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For the 1885–1922 constituency, see West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency).

Mayo West
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1997
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Mayo
Created from
Replaced byMayo

Mayo West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 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

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The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, taking in parts of the former Mayo North and Mayo South constituencies, and included Ballinrobe, Belmullet, Castlebar and Westport.[1] With effect from the 1997 general election it was combined with Mayo East to form a new five-seat Mayo constituency.

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo West 1969–1997[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969[3] Mícheál Ó Móráin
(FF) 		Joseph Lenehan
(FF) 		Henry Kenny
(FG)
20th 1973[4] Denis Gallagher
(FF) 		Myles Staunton
(FG)
1975 by-election[5] Enda Kenny
(FG)
21st 1977[6] Pádraig Flynn
(FF)
22nd 1981[7]
23rd 1982 (Feb)[8]
24th 1982 (Nov)[9]
25th 1987[10]
26th 1989[11] Martin O'Toole
(FF)
27th 1992[12] Séamus Hughes
(FF)
1994 by-election[13] Michael Ring
(FG)
28th 1997 Constituency abolished. See Mayo

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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1994 by-election

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Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig Flynn on his appointment as EU Commissioner, a by-election was held on 9 June 1994. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Michael Ring.

1994 by-election: Mayo West[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Beverley Cooper Flynn 37.7 10,967 13,639
Fine Gael Michael Ring 35.7 10,390 14,063
Independent Paddy McGuinness 21.6 6,275  
Labour Johnny Mee 3.8 1,103  
Independent Jerry Cowley 1.3 388  
Electorate: 45,932   Valid: 29,123   Quota: 14,562   Turnout: 63.4%  

1992 general election

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1992 general election: Mayo West[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 32.5 9,629      
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 20.9 6,210 6,664 6,727 7,656
Fine Gael Michael Ring 17.3 5,136 5,232 5,253 5,899
Fianna Fáil Séamus Hughes 14.8 4,401 5,519 6,267 7,319
Independent Paraic Cosgrove 11.7 3,478 3,687 3,943  
Fianna Fáil Michael Goonan 2.7 803 1,140    
Electorate: 43,472   Valid: 29,657   Spoilt: 389 (1.3%)   Quota: 7,415   Turnout: 30,046 (69.1%)  

1989 general election

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1989 general election: Mayo West[11][15][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 20.4 5,974 6,052 7,670
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 18.4 5,385 7,540  
Fianna Fáil Martin O'Toole 18.4 5,379 6,060 7,413
Independent Frank Durcan 17.7 5,187 5,691 6,227
Fianna Fáil Paraic Cosgrove 13.0 3,804 3,908  
Fine Gael Myles Staunton 12.2 3,572    
Electorate: 39,505   Valid: 29,301   Quota: 7,326   Turnout: 74.2%  

1987 general election

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1987 general election: Mayo West[10][17][18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 24.5 7,410 7,574
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 23.8 7,198 8,250
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 22.8 6,908 8,461
Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 18.8 5,683 5,955
Fianna Fáil Paraic Cosgrove 10.2 3,091  
Electorate: 40,739   Valid: 30,290   Quota: 7,573   Turnout: 74.4%  

November 1982 general election

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November 1982 general election: Mayo West[9][19][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 24.4 7,463 8,136  
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 23.7 7,251 8,676  
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 20.7 6,348 7,549 8,501
Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 18.5 5,669 6,178 6,240
Fianna Fáil Paraic Cosgrove 8.6 2,619    
Labour Johnny Mee 4.2 1,296    
Electorate: 41,404   Valid: 30,646   Quota: 7,662   Turnout: 74.0%  

February 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election: Mayo West[8][21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 25.8 7,908      
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 24.2 7,413 7,520 7,567 9,093
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 21.6 6,611 6,677 6,719 7,682
Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 12.2 3,739 4,071 5,397 5,573
Fianna Fáil Paraic Cosgrove 8.4 2,563 2,582 2,916  
Fine Gael John Carey 5.8 1,769 1,829    
Labour John Gibbons 2.0 620      
Electorate: 41,514   Valid: 30,623   Quota: 7,656   Turnout: 73.8%  

1981 general election

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1981 general election: Mayo West[7][22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 26.3 8,458    
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 24.1 7,741 8,101  
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 20.6 6,605 6,642 9,028
Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 13.4 4,312 5,755 5,976
Fianna Fáil Timothy Quinn 9.4 3,010 3,080  
Fine Gael Patrick Kilbane 6.2 1,982    
Electorate: 41,514   Valid: 32,108   Quota: 8,028   Turnout: 77.3%  

1977 general election

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1977 general election: Mayo West[6][23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 28.7 9,457      
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 24.1 7,958 8,004 8,345  
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Flynn 16.5 5,439 5,502 5,671 8,686
Fine Gael Myles Staunton 15.8 5,203 6,237 6,758 7,026
Fianna Fáil Timothy Quinn 11.2 3,704 3,736 3,834  
Independent Basil Morahan 3.2 1,055 1,085    
Independent Peter Keane 0.6 181 183    
Electorate: 42,424   Valid: 32,997   Quota: 8,250   Turnout: 77.8%  

1975 by-election

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Following the death of Fine Gael TD Henry Kenny, a by-election was held on 12 November 1975. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Enda Kenny, son of the deceased TD.

1975 by-election: Mayo West[24][23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 52.8 15,584
Fianna Fáil Michael Joe McGreal 42.2 12,448
Independent Basil A. Morahan 5.0 1,481
Electorate: 38,249   Valid: 29,513   Quota: 14,757   Turnout: 77.2%  

1973 general election

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1973 general election: Mayo West[4][24][25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Myles Staunton 25.4 6,381  
Fine Gael Henry Kenny 24.0 6,024 6,268
Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 19.8 4,971 5,618
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 17.0 4,255 6,474
Fianna Fáil Joseph Lenehan 13.8 3,475  
Electorate: 39,040   Valid: 25,106   Quota: 6,277   Turnout: 64.3%  

1969 general election

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1969 general election: Mayo West[3][26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Henry Kenny 24.7 6,246 6,368      
Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin 23.5 5,943 5,979 5,985 6,015 7,064
Fine Gael Myles Staunton 15.4 3,891 4,032 4,067 4,834 5,253
Fianna Fáil Joseph Lenehan 15.1 3,817 3,845 3,847 4,204 6,235
Fianna Fáil Denis Gallagher 14.2 3,591 3,637 3,639 3,725  
Fine Gael Eamonn Carey 5.2 1,314 1,335 1,346    
Labour Michael Reilly 1.8 445        
Electorate: 34,658   Valid: 25,247   Quota: 6,312   Turnout: 72.8%  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  2. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  3. ^ a b "General election 1969: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b "General election 1973: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  5. ^ "By-election 1975: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  6. ^ a b "General election 1977: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  7. ^ a b "General election 1981: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  8. ^ a b "General election February 1982: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  9. ^ a b "General election November 1982: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  10. ^ a b "General election 1987: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  11. ^ a b "General election 1989: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  12. ^ "General election 1992: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  13. ^ a b "By-election 1994: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  14. ^ Government of Ireland (1993). Dáil General Election November, 1992 Election Results and Transfer of Votes in the General Election for the Twenty-Seventh Dáil. Stationery Office, Government of Ireland.
  15. ^ "Mayo West: 1989 general election". IrelandElection.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  16. ^ "26th Dáil 1989 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1990. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Mayo West: 1987 general election". IrelandElection.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  18. ^ "25th Dáil 1987 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. July 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Mayo West: 1982 (Nov) general election". IrelandElection.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  20. ^ "24th Dáil November 1982 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. August 1983. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  21. ^ "23rd Dáil February 1982 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. August 1982. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  22. ^ "22nd Dáil 1981 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. September 1981. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  23. ^ a b "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  24. ^ a b Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
  25. ^ "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  26. ^ "19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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