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Cork South-East (Dáil constituency)

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Cork South-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 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).

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Cork South-East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1948
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Cork
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History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935,[1] for the 1937 general election to the Dáil Éireann. It succeeded the old Cork East constituency. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cork South.[2]

Boundaries

It consisted of the district electoral divisions of:

"Ballincollig, Ballintemple, Ballycotton, Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Ballygarvan, Ballymartle, Ballynaglogh, Ballyspillane, Bishopstown, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrigaline (Cork), Carrigaline (Kinsale), Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Carrigtwohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Cobh Rural, Corkbeg, Cullen, Dangan, Douglas, Dripsey, Dunderrow, Dungourney, Farrenbrien, Firmount, Garryvoe, Glenville, Greenfort, Ightermurragh, Inch, Inishkenny, Killeagh (Cork), Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kinure, Knockantota, Knockraha, Lehenagh, Liscleary, Lisgoold, Matehy, Middleton Rural, Mogeely, Monkstown Rural, Nohaval, Ovens, Rathcooney, Riverstown, Rostellan, St. Mary's, Templebodan, Templebreedy, Templemichael, Templenacarriga and Whitechurch and the Urban Districts of Cobh, Midleton and Passage West in the administrative county of Cork".[1]

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South-East 1937–1948[3]
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DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th1937[4] Jeremiah Hurley
(Lab)
Martin Corry
(FF)
Brook Brasier
(FG)
10th1938[5]
11th1943[6] Thomas Looney
(Lab)
William Broderick
(FG)
12th1944[7] Seán McCarthy
(FF)
13th1948 Constituency abolished
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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

^ *: Outgoing TD

1944 general election

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1944 general election: Cork South-East[7][8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Martin Corry[*] 26.5 8,038        
Clann na Talmhan Patrick Lehane 18.1 5,484 5,516 5,635 5,913 6,399
Fine Gael William Broderick[*] 17.6 5,350 5,365 5,691 6,074 6,684
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 17.0 5,155 5,494 5,656 5,915 7,111
National Labour Party Thomas Looney[*] 10.2 3,087 3,120 3,336 3,888  
Labour Dan Desmond 5.4 1,636 1,653 2,275    
Labour David Barry 5.3 1,603 1,616      
Electorate: 44,356   Valid: 30,353   Quota: 7,589   Turnout: 68.4%  
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1943 general election

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1943 general election: Cork South-East[6][8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Martin Corry[*] 26.7 8,767          
Fine Gael William Broderick[*] 18.6 6,123 6,135 6,222 6,657 8,364  
Clann na Talmhan Patrick Lehane 13.7 4,499 4,523 4,571 4,870 5,215 5,909
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 10.3 3,374 3,794 3,915 4,413 4,640  
Labour Thomas Looney 8.4 2,755 2,776 4,568 5,374 5,585 6,355
Fine Gael Edmond Carey 8.0 2,644 2,654 2,697 2,882    
Independent John Hurley 7.5 2,481 2,525 2,650      
Labour Patrick O'Brien 6.8 2,248 2,261        
Electorate: 44,356   Valid: 32,891   Quota: 8,223   Turnout: 74.2%  
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1938 general election

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1938 general election: Cork South-East[5][8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fine Gael Brook Brasier[*] 26.8 8,535    
Fianna Fáil Martin Corry[*] 24.2 7,701 7,715 8,116
Labour Jeremiah Hurley[*] 18.4 5,872 5,908 7,587
Fianna Fáil Eoin O'Mahony 16.2 5,175 5,187 5,710
Fine Gael Edmond Carey 14.4 4,597 5,099  
Electorate: 41,655   Valid: 31,880   Quota: 7,971   Turnout: 76.5%  
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1937 general election

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1937 general election: Cork South-East[4][8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fine Gael Brook Brasier 27.7 8,594    
Fianna Fáil Martin Corry[*] 24.4 7,567 10,134  
Labour Jeremiah Hurley 21.7 6,720 7,261 8,958
Fine Gael William Broderick[*] 15.5 4,818 4,926 5,010
Fianna Fáil Michael Leahy 10.7 3,315    
Electorate: 41,669   Valid: 31,014   Quota: 7,754   Turnout: 74.4%  
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