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Template:Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox Cork City North West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election to Dáil Éireann. The old Cork Borough constituency was divided into the new constituencies of Cork City North West and Cork City South East. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, when the Cork City North West and Cork City South East constituencies were replaced by the new constituency of Cork City.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the north western parts of Cork city and suburbs.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork City North West 1969–1977
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969 Jack Lynch
(FF) 		Seán French
(FF) 		Liam Burke
(FG)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Cork City

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

1973 general election

1973 general election: Cork City North West
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 12,427 45.9 1
Fianna Fáil Seán French 2,691 10.0 2
Fine Gael Liam Burke 4,624 17.1 3
Independent Samuel Allen 2,630 9.7
Labour Patrick Kerrigan 2,425 9.0
Fine Gael Vincent O'Connell 1,916 7.1
Independent Sean Twomey 338 1.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,051   Quota: 6,763   Turnout: ?

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  2. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  3. "General election 1969: Cork City North West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  4. ^ "General election 1973: Cork City North West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 February 2009.

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