Cork City North West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

{{Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox |Name = Cork City North–West |Entity = |Map = |Created = 1969 |Abolished = 1977 |Seats = 3 |Counties = [[County Cork]] }} '''Cork City North–West''' was a [[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] parliament or [[Oireachtas]] from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|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 [[Irish general election, 1969|1969 general election]] to Dáil Éireann. The old [[Cork Borough (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork Borough]] constituency was divided into the new constituencies of Cork City North–West and [[Cork City South–East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|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 (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork City]]. == Boundaries == The constituency comprised the north western parts of [[Cork (city)|Cork city]] and suburbs. == TDs == {{Irish TD table begin |constituency = Cork City North–West |maxTDs = 3 |start = 1969 |end = 1977 |refs = |Fianna Fáil |Fine Gael }} {{Irish TD table Dáil |dailnum = 19 |refs = }} {{Irish TD table TD with party link |name = [[Jack Lynch]] |elections = 2 |party = Fianna Fáil }} {{Irish TD table TD with party link |name = [[Seán French (born 1931)|Seán French]] |elections = 2 |party = Fianna Fáil }} {{Irish TD table TD with party link |name = [[Liam Burke]] |elections = 2 |party = Fine Gael }} {{Irish TD table Dáil |dailnum = 20 |refs = }} {{Irish TD table end |dailnum = 21 |maxTDs = 3 |comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Cork City (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork City]] }} === 1973 general election === {{STV Election box begin |title = [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]: Cork City North–West }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = '''[[Jack Lynch]]''' |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 45.9 |votes = 12,427 |seat = 1 |count = 1 }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = '''[[Seán French (born 1931)|Seán French]]''' |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 10.0 |votes = 2,691 |seat = 2 |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = '''[[Liam Burke]]''' |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 17.1 |votes = 4,624 |seat = 3 |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Samuel Allen |party = Independent (politician) |percentage = 9.7 |votes = 2,630 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Patrick Kerrigan]] |party = Labour Party (Ireland) |percentage = 9.0 |votes = 2,425 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vincent O'Connell |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 7.1 |votes = 1,916 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Seán Twomey |party = Independent (politician) |percentage = 1.3 |votes = 338 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box end |electorate = ? |valid = 27,051 |spoilt = |quota = 6,763 |turnout = }} === 1969 general election === {{STV Election box begin |title = [[Irish general election, 1969|1969 general election]]: Cork City North–West }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = '''[[Jack Lynch]]''' |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 43.8 |votes = 11,227 |seat = 1 |count = 1 }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = '''[[Seán French (born 1931)|Seán French]]''' |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 8.0 |votes = 2,046 |seat = 2 |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = '''[[Liam Burke]]''' |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 12.9 |votes = 3,312 |seat = 3 |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Samuel Allen |party = Independent (politician) |percentage = 11.9 |votes = 3,063 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Patrick Kerrigan]] |party = Labour Party (Ireland) |percentage = 10.7 |votes = 2,754 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vincent O'Connell |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 8.7 |votes = 2,241 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thomas Leahy |party = Labour Party (Ireland) |percentage = 3.9 |votes = 1,001 |seat = |count = }} {{STV Election box end |electorate = ? |valid = 25,644 |spoilt = |quota = 6,412 |turnout = }} == See also == *[[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland]] *[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]] *[[List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies]] *[[Elections in the Republic of Ireland]] ==External links== *[http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 Oireachtas Members Database] {{Cork constituencies}} {{coord missing|County Cork}}