Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)

Dublin South-Central
Dublin South-Central
Dáil constituency
	Constituencies in County Dublin; Dublin South-Central is at the centre.
Major settlements	Ballyfermot; Crumlin; Drimnagh; Harold's Cross (west); Inchicore; Kimmage; Terenure; Walkinstown;
Current constituency
Created	1948
Seats	5 (1948–1969); 4 (1969–1977); 3 (1977–1981); 5 (1981–1992); 4 (1992–2002); 5 (2002–2016); 4 (2016–);
TDs	Joan Collins (RTOC); Patrick Costello (GP); Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF); Bríd Smith (PBP–S);
Local government area	South Dublin; Dublin City;
EP constituency	Dublin

Dublin South-Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Constituency profile

The constituency comprises Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Crumlin, Drimnagh, Dolphin's Barn, the Liberties, Chapelizod, Walkinstown and parts of Terenure on the fringes. The largest employers in the area are the Guinness Brewery and St. James's Hospital. Dubbed the "People's republic of Dublin South-Central,[1] the constituency is one of the country's most left-wing,[2] with all of the TDs from centre-left or left-wing parties.[3] Both Labour Party TDs elected in 2011 had previously been members of other left-wing parties: Eric Byrne was a former member of the Workers' Party and Democratic Left, and Michael Conaghan had stood in a number of elections for Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party.

History and boundaries

A constituency of this name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 based the Mansion House, Merchants' Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards of Dublin.[4] Its boundaries changed considerably over the years, generally moving to the west within the city.

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which took effect at the 2007 general election, the constituency boundary was extended to the north side of the River Liffey, taking in Islandbridge.[5] It is now located near the centre of Dublin city, and also contains part of South Dublin. The constituency comprises Harold's Cross west, Drimnagh, Walkinstown, Crumlin, Inchicore, Ballyfermot and Kimmage.[6]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[7]

"In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;

and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street;

and, in the county of South Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees;

and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount, Clondalkin-Monastery and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway."

Changes to the constituency of Dublin South-Central, 1948 to present
Years	TDs	Boundaries	Notes
1948–1961	3	In the county borough of Dublin, the Mansion House, Merchants' Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay Wards.	Created from Dublin City South.
1961–1969	3	In the county borough of Dublin,[8] the Kilmainham, Mansion House, Merchants Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards.	Transfer of Kilmainham from Dublin South-West.
1969–1977	4	In the county borough of Dublin,[9] the Kimmage, Rathfarnham, Rathfarnham South, Rathmines West and Terenure wards; that part of Crumlin West ward which is not included in the constituency of Dublin South-West; and that part of Rathmines East ward situated west of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the ward by the eastern boundary of the former Harcourt Street-Bray railway line, thence in a northerly direction along the said eastern boundary to its junction with the southern boundary of the E.S.B. transformer station at the southern end of Cowper Drive, thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the last-mentioned boundary to its junction with the rear boundary of the houses on the eastern side of Park Drive, thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the last-mentioned boundary and the rear boundary of the houses on the southern side of Albany Road and on the southern and eastern sides of Merton Drive and along the eastern boundary of Merton Drive to its junction with Sandford Road, thence in a north-westerly direction along Sandford Road, Ranelagh and Ranelagh Road to its junction with the ward boundary.	Transfer of Usher's and Wood Quay and part of Royal Exchange to Dublin Central; Transfer of Mansion House, St. Kevin's, South Dock and part of Royal Exchange to Dublin South-East; Transfer of Kilmainham to Dublin South-West. [10]
1977–1981	3	The following wards[11] in the county borough of Dublin[12] Kilmainham B, Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Royal Exchange A, Royal Exchange B, Saint Kevin's, Usher's A. Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E, Usher's F, Wood Quay A, Wood Quay B.	Transfer of Kilmainham B and part of Merchant's Quay from Dublin South-West; Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Saint Kevin's, and part of Royal Exchange from Dublin South-East; Usher's and Wood Quay and part of Merchant's Quay and part of Royal Exchange from Dublin Central; Transfer of Kimmage, Rathmines West, Terenure and part of Rathfarnham wards to Dublin Rathmines West; transfer of part of Rathfarnham to Dublin County Mid; transfer of part of Crumlin to Dublin Ballyfermot.
1981–1987	5	In the county borough of Dublin, the wards of[13] Ballyfermot G, Ballyfermot H, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Rathfarnham D, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E; and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of Terenure Number one, Terenure Number Two.
1987–1992	5	In the county borough of Dublin, the wards of[14] Ballyfermot G, Ballyfermot H, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Rathfarnham D, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E; and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of Terenure Number One, Terenure Number Two, Terenure Number Three	Transfer of Terenure Number Three from Dublin South-West.[15]
1992–1997	4	In the county borough of Dublin, the wards[16] of[17] Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Inchicore B, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers D, Ushers E, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C; and that part of the ward of Ushers C situated south of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the point where the ward boundary departs from Grand Canal Bank nearest Basin Street Upper, thence in a north-easterly direction along Grand Canal Bank to its junction with Forbes Lane, thence in an easterly direction along Forbes Lane to its junction with the ward boundary; and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue-Village, Terenure Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees; and that part of the district electoral division of Templeogue-Cypress situated north of a line drawn along the Tallaght Road.	Transfer of the south inner city area extending generally from the Grand Canal and Donore Avenue to the Liffey (Merchant's Quay A to E) to Dublin South-East.[18]
1997–2002	4	In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[19] Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Inchicore B, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C; and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue Village, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees; and that part of the district electoral division of Templeogue-Cypress situated north of a line drawn along the Tallaght Road.	Transfer of Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E from Dublin South-East.[20]
2002–2007	5	In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[21] Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C; and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees; and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.	Transfer of Ballyfermot, Inchicore and Kilmainham area from Dublin Central; transfer from Dublin South-East of population from South-East to complete a boundary between the constituencies running from the Liffey at Winetavern Street; swop of population with South-West to secure a western boundary bounded largely by the M50, Greenhills Road and Templeville Road.[22]
2007–2016	4	In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[23][24] Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C; and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street; and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees; and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.	Transfer of south part of Phoenix Park ED from Dublin Central.[25][26]
2016–	4	In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of[27][7] Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C; and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street; and in South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees; and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount, Clondalkin-Monastery and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated east of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.	Transfer of Kimmage C, and Terenure A, B, C and D to Dublin Bay South.[28]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South-Central 1948–[29]
Key to parties AAA–PBP = AAA–PBP CnaP = Clann na Poblachta DL = Democratic Left FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael GP = Green Ind = Independent I4C = Inds. 4 Change Lab = Labour PBP = People Before Profit SF = Sinn Féin PBP–S = PBP–Solidarity WP = Workers' Party
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
13th	1948[30]		James Larkin Jnr (Lab)		Seán Lemass (FF)		Con Lehane (CnaP)		Maurice E. Dockrell (FG)		John McCann (FF)
14th	1951[31]						Philip Brady (FF)				John McCann (FF)
15th	1954[32]						Celia Lynch (FF)				Thomas Finlay (FG)
16th	1957[33]		Philip Brady (FF)								Jack Murphy (Ind)
16th	1958 by-election[34]										Patrick Cummins (FF)
17th	1961[35]						Joseph Barron (CnaP)				Patrick Cummins (FF)
18th	1965[36]						Frank Cluskey (Lab)				Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF)
19th	1969[37]				Richie Ryan (FG)		Ben Briscoe (FF)		John O'Donovan (Lab)	4 seats 1969–1977
20th	1973[38]				Richie Ryan (FG)		Ben Briscoe (FF)		John Kelly (FG)	4 seats 1969–1977
21st	1977[39]		Frank Cluskey (Lab)		Fergus O'Brien (FG)		Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF)	3 seats 1977–1981
22nd	1981[40]		Ben Briscoe (FF)		Fergus O'Brien (FG)				Gay Mitchell (FG)		John O'Connell[lower-alpha 1] (Ind)
23rd	1982 (Feb)[41]				Frank Cluskey (Lab)
24th	1982 (Nov)[42]						Fergus O'Brien (FG)
25th	1987[43]										Mary Mooney (FF)
26th	1989[44]				John O'Connell (FF)						Eric Byrne (WP)
27th	1992[45]				John O'Connell (FF)		Pat Upton (Lab)			4 seats 1992–2002
27th	1994 by-election[46]				Eric Byrne (DL)
28th	1997[47]				Seán Ardagh (FF)
28th	1999 by-election[48]						Mary Upton (Lab)
29th	2002[49]		Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF)								Michael Mulcahy (FF)
30th	2007[50]								Catherine Byrne (FG)		Michael Mulcahy (FF)
31st	2011[51]				Eric Byrne (Lab)		Joan Collins (PBP)				Michael Conaghan (Lab)
32nd	2016[52]				Bríd Smith (AAA–PBP)		Joan Collins[lower-alpha 2] (I4C)			4 seats from 2016
33rd	2020				Bríd Smith (PBP–S)		Joan Collins[lower-alpha 2] (I4C)		Patrick Costello (GP)	4 seats from 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.

O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.
Founded Right to Change in May 2020.

Elections

2020 general election

2020 general election: Dublin South-Central[53][54][55][56]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	39.3	17,015
	Fine Gael	Catherine Byrne	11.7	5,078	5,192	5,202	5,275	5,788	7,431
	Fianna Fáil	Catherine Ardagh	11.0	4,782	5,013	5,030	5,184	5,598
	PBP–Solidarity	Bríd Smith[lower-alpha 1]	11.0	4,753	9,547
	Green	Patrick Costello	9.3	4,041	4,449	4,522	4,698	6,917	8,582
	Inds. 4 Change	Joan Collins	6.5	2,831	4,578	5,076	5,552	6,654	7,807
	Labour	Rebecca Moynihan	4.8	2,095	2,330	2,375	2,491
	Social Democrats	Tara Deacy	3.7	1,595	1,921	2,006	2,181
	National Party	Serina Irvine	1.5	632	770	801
	Independent	Richard Murray	0.5	207	420	512
	Independent	Alan Kerrigan	0.3	146	241	257
	Independent	Robert Foley	0.2	78	114	121
	Independent	Sean O'Leary	0.1	38	57	71
Electorate: 79,460 Valid: 43,291 Spoilt: 515 (1.2%) Quota: 8,659 Turnout: 43,806 (55.1%)

Smith was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election

2016 general election: Dublin South-Central[57][58][52]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Sinn Féin	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	15.5	6,639	6,690	6,715	6,734	6,927	7,061	9,566
	Inds. 4 Change	Joan Collins	14.5	6,195	6,303	6,374	6,461	7,034	7,666	8,168	8,618
	Fine Gael	Catherine Byrne	14.3	6,130	6,154	6,317	6,516	6,679	7,037	7,090	7,111	9,723
	Fianna Fáil	Catherine Ardagh	12.7	5,441	5,508	5,698	5,817	6,064	6,439	6,556	6,617	7,116	7,841	7,844
	AAA–PBP	Bríd Smith	10.2	4,374	4,476	4,527	4,729	5,193	5,853	6,208	6,643	7,410	7,836	7,879
	Sinn Féin	Máire Devine	7.8	3,332	3,363	3,389	3,423	3,531	3,686
	Labour	Eric Byrne	7.7	3,297	3,314	3,372	3,645	3,822	4,481	4,531	4,558
	Social Democrats	Liam Coyne	5.7	2,434	2,486	2,595	2,998	3,256
	Independent	Paul Hand	4.7	2,011	2,100	2,222	2,358
	Green	Oisín Ó hAlmhain	3.3	1,410	1,431	1,514
	Renua	Michael Gargan	2.1	893	943
	Direct Democracy	Neville Bradley	1.0	407
	Independent	Richard Murray	0.7	294
Electorate: 74,942 Valid: 42,857 Spoilt: 694 (1.6%) Quota: 8,572 Turnout: 43,551 (58.1%)

2011 general election

2011 general election: Dublin South-Central[59][51]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Labour	Eric Byrne	16.4	8,357	8,367	8,380	8,391	8,401	8,411	8,416	8,721
	Sinn Féin	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	13.4	6,804	6,819	6,835	6,838	6,849	6,874	6,885	7,041	7,111	7,123	7,455	7,569	7,719
	People Before Profit	Joan Collins[lower-alpha 1]	12.9	6,574	6,585	6,606	6,630	6,653	6,691	6,728	7,042	7,166	7,194	7,773	7,978	8,459
	Fine Gael	Catherine Byrne	11.0	5,604	5,610	5,614	5,618	5,626	5,630	5,663	5,915	7,120	7,142	7,780	11,867
	Labour	Michael Conaghan	10.8	5,492	5,497	5,501	5,505	5,509	5,537	5,544	5,726	5,819	5,904	8,194	8,463	9,858
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	9.5	4,837	4,844	4,845	4,850	4,865	4,869	4,932	5,059	5,186	5,195	5,465	5,698	6,161
	Labour	Henry Upton	8.2	4,183	4,187	4,192	4,208	4,218	4,226	4,231	4,459	4,675	4,747
	Fine Gael	Colm Brophy	6.6	3,376	3,377	3,384	3,387	3,393	3,396	3,418	3,537	4,842	4,847	5,199
	Fine Gael	Ruairi McGinley	5.8	2,976	2,980	2,983	2,983	2,991	2,996	3,010	3,128
	Green	Oisín Ó hAlmhain	2.0	1,015	1,015	1,019	1,031	1,038	1,042	1,051
	Independent	Peter O'Neill	0.9	456	465	469	479	501	539	549
	Independent	Neville Bradley	0.6	323	328	364	368	391	410	425
	Christian Solidarity	Colm Callanan	0.5	239	239	241	246	247	251
	Independent	Seán Connolly Farrell	0.3	178	182	190	198	217
	Independent	Paul King	0.3	146	156	158	176
	Independent	Gerry Kelly	0.3	137	139	143
	Independent	Noel Bennett	0.3	128	128
	Independent	Dominic Mooney	0.2	102
Electorate: 80,203 Valid: 50,927 Spoilt: 817 (1.6%) Quota: 8,488 Turnout: 51,744 (64.5%)

Collins campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

2007 general election

2007 general election: Dublin South-Central[50]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Ardagh	17.4	8,286
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	15.7	7,439	7,687	8,186
	Labour	Mary Upton	12.6	5,987	6,006	6,133	6,186	6,532	6,818	7,136	7,759	9,020
	Sinn Féin	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	10.2	4,825	4,838	4,913	4,922	5,039	5,648	5,772	6,509	6,932	7,001
	Fine Gael	Catherine Byrne	9.9	4,713	4,728	4,847	4,890	5,068	5,231	6,719	7,050	7,663	7,921
	Labour	Eric Byrne	8.5	4,054	4,071	4,144	4,165	4,337	4,493	4,754	5,332	6,227	6,932
	Green	Tony McDermott	5.8	2,756	2,764	2,872	2,904	3,139	3,278	3,416	3,781
	Independent	Joan Collins	4.6	2,203	2,212	2,277	2,288	2,552	3,253	3,362
	Fine Gael	Anne Marie Martin	4.5	2,125	2,131	2,230	2,269	2,441	2,558
	People Before Profit	Bríd Smith	4.4	2,086	2,090	2,205	2,221	2,383
	Independent	Roisín Healy	3.4	1,613	1,619	1,726	1,766
	Progressive Democrats	Frank McNamara	1.0	474	480
	Progressive Democrats	Ben Doyle	0.9	438	449
	Workers' Party	Andrew McGuinness	0.5	256	257
	Christian Solidarity	Michael Redmond	0.3	155	155
	Independent	Con Gunning	0.3	121	122
Electorate: 86,710 Valid: 47,531 Spoilt: 789 (1.6%) Quota: 7,922 Turnout: 48,320 (55.7%)

2002 general election

2002 general election: Dublin South-Central[49]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Ardagh	13.7	6,031	6,033	6,047	6,066	6,131	6,202	6,399	6,472	6,595	8,207
	Sinn Féin	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	12.7	5,591	5,619	5,759	5,879	6,099	6,376	6,431	6,522	6,892	7,282	7,523
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	12.4	5,444	5,456	5,469	5,507	5,612	5,708	5,941	7,280	7,709
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	11.3	4,990	4,994	5,007	5,024	5,102	5,165	5,342	5,391	5,497	7,364
	Labour	Mary Upton	10.3	4,520	4,529	4,593	4,677	4,749	4,863	5,110	5,332	6,286	6,675	6,963
	Labour	Eric Byrne	9.4	4,159	4,188	4,265	4,365	4,436	4,568	4,659	4,839	5,438	5,658	5,844
	Fianna Fáil	Marian McGennis	9.3	4,085	4,085	4,110	4,160	4,199	4,423	4,581	4,676	4,827
	Green	Kristina McElroy	5.2	2,299	2,311	2,400	2,491	2,575	2,771	2,974	3,115
	Fine Gael	Catherine Byrne	4.6	2,012	2,015	2,025	2,059	2,091	2,146	2,259
	Progressive Democrats	Bob Quinn	3.1	1,377	1,381	1,395	1,405	1,472	1,534
	Independent	Vincent Jackson	2.6	1,142	1,147	1,203	1,323	1,411
	Independent	Áine Ní Chonaill	2.1	926	930	949	966
	Socialist Workers	Bríd Smith	1.4	617	633
	Workers' Party	Linda Kavanagh	1.3	553	692	782
	Workers' Party	Shay Kelly	0.6	270
Electorate: 86,161 Valid: 44,016 Spoilt: 752 (1.7%) Quota: 7,337 Turnout: 44,768 (51.9%)

1999 by-election

Following the death of Labour Party TD Pat Upton, a by-election was held on 27 October 1999, when turnout was only 27.9%, down from 60% at the 1997 general election.[47] The seat was narrowly won by the Labour Party candidate Mary Upton, sister of the deceased TD.

1999 by-election: Dublin South-Central[48]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	30.1	6,050	6,059	6,108	6,157	6,330	6,497	7,005	7,901
	Labour	Mary Upton	28.0	5,637	5,648	5,683	5,831	5,913	6,545	7,148	10,274
	Fine Gael	Catherine Byrne	20.1	4,037	4,064	4,093	4,154	4,240	4,559	4,778
	Sinn Féin	Aengus Ó Snodaigh	8.4	1,686	1,689	1,708	1,800	1,849	2,051
	Green	John Goodwillie	6.3	1,263	1,297	1,330	1,477	1,588
	Workers' Party	Shay Kelly	2.8	555	561	566
	Christian Solidarity	Manus MacMeanmain	2.0	399	404	601	616
	Independent	Eammon Murphy	1.9	383	387
	Natural Law	John Burns	0.5	106
Electorate: 69,771 Valid: 20,116 Quota: 10,059 Turnout: 28.8%

1997 general election

1997 general election: Dublin South-Central[60]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	22.0	8,910
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	11.7	4,762	4,794	4,796	4,802	4,811	4,816	4,818	4,820	4,825	4,916	4,964	5,104	5,673	5,969	8,005
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Ardagh	11.4	4,634	4,650	4,650	4,654	4,660	4,662	4,671	4,678	4,679	4,773	4,815	4,915	5,556	5,895	8,222
	Democratic Left	Eric Byrne	11.3	4,586	4,667	4,669	4,672	4,676	4,677	4,688	4,695	4,727	4,983	5,292	5,764	5,944	6,411	6,818
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	11.3	4,574	4,606	4,607	4,614	4,623	4,625	4,630	4,639	4,647	4,736	4,797	4,895	5,319	5,659
	Labour	Pat Upton	10.4	4,224	4,354	4,356	4,361	4,364	4,369	4,383	4,392	4,424	4,608	5,529	6,033	6,300	6,703	7,085
	Progressive Democrats	Cáit Keane	5.0	2,031	2,050	2,052	2,054	2,061	2,065	2,071	2,076	2,078	2,161	2,251	2,457
	Sinn Féin	Martina Kenna	4.8	1,937	1,943	1,943	1,955	1,961	1,964	1,973	1,991	2,024	2,268	2,310	2,496	2,574
	Green	John Goodwillie	3.9	1,603	1,617	1,620	1,626	1,635	1,665	1,684	1,700	1,715	1,976	2,094
	Fine Gael	Ruairi McGinley	3.0	1,215	1,652	1,654	1,657	1,661	1,667	1,676	1,686	1,690	1,776
	Independent	Éamonn Gavin	0.9	367	371	372	374	387	405	423	443	445
	Independent	Andre Lyder	0.8	350	354	355	360	363	369	384	404	410
	Socialist Party	Martin Walsh	0.8	328	331	332	336	338	339	343	353	424
	Workers' Party	Shay Kelly	0.7	297	301	301	301	301	305	306	316	328
	Socialist Workers	Bríd Smith	0.5	218	222	222	223	223	223	225	232
	Independent	Dr. Brendan O'Reilly	0.3	132	135	135	137	140	145
	Independent	Seán Kelly	0.3	125	127	128	143	149	153	165
	Natural Law	Michael Dwyer	0.2	92	93	94	95	100
	Independent	Colm Callanan	0.2	91	92	93	93
	Independent	Dean O'Nualláin	0.2	80	81	81
	Independent	David Henry	0.1	23	23
Electorate: 68,146 Valid: 40,579 Spoilt: 550 (1.3%) Quota: 8,116 Turnout: 41,129 (60.4%)

1994 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD John O'Connell, a by-election was held on 9 June 1994. The seat was won by the Democratic Left candidate Eric Byrne.

1994 by-election: Dublin South-Central[46]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Democratic Left	Eric Byrne	27.8	7,445	7,479	7,601	7,748	7,930	8,352	8,984	10,284	12,741
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	21.1	5,642	5,697	5,770	5,893	6,043	6,335	6,664	7,370	8,629
	Fine Gael	Brian Hayes	17.3	4,637	4,677	4,723	4,752	4,926	5,628	6,028	6,619
	Labour	Joe Connolly	9.9	2,643	2,664	2,743	2,824	2,904	3,062	3,417
	Progressive Democrats	Cáit Keane	7.0	1,881	1,912	1,939	1,955	2,095
	Green	John Goodwillie	6.5	1,752	1,809	1,904	2,138	2,332	2,579
	Independent	Eamonn Gavin	3.6	972	1,038	1,053	1,088
	Sinn Féin	Martina Gibney	2.9	781	800	859
	Workers' Party	Shay Kelly	2.2	595	618
	Independent	Michael Park	1.0	275
	Independent	Benny Cooney	0.6	152
Electorate: 62,300 Valid: 26,775 Quota: 13,388 Turnout: 43.0%

1992 general election

1992 general election: Dublin South-Central[61]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Labour	Pat Upton	29.6	11,923
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	16.6	6,662	7,578	7,595	7,630	7,672	7,829	8,730
	Fianna Fáil	John O'Connell	14.5	5,825	6,084	6,089	6,105	6,180	6,271	6,306	6,336	6,461	7,337	7,583	8,182
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	10.9	4,385	4,539	4,547	4,566	4,602	4,754	4,778	4,816	4,875	5,634	5,873	6,417	6,526
	Democratic Left	Eric Byrne	7.4	2,990	4,021	4,037	4,080	4,153	4,192	4,238	4,310	4,704	4,766	5,492	6,497	6,521
	Progressive Democrats	Cáit Keane	4.7	1,886	2,235	2,252	2,258	2,273	2,300	2,449	2,858	2,977	3,047	3,428
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy	4.2	1,684	1,762	1,768	1,779	1,822	1,888	1,905	1,916	1,946
	Green	Mary Bowers	3.2	1,295	1,581	1,620	1,672	1,856	1,995	2,036	2,142	2,441	2,499
	Fine Gael	Edith Wynne	2.5	1,005	1,241	1,244	1,248	1,257	1,284
	Christian Centrist	Eamonn Murphy	2.1	832	863	869	888	907
	Workers' Party	Rita Whelan	1.8	717	1,144	1,153	1,189	1,320	1,345	1,377	1,392
	Sinn Féin	Martina Gibney	1.7	675	722	724	751
	Independent	Davy Heinkel Johnston	0.6	235	272	291
	Independent	Mary Daly	0.3	128	151
Electorate: 63,718 Valid: 40,242 Spoilt: 892 (2.2%) Quota: 8,049 Turnout: 41,134 (64.6%)

1989 general election

1989 general election: Dublin South-Central[62]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	17.5	7,905
	Fianna Fáil	John O'Connell	17.1	7,707
	Workers' Party	Eric Byrne	15.2	6,849	6,878	6,887	6,903	7,261	7,348	7,588
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	13.4	6,037	6,055	6,142	6,149	6,220	6,282	6,326	6,657	7,050
	Fine Gael	Fergus O'Brien	9.1	4,108	4,374	4,381	4,389	4,440	5,269	5,375	5,863	7,411
	Fianna Fáil	Mary Mooney	9.1	4,081	4,098	4,174	4,183	4,301	4,378	4,420	4,742	5,235
	Green	Mary Bowers	5.0	2,264	2,272	2,275	2,320	2,597	2,691	2,756
	Labour	Pat Upton	4.2	1,907	1,919	1,922	1,927	2,034	2,126	3,289	4,327
	Labour	Pat Murray	3.5	1,557	1,570	1,572	1,583	1,664	1,724
	Progressive Democrats	Ronnie McBrien	2.9	1,314	1,338	1,340	1,348	1,361
	Sinn Féin	Micheál O Muireagáin	2.8	1,241	1,243	1,245	1,253
	Independent	Michael John Foley	0.3	122	122	122
Electorate: 72,389 Valid: 45,092 Quota: 7,516

1987 general election

1987 general election: Dublin South-Central[43]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	9,582	18.5	1
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	8,107	15.7	2
	Fine Gael	Fergus O'Brien	6,160	11.9	3
	Fianna Fáil	John O'Connell	5,911	11.4
	Fianna Fáil	Mary Mooney	5,656	10.9	5
	Progressive Democrats	Ronald McBrien	5,212	10.1
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	4,701	9.1	4
	Workers' Party	Eric Byrne	3,946	7.6
	Sinn Féin	Micheal Ó Muireagain	1,266	2.5
	Independent	Timothy Cahill	711	1.4
	Independent	Deirdre Buggle	186	0.4
	Independent	Barbara Hyland	152	0.3
	Independent	Michael Wall	102	0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 51,692 Quota: 8,616 Turnout:

November 1982 general election

John O'Connell was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 23rd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

November 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central[42]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	John O'Connell	N/A	Automatically Returned	1	1
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	10,074	22.0	2	1
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	9,336	20.4	3	1
	Fine Gael	Fergus O'Brien	8,068	17.6	4
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	6,425	14.0	5
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	4,616	10.1
	Workers' Party	Eric Byrne	3,774	8.2
	Fianna Fáil	Lauri Corcoran	2,426	5.3
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Stokes	641	1.4
	Democratic Socialist	Séamus Rattigan	303	0.7
	Independent	Brendan Moran	195	0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 45,858 Quota: 9,172 Turnout:

February 1982 general election

John O'Connell was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 22nd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

February 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central[41]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	John O'Connell	N/A	Automatically Returned	1	1
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	10,572	22.5	2	1
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	10,432	22.2	3	1
	Fine Gael	Fergus O'Brien	6,635	14.1
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	6,600	14.0	4
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	6,132	13.0	5
	Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party	Eric Byrne	3,166	6.7
	Fianna Fáil	Joseph Dowling	3,102	6.6
	Independent	Aidan Broggy	296	0.6
	Independent	John Curran	147	0.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,082 Quota: 9,417 Turnout:

1981 general election

1981 general election: Dublin South-Central[40]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	John O'Connell	9,491	19.4	1	1
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	8,181	16.7	2	1
	Fine Gael	Fergus O'Brien	7,404	15.1	3
	Fine Gael	Gay Mitchell	6,879	14.1	5
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	5,686	11.6	4
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	4,122	8.4
	Fianna Fáil	Brian Hillery	2,948	6.1
	Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party	Eric Byrne	2,403	4.9
	Labour	Michael Collins	1,069	2.2
	Labour	Séamus Ashe	693	1.4
	Independent	Daniel McCarron	73	0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 48,949 Quota: 8,159 Turnout:

1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin South-Central[39]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Fine Gael	Fergus O'Brien	25.2	5,931
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	19.3	4,542	5,015	5,058	5,239	5,566
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	16.9	3,986	4,024	4,177	4,711	6,991
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Campion	13.7	3,218	3,579	3,595	3,804	4,018
	Fine Gael	Alexis Fitzgerald	10.5	2,483	2,523	3,389	3,542
	Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party	Andy Smith	5.6	1,313	1,340	1,345
	Fine Gael	Maurice Dockrell	4.7	1,096	1,101
	Fianna Fáil	Vera Kinsella	4.1	959
Electorate: 37,934 Valid: 25,528 Spoilt: 245 (0.9%) Quota: 5,883 Turnout: 25,773 (67.9%)[63]

1973 general election

1973 general election: Dublin South-Central[38]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat
	Fine Gael	Richie Ryan	7,210	20.6	1
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	6,564	18.7	2
	Fine Gael	John Kelly	5,064	14.5	4
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	4,750	13.6	3
	Labour	John O'Donovan	2,203	6.3
	Fianna Fáil	Gerard Buchanan	2,195	6.3
	Labour	Michael Collins	2,136	6.1
	Labour	Dermot O'Rourke	1,580	4.5
	Official Sinn Féin	Peigin Doyle	1,521	4.3
	Fine Gael	Michael McShane	1,040	3.0
	Independent	Louis Maguire	775	2.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 35,038 Quota: 7,008 Turnout:

1969 general election

1969 general election: Dublin South-Central[37]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat
	Fine Gael	Richie Ryan	5,958	16.9	1
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	5,527	15.7	3
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	5,035	14.3	4
	Fine Gael	John Kelly	3,868	11.0
	Fianna Fáil	Louis Maguire	2,661	7.6
	Labour	Dermot O'Rourke	2,488	7.1
	Independent	Maurice O'Connell	2,475	7.0
	Labour	John O'Donovan	2,450	7.0	2
	Labour	Emmet Boyle	1,757	5.0
	Labour	John Clarke	1,392	4.0
	Fine Gael	Patrick Kelly	677	1.9
	Fine Gael	Michael McShane	602	1.7
	Independent	Patrick Dunne	166	0.5
	Independent	James Hiney	149	0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 35,205 Quota: 7,042 Turnout:

1965 general election

1965 general election: Dublin South-Central[36][64]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass	34.7	12,400
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	19.9	7,098
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	19.0	6,768
	Clann na Poblachta	Joseph Barron	6.2	2,220	2,456	2,877	2,914	3,032	3,137	3,241	3,295	4,355
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	6.1	2,175	5,373	5,461	5,479	5,492	5,547	7,199
	Fianna Fáil	Patrick Cummins	4.1	1,464	2,795	2,875	2,881	2,897	2,919
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	3.8	1,349	2,849	2,913	2,925	2,939	2,953	3,801	4,964	5,237
	Fine Gael	George McLoughlin	2.9	1,032	1,132	1,432	1,969	2,001	3,086	3,230	3,263
	Fine Gael	John Nugent	2.8	1,002	1,068	1,198	1,403	1,421
	Irish Workers' Party	Michael O'Riordan	0.5	183	203	269	273
Electorate: 54,929 Valid: 35,691 Quota: 5,949 Turnout: 65.0%

1961 general election

1961 general election: Dublin South-Central[35][64]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass	31.8	10,211
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	21.8	7,007
	Clann na Poblachta	Joseph Barron	9.7	3,109	3,329	3,442	3,450	3,507	3,749	3,830	3,971	4,142	4,273	4,930
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	8.4	2,689	5,282	5,380
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	5.6	1,796	1,904	1,954	1,955	2,031	2,105	2,141	2,241	3,488	3,569	4,052
	Labour	James Mooney	4.7	1,511	1,630	1,678	1,679	1,730	1,794	1,847	1,928
	Fianna Fáil	Patrick Cummins	4.5	1,449	2,285	2,317	2,319	2,337	2,374	2,394	2,584	2,672	3,996	4,289
	Fine Gael	George McLoughlin	3.4	1,095	1,163	1,371	1,373	1,383	1,399	1,747
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	3.2	1,024	1,756	1,800	1,803	1,812	1,851	1,889	1,953	2,018
	Fine Gael	James McGarry	2.4	755	799	1,050	1,052	1,068	1,091
	Sinn Féin	Tomás Ó Dubhghaill	1.9	622	656	664	664	693
	Fine Gael	John Hegarty	1.8	579	661	1,450	1,456	1,470	1,492	1,945	2,910	3,025	3,151
	Irish Workers' Party	Michael O'Riordan	0.9	277	297	308	308
Electorate: 57,390 Valid: 32,124 Quota: 5,355 Turnout: 56.0%

1958 by-election

Following the resignation of Independent TD Jack Murphy, a by-election was held on 25 June 1958. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Cummins.

1958 by-election: Dublin South-Central[64]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Fianna Fáil	Patrick Cummins	34.2	6,014	6,337	7,111	7,988
	Fine Gael	John Hegarty	17.6	3,089	3,619	4,386
	Clann na Poblachta	Seán MacBride	17.2	3,030	3,799	4,925	7,083
	Labour	Frank Cluskey	15.7	2,762	3,352
	National Progressive Democrats	Noel Hartnett	15.3	2,688
Electorate: 51,567 Valid: 17,583 Quota: 8,792 Turnout: 34.10%

1957 general election

1957 general election: Dublin South-Central[33]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass	8,136	25.5	1	1
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	4,607	14.4	2
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	3,236	10.1	4
	Independent	Jack Murphy	3,036	9.5	5
	Fianna Fáil	Celia Lynch	2,704	8.5	3
	Clann na Poblachta	Joseph Barron	2,049	6.4
	Labour	Roddy Connolly	1,932	6.1
	Fine Gael	Thomas Finlay	1,906	6.0
	Sinn Féin	Tomás Ó Dubhghaill	1,734	5.4
	Fianna Fáil	Anthony Moroney	1,621	5.1
	Fine Gael	Edward Hosey	966	3.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 31,927 Quota: 5,322 Turnout:

1954 general election

1954 general election: Dublin South-Central[32]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass	7,753	20.1	1	1
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	7,474	19.4	2	1
	Labour	James Larkin Jnr	5,883	15.3	3
	Clann na Poblachta	Joseph Barron	3,258	8.5
	Fianna Fáil	Celia Lynch	3,009	7.8	5
	Fine Gael	Thomas Finlay	2,654	6.9	4
	Fine Gael	William Phelan	2,614	6.8
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	2,610	6.8
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann	2,586	6.7
	Independent	Eamonn Halpin	380	1.0
	Independent	Seán Davis	298	0.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,519 Quota: 6,420 Turnout:

1951 general election

1951 general election: Dublin South-Central[64]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass	25.9	10,759
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	13.7	5,684	5,720	6,301	6,480	7,038
	Labour	James Larkin Jnr	13.6	5,667	5,764	5,928	6,049	6,986
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann	10.8	4,487	6,071	6,112	6,167	6,350	7,025
	Fianna Fáil	Philip Brady	9.7	4,020	4,669	4,703	4,961	5,095	5,688	5,755	5,792	5,831
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch	8.8	3,638	5,002	5,042	5,080	5,226	5,667	5,714	5,739	5,801
	Fine Gael	Kerry Reddin	6.7	2,784	2,818	3,188	3,239	3,633
	Clann na Poblachta	Con Lehane	4.4	1,809	1,845	1,914	2,596
	Clann na Poblachta	Joseph Barron	3.3	1,363	1,382	1,414
	Fine Gael	Anthony Lalor	3.2	1,332	1,348
Electorate: 65,020 Valid: 41,543 Quota: 6,924 Turnout: 63.89%

1948 general election

1948 general election: Dublin South-Central[64]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass	29.9	13,274
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	11.1	4,931	4,993	5,011	5,294	5,353	5,405	5,440	5,546	9,618
	Clann na Poblachta	Con Lehane	11.0	4,861	4,924	4,975	4,995	5,062	5,469	5,514	7,567
	Labour	James Larkin Jnr	10.7	4,743	4,894	4,978	5,013	5,275	5,363	6,555	6,814	7,070	7,199	8,579
	Fine Gael	Patrick Cahill	8.9	3,965	4,030	4,054	4,289	4,384	4,454	4,504	4,836
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann	8.6	3,829	5,860	5,914	5,948	6,055	6,077	6,104	6,159	6,324	6,346	6,889	7,286
	Clann na Poblachta	Joseph Barron	5.2	2,287	2,307	2,328	2,336	2,373	2,918	2,942
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch	5.0	2,216	5,596	5,634	5,645	5,726	5,745	5,799	5,831	5,974	5,992	6,289	6,662
	Labour	Frank Foley	2.9	1,303	1,323	1,334	1,340	1,419	1,459
	Clann na Poblachta	Jack Brady	2.7	1,203	1,227	1,241	1,247	1,275
	National Labour Party	Joseph Hughes	1.8	790	817	850	859
	Fine Gael	Joseph Toner	1.4	635	644	658
	Independent	William Naughton	0.8	350	374
Electorate: 67,633 Valid: 44,387 Quota: 7,398 Turnout: 65.63%

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