Waterford (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1923–present)

This article is about the Irish parliamentary constituency. For the British constituency of a similar name, see Watford (UK Parliament constituency). For the Australian constituency of the same name, see Electoral district of Waterford.

Waterford

Dáil constituency

Location of Waterford within Ireland

Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the 2024 general election

Major settlements|

* Dungarvan
* Tramore
* Waterford

Current constituency
Created| 1923
Seats|

* 4 (1923–1961)
* 3 (1961–1977)
* 4 (1977–)

TDs|

*   Mary Butler (FF)
*   David Cullinane (SF)
*   John Cummins (FG)
*   Conor D. McGuinness (SF)

Local government area| Waterford City and County
Created from| Waterford–Tipperary East
EP constituency| South

Waterford is a parliamentary constituency 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).

## Boundaries

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The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923 and first used at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil, partially replacing the constituency of Waterford–Tipperary East that was used for the previous two elections. The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]

> "The city and county of Waterford."

Changes to the Waterford constituency  Years  | TDs  | Boundaries  | Notes

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1923–1937  | 4  | The county of Waterford and the county borough of Waterford[3] | Created from Waterford–Tipperary East (5 seats)
1937–1948  | 4  | The county borough of Waterford, and the county of Waterford and

in the county of Cork[4]

the district electoral divisions of Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh (Youghal), Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural,

and the urban district of Youghal.

1948–1961  | 4  | The county borough of Waterford, and the county of Waterford.[5] | Transfer to Cork East
1961–1977  | 3  | The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South;
and the county borough of Waterford.[6][7] | Transfer to Tipperary South
1977–1981  | 4  | The county of Waterford; and the county borough of Waterford.[8] | Transfer from Tipperary South
1981–2002  | 4  | The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South;
and the county borough of Waterford.[9][10][11][12] | Transfer to Tipperary South
2002–2016  | 4  | The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South;
and the city of Waterford.[13][14][15]
2016– | 5  | The city and county of Waterford.[16][17] | Transfer from Tipperary South

## TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford 1923–[18]

Key to parties

*   CnaT = Clann na Talmhan
*   CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal
*   FP = Farmers' Party
*   FF = Fianna Fáil
*   FG = Fine Gael
*   GP = Green
*   Ind = Independent
*   Lab = Labour
*   NCP = National Centre Party
*   NL = National League
*   PDs = Progressive Democrats
*   Rep = Republican
*   SF = Sinn Féin
*   SF–WP = Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
4th | 1923[19] |  | Caitlín Brugha
(Rep)  |  | John Butler
(Lab)  |  | Nicholas Wall
(FP)  |  | William Redmond
(NL)
5th | 1927 (Jun)[20] |  | Patrick Little
(FF)  |  | Vincent White
(CnaG)
6th | 1927 (Sep)[21] |  | Seán Goulding
(FF)
7th | 1932[22] |  | John Kiersey
(CnaG)  |  | William Redmond
(CnaG)
8th | 1933[23] |  | Nicholas Wall
(NCP)  |  | Bridget Redmond
(CnaG)
9th | 1937[24] |  | Michael Morrissey
(FF)  |  | Nicholas Wall
(FG)  |  | Bridget Redmond
(FG)
10th | 1938[25] |  | William Broderick
(FG)
11th | 1943[26] |  | Denis Heskin
(CnaT)
12th | 1944[27]
1947 by-election[28] |  | John Ormonde
(FF)
13th | 1948[29] |  | Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
14th | 1951[30]
1952 by-election[31] |  | William Kenneally
(FF)
15th | 1954[32] |  | Thaddeus Lynch
(FG)
16th | 1957[33]
17th | 1961[34] | 3 seats
1961–1977
18th | 1965[35] |  | Billy Kenneally
(FF)
1966 by-election[36] |  | Fad Browne
(FF)
19th | 1969[37] |  | Edward Collins
(FG)
20th | 1973[38] |  | Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
21st | 1977[39] |  | Jackie Fahey
(FF)  |  | Austin Deasy
(FG)
22nd | 1981[40]
23rd | 1982 (Feb)[41] |  | Paddy Gallagher
(SF–WP)
24th | 1982 (Nov)[42] |  | Donal Ormonde
(FF)
25th | 1987[43] |  | Martin Cullen
(PDs)  |  | Brian Swift
(FF)
26th | 1989[44] |  | Brian O'Shea
(Lab)  |  | Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
27th | 1992[45] |  | Martin Cullen
(PDs)
28th | 1997[46] |  | Martin Cullen
(FF)
29th | 2002[47] |  | Ollie Wilkinson
(FF)  |  | John Deasy
(FG)
30th | 2007[48] |  | Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
31st | 2011[49] |  | Ciara Conway
(Lab)  |  | John Halligan
(Ind)  |  | Paudie Coffey
(FG)
32nd | 2016[50] |  | David Cullinane
(SF)  |  | Mary Butler
(FF)
33rd | 2020[51] |  | Marc Ó Cathasaigh
(GP)  |  | Matt Shanahan
(Ind)
34th | 2024[52] |  | Conor D. McGuinness
(SF)  |  | John Cummins
(FG)

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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^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

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2024 general election: Waterford[52][53] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane[*] | 22.3  | 11,936 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | John Cummins | 19.3  | 10,376  | 10,428  | 10,432  | 10,441  | 10,453  | 10,482  | 10,526  | 10,719  | 11,159 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Butler[*] | 18.6  | 9,962  | 10,004  | 10,011  | 10,027  | 10,043  | 10,064  | 10,104  | 10,274  | 10,626  | 10,830 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Conor D. McGuinness[a] | 10.8  | 5,791  | 6,692  | 6,716  | 6,735  | 6,882  | 7,013  | 7,123  | 7,259  | 7,396  | 7,414  | 7,825  | 9,519
| Independent | Matt Shanahan[*] | 10.0  | 5,355  | 5,425  | 5,443  | 5,515  | 5,545  | 5,640  | 5,913  | 6,079  | 6,314  | 6,366  | 7,186  | 8,526
| Social Democrats | Mary Roche  | 5.1  | 2,717  | 2,765  | 2,770  | 2,780  | 2,973  | 3,184  | 3,216  | 3,806  | 4,528  | 4,633  | 4,887  |
| Green | Marc Ó Cathasaigh[*] | 3.1  | 1,671  | 1,683  | 1,686  | 1,690  | 1,719  | 1,787  | 1,797  | 2,085  |   |   |   |
| Aontú | Ronan Cleary  | 3.1  | 1,664  | 1,680  | 1,693  | 1,822  | 1,858  | 1,879  | 2,149  | 2,207  | 2,257  | 2,262  |   |
| Labour | Sadhbh O'Neill  | 2.8  | 1,500  | 1,518  | 1,525  | 1,534  | 1,591  | 1,673  | 1,701  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Frank Conway  | 1.3  | 715  | 722  | 771  | 942  | 967  | 1,038  |   |   |   |   |   |
| PBP–Solidarity | Patrick Curtin[b] | 1.2  | 643  | 669  | 672  | 688  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Killian Mangan  | 1.1  | 620  | 627  | 668  | 695  | 798  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| The Irish People | John D. Walsh  | 0.9  | 482  | 485  | 514  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Aaron Joyce  | 0.3  | 162  | 164  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Mark O'Neill  | 0.1  | 56  | 57  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 97,153   Valid: 53,650   Spoilt: 363   Quota: 10,731   Turnout: 55.6%

1. ^ Listed on the ballot paper as D. McGuinness, Conor
2. ^ Curtain is a member of People Before Profit.

### 2020 general election

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2020 general election: Waterford[51][54][55] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane[*] | 38.3  | 20,569 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Butler[*] | 12.4  | 6,644  | 7,306  | 7,720  | 8,939  | 9,867  | 10,028  | 11,233
| Independent | Matt Shanahan | 9.3  | 4,990  | 6,715  | 7,246  | 7,885  | 8,576  | 10,127  | 10,708
| Fine Gael | John Cummins | 8.5  | 4,592  | 5,036  | 5,119  | 5,484  | 5,784  | 5,880  | 8,477
| Fine Gael | Damien Geoghegan  | 8.0  | 4,289  | 4,538  | 4,572  | 4,675  | 5,473  | 5,549  |
| Green | Marc Ó Cathasaigh | 7.4  | 3,996  | 5,380  | 5,631  | 5,976  | 6,873  | 9,118  | 9,738
| Labour | John Pratt  | 6.5  | 3,498  | 4,306  | 4,453  | 4,602  |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Eddie Mulligan  | 4.9  | 2,654  | 3,093  | 3,180  |   |   |   |
| Solidarity–PBP | Úna Dunphy[a] | 2.1  | 1,153  | 4,361  | 4,829  | 4,944  | 5,444  |   |
| Aontú | Rónan Cleary  | 2.0  | 1,049  | 1,426  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Bernadette Philips  | 0.6  | 324  | 845  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 84,978   Valid: 53,758   Spoilt: 447   Quota: 10,752   Turnout: 63.8%

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

### 2016 general election

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2016 general election: Waterford[56][57][50] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Butler | 20.5  | 10,603 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane | 18.8  | 9,739  | 9,783  | 9,826  | 9,890  | 9,967  | 10,497 |   |   |
| Independent | John Halligan[*] | 16.1  | 8,306  | 8,368  | 8,438  | 8,513  | 8,674  | 9,271  | 9,345  | 11,148 |
| Fine Gael | John Deasy[*] | 14.8  | 7,641  | 7,687  | 7,697  | 7,806  | 7,996  | 8,067  | 8,072  | 9,443  | 9,671
| Fine Gael | Paudie Coffey[*] | 13.9  | 7,209  | 7,245  | 7,281  | 7,412  | 7,600  | 7,635  | 7,637  | 8,946  | 9,104
| Labour | Ciara Conway[*] | 4.4  | 2,268  | 2,286  | 2,302  | 2,309  | 2,367  | 2,445  | 2,449  |   |
| Green | Grace O'Sullivan | 4.3  | 2,237  | 2,254  | 2,285  | 2,379  | 2,567  | 2,968  | 2,993  |   |
| AAA–PBP | Una Dunphy  | 3.2  | 1,646  | 1,656  | 1,719  | 1,767  | 1,857  |   |   |   |
| Renua | Mailo Power  | 1.7  | 862  | 880  | 902  | 1,087  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | John Walsh  | 1.7  | 858  | 865  | 895  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Direct Democracy | Edward Quilty  | 0.4  | 194  | 195  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Sheikh Ahmed  | 0.3  | 140  | 143  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 81,819   Valid: 51,703   Spoilt: 400   Quota: 10,341   Turnout: 63.7%

### 2011 general election

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2011 general election: Waterford[49] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fine Gael | John Deasy[*] | 20.0  | 10,718  | 10,731  | 10,751 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Paudie Coffey | 18.1  | 9,698  | 9,705  | 9,737  | 9,774  | 9,852  | 9,999  | 10,055  | 10,703  | 11,236 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally[*] | 14.0  | 7,515  | 7,521  | 7,555  | 7,567  | 7,600  | 7,672  | 7,736  | 7,968  | 8,207  | 8,782  | 8,845
| Labour | Ciara Conway | 10.3  | 5,554  | 5,560  | 5,565  | 5,597  | 5,708  | 5,867  | 5,937  | 6,424  | 9,216  | 11,182 |
| Independent | John Halligan | 10.3  | 5,546  | 5,552  | 5,569  | 5,594  | 5,639  | 5,776  | 6,051  | 6,448  | 7,373  | 9,602  | 9,818
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane | 9.9  | 5,342  | 5,347  | 5,361  | 5,387  | 5,414  | 5,458  | 5,636  | 5,868  | 6,298  |   |
| Labour | Seamus Ryan  | 8.6  | 4,638  | 4,644  | 4,652  | 4,664  | 4,730  | 4,791  | 4,971  | 5,113  |   |   |
| Independent | Tom Higgins  | 2.1  | 1,130  | 1,133  | 1,150  | 1,164  | 1,201  | 1,227  | 1,246  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Justin Collery  | 1.8  | 967  | 971  | 983  | 1,025  | 1,075  | 1,129  | 1,166  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Joe Tobin  | 1.6  | 873  | 878  | 889  | 906  | 925  | 937  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Joe Conway | 1.3  | 725  | 729  | 738  | 751  | 762  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Green | Jody Power  | 0.9  | 462  | 462  | 465  | 501  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fís Nua | Ben Nutty[a] | 0.5  | 257  | 261  | 276  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Declan Waters  | 0.4  | 222  | 223  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Gerard Kiersey  | 0.1  | 73  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 78,435   Valid: 53,720   Spoilt: 578 (1.1%)   Quota: 10,745   Turnout: 54,298 (69.2%)

1. ^ Although Fís Nua was registered as a political party on 4 February 2011, the party's name did not appear on the ballot, as the Register of Political Parties in use was that in force on 1 February 2011, when the writ for the general election was issued. "Electoral Act 1992, Section 25(14)". Irish Statute Book. Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.

### 2007 general election

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2007 general election: Waterford[48] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Cullen[*] | 23.1  | 11,438 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | John Deasy[*] | 15.3  | 7,554  | 7,674  | 7,712  | 7,839  | 8,006  | 8,546  | 8,778  | 9,565  | 13,181 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Ollie Wilkinson[*] | 12.0  | 5,963  | 6,221  | 6,258  | 6,319  | 6,376  | 6,395  | 6,443  | 6,766  | 7,159  | 7,549  | 7,874
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally | 11.4  | 5,624  | 6,384  | 6,423  | 6,561  | 6,631  | 6,699  | 6,995  | 7,663  | 8,032  | 8,472  | 8,848
| Labour | Brian O'Shea[*] | 11.3  | 5,610  | 5,746  | 5,774  | 5,962  | 6,326  | 6,545  | 7,086  | 8,198  | 9,258  | 11,217 |
| Fine Gael | Paudie Coffey | 9.4  | 4,658  | 4,706  | 4,732  | 4,825  | 4,935  | 5,382  | 5,522  | 5,894  |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane | 6.7  | 3,327  | 3,390  | 3,415  | 3,487  | 3,631  | 3,697  | 4,296  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | John Halligan | 3.4  | 1,708  | 1,768  | 1,784  | 1,869  | 2,001  | 2,093  |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Jim D'Arcy  | 2.7  | 1,340  | 1,372  | 1,378  | 1,433  | 1,519  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Green | Brendan McCann  | 2.1  | 1,049  | 1,062  | 1,085  | 1,206  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Mary Roche  | 1.9  | 934  | 973  | 1,014  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Declan Waters  | 1.5  | 270  | 271  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Francis Hennessy  | 0.1  | 53  | 55  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 73,434   Valid: 49,528   Spoilt: 430 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,606   Turnout: 49,958 (68.0%)

### 2002 general election

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2002 general election: Waterford[47] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Cullen[*] | 18.3  | 8,529  | 8,606  | 8,734  | 8,854  | 9,432 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Ollie Wilkinson | 15.7  | 7,312  | 7,367  | 7,383  | 7,443  | 7,635  | 7,723  | 8,204
| Fine Gael | John Deasy | 15.5  | 7,204  | 7,303  | 7,363  | 7,581  | 8,118  | 9,998 |
| Labour | Brian O'Shea[*] | 13.4  | 6,219  | 6,364  | 6,649  | 7,182  | 7,649  | 8,316  | 9,524
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally[*] | 12.3  | 5,735  | 5,780  | 5,920  | 5,969  | 6,165  | 6,425  | 7,117
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane | 6.4  | 2,955  | 3,090  | 3,410  | 3,585  | 3,714  | 3,871  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice Cummins | 6.0  | 2,799  | 2,862  | 3,009  | 3,121  | 3,341  |   |
| Progressive Democrats | Michael Flynn  | 4.6  | 2,137  | 2,187  | 2,251  | 2,464  |   |   |
| Green | Brendan McCann  | 2.9  | 1,361  | 1,533  | 1,646  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | John Halligan | 2.7  | 1,270  | 1,398  |   |   |   |   |
| Christian Solidarity | Declan Waters  | 0.7  | 335  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Socialist Workers | Jimmy Kelly  | 0.6  | 300  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Conor Halpin  | 0.6  | 289  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Eddie Walsh  | 0.3  | 118  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 73,725   Valid: 46,563   Spoilt: 557 (1.2%)   Quota: 9,313   Turnout: 47,120 (63.9%)

### 1997 general election

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1997 general election: Waterford[46][58] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 16.4  | 7,335  | 7,349  | 7,377  | 7,537  | 7,948  | 8,743  | 11,277 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally[*] | 13.3  | 5,971  | 5,983  | 6,020  | 6,235  | 6,796  | 7,217  | 7,425  | 7,564  | 10,080
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Cullen[*] | 12.0  | 5,353  | 5,385  | 5,417  | 5,545  | 6,527  | 6,899  | 7,184  | 7,330  | 8,729
| Labour | Brian O'Shea[*] | 11.8  | 5,271  | 5,281  | 5,356  | 5,588  | 5,828  | 6,335  | 7,124  | 8,687  | 9,273
| Fianna Fáil | Ollie Wilkinson | 10.5  | 4,707  | 4,725  | 4,744  | 4,904  | 5,110  | 5,418  | 5,485  | 5,562  |
| Workers' Party | Martin O'Regan  | 9.2  | 4,139  | 4,147  | 4,502  | 4,689  | 4,788  | 5,149  | 5,494  | 5,692  | 5,783
| Fine Gael | Maurice Cummins | 8.2  | 3,664  | 3,670  | 3,686  | 3,841  | 4,124  | 4,380  |   |   |
| Independent | Dermot Kirwan  | 6.6  | 2,946  | 2,952  | 2,986  | 3,183  | 3,356  |   |   |   |
| Progressive Democrats | Katharine Bulbulia | 6.5  | 2,896  | 2,902  | 2,923  | 3,083  |   |   |   |   |
| National Party | Declan Waters  | 1.9  | 855  | 863  | 874  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Green | Brendan McCann  | 1.8  | 809  | 821  | 869  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Socialist Workers | Jimmy Kelly  | 1.6  | 702  | 708  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Natural Law | Michael Kennedy  | 0.3  | 149  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 69,789   Valid: 44,797   Spoilt: 667 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,960   Turnout: 45,464 (65.1%)

### 1992 general election

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1992 general election: Waterford[45][59] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Labour | Brian O'Shea[*] | 26.1  | 11,235 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 18.0  | 7,723  | 8,305  | 8,364  | 8,634 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally[*] | 15.8  | 6,793  | 7,055  | 7,148  | 7,416  | 7,527  | 7,756  | 8,380
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 13.0  | 5,410  | 5,548  | 5,616  | 5,800  | 5,876  | 5,974  | 6,367
| Progressive Democrats | Martin Cullen | 9.3  | 4,015  | 4,440  | 4,497  | 4,670  | 4,917  | 5,915  | 6,739
| Workers' Party | Martin O'Regan  | 7.0  | 3,000  | 3,451  | 3,617  | 3,739  | 4,338  | 4,676  |
| Fine Gael | Maurice Cummins | 4.2  | 1,788  | 1,984  | 2,009  | 2,126  | 2,282  |   |
| Democratic Left | Paddy Gallagher | 2.4  | 1,039  | 1,459  | 1,513  | 1,568  |   |   |
| Independent | Tony Scott  | 3.1  | 1,312  | 1,411  | 1,488  |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Denis O'Brien  | 1.2  | 511  | 539  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Breda Hayden  | 0.4  | 161  | 197  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 64,037   Valid: 42,987   Spoilt: 676 (1.6%)   Quota: 8,598   Turnout: 43,663 (68.2%)

### 1989 general election

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1989 general election: Waterford[44][60] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Brian O'Shea | 18.9  | 7,823  | 7,969  | 8,208  | 8,405 |
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 18.3  | 7,571  | 7,668  | 9,739 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 16.9  | 6,991  | 7,570  | 7,638  | 7,685  | 8,282
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally | 13.3  | 5,486  | 6,420  | 6,502  | 6,549  | 7,147
| Workers' Party | Paddy Gallagher | 11.1  | 4,570  | 4,691  | 4,830  | 4,913  |
| Progressive Democrats | Martin Cullen[*] | 8.4  | 3,489  | 3,534  | 4,245  | 5,345  | 6,670
| Fine Gael | Katharine Bulbulia | 8.1  | 3,340  | 3,379  |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Swift[*] | 4.6  | 1,891  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Padraig Sweeney  | 0.4  | 159  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 60,504   Valid: 41,320   Quota: 8,265   Turnout: 68.3%

### 1987 general election

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1987 general election: Waterford[43][61] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 18.9  | 8,430  | 8,569  | 8,794  | 11,708 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 16.4  | 7,321  | 7,517  | 7,847  | 7,962  | 8,049  | 8,648  | 8,855
| Fianna Fáil | Donal Ormonde[*] | 13.4  | 5,959  | 6,091  | 6,340  | 6,439  | 6,530  | 6,984  | 7,119
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Swift | 12.8  | 5,720  | 5,906  | 6,355  | 6,496  | 6,607  | 7,620  | 7,930
| Progressive Democrats | Martin Cullen | 12.0  | 5,347  | 5,427  | 5,861  | 6,444  | 8,225  | 9,723 |
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins[*] | 8.9  | 3,990  | 4,035  | 4,178  |   |   |   |
| Labour | Brian O'Shea | 7.5  | 3,358  | 3,517  | 4,442  | 4,636  | 5,069  |   |
| Workers' Party | Paddy Gallagher | 6.4  | 2,855  | 3,408  |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Noel Ryan  | 1.7  | 758  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Anthony Wright  | 1.2  | 552  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Pádraig Sweeney  | 0.5  | 226  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | John Lanigan  | 0.2  | 78  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 59,904   Valid: 44,594   Quota: 8,919   Turnout: 74.4%

### November 1982 general election

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November 1982 general election: Waterford[42][62] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 19.8  | 8,495  | 8,904 |   |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Donal Ormonde | 16.3  | 6,983  | 7,086  | 7,098  | 7,354  | 7,536  | 9,796 |
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 14.5  | 6,230  | 6,335  | 6,351  | 6,576  | 6,709  | 7,787  | 8,917
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins[*] | 12.7  | 5,442  | 5,660  | 5,795  | 6,278  | 9,006 |   |
| Workers' Party | Paddy Gallagher[*] | 10.7  | 4,577  | 5,095  | 5,156  | 5,972  | 6,423  | 6,927  | 7,019
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Swift | 8.1  | 3,487  | 3,649  | 3,654  | 3,957  | 4,136  |   |
| Fine Gael | Katharine Bulbulia | 7.1  | 3,034  | 3,263  | 3,342  | 3,885  |   |   |
| Independent | Thomas Brennan  | 6.0  | 2,574  | 2,785  | 2,807  |   |   |   |
| Labour | Brian O'Shea | 4.1  | 1,760  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Terence Moroney  | 0.7  | 285  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 56,754   Valid: 42,867   Quota: 8,574   Turnout: 75.5%

### February 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election: Waterford[41][63] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 22.4  | 9,295 |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 16.3  | 6,762  | 6,813  | 6,871  | 6,986  | 8,858
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Paddy Gallagher | 16.1  | 6,671  | 6,959  | 7,026  | 7,815  | 8,178
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins[*] | 15.4  | 6,419  | 6,516  | 7,218  | 8,087  | 8,260
| Fianna Fáil | Donal Ormonde | 12.2  | 5,058  | 5,118  | 5,173  | 5,312  | 7,620
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally[*] | 11.1  | 4,623  | 4,705  | 4,729  | 4,853  |
| Labour | Brian O'Shea | 4.8  | 1,982  | 2,094  | 2,169  |   |
| Independent | Vincent O'Toole  | 1.8  | 756  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 55,786   Valid: 41,566   Quota: 8,314   Turnout: 74.5%

### 1981 general election

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1981 general election: Waterford[40][64] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy[*] | 19.7  | 8,625  | 9,340 |   |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 19.0  | 8,314  | 8,432  | 8,499  | 9,583 |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins[*] | 13.8  | 6,022  | 6,223  | 6,445  | 6,589  | 6,629  | 6,987  | 9,859
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally[*] | 11.9  | 5,183  | 5,237  | 5,257  | 6,835  | 7,511  | 8,363  | 8,792
| Fine Gael | Katharine Bulbulia | 8.4  | 3,691  | 3,812  | 3,939  | 4,169  | 4,217  | 4,617  |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Paddy Gallagher | 7.9  | 3,463  | 3,679  | 3,772  | 4,044  | 4,092  | 5,439  | 6,255
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Swift | 7.9  | 3,456  | 3,482  | 3,494  |   |   |   |
| Anti H-Block | Kevin Lynch | 7.6  | 3,337  | 3,464  | 3,518  | 3,653  | 3,679  |   |
| Labour | William Kyne  | 3.7  | 1,632  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 55,786   Valid: 43,723   Quota: 8,745   Turnout: 78.4%

### 1977 general election

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1977 general election: Waterford[39][65] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally[*] | 18.9  | 8,061  | 8,100  | 8,288  | 8,721 |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy | 17.2  | 7,333  | 7,404  | 7,855  | 8,006  | 8,028  | 8,033  | 9,142 |
| Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey[*] | 16.9  | 7,214  | 7,243  | 7,535  | 8,595 |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins[*] | 13.4  | 5,726  | 5,752  | 5,990  | 6,010  | 6,013  | 6,013  | 6,870  | 7,188
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Paddy Gallagher | 10.6  | 4,500  | 4,529  | 4,574  | 4,621  | 4,628  | 4,630  | 5,067  | 5,619
| Fianna Fáil | Ria O'Brien  | 6.4  | 2,738  | 2,775  | 2,858  | 3,700  | 3,861  | 3,922  | 4,059  |
| Labour | Frank King | 6.3  | 2,679  | 2,697  | 2,752  | 2,782  | 2,784  | 2,785  |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Whelan  | 5.9  | 2,508  | 2,518  | 2,642  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Patrick Crotty  | 3.7  | 1,560  | 1,597  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Patrick Kirwan  | 0.7  | 306  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 53,811   Valid: 42,625   Quota: 8,526   Turnout: 79.2%

### 1973 general election

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1973 general election: Waterford[38][66] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins[*] | 21.8  | 6,719  | 6,766  | 9,827 |
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally[*] | 21.4  | 6,607  | 7,461  | 7,645  | 7,707
| Fianna Fáil | Fad Browne[*] | 19.6  | 6,047  | 6,770  | 6,891  | 6,939
| Labour | Thomas Kyne | 16.0  | 4,939  | 5,044  | 6,344  | 8,347
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy | 15.1  | 4,658  | 4,772  |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Charles Curran  | 6.1  | 1,882  |   |   |
Electorate: 39,513   Valid: 30,852   Quota: 7,714   Turnout: 78.1%

### 1969 general election

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1969 general election: Waterford[37][67] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins | 21.2  | 6,338  | 6,373  | 6,860  | 9,384 |
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally[*] | 20.6  | 6,165  | 7,236  | 7,484 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Fad Browne[*] | 18.9  | 5,652  | 6,631  | 6,718  | 6,836  | 6,967
| Labour | Thomas Kyne[*] | 11.4  | 3,395  | 3,551  | 5,327  | 5,842  | 6,866
| Fine Gael | Austin Deasy | 10.6  | 3,171  | 3,264  | 3,328  |   |
| Labour | Thomas Brennan  | 10.2  | 3,029  | 3,053  |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Whelan  | 7.1  | 2,118  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 38,041   Valid: 29,868   Quota: 7,468   Turnout: 78.5%

### 1966 by-election

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Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch died on 25 October 1966. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 7 December 1966.

1966 by-election: Waterford[36][68][67] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| Fianna Fáil | Fad Browne | 42.6  | 12,181  | 13,853
| Fine Gael | Edward Collins | 33.7  | 9,617  | 13,178
| Labour | John Griffin  | 23.7  | 6,783  |
Electorate: 36,986   Valid: 28,581   Quota: 14,291   Turnout: 77.3%

### 1965 general election

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1965 general election: Waterford[35][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally | 27.4  | 7,444 |   |
| Labour | Thomas Kyne[*] | 24.6  | 6,694  | 6,788  | 7,118
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde[*] | 20.8  | 5,652  | 6,163  | 6,306
| Fine Gael | Thaddeus Lynch[*] | 19.8  | 5,380  | 5,410  | 6,890
| Fine Gael | Richard Walsh  | 7.5  | 2,033  | 2,041  |
Electorate: 36,409   Valid: 27,203   Quota: 6,801   Turnout: 74.7%

### 1961 general election

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1961 general election: Waterford[34][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Labour | Thomas Kyne[*] | 29.9  | 7,917 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde[*] | 23.1  | 6,112  | 6,406  | 6,578  | 6,732
| Fine Gael | Thaddeus Lynch[*] | 18.9  | 5,016  | 5,555  | 5,662  | 7,618
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kenneally[*] | 17.0  | 4,504  | 4,727  | 4,868  | 5,110
| Fine Gael | William Foran  | 8.9  | 2,365  | 2,485  | 2,527  |
| Sinn Féin | Alfonsus Ó Riain  | 2.3  | 601  | 713  |   |
Electorate: 35,794   Valid: 26,515   Quota: 6,629   Turnout: 74.1%

### 1957 general election

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1957 general election: Waterford[33][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fianna Fáil | William Kenneally[*] | 24.4  | 7,416 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde[*] | 20.0  | 6,079  | 7,041 |   |
| Labour | Thomas Kyne[*] | 18.3  | 5,567  | 5,737  | 5,785  | 6,148
| Fine Gael | Thaddeus Lynch[*] | 17.0  | 5,161  | 5,217  | 5,239  | 7,499
| Fianna Fáil | James Quirke  | 10.6  | 3,221  | 3,353  | 4,209  | 4,403
| Fine Gael | Norman Walsh  | 9.7  | 2,958  | 2,973  | 3,007  |
Electorate: 44,215   Valid: 30,402   Quota: 6,081   Turnout: 68.8%

### 1954 general election

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1954 general election: Waterford[32][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3
| Fianna Fáil | William Kenneally[*] | 22.7  | 7,777 |   |
| Fine Gael | Thaddeus Lynch | 20.4  | 6,991 |   |
| Labour | Thomas Kyne[*] | 20.0  | 6,860 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde[*] | 15.1  | 5,162  | 5,568  | 8,786
| Fine Gael | Norman Walsh  | 12.4  | 4,265  | 4,289  | 4,449
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Leahy  | 9.4  | 3,234  | 3,723  |
Electorate: 44,522   Valid: 34,289   Quota: 6,858   Turnout: 77.0%

### 1952 by-election

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Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond died on 3 May 1952. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 26 June 1952.

1952 by-election: Waterford[31][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| Fianna Fáil | William Kenneally | 45.2  | 15,532  | 17,005
| Fine Gael | Thaddeus Lynch | 34.1  | 11,714  | 16,448
| Labour | John Griffin  | 20.8  | 7,153  |
Electorate: 44,797   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 17,200   Turnout: 76.8%

### 1951 general election

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1951 general election: Waterford[30][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fine Gael | Bridget Redmond[*] | 24.6  | 8,372 |   |   |
| Labour | Thomas Kyne[*] | 19.0  | 6,472  | 6,799  | 9,091 |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 17.0  | 5,798  | 5,853  | 6,005  | 6,105
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde[*] | 16.2  | 5,523  | 5,599  | 5,856  | 6,038
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Leahy  | 14.3  | 4,873  | 4,917  | 5,326  | 5,749
| Fine Gael | Thomas Flynn  | 8.8  | 3,010  | 4,070  |   |
Electorate: 44,713   Valid: 34,048   Quota: 6,810   Turnout: 76.2%

### 1948 general election

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1948 general election: Waterford[29][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Bridget Redmond[*] | 19.6  | 6,810  | 6,929  | 7,850 |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 18.0  | 6,236  | 6,271  | 6,293  | 6,332  | 7,640 |   |
| Labour | Thomas Kyne | 17.5  | 6,066  | 6,189  | 6,219  | 6,304  | 6,359  | 6,367  | 7,441
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde[*] | 16.3  | 5,645  | 5,685  | 5,703  | 5,739  | 6,490  | 7,164 |
| Clann na Talmhan | Denis Heskin[*] | 10.8  | 3,750  | 3,812  | 4,009  | 4,528  | 4,655  | 4,672  | 5,147
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Leahy  | 6.6  | 2,285  | 2,299  | 2,310  | 2,320  |   |   |
| Clann na Poblachta | Ruairí Brugha | 4.6  | 1,582  | 2,242  | 2,256  | 2,323  | 2,345  | 2,346  |
| Fine Gael | Nicholas Sheehan  | 3.5  | 1,223  | 1,237  |   |   |   |   |
| Clann na Poblachta | Edward Dawson  | 3.2  | 1,098  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 45,795   Valid: 34,695   Quota: 6,940   Turnout: 75.8%

### 1947 by-election

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Fianna Fáil TD Michael Morrissey died on 10 May 1947. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 29 October 1947.

1947 by-election: Waterford[28][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3
| Fianna Fáil | John Ormonde | 36.8  | 11,840  | 12,361  | 15,318
| Fine Gael | Nicholas Sheehan  | 30.9  | 9,941  | 10,402  | 12,565
| Labour | Thomas Kyne | 23.8  | 7,683  | 8,906  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán Feeney  | 8.6  | 2,758  |   |
Electorate: 51,008   Valid: 32,222   Quota: 16,112   Turnout: 63.2%

### 1944 general election

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1944 general election: Waterford[27][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fine Gael | Bridget Redmond[*] | 21.6  | 8,061 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 20.3  | 7,562 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Morrissey[*] | 18.2  | 6,772  | 6,809  | 6,963  | 8,036
| Clann na Talmhan | Denis Heskin[*] | 15.1  | 5,615  | 5,961  | 6,075  | 7,754
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding | 13.2  | 4,925  | 4,939  | 5,141  | 5,538
| Labour | David Hanley  | 9.7  | 3,634  | 3,828  | 3,999  |
| Ailtirí na hAiséirghe | Liam Walsh  | 2.0  | 739  | 747  |   |
Electorate: 52,162   Valid: 37,308   Quota: 7,462   Turnout: 71.5%

### 1943 general election

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1943 general election: Waterford[26][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 19.7  | 7,820  | 7,974 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Bridget Redmond[*] | 19.6  | 7,765  | 7,810  | 8,017 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Morrissey[*] | 15.6  | 6,197  | 6,409  | 6,524  | 6,528  | 6,548  | 6,827  | 7,246  | 10,873 |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding | 10.8  | 4,274  | 4,381  | 4,433  | 4,436  | 4,456  | 4,524  | 4,765  |   |
| Labour | James O'Connor  | 7.4  | 2,916  | 3,063  | 3,102  | 3,105  | 3,107  | 4,731  | 5,126  | 5,320  | 5,812
| Clann na Talmhan | Denis Heskin | 7.3  | 2,877  | 2,916  | 4,523  | 4,575  | 4,576  | 4,736  | 5,695  | 6,092  | 6,312
| Labour | Jerome Guiry  | 6.0  | 2,362  | 2,426  | 2,456  | 2,458  | 2,459  |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | John Butler | 5.9  | 2,350  | 2,372  | 2,468  | 2,492  | 2,493  | 2,654  |   |   |
| Clann na Talmhan | Walter Norris  | 5.4  | 2,155  | 2,191  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ailtirí na hAiséirghe | Tomás Ó Dochartaigh  | 2.3  | 926  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 52,162   Valid: 39,642   Quota: 7,929   Turnout: 76.0%

### 1938 general election

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1938 general election: Waterford[25][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Morrissey[*] | 19.5  | 8,067  | 8,658 |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Bridget Redmond[*] | 18.1  | 7,514  | 8,148  | 10,643 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 17.8  | 7,381  | 7,694  | 7,775  | 7,832  | 7,929  | 8,154
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding | 17.1  | 7,094  | 7,387  | 7,450  | 7,490  | 7,671  | 7,812
| Fine Gael | William Broderick | 11.7  | 4,832  | 4,997  | 6,628  | 8,708 |   |
| Fine Gael | Nicholas Wall[*] | 10.2  | 4,248  | 4,366  |   |   |   |
| Labour | Charles O'Rourke  | 5.6  | 2,323  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 51,492   Valid: 41,459   Quota: 8,292   Turnout: 80.5%

### 1937 general election

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1937 general election: Waterford[24][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fine Gael | Bridget Redmond[*] | 20.4  | 8,254 |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 19.1  | 7,712  | 8,594 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Morrissey | 15.1  | 6,113  | 6,817  | 7,056  | 7,445  | 7,581
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding[*] | 13.7  | 5,528  | 6,536  | 6,781  | 7,105  | 7,173
| Fine Gael | Nicholas Wall[*] | 11.8  | 4,784  | 5,130  | 5,148  | 8,513 |
| Fine Gael | John Butler | 10.5  | 4,235  | 4,702  | 4,714  |   |
| Labour | Daniel Foley  | 7.9  | 3,179  |   |   |   |
| Independent | William Jones  | 1.5  | 592  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 51,596   Valid: 40,397   Quota: 8,080   Turnout: 78.3%

### 1933 general election

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1933 general election: Waterford[23][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 18.1  | 7,007  | 7,118  | 7,225  | 7,359  | 7,381  | 7,467
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Bridget Redmond | 17.7  | 6,849  | 7,002  | 8,498 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding[*] | 17.1  | 6,615  | 6,792  | 6,842  | 6,878  | 6,915  | 7,025
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mansfield  | 15.0  | 5,783  | 5,989  | 6,062  | 6,155  | 6,188  | 6,301
| National Centre Party | Nicholas Wall | 13.5  | 5,228  | 5,297  | 6,053  | 8,935 |   |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent White | 9.1  | 3,506  | 3,560  | 3,912  |   |   |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | John Kiersey[*] | 7.3  | 2,827  | 2,856  |   |   |   |
| Labour | Thomas Ryan  | 2.2  | 834  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 45,770   Valid: 38,649   Quota: 7,730   Turnout: 84.4%

### 1932 general election

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1932 general election: Waterford[22][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Cumann na nGaedheal | William Redmond[*] | 20.8  | 7,276 |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding[*] | 16.7  | 5,835  | 6,935  | 7,020 |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 15.2  | 5,316  | 5,811  | 6,076  | 6,257
| Cumann na nGaedheal | John Kiersey | 13.4  | 4,691  | 4,984  | 8,494 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mansfield  | 13.0  | 4,548  | 5,087  | 5,336  | 5,554
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent White[*] | 11.9  | 4,165  | 4,654  |   |
| Labour | Daniel Foley  | 9.0  | 3,147  |   |   |
Electorate: 45,277   Valid: 34,978   Quota: 6,996   Turnout: 77.3%

### September 1927 general election

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September 1927 general election: Waterford[21][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
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1 | 2
| National League | William Redmond[*] | 20.6  | 6,623 |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little[*] | 20.1  | 6,434 |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding | 17.9  | 5,744  | 6,944
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent White[*] | 17.4  | 5,595  | 6,184
| Farmers' Party | Nicholas Wall | 14.3  | 4,583  | 5,156
| Independent | John Butler | 9.7  | 3,118  |
Electorate: 45,276   Valid: 32,097   Quota: 6,420   Turnout: 70.9%

### June 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election: Waterford[20][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| National League | William Redmond[*] | 24.3  | 7,687 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent White[*] | 12.1  | 3,806  | 4,036  | 4,073  | 4,835  | 4,920  | 5,067  | 5,102  | 5,456  | 7,157 |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Little | 11.9  | 3,769  | 3,832  | 3,867  | 3,894  | 3,951  | 4,026  | 5,417  | 5,778  | 5,902  | 5,935
| Sinn Féin | Caitlín Brugha[*] | 11.3  | 3,579  | 3,639  | 3,676  | 3,708  | 3,756  | 3,968  | 4,265  | 4,638  | 4,814  | 4,855
| Independent | John Butler | 8.0  | 2,534  | 2,678  | 2,712  | 2,909  | 3,035  | 3,487  | 3,649  | 4,000  | 4,370  | 4,598
| Farmers' Party | Nicholas Wall[*] | 6.9  | 2,187  | 2,361  | 2,372  | 2,466  | 3,261  | 3,556  | 3,719  | 3,854  |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Ryan  | 6.3  | 1,988  | 2,025  | 2,031  | 2,047  | 2,097  | 2,251  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Declan Conway  | 4.6  | 1,453  | 1,500  | 1,510  | 1,597  | 1,750  |   |   |   |   |
| Labour | Richard Keane  | 4.1  | 1,299  | 1,526  | 2,202  | 2,239  | 2,274  | 2,336  | 2,373  |   |   |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | James Daly  | 4.1  | 1,297  | 1,349  | 1,355  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Farmers' Party | Michael O'Brien  | 3.8  | 1,189  | 1,414  | 1,426  | 1,480  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Labour | Thomas Dunne  | 2.5  | 795  | 906  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 45,276   Valid: 31,583   Quota: 6,317   Turnout: 69.8%

### 1923 general election

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1923 general election: Waterford[19][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Republican | Caitlín Brugha | 25.4  | 8,265 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | William Redmond | 19.8  | 6,441  | 6,626 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent White[*] | 12.5  | 4,059  | 4,091  | 4,448  | 5,084  | 5,295  | 5,304  | 5,396  | 5,627
| Labour | James Baird | 9.8  | 3,186  | 3,703  | 3,734  | 3,829  | 3,845  | 3,870  |   |
| Farmers' Party | Nicholas Wall | 9.7  | 3,142  | 3,235  | 3,279  | 3,607  | 5,769  | 5,797  | 5,829  | 5,949
| Labour | John Butler[*] | 8.3  | 2,710  | 3,351  | 3,463  | 3,744  | 3,830  | 3,882  | 7,222 |
| Farmers' Party | Garrett Flavin  | 7.0  | 2,280  | 2,414  | 2,494  | 2,784  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Richard Keane  | 5.3  | 1,741  | 1,873  | 1,949  |   |   |   |   |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Brennock  | 2.3  | 735  | 754  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 45,849   Valid: 32,559   Quota: 6,512   Turnout: 71.0%

## See also

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* Dáil constituencies
* 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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