Kildare–Wicklow (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1921–1923)

Kildare–Wicklow

Former Dáil constituency

Location of Kildare–Wicklow within Ireland

Former constituency
Created| 1921
Abolished| 1923
Seats| 5
Local government areas|

* County Kildare
* County Wicklow

Created from|

* North Kildare
* South Kildare
* East Wicklow
* West Wicklow

Replaced by|

* Kildare
* Wicklow

Kildare–Wicklow was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 5 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 created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland and first used at the 1921 general election to return the members of the 2nd Dáil. It covered all of County Kildare and County Wicklow.

Kildare–Wicklow was used again for the 1922 general election to the Third Dáil. Under the Electoral Act 1923, it was replaced by the two new single county constituencies of Kildare and Wicklow.

## TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare–Wicklow 1921-1923[1]

Key to parties

* FP = Farmers' Party
* Lab = Labour
* SF = Sinn Féin
* AT-SF = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
* PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
2nd | 1921[2] |  | Erskine Childers
(SF)  |  | Domhnall Ua Buachalla
(SF)  |  | Robert Barton
(SF)  |  | Christopher Byrne
(SF)  |  | Art O'Connor
(SF)
3rd | 1922[3] |  | Hugh Colohan
(Lab)  |  | James Everett
(Lab)  |  | Robert Barton
(AT-SF)  |  | Christopher Byrne
(PT-SF)  |  | Richard Wilson
(FP)
4th | 1923 | Constituency abolished. See Kildare and Wicklow

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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### 1922 general election

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1922 general election: Kildare–Wicklow[3][4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Christopher Byrne | 26.6  | 9,170 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Hugh Colohan | 18.9  | 6,522 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | James Everett | 17.4  | 5,993 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Richard Wilson | 8.8  | 3,035  | 3,657  | 3,673  | 3,700  | 3,710  | 4,210  | 4,268  | 6,700 |
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Robert Barton | 8.2  | 2,842  | 3,432  | 3,487  | 3,584  | 3,846  | 3,880  | 4,435  | 4,608  | 4,735
| Farmers' Party | John Bergin  | 5.8  | 2,013  | 2,585  | 2,658  | 2,675  | 2,708  | 3,575  | 3,723  |  |
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Art O'Connor | 5.1  | 1,776  | 2,397  | 2,705  | 2,758  | 2,903  | 2,964  | 3,917  | 4,215  | 4,360
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | 4.2  | 1,438  | 1,822  | 2,032  | 2,052  | 2,121  | 2,207  |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Patrick Phelan  | 3.5  | 1,213  | 1,678  | 1,755  | 1,765  | 1,785  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Erskine Childers | 1.5  | 512  | 675  | 705  | 721  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 58,584  Valid: 34,514  Quota: 5,753  Turnout: 58.9%

### 1921 general election

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1921 general election: Kildare–Wicklow[2] Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Sinn Féin | Robert Barton | Unopposed  | N/A | 1  |
| Sinn Féin | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Unopposed  | N/A | 2  |
| Sinn Féin | Christopher Byrne | Unopposed  | N/A | 3  |
| Sinn Féin | Erskine Childers | Unopposed  | N/A | 4  |
| Sinn Féin | Art O'Connor | Unopposed  | N/A | 5  |

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
2. ^ a b "General election 1921: Kildare–Wicklow". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
3. ^ a b "General election 1922: Kildare–Wicklow". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
4. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

## External links

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* Oireachtas Members Database

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Kildare

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* Athy (1614-1800)
* Harristown (1684-1800)
* Kildare Borough (????-1800)
* County Kildare (????-1800)
* Naas (1570-1800)

Westminster 1801-1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Kildare (1801-1885)
* North Kildare (1885-1922)
* South Kildare (1885-1922)

Dáil Éireann
1921–present|

| Historic|

* Kildare–Wicklow (1921-1923)
* Kildare (1923-1937, 1948-2002)
* Carlow–Kildare (1937-1948)

|

Current|

* Kildare North (2002-)
* Kildare South (2002-)

European Parliament
1979-present|

* Leinster (1979-2004)
* East (2004-2014)
* Midlands–North-West (2014-)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland|

* Carlow
* Cavan
* Clare
* Cork
* Donegal
* Dublin
* Galway
* Kerry
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Leitrim
* Limerick
* Longford
* Louth
* Mayo
* Meath
* Monaghan
* Offaly
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Tipperary
* Waterford
* Westmeath
* Wexford
* Wicklow

Northern Ireland|

* Antrim
* Armagh
* Down
* Fermanagh
* Londonderry
* Tyrone

* v
* t
* e

Parliamentary constituencies in County Wicklow

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* County Wicklow (????-1800)
* Baltinglass (1664-1800)
* Blessington (1670-1800)
* Carysfort (1629-1800)
* Wicklow (1614-1800)

Westminster 1801-1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Wicklow (1801-1885)
* East Wicklow (1885-1922)
* West Wicklow (1885-1922)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present|

| Historic|

* Kildare–Wicklow (1921-1923)

|

Current|

* Wicklow (1923-)
* Wicklow–Wexford (2024-)

European Parliament
1979-present|

* Leinster (1979-2004)
* East (2004-2014)
* South (2014-)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland|

* Carlow
* Cavan
* Clare
* Cork
* Donegal
* Dublin
* Galway
* Kerry
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Leitrim
* Limerick
* Longford
* Louth
* Mayo
* Meath
* Monaghan
* Offaly
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Tipperary
* Waterford
* Westmeath
* Wexford
* Wicklow

Northern Ireland|

* Antrim
* Armagh
* Down
* Fermanagh
* Londonderry
* Tyrone

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