Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1977
Seats
  • 3 (1948–1961)
  • 4 (1961–1977)
Local government areaCounty Dublin
Created fromDublin County
Replaced byDún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 (and later 4) deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was located on the south coast of County Dublin.

Changes to the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1948–1961 3 The borough of Dún Laoghaire;

and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathfarnham, Rathmichael, Stillorgan and Whitechurch.[1]

 Created from the Dublin County
1961–1969 4 The borough of Dún Laoghaire;

and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Rathmichael and Stillorgan;

and the townlands of Mountanville, Mountmerrion or Callary, Mountmerrion South, Roebuck and Trimleston or Owenstown in the district electoral division of Dundrum and the townlands of Farranboley, Friarland, Rathmines Great and Rathmines Little in the district electoral division of Milltown, in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.[2]

 Transfer of the Rathfarnham South ward and the district electoral divisions of Glencullen, Rathfarnham and Whitechureh and the southern parts of the district electoral divisions of Dundrum and Milltown to the constituency of Dublin County;

transfer of Rathmichael (Bray) to the constituency of Wicklow following alteration of county boundary.[3][4]

1969–1977 4 The borough of Dún Laoghaire; the district electoral divisions of Stillorgan;

and the townlands of Blackthorn, Brenanstown, Bullock, Carmanhall, Carmanhall and Leopardstown, Carrickmines Little, Kerrymount, Kilbogget, Loughlinstown, Rochestown, Rochestown Domain, Thomastown, in the district electoral division of Ballybrack; Mount Merrion South, in the district electoral division of Dundrum; Shanganagh, in the district electoral division of Rathmichael; in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.[5]

 Transfer of territory to Dublin County South
1977 — Constituency abolished[6] See Dún Laoghaire

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown 1948–1969[7]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th1948[8] Seán Brady
(FF)		 Joseph Brennan
(CnaP)		 Liam Cosgrave
(FG)		 3 seats
until 1961
14th1951[9] Percy Dockrell
(FG)
15th1954[10]
16th1957[11] Lionel Booth
(FF)
17th1961[12] Percy Dockrell
(FG)
18th1965[13] David Andrews
(FF)
19th1969[14] Barry Desmond
(Lab)
20th1973[15]
21st1977 Constituency abolished. See Dún Laoghaire

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

1973 general election

1973 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[15][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 31.1 13,054          
Fianna Fáil David Andrews 26.0 10,926          
Labour Barry Desmond 13.7 5,768 6,560 6,663 6,921 8,821  
Fianna Fáil Neville Keery 8.7 3,642 3,686 5,599 6,984 7,090 7,222
Fine Gael Michael Carroll 6.0 2,537 3,823 3,885 3,958 4,116  
Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 5.3 2,206 4,584 4,631 4,734 4,932 8,448
Labour Flor O'Mahony 4.9 2,072 2,187 2,213 2,465    
Fianna Fáil Eric Leonard 2.9 1,209 1,229 1,596      
Independent Vincent MacDowell 1.4 591 608 614      
Electorate: 56,151   Valid: 42,005   Quota: 8,402   Turnout: 74.81%  

    1969 general election

    1969 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[14][16]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 28.8 10,825                
    Fianna Fáil David Andrews 27.4 10,292                
    Labour Barry Desmond 7.7 2,870 2,972 3,037 3,118 3,924 4,326 4,406 4,680 7,437
    Labour Flor O'Mahony 6.9 2,570 2,623 2,666 2,712 3,126 3,413 3,468 3,585  
    Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 6.0 2,252 4,282 4,337 4,443 4,524 4,837 4,879 7,516  
    Fianna Fáil Neville Keery 5.7 2,155 2,179 3,161 3,234 3,257 3,454 5,851 5,936 6,166
    Fine Gael Michael Carroll 5.5 2,049 3,005 3,057 3,149 3,216 3,376 3,427    
    Independent Proinsias Mac Aonghusa 3.9 1,446 1,505 1,567 1,665 1,709        
    Labour James Byrne 3.7 1,386 1,421 1,483 1,510          
    Fianna Fáil Carmel Gleeson 2.9 1,097 1,122 2,551 2,642 2,668 2,855      
    Independent James Guinan 1.6 594 627 661            
    Electorate: 52,394   Valid: 37,536   Quota: 7,508   Turnout: 71.64%  

      1965 general election

      1965 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[13]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 9,696 25.7 1 1
      Fianna Fáil David Andrews 7,932 21.0 2 1
      Fianna Fáil Lionel Booth 5,312 14.1 3
      Labour John Fitzgerald 4,814 12.8
      Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 4,680 12.4
      Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 2,780 7.4 4
      Fine Gael James Guinan 1,816 4.8
      Independent James Deegan 707 1.9
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,737   Quota: 7,548   Turnout:

      1961 general election

      1961 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[12]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 7,154 23.6 1 1
      Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 4,994 16.6 2
      Fianna Fáil Lionel Booth 4,859 16.0 4
      Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 3,502 11.6 3
      Fine Gael Joseph Brennan 2,926 9.7
      Labour John Fitzgerald 2,925 9.6
      Independent Seamus Bohan 2,005 6.6
      Fianna Fáil Michael Slattery 1,968 6.5
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,333   Quota: 6,067   Turnout:

      1957 general election

      1957 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[11]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 11,107 30.8 1 1
      Fianna Fáil Lionel Booth 8,852 24.6 2
      Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 7,467 20.7 3
      Labour John Fitzgerald 3,919 10.9
      Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 2,924 8.1
      Clann na Poblachta Patrick Begley 1,780 4.9
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,049   Quota: 9,013   Turnout:

      1954 general election

      1954 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[10][16]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 36.4 13,609        
      Fianna Fáil Lionel Booth 15.9 5,941 5,970 6,942 7,401 7,868
      Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 14.8 5,545 5,603 7,319 8,236 8,788
      Labour Joseph Brennan 13.5 5,043 5,338 5,547    
      Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 11.3 4,221 8,020 8,178 11,653  
      Fianna Fáil Matthew Cullen 8.0 3,008 3,094      
      Electorate: 56,943   Valid: 37,367   Quota: 9,342   Turnout: 65.6%  

        1951 general election

        1951 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[16]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 30.7 10,043        
        Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 25.3 8,254        
        Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 13.8 4,505 6,145 6,147 6,212 8,807
        Labour Joseph Brennan 12.6 4,107 4,268 4,275 4,425  
        Fianna Fáil Matthew Cullen 11.6 3,800 3,845 3,905 5,654 6,811
        Fianna Fáil Matthew Smith 6.1 1,986 2,009 2,020    
        Electorate: 49,403   Valid: 32,695   Quota: 8,174   Turnout: 66.18%  

          1948 general election

          1948 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[16]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Fine Gael Liam Cosgrave 24.2 7,521 7,750 7,849    
          Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 22.0 6,823 6,960 9,610    
          Fine Gael Percy Dockrell 16.6 5,133 5,321 5,373 5,966 6,327
          Clann na Poblachta Joseph Brennan 12.3 3,811 4,204 4,326 4,832 8,112
          Clann na Poblachta Noel Hartnett 10.6 3,281 3,703 3,775 3,968  
          Fianna Fáil Matt Cullen 9.5 2,953 3,044      
          Labour Arnold Marsh 4.8 1,502        
          Electorate: 44,212   Valid: 31,024   Quota: 7,757   Turnout: 70.17%  

            See also

            References

            1. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, 1st Sch.: Constituencies (No. 31 of 1947, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2021.
            2. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 19 of 1961, Schedule). Enacted on 14 July 1961. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2022.
            3. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Bill 1963 – Explanatory Memorandum" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. March 1961.
            4. ↑ Wicklow County (District Electoral Divisions) Order 1957 (S.I. No. 216 of 1957). Signed on 1 November 1957 by Patrick Smith, Minister for Local Government. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
            5. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2022.
            6. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 May 2022.
            7. ↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
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