Dáil constituency (1937–2016)
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 proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries [ edit ] 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 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.
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.
2011 general election [ edit ] 2011 general election : Kerry South[28] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 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 SKIA Michael Gleeson 11.1 4,939 5,222 6,378 7,037 Labour Marie Moloney 11.1 4,926 5,132 Green 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 [ edit ] 2007 general election : Kerry South[27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 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 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 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 [ edit ] 2002 general election : Kerry South[26] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 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 [ edit ] 1997 general election : Kerry South[25] [29] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independent Jackie Healy-Rae 20.3 7,220 7,563 8,131 8,318 9,163 Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 20.3 7,204 7,280 7,408 7,487 10,346 Labour Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 14.1 4,988 5,265 5,550 5,898 6,250 6,706 9,960 Independent Breandan MacGearailt 11.8 4,172 4,265 4,402 4,547 4,686 5,332 5,975 Fianna Fáil Brian O'Leary 11.5 4,079 4,248 4,464 4,493 Fine Gael Aidan O'Connor 8.6 3,041 3,204 3,353 4,578 4,729 4,904 Fine Gael Jim Kelly 5.2 1,847 1,928 2,060 Independent P. J. Cronin 4.4 1,557 1,717 SKIA Michael Gleeson 3.9 1,388 Electorate: 48,164 Valid: 35,496 Spoilt: 303 (0.9%) Quota: 8,875 Turnout: 35,799 (74.3%)
1992 general election [ edit ] 1992 general election : Kerry South[24] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 26.4 8,263 Labour Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 24.1 7,537 7,613 7,649 7,747 7,843 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 19.5 6,113 6,407 6,420 6,470 6,535 7,407 Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen 11.4 3,576 3,601 3,617 3,640 3,660 4,030 Fine Gael Paul Coghlan 8.5 2,658 2,668 2,682 2,706 2,715 3,274 Independent P. J. Cronin 7.9 2,481 2,497 2,518 2,549 2,625 Sinn Féin Dan Daly 1.1 331 333 335 353 Independent Pól O'Críocháin 0.9 267 270 277 Independent Liam West 0.4 112 114 Electorate: 44,591 Valid: 31,338 Spoilt: 486 (1.5%) Quota: 7,835 Turnout: 31,824 (71.4%)
1989 general election [ edit ] 1989 general election : Kerry South[23] [31] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 26.8 8,398 Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 26.7 8,375 Fine Gael Michael Begley 20.7 6,477 6,503 7,103 7,226 7,412 Labour Michael Moynihan 20.5 6,408 6,468 7,125 7,570 7,929 Progressive Democrats John Kelly 4.7 1,458 1,494 Independent Barbara Hyland 0.6 202 Electorate: 43,159 Valid: 31,318 Quota: 7,830
1987 general election [ edit ] 1987 general election : Kerry South[22] [32] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 23.6 7,839 7,857 7,929 8,139 8,175 8,669 Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 16.9 5,606 5,613 5,646 5,687 5,733 6,171 9,212 Fine Gael Michael Begley 15.2 5,036 5,057 5,112 5,157 5,791 6,952 7,849 8,199 Labour Michael Moynihan 13.7 4,559 4,581 4,705 4,971 5,074 6,055 6,580 6,945 Fianna Fáil Breandan Mac Gearailt 13.5 4,481 4,489 4,571 4,637 4,652 4,947 Progressive Democrats Michael C. Ahern 9.7 3,215 3,233 3,371 3,534 3,654 Fine Gael Denis Sheahan 2.7 910 914 939 975 Workers' Party Seán O'Grady 2.2 735 741 898 Green Marcus Counihan 2.1 708 721 Independent James Falvey 0.4 122 Electorate: 42,701 Valid: 33,211 Quota: 8,303 Turnout: 77.8%
November 1982 general election [ edit ] November 1982 general election : Kerry South[21] [33] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 24.0 7,898 7,900 7,937 8,088 8,143 8,148 8,154 8,303 Labour Michael Moynihan 23.1 7,609 7,620 7,690 8,052 8,247 Fine Gael Michael Begley 22.8 7,524 7,532 7,556 7,613 8,252 Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 21.9 7,201 7,215 7,232 7,282 7,298 7,300 7,302 7,715 Fine Gael Tom Randles 2.7 890 893 908 927 Independent Joseph O'Shea 2.6 845 850 874 929 941 951 955 Workers' Party Seán O'Grady 2.1 679 687 729 Independent Colm O'Sullivan 0.7 236 238 Independent Stephen Doyle 0.2 57 Electorate: 41,941 Valid: 32,939 Quota: 8,235 Turnout: 78.5%
February 1982 general election [ edit ] February 1982 general election : Kerry South[20] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 23.1 7,510 7,515 7,758 7,764 8,811 Labour 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 7.9 2,584 2,599 Independent Stephen Doyle 0.4 141 Electorate: 41,807 Valid: 32,531 (77.8%) Spoilt: 279 (0.9%) Quota: 8,133 Turnout: 32,810 (78.5%)
1981 general election [ edit ] 1981 general election : Kerry South[19] [35] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Labour Michael Moynihan 24.5 8,221 8,624 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 22.0 7,383 7,550 7,757 9,036 Fine Gael Michael Begley 18.3 6,144 6,401 7,741 8,195 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 14.0 4,702 4,888 4,980 6,904 Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue 11.3 3,780 4,150 4,248 Fine Gael Patrick O'Connor 5.3 1,763 1,892 Independent Michael O'Connell 4.8 1,600 Electorate: 41,807 Valid: 33,593 Quota: 8,399 Turnout: 80.4%
1977 general election [ edit ] 1977 general election : Kerry South[18] [36] [37] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 24.5 8,002 8,246 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 24.2 7,917 8,072 8,312 Fine Gael Michael Begley 20.4 6,655 6,722 8,818 Labour Michael Moynihan 17.7 5,799 6,174 6,982 Fine Gael Michael Connor Scarteen 10.0 3,256 3,345 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Redmond Sullivan 3.3 1,065 Electorate: 41,565 Valid: 32,694 Quota: 8,174 Turnout: 78.7%
1973 general election [ edit ] 1973 general election : Kerry South[17] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 30.3 8,286 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 21.3 5,819 7,021 Fine Gael Michael Begley 19.7 5,390 5,444 5,610 7,752 Labour Michael Moynihan 13.9 3,806 3,952 4,451 5,087 Fine Gael Daniel Barry 11.1 3,025 3,052 3,145 Sinn Féin (Official) Patrick O'Callaghan 3.7 1,014 1,035 Electorate: 36,391 Valid: 27,340 Quota: 6,836 Turnout: 75.1%
1969 general election [ edit ] 1969 general election : Kerry South[16] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil John O'Leary 30.6 8,656 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 22.9 6,490 7,733 Fine Gael Michael Begley 16.1 4,564 4,621 4,666 5,629 6,713 Fine Gael Patrick Connor 13.8 3,891 4,013 4,151 4,884 5,698 Labour Tadhg O'Sullivan 9.4 2,652 2,795 2,945 3,109 Fine Gael Daniel Barry 7.2 2,038 2,056 2,065 Electorate: 36,097 Valid: 28,291 Quota: 7,073 Turnout: 78.4%
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.
1965 general election [ edit ] 1965 general election : Kerry South[14] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 22.5 5,977 6,253 6,842 Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 21.6 5,746 5,887 6,084 6,225 6,341 Fine Gael Patrick Connor 20.7 5,501 5,664 7,365 Labour Michael Moynihan 17.7 4,712 4,924 5,626 6,210 6,296 Fine Gael Michael Begley 12.2 3,250 3,725 Independent James Courtney 5.2 1,370 Electorate: 36,470 Valid: 26,556 Quota: 6,640 Turnout: 72.8%
1961 general election [ edit ] 1961 general election : Kerry South[13] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 22.3 5,640 5,886 6,537 Fine Gael Patrick Connor 21.3 5,402 6,588 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Connor 20.7 5,244 5,446 5,862 Labour Michael Moynihan 14.3 3,630 3,952 5,073 Sinn Féin John Joe Rice 12.8 3,240 3,380 Fine Gael Michael O'Sullivan 8.5 2,158 Electorate: 36,781 Valid: 25,314 Quota: 6,329 Turnout: 68.8%
1957 general election [ edit ]
1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Kerry South[11] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fine Gael Patrick Palmer 25.6 6,376 Fianna Fáil John Flynn 23.4 5,834 5,844 6,002 6,429 Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley 23.0 5,732 5,740 5,946 6,380 Labour Michael Moynihan 10.8 2,690 2,732 3,513 5,025 Clann na Talmhan William Dennehy 9.9 2,461 2,499 3,112 Clann na Poblachta John O'Leary 7.4 1,853 1,894 Electorate: 33,411 Valid: 24,946 Quota: 6,237 Turnout: 74.7%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Kerry South[10] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 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 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 [ edit ] 1948 general election : Kerry South[9] [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fine Gael Patrick 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 Crowley 15.7 4,091 4,244 4,274 5,973 7,900 Fianna Fáil John 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 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%
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.
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 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Kerry South[6] [38] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 26.6 6,693 Fianna Fáil John Healy 25.9 6,526 Fine Gael Fionán Lynch 24.1 6,057 6,232 6,344 Clann na Talmhan Edmund Horan 23.5 5,908 6,129 6,246 Electorate: 36,504 Valid: 25,184 Quota: 6,297 Turnout: 69.0%
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Kerry South[5] [38] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 22.4 5,934 5,994 7,144 Fianna Fáil John Healy 20.1 5,323 5,604 6,200 6,442 Fine Gael Fionán Lynch 18.0 4,771 5,034 6,418 6,579 Clann na Talmhan Daniel Allman 16.8 4,446 5,366 6,161 6,266 Labour William Myers 16.5 4,384 4,509 Clann na Talmhan John Duffy 6.3 1,685 Electorate: 36,504 Valid: 26,543 Quota: 6,636 Turnout: 72.7%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Kerry South[3] [38] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil John Flynn 28.3 7,268 Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 26.4 6,772 Fine Gael Fionán Lynch 18.4 4,741 4,955 5,009 7,252 Independent Patrick O'Shea 13.7 3,532 4,104 4,338 5,394 Fine Gael William O'Sullivan 13.2 3,384 3,441 3,500 Electorate: 35,390 Valid: 25,697 Quota: 6,425 Turnout: 72.6%
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