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Dublin North–Central was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas , from 1948 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
It varied between 3 and 4 seats from its creation in 1948. It was located on the north side of Dublin city.[ 1]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:[ 1]
"In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Beaumont B, Beaumont C, Beaumont D, Beaumont E, Beaumont F, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Clontarf East D, Clontarf East E, Clontarf West A, Clontarf West B, Clontarf West C, Clontarf West D, Clontarf West E, Drumcondra South A, Edenmore, Grace Park, Harmonstown A, Harmonstown B, Kilmore A, Kilmore B, Kilmore C, Kilmore D."
It was subsumed into the new Dublin Bay North constituency at the 2016 general election .
The constituency's most high-profile TD was Charles Haughey , who won the first seat in the constituency at every election from 1981 until his retirement in 1992, when his son Seán Haughey won a seat but did not top the poll.
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
2011 general election
2011 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
25.0
9,685
9,790
Labour
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
22.5
8,731
8,911
9,329
10,192
Independent
Finian McGrath
15.4
5,986
6,156
6,701
7,777
8,119
8,150
11,025
Fine Gael
Naoise Ó Muirí
12.8
4,959
5,033
5,098
5,240
5,353
5,403
6,399
Fianna Fáil
Seán Haughey
12.9
5,017
5,077
5,128
5,295
5,338
5,348
Sinn Féin
Helen McCormack
5.6
2,165
2,187
2,602
People Before Profit
John Lyons[ 23]
3.6
1,399
1,587
Green
Donna Cooney
1.3
501
Independent
Paul Clarke
0.9
331
Electorate: 52,992 Valid: 38,774 Spoilt: 413 (1.1%) Quota: 9,694 Turnout: 39,187 (73.9%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
25.5
9,303
Fianna Fáil
Seán Haughey
24.8
9,026
9,046
9,280
Independent
Finian McGrath
14.2
5,169
5,212
5,768
5,819
9,397
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely
19.2
7,003
7,019
7,167
7,252
7,952
Labour
Derek McDowell
7.3
2,649
2,741
2,884
2,897
Green
Bronwen Maher
5.2
1,891
1,913
2,160
2,186
Sinn Féin
Peter Lawlor
3.8
1,375
1,380
Electorate: 53,443 Valid: 36,416 Spoilt: 342 (0.9%) Quota: 9,105 Turnout: 36,758 (68.8%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 20]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Seán Haughey
19.0
7,614
7,655
7,718
8,028
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
12.9
5,159
5,195
6,247
6,362
6,750
9,045
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely
17.2
6,896
6,937
7,035
7,213
7,438
7,833
Ind. Health Alliance
Finian McGrath
9.5
3,781
3,893
4,021
4,698
5,756
7,638
Fianna Fáil
Deirdre Heney
13.8
5,533
5,564
5,627
5,802
6,101
6,527
Labour
Derek McDowell
10.5
4,203
4,285
4,431
4,719
5,548
Green
Bronwen Maher
5.7
2,275
2,403
2,486
3,058
Sinn Féin
Frances McCole
5.7
2,299
2,445
2,459
Fine Gael
Gerry Breen
4.1
1,650
1,661
Socialist Workers
Ritchie Brown
1.6
638
Electorate: 65,583 Valid: 40,048 Spoilt: 427 (1.1%) Quota: 8,010 Turnout: 40,475 (61.7%)
1997 general election
1997 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 19]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely
11,190
25.9
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Seán Haughey
7,670
17.8
2
2
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
8,196
19.0
3
5
Labour
Derek McDowell
2,848
6.6
4
11
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
2,485
5.8
Fianna Fáil
Ita Green
1,184
2.7
Fine Gael
Niamh Cosgrave
1,713
3.9
Green
Stephen Rawson
1,650
3.8
Independent
Finian McGrath
1,551
3.6
Progressive Democrats
Ronan Garvey
1,424
3.3
Fine Gael
Cathy Fay
1,326
3.1
Democratic Left
Helen Lahert
1,194
2.8
Socialist Workers
Ritchie Browne
698
1.6
Independent
Norman Hunt
36
0.1
Electorate: 66,559 Valid: 43,165 Spoilt: 456 (1.1%) Quota: 8,634 Turnout: 43,621 (65.5%)
1992 general election
1992 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 18]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Derek McDowell
10,609
23.1
1
1
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
7,657
16.7
2
10
Fianna Fáil
Seán Haughey
8,202
17.9
3
12
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely
5,917
12.9
4
13
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
3,551
7.7
Fianna Fáil
John Stafford
3,759
8.2
Fine Gael
Pat Lee
2,620
5.7
Democratic Left
Helen Lahert
1,376
3.0
Independent
Finian McGrath
764
1.7
Sinn Féin
Nick McBennett
644
1.4
Independent
Noel O'Hanrahan
363
0.8
Independent
Tony O'Byrne
156
0.3
Independent
Mary Doyle Dunne
143
0.3
Independent
Rosemary Burns
122
0.3
Electorate: 64,859 Valid: 45,883 Spoilt: 634 (1.4%) Quota: 9,177 Turnout: 46,517 (71.7%)
1989 general election
1989 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 17]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey
9,105
23.8
1
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
5,323
13.9
2
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
5,320
13.9
3
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely
5,340
13.9
4
Fine Gael
George Birmingham
4,631
12.1
Workers' Party of Ireland
Triona Dooney
2,595
6.8
Labour
Michael O'Halloran
1,928
5.0
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
1,612
4.2
Labour
Derek McDowell
1,398
3.7
Progressive Democrats
Una O'Mahony
690
1.8
Independent
Lord Tom Denning
191
0.5
Independent
Don Donnelly
141
0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,274 Quota: 7,655 Turnout:
1987 general election
1987 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 16]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey
12,986
30.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
4,454
10.4
2
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
5,196
12.1
3
Fine Gael
George Birmingham
5,201
12.1
4
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely
3,904
9.1
Progressive Democrats
James O'Hanrahan
3,582
8.3
Labour
Flor O'Mahony
2,973
6.9
Workers' Party of Ireland
Triona Dooney
1,643
3.8
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
1,341
3.1
Sinn Féin
Ciaran MacCormaic
779
1.8
Democratic Socialist
Philip O'Connor
681
1.6
Independent
Austin McCoy
111
0.3
Independent
Barbara Hyland
73
0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 42,924 Quota: 8,585 Turnout:
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 15]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey
14,516
35.9
1
1
Fine Gael
George Birmingham
8,876
21.9
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
3,465
8.6
3
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
5,948
14.7
4
Labour
Flor O'Mahony
3,082
7.6
Fianna Fáil
Ita Greene
1,746
4.3
Workers' Party of Ireland
Pádraig Yeates
1,476
3.7
Independent
Bernadette McAliskey
1,023
2.5
Democratic Socialist
Philip O'Connor
224
0.6
Independent
Andrew Dillon
114
0.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 40,470 Quota: 8,095 Turnout:
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 14]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey
16,143
39.6
1
1
Fine Gael
George Birmingham
7,727
18.9
2
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
3,212
7.9
3
Fine Gael
Richard Bruton
4,591
11.3
4
Labour
Michael O'Halloran
2,172
5.3
Independent
Bernadette McAliskey
2,085
5.1
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
1,801
4.4
Fianna Fáil
Ita Greene
1,517
3.7
Fine Gael
Mary Byrne
1,004
2.5
Independent
John Curley
240
0.6
Independent
T C G O'Mahony
214
0.5
Independent
Anthony O'Hara
89
0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 40,795 Quota: 8,160 Turnout:
1981 general election
1981 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 13] [ 24]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey
17,637
43.5
1
1
Fine Gael
George Birmingham
6,304
15.5
2
Socialist Labour
Noël Browne
5,031
12.4
3
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
1,818
4.5
4
Fine Gael
Paddy Belton
2,899
7.1
Independent
Vincent Doherty
1,481
3.7
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Timmons
1,209
3.0
Fine Gael
Mary Byrne
1,138
2.8
Labour
Michael O'Halloran
1,093
2.7
Independent
Hannah Barlow
1,039
2.6
Labour
Michael Martin
730
1.8
Communist
John Curley
156
0.4
Independent
Andrew Dillon
46
0.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 40,581 Quota: 8,117 Turnout:
1977 general election
1977 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
19.9
4,678
4,700
4,814
5,861
Labour
Michael O'Leary
20.2
4,729
5,319
5,641
5,754
6,014
Fine Gael
Michael Keating
12.4
2,912
3,003
3,058
3,093
4,933
5,826
Fianna Fáil
Noel Mulcahy
13.6
3,198
3,216
3,318
3,840
3,894
4,612
Independent
Kevin Byrne
8.1
1,903
1,942
2,287
2,376
2,466
Fine Gael
Ray Fay
9.2
2,166
2,258
2,285
2,328
Fianna Fáil
William Doran
7.6
1,775
1,808
1,878
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Raymond McGran
4.9
1,138
1,179
Labour
William Cummiskey
4.0
953
Electorate: 37,934 Valid: 25,528 Spoilt: 245 (0.9%) Quota: 5,883 Turnout: 25,773 (67.9%)
1973 general election
1973 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 11]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
George Colley
10,263
29.8
1
1
Labour
Michael O'Leary
5,795
16.8
2
Fine Gael
Luke Belton
5,624
16.3
3
Fianna Fáil
Celia Lynch
3,025
8.8
4
Fine Gael
Patrick Lindsay
3,078
8.9
Official Sinn Féin
Mairin de Burca
1,667
4.8
Fianna Fáil
John Kenny
1,274
3.7
Fine Gael
Alice Glenn
1,240
3.6
Labour
William Cumiskey
1,106
3.2
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
578
1.7
Independent
Noirin Butler
489
1.4
Labour
Seoirse Dearle
345
1.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,484 Quota: 6,897 Turnout:
1969 general election
1969 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 10]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
George Colley
10,519
29.0
1
1
Labour
Michael O'Leary
7,423
20.4
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Celia Lynch
2,607
7.2
3
Fine Gael
Luke Belton
4,655
12.8
4
Fine Gael
Patrick Lindsay
4,552
12.5
Labour
William Cumiskey
2,089
5.8
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Stafford
1,919
5.3
Fine Gael
Michael Kelly
1,055
2.9
Labour
James Quinn
891
2.5
Fianna Fáil
Dermot Ryan
610
1.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 36,320 Quota: 7,265 Turnout:
1965 general election
1965 general election : Dublin North–Central[ 9]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Vivion de Valera
8,376
31.1
1
Fianna Fáil
Celia Lynch
2,192
8.1
2
Fine Gael
Luke Belton
2,999
11.1
3
Labour
Michael O'Leary
2,122
7.9
4
Labour
Susan Geraghty Bowler
2,418
9.0
Fine Gael
Patrick McGilligan
2,276
8.4
Independent
Frank Sherwin
1,615
6.0
Labour
Thomas Herlihy
1,517
5.6
Fine Gael
James Maher
1,251
4.6
Clann na Poblachta
Leo Nealon
1,080
4.0
Fianna Fáil
Pádraic Ó Cléirigh
953
3.5
Independent
George Murphy
172
0.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 26,971 Quota: 5,395 Turnout:
1961 general election
1957 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Colm Gallagher , a by-election was held on 14 November 1957. The seat was won by Independent candidate Frank Sherwin.
1957 general election
1954 general election
1951 general election
1948 general election
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