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Cork North-East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1961
Abolished1981
Seats
  • 5 (1961–1969)
  • 4 (1969–1981)
Local government areaCounty Cork
Created fromCork North
Replaced by

Cork North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1961 to 1981. The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil until 1969, and then 4 thereafter. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History

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The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, for the 1961 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] The constituency returned 5 deputies from 1961 to 1969. Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 this was reduced to 4 seats from 1969 onwards.[2]

It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, when it was partially replaced by the new constituencies of Cork East and Cork North-West.

Boundaries

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The district electoral divisions of the former Rural District of Fermoy; former rural district of Kanturk; former rural district of Mallow; former rural district of Midleton; former rural district of Mitchelstown No. 1; former rural district of Youghal; and the urban districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal.[1]

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork North-East 1961–1981[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961[4] John Moher
(FF) 		Martin Corry
(FF) 		Philip Burton
(FG) 		Richard Barry
(FG) 		Patrick McAuliffe
(Lab)
18th 1965[5] Jerry Cronin
(FF)
19th 1969[6] Seán Brosnan
(FF) 		Gerard Cott
(FG) 		4 seats
1969–1981
20th 1973[7] Liam Ahern
(FF) 		Patrick Hegarty
(FG)
1974 by-election[8] Seán Brosnan
(FF)
21st 1977[9]
1979 by-election[10] Myra Barry
(FG)
22nd 1981 Constituency abolished. See Cork East and Cork North-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.

Elections

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^ *: Outgoing TD

1979 by-election

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Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Seán Brosnan, a by-election was held on 7 November 1979. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Myra Barry.

1979 by-election: Cork North-East[11][12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Myra Barry 38.7 15,939 20,292
Fianna Fáil John Brosnan 36.3 14,961 17,883
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Joe Sherlock 22.8 9,395  
Independent Mary Ann Duggan 2.2 911  
Electorate: 60,075   Valid: 41,206   Quota: 20,604   Turnout: 68.59%  

1977 general election

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1977 general election: Cork North-East[3][9][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnan[*] 18.7 8,840 8,986 9,025 9,078 9,788    
Fianna Fáil Jerry Cronin[*] 17.6 8,352 8,440 8,501 8,632 8,828 10,221  
Fine Gael Richard Barry[*] 16.0 7,590 7,628 7,864 9,024 9,382 10,296  
Fine Gael Patrick Hegarty[*] 12.9 6,117 6,260 6,727 7,251 7,863 8,367 8,667
Fianna Fáil Carey Joyce 11.9 5,630 5,661 5,684 5,706 5,825 6,608 6,719
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Joe Sherlock 9.5 4,485 4,584 4,765 4,925 5,252    
Independent Noel Collins 5.1 2,433 2,488 2,560 2,600      
Fine Gael Michael Broderick 4.3 2,036 2,047 2,161        
Labour Liam Duggan 2.3 1,094 1,288          
Independent John Kidney 1.7 788            
Electorate: 59,115   Valid: 47,365   Quota: 9,474   Turnout: 80.1%  

1974 by-election

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Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Liam Ahern, a by-election was held on 13 November 1974. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Brosnan.

1974 by-election: Cork North-East[11][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnan 49.4 19,928 20,031 21,912
Fine Gael Michael Broderick 34.0 13,708 14,561 16,330
Sinn Féin (Official) Joe Sherlock 13.3 5,363 5,659  
Labour Liam Hurley 3.1 1,243    
Independent Angela Cunningham 0.3 132    
Electorate: 55,388   Valid: 40,374   Quota: 20,188   Turnout: 72.17%  

1973 general election

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1973 general election: Cork North-East[7][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Jerry Cronin[*] 24.0 9,608            
Fine Gael Richard Barry[*] 18.0 7,188 7,270 7,281 7,477 8,122    
Fianna Fáil Liam Ahern 13.5 5,403 5,946 5,963 6,098 6,169 6,470 6,671
Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnan[*] 12.6 5,029 5,778 5,790 5,917 5,994 6,296 6,485
Fine Gael Patrick Hegarty 10.2 4,066 4,082 4,102 4,511 5,085 5,474 7,961
Fine Gael Michael Broderick 7.5 2,994 3,055 3,057 3,101 3,328 4,230  
Sinn Féin (Official) Joe Sherlock 6.2 2,488 2,608 2,629 2,707 3,071    
Labour William Fennessy 4.7 1,887 1,914 1,923 2,093      
Independent Noel Collins 3.0 1,228 1,237 1,240        
Independent Cuthbert Kelly 0.3 100 102          
Electorate: 50,016   Valid: 39,991   Quota: 7,999   Turnout: 80.0%  

1969 general election

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1969 general election: Cork North-East[6]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Jerry Cronin 8,842 23.0 1 1
Fine Gael Richard Barry 7,133 18.6 2
Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnan 5,281 13.8 4
Fianna Fáil Liam Ahern 5,050 13.2
Labour Patrick McAuliffe 3,335 8.7
Fine Gael Gerard Cott 3,162 8.2 3
Fine Gael Jeremiah O'Hanlon 2,354 6.1
Labour Donie O'Driscoll 1,687 4.4
Fine Gael Daniel Casey 1,566 4.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,410   Quota: 7,683   Turnout:

1965 general election

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1965 general election: Cork North-East[5]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fine Gael Richard Barry 8,007 17.4 1 1
Labour Patrick McAuliffe 7,013 15.3 3
Fianna Fáil Martin Corry 6,753 14.7 2
Fianna Fáil Jerry Cronin 5,919 12.9 5
Fine Gael Philip Burton 4,949 10.8 4
Fianna Fáil John Moher 4,905 10.7
Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnan 4,542 9.9
Fine Gael Cornelius Carey 3,626 7.9
Independent John O'Shaughnessy 227 0.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,941   Quota: 7,657   Turnout:

1961 general election

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1961 general election: Cork North-East[4]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fine Gael Richard Barry 8,454 19.0 1 1
Labour Patrick McAuliffe 7,584 17.0 2 1
Fianna Fáil Martin Corry 7,093 15.9 3
Fianna Fáil Batt Donegan 5,318 12.0
Fianna Fáil John Moher 5,304 11.9 5
Fine Gael Philip Burton 5,150 11.6 4
Fine Gael Daniel Casey 3,663 8.2
Sinn Féin Denis O'Connor 1,939 4.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,505   Quota: 7,418   Turnout:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  4. ^ a b "General election 1961: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b "General election 1965: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. ^ a b "General election 1969: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  7. ^ a b "General election 1973: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  8. ^ "By-election 1974: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  9. ^ a b "General election 1977: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  10. ^ "By-election 1979: Cork North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  11. ^ a b Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
  12. ^ "22nd Dáil 1981 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. September 1981. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  13. ^ a b "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  14. ^ "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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