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Mayo South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History
The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the 4th Dáil .[ 1]
From 1923 to 1948, Mayo South elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 , this was reduced to 4 with effect from the 1948 general election .[ 2]
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 , when it and Mayo North were replaced by the two new constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West .[ 3]
Boundaries
The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Castlebar , Claremorris and Westport , in the administrative county of Mayo .[ 1]
TDs
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
1965 general election
1961 general election
1961 general election : Mayo South[ 19]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
6,965
23.1
1
1
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
6,215
20.7
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
4,368
14.5
3
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
4,088
13.6
4
Fine Gael
Martin Finn
2,409
8.0
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
2,230
7.4
Independent
Dominick Cafferky
1,941
6.5
Fianna Fáil
George McGuire
1,236
4.1
Clann na Talmhan
Thomas Thornton
645
2.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 30,097 Quota: 6,020 Turnout:
1957 general election
1957 general election : Mayo South[ 18]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
5,624
16.5
1
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
5,749
16.8
2
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
5,391
15.8
3
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
4,411
12.9
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Duffy
3,624
10.6
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
3,311
9.7
Clann na Talmhan
Douglas Kelly
2,525
7.4
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
2,366
6.9
Clann na Poblachta
Oliver Morahan
1,155
3.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,156 Quota: 6,832 Turnout:
1954 general election
1954 general election : Mayo South[ 17]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
6,338
17.3
1
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
5,742
15.7
2
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
4,204
11.5
3
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
4,983
13.6
4
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
3,400
9.3
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Duffy
3,309
9.0
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
3,197
8.7
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
2,669
7.3
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Joyce
2,190
6.0
Independent
Martin Carney
603
1.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 36,635 Quota: 7,328 Turnout:
1951 general election
1951 general election : Mayo South[ 16]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
6,974
18.1
1
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
5,947
15.5
2
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
5,187
13.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
3,887
10.1
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gibbons
4,756
12.4
Fine Gael
John Ruane
4,085
10.6
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
3,751
9.8
Fianna Fáil
Martin Cassidy
2,713
7.1
Fine Gael
Patrick Shanley
578
1.5
Fine Gael
Patrick Gavin
561
1.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,439 Quota: 7,688 Turnout:
1948 general election
1948 general election : Mayo South[ 15]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
4,594
11.8
1
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
4,393
11.3
2
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
3,713
9.6
3
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
5,052
13.0
4
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
4,193
10.8
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gibbons
3,889
10.0
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Regan
3,534
9.1
Fine Gael
John Ruane
3,379
8.7
Clann na Poblachta
John Durcan
2,307
5.9
Clann na Poblachta
Owen Hughes
1,967
5.1
Fine Gael
John McCarthy
983
2.5
Clann na Poblachta
John Grealy
883
2.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,887 Quota: 7,778 Turnout:
1945 by-election
Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Micheál Clery , a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Clann na Talmhan candidate Bernard Commons
1944 general election
1944 general election : Mayo South[ 13]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
6,814
17.4
1
1
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
5,743
14.7
2
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
5,366
13.7
3
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
4,471
11.4
4
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
4,620
11.8
5
Independent
Bernard Commons
3,789
9.7
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
3,738
9.5
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
2,825
7.2
Fine Gael
John O'Connor
1,819
4.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 39,185 Quota: 6,531 Turnout:
1943 general election
1943 general election : Mayo South[ 12]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
6,118
14.6
1
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
5,415
12.9
2
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
4,992
11.9
3
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
3,052
7.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
3,516
8.4
5
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
4,283
10.2
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
3,695
8.8
Fianna Fáil
Michael Gallagher
2,892
6.9
Independent
John Morahan
2,307
5.5
Fine Gael
William Gallagher
1,925
4.6
Fine Gael
Martin Nally
1,791
4.3
Labour
James Quigley
790
1.9
Labour
William Walsh
669
1.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 41,843 Quota: 6,974 Turnout:
1938 general election
1937 general election
1937 general election : Mayo South[ 10]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
8,235
20.0
1
1
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
5,951
14.5
2
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
3,684
9.0
3
Fine Gael
Martin Nally
3,906
9.5
4
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
6,373
15.5
5
Fine Gael
James Morrisroe
3,988
9.7
Fine Gael
James McGing
3,834
9.3
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
3,246
7.9
Independent
Malachi Forde
1,907
4.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 41,124 Quota: 6,855 Turnout:
1933 general election
1933 general election : Mayo South[ 9]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
7,033
17.2
1
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
5,588
13.6
2
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
4,926
12.0
3
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
6,410
15.6
4
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
5,706
13.9
5
Fianna Fáil
George Maguire
5,805
14.2
Cumann na nGaedheal
James McGing
3,764
9.2
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Donnell
1,773
4.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 41,005 Quota: 6,835 Turnout:
1932 general election
1932 general election : Mayo South[ 8]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
7,041
18.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
6,945
18.0
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
5,589
14.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
4,711
12.2
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
3,414
8.9
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Moran
3,094
8.0
Labour
Thomas J. O'Connell
3,085
8.0
Fianna Fáil
George Maguire
2,839
7.4
Independent
Thomas Moclair
1,796
4.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,514 Quota: 6,420 Turnout:
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Mayo South[ 7]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
4,978
14.5
1
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
4,171
12.2
2
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
5,650
16.5
3
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
5,241
15.3
4
Labour
Thomas J. O'Connell
3,790
11.0
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Donnell
4,058
11.8
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
3,344
9.7
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Mullen
3,104
9.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,336 Quota: 5,723 Turnout:
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Mayo South[ 6]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Thomas J. O'Connell
4,144
12.1
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
3,429
10.0
2
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
3,836
11.2
3
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
2,886
8.4
4
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Mullen
3,282
9.6
5
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
3,268
9.6
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
3,056
8.9
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Donnell
2,336
6.8
Independent
Thomas Moclair
2,260
6.6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Joseph MacBride
1,769
5.2
Cumann na nGaedheal
William Sears
1,728
5.1
Farmers' Party
Peter Tuohy
1,093
3.2
Farmers' Party
Thomas Kelly
1,075
3.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,162 Quota: 5,694 Turnout:
1923 general election
1923 general election : Mayo South[ 5]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
William Sears
6,571
20.5
1
1
Republican
Tom Maguire
5,712
17.8
2
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
Joseph MacBride
4,758
14.8
3
Republican
Michael Kilroy
3,516
11.0
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
3,468
10.8
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Charles Bewley
2,479
7.7
Republican
Thomas Derrig
2,148
6.7
Labour
Michael O'Connor
1,298
4.1
Independent
P. J. O'Malley
1,175
3.7
Farmers' Party
Peter Tuohy
929
2.9
Electorate: 58,513 Valid: 32,054 Quota: 5,343 Turnout: 54.8%
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