679 2.1
        Independent Colm O'Sullivan 236 0.7
        Independent Stephen Doyle 57 0.2
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,939   Quota: 8,235   Turnout:

        February 1982 general election
        February 1982 general election: Kerry South[20]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 23.1 7,510 7,515 7,758 7,764 8,811
        Labour Party Michael Moynihan 21.6 7,038 7,077 7,732 7,877 8,285
        Fine Gael Michael Begley 20.8 6,758 6,770 8,292    
        Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 15.3 4,977 4,999 5,100 5,105 7,094
        Fianna Fáil Tom Fitzgerald 10.8 3,523 3,544 3,582 3,585  
        Fine Gael Michael Connor Scarteen 8.0 2,584 2,599      
        Independent Stephen Doyle 0.4 141        
        Electorate: 41,807   Valid: 32,531   Spoilt: 279 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,133   Turnout: 32,810 (78.5%)

          1981 general election
          1981 general election: Kerry South[19]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Labour Party Michael Moynihan 8,221 24.5 1
          Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 7,383 22.0 2
          Fine Gael Michael Begley 6,144 18.3 3
          Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 4,702 14.0
          Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 3,780 11.3
          Fine Gael Patrick O'Connor 1,763 5.3
          Independent Michael O'Connell 1,600 4.8
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,593   Quota: 8,399   Turnout:

          1977 general election
          1977 general election: Kerry South[18]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 8,002 24.5 1
          Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 7,917 24.2 3
          Fine Gael Michael Begley 6,655 20.4 2
          Labour Party Michael Moynihan 5,799 17.7
          Fine Gael Michael Connor Scarteen 3,256 10.0
          Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Redmond Sullivan 1,065 3.3
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,694   Quota: 8,174   Turnout:

          1973 general election
          1973 general election: Kerry South[17]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 8,286 30.3 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 5,819 21.3 2
          Fine Gael Michael Begley 5,390 19.7 3
          Labour Party Michael Moynihan 3,806 13.9
          Fine Gael Daniel Barry 3,025 11.1
          Sinn Féin (Official) Patrick O'Callaghan 1,014 3.7
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,340   Quota: 6,836   Turnout:

          1969 general election
          1969 general election: Kerry South[16]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 8,656 30.6 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 6,490 22.9 2
          Fine Gael Michael Begley 4,564 16.1 3
          Fine Gael Patrick Connor 3,891 13.8
          Labour Party Tadhg O'Sullivan 2,652 9.4
          Fine Gael Daniel Barry 2,038 7.2
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,291   Quota: 7,073   Turnout:

          1966 by-election

          Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Honor Crowley, a by-election was held on 7 December 1966. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John O'Leary.

          1966 by-election: Kerry South[29]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
          Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 45.9 12,499 13,590
          Fine Gael Michael Begley 36.3 9,875 12,807
          Labour Party Michael Moynihan 17.8 4,849  
          Electorate: 35,832   Valid: 27,223   Quota: 13,612   Turnout: 75.97%

            1965 general election
            1965 general election: Kerry South[14]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 5,977 22.5 2
            Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 5,746 21.6 3
            Fine Gael Patrick Connor 5,501 20.7 1
            Labour Party Michael Moynihan 4,712 17.7
            Fine Gael Michael Begley 3,250 12.2
            Independent James Courtney 1,370 5.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,556   Quota: 6,640   Turnout:

            1961 general election
            1961 general election: Kerry South[13]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 5,640 22.3 2
            Fine Gael Patrick Connor 5,402 21.3 1
            Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 5,244 20.7 3
            Labour Party Michael Moynihan 3,630 14.3
            Sinn Féin John Joe Rice 3,240 12.8
            Fine Gael Michael O'Sullivan 2,158 8.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,314   Quota: 6,329   Turnout:

            1957 general election
            1957 general election: Kerry South[12]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Patrick Palmer 5,899 26.6 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 5,632 25.4 2 1
            Sinn Féin John Joe Rice 5,582 25.1 3 1
            Fianna Fáil John Flynn 5,101 23.0
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 22,214   Quota: 5,554   Turnout:

            1954 general election
            1954 general election: Kerry South[11]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Patrick Palmer 6,376 25.6 1 1
            Fianna Fáil John Flynn 5,834 23.4 2
            Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 5,732 23.0 3
            Labour Party Michael Moynihan 2,690 10.8
            Clann na Talmhan William Dennehy 2,461 9.9
            Clann na Poblachta John O'Leary 1,853 7.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 24,946   Quota: 6,237   Turnout:

            1951 general election
            1951 general election: Kerry South[29]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
            Fine Gael Patrick Palmer 29.5 7,437        
            Independent John Flynn 21.2 5,337 5,614 6,023 7,521  
            Fianna Fáil Honor Mary Crowley 18.6 4,679 4,739 4,772 5,236 5,438
            Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Lane 16.8 4,232 4,312 4,405 4,555 4,648
            Clann na Poblachta John Joe O'Leary 9.3 2,330 2,723 3,579    
            Clann na Poblachta Jeremiah O'Riordan 4.7 1,170 1,500      
            Electorate: 33,680   Valid: 25,185   Quota: 6,297   Turnout: 74.78%

              1948 general election
              1948 general election: Kerry South[29]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
              Fine Gael Patrick W. Palmer 18.9 4,924 5,400 5,548 5,689 6,059 6,161
              Independent John Flynn 15.7 4,107 4,374 4,767 4,920 6,473 6,944
              Fianna Fáil Honor Mary Crowley 15.7 4,091 4,244 4,274 5,973 7,900  
              Fianna Fáil John B. Healy 15.3 3,992 4,033 4,164 4,398    
              Clann na Poblachta Pádraig O'Donoghue 12.2 3,179 3,468 4,791 4,935 5,079 5,115
              Fianna Fáil Donal J. O'Donoghue 8.7 2,278 2,357 2,462      
              Clann na Poblachta Patrick Jones 8.1 2,121 2,183        
              Independent Patrick J. O'Shea 5.5 1,424          
              Electorate: 35,580   Valid: 26,116   Quota: 6,530   Turnout: 73.40%

                1945 by-election

                Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Frederick Crowley, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Honor Crowley, widow of the deceased TD.

                1945 by-election: Kerry South[29]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
                Fianna Fáil Honor Mary Crowley 56.7 10,483
                Clann na Talmhan Edmund Horan 43.3 8,018
                Electorate: 36,029   Valid: 18,501   Quota: 9,251   Turnout: 51.35%

                  1944 by-election

                  Following the resignation of Fine Gael TD Fionán Lynch upon his appointment as a judge, a by-election was held on 10 November 1944. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Donal O'Donoghue.

                  1944 by-election: Kerry South[29]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
                  Fianna Fáil Donal J O'Donoghue 48.6 10,986 11,771
                  Clann na Talmhan Edmund Horan 30.1 6,795 9,348
                  Fine Gael Eoin O'Connell 21.3 4,822  
                  Electorate: 35,940   Valid: 22,603   Quota: 11,302   Turnout: 62.89%

                    1944 general election
                    1944 general election: Kerry South[6]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 6,693 26.6 1 1
                    Fianna Fáil John Healy 6,526 25.9 2 1
                    Fine Gael Fionán Lynch 6,057 24.1 3
                    Independent Edmund Horan 5,908 23.5
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,184   Quota: 6,297   Turnout:

                    1943 general election
                    1943 general election: Kerry South[5]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 5,934 22.4 1
                    Fianna Fáil John Healy 5,323 20.1 3
                    Fine Gael Fionán Lynch 4,771 18.0 2
                    Independent Daniel Allman 4,446 16.8
                    Labour Party William Myers 4,384 16.5
                    Independent John Duffy 1,685 6.4
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,543   Quota: 6,636   Turnout:

                    1938 general election
                    1938 general election: Kerry South[4]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil John Flynn Unopposed N/A 1
                    Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley Unopposed N/A 2
                    Fine Gael Fionán Lynch Unopposed N/A 3

                    1937 general election
                    1937 general election: Kerry South[3]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Fianna Fáil John Flynn 7,268 28.3 1 1
                    Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 6,772 26.4 2 1
                    Fine Gael Fionán Lynch 4,741 18.5 3
                    Independent Patrick O'Shea 3,532 13.7
                    Fine Gael William O'Sullivan 3,384 13.2
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,697   Quota: 6,425   Turnout:

                    See also

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