Limerick (Dáil constituency)

Limerick was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1923 and 1948, elected on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). It covered the entire city and county of Limerick. Another constituency of the same name existed between 2011 and 2016, which was later renamed as Limerick County.

For the 2011–2016 constituency, see Limerick County (Dáil constituency).

Limerick
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Limerick within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1948
Seats7
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by

History and boundaries

The constituency was a 7-seat constituency under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann; those elected comprised the 4th Dáil. It succeeded the constituencies of Limerick City–Limerick East and Kerry–Limerick West which were used to elect members to the 2nd Dáil and the 3rd Dáil.

It covered Limerick city and all of County Limerick.[1] It continued in existence when a revision took effect in 1937.[2] It was abolished at the 1948 Irish general election, when it was replaced by the two new constituencies of Limerick East and Limerick West.[3]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick 1923–1948[4]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th1923[5] Richard Hayes
(CnaG)		 James Ledden
(CnaG)		 Seán Carroll
(Rep)		 James Colbert
(Rep)		 John Nolan
(CnaG)		 Patrick Clancy
(Lab)		 Patrick Hogan
(FP)
1924 by-election[6] Richard O'Connell
(CnaG)
5th1927 (Jun)[7] Gilbert Hewson
(Ind)		 Tadhg Crowley
(FF)		 James Colbert
(FF)		 George C. Bennett
(CnaG)		 Michael Keyes
(Lab)
6th1927 (Sep)[8] Daniel Bourke
(FF)		 John Nolan
(CnaG)
7th1932[9] James Reidy
(CnaG)		 Robert Ryan
(FF)		 John O'Shaughnessy
(FP)
8th1933[10] Donnchadh Ó Briain
(FF)		 Michael Keyes
(Lab)
9th1937[11] John O'Shaughnessy
(FG)		 Michael Colbert
(FF)		 George C. Bennett
(FG)
10th1938[12] James Reidy
(FG)		 Tadhg Crowley
(FF)
11th1943[13]
12th1944[14] Michael Colbert
(FF)
13th1948 Constituency abolished. See Limerick East and Limerick West

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1944 general election
1944 general election: Limerick[14][15]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 14.1 8,415            
Labour Michael Keyes 13.7 8,159            
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 12.5 7,481            
Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 9.8 5,865 6,027 6,071 6,210 8,925    
Fine Gael James Reidy 9.6 5,762 5,835 7,181 7,382 7,572    
Fine Gael George C. Bennett 8.9 5,291 5,305 6,504 6,575 6,780 6,820 6,865
Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 8.7 5,182 5,383 5,476 5,586      
Clann na Talmhan Patrick Fitzsimons 8.3 4,950 4,955 5,763 5,832 6,090 6,121 6,158
Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 8.1 4,852 5,343 5,518 5,623 7,391 8,781  
Fine Gael David Madden 6.3 3,754 3,759          
Electorate: 84,036   Valid: 59,711   Quota: 7,464   Turnout: 71.1%  

    1943 general election
    1943 general election: Limerick[13][15]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 14.4 9,324                      
    Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 12.6 8,131                      
    Labour Michael Keyes 11.7 7,578 7,671 8,237                  
    Fine Gael James Reidy 9.6 6,234 6,300 6,312 6,315 6,422 6,671 7,253 7,476 7,573 8,787    
    Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 7.8 5,072 5,763 5,886 5,890 5,983 6,182 6,259 6,627 8,580      
    Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 7.3 4,701 4,874 4,885 4,886 5,111 5,169 5,288 5,748 6,378 6,487 6,546 6,580
    Fine Gael George C. Bennett 7.0 4,529 4,541 4,552 4,552 4,889 6,171 7,279 7,576 7,627 8,769    
    Fianna Fáil Seán Hartney 4.8 3,116 3,237 3,298 3,303 3,335 3,351 3,413 3,535        
    Fine Gael Timothy O'Connell 4.1 2,675 2,678 2,737 2,743 2,763 2,944 3,422 3,582 3,691      
    Clann na Talmhan Patrick Fitzsimons 4.0 2,601 2,606 2,643 2,645 3,681 3,787 4,055 4,164 4,521 5,098 5,462 5,897
    Fine Gael John MacNamara 3.9 2,513 2,518 2,526 2,527 2,600 2,834            
    Fine Gael Denis Quish 3.6 2,351 2,353 2,358 2,359 2,518              
    Clann na Talmhan Con Ryan 3.4 2,195 2,208 2,209 2,210                
    Labour Seán Hayes 3.3 2,110 2,117 2,862 2,978 3,053 3,153 3,197          
    Labour Patrick Costelloe 2.5 1,645 1,681                    
    Electorate: 84,036   Valid: 64,775   Quota: 8,097   Turnout: 77.1%  

      1938 general election
      1938 general election: Limerick[12][15]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fine Gael James Reidy 14.6 9,812              
      Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 13.5 9,058              
      Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 12.1 8,099 8,117 8,132 8,249 8,306 11,286    
      Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 10.7 7,217 7,242 7,305 7,668 7,774 10,206    
      Fine Gael George C. Bennett 9.6 6,474 7,049 7,587 7,737 7,747 7,800 7,820 7,867
      Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 9.1 6,117 6,142 6,165 6,324 6,400 6,699 9,056  
      Labour Michael Keyes 8.7 5,836 6,036 6,086 7,327 7,371 7,729 7,879 8,323
      Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 8.5 5,741 5,779 5,908 5,974 6,338      
      Fine Gael John O'Shaughnessy 8.5 5,726 6,039 6,294 6,369 6,372 6,493 6,585 6,728
      Labour Seán Quinn 3.2 2,179 2,214 2,225          
      Fine Gael Michael Burke 1.4 924 1,109            
      Electorate: 81,048   Valid: 67,183   Quota: 8,398   Turnout: 82.9%  

        1937 general election
        1937 general election: Limerick[11][15]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Labour Michael Keyes 16.8 11,011                  
        Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 12.4 8,106 8,633                
        Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 10.6 6,955 7,428 7,497 7,690 7,732 7,882 7,889 7,891 9,578  
        Fine Gael George C. Bennett 9.4 6,131 6,290 6,840 6,861 8,956          
        Fine Gael James Reidy 8.9 5,834 6,165 6,276 6,332 6,670 7,230 7,475 7,714 7,872 7,902
        Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 8.6 5,663 5,944 6,002 6,045 6,075 6,303 6,309 6,310 7,079 7,948
        Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 7.2 4,698 5,140 5,297 5,336 5,387 5,407 5,414 5,421 7,536 8,024
        Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 6.9 4,544 4,900 4,953 5,038 5,129 5,162 5,175 5,176    
        Fine Gael John O'Shaughnessy 6.7 4,361 4,430 4,565 4,566 5,038 7,954 8,441      
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Connell 5.4 3,537 3,587 3,639 3,642 4,021          
        Fine Gael Liam Fraher 5.1 3,339 3,402 3,563 3,564            
        Independent Thomas Lloyd 2.0 1,343 1,412                
        Electorate: 81,397   Valid: 65,522   Quota: 8,191   Turnout: 80.5%  

          1933 general election
          1933 general election: Limerick[10][15]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 12.1 7,980 8,002 8,019 8,057 8,075 8,079 8,620        
          Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 11.2 7,383 7,410 7,431 7,507 7,518 7,523 9,594        
          Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 10.6 6,956 7,007 7,078 7,111 7,123 7,131 7,332 8,508      
          Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 9.9 6,536 6,616 6,641 6,679 6,685 6,688 9,130        
          Fianna Fáil James Colbert 8.8 5,803 5,873 5,890 5,982 5,997 6,002          
          Labour Michael Keyes 8.8 5,798 5,837 5,946 6,079 6,113 6,154 6,631 6,784 7,593 7,901 8,160
          Cumann na nGaedheal George C. Bennett 8.8 5,791 6,209 7,798 10,430              
          Cumann na nGaedheal James Reidy 8.3 5,443 5,474 5,939 7,434 9,217            
          Cumann na nGaedheal John Nolan 6.5 4,265 4,414 5,502                
          Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell 5.4 3,560 3,725                  
          National Centre Party John O'Shaughnessy 5.1 3,388 5,326 5,611 6,524 6,835 7,746 7,927 7,952 8,033 8,062 8,071
          National Centre Party John Canty 4.6 3,010                    
          Electorate: 78,350   Valid: 65,913   Quota: 8,240   Turnout: 84.1%  

            1932 general election

            The number of and full figures for later counts are not available. Bennett, Bourke, Colbert, Crowley, O'Shaughnessy, Reidy and Ryan were all elected.

            1932 general election: Limerick[9][15]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 12.4 7,677 7,775          
            Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 10.8 6,645 6,667 6,708 6,722 7,211 7,760  
            Fianna Fáil James Colbert 9.9 6,100 6,270 6,371 6,443 6,834 8,452  
            Cumann na nGaedheal George C. Bennett 9.6 5,919 5,951 6,298 6,649 6,826 6,866 N/A
            Cumann na nGaedheal James Reidy 8.2 5,088 5,142 5,208 5,495 5,537 5,572 N/A
            Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 8.0 4,966 5,024 5,082 5,112 5,477 6,176 N/A
            Farmers' Party John O'Shaughnessy 7.9 4,887 4,903 5,417 5,647 5,757 6,065 N/A
            Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell 5.8 3,573 3,590 3,627 3,894 4,005 4,043 N/A
            Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 5.4 3,334 3,365 3,413 3,453 3,536    
            Cumann na nGaedheal John Nolan 5.4 3,325 3,339 3,435 4,155 4,237 4,279 N/A
            Labour Michael Keyes 5.0 3,101 3,787 3,875 3,955 4,441 4,592 N/A
            Independent Patrick Clancy 3.4 2,105 2,324 2,368 2,420      
            Cumann na nGaedheal David Madden 3.3 2,045 2,067 2,178        
            Independent Gilbert Hewson 2.5 1,562 1,585          
            Labour Daniel Clancy 2.4 1,486            
            Electorate: 76,959   Valid: 61,813   Quota: 7,727   Turnout: 80.3%  

              September 1927 general election
              September 1927 general election: Limerick[8][15]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              Cumann na nGaedheal George C. Bennett 14.0 7,993                
              Fianna Fáil James Colbert 11.2 6,385 6,404 6,592 6,617 6,617 7,020 7,080 7,270  
              Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 10.0 5,711 5,764 6,720 6,773 6,774 6,837 6,856 7,221  
              Cumann na nGaedheal John Nolan 9.5 5,390 5,518 5,544 7,306          
              Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell 9.4 5,354 5,508 5,612 6,429 6,594 8,189      
              Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 8.1 4,625 4,639 5,825 5,867 5,868 5,955 6,033 6,405 7,376
              Labour Patrick Clancy 7.8 4,447 4,508 4,740 4,803 4,804 4,921 4,981 8,440  
              Labour Michael Keyes 7.5 4,290 4,309 4,446 4,626 4,631 4,790 4,867    
              Farmers' Party Cornelius O'Sullivan 6.0 3,434 3,451 3,539 3,612 3,621        
              Independent Gilbert Hewson 5.9 3,352 3,410 3,493 3,698 3,705 4,635 5,303 5,492 5,844
              Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 5.4 3,049 3,054              
              Cumann na nGaedheal Matthew Griffin 5.1 2,898 3,246 3,268            
              Electorate: 79,765   Valid: 56,928   Quota: 7,117   Turnout: 71.4%  

                June 1927 general election
                June 1927 general election: Limerick[7][15]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789101112131415161718
                Fianna Fáil James Colbert 10.3 5,531 5,554 5,585 5,595 5,607 5,632 5,716 5,899 6,605 6,689 6,724              
                Cumann na nGaedheal George C. Bennett 9.6 5,165 5,185 5,265 5,466 6,041 6,245 6,517 6,586 6,660 7,170                
                Fianna Fáil Tadhg Crowley 9.1 4,865 4,940 4,954 5,062 5,082 5,267 5,364 6,568 6,762                  
                Labour Michael Keyes 8.2 4,404 4,412 4,436 4,483 4,601 4,629 4,892 4,970 5,431 6,617 6,620 6,689 6,692 6,828        
                Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell 7.9 4,228 4,248 4,379 4,502 4,816 5,011 5,148 5,262 5,348 5,520 5,520 5,585 5,585 6,045 6,054 6,122 8,660  
                Fianna Fáil Daniel Bourke 7.1 3,795 3,806 3,812 3,817 3,828 3,838 3,889 4,071 4,115 4,183 4,186 4,197 4,202 4,366 4,370      
                Labour Patrick Clancy 5.7 3,086 3,103 3,109 3,195 3,218 3,356 3,478 3,685 3,958 4,211 4,217 4,259 4,262 4,391 4,435 5,757 5,901 6,213
                Independent Gilbert Hewson 5.7 3,054 3,127 3,229 3,352 3,424 3,653 3,848 3,947 4,165 4,443 4,445 4,515 4,517 5,610 5,623 5,881 6,704 7,326
                Farmers' Party Cornelius O'Sullivan 4.9 2,623 2,635 2,697 2,723 2,737 3,048 3,188 3,248 3,605 3,693 3,695 3,715 3,716          
                Independent Matthew Murphy 4.8 2,594 2,615 2,683 2,697 2,710 2,724 2,790 2,803                    
                Cumann na nGaedheal John Nolan 4.6 2,446 2,463 2,717 2,793 3,040 3,109 3,254 3,270 3,461 3,567 3,568 3,726 3,726 4,584 4,595 4,653    
                National League Michael Joyce 4.4 2,350 2,438 2,452 2,464 2,566 2,603 2,936 2,964 3,022                  
                Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 3.7 2,006 2,025 2,027 2,104 2,117 2,275 2,369                      
                Independent Matthew Quillinan 3.4 1,848 1,852 1,877 1,945 2,032 2,081                        
                Cumann na nGaedheal Matthew Griffin 3.0 1,613 1,627 1,658 1,665                            
                Farmers' Party William Condon 2.8 1,477 1,527 1,542 1,718 1,736                          
                Independent John Smith 2.2 1,205 1,208 1,213                              
                Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Mahony 1.7 886 890                                
                National League John Coleman 0.9 503                                  
                Electorate: 79,765   Valid: 53,679   Quota: 6,710   Turnout: 67.3%  

                  1924 by-election

                  Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Richard Hayes, a by-election was held on 28 May 1924. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Richard O'Connell.

                  1924 by-election: Limerick[6][15]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell 54.3 28,243
                  Republican Tadhg Crowley 45.7 23,738
                  Electorate: 79,000   Valid: 51,981   Quota: 25,991   Turnout: 65.8%  

                    1923 general election

                    Full figures for the remaining 16 counts are not available. The following are the number of votes unsuccessful candidates had at the time of their elimination though the counts which some eliminations occurred are unknown due to data being unavailable; Mackey 143, Larkin 509, J. O'Brien 766, Cleary 996, O'Callaghan 1,159, W. O'Brien 1,273, Walshe 1,706, Laffin 2,197, Colivet 2,249, Quaide 2,468, Keyes 2,808 and Smyth 3,509

                    Michael Gallagher notes[15] that newspapers at the time reported there was a 'discrepancy' with the original first count results, leading to a recount. The results below are of the first count which occurred so may not be fully accurate, the results of the recount are unavailable.

                    1923 general election: Limerick[5][15]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567891011121314151617
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Hayes 20.7 10,498                                
                    Cumann na nGaedheal James Ledden 12.5 6,335 8,256                              
                    Republican Seán Carroll 11.7 5,946 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,451                  
                    Republican James Colbert 9.5 4,842 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,081          
                    Labour Matthew Murphy 6.6 3,332 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,774
                    Labour Patrick Clancy 6.5 3,305 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,360
                    Farmers' Party Bartholomew Laffan 3.3 1,656 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Farmers' Party John Quaide 3.2 1,619 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Labour Michael Keyes 3.0 1,549 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Cumann na nGaedheal John Smyth 3.0 1,547 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Farmers' Party Patrick Hogan 3.0 1,537 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,932
                    Republican Michael Colivet 3.0 1,519 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Cumann na nGaedheal John Nolan 2.9 1,476 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,361 or 7,631  
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Walshe 2.5 1,254 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Farmers' Party William O'Brien 2.2 1,143 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                    
                    Republican Kathleen O'Callaghan 2.2 1,097 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,159                    
                    Independent Michael Cleary 1.8 907 N/A N/A N/A N/A 996                      
                    Labour James O'Brien 1.3 674 N/A N/A N/A 766                        
                    Independent William Larkin 0.9 466 N/A N/A 509                          
                    Independent Anthony Mackey 0.2 114 N/A 143                            
                    Electorate: 79,340   Valid: 50,816   Quota: 6,353   Turnout: 64.1%  

                      See also

                      References
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                      3. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, 1st Sch.: Constituencies (No. 31 of 1947, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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