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{{Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
|Name = Mayo
|Entity = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|Map = [[File:Mayo (Dáil Éireann constituency).png|200px]]
|Created = 1997
|Seats = 5
|TDs = [[Dara Calleary]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
[[Enda Kenny]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
[[Michelle Mulherin]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
[[John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)|John O'Mahony]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
[[Michael Ring]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
|Counties = [[County Mayo]]
|EP = [[North-West (European Parliament constituency)|North-West]]
}}
'''Mayo''' 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 five 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 ==
The constituency was created by combining the former constituencies of [[Mayo East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Mayo East]] and [[Mayo West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Mayo West]], and used for the first time at the [[Irish general election, 1997|1997 general election]]. It spans the entire area of [[County Mayo]]. This area includes [[Castlebar]], [[Westport, County Mayo|Westport]] and [[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]]. Mayo is the largest Dáil constituency in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] by area.
At the [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]], this was the constituency of [[Fine Gael]] leader [[Enda Kenny]], who subsequently became [[Taoiseach]]. Fine Gael won four out of five seats in Mayo at that election. This was the first time in the modern era that any party won four seats in a Dáil Éireann constituency; the last such time was in the era of six- and seven-seat constituencies. It was the first time that any party won four seats in any five-seat Dáíl Éireann constituency.
The [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009]] defines the constituency as:
:"The county of Mayo."
== TDs ==
{{Irish TD table begin
|constituency = Mayo
|maxTDs = 5
|start = 1997
|end =
|refs =
|Fianna Fáil
|Fine Gael
|Independent (politician)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 28
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michael Ring]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Jim Higgins (Irish politician)|Jim Higgins]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Enda Kenny]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Beverley Flynn]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Tom Moffatt]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 29
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Jerry Cowley]]
|elections = 1
|party = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John Carty (Irish politician)|John Carty]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 30
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)|John O'Mahony]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Beverley Flynn]]
|elections = 1
|party = Independent (politician)
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Dara Calleary]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 31
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michelle Mulherin]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table end}}
=== 2011 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]]: Mayo
|numcounts = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Enda Kenny]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 23.6
|count1 = '''17,472'''
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Michael Ring]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.8
|count1 = '''13,180'''
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Michelle Mulherin]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.9
|count1 = 8,851
|count2 = 10,814
|count3 = 11,110
|count4 = 11,434
|count5 = 11,577
|count6 = 11,672
|count7 = 12,162
|count8 = '''13,303'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Dara Calleary]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.6
|count1 = 8,577
|count2 = 8,745
|count3 = 8,775
|count4 = 8,969
|count5 = 9,063
|count6 = 11,602
|count7 = 12,222
|count8 = '''12,997'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)|John O'Mahony]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.7
|count1 = 8,667
|count2 = 10,290
|count3 = 10,511
|count4 = 10,688
|count5 = 10,864
|count6 = 11,004
|count7 = 11,340
|count8 = '''12,111'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Michael Kilcoyne
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.4
|count1 = 3,996
|count2 = 4,641
|count3 = 4,715
|count4 = 4,947
|count5 = 5,128
|count6 = 5,462
|count7 = 6,137
|count8 = 7,379
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jerry Cowley]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.9
|count1 = 3,644
|count2 = 3,955
|count3 = 4,037
|count4 = 4,294
|count5 = 4,529
|count6 = 4,714
|count7 = 5,899
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Rose Conway-Walsh
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 3.6
|count1 = 2,660
|count2 = 2,752
|count3 = 2,813
|count4 = 2,939
|count5 = 4,367
|count6 = 4,527
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Lisa Chambers
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.5
|count1 = 3,343
|count2 = 3,464
|count3 = 3,491
|count4 = 3,552
|count5 = 3,619
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Thérèse Ruane
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 2.9
|count1 = 2,142
|count2 = 2,260
|count3 = 2,277
|count4 = 2,438
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Martin Daly
|party = New Vision (electoral alliance)
|percentage = 1.2
|count1 = 893
|count2 = 919
|count3 = 926
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John Carey
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 0.4
|count1 = 266
|count2 = 280
|count3 = 282
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Dermot McDonnell
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.3
|count1 = 216
|count2 = 237
|count3 = 238
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Loretta Clarke
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.3
|count1 = 218
|count2 = 226
|count3 = 228
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Seán Forkin
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage =
|count1 = 29
|count2 = 31
|count3 = 31
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 99,504
|valid = 74,154
|spoilt = 641 (0.9%)
|quota = 12,360
|turnout = 74,795 (75.2%)
}}
=== 2007 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2007|2007 general election]]: Mayo
|numcounts = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Enda Kenny]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 20.6
|count1 = '''14,717'''
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Michael Ring]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 16.0
|count1 = 11,412
|count2 = '''12,441'''
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)|John O'Mahony]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 9.6
|count1 = 6,869
|count2 = 7,544
|count3 = 7,759
|count4 = 8,003
|count5 = 8,717
|count6 = 8,855
|count7 = 9,587
|count8 = '''13,736'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Dara Calleary]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.1
|count1 = 7,225
|count2 = 7,248
|count3 = 7,251
|count4 = 7,438
|count5 = 7,699
|count6 = 8,803
|count7 = 9,345
|count8 = '''11,269'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Beverley Flynn]]'''
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 9.5
|count1 = 6,779
|count2 = 7,131
|count3 = 7,212
|count4 = 7,387
|count5 = 8,043
|count6 = 9,322
|count7 = 10,684
|count8 = '''11,250'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[John Carty (Irish politician)|John Carty]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 8.2
|count1 = 5,889
|count2 = 5,926
|count3 = 5,937
|count4 = 5,991
|count5 = 6,519
|count6 = 7,825
|count7 = 8,214
|count8 = 8,303
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Michelle Mulherin]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.6
|count1 = 5,428
|count2 = 5,877
|count3 = 6,016
|count4 = 6,416
|count5 = 6,681
|count6 = 6,763
|count7 = 7,644
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jerry Cowley]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.8
|count1 = 3,407
|count2 = 3,487
|count3 = 3,529
|count4 = 3,910
|count5 = 4,784
|count6 = 5,342
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Frank Chambers]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.1
|count1 = 4,345
|count2 = 4,386
|count3 = 4,406
|count4 = 4,499
|count5 = 4,705
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Gerry Murray
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 5.1
|count1 = 3,608
|count2 = 3,660
|count3 = 3,668
|count4 = 3,845
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Harry Barrett
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.2
|count1 = 831
|count2 = 896
|count3 = 917
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Peter Enright
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 0.8
|count1 = 580
|count2 = 594
|count3 = 597
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Tommy Cooke
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 0.4
|count1 = 296
|count2 = 298
|count3 = 298
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 98,696
|valid = 71,386
|spoilt = 700 (1.0%)
|quota = 11,898
|turnout = 72,086 (73.0%)
}}
=== 2002 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2002|2002 general election]]: Mayo
|numcounts = 10
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Jerry Cowley]]'''
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 13.7
|count1 = 8,709
|count2 = 9,213
|count3 = 9,808
|count4 = 10,573
|count5 = '''11,128'''
|count6 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Michael Ring]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.6
|count1 = 9,880
|count2 = 10,045
|count3 = 10,384
|count4 = 10,576
|count5 = '''10,907'''
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Enda Kenny]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 9.2
|count1 = 5,834
|count2 = 5,954
|count3 = 6,045
|count4 = 6,142
|count5 = 6,478
|count6 = 6,576
|count7 = 6,707
|count8 = 7,307
|count9 = '''11,922'''
|count10 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John Carty (Irish politician)|John Carty]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.2
|count1 = 6,457
|count2 = 6,512
|count3 = 6,555
|count4 = 6,756
|count5 = 6,817
|count6 = 6,822
|count7 = 6,824
|count8 = 8,284
|count9 = 9,531
|count10 = '''10,157'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Beverley Flynn]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.5
|count1 = 6,661
|count2 = 6,741
|count3 = 6,886
|count4 = 7,123
|count5 = 7,167
|count6 = 7,178
|count7 = 7,187
|count8 = 9,517
|count9 = 9,749
|count10 = '''9,910'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Tom Moffatt]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.3
|count1 = 6,536
|count2 = 6,749
|count3 = 6,892
|count4 = 7,084
|count5 = 7,521
|count6 = 7,661
|count7 = 7,697
|count8 = 8,625
|count9 = 8,878
|count10 = 9,187
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jim Higgins (Irish politician)|Jim Higgins]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 9.2
|count1 = 5,858
|count2 = 5,971
|count3 = 6,035
|count4 = 6,155
|count5 = 6,833
|count6 = 6,998
|count7 = 7,100
|count8 = 7,220
|count9 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Frank Chambers]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.0
|count1 = 5,726
|count2 = 5,792
|count3 = 6,045
|count4 = 6,266
|count5 = 6,307
|count6 = 6,315
|count7 = 6,319
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Ernie Caffrey]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.6
|count1 = 2,290
|count2 = 2,419
|count3 = 2,486
|count4 = 2,558
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Vincent Wood
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 3.3
|count1 = 2,085
|count2 = 2,181
|count3 = 2,274
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Michael Holmes
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.8
|count1 = 1,754
|count2 = 1,873
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Billy Heffron
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 1.5
|count1 = 919
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Ann Crowley
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.1
|count1 = 669
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Thomas King
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|count1 = 102
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 10
|electorate = 94,854
|valid = 63,480
|spoilt = 790 (1.2%)
|quota = 10,581
|turnout = 64,270 (67.8%)
}}
=== 1997 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1997|1997 general election]]: Mayo
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael Ring]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 16.3
|votes = 10,066
|seat = 1
|count = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Higgins (Irish politician)|Jim Higgins]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.2
|votes = 6,945
|seat = 2
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Beverley Flynn]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.5
|votes = 8,353
|seat = 3
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Enda Kenny]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.9
|votes = 8,568
|seat = 4
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Tom Moffatt]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.3
|votes = 5,735
|seat = 5
|count = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Séamus Hughes]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.0
|votes = 6,791
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[P. J. Morley]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.2
|votes = 5,692
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Ernie Caffrey]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.4
|votes = 4,579
|seat =
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Richard Finn
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.7
|votes = 1,683
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Gerry Ginty
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.7
|votes = 1,656
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ann Crowley
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 938
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ciaran Sherry
|party = National Party (Ireland, 1995)
|percentage = 1.2
|votes = 733
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Cormac Cullen
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|votes = 119
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 87,719
|valid = 61,858
|spoilt = 614 (1.0%)
|quota = 10,310
|turnout = 62,472 (71.2%)
}}
== 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}}
{{Mayo constituencies}}
{{coord missing|County Mayo}}