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Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)

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Cork South-Central
Dáilconstituency
Outline map
Location of Cork South-Central within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1981
Seats
  • 5 (1981–2016)
  • 4 (2016–)
  • 5 (Next–)
TDs
  • Simon Coveney(FG)
  • Micheál Martin(FF)
  • Michael McGrath(FF)
  • Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire(SF)
Local government area
EP constituencySouth

Cork South-Centralis aparliamentary constituencyrepresented inDáil Éireann,the lower house of the Irish parliament orOireachtas.The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála,commonly known as TDs) on the system ofproportional representationby means of thesingle transferable vote(PR-STV).

History and boundaries[edit]

The constituency was created under theElectoral (Amendment) Act 1980and first used at the1981 general election,taking in parts of the formerCork CityandCork Midconstituencies. It is a mixed urban-rural constituency encompassing the south of Cork City, county towns and a rural hinterland. It encompasses the electoral areas ofCork Citysouth of the river Lee, together with most of theCarrigalineelectoral area ofCounty Cork,including theRingaskiddyandPassage Westareas.[1]

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of theElectoral Commissionrecommended that at thenext general election,Cork South-Central be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory fromCork North-Central.[2][3]

For the next general election, theElectoral (Amendment) Act 2023defines the constituency as:[4]

"The city of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork North-Central and Cork North-West;

and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of:

Carrigaline, Monkstown Urban, in the formerRural District of Cork;

and those parts contained in the county of Cork of the electoral divisions of:

Ballygarvan, Douglas, Inishkenny, Monkstown Rural, in the formerRural District of Cork;
Carrigaline, Kilpatrick, Liscleary, Templebreedy, in the formerRural District of Kinsale."
Changes to the Cork South-Central constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1981–1992 5 Thecounty borough of Cork,except the part in the constituency ofCork North-Central;
and, in the county of Cork, thedistrict electoral divisionsof[5][6]

Ballincollig, Ballygarvan, Bishopstown, Carrigaline, Douglas, Dunderrow, Inishkenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban, Ovens in the formerRural Districtof Cork;

Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Ballymartle, Carrigaline, Cullen, Farranbrien, Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kinure, Liscleary, Nohaval, Templebreedy, Templemichael, in the formerRural District of Kinsale.
1992–2002 5 The county borough of Cork, except the part in the constituency of Cork North-Central;
and, in the county of Cork, the district electoral divisions of[7][8]

Ballincollig, Ballygarvan, Bishopstown, Carrigaline, Douglas, Dunderrow, Inishkenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban, Ovens in the formerRural District of Cork;

Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Carrigaline, Cullen, Farranbrien, Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kinure, Liscleary, Nohaval, Templebreedy in the formerRural District of Kinsale.
 Wards of Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B and Bishopstown C transferred to Cork North-Central;

district electoral divisions of Ballymartle and Templemichael transferred toCork South-West.[9][10]

2002–2007 5 The city of Cork, except the part in the constituency of Cork North-Central;
and, in the county of Cork, theelectoral divisionsof[11]

Ballincollig, Ballygarvan, Bishopstown, Carrigaline, Douglas, Dunderrow, Inishkenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban in the formerRural District of Cork;

Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Carrigaline, Cullen, Farranbrien, Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kinure, Liscleary, Nohaval, Templebreedy in the formerRural District of Kinsale.
 Electoral divisions of Evergreen, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Tramore A and Turners Cross A transferred to Cork North-Central;

Electoral division of Ovens transferred toCork North-West.[12]

2007–2016 5 The city of Cork, except the part in the constituency of Cork North-Central;
and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of[13][14]

Ballygarvan, Bishopstown, Carrigaline, Douglas, Iniskenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban in the formerRural District of Cork;

Carrigaline, Kilpatrick, Liscleary, Templebreedy in the formerRural District of Kinsale.
 Electoral divisions of Ballinlough A, Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, City Hall A, City Hall B, Evergreen, Gillabbey A, Gilabbey B, Gilabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke, South Gate, South Gate B, Tramore A and Turner's Cross A transferred from Cork North-Central;

Electoral divisions of Dunderrow, Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Cullen, Farranbrien, Kilmonoge, Kinure and Nohaval transferred to Cork South-West;

Electoral division of Ballincollig transferred to Cork North-West.[15][16]

2016– 4 The city of Cork, except the part in the constituency of Cork North-Central;
and, in the county of Cork, theelectoral divisionsof[17][1]

Ballygarvan, Carrigaline, Douglas, Iniskenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban, and the townland of Ballinaspig in the electoral division of Bishopstown (part) in the formerRural District of Cork;

Carrigaline, Kilpatrick, Liscleary, Templebreedy in the formerRural District of Kinsale.
 Electoral divisions of Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke and the townland of Inchigaggin transferred to Cork North-Central.[18]

TDs[edit]

Teachtaí Dála(TDs) for Cork South-Central 1981–[19]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[20] Eileen Desmond
(Lab) 		Gene Fitzgerald
(FF) 		Pearse Wyse
(FF) 		Hugh Coveney
(FG) 		Peter Barry
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[21] Jim Corr
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[22] Hugh Coveney
(FG)
25th 1987[23] Toddy O'Sullivan
(Lab) 		John Dennehy
(FF) 		Batt O'Keeffe
(FF) 		Pearse Wyse
(PDs)
26th 1989[24] Micheál Martin
(FF)
27th 1992[25] Batt O'Keeffe
(FF) 		Pat Cox
(PDs)
1994 by-election[26] Hugh Coveney
(FG)
28th 1997[27] John Dennehy
(FF) 		Deirdre Clune
(FG)
1998 by-election[28] Simon Coveney
(FG)
29th 2002[29] Dan Boyle
(GP)
30th 2007[30] Ciarán Lynch
(Lab) 		Michael McGrath
(FF) 		Deirdre Clune
(FG)
31st 2011[31] Jerry Buttimer
(FG)
32nd 2016[32] Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
(SF) 		4 seats
since 2016
33rd 2020[33]

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[edit]

2020 general election[edit]

2020 general election:Cork South-Central[33][34][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 24.6 14,057
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 19.3 11,023 11,197 11,234 11,297 11,360 11,505
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 16.3 9,327 9,408 9,439 9,465 9,525 9,720 9,847 12,170
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 16.2 9,236 9,499 9,527 9,576 9,636 9,775 10,350 10,809
Green Lorna Bogue 9.4 5,379 5,787 5,833 5,931 6,448 7,184 7,537 9,179
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 4.9 2,828 2,869 2,882 2,897 2,926 3,066 3,112
Solidarity–PBP Bobby Murray Walsh[n 1] 1.3 764 1,360 1,466 1,651 1,977 2,120 2,377
Aontú Anna Daly 2.4 1,350 1,495 1,565 1,664 1,736 1,821
Labour Ciara Kennedy 2.2 1,263 1,404 1,424 1,490 1,707
Social Democrats Patricia O'Dwyer 1.9 1,077 1,311 1,367 1,439
Independent Paudie Dineen 0.8 429 697 898
Independent William O'Brien 0.4 202 381
Independent John Donohoe 0.2 103 145
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.2 102 158
Electorate:90,916Valid:57,140Spoilt:317Quota:11,429Turnout:63.2%
  1. ^People Before Profit,SolidarityandRISEcontested this election asSolidarity–People Before Profit,so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Murray Walsh was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election[edit]

2016 general election:Cork South-Central[36][37][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 21.2 11,795
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 20.4 11,346
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 14.3 7,965 8,180 8,233 8,241 8,293 8,303 8,468 8,527 8,591 9,315 10,372
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 12.5 6,986 7,090 7,122 7,152 7,257 7,414 7,524 7,877 8,366 8,526 10,653
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 11.5 6,419 6,498 6,530 6,532 6,568 6,582 6,701 6,727 6,786 7,843 9,117
Independent Mick Finn 4.3 2,378 2,423 2,446 2,454 2,528 2,583 2,686 2,869 3,199 3,356
Green Lorna Bogue 3.7 2,064 2,095 2,108 2,114 2,183 2,243 2,364 2,452 2,930 3,291
Labour Ciarán Lynch 4.3 2,417 2,462 2,478 2,481 2,504 2,513 2,574 2,611 2,685
AAA–PBP Fiona Ryan 1.7 937 954 960 976 1,037 1,492 1,592 1,882
Independent Diarmuid Ó Cadhla 1.6 869 885 891 941 1,047 1,107 1,188
Renua Ciarán Kenneally 1.6 887 931 944 951 990 1,014
AAA–PBP Jim O'Connell 1.4 795 810 815 829 880
Independent Joe Harris 0.6 350 371 376 388
Independent Elizabeth Hourihane 0.5 304 327 329 333
Independent Michael Mohally 0.3 170 173 176
Electorate:84,482Valid:55,682Spoilt:404Quota:11,137Turnout:66.4%

2011 general election[edit]

2011 general election:Cork South-Central[31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 16.7 10,715
Labour Ciarán Lynch 13.2 8,481 8,484 8,516 8,543 8,593 8,810 9,218 9,921 12,565
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 14.8 9,447 9,450 9,471 9,521 9,558 9,712 9,976 10,169 10,531 10,872
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 11.1 7,128 7,130 7,150 7,173 7,194 7,327 7,553 7,822 8,032 8,410 13,096
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 11.3 7,221 7,248 7,274 7,327 7,350 7,484 7,635 7,911 8,120 8,393 9,025 10,023
Sinn Féin Chris O'Leary 8.2 5,250 5,251 5,291 5,319 5,414 5,688 5,796 6,463 6,719 7,268 7,640 8,187
Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 8.8 5,650 5,652 5,672 5,689 5,709 5,803 5,982 6,124 6,364 6,690
Labour Paula Desmond 5.3 3,388 3,389 3,412 3,455 3,499 3,609 3,877 4,127
Independent Mick Finn 3.7 2,386 2,387 2,440 2,540 2,597 2,882 2,960
Green Dan Boyle 2.6 1,640 1,641 1,650 1,672 1,708 1,800
New Vision David McCarthy 1.4 880 880 917 952 1,037
Independent Ted Neville 0.8 523 523 547 581 639
Independent Diarmaid Ó Cadhla 0.8 508 508 531 563
Independent Seán Dunphy 0.7 448 448 481
Independent Eric Isherwood 0.3 193 193
Independent Finbarr O'Driscoll 0.1 92 92
Independent Gerard Linehan 0.1 90 90
Electorate:90,044Valid:64,040Spoilt:624 (1.0%)Quota:10,674Turnout:64,664 (71.8%)

2007 general election[edit]

2007 general election:Cork South-Central[30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 19.0 11,226
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 16.7 9,866
Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 9.7 5,739 5,843 5,941 6,447 8,565 9,875
Labour Ciarán Lynch 9.2 5,466 5,566 5,730 6,528 7,285 9,851
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 9.9 5,863 5,960 6,058 6,451 8,042 9,363
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 8.6 5,062 5,810 5,921 7,087 7,448 8,067
Green Dan Boyle 8.4 4,945 5,057 5,263 6,318 6,994
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 8.8 5,180 5,242 5,337 5,760
Sinn Féin Henry Cremin 5.1 3,020 3,054 3,198
Progressive Democrats John Minihan 2.7 1,596 1,706 1,807
Immigration Control Ted Neville 1.4 804 814
Independent Gerard Linehan 0.2 155 156
Independent Morgan Stack 0.2 116 118
Independent Maurice Fitzgerald 0.1 30 31
Electorate:91,090Valid:59,068Spoilt:592 (0.9%)Quota:9,845Turnout:59,660 (65.5%)

2002 general election[edit]

2002 general election:Cork South-Central[29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 26.7 14,742
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 9.4 5,183 5,757 5,793 5,906 6,038 6,634 11,573
Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 11.9 6,556 8,224 8,279 8,393 8,694 8,897 9,112 9,331
Green Dan Boyle 9.0 4,952 5,394 5,506 5,766 6,334 7,761 8,304 9,317
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 10.0 5,533 7,256 7,295 7,697 8,061 8,281 8,480 8,684 8,766 8,789
Independent Kathy Sinnott 9.0 4,984 5,393 5,491 5,909 6,450 7,215 7,724 8,654 8,696 8,783
Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 10.0 5,535 5,848 5,886 5,982 6,075 6,593
Labour Brendan Ryan 5.9 3,282 3,461 3,509 3,743 3,966
Sinn Féin Tom Hanlon 3.7 2,063 2,176 2,254 2,480
Independent Con O'Connell 3.3 1,821 1,914 2,004
Immigration Control Ted Neville 0.7 372 383
Socialist Workers Michael O'Sullivan 0.4 217 227
Electorate:89,646Valid:55,240Spoilt:545 (0.9%)Quota:9,207Turnout:55,785 (62.2%)

1998 by-election[edit]

Following the death of Fine Gael TDHugh Coveney,a by-election was held on 23 October 1998. It was won by theFine GaelcandidateSimon Coveney,son of the deceased TD.

1998 by-election:Cork South-Central[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 37.7 16,212 16,720 23,230
Fianna Fáil Sinead Behan 29.4 12,658 13,372 16,379
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 19.0 8,171 8,689
Green Dan Boyle 8.1 3,461 4,017
Sinn Féin Henry Cremin 2.7 1,158
Progressive Democrats Peter Kelly 2.3 971
Independent Benny Cooney 0.5 197
Natural Law Brian McEnery 0.4 150
Independent Jim Tallon 0.1 29
Electorate:87,606Valid:43,007Quota:21,504Turnout:49.1%

1997 general election[edit]

1997 general election:Cork South-Central[27][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 17.5 9,652
Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 17.2 9,524
Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 13.2 7,279 7,462 7,478 7,585 7,812 8,419 9,194
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 11.9 6,524 6,682 6,694 6,788 6,938 7,118 7,851 8,124 8,975
Fine Gael Deirdre Clune 8.4 4,602 4,622 4,781 4,860 5,009 5,196 5,476 7,274 8,469
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 8.9 4,908 4,933 4,979 5,090 5,229 5,410 5,512 6,054 7,636
Green Dan Boyle 6.6 3,622 3,650 3,666 4,051 4,375 4,588 4,884 5,184
Fine Gael Sylvester Cotter 4.9 2,701 2,712 2,794 2,853 2,935 3,048 3,182
Progressive Democrats Tom Coughlan 4.2 2,304 2,339 2,347 2,400 2,473 2,536
Independent Derry Canty 2.7 1,497 1,501 1,505 1,540 1,719
Independent Matty O'Callaghan 2.3 1,254 1,263 1,268 1,444
Independent Tim Murphy 1.2 663 665 666
Independent Seán P. Twomey 0.4 215 216 217
Natural Law Nora Anne Luck 0.3 182 183 183
Independent Séan Ahern 0.2 112 113 113
Electorate:84,288Valid:55,039Spoilt:362 (0.7%)Quota:9,174Turnout:55,401 (65.7%)

1994 by-election[edit]

Following the resignation of Progressive Democrats TDPat Coxafter his election to theEuropean Parliament,a by-election was held on 10 November 1994. It was won by theFine GaelcandidateHugh Coveney.

1994 by-election:Cork South-Central[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 31.2 13,128 13,224 13,539 14,337 14,810 19,396
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 31.6 13,316 13,423 13,832 14,040 14,683 17,421
Green Dan Boyle 15.8 6,677 6,982 7,453 7,928 8,437
Independent Brendan Ryan 6.2 2,618 2,853 3,074 3,268 3,561
Labour Joe O'Flynn 4.6 1,940 2,022 2,073 2,144
Progressive Democrats Alan Ellard 4.1 1,719 1,789 1,873
Christian Solidarity Catherine Kelly 4.0 1,704 1,764
Workers' Party Sean McCarthy 1.9 813
Natural Law Brian McEnery 0.5 219
Electorate:78,420Valid:42,134Quota:21,068Turnout:53.7%

1992 general election[edit]

1992 general election:Cork South-Central[25][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 18.0 9,662
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 14.8 7,939 7,994 8,001 8,010 8,026 8,082 8,148 8,267 8,400 8,493 8,971
Fine Gael Peter Barry 9.4 5,020 5,099 5,099 5,105 5,111 5,133 5,146 5,180 5,286 6,157 6,261 6,262 6,721 7,088 9,408
Progressive Democrats Pat Cox 12.5 6,720 6,816 6,824 6,829 6,839 6,868 6,884 6,953 7,134 7,436 7,545 7,546 8,100 8,842 9,400
Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 10.3 5,532 5,566 5,569 5,570 5,579 5,588 5,638 5,709 5,754 5,792 6,128 6,146 6,549 6,762 6,985
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 7.3 3,925 3,951 3,953 3,955 3,961 3,983 4,027 4,081 4,122 4,138 4,736 4,750 4,986 5,309 5,733
Fine Gael Denis (Dino) Cregan 5.5 2,925 3,003 3,004 3,007 3,014 3,081 3,110 3,148 3,222 3,715 3,761 3,762 3,999 4,552
Democratic Left Kathleen Lynch 4.7 2,539 2,720 2,732 2,737 2,780 2,937 3,032 3,056 3,395 3,436 3,470 3,471 3,807
Independent Liam Hurley 4.2 2,239 2,278 2,281 2,292 2,304 2,339 2,404 2,482 2,651 2,685 2,974 2,976
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 3.6 1,941 1,952 1,955 1,962 1,965 1,967 1,983 2,030 2,058 2,081
Fine Gael Jim Corr 3.4 1,828 1,859 1,860 1,863 1,867 1,872 1,881 1,911 1,975
Green Dan Boyle 2.2 1,166 1,205 1,219 1,227 1,246 1,281 1,378 1,462
Independent John Weldon 1.3 697 703 706 729 734 773 795
Sinn Féin Liam Burke 1.1 592 598 599 599 610 633
Independent Con O'Connell 1.0 526 540 554 560 592
Workers' Party Jerry McCarthy 0.3 172 196 197 198
Independent Seán P. Twomey 0.2 87 93 105
Independent Nora-Anne Luck 0.2 85 89
Electorate:76,141Valid:53,595Spoilt:712 (1.3%)Quota:8,933Turnout:54,307 (71.3%)

1989 general election[edit]

1989 general election:Cork South-Central[24][40][41]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Peter Barry 14.5 7,791 7,975 8,178 8,360 12,843
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 12.2 6,564 6,612 7,294 7,685 7,917 8,074 8,458
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 11.8 6,300 6,393 6,534 9,092
Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 11.2 6,012 6,068 6,754 6,882 7,020 7,130 7,388
Fine Gael Jim Corr 11.0 5,899 6,109 6,233 6,421
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 10.4 5,586 5,638 7,134 7,372 7,552 7,660 8,017
Progressive Democrats Pearse Wyse 10.3 5,527 6,490 6,684 7,171 8,323 11,825
Workers' Party Kathleen Lynch 8.3 4,457 4,533 4,611
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 6.8 3,652 3,731
Progressive Democrats John Kevin Coleman 3.1 1,679
Independent William Fitzsimon 0.3 150
Electorate:78,385Valid:53,617Quota:8,937Turnout:68.4%

1987 general election[edit]

1987 general election:Cork South-Central[23][42][43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Progressive Democrats Pearse Wyse 19.4 10,935
Fine Gael Peter Barry 13.0 7,328 7,449 7,570 7,695 7,960 8,089 8,207 9,343 9,541
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 10.8 6,099 6,185 6,264 6,318 6,425 6,738 8,471 8,831 12,113
Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 8.8 4,926 5,023 5,117 5,245 5,530 5,637 5,717 7,052 7,408 7,500
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 8.6 4,862 5,045 5,159 5,337 5,607 6,607 6,922 7,673 7,952 8,069
Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 7.9 4,437 4,507 4,552 4,585 4,641 4,763 5,713 6,034 7,184 9,711
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 7.7 4,305 4,367 4,403 4,514 4,721 4,935 5,475 5,723
Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin 6.4 3,619 3,710 3,754 3,811 3,909 4,219
Progressive Democrats Owen Curtin 5.5 3,112 3,295 4,245 4,424 4,775 5,036 5,168
Workers' Party Kathleen Lynch 4.2 2,349 2,539 2,566 2,791 2,940
Independent Charles Hennessy 2.8 1,585 1,739 1,762 1,967
Independent Mary Dunphy 2.2 1,229 1,377 1,402
Independent Sean Beausang 1.3 756
Independent Bernie Murphy 0.8 441
Independent Cornelius O'Donovan 0.4 245
Independent Michael T. Murphy 0.1 31
Electorate:75,322Valid:56,259Quota:9,377Turnout:74.7%

November 1982 general election[edit]

November 1982 general election:Cork South-Central[22][44][45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Peter Barry 19.2 9,472
Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 17.5 8,673
Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 15.4 7,604 8,615
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 14.4 7,136 7,149 7,364 7,367 7,660 7,813 8,048
Labour Eileen Desmond 13.1 6,496 6,577 6,620 6,675 6,878 7,415 8,473
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 6.8 3,375 3,387 3,471 3,473 3,758 3,875 4,003
Fine Gael Tomás Ryan 5.4 2,689 2,777 2,787 3,093 3,162 3,468 3,619
Workers' Party Noel Power 3.0 1,485 1,490 1,499 1,501 1,755 1,964
Independent Owen Casey 2.6 1,307 1,323 1,329 1,333 1,444
Fianna Fáil Valentine Jago 0.9 447 448 507 508
Irish Republican Socialist Jim Lane 0.8 398 400 403 403
Democratic Socialist Garry O'Sullivan 0.8 369 370 372 372
Electorate:67,062Valid:49,451Quota:8,242Turnout:73.7%

February 1982 general election[edit]

February 1982 general election:Cork South-Central[21][46]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 16.7 8,092
Fine Gael Peter Barry 16.6 8,062 8,089
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 15.5 7,500 7,562 7,625 8,093
Fine Gael Jim Corr 11.9 5,769 5,862 6,297 6,846 10,297
Labour Eileen Desmond 13.4 6,494 6,613 6,907 7,287 8,399
Fianna Fáil Donal Coleman 9.7 4,688 4,732 4,764 5,060 5,209
Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 8.7 4,210 4,246 4,558 4,780
Independent Mary Kelly 3.9 1,929 2,057 2,090
Fine Gael Denis Cregan 2.4 1,168 1,192
Independent Declan Murphy 1.2 564
Electorate:64,507Valid:48,476Spoilt:347 (0.7%)Quota:8,080Turnout:48,823 (75.7%)

1981 general election[edit]

1981 general election:Cork South-Central[20][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Peter Barry 18.1 9,010
Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 15.7 7,819 7,827 8,533
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 15.8 7,889 7,898 8,295 8,413
Labour Eileen Desmond 13.9 6,961 7,001 7,261 7,273 7,861 8,900
Fine Gael Hugh Coveney 10.6 5,274 5,492 5,629 5,638 6,256 6,647 6,946
Fine Gael Jim Corr 9.4 4,705 5,055 5,153 5,158 5,958 6,364 6,571
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 7.7 3,821 3,831 4,439 4,503 4,602
Fine Gael Denis Cregan 4.2 2,109 2,155 2,206 2,210
Fianna Fáil Chrissie Ahern 3.9 1,988 1,993
Independent Sean Twomey 0.7 358 359
Electorate:64,507Valid:49,934Spoilt:399 (0.8%)Quota:8,323Turnout:50,333 (78.0%)

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