Kerry (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1923–1937, 2016–present)
Kerry is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas , since the 2016 general election . The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). Another constituency of the same name existed between 1923 and 1937.
History and boundaries
1923–1937
The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923 , and first used at the 1923 general election to elect the 4th Dáil . It replaced the Kerry–Limerick West constituency which was used to elect the 2nd Dáil and the 3rd Dáil . It consisted of the administrative county of Kerry .[ 1] The constituency elected 7 deputies.
It was abolished by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 and the new Kerry South and Kerry North constituencies were created. They were first used at the 1937 general election for the 9th Dáil .
Since 2016
The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Kerry be created.[ 2] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[ 3]
It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 .[ 4] The new constituency replaces the constituencies of Kerry North–West Limerick and Kerry South . It comprises the whole of County Kerry with the Limerick part of the Kerry North–West Limerick transferred to Limerick County .
The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[ 4]
"The county of Kerry."
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election .[ 5]
TDs
TDs 1923–1937
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.
TDs since 2016
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
2020 general election
2020 general election : Kerry[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 13]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
Michael Healy-Rae
21.6
16,818
Sinn Féin
Pa Daly
20.3
15,733
Fine Gael
Brendan Griffin
13.3
10,296
10,838
11,073
11,261
12,255
14,703
Independent
Danny Healy-Rae
11.2
8,663
10,604
11,333
12,090
12,664
13,000
Fianna Fáil
Norma Foley
8.8
6,856
7,271
7,647
7,934
9,111
9,593
10,128
11,989
Fianna Fáil
John Brassil
7.0
5,431
5,665
5,844
6,089
6,748
7,230
7,682
8,655
Green
Cleo Murphy
5.3
4,122
4,273
4,808
5,263
5,604
5,811
6,229
Fine Gael
Mike Kennelly
5.1
3,974
4,153
4,278
4,379
4,419
Fianna Fáil
Norma Moriarty
4.9
3,767
4,049
4,145
4,217
Aontú
Sonny Foran
1.4
1,109
1,180
1,404
Irish Freedom
John Bowler
0.6
473
501
640
Independent
Ted Cronin
0.5
391
417
544
Independent
Sean O'Leary
0.1
33
37
60
Electorate: 116,885 Valid: 77,666 Spoilt: 543 (0.7%) Quota: 12,945 Turnout: 66.9%
2020 opinion poll
2016 general election
2016 general election : Kerry[ 19] [ 20] [ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Independent
Michael Healy-Rae
25.7
20,378
Independent
Danny Healy-Rae
12.6
9,991
13,826
Fine Gael
Brendan Griffin
12.2
9,674
10,381
10,520
10,608
10,661
10,827
10,999
11,223
11,396
12,545
14,050
Sinn Féin
Martin Ferris
11.9
9,458
10,098
10,214
10,321
10,364
10,418
10,490
10,583
11,722
12,184
12,964
Fianna Fáil
John Brassil
10.3
8,156
8,642
8,719
8,764
8,957
9,005
9,137
9,242
9,495
11,955
12,792
Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan
8.2
6,489
6,827
6,872
6,901
6,944
7,168
7,257
7,326
7,630
7,849
9,779
Labour
Arthur Spring
6.1
4,813
5,011
5,036
5,067
5,093
5,281
5,356
5,601
5,887
6,139
Fianna Fáil
Norma Moriarty
5.5
4,348
4,893
5,012
5,032
5,081
5,114
5,172
5,252
5,392
Independent
Michael O'Gorman
1.6
1,236
1,364
1,380
1,487
1,529
1,536
1,589
1,674
AAA–PBP
Brian Finucane
1.2
981
1,046
1,058
1,129
1,161
1,169
1,261
1,429
Green
Michael Fitzgerald
1.3
1,011
1,050
1,059
1,085
1,123
1,135
1,222
Renua
Donal Corcoran
0.9
716
769
780
801
886
900
Fine Gael
Grace O'Donnell
1.0
776
817
827
836
854
Independent
Mary Fitzgibbon
0.8
635
690
707
752
Independent
Kevin Murphy
0.6
464
491
505
Independent
Henry Gaynor
0.2
147
155
158
Electorate: 112,751 Valid: 79,273 Spoilt: 476 (0.6%) Quota: 13,213 Turnout: 79,749 (70.7%)
1933 general election
1933 general election : Kerry[ 11] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Kissane
15.2
10,238
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
14.4
9,694
Fianna Fáil
John Flynn
13.9
9,372
Fianna Fáil
Denis Daly
12.3
8,290
9,558
Fianna Fáil
Frederick Crowley
11.9
8,039
8,439
Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch
9.7
6,578
6,600
6,825
7,698
8,056
8,083
Cumann na nGaedheal
John O'Sullivan
9.3
6,259
6,265
6,510
7,415
7,746
7,749
Cumann na nGaedheal
Con Brosnan
8.7
5,867
5,938
6,187
7,362
7,610
7,636
National Centre Party
Edmond O'Connor
4.7
3,141
3,177
3,629
Electorate: 83,371 Valid: 67,478 Quota: 8,435 Turnout: 80.9%
1932 general election
1932 general election : Kerry[ 10] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
John Flynn
12.7
7,638
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Kissane
12.2
7,364
7,459
8,386
Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch
10.4
6,266
7,412
8,067
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
11.5
6,930
7,062
7,733
Fianna Fáil
Frederick Crowley
11.8
7,134
7,306
7,675
Fianna Fáil
Thomas O'Reilly
11.1
6,691
6,923
7,273
7,635
Cumann na nGaedheal
John O'Sullivan
9.4
5,686
6,340
7,146
7,181
7,480
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Crowley
7.7
4,644
5,200
6,072
6,265
6,490
Farmers' Party
Patrick Trant
7.5
4,548
4,854
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Moore
5.7
3,409
Electorate: 79,465 Valid: 60,310 Quota: 7,539 Turnout: 75.9%
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Kerry[ 9] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch
12.3
6,866
7,108
Cumann na nGaedheal
John O'Sullivan
11.3
6,296
6,373
7,958
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Crowley
10.1
5,651
5,841
6,114
8,754
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
11.1
6,190
6,309
6,579
6,938
7,073
Fianna Fáil
William O'Leary
10.7
5,993
6,378
6,508
6,720
6,860
6,966
Fianna Fáil
Frederick Crowley
10.3
5,762
5,784
6,040
6,189
6,221
6,401
Fianna Fáil
Thomas O'Reilly
10.8
6,039
6,044
6,166
6,250
6,269
6,314
Fianna Fáil
Michael O'Donnell
9.0
5,027
5,066
5,157
5,341
5,422
5,477
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Slattery
6.2
3,473
3,639
4,052
Farmers' Party
Patrick O'Shea
5.2
2,903
3,300
Farmers' Party
Maurice Lawlor
3.0
1,691
Electorate: 78,540 Valid: 55,891 Quota: 6,987 Turnout: 71.2%
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Kerry[ 8] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch
10.2
5,483
5,512
5,576
5,605
5,638
5,682
5,704
6,181
6,765
Sinn Féin
Austin Stack
9.5
5,140
5,185
5,225
5,338
5,462
5,563
5,668
5,716
5,805
5,955
7,511
Cumann na nGaedheal
John O'Sullivan
8.5
4,569
4,577
4,607
4,677
4,708
4,754
4,897
5,210
5,498
6,563
6,669
6,682
7,161
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Crowley
7.9
4,246
4,253
4,268
4,313
4,331
4,663
4,707
4,885
5,408
5,518
5,558
5,571
5,826
5,933
6,584
Fianna Fáil
William O'Leary
7.1
3,849
3,864
3,897
3,919
4,002
4,113
4,172
4,188
4,591
4,654
5,250
5,531
5,884
5,902
6,251
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
6.0
3,207
3,259
3,369
3,434
3,534
3,671
3,878
3,948
4,032
4,222
4,564
4,831
5,546
5,575
6,133
Fianna Fáil
Thomas O'Reilly
8.3
4,492
4,493
4,510
4,561
4,593
4,608
4,625
4,628
4,636
4,765
4,904
4,977
5,108
5,121
5,325
Fianna Fáil
Frederick Crowley
6.3
3,370
3,381
3,392
3,554
3,575
3,630
3,659
3,690
3,736
3,945
4,035
4,111
4,403
4,418
4,935
Farmers' Party
Patrick O'Shea
4.1
2,205
2,207
2,275
2,355
2,372
2,399
3,168
3,253
3,366
3,919
4,053
4,067
4,223
4,272
Labour
Patrick Casey
4.0
2,141
2,266
2,283
2,401
2,876
2,919
2,969
3,133
3,269
3,404
3,541
3,579
Fianna Fáil
Michael O'Donnell
5.5
2,975
2,980
3,064
3,085
3,115
3,165
3,192
3,271
3,303
3,359
Independent
Eugene O'Sullivan
4.5
2,405
2,414
2,451
2,565
2,589
2,675
2,751
2,830
2,926
Cumann na nGaedheal
Florence Harty
3.8
2,063
2,089
2,110
2,119
2,149
2,198
2,247
2,590
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Dennehy
3.2
1,749
1,795
1,817
1,836
1,867
1,884
1,977
Farmers' Party
Charles Roche
3.0
1,637
1,644
1,682
1,695
1,713
1,746
Independent
William McElligott
2.1
1,109
1,131
1,166
1,187
1,208
Labour
Diarmuid O'Leary
2.0
1,054
1,082
1,106
1,116
Independent
Kate Breen
1.8
978
983
994
Farmers' Party
John Kavanagh
1.4
729
741
Clann Éireann
Eamon Horan
0.9
484
Electorate: 78,540 Valid: 53,885 Quota: 6,736 Turnout: 68.6%
1923 general election
1923 general election : Kerry[ 7] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Republican
Austin Stack
18.8
10,333
Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch
16.4
8,982
Republican
Tom McEllistrim
13.3
7,277
Republican
Thomas O'Donoghue
8.0
4,414
5,839
5,862
6,018
6,038
6,141
6,162
6,232
6,363
6,514
6,972
Cumann na nGaedheal
John O'Sullivan
6.9
3,759
3,807
4,500
4,508
4,524
4,607
5,167
5,428
5,542
6,087
6,759
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Crowley
6.9
3,759
3,773
4,321
4,323
4,468
4,519
5,304
5,486
5,588
5,992
6,648
Republican
Patrick Cahill
4.9
2,708
4,144
4,152
4,315
4,324
4,498
4,524
4,609
4,891
5,170
5,955
Farmers' Party
Denis Brosnan
5.8
3,182
3,254
3,344
3,361
3,388
3,507
3,569
4,629
4,884
5,224
5,468
Labour
Patrick Casey
4.2
2,329
2,447
2,481
2,496
2,543
2,733
2,860
2,942
4,060
4,324
Independent
Thomas O'Donnell
3.0
1,640
1,727
1,809
1,822
1,846
1,997
2,131
2,317
2,390
Labour
Cormack Walsh
3.6
1,974
2,030
2,062
2,071
2,091
2,155
2,181
2,218
Farmers' Party
John O'Neill
3.1
1,674
1,781
1,868
1,879
1,892
2,021
2,128
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Dennehy
2.4
1,308
1,324
1,805
1,807
1,837
1,940
Independent
Jeremiah McSweeney
2.0
1,124
1,203
1,243
1,267
1,289
Independent
Edward J. Gleeson
0.7
382
401
409
410
Electorate: 90,156 Valid: 54,845 Quota: 6,856 Turnout: 60.8%
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