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{{Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
|Name = Dublin South–West
|Entity = [[County Dublin]]
|Map = [[File:Dublin South West Dáil Éireann constituency.png|150px]]
|Created = 1981
|Seats = 4 (1981–1992)
5 (1992–2002)
4 (2002–)
|TDs = [[Seán Crowe]] ([[Sinn Féin|SF]])
[[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
[[Eamonn Maloney]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]])
[[Pat Rabbitte]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]])
|Counties = [[South Dublin]]
|EP = [[Dublin (European Parliament constituency)|Dublin]]
}}
{{Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox
|Name = Dublin South–West
|Entity = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|Map =
|Created = 1948
|Abolished = 1977
|Seats = 5 (1948–1969)
4 (1969–1977)
|Counties = [[County Dublin]]
}}
'''Dublin South–West''' is 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]]. The constituency elects 4 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the [[single transferable vote]] form of [[proportional representation]] (PR-STV).
==History and boundaries==
It is located in the southern part of [[South Dublin]] county. A constituency of this name was first created in the 1940s and was used for elections from 1948 to 1973 inclusive. The original constituency was based around the areas of [[Ballyfermot]], [[Crumlin, Dublin|Crumlin]] and [[Kilmainham]]. The constituency was then abolished and was mostly replaced by the [[Dublin Ballyfermot (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Ballyfermot]] constituency. In its current incarnation the seat was created in 1981 and had completely different boundaries from the original pre-1977 constituency, being based around the areas of [[Clondalkin]], [[Newcastle, Dublin|Newcastle]], [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]], [[Saggart]], [[Tallaght]], [[Templeogue]], and parts of [[Terenure]].
In 1998, it was reduced in size and electorate, losing territory, including Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Clondalkin, to the new [[Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Mid West]] seat. Major areas today include Tallaght and surrounding localities, [[Firhouse]] and parts of Terenure.
The [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009]] defines the constituency as:
:"In the county of South Dublin the electoral divisions of:
:Ballinascorney, Bohernabreena, Firhouse Village, Tallaght-Avonbeg, Tallaght-Belgard, Tallaght-Fettercairn, Tallaght-Glenview, Tallaght-Jobstown, Tallaght-Killinardan, Tallaght-Kiltipper, Tallaght-Kingswood, Tallaght-Millbrook, Tallaght-Oldbawn, Tallaght-Springfield, Tallaght-Tymon, Templeogue-Cypress, Templeogue-Limekiln, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue-Osprey, Templeogue Village, Terenure-St. James;
:and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway."
==Constituency profile==
The constituency leans towards left wing parties such as the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] and [[Sinn Féin]]. Both Labour party TD's elected in 2011 had been members of other left wing parties Pat Rabbitte of the [[Workers' Party of Ireland]] and [[Democratic Left (Ireland)|Democratic Left]], and [[Eamonn Maloney]] was a member of the [[Jim Kemmy]]'s [[Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)|Democratic Socialist Party]]. The constituency is noted for its volatility: in the past three general elections, the poll topper from the previous election lost his seat, [[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]] in 2002, [[Seán Crowe]] in 2007 and [[Conor Lenihan]] in 2011.
=== TDs 1948–1977 ===
{{Irish TD table begin
|constituency = Dublin South–West
|maxTDs = 5
|start = 1948
|end = 1977
|refs =
|Clann na Poblachta
|Fianna Fáil
|Fine Gael
|Independent (politician)
|Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 13
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán MacBride]]
|elections = 4
|party = Clann na Poblachta
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Peadar Doyle]]
|elections = 3
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Bernard Butler (Irish politician)|Bernard Butler]]
|elections = 5
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michael O'Higgins]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]]
|elections = 7
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 14
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michael ffrench-O'Carroll]]
|elections = 1
|party = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 15
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michael O'Higgins]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Dublin South–West
|year = 1956
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]
|elections = 8
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 16
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[James Carroll (Dublin politician)|James Carroll]]
|elections = 3
|party = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Dublin South–West
|year = 1959
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Richie Ryan (politician)|Richie Ryan]]
|elections = 3
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 17
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[James O'Keeffe]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 18
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John O'Connell (Dublin politician)|John O'Connell]]
|elections = 5
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Joseph Dowling]]
|elections = 5
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Ben Briscoe]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 19
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Dunne (politician)|Seán Dunne]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Dublin South–West
|year = 1970
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Sherwin]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table seats dropped
|seats = 1
|elections = 3
|comment = 4 seats
1969–1977
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 20
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Declan Costello]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Dublin South–West
|year = 1976
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Brendan Halligan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table end
|dailnum = 21
|maxTDs = 5
|comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Dublin Ballyfermot (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin Ballyfermot]]
}}
=== TDs since 1981 ===
{{Irish TD table begin
|constituency = Dublin South–West
|maxTDs = 5
|start = 1981
|end =
|refs =
|Democratic Left (Ireland)
|Fianna Fáil
|Fine Gael
|Labour Party (Ireland)
|Progressive Democrats
|Sinn Féin
|Workers' Party of Ireland
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 22
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Larry McMahon]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Mary Harney]]
|elections = 3
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Mervyn Taylor]]
|elections = 6
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table seats dropped
|seats = 1
|elections = 5
|comment = 4 seats
1981–1992
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 23
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 24
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michael O'Leary (politician)|Michael O'Leary]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 25
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Chris Flood]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Mary Harney]]
|elections = 4
|party = Progressive Democrats
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 26
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Pat Rabbitte]]
|elections = 1
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 27
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Pat Rabbitte]]
|elections = 2
|party = Democratic Left (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Eamonn Walsh]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 28
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Conor Lenihan]]
|elections = 3
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 29
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Pat Rabbitte]]
|elections = 3
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Charlie O'Connor]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Crowe]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Irish TD table seats dropped
|seats = 1
|elections = 3
|comment = 4 seats
from 2002
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 30
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 31
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Eamonn Maloney]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Crowe]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Irish TD table end}}
=== 2011 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]]: Dublin South–West
|numcounts = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Pat Rabbitte]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 27.4
|count1 = '''12,867'''
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 19.9
|count1 = 9,366
|count2 = '''9,880'''
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Seán Crowe]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 17.2
|count1 = 8,064
|count2 = 8,429
|count3 = 8,515
|count4 = 8,772
|count5 = 8911
|count6 = '''10,189'''
|count7 =
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Eamonn Maloney]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.9
|count1 = 4,165
|count2 = 6,208
|count3 = 6,363
|count4 = 6,703
|count5 = 6,869
|count6 = 7,783
|count7 = 8,326
|count8 = '''9,657'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Cáit Keane]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.8
|count1 = 3,678
|count2 = 3,823
|count3 = 3,945
|count4 = 4,155
|count5 = 4,715
|count6 = 4,902
|count7 = 5,051
|count8 = 6,133
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Charlie O'Connor]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 5.8
|count1 = 2,718
|count2 = 2,833
|count3 = 2,864
|count4 = 2,948
|count5 = 4,363
|count6 = 4,523
|count7 = 4,600
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mick Murphy
|party = Socialist Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.2
|count1 = 2,462
|count2 = 2,624
|count3 = 2,662
|count4 = 2,920
|count5 = 2,975
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Conor Lenihan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 5.0
|count1 = 2,341
|count2 = 2,393
|count3 = 2,414
|count4 = 2,488
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Ray Kelly
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.8
|count1 = 823
|count2 = 870
|count3 = 883
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Francis Duffy
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.0
|count1 = 480
|count2 = 511
|count3 = 521
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 70,613
|valid = 46,964
|spoilt = 511 (1.1%)
|quota = 9,393
|turnout = 47,475 (67.2%)
}}
=== 2007 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2007|2007 general election]]: Dublin South–West
|numcounts = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Conor Lenihan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.5
|count1 = '''8,542'''
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 20.0
|count1 = '''8,346'''
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Pat Rabbitte]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 20.0
|count1 = 8,325
|count2 = '''8,342'''
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Charlie O'Connor]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.8
|count1 = 7,813
|count2 = 7,985
|count3 = 8,102
|count4 = 8,106
|count5 = 8,109
|count6 = '''8,439'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Seán Crowe]]
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 12.2
|count1 = 5,066
|count2 = 5,076
|count3 = 5,183
|count4 = 5,185
|count5 = 5,189
|count6 = 5,766
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Elizabeth Davidson
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.7
|count1 = 1,546
|count2 = 1,552
|count3 = 1,655
|count4 = 1,662
|count5 = 1,666
|count6 = 2,234
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mick Murphy
|party = Socialist Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.8
|count1 = 1,580
|count2 = 1,584
|count3 = 1,659
|count4 = 1,661
|count5 = 1,661
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Ray Kelly
|party = Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party
|percentage = 1.0
|count1 = 434
|count2 = 436
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 67,148
|valid = 41,652
|spoilt = 370 (0.9%)
|quota = 8,331
|turnout = 42,022 (62.6%)
}}
=== 2002 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2002|2002 general election]]: Dublin South–West
|numcounts = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Seán Crowe]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 20.3
|count1 = '''7,466'''
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Charlie O'Connor]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.4
|count1 = 7,155
|count2 = 7,189
|count3 = 7,342
|count4 = '''7,361'''
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Conor Lenihan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.2
|count1 = 7,080
|count2 = 7,116
|count3 = 7,232
|count4 = 7,250
|count5 = '''7,361'''
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Pat Rabbitte]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 17.2
|count1 = 6,314
|count2 = 6,364
|count3 = 6,499
|count4 = 6,523
|count5 = 7,190
|count6 = '''7,648'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.7
|count1 = 4,654
|count2 = 4,681
|count3 = 4,803
|count4 = 4,815
|count5 = 4,910
|count6 = 5,084
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Patrick Quinn
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.1
|count1 = 1,157
|count2 = 1,214
|count3 = 1,334
|count4 = 1,348
|count5 = 1,408
|count6 = 1,687
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mick Murphy
|party = Socialist Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.6
|count1 = 954
|count2 = 994
|count3 = 1,055
|count4 = 1,069
|count5 = 1,104
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Eamonn Walsh]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.6
|count1 = 971
|count2 = 984
|count3 = 1,004
|count4 = 1,008
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Darragh O'Reilly
|party = Christian Solidarity Party
|percentage = 2.1
|count1 = 760
|count2 = 779
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Ray Kelly
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.8
|count1 = 291
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 67,947
|valid = 36,802
|spoilt = 414 (1.1%)
|quota = 7,361
|turnout = 37,216 (54.8%)
}}
=== 1997 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1997|1997 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.5
|votes = 6,487
|seat = 1
|count = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Chris Flood]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.4
|votes = 5,195
|seat = 2
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Pat Rabbitte]]'''
|party = Democratic Left (Ireland)
|percentage = 12.2
|votes = 5,094
|seat = 3
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 11.3
|votes = 4,713
|seat = 4
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Conor Lenihan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.6
|votes = 4,436
|seat = 5
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Eamonn Walsh]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 9.7
|votes = 4,070
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán Crowe]]
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 8.9
|votes = 3,725
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Colm McGrath
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.9
|votes = 2,898
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mick Murphy
|party = Socialist Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.8
|votes = 2,026
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Monique Federsel
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.1
|votes = 1,315
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Colm Tyndall
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 2.4
|votes = 995
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Marie Kinsella
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.2
|votes = 509
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Dermot Mara
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.6
|votes = 242
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Harry Richards
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|votes = 76
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Denis Dowling
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|votes = 71
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 75,646
|valid = 41,852
|spoilt = 440 (1.0%)
|quota = 6,976
|turnout = 42,292 (55.9%)
}}
=== 1992 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1992|1992 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mervyn Taylor]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 25.5
|votes = 10,871
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Chris Flood]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.5
|votes = 6,596
|seat = 2
|count = 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Eamonn Walsh]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.4
|votes = 3,594
|seat = 3
|count = 11
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 11.6
|votes = 4,964
|seat = 4
|count = 13
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Pat Rabbitte]]'''
|party = Democratic Left (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.8
|votes = 3,743
|seat = 5
|count = 13
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Colm McGrath
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 5.4
|votes = 2,288
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael Keating (Irish politician)|Michael Keating]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.1
|votes = 2,614
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Hannon
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.3
|votes = 1,832
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Peter Keogh
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 3.5
|votes = 1,511
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Charlie O'Connor]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.0
|votes = 1,701
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = David Cotter
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.0
|votes = 871
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán Crowe]]
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 2.0
|votes = 846
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bob Byrne
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.4
|votes = 581
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Esther Kelly
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 0.7
|votes = 293
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Anthony Hubbard
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.4
|votes = 184
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Harry Richards
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.4
|votes = 159
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 69,922
|valid = 42,648
|spoilt = 709 (1.6%)
|quota = 7,109
|turnout = 43,357 (62.0%)
}}
=== 1989 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1989|1989 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mervyn Taylor]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 22.4
|votes = 8,734
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Pat Rabbitte]]'''
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 18.4
|votes = 7,166
|seat = 2
|count = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Chris Flood]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.8
|votes = 7,346
|seat = 6
|count = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 11.1
|votes = 4,323
|seat = 4
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.7
|votes = 5,737
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Larry McMahon]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 5.9
|votes = 2,297
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Conor Delany
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.2
|votes = 1,259
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Clare Leonard
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.7
|votes = 1,049
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán Crowe]]
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 1,018
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Alan Plummer
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|votes = 84
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 64,995
|valid = 39,013
|spoilt = 513 (1.3%)
|quota = 7,803
|turnout = 39,526 (60.8%)
}}
=== 1987 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1987|1987 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 19.7
|votes = 8,169
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Chris Flood]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.5
|votes = 8,082
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.1
|votes = 7,922
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mervyn Taylor]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 11.1
|votes = 4,607
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Pat Rabbitte]]
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 12.3
|votes = 5,086
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Larry McMahon]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.2
|votes = 3,407
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Breda Cass
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.9
|votes = 1,187
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Noonan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 2.4
|votes = 1,001
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Therese Ridge]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 1.6
|votes = 656
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Eamonn Walsh]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.1
|votes = 458
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Christopher Dunne
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 0.9
|votes = 378
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Eamonn Maloney]]
|party = Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 0.5
|votes = 223
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Gerry Jago
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.3
|votes = 143
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Barbara Hyland
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|votes = 71
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Diarmuid O'Flanagan
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|votes = 64
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 41,454
|spoilt =
|quota = 8,291
|turnout =
}}
=== November 1982 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, November 1982|November 1982 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mervyn Taylor]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 20.8
|votes = 7,814
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.2
|votes = 6,465
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.3
|votes = 4,619
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael O'Leary (politician)|Michael O'Leary]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.1
|votes = 5,682
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Larry McMahon]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.6
|votes = 3,991
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Conal Brennan
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.8
|votes = 2,929
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Richard Conroy]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.1
|votes = 2,673
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Pat Rabbitte]]
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 6.3
|votes = 2,365
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ann Joyce
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 581
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Richard O'Reilly
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.8
|votes = 297
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Murphy
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.6
|votes = 240
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 37,656
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,532
|turnout =
}}
=== February 1982 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, February 1982|February 1982 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.8
|votes = 7,407
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mervyn Taylor]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 19.8
|votes = 7,063
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.3
|votes = 5,830
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Larry McMahon]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.9
|votes = 5,688
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = George Laing
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 3,848
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Richard Conroy]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 3,508
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Con McCarthy
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.6
|votes = 2,354
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 35,698
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,140
|turnout =
}}
=== 1981 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 1981|1981 general election]]: Dublin South–West
|numcounts = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.2
|count1 = '''7,311'''
|count2 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Larry McMahon]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.3
|count1 = 6,266
|count2 = 6,302
|count3 = 6,421
|count4 = 7,121
|count5 = '''8,751'''
|count6 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Mervyn Taylor]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 15.3
|count1 = 5,522
|count2 = 6,197
|count3 = 6,517
|count4 = 6,737
|count5 = 7,188
|count6 = '''7,514'''
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Mary Harney]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.6
|count1 = 4,192
|count2 = 4,222
|count3 = 4,626
|count4 = 4,783
|count5 = 4,861
|count6 = 4,879
|count7 = '''7,822'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conal Brennan
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.2
|count1 = 2,946
|count2 = 2,990
|count3 = 3,107
|count4 = 3,813
|count5 = 4,567
|count6 = 5,712
|count7 = 5,863
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Richard Conroy]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 8.1
|count1 = 2,916
|count2 = 2,931
|count3 = 3,171
|count4 = 3,224
|count5 = 3,276
|count6 = 3,304
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = George Laing
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.7
|count1 = 2,444
|count2 = 2,470
|count3 = 2,522
|count4 = 3,002
|count5 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John Garvey
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 5.9
|count1 = 2,154
|count2 = 2,207
|count3 = 2,289
|count4 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Kevin Boland]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.2
|count1 = 1,519
|count2 = 1,535
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Brendan Byrne
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.5
|count1 = 897
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 51,182
|valid = 36,167
|spoilt = 389 (1.1%)
|quota = 7,234
|turnout = 36,556 (71.4%)
}}
=== 1976 by-election ===
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD [[Noel Lemass, Jnr]], a [[by-election]] was held on 10 June 1976. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Brendan Halligan.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Dublin South–West by-election, 1976|1976 by-election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Brendan Halligan]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 27.5
|votes = 6,870
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Eileen Lemass]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 38.8
|votes = 9,687
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jim Mitchell (politician)|Jim Mitchell]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 20.7
|votes = 5,169
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Tomás Mac Giolla]]
|party = Official Sinn Féin
|percentage = 6.7
|votes = 1,679
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Kevin Boland]]
|party = Aontacht Éireann
|percentage = 4.8
|votes = 1,186
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ite Ni Chionnaith
|party = Irish Republican Socialist Party
|percentage = 1.2
|votes = 287
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Blathnaid Ni Chinneide
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.5
|votes = 113
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 46,585
|valid = 24,991
|spoilt =
|quota = 12,496
|turnout = 53.7%
}}
=== 1973 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John O'Connell (Dublin politician)|John O'Connell]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 32.7
|votes = 9,865
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Declan Costello]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.4
|votes = 4,633
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Dowling]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.1
|votes = 3,939
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.6
|votes = 4,705
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Dalton
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 8.6
|votes = 2,603
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán Sherwin]]
|party = Aontacht Éireann
|percentage = 4.4
|votes = 1,340
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jim Mitchell (politician)|Jim Mitchell]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.0
|votes = 1,194
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = James Spooner
|party = Official Sinn Féin
|percentage = 3.2
|votes = 972
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick O'Mahony
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.8
|votes = 541
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pat Sweeney
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.2
|votes = 369
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 30,161
|spoilt =
|quota = 6,033
|turnout =
}}
=== 1970 by-election ===
Following the death of Labour Party TD [[Seán Dunne (politician)|Seán Dunne]], a by-election was held on 4 March 1970. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Sherwin.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Dublin South–West by-election, 1970|1970 by-election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Sherwin]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 33.0
|votes = 7,678
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Matt Merrigan]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 21.5
|votes = 5,004
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Lauri Corcoran
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 19.2
|votes = 4,481
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jim Mitchell (politician)|Jim Mitchell]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.4
|votes = 4,062
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Cora Dunne
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 8.9
|votes = 2,062
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 40,690
|valid = 23,287
|spoilt =
|quota = 11,644
|turnout = 57.2%
}}
=== 1969 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1969|1969 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Dowling]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.6
|votes = 5,724
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Dunne (politician)|Seán Dunne]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 17.6
|votes = 5,136
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John O'Connell (Dublin politician)|John O'Connell]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 18.1
|votes = 5,273
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 8.6
|votes = 2,512
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Lauri Corcoran
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 7.1
|votes = 2,066
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = George Butler
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.6
|votes = 1,643
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán Sherwin]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 5.6
|votes = 1,643
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James O'Keeffe]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.6
|votes = 1,331
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = James McMahon
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.1
|votes = 1,203
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Liam Farrell
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.1
|votes = 893
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Harry Lowe
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.9
|votes = 856
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pierce Redmond
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 759
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Ciaran McKeown]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.5
|votes = 154
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 29,193
|spoilt =
|quota = 5,839
|turnout =
}}
=== 1965 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1965|1965 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.9
|votes = 7,596
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John O'Connell (Dublin politician)|John O'Connell]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.7
|votes = 4,299
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Richie Ryan (politician)|Richie Ryan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.6
|votes = 5,484
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Ben Briscoe]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.0
|votes = 4,416
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Dowling]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.5
|votes = 4,607
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James O'Keeffe]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 4,352
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Carroll (Dublin politician)|James Carroll]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.5
|votes = 1,796
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[John O'Donovan (politician)|John O'Donovan]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.5
|votes = 1,792
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Coghlan
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.4
|votes = 1,762
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Gerard Buchanan
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.2
|votes = 1,699
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Christle
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.1
|votes = 1,649
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Turner
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 1.0
|votes = 409
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frederick Pope
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 0.9
|votes = 374
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 40,235
|spoilt =
|quota = 6,706
|turnout =
}}
=== 1961 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1961|1961 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.6
|votes = 5,574
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Richie Ryan (politician)|Richie Ryan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.4
|votes = 4,496
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.8
|votes = 4,961
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James Carroll (Dublin politician)|James Carroll]]'''
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 10.1
|votes = 3,378
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James O'Keeffe]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.8
|votes = 2,276
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Joseph Dowling]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 3,293
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán MacBride]]
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 6.4
|votes = 2,135
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Christle
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.4
|votes = 1,814
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Mack
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.3
|votes = 1,442
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael O'Connor
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.3
|votes = 1,111
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Cecilia Keeble
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 2.9
|votes = 964
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Hilda Larkin
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.8
|votes = 930
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Coghlan
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.3
|votes = 754
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Séamus McGuinness
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 1.3
|votes = 444
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 33,572
|spoilt =
|quota = 5,596
|turnout =
}}
=== 1959 by-election ===
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD [[Bernard Butler (Irish politician)|Bernard Butler]], a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Richie Ryan.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Dublin South–West by-election, 1959|1959 by-election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Richie Ryan (politician)|Richie Ryan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 26.1
|votes = 6,523
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Joseph Dowling]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 37.2
|votes = 9,280
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán MacBride]]
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 20.6
|votes = 5,138
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Hilda Larkin
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 2,693
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Tomás Ó Dubhghaill]]
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 5.4
|votes = 1,341
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 62,394
|valid = 24,975
|spoilt =
|quota = 12,488
|turnout = 40.0%
}}
=== 1957 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1957|1957 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.6
|votes = 8,162
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.7
|votes = 5,436
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael O'Higgins]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.2
|votes = 4,830
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James Carroll (Dublin politician)|James Carroll]]'''
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 3,878
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Bernard Butler (Irish politician)|Bernard Butler]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.4
|votes = 2,543
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Seán MacBride]]
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 6.8
|votes = 2,677
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Beatrice Dixon
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 6.3
|votes = 2,488
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Seoirse Dearle
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 6.2
|votes = 2,442
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Colgan
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.2
|votes = 2,045
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edmond Power
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.7
|votes = 1,866
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael ffrench-O'Carroll]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.7
|votes = 1,853
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James O'Keeffe]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.5
|votes = 1,397
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 39,617
|spoilt =
|quota = 6,603
|turnout =
}}
=== 1956 by-election ===
Following the death of Fine Gael TD [[Peadar Doyle]], a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Lemass, Jnr.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Dublin South–West by-election, 1956|1956 by-election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Noel Lemass, Jnr]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 59.8
|votes = 14,416
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edmond Power
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 40.2
|votes = 9,682
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 63,286
|valid = 24,098
|spoilt =
|quota = 12,050
|turnout = 38.1%
}}
=== 1954 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1954|1954 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Peadar Doyle]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.6
|votes = 5,940
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán MacBride]]'''
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 14.1
|votes = 6,151
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.1
|votes = 6,594
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael O'Higgins]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.0
|votes = 4,783
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Bernard Butler (Irish politician)|Bernard Butler]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.5
|votes = 5,894
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael ffrench-O'Carroll]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.6
|votes = 5,080
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Carroll (Dublin politician)|James Carroll]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.2
|votes = 2,262
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = William Croly
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.9
|votes = 2,155
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Colgan
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.4
|votes = 1,924
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Richard Deasy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.7
|votes = 1,617
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Matt Merrigan]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 631
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael O'Riordan]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.9
|votes = 375
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Myles Heffernan
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.6
|votes = 245
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 43,651
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,276
|turnout =
}}
=== 1951 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1951|1951 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.0
|votes = 8,417
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Bernard Butler (Irish politician)|Bernard Butler]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.6
|votes = 6,529
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Peadar Doyle]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.9
|votes = 5,823
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael ffrench-O'Carroll]]'''
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 13.9
|votes = 5,842
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán MacBride]]'''
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 6.8
|votes = 2,853
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael O'Higgins]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.6
|votes = 2,754
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.4
|votes = 2,682
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Reynolds
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.1
|votes = 2,572
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Richard Deasy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.6
|votes = 2,335
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James O'Keeffe]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.9
|votes = 1,211
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Richard Batterberry
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 1.6
|votes = 684
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael O'Riordan]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.7
|votes = 295
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 60,934
|valid = 41,997
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,000
|turnout =
}}
=== 1948 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1948|1948 general election]]: Dublin South–West
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán MacBride]]'''
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 21.8
|votes = 8,648
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Peadar Doyle]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.9
|votes = 5,102
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Bernard Butler (Irish politician)|Bernard Butler]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.0
|votes = 5,956
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.1
|votes = 5,961
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael O'Higgins]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.2
|votes = 3,243
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = William Croly
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.1
|votes = 2,806
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.3
|votes = 2,476
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Deasy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.4
|votes = 1,737
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Richard Batterberry
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 3.0
|votes = 1,196
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Teevan
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 2.1
|votes = 820
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = May Laverty
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 605
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Heery
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.4
|votes = 564
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Moran
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.2
|votes = 490
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 39,604
|spoilt =
|quota = 6,601
|turnout =
}}
== See also ==
*[[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[List of Irish by-elections]]
*[[Elections in the Republic of Ireland]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 Oireachtas Members Database]
{{Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Dublin constituencies}}
{{coord missing|County Dublin}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dublin South–West (Dail Eireann constituency)}}