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Cork Mid (Dáil constituency)

For the 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and the 1919–1921 First Dáil, see Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency).

Cork Mid was a Dáil constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature) from 1961 to 1981. The constituency was represented by 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) from 1961 to 1977, and then 5 from 1977 until its abolition in 1981. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Cork Mid
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1961
Abolished1981
Seats
  • 4 (1961–1977)
  • 5 (1977–1981)
Local government areas
Created fromCork North
Replaced by

Boundaries

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From 1961 to 1969, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Cork except the portions thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of Cork and the county constituencies of North-East Cork and South-West Cork."[1]

From 1961 to 1977, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Cork except the portions thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of Cork and the county constituencies of North-East Cork, South-West Cork and South Kerry."[2]

From 1977 to 1981, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork North-East, Cork South-West and Kerry South; and the following wards in the county borough of Cork: Bishopstown E, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Glasheen C, Pouladuff A, Pouladuff B, The Lough, Togher A, Togher B."[3]

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork Mid 1961–1981[4]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961[5] Dan Desmond
(Lab) 		Seán McCarthy
(FF) 		Con Meaney
(FF) 		Denis J. O'Sullivan
(FG) 		4 seats
1961–1977
1965 by-election[6] Eileen Desmond
(Lab)
18th 1965[7] Flor Crowley
(FF) 		Thomas Meaney
(FF) 		Donal Creed
(FG)
19th 1969[8] Philip Burton
(FG) 		Paddy Forde
(FF)
1972 by-election[9] Gene Fitzgerald
(FF)
20th 1973[10] Eileen Desmond
(Lab)
21st 1977[11] Barry Cogan
(FF)
22nd 1981 Constituency abolished. See Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central

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

1977 general election

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1977 general election: Cork Mid[11][12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald[*] 19.9 12,179        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney[*] 19.4 11,877        
Labour Eileen Desmond[*] 14.5 8,902 9,001 9,112 10,276  
Fine Gael Donal Creed[*] 13.2 8,088 8,163 8,241 10,413  
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 10.7 6,563 7,545 8,151 8,259 8,595
Fine Gael Frank Crowley 7.6 4,681 4,695 4,777 5,614  
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 7.4 4,522 5,292 6,069 6,188 6,470
Fine Gael Seán O'Leary 7.2 4,436 4,468 4,480    
Electorate: 75,031   Valid: 61,248   Spoilt: 446 (0.7%)   Quota: 10,209   Turnout: 61,694 (82.2%)[13]  

1973 general election

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1973 general election: Cork Mid[10][14][15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 25.6 10,400    
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 23.6 9,584    
Fine Gael Donal Creed 19.1 7,728 8,273  
Labour Eileen Desmond 15.2 6,170 7,152 8,188
Fine Gael Philip Burton 13.9 5,629 6,245 6,406
Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 2.6 1,055 1,198 1,471
Electorate: 49,402   Valid: 40,566   Quota: 8,114   Turnout: 82.1%  

1972 by-election

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Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Paddy Forde on 13 May 1972, a by-election was held on 2 August 1972. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gene Fitzgerald.

1972 by-election: Cork Mid[9][14][15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 49.5 19,959 20,214
Fine Gael Denis J. O'Sullivan 31.6 12,530 12,788
Labour Eileen Desmond 15.9 6,301 6,711
Aontacht Éireann Paddy O'Callaghan 3.0 1,172  
Electorate: 49,402   Valid: 39,962   Quota: 19,982   Turnout: 80.9%  

1969 general election

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1969 general election: Cork Mid[8][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 23.0 8,978          
Fine Gael Donal Creed 18.9 7,400 7,491 8,583      
Fine Gael Philip Burton 13.6 5,310 5,351 5,686 6,297 6,626 7,358
Labour Eileen Desmond 12.6 4,936 4,997 5,129 6,762 7,000 7,088
Fianna Fáil Paddy Forde 11.0 4,284 4,774 4,917 5,004 8,000  
Fianna Fáil Batt Donegan 8.9 3,468 3,859 3,878 4,102    
Labour Neil Lehane 7.3 2,866 2,962 2,986      
Fine Gael Patrick Lombard 4.7 1,821 1,836        
Electorate: 47,880   Valid: 39,063   Quota: 7,813   Turnout: 81.6%  

1965 general election

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1965 general election: Cork Mid[7][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Eileen Desmond 25.0 10,041          
Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 19.7 7,884 8,185        
Fine Gael Donal Creed 15.2 6,103 6,792 6,949 7,461 7,890 8,011
Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 14.2 5,683 5,870 5,939 5,969 6,130 8,948
Fine Gael Denis J. O'Sullivan 12.3 4,935 5,278 5,328 5,602 5,939 6,044
Fianna Fáil Paddy Forde 7.7 3,099 3,304 3,425 3,464 3,578  
Independent Thomas O'Sullivan 2.7 1,089 1,143 1,189 1,199    
Fine Gael Edward McCarthy 2.0 789 897 937      
Independent Sylvester Cotter 1.2 498 627        
Electorate: 50,220   Valid: 40,121   Quota: 8,025   Turnout: 79.9%  

1965 by-election

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Following the death of Labour Party TD Dan Desmond on 9 December 1964, a by-election was held on 10 March 1965. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Eileen Desmond, widow of the deceased TD.

1965 by-election: Cork Mid[6][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 36.2 13,779 13,932 15,093
Labour Eileen Desmond 33.5 12,752 12,937 20,756
Fine Gael Donal Creed 28.8 10,957 11,105  
Independent Sylvester P. Cotter 1.6 590    
Electorate: 50,220   Valid: 38,078   Quota: 19,040   Turnout: 75.8%  

1961 general election

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1961 general election: Cork Mid[5][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Dan Desmond 27.3 10,035      
Fine Gael Denis J. O'Sullivan 21.2 7,787      
Fianna Fáil Con Meaney 17.9 6,586 7,039 7,101 7,736
Fianna Fáil Seán MacCarthy 17.7 6,499 7,315 7,335 8,523
Fine Gael Timothy Desmond 10.8 3,976 5,115 5,457 5,575
Fianna Fáil David McGrath 5.1 1,890 2,162 2,170  
Electorate: 49,390   Valid: 36,773   Quota: 7,355   Turnout: 74.5%  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 19 of 1961, Schedule). Enacted on 14 July 1961. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  5. ^ a b "General election 1961: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  6. ^ a b "By-election 1965: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  7. ^ a b "General election 1965: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  8. ^ a b "General election 1969: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  9. ^ a b "By-election 1972: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b "General election 1973: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  11. ^ a b "General election 1977: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  12. ^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ^ The Irish Times, 20 June 1977, p7–10
  14. ^ a b c d e Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
  15. ^ a b "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. ^ "19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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