Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1948–1977)

Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created| 1948
Abolished| 1977
Seats|

* 3 (1948–1961)
* 4 (1961–1977)

Local government area| County Dublin
Created from| Dublin County
Replaced by| Dún 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

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

Changes to the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency  Years  | TDs  | Boundaries  | Notes

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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 Whitechurch 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

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown 1948-1969[7]

Key to parties

* CnaP = Clann na Poblachta
* FF = Fianna Fáil
* FG = Fine Gael
* Lab = Labour
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
13th | 1948[8] |  | Seán Brady
(FF)  |  | Joseph Brennan
(CnaP)  |  | Liam Cosgrave
(FG)  | 3 seats
until 1961
14th | 1951[9] |  | Percy Dockrell
(FG)
15th | 1954[10]
16th | 1957[11] |  | Lionel Booth
(FF)
17th | 1961[12] |  | Percy Dockrell
(FG)
18th | 1965[13] |  | David Andrews
(FF)
19th | 1969[14] |  | Barry Desmond
(Lab)
20th | 1973[15]
21st | 1977 | 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

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### 1973 general election

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1973 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[15][16][17] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| 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: 74.8%

### 1969 general election

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1969 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[14][16][18] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 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: 71.6%

### 1965 general election

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1965 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[13][16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Liam Cosgrave | 25.7  | 9,696 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | David Andrews | 21.0  | 7,932 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Lionel Booth | 14.1  | 5,312  | 5,357  | 5,540  | 5,807  | 5,853  | 10,212 |
| Labour | John Fitzgerald  | 12.8  | 4,814  | 4,936  | 5,095  | 5,107  | 5,303  | 5,542  | 6,411
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Brady | 12.4  | 4,680  | 4,714  | 4,758  | 4,854  | 4,899  |  |
| Fine Gael | Percy Dockrell | 7.4  | 2,780  | 4,413  | 4,680  | 4,686  | 6,491  | 6,618  | 7,356
| Fine Gael | James Guinan  | 4.8  | 1,816  | 2,081  | 2,155  | 2,158  |  |  |
| Independent | James Deegan  | 1.9  | 707  | 756  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 46,696  Valid: 37,737  Quota: 7,548  Turnout: 80.8%

### 1961 general election

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1961 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[12][16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fine Gael | Liam Cosgrave | 23.6  | 7,154 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Brady | 16.5  | 4,994  | 5,021  | 6,098 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Lionel Booth | 16.0  | 4,859  | 4,878  | 5,413  | 5,932  | 6,198
| Fine Gael | Percy Dockrell | 11.5  | 3,502  | 4,198  | 4,280  | 4,745  | 7,456
| Fine Gael | John Brennan  | 9.6  | 2,926  | 3,186  | 3,253  | 3,551  |
| Labour | John Fitzgerald  | 9.6  | 2,925  | 2,969  | 3,061  | 3,682  | 3,938
| Independent | Seamus Bohan | 6.6  | 2,005  | 2,035  | 2,116  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Slattery  | 6.5  | 1,968  | 1,979  |  |  |
Electorate: 51,080  Valid: 30,333  Quota: 6,067  Turnout: 59.4%

### 1957 general election

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1957 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[11][16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fine Gael | Liam Cosgrave | 30.8  | 11,107 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Lionel Booth | 24.6  | 8,852  | 8,914  | 9,343 |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Brady | 20.7  | 7,467  | 7,531  | 7,740  | 8,956
| Labour | John Fitzgerald  | 10.9  | 3,919  | 4,012  | 4,613  |
| Fine Gael | Percy Dockrell | 8.1  | 2,924  | 4,742  | 5,181  | 7,342
| Clann na Poblachta | Patrick Begley  | 4.9  | 1,780  | 1,837  |  |
Electorate: 60,016  Valid: 36,049  Quota: 9,013  Turnout: 60.1%

### 1954 general election

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1954 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[10][16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| 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

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1951 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| 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: 66.2%

### 1948 general election

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1948 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| 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: 70.2%

## See also

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* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* Historic Dáil constituencies
* Elections in the Republic of Ireland

## References

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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.
8. ^ "General election 1948: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
9. ^ "General election 1951: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
10. ^ a b "General election 1954: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
11. ^ a b "General election 1957: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
12. ^ a b "General election 1961: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
13. ^ a b "General election 1965: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
14. ^ a b "General election 1969: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
15. ^ a b "General election 1973: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
16. ^ a b c d e f g h Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
17. ^ "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
18. ^ "19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

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