Dáil constituency (1923–present)
Wicklow is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Boundaries
The constituency spans the entire area of County Wicklow , including the towns of Wicklow , Arklow , Baltinglass , Greystones and Bray .[ 1]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[ 1]
"The county of Wicklow."
Changes to the Wicklow constituency
Years
TDs
Boundaries
Notes
1923–1937
3
County Wicklow.[ 2]
Created from Kildare–Wicklow (5 seats).
1937–1948
3
County Wicklow;
and in County Carlow ,[ 3]
Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahul, Rathvilly, Tiknock and Williamstown.
Transfer of DEDs in County Carlow from Carlow–Kilkenny
1948–1977
3
County Wicklow.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Transfer of DEDs in County Carlow to Carlow–Kilkenny ;
Increase in 1961 reflecting addition of Rathmichael (Bray) from County Dublin .[ 7] [ 8]
1977–1981
3
County Wicklow, except the parts in the constituencies of Mid County Dublin and South County Dublin .[ 9]
Transfer of Blessington, Burgage Kilbride and Lackan, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 1 to Mid County Dublin ;
Transfer of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael (Bray) to South County Dublin .
1981–1992
4
County Wicklow.[ 10] [ 11]
Restoration to whole county.
1992–1997
5
County Wicklow;
and in County Kildare ,[ 12] the district electoral divisions of
Ballitore, Belan, Carrigeen, Castledermot, Graney, Inchaquire, Moone, Narraghmore, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1 ;
Ballymore Eustace, Carnalway, Gilitown, Kilcullen, Kilashee, Newtown, Usk, in the former
Rural District of Naas No. 1 .
Transfer of DEDs in County Kildare from Kildare .
1997–2020
5
County Wicklow;
and in County Carlow,[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahill, Rathvilly, Ticknock, Williamstown, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 2 .
Transfer of EDs in County Kildare to Kildare South ;
transfer of EDs in County Carlow from Carlow–Kilkenny
2020–
5
County Wicklow.[ 1]
Transfer of EDs in County Carlow to Carlow–Kilkenny
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
2020 general election
2020 general election : Wicklow[ 52] [ 53]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Sinn Féin
John Brady
24.3
17,297
Fine Gael
Simon Harris
12.3
8,765
8,885
8,890
8,913
8,929
8,948
8,968
9,129
9,171
9,369
9,545
9,774
11,261
11,752
11,838
Social Democrats
Jennifer Whitmore
9.9
7,039
7,951
7,966
7,996
8,035
8,095
8,208
8,635
9,422
9,987
11,148
11,405
11,875
13,405
Green
Steven Matthews
7.9
5,634
6,064
6,079
6,095
6,114
6,159
6,299
6,629
7,072
7,410
7,713
7,838
8,114
9,108
9,622
Fianna Fáil
Stephen Donnelly
7.7
5,467
5,630
5,637
5,650
5,666
5,707
5,781
5,879
5,915
6,113
6,301
9,363
10,024
10,882
11,018
Fine Gael
Andrew Doyle
6.9
4,940
5,044
5,053
5,060
5,075
5,147
5,185
5,334
5,358
5,573
5,943
6,503
8,347
8,788
8,860
Fine Gael
Billy Timmins
6.6
4,679
4,796
4,798
4,803
4,812
4,935
5,051
5,138
5,160
5,283
5,429
5,813
Fianna Fáil
Pat Casey
6.3
4,473
4,669
4,674
4,680
4,689
4,776
4,848
4,910
4,936
5,089
5,323
Independent politicians in Ireland
John Snell
4.3
3,050
3,597
3,601
3,642
3,663
3,782
3,890
4,187
4,352
4,654
Independent politicians in Ireland
Joe Behan
4.2
2,988
3,665
3,673
3,683
3,715
3,805
4,125
4,222
4,560
4,900
5,690
5,941
6,187
Independent politicians in Ireland
Valerie Cox
2.5
1,805
2,107
2,115
2,128
2,144
2,235
2,370
2,480
2,724
Labour
Paul O'Brien
2.4
1,727
1,912
1,915
1,927
1,936
1,956
1,975
Aontú
Seamus Connor
1.5
1,051
1,208
1,211
1,217
1,239
1,351
Solidarity–PBP
Sharon Briggs[ n 1]
1.5
1,037
2,244
2,255
2,262
2,278
2,335
2,403
2,448
Independent politicians in Ireland
Tom Dunne
0.7
478
602
605
612
629
National Party
Eileen Gunning
0.6
399
439
440
440
457
Independent politicians in Ireland
Charlie Keddy
0.3
219
289
296
310
Independent politicians in Ireland
John Larkin
0.2
173
212
219
Independent politicians in Ireland
Anthony FitzGerald
0.1
79
93
Independent politicians in Ireland
William King
0.0
20
26
Electorate: 101,332 Valid: 71,320 Spoilt: 559 Quota: 11,887 Turnout: 71,879 (70.9%)
2016 general election
2016 general election : Wicklow[ 54] [ 55] [ 50]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Social Democrats
Stephen Donnelly
20.9
14,348
Sinn Féin
John Brady
16.2
11,151
11,489
Fine Gael
Simon Harris
15.7
10,819
11,468
Fianna Fáil
Pat Casey
9.1
6,289
6,446
6,457
6,505
6,552
6,600
6,700
8,931
9,214
10,260
Fine Gael
Andrew Doyle
8.8
6,045
6,227
6,244
6,285
6,424
6,466
7,726
7,961
9,652
10,394
Renua
Billy Timmins
8.0
5,510
5,737
5,762
5,858
6,017
6,231
6,667
6,910
7,279
8,359
Independent politicians in Ireland
Joe Behan
4.5
3,070
3,345
3,374
3,539
3,717
4,288
4,332
4,613
5,218
Fianna Fáil
Jennifer Cuffe
4.3
2,990
3,179
3,192
3,249
3,339
3,448
3,548
Labour
Anne Ferris
3.8
2,634
2,861
2,873
2,912
3,413
3,633
3,859
4,032
Fine Gael
Avril Cronin
3.0
2,091
2,149
2,163
2,176
2,261
2,322
Green
Steven Matthews
2.0
1,350
1,614
1,651
1,745
AAA–PBP
Sharon Briggs
1.8
1,241
1,396
1,454
1,918
2,219
AAA–PBP
Anna Doyle
0.8
539
612
655
Independent politicians in Ireland
Charlie Keddy
0.6
447
476
520
Direct Democracy
Kathrina Hutchinson
0.2
168
217
Independent politicians in Ireland
Bob Kearns
0,2
112
120
Electorate: 97,858 Valid: 68,804 Spoilt: 596 (0.9%) Quota: 11,468 Turnout: 69,400 (70.9%)
2011 general election
2011 general election : Wicklow[ 56] [ 49]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Fine Gael
Andrew Doyle
14.2
10,035
10,038
10,040
10,056
10,070
10,106
10,117
10,133
10,151
10,207
10,264
10,566
10,882
11,087
11,622
11,991
Fine Gael
Billy Timmins
13.0
9,165
9,167
9,171
9,181
9,194
9,202
9,213
9,224
9,241
9,253
9,320
9,467
9,756
10,184
10,450
10,729
11,867
Fine Gael
Simon Harris
12.4
8,726
8,729
8,735
8,741
8,752
8,755
8,792
8,838
8,847
8,872
8,938
9,133
9,253
9,444
10,134
10,901
11,392
11,459
11,512
Sinn Féin
John Brady
10.1
7,089
7,090
7,099
7,115
7,120
7,144
7,163
7,187
7,220
7,269
7,404
7,676
7,887
8,027
8,626
9,037
9,797
9,839
9,854
Independent politicians in Ireland
Stephen Donnelly
9.2
6,530
6,536
6,557
6,571
6,604
6,624
6,647
6,692
6,732
6,792
6,919
7,389
7,508
7,670
8,576
8,980
9,909
9,946
9,966
Labour
Anne Ferris
7.7
5,436
5,439
5,452
5,456
5,469
5,476
5,481
5,514
5,559
5,577
5,657
5,997
6,925
7,036
7,713
10,243
10,948
11,042
11,070
Independent politicians in Ireland
Joe Behan
6.0
4,197
4,200
4,207
4,210
4,223
4,231
4,245
4,277
4,290
4,312
4,407
4,551
4,631
4,917
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
5.5
3,891
3,891
3,895
3,898
3,921
3,926
3,944
3,964
3,967
3,977
4,010
4,057
4,129
Fianna Fáil
Pat Fitzgerald
5.1
3,576
3,576
3,576
3,592
3,598
3,604
3,611
3,613
3,616
3,618
3,672
4,060
4,140
6,436
6,898
7,004
Labour
Tom Fortune
4.9
3,420
3,421
3,423
3,423
3,427
3,435
3,468
3,482
3,495
3,507
3,551
3,659
4,807
4,931
5,282
Labour
Conal Kavanagh
4.6
3,231
3,234
3,237
3,243
3,249
3,260
3,272
3,280
3,296
3,317
3,369
3,503
Independent politicians in Ireland
Peter Dempsey
2.0
1,409
1,415
1,434
1,454
1,460
1,468
1,478
1,486
1,497
1,516
1,673
Green
Niall Byrne
1.5
1,026
1,027
1,031
1,033
1,038
1,042
1,045
1,054
1,073
1,092
1,113
Independent politicians in Ireland
Nicky Kelly
0.7
518
522
523
534
536
542
549
556
571
585
Independent politicians in Ireland
Donal Kiernan
0.6
403
405
405
406
415
419
433
444
456
472
Fís Nua
Gerry Kinsella[ a]
0.5
324
325
327
331
335
346
359
362
394
Fís Nua
Pat Kavanagh[ a]
0.4
291
293
298
300
302
313
322
327
Independent politicians in Ireland
Eugene Finnegan
0.4
286
288
293
295
303
305
309
Independent politicians in Ireland
Charlie Keddy
0.3
233
236
241
261
262
266
Independent politicians in Ireland
Michael Mulvihill
0.3
187
188
191
195
196
Independent politicians in Ireland
Anthony Fitzgerald
0.3
184
184
185
186
Independent politicians in Ireland
Jim Tallon
0.2
166
166
169
Independent politicians in Ireland
Thomas Clarke
0.1
103
125
Independent politicians in Ireland
Kevin Carroll
0.1
74
Electorate: 95,339 Valid: 70,579 Spoilt: 702 (1.1%) Quota: 11,764 Turnout: 71,311 (74.8%)
^ a b Although Fís Nua was registered as a political party on 4 February 2011, the party's name did not appear on the ballot, as the Register of Political Parties in use was that in force on 1 February 2011, when the writ for the general election was issued.[ 57]
2007 general election
2007 general election : Wicklow[ 48]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
15.8
10,246
10,473
10,674
11,096
Fianna Fáil
Joe Behan
14.5
9,431
9,673
9,956
10,223
10,892
Fine Gael
Billy Timmins
12.4
8,072
8,177
8,309
8,973
9,157
9,604
9,674
10,431
11,288
Fine Gael
Andrew Doyle
10.7
6,961
7,070
7,279
7,514
7,780
8,231
8,250
9,285
10,202
Labour
Liz McManus
10.4
6,751
6,874
7,356
7,544
8,030
9,649
9,678
13,118
Fianna Fáil
Pat Fitzgerald
7.6
5,029
5,149
5,193
5,561
5,744
7,127
7,271
7,771
8,016
Green
Déirdre de Búrca
7.4
4,790
4,983
5,706
5,834
6,730
7,131
7,144
Labour
Nicky Kelly
5.9
3,857
3,901
3,935
4,297
4,702
Sinn Féin
John Brady
5.0
3,234
3,305
3,383
3,551
Independent politicians in Ireland
Pat Doran
4.4
2,841
2,893
3,009
Independent politicians in Ireland
Evelyn Cawley
3.5
2,246
2,387
Progressive Democrats
Dónal Ó Siocháin
1.4
903
People Before Profit
Carmel McKenna
0.6
365
Independent politicians in Ireland
Jim Tallon
0.2
120
Fathers Rights
Norman Newell
0.1
79
Electorate: 91,492 Valid: 64,925 Spoilt: 554 (0.9%) Quota: 10,821 Turnout: 65,479 (71.6%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Wicklow[ 47]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
16.9
9,213
Fianna Fáil
Joe Jacob
14.4
7,836
7,899
7,913
7,926
8,045
8,073
8,306
8,969
9,125
Labour
Liz McManus
13.9
7,595
7,612
7,636
7,693
7,901
8,120
8,310
10,520
Fine Gael
Billy Timmins
13.5
7,372
7,377
7,388
7,398
7,466
8,396
8,476
9,110
Labour
Nicky Kelly
12.0
6,529
6,532
6,536
6,555
6,662
6,691
6,910
7,809
8,657
8,669
Independent politicians in Ireland
Mildred Fox
11.6
6,324
6,342
6,364
6,410
6,642
6,726
6,975
8,247
8,669
8,688
Green
Déirdre de Búrca
5.9
3,208
3,212
3,240
3,277
3,500
3,561
4,026
Labour
Jimmy O'Shaughnessy
3.7
2,029
2,031
2,032
2,032
2,128
2,148
2,188
Sinn Féin
Mairéad Keane
2.8
1,527
1,530
1,536
1,546
1,649
1,659
Fine Gael
Raymond O'Rourke
2.4
1,332
1,333
1,353
1,372
1,397
Independent politicians in Ireland
Robert Kearns
0.7
406
406
412
418
Socialist Workers
Catherine Kennedy
0.7
399
400
412
425
Independent politicians in Ireland
Charlie Keddy
0.7
383
384
392
404
Independent politicians in Ireland
Brian Kenny
0.4
236
237
247
Independent politicians in Ireland
Barbara Hyland
0.3
171
171
Electorate: 89,797 Valid: 54,560 Spoilt: 736 (1.3%) Quota: 9,094 Turnout: 55,296 (61.6%)
1997 general election
1997 general election : Wicklow[ 58]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Joe Jacob
11.8
6,150
6,185
6,536
6,580
6,665
7,992
8,066
8,997
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
11.7
6,101
6,200
6,575
6,672
6,715
7,873
8,156
8,725
Independent politicians in Ireland
Mildred Fox
10.7
5,590
5,911
6,178
6,360
6,477
6,907
7,344
8,252
8,348
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
10.1
5,293
5,364
5,451
6,224
6,421
6,550
6,992
7,983
8,071
Democratic Left
Liz McManus
10.0
5,226
5,581
5,722
6,185
6,378
6,683
7,442
8,498
8,568
Fine Gael
William Godfrey Timmins
9.9
5,171
5,225
5,298
5,364
5,986
6,065
8,174
8,500
8,526
Independent politicians in Ireland
Nicky Kelly
9.6
4,995
5,178
5,247
5,299
5,519
5,633
5,689
Fianna Fáil
Michael D. Lawlor
6.4
3,368
3,423
3,655
3,703
3,731
Fine Gael
George Jones
5.9
3,116
3,218
3,300
3,505
4,232
4,323
Fine Gael
Tom Honan
3.8
2,021
2,065
2,117
2,260
Labour
Tim Collins
3.7
1,924
2,072
2,106
Progressive Democrats
Mary Heaslip
3.3
1,726
1,808
Green
Alex Perkins
2.5
1,299
Independent politicians in Ireland
Charlie Keddy
0.6
316
Electorate: 80,458 Valid: 52,296 Spoilt: 434 (0.8%) Quota: 8,717 Turnout: 52,730 (65.5%)
1995 by-election
Following the death of Independent TD Johnny Fox , a by-election was held on 29 June 1995. The seat was won by the Independent candidate Mildred Fox, daughter of the deceased TD.
1995 by-election : Wicklow[ 45]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent politicians in Ireland
Mildred Fox
26.9
11,724
11,872
12,627
13,119
13,928
15,131
17,793
22,922
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
23.1
10,060
10,135
10,352
10,536
11,194
11,968
13,056
14,895
Fine Gael
Tom Honan
12.6
5,503
5,529
5,725
5,912
6,246
7,996
9,971
Labour
Tim Collins
11.6
5,064
5,139
5,279
5,591
6,527
7,203
Independent politicians in Ireland
Nicky Kelly
10.5
4,556
4,635
4,729
4,943
5,250
Democratic Left
John McManus
6.5
2,841
2,907
2,956
3,249
Independent politicians in Ireland
Susan Philips
3.7
1,627
1,663
Green
Emer Singleton
3.6
1,565
1,674
1,816
Independent politicians in Ireland
Charlie Keddy
0.6
254
Workers' Party of Ireland
Frank Hayes
0.5
211
Natural Law
Desmond Garrett
0.2
104
Independent politicians in Ireland
Jim Tallon
0.2
80
Electorate: 81,525 Valid: 43,589 Quota: 21,795 Turnout: 53.5%
1992 general election
1992 general election : Wicklow[ 59]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
22.8
11,843
Fianna Fáil
Joe Jacob
12.5
6,475
6,813
6,819
6,877
6,939
7,048
7,107
7,772
7,863
8,258
8,651
Democratic Left
Liz McManus
10.6
5,510
6,530
6,543
6,706
6,804
6,875
7,068
7,096
7,752
8,088
8,484
9,162
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
10.1
5,250
5,394
5,394
5,465
5,569
5,660
5,778
6,347
6,462
6,531
6,604
6,858
7,119
7,227
Independent politicians in Ireland
Johnny Fox
9.2
4,749
5,056
5,062
5,154
5,413
5,631
5,801
5,842
6,208
6,350
6,498
6,846
7,456
7,656
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
8.9
4,612
5,010
5,014
5,055
5,111
5,254
5,481
5,600
5,700
5,833
6,627
9,520
Fine Gael
Shane Ross
5.6
2,903
3,107
3,107
3,128
3,170
3,336
3,749
3,786
3,972
3,995
4,626
Independent politicians in Ireland
Vincent McElheron
3.5
1,806
1,950
1,953
1,975
2,010
2,024
2,055
2,070
2,135
Fine Gael
Thomas Honan
3.2
1,676
1,832
1,835
1,853
1,877
1,918
2,046
2,067
2,149
2,914
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Kane
2.7
1,376
1,404
1,404
1,422
1,439
1,630
1,660
Progressive Democrats
Liam Nolan
2.6
1,367
1,475
1,476
1,488
1,514
1,587
Green
Nuala Ahern
2.6
1,346
1,493
1,500
1,612
1,723
1,836
1,964
1,985
Independent politicians in Ireland
Pat Dunlea
2.5
1,311
1,350
1,359
1,377
1,395
Christian Centrist
John Hartnett
1.8
906
931
934
959
Sinn Féin
Ken O'Connell
0.6
299
314
316
Sinn Féin
Gerry O'Neill
0.3
179
191
192
Workers' Party of Ireland
Frank Hayes
0.3
139
227
229
Independent politicians in Ireland
Barbara Hyland
0.2
87
97
100
Independent politicians in Ireland
Leo Armstrong
0.1
57
68
Electorate: 77,133 Valid: 51,891 Spoilt: 743 (1.4%) Quota: 8,649 Turnout: 52,634 (68.2%)
1989 general election
1987 general election
1987 general election : Wicklow[ 42]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Joe Jacob
8,825
19.2
1
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
7,754
16.9
2
Fine Gael
Gemma Hussey
6,474
14.1
3
Fianna Fáil
Dick Roche
6,163
13.4
4
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
5,710
12.4
Workers' Party of Ireland
John McManus
3,509
7.6
Progressive Democrats
Aidan Murphy
2,461
5.4
Progressive Democrats
Donal Atkins
2,014
4.4
Independent politicians in Ireland
Seán Wolahan
1,243
2.7
Progressive Democrats
Michael Healy
975
2.1
Independent politicians in Ireland
Liam de Siuin
658
1.4
Independent politicians in Ireland
Barbara Hyland
217
0.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,003 Quota: 9,201 Turnout:
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Wicklow[ 41]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
7,886
18.8
3
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
7,681
18.3
1
Fine Gael
Gemma Hussey
7,552
18.0
2
Fianna Fáil
Paudge Brennan
5,806
13.8
4
Fianna Fáil
Ciarán Murphy
4,938
11.8
Workers' Party of Ireland
John McManus
3,431
8.2
Fianna Fáil
Declan Connolly
2,614
6.2
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Fox
1,624
3.9
Independent politicians in Ireland
Liam de Siuin
463
1.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 41,995 Quota: 8,400 Turnout:
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Wicklow[ 40]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
20.0
8,026
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
18.5
7,400
7,426
7,473
7,904
Fine Gael
Gemma Hussey
17.8
7,112
7,137
7,178
8,042
Fianna Fáil
Paudge Brennan
17.3
6,930
6,954
7,340
7,750
Fianna Fáil
Ciarán Murphy
16.5
6,616
6,632
7,186
7,902
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
John McManus
6.8
2,739
2,783
2,820
Fianna Fáil
Denis Teevan
2.7
1,072
1,086
Independent politicians in Ireland
Jim Tallon
0.4
163
Electorate: 56,097 Valid: 40,058 Spoilt: 324 (0.8%) Quota: 8,012 Turnout: 40,382 (71.9%)
1981 general election
1981 general election : Wicklow[ 39]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
6,899
16.8
2
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
5,894
14.4
4
Fianna Fáil
Ciarán Murphy
5,881
14.3
1
Fine Gael
Gemma Hussey
5,524
13.5
Fianna Fáil
Paudge Brennan
5,019
12.2
3
Fianna Fáil
Declan Connolly
3,763
9.2
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
John McManus
2,974
7.2
Fianna Fáil
Jim Ruttle
2,372
5.8
Fine Gael
George Jones
1,925
4.7
Independent politicians in Ireland
Richard O'Carroll
734
1.8
Independent politicians in Ireland
Jim Tallon
65
0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 41,050 Quota: 8,211 Turnout:
1977 general election
1973 general election
1973 general election : Wicklow[ 37]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
6,960
23.6
1
Fianna Fáil
Ciarán Murphy
4,521
15.3
3
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Miley
4,095
13.9
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
3,231
10.9
2
Fine Gael
Mary Walsh
2,858
9.7
Independent politicians in Ireland
Paudge Brennan
2,500
8.5
Fianna Fáil
Basil Phelan
2,296
7.8
Official Sinn Féin
Seamus Costello
1,966
6.7
Labour
Thomas Byrne
1,094
3.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 29,521 Quota: 7,381 Turnout:
1969 general election
1968 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD James Everett , a by-election was held on 14 March 1968. The seat was won by the candidate Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins.
1968 by-election : Wicklow[ 60]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Nancy O'Neill
37.2
9,788
9,829
9,945
10,343
12,050
Fine Gael
Godfrey Timmins
30.6
8,035
8,089
8,280
8,728
12,596
Labour
Liam Kavanagh
21.9
5,761
5,796
5,892
6,797
Sinn Féin
Séamus Costello
7.6
2,009
2,024
2,081
Liberal
Kevin McLeavey
1.9
509
526
Independent politicians in Ireland
James J. Tallon
0.7
191
Electorate: 36,658 Valid: 26,293 Quota: 13,147 Turnout: 71.73%
1965 general election
1965 general election : Wicklow[ 34] [ 60]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Paudge Brennan
35.0
8,806
Labour
James Everett
23.0
5,799
6,028
6,557
Fine Gael
Michael O'Higgins
16.5
4,141
4,217
6,711
Fianna Fáil
Nancy O'Neill
13.0
3,282
5,317
5,469
Fine Gael
Mark Deering
12.5
3,139
3,313
Electorate: 35,213 Valid: 25,167 Quota: 6,292 Turnout: 71.5%
1961 general election
1957 general election
1954 general election
1953 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Brennan , a by-election was held on 18 June 1953. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Mark Deering.
1953 by-election : Wicklow[ 60]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Paudge Brennan
27.9
7,788
8,314
9,261
9,630
10,852
Labour
James J. McCrea
24.8
6,915
7,020
7,537
8,792
Fine Gael
Mark Deering
23.1
6,433
7,382
7,607
8,833
14,672
Clann na Poblachta
William Clarke
9.2
2,568
2,804
3,125
Independent politicians in Ireland
William Lawless
7.8
2,164
2,256
Independent politicians in Ireland
Elizabeth Bobbett
7.3
2,029
Electorate: 37,470 Valid: 27,897 Quota: 13,949 Turnout: 74.45%
1951 general election
1951 general election : Wicklow[ 60]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Labour
James Everett
24.2
6,535
6,563
8,638
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Brennan
22.7
6,138
6,473
6,630
6,776
Fianna Fáil
Peter Ledwidge
19.2
5,178
5,653
5,826
6,037
Independent politicians in Ireland
Patrick Cogan
16.1
4,350
4,391
5,739
6,645
Fine Gael
Mark Deering
14.3
3,872
3,907
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Groome
3.4
922
Electorate: 37,772 Valid: 26,995 Quota: 6,749 Turnout: 71.47%
1948 general election
1948 general election : Wicklow[ 60]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
National Labour Party
James Everett
18.3
4,834
4,879
5,005
5,424
6,198
6,952
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Brennan
15.7
4,142
4,169
4,976
5,375
5,530
8,466
Fine Gael
Edmund Sweetman
14.9
3,941
3,979
4,038
4,298
4,911
4,999
5,169
5,237
Independent politicians in Ireland
Patrick Cogan
13.7
3,618
3,646
3,686
3,945
4,434
4,768
5,418
5,573
Fianna Fáil
Christopher Byrne
12.9
3,414
3,426
4,081
4,258
4,416
Labour
James J. McCrea
7.8
2,072
2,147
2,195
Clann na Poblachta
William Clarke
6.9
1,824
2,401
2,436
2,960
Fianna Fáil
Thomas F. O'Reilly
6.7
1,760
1,794
Clann na Poblachta
Brendan Hyland
3.2
844
Electorate: 37,311 Valid: 26,449 Quota: 6,613 Turnout: 70.89%
1944 general election
Figures for the 6th count are not available.
1944 general election : Wicklow[ 27] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
National Labour Party
James Everett
19.2
4,992
5,048
5,502
5,907
6,845
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Brennan
18.9
4,903
4,934
5,136
5,370
5,496
N/A
5,962
Fianna Fáil
Christopher Byrne
17.6
4,568
4,609
4,812
5,062
5,229
N/A
5,875
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick Cogan
17.4
4,519
4,615
4,816
5,075
7,519
Fine Gael
Edmund Sweetman
13.6
3,548
3,810
3,971
4,257
Labour
Edward Byrne
5.8
1,508
1,559
1,633
Independent politicians in Ireland
William Clarke
5.1
1,325
1,391
Independent politicians in Ireland
Henry Byrne
2.4
634
Electorate: 38,937 Valid: 25,997 Quota: 6,500 Turnout: 66.8%
1943 general election
1938 general election
1938 general election : Wicklow[ 25] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Moore
33.1
9,497
Labour
James Everett
28.3
8,125
Fine Gael
Dermot O'Mahony
20.2
5,799
6,616
7,111
Independent politicians in Ireland
Patrick Cogan
18.4
5,285
6,788
7,241
Electorate: 37,884 Valid: 28,706 Quota: 7,177 Turnout: 75.8%
1937 general election
1937 general election : Wicklow[ 24] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Labour
James Everett
29.4
8,629
Fine Gael
Dermot O'Mahony
23.0
6,771
6,952
7,121
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Moore
19.9
5,861
6,438
9,176
Independent politicians in Ireland
Patrick Cogan
15.6
4,580
4,717
5,218
Fianna Fáil
Christopher Byrne
12.1
3,558
3,942
Electorate: 38,171 Valid: 29,399 Quota: 7,350 Turnout: 77.0%
1933 general election
1932 general election
1932 general election : Wicklow[ 22] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
Dermot O'Mahony
26.8
7,034
Labour
James Everett
23.5
6,157
6,183
6,439
6,880
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Moore
19.6
5,135
5,145
6,446
6,548
Independent politicians in Ireland
Christopher Byrne
16.5
4,325
4,386
4,506
5,775
Cumann na nGaedheal
Laurence O'Toole
7.0
1,837
2,215
2,237
Fianna Fáil
Robert Devereux
6.6
1,736
1,738
Electorate: 34,420 Valid: 26,224 Quota: 6,557 Turnout: 76.2%
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Wicklow[ 21] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Cumann na nGaedheal
Dermot O'Mahony
27.8
6,861
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Moore
23.2
5,729
5,742
5,910
Labour
James Everett
22.1
5,438
5,512
5,814
Independent politicians in Ireland
Christopher Byrne
15.3
3,761
3,859
5,787
Farmers' Party
Richard Wilson
11.6
2,869
3,380
Electorate: 35,044 Valid: 24,658 Quota: 6,165 Turnout: 70.4%
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Wicklow[ 20] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Labour
James Everett
28.8
6,985
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Moore
21.7
5,261
5,687
5,943
6,907
Cumann na nGaedheal
Dermot O'Mahony
16.5
3,988
4,096
4,820
5,644
Farmers' Party
Richard Wilson
12.6
3,056
3,079
3,722
4,523
Independent politicians in Ireland
Christopher Byrne
11.2
2,716
3,014
3,430
National League
Alan Patten
9.1
2,206
2,282
Electorate: 35,044 Valid: 24,212 Quota: 6,054 Turnout: 69.1%
1923 general election
1923 general election : Wicklow[ 19] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Christopher Byrne
34.6
7,932
Labour
James Everett
19.4
4,450
5,235
5,960
Farmers' Party
Richard Wilson
18.7
4,281
5,170
5,232
5,299
6,590
Republican
Robert Barton
18.4
4,218
4,273
4,324
4,467
4,530
Independent politicians in Ireland
Joseph Moore
5.2
1,188
1,509
1,543
1,568
Labour
Charles Gaule
3.6
830
987
Electorate: 36,753 Valid: 22,899 Quota: 5,725 Turnout: 62.3%
See also
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