Waterford (Dáil constituency)

Waterford 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).

Waterford
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Waterford within Ireland
Current constituency
Created1923
Seats4 (1923–1961)
3 (1961–1977)
4 (1977–)
TDs
County/City councilWaterford City and County Council
EP constituencySouth

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil, partially replacing the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency that was used for elections to previous Dáil.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[1]

"The city of Waterford;
and the county of Waterford."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford 1923–[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th1923[3] Caitlín Brugha
(Rep)		 William Redmond
(NL)		 John Butler
(Lab)		 Nicholas Wall
(FP)
5th1927 (Jun)[4] Patrick Little
(FF)		 Vincent White
(CnaG)
6th1927 (Sep)[5] Seán Goulding
(FF)
7th1932[6] William Redmond
(CnaG)		 John Kiersey
(CnaG)
8th1933[7] Nicholas Wall
(NCP)		 Bridget Redmond
(CnaG)
9th1937[8] Michael Morrissey
(FF)		 Nicholas Wall
(FG)		 Bridget Redmond
(FG)
10th1938[9] William Broderick
(FG)
11th1943[10] Denis Heskin
(CnaT)
12th1944[11]
1947 by-election[12] John Ormonde
(FF)
13th1948[13] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
14th1951[14]
1952 by-election[15] William Kenneally
(FF)
15th1954[16] Thaddeus Lynch
(FG)
16th1957[17]
17th1961[18] 3 seats
1961–1977
18th1965[19] Billy Kenneally
(FF)
1966 by-election[20] Fad Browne
(FF)
19th1969[21] Edward Collins
(FG)
20th1973[22] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
21st1977[23] Jackie Fahey
(FF)		 Austin Deasy
(FG)
22nd1981[24]
23rd1982 (Feb)[25] Paddy Gallagher
(SFWP)
24th1982 (Nov)[26] Donal Ormonde
(FF)
25th1987[27] Martin Cullen
(PD)		 Brian Swift
(FF)
26th1989[28] Brian O'Shea
(Lab)		 Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
27th1992[29] Martin Cullen
(PD)
28th1997[30] Martin Cullen
(FF)
29th2002[31] Ollie Wilkinson
(FF)		 John Deasy
(FG)
30th2007[32] Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
31st2011[33] Ciara Conway
(Lab)		 John Halligan
(Ind)		 Paudie Coffey
(FG)
32nd2016[34] David Cullinane
(SF)		 Mary Butler
(FF)
33rd2020[35] Marc Ó Cathasaigh
(GP)		 Matt Shanahan
(Ind)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Waterford[36][37]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 38.3 20,569            
Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 12.4 6,644 7,306 7,720 8,939 9,867 10,028 11,233
Independent Matt Shanahan 9.3 4,990 6,715 7,246 7,885 8,576 10,127 10,708
Fine Gael John Cummins 8.5 4,592 5,036 5,119 5,484 5,784 5,880 8,477
Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan 8.0 4,289 4,538 4,572 4,675 5,473 5,549  
Green Party Marc Ó Cathasaigh 7.4 3,996 5,380 5,631 5,976 6,873 9,118 9,738
Labour Party John Pratt 6.5 3,498 4,306 4,453 4,602      
Fianna Fáil Eddie Mulligan 4.9 2,654 3,093 3,180        
Solidarity–PBP Úna Dunphy[n 1] 2.1 1,153 4,361 4,829 4,944 5,444    
Aontú Rónan Cleary 2.0 1,049 1,426          
Independent Bernadette Philips 0.6 324 845          
Electorate: 84,978   Valid: 53,758   Spoilt: 447   Quota: 10,752   Turnout: 63.8%
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Dunphy was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Waterford[38][39][34]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
    Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 20.5 10,603                
    Sinn Féin David Cullinane 18.8 9,739 9,783 9,826 9,890 9,967 10,497      
    Independent John Halligan 16.1 8,306 8,368 8,438 8,513 8,674 9,271 9,345 11,148  
    Fine Gael John Deasy 14.8 7,641 7,687 7,697 7,806 7,996 8,067 8,072 9,443 9,671
    Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 13.9 7,209 7,245 7,281 7,412 7,600 7,635 7,637 8,946 9,104
    Labour Party Ciara Conway 4.4 2,268 2,286 2,302 2,309 2,367 2,445 2,449    
    Green Party Grace O'Sullivan 4.3 2,237 2,254 2,285 2,379 2,567 2,968 2,993    
    AAA–PBP Una Dunphy 3.2 1,646 1,656 1,719 1,767 1,857        
    Renua Mailo Power 1.7 862 880 902 1,087          
    Independent John Walsh 1.7 858 865 895            
    Direct Democracy Edward Quilty 0.4 194 195              
    Independent Sheikh Ahmed 0.3 140 143              
    Electorate: 81,819   Valid: 51,703   Spoilt: 400   Quota: 10,341   Turnout: 63.7%

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Waterford[33]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
      Fine Gael John Deasy 20.0 10,718 10,731 10,751                
      Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 18.1 9,698 9,705 9,737 9,774 9,852 9,999 10,055 10,703 11,236    
      Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 14.0 7,515 7,521 7,555 7,567 7,600 7,672 7,736 7,968 8,207 8,782 8,845
      Labour Party Ciara Conway 10.3 5,554 5,560 5,565 5,597 5,708 5,867 5,937 6,424 9,216 11,182  
      Independent John Halligan 10.3 5,546 5,552 5,569 5,594 5,639 5,776 6,051 6,448 7,373 9,602 9,818
      Sinn Féin David Cullinane 9.9 5,342 5,347 5,361 5,387 5,414 5,458 5,636 5,868 6,298    
      Labour Party Seamus Ryan 8.6 4,638 4,644 4,652 4,664 4,730 4,791 4,971 5,113      
      Independent Tom Higgins 2.1 1,130 1,133 1,150 1,164 1,201 1,227 1,246        
      Independent Justin Collery 1.8 967 971 983 1,025 1,075 1,129 1,166        
      Workers' Party Joe Tobin 1.6 873 878 889 906 925 937          
      Independent Joe Conway 1.3 725 729 738 751 762            
      Green Party Jody Power 0.9 462 462 465 501              
      Fís Nua Ben Nutty[40] 0.5 257 261 276                
      Independent Declan Waters 0.4 222 223                  
      Independent Gerard Kiersey 0.1 73                    
      Electorate: 78,435   Valid: 53,720   Spoilt: 578 (1.1%)   Quota: 10,745   Turnout: 54,298 (69.2%)

        2007 general election
        2007 general election: Waterford[32]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
        Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 23.1 11,438                    
        Fine Gael John Deasy 15.3 7,554 7,674 7,712 7,839 8,006 8,546 8,778 9,565 13,181    
        Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 12.0 5,963 6,221 6,258 6,319 6,376 6,395 6,443 6,766 7,159 7,549 7,874
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 11.4 5,624 6,384 6,423 6,561 6,631 6,699 6,995 7,663 8,032 8,472 8,848
        Labour Party Brian O'Shea 11.3 5,610 5,746 5,774 5,962 6,326 6,545 7,086 8,198 9,258 11,217  
        Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 9.4 4,658 4,706 4,732 4,825 4,935 5,382 5,522 5,894      
        Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.7 3,327 3,390 3,415 3,487 3,631 3,697 4,296        
        Workers' Party John Halligan 3.4 1,708 1,768 1,784 1,869 2,001 2,093          
        Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 2.7 1,340 1,372 1,378 1,433 1,519            
        Green Party Brendan McCann 2.1 1,049 1,062 1,085 1,206              
        Independent Mary Roche 1.9 934 973 1,014                
        Independent Declan Waters 1.5 270 271                  
        Independent Francis Hennessy 0.1 53 55                  
        Electorate: 73,434   Valid: 49,528   Spoilt: 430 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,606   Turnout: 49,958 (68.0%)

          2002 general election
          2002 general election: Waterford[31]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 18.3 8,529 8,606 8,734 8,854 9,432    
          Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 15.7 7,312 7,367 7,383 7,443 7,635 7,723 8,204
          Fine Gael John Deasy 15.5 7,204 7,303 7,363 7,581 8,118 9,998  
          Labour Party Brian O'Shea 13.4 6,219 6,364 6,649 7,182 7,649 8,316 9,524
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 12.3 5,735 5,780 5,920 5,969 6,165 6,425 7,117
          Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.4 2,955 3,090 3,410 3,585 3,714 3,871  
          Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 6.0 2,799 2,862 3,009 3,121 3,341    
          Progressive Democrats Michael Flynn 4.6 2,137 2,187 2,251 2,464      
          Green Party Brendan McCann 2.9 1,361 1,533 1,646        
          Workers' Party John Halligan 2.7 1,270 1,398          
          Christian Solidarity Declan Waters 0.7 335            
          Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 0.6 300            
          Independent Conor Halpin 0.6 289            
          Independent Eddie Walsh 0.3 118            
          Electorate: 73,725   Valid: 46,563   Spoilt: 557 (1.2%)   Quota: 9,313   Turnout: 47,120 (63.9%)

            1997 general election
            1997 general election: Waterford[30]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,335 16.4 1 7
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 5,971 13.3 2 9
            Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 5,353 12.0 4 9
            Labour Party Brian O'Shea 5,271 11.8 3 9
            Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 4,707 10.5
            Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 4,139 9.2
            Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 3,664 8.2
            Independent Dermot Kirwan 2,946 6.6
            Progressive Democrats Katharine Bulbulia 2,896 6.5
            National Party Declan Waters 855 1.9
            Green Party Brendan McCann 809 1.8
            Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 702 1.6
            Natural Law Michael Kennedy 149 0.3
            Electorate: 69,789   Valid: 44,797   Spoilt: 667 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,960   Turnout: 45,464 (65.1%)

            1992 general election
            1992 general election: Waterford[29]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Labour Party Brian O'Shea 26.1 11,235            
            Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18.0 7,723 8,305 8,364 8,634      
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 15.8 6,793 7,055 7,148 7,416 7,527 7,756 8,380
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 13.0 5,410 5,548 5,616 5,800 5,876 5,974 6,367
            Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 9.3 4,015 4,440 4,497 4,670 4,917 5,915 6,739
            Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 7.0 3,000 3,451 3,617 3,739 4,338 4,676  
            Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 4.2 1,788 1,984 2,009 2,126 2,282    
            Independent Tony Scott 3.1 1,312 1,411 1,488        
            Democratic Left Paddy Gallagher 2.4 1,039 1,459 1,513 1,568      
            Sinn Féin Denis O'Brien 1.2 511 539          
            Independent Breda Hayden 0.4 161 197          
            Electorate: 64,037   Valid: 42,987   Spoilt: 676 (1.6%)   Quota: 8,598   Turnout: 43,663 (68.2%)

              1989 general election
              1989 general election: Waterford[28]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Labour Party Brian O'Shea 7,823 18.9 2
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,571 18.3 1
              Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 5,971 14.5 4
              Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 5,486 13.3 3
              Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,570 11.1
              Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 4,707 10.5
              Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 3,489 8.4
              Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 3,664 8.2
              Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 3,340 8.1
              Independent Padraig Sweeney 159 0.4
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,320   Quota: 8,265   Turnout:

              1987 general election
              1987 general election: Waterford[27]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 8,430 18.9 1
              Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,321 16.4 3
              Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 5,959 13.4
              Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 5,720 12.8 4
              Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 5,347 12.0 2
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 3,990 9.0
              Labour Party Brian O'Shea 3,358 7.5
              Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 2,855 6.4
              Sinn Féin Noel Ryan 758 1.7
              Workers' Party Anthony Wright 552 1.2
              Independent Pádraig Sweeney 226 0.5
              Independent John Lanigan 78 0.2
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,594   Quota: 8,919   Turnout:

              November 1982 general election
              November 1982 general election: Waterford[26]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 8,495 19.8 1
              Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 6,983 16.3 3
              Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 6,230 14.5 4
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 5,442 12.7 2
              Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,577 10.7
              Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 3,487 8.1
              Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 3,034 7.1
              Independent Thomas Brennan 2,574 6.0
              Labour Party Brian O'Shea 1,760 4.1
              Independent Terence Moroney 285 0.7
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,867   Quota: 8,574   Turnout:

              February 1982 general election
              February 1982 general election: Waterford[25]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 9,295 22.4 1 1
              Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 6,762 16.3 2
              Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 6,671 16.1 4
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,419 15.4 3
              Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 5,058 12.2
              Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 4,623 11.1
              Labour Party Brian O'Shea 1,982 4.8
              Independent Vincent O'Toole 756 1.8
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,566   Quota: 8,314   Turnout:

              1981 general election
              1981 general election: Waterford[24]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 8,625 19.7 1
              Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 8,314 19.0 2
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,022 13.8 3
              Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 5,183 11.9 4
              Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 3,691 8.4
              Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 3,463 7.9
              Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 3,456 7.9
              Anti H-Block Kevin Lynch 3,337 7.6
              Labour Party William Kyne 1,632 3.7
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,723   Quota: 8,745   Turnout:

              1977 general election
              1977 general election: Waterford[23]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 8,061 18.9 1
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,333 17.2 3
              Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,214 16.9 2
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 5,726 13.4 4
              Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,500 10.6
              Fianna Fáil Ria O'Brien 2,738 6.4
              Labour Party Frank King 2,679 6.3
              Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,508 5.9
              Independent Patrick Crotty 1,560 3.7
              Independent Patrick Kirwan 306 0.7
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,625   Quota: 8,526   Turnout:

              1973 general election
              1973 general election: Waterford[22]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,719 21.8 1
              Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,607 21.4 3
              Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 6,047 19.6
              Labour Party Thomas Kyne 4,939 16.0 2
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 4,658 15.1
              Fianna Fáil Charles Curran 1,882 6.1
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,852   Quota: 7,714   Turnout:

              1969 general election
              1969 general election: Waterford[21]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,338 21.2 2
              Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,165 20.6 1
              Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 5,652 18.9 3
              Labour Party Thomas Kyne 3,395 11.4
              Fine Gael Austin Deasy 3,171 10.6
              Labour Party Thomas Brennan 3,029 10.1
              Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,118 7.1
              Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,868   Quota: 7,468   Turnout:

              1966 by-election

              Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch a by-election was held on 7 December 1966. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick (Fad) Browne.

              1966 by-election: Waterford[41]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
              Fianna Fáil Patrick Browne 42.6 12,181 13,853
              Fine Gael Edward Collins 33.7 9,617 13,178
              Labour Party John Griffin 23.7 6,783  
              Electorate: 36,986   Valid: 28,581   Quota: 14,291   Turnout: 77.28%

                1965 general election
                1965 general election: Waterford[19]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 7,444 27.4 1 1
                Labour Party Thomas Kyne 6,694 24.6 2
                Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 5,652 20.8
                Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,380 19.8 3
                Fine Gael Richard Walsh 2,033 7.5
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,203   Quota: 6,801   Turnout:

                1961 general election
                1961 general election: Waterford[18]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Labour Party Thomas Kyne 7,917 29.9 1
                Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,112 23.1 3
                Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,016 18.9 2
                Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 4,504 17.0
                Fine Gael William Foran 2,365 8.9
                Sinn Féin Alfonsus Ó Riain 601 2.3
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,515   Quota: 6,629   Turnout:

                1957 general election
                1957 general election: Waterford[17]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 7,416 24.4 1 1
                Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,079 20.0 2 1
                Labour Party Thomas Kyne 5,567 18.3 4
                Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,161 17.0 3
                Fianna Fáil James Quirke 3,221 10.6
                Fine Gael Norman Walsh 2,958 9.7
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,402   Quota: 6,081   Turnout:

                1954 general election
                1954 general election: Waterford[16]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 7,777 22.7 1 1
                Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 6,991 20.4 2 1
                Labour Party Thomas Kyne 6,860 20.0 3 1
                Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 5,162 15.1 4
                Fine Gael Norman Walsh 4,265 12.4
                Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 3,234 9.4
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,289   Quota: 6,858   Turnout:

                1952 by-election

                Following the death of Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate William Kenneally.

                1952 by-election: Waterford[41]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
                Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 45.2 15,532 17,005
                Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 34.1 11,714 16,448
                Labour Party John Griffin 20.8 7,153  
                Electorate: 44,797   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 17,200   Turnout: 76.79%

                  1951 general election
                  1951 general election: Waterford[41]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
                  Fine Gael Bridget M. Redmond 24.6 8,372      
                  Labour Party Thomas A. Kyne 19.0 6,472 6,799 9,091  
                  Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Little 17.0 5,798 5,853 6,005 6,105
                  Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 16.2 5,523 5,599 5,856 6,038
                  Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 14.3 4,873 4,917 5,326 5,749
                  Fine Gael Thomas Flynn 8.8 3,010 4,070    
                  Electorate: 44,713   Valid: 34,048   Quota: 6,810   Turnout: 76.15%

                    1948 general election
                    1948 general election: Waterford[41]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                    Fine Gael Bridget M. Redmond 19.6 6,810 6,929 7,850        
                    Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Little 18.0 6,236 6,271 6,293 6,332 7,640    
                    Labour Party Thomas A. Kyne 17.5 6,066 6,189 6,219 6,304 6,359 6,367 7,441
                    Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 16.3 5,645 5,685 5,703 5,739 6,490 7,164  
                    Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 10.8 3,750 3,812 4,009 4,528 4,655 4,672 5,147
                    Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 6.6 2,285 2,299 2,310 2,320      
                    Clann na Poblachta Ruairí Brugha 4.6 1,582 2,242 2,256 2,323 2,345 2,346  
                    Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 3.5 1,223 1,237          
                    Clann na Poblachta Edward Dawson 3.2 1,098            
                    Electorate: 45,795   Valid: 34,695   Quota: 6,940   Turnout: 75.76%

                      1947 by-election

                      Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael Morrissey, a by-election was held on 29 October 1947. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John Ormonde.

                      1947 by-election: Waterford[41]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
                      Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 36.8 11,840 12,361 15,318
                      Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 30.9 9,941 10,402 12,565
                      Labour Party Thomas A. Kyne 23.8 7,683 8,906  
                      Clann na Poblachta Seán Feeney 8.6 2,758    
                      Electorate: 51,008   Valid: 32,222   Quota: 16,112   Turnout: 63.17%

                        1944 general election
                        1944 general election: Waterford[11]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 8,061 21.6 1 1
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,562 20.3 2 1
                        Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 6,772 18.2 3
                        Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 5,615 15.1 4
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 4,925 13.2
                        Labour Party David Hanly 3,634 9.7
                        Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Liam Walsh 739 2.0
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,308   Quota: 7,462   Turnout:

                        1943 general election
                        1943 general election: Waterford[10]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,820 19.7 1
                        Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 7,765 19.6 2
                        Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 6,197 15.6 3
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 4,274 10.8
                        Labour Party James O'Connor 2,916 7.4
                        Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 2,877 7.3 4
                        Labour Party Jerome Guiry 2,362 6.0
                        Fine Gael John Butler 2,350 5.9
                        Clann na Talmhan Walter Norris 2,155 5.4
                        Independent Tomás Ó Dochartaigh 926 2.3
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,642   Quota: 7,929   Turnout:

                        1938 general election
                        1938 general election: Waterford[9]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 8,067 19.5 1
                        Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 7,514 18.1 2
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,381 17.8 4
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 7,094 17.1
                        Fine Gael William Broderick 4,832 11.7 3
                        Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 4,248 10.3
                        Labour Party Charles O'Rourke 2,323 5.6
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,459   Quota: 8,292   Turnout:

                        1937 general election
                        1937 general election: Waterford[8]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 8,254 20.4 3
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,712 19.2 1
                        Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 6,113 15.1 2
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 5,528 13.7
                        Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 4,784 11.8 4
                        Fine Gael John Butler 4,235 10.5
                        Labour Party Daniel Foley 3,179 7.9
                        Independent William Jones 592 1.5
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,397   Quota: 8,080   Turnout:

                        1933 general election
                        1933 general election: Waterford[7]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 7,007 18.1 3
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Bridget Redmond 6,849 17.7 1
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 6,615 17.1 4
                        Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 5,783 15.0
                        National Centre Party Nicholas Wall 5,228 13.5 2
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 3,506 9.1
                        Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 2,827 7.3
                        Labour Party Thomas Ryan 834 2.2
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,649   Quota: 7,730   Turnout:

                        1932 general election
                        1932 general election: Waterford[6]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Cumann na nGaedheal William Redmond 7,276 20.8 1 1
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 5,835 16.7 2
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 5,316 15.2 4
                        Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 4,691 13.4 3
                        Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 4,548 13.0
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 4,165 11.9
                        Labour Party Daniel Foley 3,147 9.0
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,978   Quota: 6,996   Turnout:

                        September 1927 general election
                        September 1927 general election: Waterford[5]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        National League Party William Redmond 6,623 20.6 1 1
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 6,434 20.1 2 1
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 5,744 17.9 4
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 5,595 17.4 3
                        Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 4,583 14.3
                        Independent John Butler 3,118 9.7
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,097   Quota: 6,420   Turnout:

                        June 1927 general election
                        June 1927 general election: Waterford[4]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        National League Party William Redmond 7,687 24.3 1 1
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 3,806 12.1 2
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 3,769 11.9 3
                        Sinn Féin Caitlín Brugha 3,579 11.3 4
                        Independent John Butler 2,534 8.0
                        Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 2,187 6.9
                        Fianna Fáil Michael O'Ryan 1,988 6.3
                        Independent Declan Conway 1,453 4.6
                        Labour Party Richard Keane 1,299 4.1
                        Cumann na nGaedheal James Daly 1,297 4.1
                        Farmers' Party Michael O'Brien 1,189 3.8
                        Labour Party Thomas Dunne 795 2.5
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,583   Quota: 6,317   Turnout:

                        1923 general election
                        1923 general election: Waterford[3]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Republican Caitlín Brugha 8,265 25.4 1 1
                        Independent William Redmond 6,441 19.8 2
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 4,059 12.5
                        Labour Party James Baird 3,186 9.8
                        Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 3,142 9.7 4
                        Labour Party John Butler 2,710 8.3 3
                        Farmers' Party Garrett Flavin 2,280 7.0
                        Independent Richard Keane 1,741 5.4
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennock 735 2.3
                        Electorate: 45,849   Valid: 32,559   Quota: 6,512   Turnout: 71.0%

                        See also

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