Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)

Kilkenny was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 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).

Kilkenny
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1948
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Kilkenny
Created fromCarlow–Kilkenny
Replaced byCarlow–Kilkenny

History

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The constituency was created for the 1937 general election,[1] when the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 split the old Carlow–Kilkenny constituency, with County Carlow being represented from 1937 through the new Carlow–Kildare constituency.

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, the Kilkenny constituency was abolished, and Carlow–Kilkenny was restored for the 1948 general election.

Boundaries

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The 1937 Act defined the boundaries of the Kilkenny constituency as "the administrative County of Kilkenny".[1]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kilkenny 1937–1948[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937[3] James Pattison
(Lab)
Thomas Derrig
(FF)
Denis Gorey
(FG)
10th 1938[4]
11th 1943[5] Philip Mahony
(CnaT)
12th 1944[6] James Pattison
(NLP)
Eamonn Coogan
(FG)
13th 1948 Constituency abolished. See Carlow–Kilkenny

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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1944 general election

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1944 general election: Kilkenny[6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Thomas Derrig 26.7 7,679      
National Labour Party James Pattison 21.7 6,239 6,749 6,811 7,283
Fine Gael Eamonn Coogan 21.1 6,071 7,861    
Fianna Fáil Thomas Walsh 19.7 5,667 6,373 6,786 6,971
Clann na Talmhan Philip Mahony 11.0 3,157      
Electorate: 41,160   Valid: 28,813   Quota: 7,204   Turnout: 70.0%  

1943 general election

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1943 general election: Kilkenny[5][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Thomas Derrig 21.9 6,852 6,870 7,009 7,194 7,213
Labour James Pattison 20.6 6,417 6,495 7,732 8,087  
Clann na Talmhan Philip Mahony 17.4 5,420 5,640 5,691 5,864 8,429
Fianna Fáil Thomas Walsh 15.7 4,910 5,002 5,072 5,143 5,459
Fine Gael Richard Gorey 8.0 2,511 2,927 2,968 4,826  
Fine Gael Thomas De Loughrey 7.5 2,337 2,552 2,685    
Labour Nicholas Boran 5.4 1,699 1,717      
Fine Gael William Mullins 3.4 1,071        
Electorate: 41,160   Valid: 31,217   Quota: 7,805   Turnout: 75.8%  

1938 general election

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1938 general election: Kilkenny[4][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Thomas Derrig 34.0 11,327      
Fine Gael Denis Gorey 27.4 9,125      
Labour James Pattison 20.2 6,720 6,975 7,712 8,306
Fianna Fáil Joseph Rice 13.3 4,419 7,143 7,488 7,694
Fine Gael Simon Walton 5.1 1,708 1,731    
Electorate: 40,537   Valid: 33,299   Quota: 8,325   Turnout: 82.1%  

1937 general election

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1937 general election: Kilkenny[3][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour James Pattison 23.3 7,616 7,679 7,950 8,969
Fianna Fáil Thomas Derrig 22.9 7,494 7,519 7,576 7,607
Fianna Fáil Seán Gibbons 18.5 6,054 6,138 6,382 6,508
Fine Gael Denis Gorey 15.7 5,132 6,080 10,683  
Fine Gael Desmond FitzGerald 14.7 4,820 5,289    
Fine Gael Richard Holohan 5.0 1,628      
Electorate: 40,900   Valid: 32,744   Quota: 8,187   Turnout: 80.1%  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  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 1937: Kilkenny". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b "General election 1938: Kilkenny". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  5. ^ a b "General election 1943: Kilkenny". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  6. ^ a b "General election 1944: Kilkenny". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
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