Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown (Dáil constituency)

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

| type = Dáil

| year = 1948

| abolished = 1977

| map4 =

| map_entity = Ireland

| map_size = 200px

| seats = {{ubl|3 (1948–1961)|4 (1961–1977)}}

| local_council_label = Local government area

| local_council = County Dublin

| previous = Dublin County

| next = Dún Laoghaire

}}

Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 (and later 4) deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was located on the south coast of County Dublin.

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Years !TDs !Boundaries !Notes
style="vertical-align:top" \|1948–1961 \|style="text-align:center"\|3 \|The borough of Dún Laoghaire; and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathfarnham, Rathmichael, Stillorgan and Whitechurch.{{cite Irish legislation\|year=1947\|number=31\|schedno=1\|stitle=Constituencies\|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947\|date=27 November 1947\|access-date=13 May 2021}} \|Created from the Dublin County
style="vertical-align:top" \|1961–1969 \|style="text-align:center"\|4 \|The borough of Dún Laoghaire; and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Rathmichael and Stillorgan; and the townlands of Mountanville, Mountmerrion or Callary, Mountmerrion South, Roebuck and Trimleston or Owenstown in the district electoral division of Dundrum and the townlands of Farranboley, Friarland, Rathmines Great and Rathmines Little in the district electoral division of Milltown, in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.{{cite Irish legislation\|year=1961\|number=19\|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961\|schedule=y\|stitle=Constituencies\|date=14 July 1961\|access-date=13 May 2022}} \|Transfer of the Rathfarnham South ward and the district electoral divisions of Glencullen, Rathfarnham and Whitechurch and the southern parts of the district electoral divisions of Dundrum and Milltown to the constituency of Dublin County; transfer of Rathmichael (Bray) to the constituency of Wicklow following alteration of county boundary.{{cite web \|title=Electoral (Amendment) Bill 1963 – Explanatory Memorandum \|url=https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/1961/6/eng/memo/bills1961-1t-01.pdf \|website=Houses of the Oireachtas \|date=March 1961}}{{Cite Irish legislation\|name=Wicklow County (District Electoral Divisions) Order 1957\|year=1957\|type=si\|number=216\|signedby=Patrick Smith, Minister for Local Government\|date=1 November 1957}}
style="vertical-align:top" \|1969–1977 \|style="text-align:center"\|4 \|The borough of Dún Laoghaire; the district electoral divisions of Stillorgan; and the townlands of Blackthorn, Brenanstown, Bullock, Carmanhall, Carmanhall and Leopardstown, Carrickmines Little, Kerrymount, Kilbogget, Loughlinstown, Rochestown, Rochestown Domain, Thomastown, in the district electoral division of Ballybrack; Mount Merrion South, in the district electoral division of Dundrum; Shanganagh, in the district electoral division of Rathmichael; in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.{{cite Irish legislation\|year=1969\|number=3\|schedule=y\|stitle=Constituencies\|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969\|date=26 March 1969\|access-date=13 May 2022}} \|Transfer of territory to Dublin County South
style="vertical-align:top" \|1977 \|style="text-align:center"\|— \|Constituency abolished{{cite Irish legislation\|year=1974\|number=7\|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974\|date=7 May 1974\|schedule=y\|stitle=Constituencies\|access-date=13 May 2022}} \|See Dún Laoghaire

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|+Changes to the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency

Years

!TDs

!Boundaries

!Notes

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|1948–1961

|style="text-align:center"|3

|The borough of Dún Laoghaire;

and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathfarnham, Rathmichael, Stillorgan and Whitechurch.{{cite Irish legislation|year=1947|number=31|schedno=1|stitle=Constituencies|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947|date=27 November 1947|access-date=13 May 2021}}

|Created from the Dublin County

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|1961–1969

|style="text-align:center"|4

|The borough of Dún Laoghaire;

and the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Rathmichael and Stillorgan;

and the townlands of Mountanville, Mountmerrion or Callary, Mountmerrion South, Roebuck and Trimleston or Owenstown in the district electoral division of Dundrum and the townlands of Farranboley, Friarland, Rathmines Great and Rathmines Little in the district electoral division of Milltown, in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.{{cite Irish legislation|year=1961|number=19|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961|schedule=y|stitle=Constituencies|date=14 July 1961|access-date=13 May 2022}}

|Transfer of the Rathfarnham South ward and the district electoral divisions of Glencullen, Rathfarnham and Whitechurch and the southern parts of the district electoral divisions of Dundrum and Milltown to the constituency of Dublin County;

transfer of Rathmichael (Bray) to the constituency of Wicklow following alteration of county boundary.{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Bill 1963 – Explanatory Memorandum |url=https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/1961/6/eng/memo/bills1961-1t-01.pdf |website=Houses of the Oireachtas |date=March 1961}}{{Cite Irish legislation|name=Wicklow County (District Electoral Divisions) Order 1957|year=1957|type=si|number=216|signedby=Patrick Smith, Minister for Local Government|date=1 November 1957}}

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|1969–1977

|style="text-align:center"|4

|The borough of Dún Laoghaire; the district electoral divisions of Stillorgan;

and the townlands of Blackthorn, Brenanstown, Bullock, Carmanhall, Carmanhall and Leopardstown, Carrickmines Little, Kerrymount, Kilbogget, Loughlinstown, Rochestown, Rochestown Domain, Thomastown, in the district electoral division of Ballybrack; Mount Merrion South, in the district electoral division of Dundrum; Shanganagh, in the district electoral division of Rathmichael; in the former rural district of Rathdown No. 1.{{cite Irish legislation|year=1969|number=3|schedule=y|stitle=Constituencies|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969|date=26 March 1969|access-date=13 May 2022}}

|Transfer of territory to Dublin County South

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|1977

|style="text-align:center"|—

|Constituency abolished{{cite Irish legislation|year=1974|number=7|name=Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974|date=7 May 1974|schedule=y|stitle=Constituencies|access-date=13 May 2022}}

|See Dún Laoghaire

TDs

{{Irish TD table begin

|constituency = Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

|maxTDs = 4

|start = 1948

|end = 1969

|refs ={{cite book |title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 |editor=Walker, Brian M |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |location=Dublin |year=1992 |isbn=0-901714-96-8 |issn=0332-0286 }}

|Clann na Poblachta

|Fianna Fáil

|Fine Gael

|Labour Party (Ireland)

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 13

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1948: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1948&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Seán Brady

|elections = 5

|party = Fianna Fáil

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Joseph Brennan

|elections = 1

|party = Clann na Poblachta

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Liam Cosgrave

|elections = 8

|party = Fine Gael

}}

{{Irish TD table seats dropped

|seats = 1

|elections = 4

|comment = 3 seats
until 1961

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 14

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1951: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Percy Dockrell

|elections = 2

|party = Fine Gael

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 15

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1954: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1954&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 16

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1957: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1957&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Lionel Booth

|elections = 3

|party = Fianna Fáil

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 17

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1961: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Percy Dockrell

|elections = 4

|party = Fine Gael

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 18

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1965: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = David Andrews

|elections = 3

|party = Fianna Fáil

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 19

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1969: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=22 October 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table TD with party link

|name = Barry Desmond

|elections = 2

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

}}

{{Irish TD table Dáil

|dailnum = 20

|refs ={{cite web |title=General election 1973: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=114 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=8 September 2010}}

}}

{{Irish TD table end

|dailnum = 21

|maxTDs = 4

|comment = Constituency abolished. See Dún Laoghaire

}}

Elections

= 1973 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1973 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown{{cite web |url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/20thDail_February1973_ByeElections19th_1969_1973.pdf |title=20th Dáil 1973 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=October 1973|access-date=22 November 2024}}

|numcounts = 6

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 31.1

|count1 = 13,054

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = David Andrews

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 26.0

|count1 = 10,926

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Barry Desmond

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 13.7

|count1 = 5,768

|count2 = 6,560

|count3 = 6,663

|count4 = 6,921

|count5 = 8,821

|count6 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Neville Keery

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 8.7

|count1 = 3,642

|count2 = 3,686

|count3 = 5,599

|count4 = 6,984

|count5 = 7,090

|count6 = 7,222

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Michael Carroll

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 6.0

|count1 = 2,537

|count2 = 3,823

|count3 = 3,885

|count4 = 3,958

|count5 = 4,116

|count6 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 5.3

|count1 = 2,206

|count2 = 4,584

|count3 = 4,631

|count4 = 4,734

|count5 = 4,932

|count6 = 8,448

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Flor O'Mahony

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 4.9

|count1 = 2,072

|count2 = 2,187

|count3 = 2,213

|count4 = 2,465

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Eric Leonard

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 2.9

|count1 = 1,209

|count2 = 1,229

|count3 = 1,596

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Vincent MacDowell

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|percentage = 1.4

|count1 = 591

|count2 = 608

|count3 = 614

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 6

|electorate = 56,151

|valid = 42,005

|spoilt =

|quota = 8,402

|turnout = 74.8%

}}

= 1969 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1969 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown{{cite web |url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf |title=19th Dáil 1969 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=January 1970|access-date=12 December 2024}}

|numcounts = 9

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 28.8

|count1 = 10,825

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = David Andrews

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 27.4

|count1 = 10,292

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Barry Desmond

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 7.7

|count1 = 2,870

|count2 = 2,972

|count3 = 3,037

|count4 = 3,118

|count5 = 3,924

|count6 = 4,326

|count7 = 4,406

|count8 = 4,680

|count9 = 7,437

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Flor O'Mahony

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 6.9

|count1 = 2,570

|count2 = 2,623

|count3 = 2,666

|count4 = 2,712

|count5 = 3,126

|count6 = 3,413

|count7 = 3,468

|count8 = 3,585

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 6.0

|count1 = 2,252

|count2 = 4,282

|count3 = 4,337

|count4 = 4,443

|count5 = 4,524

|count6 = 4,837

|count7 = 4,879

|count8 = 7,516

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Neville Keery

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 5.7

|count1 = 2,155

|count2 = 2,179

|count3 = 3,161

|count4 = 3,234

|count5 = 3,257

|count6 = 3,454

|count7 = 5,851

|count8 = 5,936

|count9 = 6,166

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Michael Carroll

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 5.5

|count1 = 2,049

|count2 = 3,005

|count3 = 3,057

|count4 = 3,149

|count5 = 3,216

|count6 = 3,376

|count7 = 3,427

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Proinsias Mac Aonghusa

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|percentage = 3.9

|count1 = 1,446

|count2 = 1,505

|count3 = 1,567

|count4 = 1,665

|count5 = 1,709

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = James Byrne

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 3.7

|count1 = 1,386

|count2 = 1,421

|count3 = 1,483

|count4 = 1,510

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Carmel Gleeson

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 2.9

|count1 = 1,097

|count2 = 1,122

|count3 = 2,551

|count4 = 2,642

|count5 = 2,668

|count6 = 2,855

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = James Guinan

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|percentage = 1.6

|count1 = 594

|count2 = 627

|count3 = 661

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 52,394

|valid = 37,536

|spoilt =

|quota = 7,508

|turnout = 71.6%

}}

= 1965 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1965 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

|numcounts = 7

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 25.7

|count1 = 9,696

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = David Andrews

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 21.0

|count1 = 7,932

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Lionel Booth

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 14.1

|count1 = 5,312

|count2 = 5,357

|count3 = 5,540

|count4 = 5,807

|count5 = 5,853

|count6 = 10,212

|count7 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = John Fitzgerald

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 12.8

|count1 = 4,814

|count2 = 4,936

|count3 = 5,095

|count4 = 5,107

|count5 = 5,303

|count6 = 5,542

|count7 = 6,411

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seán Brady

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 12.4

|count1 = 4,680

|count2 = 4,714

|count3 = 4,758

|count4 = 4,854

|count5 = 4,899

|count6 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 7.4

|count1 = 2,780

|count2 = 4,413

|count3 = 4,680

|count4 = 4,686

|count5 = 6,491

|count6 = 6,618

|count7 = 7,356

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = James Guinan

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 4.8

|count1 = 1,816

|count2 = 2,081

|count3 = 2,155

|count4 = 2,158

|count5 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = James Deegan

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|percentage = 1.9

|count1 = 707

|count2 = 756

|count3 =

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 7

|electorate = 46,696

|valid = 37,737

|spoilt =

|quota = 7,548

|turnout = 80.8%

}}

= 1961 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1961 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

|numcounts = 5

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 23.6

|count1 = 7,154

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seán Brady

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 16.5

|count1 = 4,994

|count2 = 5,021

|count3 = 6,098

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Lionel Booth

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 16.0

|count1 = 4,859

|count2 = 4,878

|count3 = 5,413

|count4 = 5,932

|count5 = 6,198

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 11.5

|count1 = 3,502

|count2 = 4,198

|count3 = 4,280

|count4 = 4,745

|count5 = 7,456

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = John Brennan

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 9.6

|count1 = 2,926

|count2 = 3,186

|count3 = 3,253

|count4 = 3,551

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = John Fitzgerald

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 9.6

|count1 = 2,925

|count2 = 2,969

|count3 = 3,061

|count4 = 3,682

|count5 = 3,938

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seamus Bohan

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|percentage = 6.6

|count1 = 2,005

|count2 = 2,035

|count3 = 2,116

|count4 =

|count5 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Michael Slattery

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 6.5

|count1 = 1,968

|count2 = 1,979

|count3 =

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}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 5

|electorate = 51,080

|valid = 30,333

|spoilt =

|quota = 6,067

|turnout = 59.4%

}}

= 1957 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1957 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

|numcounts = 4

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 30.8

|count1 = 11,107

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Lionel Booth

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 24.6

|count1 = 8,852

|count2 = 8,914

|count3 = 9,343

|count4 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seán Brady

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 20.7

|count1 = 7,467

|count2 = 7,531

|count3 = 7,740

|count4 = 8,956

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = John Fitzgerald

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 10.9

|count1 = 3,919

|count2 = 4,012

|count3 = 4,613

|count4 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 8.1

|count1 = 2,924

|count2 = 4,742

|count3 = 5,181

|count4 = 7,342

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Patrick Begley

|party = Clann na Poblachta

|percentage = 4.9

|count1 = 1,780

|count2 = 1,837

|count3 =

|count4 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 4

|electorate = 60,016

|valid = 36,049

|spoilt =

|quota = 9,013

|turnout = 60.1%

}}

= 1954 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1954 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

|numcounts = 5

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 36.4

|count1 = 13,609

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Lionel Booth

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 15.9

|count1 = 5,941

|count2 = 5,970

|count3 = 6,942

|count4 = 7,401

|count5 = 7,868

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seán Brady

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 14.8

|count1 = 5,545

|count2 = 5,603

|count3 = 7,319

|count4 = 8,236

|count5 = 8,788

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Joseph Brennan

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 13.5

|count1 = 5,043

|count2 = 5,338

|count3 = 5,547

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 11.3

|count1 = 4,221

|count2 = 8,020

|count3 = 8,178

|count4 = 11,653

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Matthew Cullen

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 8.0

|count1 = 3,008

|count2 = 3,094

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 5

|electorate = 56,943

|valid = 37,367

|spoilt =

|quota = 9,342

|turnout = 65.6%

}}

= 1951 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1951 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown

|numcounts = 5

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 30.7

|count1 = 10,043

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seán Brady

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 25.3

|count1 = 8,254

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 13.8

|count1 = 4,505

|count2 = 6,145

|count3 = 6,147

|count4 = 6,212

|count5 = 8,807

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Joseph Brennan

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 12.6

|count1 = 4,107

|count2 = 4,268

|count3 = 4,275

|count4 = 4,425

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Matthew Cullen

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 11.6

|count1 = 3,800

|count2 = 3,845

|count3 = 3,905

|count4 = 5,654

|count5 = 6,811

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Matthew Smith

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 6.1

|count1 = 1,986

|count2 = 2,009

|count3 = 2,020

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 5

|electorate = 49,403

|valid = 32,695

|spoilt =

|quota = 8,174

|turnout = 66.2%

}}

= 1948 general election =

{{STV Election box begin2

|title = 1948 general election: Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown{{cite book|last=Gallagher|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Gallagher (academic)|date=2009|title=Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781138973343}}

|numcounts = 5

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Liam Cosgrave

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 24.2

|count1 = 7,521

|count2 = 7,750

|count3 = 7,849

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Seán Brady

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 22.0

|count1 = 6,823

|count2 = 6,960

|count3 = 9,610

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Percy Dockrell

|party = Fine Gael

|percentage = 16.6

|count1 = 5,133

|count2 = 5,321

|count3 = 5,373

|count4 = 5,966

|count5 = 6,327

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Joseph Brennan

|party = Clann na Poblachta

|percentage = 12.3

|count1 = 3,811

|count2 = 4,204

|count3 = 4,326

|count4 = 4,832

|count5 = 8,112

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Noel Hartnett

|party = Clann na Poblachta

|percentage = 10.6

|count1 = 3,281

|count2 = 3,703

|count3 = 3,775

|count4 = 3,968

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Matt Cullen

|party = Fianna Fáil

|percentage = 9.5

|count1 = 2,953

|count2 = 3,044

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|candidate = Arnold Marsh

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|percentage = 4.8

|count1 = 1,502

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 5

|electorate = 44,212

|valid = 31,024

|spoilt =

|quota = 7,757

|turnout = 70.2%

}}

References

External links

[https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/ Oireachtas Members Database]
[https://www.dublinhistoricmaps.ie/boundaries/parliamentary-constituencies/index.html Dublin Historic Maps: Parliamentary & Dail Constituencies 1780-1969 (a work in progress)]
[https://www.dublinhistoricmaps.ie/boundaries/dublin-townships/index.html Dublin Historic Maps: Dublin Townships and Urban Districts, between 1847 and 1930]
[https://www.dublinhistoricmaps.ie/boundaries/townlands/index.html Dublin Historic Maps: Townlands of County Dublin]

Category:Dáil constituencies in County Dublin (historic)

Category:Dún Laoghaire

Category:1948 establishments in Ireland

Category:1977 disestablishments in Ireland

Category:Constituencies established in 1948

Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1977