Dublin Mid
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1923
Seats4
Local government areaDublin City
Created from
Replaced byDublin North

Dublin Mid was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created in 1921 out of portions of the UK Parliament constituencies of Dublin College Green and Dublin Harbour. It was a four-seat constituency, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil. It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the College Green and the Dublin Harbour divisions of Dublin city.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Mid 1921–1923[1]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd1921[2] Seán McGarry
(SF)		 Seán T. O'Kelly
(SF)		 Philip Shanahan
(SF)		 Kathleen Clarke
(SF)
3rd1922[3] Seán McGarry
(PT-SF)		 Seán T. O'Kelly
(AT-SF)		 Alfie Byrne
(Ind)		 Laurence O'Neill
(Ind)
4th1923 Constituency abolished. See Dublin North

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

1922 general election

1922 general election: Dublin Mid[3][4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Independent Laurence O'Neill 32.5 9,465          
Independent Alfie Byrne 27.1 7,899          
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Seán McGarry 14.7 4,295 5,755 6,495      
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Seán T. O'Kelly 6.7 1,941 2,490 2,680 2,902 4,251 6,896
Independent Henry Barnardo 6.2 1,800 2,772 3,551 3,834 3,883 4,053
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Philip Shanahan 7.5 2,172 2,639 2,866 2,965 3,393  
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Kathleen Clarke 5.3 1,557 1,748 1,885 1,921    
Electorate: 41,440   Valid: 29,129   Quota: 5,826   Turnout: 70.3%  

    1921 general election

    1921 general election: Dublin Mid[2]
    Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
    Sinn Féin Kathleen Clarke Unopposed N/A 1
    Sinn Féin Seán McGarry Unopposed N/A 2
    Sinn Féin Seán T. O'Kelly Unopposed N/A 3
    Sinn Féin Philip Shanahan Unopposed N/A 4

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
    2. 1 2 "General election 1921: Dublin Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
    3. 1 2 "General election 1922: Dublin Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
    4. ↑ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

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