Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1948–present)

Dublin South-Central

Dáil constituency

Location of Dublin South-Central within County Dublin

Major settlements|

* Ballyfermot
* Crumlin
* Drimnagh
* Harold's Cross (west)
* Inchicore
* Kimmage
* Terenure (west)
* Walkinstown

Current constituency
Created| 1948
Seats|

* 5 (1948–1969)
* 4 (1969–1977)
* 3 (1977–1981)
* 5 (1981–1992)
* 4 (1992–2002)
* 5 (2002–2016)
* 4 (2016–)

TDs|

* Catherine Ardagh (FF)
* Jen Cummins (SD)
* Máire Devine (SF)
* Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF)

Local government area| Dublin City
EP constituency| Dublin

Dublin South-Central is a parliamentary constituency in Dublin City represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## Constituency profile

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The largest employers in the area are the Guinness Brewery and St. James's Hospital. Dubbed the "People's republic of Dublin South-Central,[1][2] the constituency is one of the country's most left-wing,[3][2] with all of the TDs elected in 2020 being from centre-left or left-wing parties.[4] Both Labour Party TDs elected in 2011 had previously been members of other left-wing parties: Eric Byrne was a former member of the Workers' Party and Democratic Left, and Michael Conaghan had stood in a number of elections for Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party.

## History and boundaries

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A constituency of this name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 containing the Mansion House, Merchants' Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards of Dublin.[5] Its boundaries changed considerably over the years, generally moving to the west within the city.

It is now located near the centre of Dublin city. The constituency comprises Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Chapelizod, Crumlin, Drimnagh, Dolphin's Barn, Inchicore, the Liberties, Kimmage and Walkinstown.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[6][7]

> "In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of:

>     Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;
>     and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street."

Changes to the Dublin South-Central constituency  Years  | TDs  | Boundaries  | Notes

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1948–1961  | 3  |

In the county borough of Dublin,

the Mansion House, Merchants' Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay Wards.

| Created from Dublin South.
1961–1969  | 3  |

In the county borough of Dublin,[8]

the Kilmainham, Mansion House, Merchants Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards.

| Transfer of Kilmainham from Dublin South-West.
1969–1977  | 4  |

In the county borough of Dublin,[9]

the Kimmage, Rathfarnham, Rathfarnham South, Rathmines West and Terenure wards;

that part of Crumlin West ward which is not included in the constituency of Dublin South-West;

and that part of Rathmines East ward situated west of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the ward by the eastern boundary of the former Harcourt Street-Bray railway line, thence in a northerly direction along the said eastern boundary to its junction with the southern boundary of the E.S.B. transformer station at the southern end of Cowper Drive, thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the last-mentioned boundary to its junction with the rear boundary of the houses on the eastern side of Park Drive, thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the last-mentioned boundary and the rear boundary of the houses on the southern side of Albany Road and on the southern and eastern sides of Merton Drive and along the eastern boundary of Merton Drive to its junction with Sandford Road, thence in a north-westerly direction along Sandford Road, Ranelagh and Ranelagh Road to its junction with the ward boundary.

| Transfer of Usher's and Wood Quay and part of Royal Exchange to Dublin Central;

Transfer of Mansion House, St. Kevin's, South Dock and part of Royal Exchange to Dublin South-East;

Transfer of Kilmainham to Dublin South-West. [10]

1977–1981  | 3  |

The following wards[11] in the county borough of Dublin[12]

Kilmainham B, Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Royal Exchange A, Royal Exchange B, Saint Kevin's, Usher's A. Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E, Usher's F, Wood Quay A, Wood Quay B.

| Transfer of Kilmainham B and part of Merchant's Quay from Dublin South-West; Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Saint Kevin's, and part of Royal Exchange from Dublin South-East; Usher's and Wood Quay and part of Merchant's Quay and part of Royal Exchange from Dublin Central;

Transfer of Kimmage, Rathmines West, Terenure and part of Rathfarnham wards to Dublin Rathmines West;

transfer of part of Rathfarnham to Dublin County Mid;

transfer of part of Crumlin to Dublin Ballyfermot.

1981–1987  | 5  |

In the county borough of Dublin, the wards of[13]

Ballyfermot G, Ballyfermot H, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Rathfarnham D, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E;

and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of

Terenure Number one, Terenure Number Two.

1987–1992  | 5  |

In the county borough of Dublin, the wards of[14]

Ballyfermot G, Ballyfermot H, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Rathfarnham D, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E;

and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of

Terenure Number One, Terenure Number Two, Terenure Number Three

| Transfer of Terenure Number Three from Dublin South-West.[15]
1992–1997  | 4  |

In the county borough of Dublin, the wards[16] of[17]

Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Inchicore B, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers D, Ushers E, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and that part of the ward of Ushers C situated south of a line drawn as follows:

commencing at the point where the ward boundary departs from Grand Canal Bank nearest Basin Street Upper, thence in a north-easterly direction along Grand Canal Bank to its junction with Forbes Lane, thence in an easterly direction along Forbes Lane to its junction with the ward boundary;

and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of

Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue-Village, Terenure Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;

and that part of the district electoral division of Templeogue-Cypress situated north of a line drawn along the Tallaght Road.

| Transfer of the south inner city area extending generally from the Grand Canal and Donore Avenue to the Liffey (Merchant's Quay A to E) to Dublin South-East.[18]
1997–2002  | 4  |

In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[19]

Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Inchicore B, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of

Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue Village, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;

and that part of the district electoral division of Templeogue-Cypress situated north of a line drawn along the Tallaght Road.

| Transfer of Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E from Dublin South-East.[20]
2002–2007  | 5  |

In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[21]

Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of

Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;

and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.

| Transfer of Ballyfermot, Inchicore and Kilmainham area from Dublin Central; transfer from Dublin South-East of population from South-East to complete a boundary between the constituencies running from the Liffey at Winetavern Street; swop of population with South-West to secure a western boundary bounded largely by the M50, Greenhills Road and Templeville Road.[22]
2007–2016  | 4  |

In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[23][24]

Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street;

and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of

Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;

and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.

| Transfer of south part of Phoenix Park ED from Dublin Central.[25][26]
2016–2024  | 4  |

In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[27][28]

Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street;

and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of

Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;

and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount, Clondalkin-Monastery and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.

| Transfer of Kimmage C, and Terenure A, B, C and D to Dublin Bay South.[29]
2024–  | 4  |

In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[6]

Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street.

| Transfer of Kimmage C from Dublin Bay South;

transfer to Dublin South-West of Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Greentrees, Terenure-Cherryfield, Clondalkin-Ballymount (Part North of M50) and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh (Part North of M50);

transfer to Dublin Mid-West of Clondalkin-Monastery (Part North of M50)[30]

## TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South-Central 1948-[31]

Key to parties

* AAA–PBP = AAA–PBP
* CnaP = Clann na Poblachta
* DL = Democratic Left
* FF = Fianna Fáil
* FG = Fine Gael
* GP = Green
* Ind = Independent
* I4C = Inds. 4 Change
* Lab = Labour
* PBP = People Before Profit
* SF = Sinn Féin
* SD = Social Democrats
* S–PBP = Solidarity–PBP
* WP = Workers' Party
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
13th | 1948[32] |  | Seán Lemass
(FF)  |  | James Larkin Jnr
(Lab)  |  | Con Lehane
(CnaP)  |  | Maurice E. Dockrell
(FG)  |  | John McCann
(FF)
14th | 1951[33] |  | Philip Brady
(FF)
15th | 1954[34] |  | Thomas Finlay
(FG)  |  | Celia Lynch
(FF)
16th | 1957[35] |  | Jack Murphy
(Ind)  |  | Philip Brady
(FF)
1958 by-election[36] |  | Patrick Cummins
(FF)
17th | 1961[37] |  | Joseph Barron
(CnaP)
18th | 1965[38] |  | Frank Cluskey
(Lab)  |  | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FF)
19th | 1969[39] |  | Richie Ryan
(FG)  |  | Ben Briscoe
(FF)  |  | John O'Donovan
(Lab)  | 4 seats
1969–1977
20th | 1973[40] |  | John Kelly
(FG)
21st | 1977[41] |  | Fergus O'Brien
(FG)  |  | Frank Cluskey
(Lab)  |  | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FF)  | 3 seats
1977–1981
22nd | 1981[42] |  | Ben Briscoe
(FF)  |  | Gay Mitchell
(FG)  |  | John O'Connell[a]
(Ind)
23rd | 1982 (Feb)[43] |  | Frank Cluskey
(Lab)
24th | 1982 (Nov)[44] |  | Fergus O'Brien
(FG)
25th | 1987[45] |  | Mary Mooney
(FF)
26th | 1989[46] |  | John O'Connell
(FF)  |  | Eric Byrne
(WP)
27th | 1992[47] |  | Pat Upton
(Lab)  | 4 seats
1992–2002
1994 by-election[48] |  | Eric Byrne
(DL)
28th | 1997[49] |  | Seán Ardagh
(FF)
1999 by-election[50] |  | Mary Upton
(Lab)
29th | 2002[51] |  | Aengus Ó Snodaigh
(SF)  |  | Michael Mulcahy
(FF)
30th | 2007[52] |  | Catherine Byrne
(FG)
31st | 2011[53] |  | Eric Byrne
(Lab)  |  | Joan Collins
(PBP)  |  | Michael Conaghan
(Lab)
32nd | 2016[54] |  | Bríd Smith
(AAA–PBP)  |  | Joan Collins[b]
(I4C)  | 4 seats
from 2016
33rd | 2020[55] |  | Bríd Smith
(S–PBP)  |  | Patrick Costello
(GP)
34th | 2024[56] |  | Catherine Ardagh
(FF)  |  | Máire Devine
(SF)  |  | Jen Cummins
(SD)

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.

1. ^ O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.
2. ^ Founded Right to Change in May 2020.

## Elections

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^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

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2024 general election: Dublin South-Central[56][57] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] | 12.0  | 4,497  | 4,499  | 4,506  | 4,520  | 4,521  | 4,551  | 4,606  | 4,679  | 4,835  | 4,865  | 4,932  | 6,374  | 6,878  | 7,117  | 7,137
| Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 10.7  | 3,988  | 3,989  | 3,989  | 3,999  | 4,027  | 4,035  | 4,054  | 4,073  | 4,260  | 4,488  | 6,634  | 6,693  | 7,163  | 8,027 |
| Sinn Féin | Máire Devine | 10.3  | 3,854  | 3,857  | 3,861  | 3,866  | 3,872  | 3,890  | 3,919  | 3,953  | 4,149  | 4,182  | 4,232  | 5,711  | 6,216  | 6,487  | 6,509
| Social Democrats | Jen Cummins | 8.9  | 3,347  | 3,368  | 3,370  | 3,378  | 3,383  | 3,396  | 3,411  | 3,434  | 3,550  | 4,288  | 4,499  | 4,561  | 5,054  | 6,970  | 7,404
| PBP–Solidarity | Hazel De Nortúin[a] | 8.9  | 3,331  | 3,362  | 3,372  | 3,406  | 3,422  | 3,487  | 3,551  | 3,638  | 3,810  | 3,952  | 4,063  | 4,405  | 5,488  | 6,036  | 6,115
| Sinn Féin | Daithí Doolan | 8.8  | 3,290  | 3,290  | 3,295  | 3,317  | 3,328  | 3,361  | 3,424  | 3,463  | 3,563  | 3,594  | 3,649  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Mary Seery Kearney | 8.2  | 3,056  | 3,056  | 3,064  | 3,075  | 3,081  | 3,094  | 3,103  | 3,115  | 3,194  | 3,451  |  |  |  |  |
| Right to Change | Joan Collins[*] | 7.8  | 2,907  | 2,916  | 2,923  | 2,936  | 2,992  | 3,050  | 3,151  | 3,272  | 3,590  | 3,679  | 3,861  | 3,960  |  |  |
| Labour | Darragh Moriarty  | 6.6  | 2,476  | 2,491  | 2,496  | 2,512  | 2,520  | 2,542  | 2,578  | 2,598  | 2,668  | 3,454  | 3,920  | 3,987  | 4,333  |  |
| Green | Patrick Costello[*] | 6.1  | 2,267  | 2,285  | 2,286  | 2,289  | 2,299  | 2,304  | 2,314  | 2,323  | 2,372  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aontú | Aisling Considine  | 4.0  | 1,474  | 1,476  | 1,495  | 1,511  | 1,579  | 1,616  | 1,703  | 2,178  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Irish Freedom | Barry Ward  | 2.0  | 751  | 751  | 767  | 784  | 849  | 978  | 1,326  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent Ireland | Philip Sutcliffe Snr[b] | 1.8  | 686  | 688  | 738  | 771  | 801  | 966  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Dolores Webster  | 1.5  | 549  | 552  | 561  | 615  | 640  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| The Irish People | Jina Ahearne  | 0.9  | 321  | 321  | 334  | 346  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Richard Murray  | 0.7  | 264  | 269  | 281  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent Ireland | Rebecca Hendrick  | 0.5  | 172  | 173  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rabharta | John Paul Murphy  | 0.3  | 114  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 77,072  Valid: 37,344  Spoilt: 475  Quota: 7,469  Turnout: 37,819 (49.1%)

1. ^ De Nortúin is a member of People Before Profit.
2. ^ Sutcliffe was a member of Independent Ireland, but left the party during the general election campaign.[58]

### 2020 general election

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2020 general election: Dublin South-Central[55][59][60][61][62] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] | 39.3  | 17,015 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne[*] | 11.7  | 5,078  | 5,192  | 5,202  | 5,275  | 5,788  | 7,431
| Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 11.0  | 4,782  | 5,013  | 5,030  | 5,184  | 5,598  |
| Solidarity–PBP | Bríd Smith[*][a] | 11.0  | 4,753  | 9,547 |  |  |  |
| Green | Patrick Costello | 9.3  | 4,041  | 4,449  | 4,522  | 4,698  | 6,917  | 8,582
| Inds. 4 Change | Joan Collins[*] | 6.5  | 2,831  | 4,578  | 5,076  | 5,552  | 6,654  | 7,807
| Labour | Rebecca Moynihan | 4.8  | 2,095  | 2,330  | 2,375  | 2,491  |  |
| Social Democrats | Tara Deacy  | 3.7  | 1,595  | 1,921  | 2,006  | 2,181  |  |
| National Party | Serina Irvine  | 1.5  | 632  | 770  | 801  |  |  |
| Independent | Richard Murray  | 0.5  | 207  | 420  | 512  |  |  |
| Independent | Alan Kerrigan  | 0.3  | 146  | 241  | 257  |  |  |
| Independent | Robert Foley  | 0.2  | 78  | 114  | 121  |  |  |
| Independent | Sean O'Leary  | 0.1  | 38  | 57  | 71  |  |  |
Electorate: 79,460  Valid: 43,291  Spoilt: 515 (1.2%)  Quota: 8,659  Turnout: 43,806 (55.1%)

1. ^ Smith was a member of People Before Profit.

### 2016 general election

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2016 general election: Dublin South-Central[63][64][54] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] | 15.5  | 6,639  | 6,690  | 6,715  | 6,734  | 6,927  | 7,061  | 9,566 |  |  |  |
| Inds. 4 Change | Joan Collins[*] | 14.5  | 6,195  | 6,303  | 6,374  | 6,461  | 7,034  | 7,666  | 8,168  | 8,618 |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne[*] | 14.3  | 6,130  | 6,154  | 6,317  | 6,516  | 6,679  | 7,037  | 7,090  | 7,111  | 9,723 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 12.7  | 5,441  | 5,508  | 5,698  | 5,817  | 6,064  | 6,439  | 6,556  | 6,617  | 7,116  | 7,841  | 7,844
| AAA–PBP | Bríd Smith | 10.2  | 4,374  | 4,476  | 4,527  | 4,729  | 5,193  | 5,853  | 6,208  | 6,643  | 7,410  | 7,836  | 7,879
| Sinn Féin | Máire Devine | 7.8  | 3,332  | 3,363  | 3,389  | 3,423  | 3,531  | 3,686  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Eric Byrne[*] | 7.7  | 3,297  | 3,314  | 3,372  | 3,645  | 3,822  | 4,481  | 4,531  | 4,558  |  |  |
| Social Democrats | Liam Coyne  | 5.7  | 2,434  | 2,486  | 2,595  | 2,998  | 3,256  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Paul Hand  | 4.7  | 2,011  | 2,100  | 2,222  | 2,358  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Green | Oisín Ó hAlmhain  | 3.3  | 1,410  | 1,431  | 1,514  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Renua | Michael Gargan  | 2.1  | 893  | 943  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Direct Democracy | Neville Bradley  | 1.0  | 407  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Richard Murray  | 0.7  | 294  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 74,942  Valid: 42,857  Spoilt: 694 (1.6%)  Quota: 8,572  Turnout: 43,551 (58.1%)

### 2011 general election

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2011 general election: Dublin South-Central[65][53] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
| Labour | Eric Byrne | 16.4  | 8,357  | 8,367  | 8,380  | 8,391  | 8,401  | 8,411  | 8,416  | 8,721 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] | 13.4  | 6,804  | 6,819  | 6,835  | 6,838  | 6,849  | 6,874  | 6,885  | 7,041  | 7,111  | 7,123  | 7,455  | 7,569  | 7,719
| People Before Profit | Joan Collins[a] | 12.9  | 6,574  | 6,585  | 6,606  | 6,630  | 6,653  | 6,691  | 6,728  | 7,042  | 7,166  | 7,194  | 7,773  | 7,978  | 8,459
| Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne[*] | 11.0  | 5,604  | 5,610  | 5,614  | 5,618  | 5,626  | 5,630  | 5,663  | 5,915  | 7,120  | 7,142  | 7,780  | 11,867 |
| Labour | Michael Conaghan | 10.8  | 5,492  | 5,497  | 5,501  | 5,505  | 5,509  | 5,537  | 5,544  | 5,726  | 5,819  | 5,904  | 8,194  | 8,463  | 9,858
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy[*] | 9.5  | 4,837  | 4,844  | 4,845  | 4,850  | 4,865  | 4,869  | 4,932  | 5,059  | 5,186  | 5,195  | 5,465  | 5,698  | 6,161
| Labour | Henry Upton  | 8.2  | 4,183  | 4,187  | 4,192  | 4,208  | 4,218  | 4,226  | 4,231  | 4,459  | 4,675  | 4,747  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Colm Brophy | 6.6  | 3,376  | 3,377  | 3,384  | 3,387  | 3,393  | 3,396  | 3,418  | 3,537  | 4,842  | 4,847  | 5,199  |  |
| Fine Gael | Ruairi McGinley  | 5.8  | 2,976  | 2,980  | 2,983  | 2,983  | 2,991  | 2,996  | 3,010  | 3,128  |  |  |  |  |
| Green | Oisín Ó hAlmhain  | 2.0  | 1,015  | 1,015  | 1,019  | 1,031  | 1,038  | 1,042  | 1,051  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Peter O'Neill  | 0.9  | 456  | 465  | 469  | 479  | 501  | 539  | 549  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Neville Bradley  | 0.6  | 323  | 328  | 364  | 368  | 391  | 410  | 425  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Christian Solidarity | Colm Callanan  | 0.5  | 239  | 239  | 241  | 246  | 247  | 251  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Seán Connolly Farrell  | 0.3  | 178  | 182  | 190  | 198  | 217  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Paul King  | 0.3  | 146  | 156  | 158  | 176  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Gerry Kelly  | 0.3  | 137  | 139  | 143  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Noel Bennett  | 0.3  | 128  | 128  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Dominic Mooney  | 0.2  | 102  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 80,203  Valid: 50,927  Spoilt: 817 (1.6%)  Quota: 8,488  Turnout: 51,744 (64.5%)

1. ^ Collins campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

### 2007 general election

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2007 general election: Dublin South-Central[52] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Ardagh[*] | 17.4  | 8,286 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy[*] | 15.7  | 7,439  | 7,687  | 8,186 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Mary Upton[*] | 12.6  | 5,987  | 6,006  | 6,133  | 6,186  | 6,532  | 6,818  | 7,136  | 7,759  | 9,020 |
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] | 10.2  | 4,825  | 4,838  | 4,913  | 4,922  | 5,039  | 5,648  | 5,772  | 6,509  | 6,932  | 7,001
| Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 9.9  | 4,713  | 4,728  | 4,847  | 4,890  | 5,068  | 5,231  | 6,719  | 7,050  | 7,663  | 7,921
| Labour | Eric Byrne | 8.5  | 4,054  | 4,071  | 4,144  | 4,165  | 4,337  | 4,493  | 4,754  | 5,332  | 6,227  | 6,932
| Green | Tony McDermott  | 5.8  | 2,756  | 2,764  | 2,872  | 2,904  | 3,139  | 3,278  | 3,416  | 3,781  |  |
| Independent | Joan Collins | 4.6  | 2,203  | 2,212  | 2,277  | 2,288  | 2,552  | 3,253  | 3,362  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Anne Marie Martin  | 4.5  | 2,125  | 2,131  | 2,230  | 2,269  | 2,441  | 2,558  |  |  |  |
| People Before Profit | Bríd Smith | 4.4  | 2,086  | 2,090  | 2,205  | 2,221  | 2,383  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Roisín Healy  | 3.4  | 1,613  | 1,619  | 1,726  | 1,766  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Frank McNamara | 1.0  | 474  | 480  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Ben Doyle  | 0.9  | 438  | 449  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Andrew McGuinness  | 0.5  | 256  | 257  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Christian Solidarity | Michael Redmond  | 0.3  | 155  | 155  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Con Gunning  | 0.3  | 121  | 122  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 86,710  Valid: 47,531  Spoilt: 789 (1.6%)  Quota: 7,922  Turnout: 48,320 (55.7%)

### 2002 general election

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2002 general election: Dublin South-Central[51] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Ardagh[*] | 13.7  | 6,031  | 6,033  | 6,047  | 6,066  | 6,131  | 6,202  | 6,399  | 6,472  | 6,595  | 8,207 |
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 12.7  | 5,591  | 5,619  | 5,759  | 5,879  | 6,099  | 6,376  | 6,431  | 6,522  | 6,892  | 7,282  | 7,523
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 12.4  | 5,444  | 5,456  | 5,469  | 5,507  | 5,612  | 5,708  | 5,941  | 7,280  | 7,709 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 11.3  | 4,990  | 4,994  | 5,007  | 5,024  | 5,102  | 5,165  | 5,342  | 5,391  | 5,497  | 7,364 |
| Labour | Mary Upton[*] | 10.3  | 4,520  | 4,529  | 4,593  | 4,677  | 4,749  | 4,863  | 5,110  | 5,332  | 6,286  | 6,675  | 6,963
| Labour | Eric Byrne | 9.4  | 4,159  | 4,188  | 4,265  | 4,365  | 4,436  | 4,568  | 4,659  | 4,839  | 5,438  | 5,658  | 5,844
| Fianna Fáil | Marian McGennis[*] | 9.3  | 4,085  | 4,085  | 4,110  | 4,160  | 4,199  | 4,423  | 4,581  | 4,676  | 4,827  |  |
| Green | Kristina McElroy  | 5.2  | 2,299  | 2,311  | 2,400  | 2,491  | 2,575  | 2,771  | 2,974  | 3,115  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 4.6  | 2,012  | 2,015  | 2,025  | 2,059  | 2,091  | 2,146  | 2,259  |  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Bob Quinn  | 3.1  | 1,377  | 1,381  | 1,395  | 1,405  | 1,472  | 1,534  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Vincent Jackson | 2.6  | 1,142  | 1,147  | 1,203  | 1,323  | 1,411  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Áine Ní Chonaill | 2.1  | 926  | 930  | 949  | 966  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Socialist Workers | Bríd Smith | 1.4  | 617  | 633  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Linda Kavanagh  | 1.3  | 553  | 692  | 782  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Shay Kelly  | 0.6  | 270  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 86,161  Valid: 44,016  Spoilt: 752 (1.7%)  Quota: 7,337  Turnout: 44,768 (51.9%)

### 1999 by-election

[edit]

Labour Party TD Pat Upton died on 22 February 1999. A by-election to fill the vacancy was held on 27 October 1999. Turnout was only 27.9%, down from 60% at the 1997 general election.[49] The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Mary Upton, sister of the deceased TD.

1999 by-election: Dublin South-Central[50] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 30.1  | 6,050  | 6,059  | 6,108  | 6,157  | 6,330  | 6,497  | 7,005  | 7,901
| Labour | Mary Upton | 28.0  | 5,637  | 5,648  | 5,683  | 5,831  | 5,913  | 6,545  | 7,148  | 10,274
| Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 20.1  | 4,037  | 4,064  | 4,093  | 4,154  | 4,240  | 4,559  | 4,778  |
| Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 8.4  | 1,686  | 1,689  | 1,708  | 1,800  | 1,849  | 2,051  |  |
| Green | John Goodwillie  | 6.3  | 1,263  | 1,297  | 1,330  | 1,477  | 1,588  |  |  |
| Christian Solidarity | Manus MacMeanmain  | 2.0  | 399  | 404  | 601  | 616  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Shay Kelly  | 2.8  | 555  | 561  | 566  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Eammon Murphy  | 1.9  | 383  | 387  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Natural Law | John Burns  | 0.5  | 106  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 69,771  Valid: 20,116  Quota: 10,059  Turnout: 28.8%

### 1997 general election

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1997 general election: Dublin South-Central[49][66] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 22.0  | 8,910 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 11.7  | 4,762  | 4,794  | 4,796  | 4,802  | 4,811  | 4,816  | 4,818  | 4,820  | 4,825  | 4,916  | 4,964  | 5,104  | 5,673  | 5,969  | 8,005
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Ardagh | 11.4  | 4,634  | 4,650  | 4,650  | 4,654  | 4,660  | 4,662  | 4,671  | 4,678  | 4,679  | 4,773  | 4,815  | 4,915  | 5,556  | 5,895  | 8,222
| Democratic Left | Eric Byrne[*] | 11.3  | 4,586  | 4,667  | 4,669  | 4,672  | 4,676  | 4,677  | 4,688  | 4,695  | 4,727  | 4,983  | 5,292  | 5,764  | 5,944  | 6,411  | 6,818
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 11.3  | 4,574  | 4,606  | 4,607  | 4,614  | 4,623  | 4,625  | 4,630  | 4,639  | 4,647  | 4,736  | 4,797  | 4,895  | 5,319  | 5,659  |
| Labour | Pat Upton[*] | 10.4  | 4,224  | 4,354  | 4,356  | 4,361  | 4,364  | 4,369  | 4,383  | 4,392  | 4,424  | 4,608  | 5,529  | 6,033  | 6,300  | 6,703  | 7,085
| Progressive Democrats | Cáit Keane | 5.0  | 2,031  | 2,050  | 2,052  | 2,054  | 2,061  | 2,065  | 2,071  | 2,076  | 2,078  | 2,161  | 2,251  | 2,457  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Martina Kenna  | 4.8  | 1,937  | 1,943  | 1,943  | 1,955  | 1,961  | 1,964  | 1,973  | 1,991  | 2,024  | 2,268  | 2,310  | 2,496  | 2,574  |  |
| Green | John Goodwillie  | 3.9  | 1,603  | 1,617  | 1,620  | 1,626  | 1,635  | 1,665  | 1,684  | 1,700  | 1,715  | 1,976  | 2,094  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Ruairi McGinley  | 3.0  | 1,215  | 1,652  | 1,654  | 1,657  | 1,661  | 1,667  | 1,676  | 1,686  | 1,690  | 1,776  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Éamonn Gavin  | 0.9  | 367  | 371  | 372  | 374  | 387  | 405  | 423  | 443  | 445  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Andre Lyder  | 0.8  | 350  | 354  | 355  | 360  | 363  | 369  | 384  | 404  | 410  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Socialist Party | Martin Walsh  | 0.8  | 328  | 331  | 332  | 336  | 338  | 339  | 343  | 353  | 424  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Shay Kelly  | 0.7  | 297  | 301  | 301  | 301  | 301  | 305  | 306  | 316  | 328  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Socialist Workers | Bríd Smith | 0.5  | 218  | 222  | 222  | 223  | 223  | 223  | 225  | 232  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brendan O'Reilly  | 0.3  | 132  | 135  | 135  | 137  | 140  | 145  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Seán Kelly  | 0.3  | 125  | 127  | 128  | 143  | 149  | 153  | 165  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Natural Law | Michael Dwyer  | 0.2  | 92  | 93  | 94  | 95  | 100  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Colm Callanan  | 0.2  | 91  | 92  | 93  | 93  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Dean O'Nualláin  | 0.2  | 80  | 81  | 81  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | David Henry  | 0.1  | 23  | 23  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 68,146  Valid: 40,579  Spoilt: 550 (1.3%)  Quota: 8,116  Turnout: 41,129 (60.4%)

### 1994 by-election

[edit]

Fianna Fáil TD John O'Connell resigned on 24 February 1993.[67] A by-election to fill the vacancy was held on 9 June 1994.

1994 by-election: Dublin South-Central[48] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Democratic Left | Eric Byrne | 27.8  | 7,445  | 7,479  | 7,601  | 7,748  | 7,930  | 8,352  | 8,984  | 10,284  | 12,741
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 21.1  | 5,642  | 5,697  | 5,770  | 5,893  | 6,043  | 6,335  | 6,664  | 7,370  | 8,629
| Fine Gael | Brian Hayes | 17.3  | 4,637  | 4,677  | 4,723  | 4,752  | 4,926  | 5,628  | 6,028  | 6,619  |
| Labour | Joe Connolly  | 9.9  | 2,643  | 2,664  | 2,743  | 2,824  | 2,904  | 3,062  | 3,417  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Cáit Keane | 7.0  | 1,881  | 1,912  | 1,939  | 1,955  | 2,095  |  |  |  |
| Green | John Goodwillie  | 6.5  | 1,752  | 1,809  | 1,904  | 2,138  | 2,332  | 2,579  |  |  |
| Independent | Eamonn Gavin  | 3.6  | 972  | 1,038  | 1,053  | 1,088  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Martina Gibney  | 2.9  | 781  | 800  | 859  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Shay Kelly  | 2.2  | 595  | 618  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Park  | 1.0  | 275  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Benny Cooney  | 0.6  | 152  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 62,300  Valid: 26,775  Quota: 13,388  Turnout: 43.0%

### 1992 general election

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1992 general election: Dublin South-Central[47][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
| Labour | Pat Upton | 29.6  | 11,923 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 16.6  | 6,662  | 7,578  | 7,595  | 7,630  | 7,672  | 7,829  | 8,730 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell[*] | 14.5  | 5,825  | 6,084  | 6,089  | 6,105  | 6,180  | 6,271  | 6,306  | 6,336  | 6,461  | 7,337  | 7,583  | 8,182 |
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 10.9  | 4,385  | 4,539  | 4,547  | 4,566  | 4,602  | 4,754  | 4,778  | 4,816  | 4,875  | 5,634  | 5,873  | 6,417  | 6,526
| Democratic Left | Eric Byrne[*] | 7.4  | 2,990  | 4,021  | 4,037  | 4,080  | 4,153  | 4,192  | 4,238  | 4,310  | 4,704  | 4,766  | 5,492  | 6,497  | 6,521
| Progressive Democrats | Cáit Keane | 4.7  | 1,886  | 2,235  | 2,252  | 2,258  | 2,273  | 2,300  | 2,449  | 2,858  | 2,977  | 3,047  | 3,428  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 4.2  | 1,684  | 1,762  | 1,768  | 1,779  | 1,822  | 1,888  | 1,905  | 1,916  | 1,946  |  |  |  |
| Green | Mary Bowers  | 3.2  | 1,295  | 1,581  | 1,620  | 1,672  | 1,856  | 1,995  | 2,036  | 2,142  | 2,441  | 2,499  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Edith Wynne  | 2.5  | 1,005  | 1,241  | 1,244  | 1,248  | 1,257  | 1,284  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Christian Centrist | Eamonn Murphy  | 2.1  | 832  | 863  | 869  | 888  | 907  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Rita Whelan  | 1.8  | 717  | 1,144  | 1,153  | 1,189  | 1,320  | 1,345  | 1,377  | 1,392  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Martina Gibney  | 1.7  | 675  | 722  | 724  | 751  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Davy Heinkel Johnston  | 0.6  | 235  | 272  | 291  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Mary Daly  | 0.3  | 128  | 151  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 63,718  Valid: 40,242  Spoilt: 892 (2.2%)  Quota: 8,049  Turnout: 41,134 (64.6%)

### 1989 general election

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1989 general election: Dublin South-Central[46][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 17.5  | 7,905 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell | 17.1  | 7,707 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 15.2  | 6,849  | 6,878  | 6,887  | 6,903  | 7,261  | 7,348  | 7,588 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 13.4  | 6,037  | 6,055  | 6,142  | 6,149  | 6,220  | 6,282  | 6,326  | 6,657  | 7,050
| Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien[*] | 9.1  | 4,108  | 4,374  | 4,381  | 4,389  | 4,440  | 5,269  | 5,375  | 5,863  | 7,411
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Mooney[*] | 9.1  | 4,081  | 4,098  | 4,174  | 4,183  | 4,301  | 4,378  | 4,420  | 4,742  | 5,235
| Green | Mary Bowers  | 5.0  | 2,264  | 2,272  | 2,275  | 2,320  | 2,597  | 2,691  | 2,756  |  |
| Labour | Pat Upton | 4.2  | 1,907  | 1,919  | 1,922  | 1,927  | 2,034  | 2,126  | 3,289  | 4,327  |
| Labour | Pat Murray  | 3.5  | 1,557  | 1,570  | 1,572  | 1,583  | 1,664  | 1,724  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Ronnie McBrien  | 2.9  | 1,314  | 1,338  | 1,340  | 1,348  | 1,361  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Micheál O Muireagáin  | 2.8  | 1,241  | 1,243  | 1,245  | 1,253  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael John Foley  | 0.3  | 122  | 122  | 122  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 72,389  Valid: 45,092  Quota: 7,516  Turnout: 62.3%

### 1987 general election

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1987 general election: Dublin South-Central[45][70][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 18.5  | 9,582 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 15.7  | 8,107  | 8,145  | 8,148  | 8,163  | 8,169  | 8,259  | 8,306  | 8,768 |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien[*] | 11.9  | 6,160  | 6,183  | 6,184  | 6,192  | 6,196  | 6,267  | 6,308  | 6,519  | 9,730 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell[*] | 11.4  | 5,911  | 6,257  | 6,259  | 6,260  | 6,271  | 6,310  | 6,488  | 6,853  | 7,211  | 7,239  | 7,380
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Mooney | 10.9  | 5,656  | 6,101  | 6,101  | 6,113  | 6,131  | 6,193  | 6,447  | 7,053  | 7,522  | 7,559  | 7,712
| Progressive Democrats | Ronald McBrien  | 10.1  | 5,212  | 5,236  | 5,239  | 5,259  | 5,266  | 5,420  | 5,456  | 5,842  |  |  |
| Labour | Frank Cluskey[*] | 9.1  | 4,701  | 4,738  | 4,741  | 4,756  | 4,795  | 4,976  | 5,110  | 7,040  | 8,203  | 8,290  | 9,110
| Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 7.6  | 3,946  | 3,978  | 3,997  | 4,014  | 4,109  | 4,224  | 4,638  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Micheal Ó Muireagáin  | 2.5  | 1,266  | 1,271  | 1,281  | 1,282  | 1,326  | 1,343  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Timothy Cahill  | 1.4  | 711  | 715  | 716  | 756  | 777  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Communist | Deirdre Buggle  | 0.4  | 186  | 192  | 248  | 265  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Barbara Hyland  | 0.3  | 152  | 152  | 155  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Communist | Michael Wall  | 0.2  | 102  | 102  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 78,116  Valid: 51,692  Quota: 8,616  Turnout: 66.2%

### November 1982 general election

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John O'Connell was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 23rd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

November 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central[44][72][73] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Independent | John O'Connell[*] | N/A  | Returned automatically
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 22.0  | 10,074 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 20.4  | 9,336 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 17.6  | 8,068  | 8,817  | 8,878  | 8,901  | 9,028  | 9,609
| Labour | Frank Cluskey[*] | 14.0  | 6,425  | 6,512  | 6,661  | 6,687  | 6,849  | 9,256
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick[*] | 10.1  | 4,616  | 4,631  | 4,648  | 4,983  | 7,182  | 7,758
| Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 8.2  | 3,774  | 3,804  | 4,004  | 4,022  | 4,119  |
| Fianna Fáil | Lauri Corcoran  | 5.3  | 2,426  | 2,439  | 2,464  | 2,705  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Stokes  | 1.4  | 641  | 643  | 659  |  |  |
| Democratic Socialist | Séamus Rattigan  | 0.7  | 303  | 305  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brendan Moran  | 0.4  | 195  | 199  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 74,522  Valid: 45,858  Quota: 9,172  Turnout: 61.5%

### February 1982 general election

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John O'Connell was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 22nd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

February 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central[43][74] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | John O'Connell[*] | N/A  | Returned automatically
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell[*] | 22.5  | 10,572 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 22.2  | 10,432 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien[*] | 14.1  | 6,635  | 7,597  | 7,631  | 7,651  | 7,674  | 8,171  | 8,297  | 8,785
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | 14.0  | 6,600  | 6,717  | 6,763  | 6,793  | 6,874  | 8,429  | 8,650  | 9,267
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick[*] | 13.0  | 6,132  | 6,158  | 6,512  | 6,522  | 6,555  | 6,938  | 10,522 |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 6.7  | 3,166  | 3,190  | 3,221  | 3,247  | 3,373  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Joseph Dowling  | 6.6  | 3,102  | 3,123  | 3,657  | 3,671  | 3,707  | 4,136  |  |
| Independent | Aidan Broggy  | 0.6  | 296  | 298  | 311  | 350  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Curran  | 0.3  | 147  | 150  | 153  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 74,104  Valid: 47,082  Quota: 9,417  Turnout: 63.5%

### 1981 general election

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1981 general election: Dublin South-Central[42][75] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | John O'Connell[*] | 19.4  | 9,491 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 16.7  | 8,181 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien[*] | 15.1  | 7,404  | 7,696  | 7,707  | 7,746  | 7,872  |  |
| Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 14.1  | 6,879  | 7,147  | 7,163  | 7,215  | 7,369  | 7,715  | 7,918
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick[*] | 11.6  | 5,686  | 5,855  | 5,865  | 5,890  | 5,958  | 6,230  | 8,940
| Labour | Frank Cluskey[*] | 8.4  | 4,122  | 4,323  | 4,323  | 4,723  | 5,410  | 6,622  | 6,744
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Hillery | 6.1  | 2,948  | 3,067  | 3,074  | 3,092  | 3,137  | 3,265  |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 4.9  | 2,403  | 2,538  | 2,554  | 2,664  | 2,788  |  |
| Labour | Michael Collins | 2.2  | 1,069  | 1,157  | 1,157  | 1,233  |  |  |
| Labour | Séamus Ashe  | 1.4  | 693  | 742  | 742  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Daniel McCarron  | 0.2  | 73  | 84  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 74,014  Valid: 48,949  Quota: 8,159  Turnout: 66.1%

### 1977 general election

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1977 general election: Dublin South-Central[41][76] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien[*] | 25.2  | 5,931 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick[*] | 19.3  | 4,542  | 5,015  | 5,058  | 5,239  | 5,566
| Labour | Frank Cluskey[*] | 16.9  | 3,986  | 4,024  | 4,177  | 4,711  | 6,991
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Campion  | 13.7  | 3,218  | 3,579  | 3,595  | 3,804  | 4,018
| Fine Gael | Alexis Fitzgerald | 10.5  | 2,483  | 2,523  | 3,389  | 3,542  |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Andy Smith  | 5.6  | 1,313  | 1,340  | 1,345  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice Dockrell[*] | 4.7  | 1,096  | 1,101  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Vera Kinsella  | 4.1  | 959  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 37,934  Valid: 23,528  Spoilt: 245 (0.9%)  Quota: 5,883  Turnout: 25,773 (67.9%)[77]

### 1973 general election

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1973 general election: Dublin South-Central[40][78] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fine Gael | Richie Ryan[*] | 20.6  | 7,210 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady[*] | 18.7  | 6,564  | 6,587  | 6,728  | 6,740  | 6,819  | 6,865  | 7,646 |  |
| Fine Gael | John Kelly | 14.5  | 5,064  | 5,165  | 5,226  | 6,102  | 6,263  | 6,505  | 6,590  | 6,612  | 6,993
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 13.6  | 4,750  | 4,752  | 4,877  | 4,894  | 4,951  | 4,992  | 6,348  | 6,957  | 7,060
| Labour | John O'Donovan[*] | 6.3  | 2,203  | 2,219  | 2,271  | 2,373  | 2,858  | 3,899  | 3,935  | 3,939  | 6,207
| Fianna Fáil | Gerard Buchanan  | 6.3  | 2,195  | 2,196  | 2,265  | 2,275  | 2,302  | 2,321  |  |  |
| Labour | Michael Collins | 6.1  | 2,136  | 2,142  | 2,187  | 2,237  | 2,621  | 3,085  | 3,102  | 3,105  |
| Labour | Dermot O'Rourke  | 4.5  | 1,580  | 1,590  | 1,640  | 1,741  | 1,993  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin (Official) | Peigín Doyle  | 4.3  | 1,521  | 1,523  | 1,581  | 1,600  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael McShane  | 3.0  | 1,040  | 1,098  | 1,177  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Louis Maguire  | 2.2  | 775  | 778  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 50,400  Valid: 35,038  Quota: 7,008  Turnout: 69.5%

### 1969 general election

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1969 general election: Dublin South-Central[39][79][80] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fine Gael | Richie Ryan[*] | 16.9  | 5,958  | 5,971  | 5,989  | 6,234  | 6,501  | 6,546  | 6,607  | 6,674  | 7,385 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady[*] | 15.7  | 5,527  | 5,537  | 5,548  | 5,561  | 5,573  | 5,594  | 5,705  | 6,835  | 7,022  | 7,037  | 7,152
| Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe[*] | 14.3  | 5,035  | 5,058  | 5,073  | 5,089  | 5,100  | 5,135  | 5,206  | 6,494  | 6,758  | 6,778  | 6,933
| Fine Gael | John Kelly | 11.0  | 3,868  | 3,882  | 3,893  | 4,009  | 4,370  | 4,397  | 4,444  | 4,479  | 5,365  | 5,627  | 5,845
| Fianna Fáil | Louis Maguire  | 7.6  | 2,661  | 2,672  | 2,681  | 2,689  | 2,704  | 2,722  | 2,743  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Dermot O'Rourke  | 7.1  | 2,488  | 2,499  | 2,519  | 2,551  | 2,567  | 2,768  | 3,189  | 3,235  | 3,503  | 3,519  |
| Independent | Maurice O'Connell | 7.0  | 2,475  | 2,494  | 2,523  | 2,586  | 2,631  | 2,694  | 2,808  | 2,897  |  |  |
| Labour | John O'Donovan | 7.0  | 2,450  | 2,456  | 2,465  | 2,479  | 2,493  | 2,913  | 4,360  | 4,401  | 4,815  | 4,845  | 7,338
| Labour | Emmet Boyle  | 5.0  | 1,757  | 1,767  | 1,781  | 1,791  | 1,798  | 2,370  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John Clarke  | 4.0  | 1,392  | 1,400  | 1,421  | 1,425  | 1,430  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Kelly  | 1.9  | 677  | 685  | 686  | 773  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael McShane  | 1.7  | 602  | 605  | 610  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Patrick Dunne  | 0.5  | 166  | 176  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James Hiney  | 0.4  | 149  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 50,525  Valid: 35,205  Quota: 7,042  Turnout: 69.7%

### 1965 general election

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1965 general election: Dublin South-Central[38][79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass[*] | 34.7  | 12,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | 19.9  | 7,098 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell[*] | 19.0  | 6,768 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron[*] | 6.2  | 2,220  | 2,456  | 2,877  | 2,914  | 3,032  | 3,137  | 3,241  | 3,295  | 4,355
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady[*] | 6.1  | 2,175  | 5,373  | 5,461  | 5,479  | 5,492  | 5,547  | 7,199 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins[*] | 4.1  | 1,464  | 2,795  | 2,875  | 2,881  | 2,897  | 2,919  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 3.8  | 1,349  | 2,849  | 2,913  | 2,925  | 2,939  | 2,953  | 3,801  | 4,964  | 5,237
| Fine Gael | George McLoughlin  | 2.9  | 1,032  | 1,132  | 1,432  | 1,969  | 2,001  | 3,086  | 3,230  | 3,263  |
| Fine Gael | John Nugent  | 2.8  | 1,002  | 1,068  | 1,198  | 1,403  | 1,421  |  |  |  |
| Irish Workers' Party | Michael O'Riordan | 0.5  | 183  | 203  | 269  | 273  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 54,929  Valid: 35,691  Quota: 5,949  Turnout: 65.0%

### 1961 general election

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1961 general election: Dublin South-Central[37][79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass[*] | 31.8  | 10,211 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell[*] | 21.8  | 7,007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 9.7  | 3,109  | 3,329  | 3,442  | 3,450  | 3,507  | 3,749  | 3,830  | 3,971  | 4,142  | 4,273  | 4,930
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady[*] | 8.4  | 2,689  | 5,282  | 5,380 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | 5.6  | 1,796  | 1,904  | 1,954  | 1,955  | 2,031  | 2,105  | 2,141  | 2,241  | 3,488  | 3,569  | 4,052
| Labour | James Mooney  | 4.7  | 1,511  | 1,630  | 1,678  | 1,679  | 1,730  | 1,794  | 1,847  | 1,928  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins[*] | 4.5  | 1,449  | 2,285  | 2,317  | 2,319  | 2,337  | 2,374  | 2,394  | 2,584  | 2,672  | 3,996  | 4,289
| Fine Gael | George McLoughlin  | 3.4  | 1,095  | 1,163  | 1,371  | 1,373  | 1,383  | 1,399  | 1,747  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 3.2  | 1,024  | 1,756  | 1,800  | 1,803  | 1,812  | 1,851  | 1,889  | 1,953  | 2,018  |  |
| Fine Gael | James McGarry  | 2.4  | 755  | 799  | 1,050  | 1,052  | 1,068  | 1,091  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Dubhghaill | 1.9  | 622  | 656  | 664  | 664  | 693  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Hegarty  | 1.8  | 579  | 661  | 1,450  | 1,456  | 1,470  | 1,492  | 1,945  | 2,910  | 3,025  | 3,151  |
| Irish Workers' Party | Michael O'Riordan | 0.9  | 277  | 297  | 308  | 308  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 57,390  Valid: 32,124  Quota: 5,355  Turnout: 56.0%

### 1958 by-election

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Independent TD Jack Murphy resigned on 13 May 1958.[81] On 4 June 1958, the writ of election was moved to fill the vacancy.[82] A by-election was held on 25 June 1958.

1958 by-election: Dublin South-Central[79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 34.2  | 6,014  | 6,337  | 7,111  | 7,988
| Fine Gael | John Hegarty  | 17.6  | 3,089  | 3,619  | 4,386  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 17.2  | 3,030  | 3,799  | 4,925  | 7,083
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | 15.7  | 2,762  | 3,352  |  |
| National Progressive Democrats | Noel Hartnett | 15.3  | 2,688  |  |  |
Electorate: 51,567  Valid: 17,583  Quota: 8,792  Turnout: 34.1%

### 1957 general election

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1957 general election: Dublin South-Central[35][79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass[*] | 25.5  | 8,136 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell[*] | 14.4  | 4,607  | 4,663  | 4,965  | 5,010  | 5,058  | 5,520 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 10.1  | 3,236  | 4,382  | 4,401  | 4,532  | 5,133  | 5,265  | 5,276  | 5,642
| Independent | Jack Murphy | 9.5  | 3,036  | 3,109  | 3,163  | 3,620  | 3,728  | 4,375  | 4,403  | 4,992
| Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch[*] | 8.5  | 2,704  | 3,789  | 3,853  | 4,023  | 5,122  | 5,333 |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 6.4  | 2,049  | 2,092  | 2,121  | 2,553  | 2,581  | 3,037  | 3,055  | 3,744
| Labour | Roddy Connolly | 6.1  | 1,932  | 1,967  | 1,998  | 2,158  | 2,203  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Finlay[*] | 6.0  | 1,906  | 1,925  | 2,381  | 2,405  | 2,446  | 2,614  | 2,755  |
| Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Dubhghaill | 5.4  | 1,734  | 1,760  | 1,766  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Anthony Moroney  | 5.1  | 1,621  | 1,929  | 1,937  | 1,998  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Edward Hosey  | 3.0  | 966  | 989  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 55,976  Valid: 31,927  Quota: 5,322  Turnout: 57.0%

### 1954 general election

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1954 general election: Dublin South-Central[34][79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass[*] | 20.1  | 7,753 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell[*] | 19.4  | 7,474 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | James Larkin Jnr[*] | 15.3  | 5,883  | 5,927  | 6,003  | 6,052  | 6,167  | 6,413  | 6,556 |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 8.5  | 3,258  | 3,273  | 3,318  | 3,372  | 3,442  | 3,584  | 3,740  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 7.8  | 3,009  | 3,422  | 3,434  | 3,452  | 3,481  | 3,554  | 5,026  | 5,452  | 5,519  | 5,846
| Fine Gael | Thomas Finlay | 6.9  | 2,654  | 2,663  | 3,348  | 3,429  | 3,500  | 5,729  | 5,815  | 7,437 |  |
| Fine Gael | William Phelan  | 6.8  | 2,614  | 2,625  | 2,800  | 2,833  | 2,878  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady[*] | 6.8  | 2,610  | 2,885  | 2,907  | 2,928  | 2,963  | 3,014  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John McCann[*] | 6.7  | 2,586  | 3,143  | 3,159  | 3,183  | 3,204  | 3,275  | 4,333  | 4,756  | 4,794  | 5,026
| Independent | Eamonn Halpin  | 1.0  | 380  | 386  | 398  | 416  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Seán Davis  | 0.8  | 298  | 301  | 312  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 59,731  Valid: 38,519  Quota: 6,420  Turnout: 64.5%

### 1951 general election

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1951 general election: Dublin South-Central[79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass[*] | 25.9  | 10,759 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell[*] | 13.7  | 5,684  | 5,720  | 6,301  | 6,480  | 7,038 |  |  |  |
| Labour | James Larkin Jnr[*] | 13.6  | 5,667  | 5,764  | 5,928  | 6,049  | 6,986 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John McCann[*] | 10.8  | 4,487  | 6,071  | 6,112  | 6,167  | 6,350  | 7,025 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 9.7  | 4,020  | 4,669  | 4,703  | 4,961  | 5,095  | 5,688  | 5,755  | 5,792  | 5,831
| Fianna Fáil | James B. Lynch | 8.8  | 3,638  | 5,002  | 5,042  | 5,080  | 5,226  | 5,667  | 5,714  | 5,739  | 5,801
| Fine Gael | Kerry Reddin  | 6.7  | 2,784  | 2,818  | 3,188  | 3,239  | 3,633  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Con Lehane[*] | 4.4  | 1,809  | 1,845  | 1,914  | 2,596  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 3.3  | 1,363  | 1,382  | 1,414  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Anthony Lalor  | 3.2  | 1,332  | 1,348  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 65,020  Valid: 41,543  Quota: 6,924  Turnout: 63.9%

### 1948 general election

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1948 general election: Dublin South-Central[79] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass[*] | 29.9  | 13,274 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell[*] | 11.1  | 4,931  | 4,993  | 5,011  | 5,294  | 5,353  | 5,405  | 5,440  | 5,546  | 9,618 |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Con Lehane | 11.0  | 4,861  | 4,924  | 4,975  | 4,995  | 5,062  | 5,469  | 5,514  | 7,567 |  |  |  |
| Labour | James Larkin Jnr[*] | 10.7  | 4,743  | 4,894  | 4,978  | 5,013  | 5,275  | 5,363  | 6,555  | 6,814  | 7,070  | 7,199  | 8,579 |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Cahill | 8.9  | 3,965  | 4,030  | 4,054  | 4,289  | 4,384  | 4,454  | 4,504  | 4,836  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John McCann[*] | 8.6  | 3,829  | 5,860  | 5,914  | 5,948  | 6,055  | 6,077  | 6,104  | 6,159  | 6,324  | 6,346  | 6,889  | 7,286
| Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 5.2  | 2,287  | 2,307  | 2,328  | 2,336  | 2,373  | 2,918  | 2,942  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | James B. Lynch[*] | 5.0  | 2,216  | 5,596  | 5,634  | 5,645  | 5,726  | 5,745  | 5,799  | 5,831  | 5,974  | 5,992  | 6,289  | 6,662
| Labour | Frank Foley  | 2.9  | 1,303  | 1,323  | 1,334  | 1,340  | 1,419  | 1,459  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Jack Brady  | 2.7  | 1,203  | 1,227  | 1,241  | 1,247  | 1,275  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| National Labour Party | Joseph Hughes  | 1.8  | 790  | 817  | 850  | 859  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Joseph Toner  | 1.4  | 635  | 644  | 658  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | William Naughton  | 0.8  | 350  | 374  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 67,633  Valid: 44,387  Quota: 7,398  Turnout: 65.6%

## See also

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* Elections in the Republic of Ireland
* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of Dáil by-elections
* List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland

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