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Waterford (Dáil constituency)

Waterford 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).

Waterford
Dáil constituency
Location of Waterford within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1923
Seats
  • 4 (1923–1961)
  • 3 (1961–1977)
  • 4 (1977–)
TDs
  •   Mary Butler (FF)
  •   David Cullinane (SF)
  •   Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GP)
  •   Matt Shanahan (Ind)
Local government areaWaterford City and County
Created fromWaterford–Tipperary East
EP constituencySouth

Boundaries edit

The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923 and first used at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil, partially replacing the constituency of Waterford–Tipperary East that was used for the previous two elections. The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[2]

Changes to the Waterford constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1923–1937 4 The county of Waterford and the county borough of Waterford[3] Created from Waterford–Tipperary East (5 seats)
1937–1948 4 The county borough of Waterford, and the county of Waterford and

the district electoral divisions of Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh (Youghal), Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural,

and the urban district of Youghal.
1948–1961 4 The county borough of Waterford, and the county of Waterford.[5] Transfer to Cork East
1961–1977 3 The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South;
and the county borough of Waterford.[6][7]
Transfer to Tipperary South
1977–1981 4 The county of Waterford; and the county borough of Waterford.[8] Transfer from Tipperary South
1981–2002 4 The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South;
and the county borough of Waterford.[9][10][11][12]
Transfer to Tipperary South
2002–2016 4 The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South;
and the city of Waterford.[13][14][15]
2016– 5 The city and county of Waterford.[16][2] Transfer from Tipperary South

TDs edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford 1923–[17]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[18] Caitlín Brugha
(Rep)
John Butler
(Lab)
Nicholas Wall
(FP)
William Redmond
(NL)
5th 1927 (Jun)[19] Patrick Little
(FF)
Vincent White
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[20] Seán Goulding
(FF)
7th 1932[21] John Kiersey
(CnaG)
William Redmond
(CnaG)
8th 1933[22] Nicholas Wall
(NCP)
Bridget Redmond
(CnaG)
9th 1937[23] Michael Morrissey
(FF)
Nicholas Wall
(FG)
Bridget Redmond
(FG)
10th 1938[24] William Broderick
(FG)
11th 1943[25] Denis Heskin
(CnaT)
12th 1944[26]
1947 by-election[27] John Ormonde
(FF)
13th 1948[28] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
14th 1951[29]
1952 by-election[30] William Kenneally
(FF)
15th 1954[31] Thaddeus Lynch
(FG)
16th 1957[32]
17th 1961[33] 3 seats
1961–1977
18th 1965[34] Billy Kenneally
(FF)
1966 by-election[35] Fad Browne
(FF)
19th 1969[36] Edward Collins
(FG)
20th 1973[37] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
21st 1977[38] Jackie Fahey
(FF)
Austin Deasy
(FG)
22nd 1981[39]
23rd 1982 (Feb)[40] Paddy Gallagher
(SF–WP)
24th 1982 (Nov)[41] Donal Ormonde
(FF)
25th 1987[42] Martin Cullen
(PD)
Brian Swift
(FF)
26th 1989[43] Brian O'Shea
(Lab)
Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
27th 1992[44] Martin Cullen
(PD)
28th 1997[45] Martin Cullen
(FF)
29th 2002[46] Ollie Wilkinson
(FF)
John Deasy
(FG)
30th 2007[47] Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
31st 2011[48] Ciara Conway
(Lab)
John Halligan
(Ind)
Paudie Coffey
(FG)
32nd 2016[49] David Cullinane
(SF)
Mary Butler
(FF)
33rd 2020[50] Marc Ó Cathasaigh
(GP)
Matt Shanahan
(Ind)

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 edit

2020 general election edit

2020 general election: Waterford[50][51][52]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 38.3 20,569            
Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 12.4 6,644 7,306 7,720 8,939 9,867 10,028 11,233
Independent Matt Shanahan 9.3 4,990 6,715 7,246 7,885 8,576 10,127 10,708
Green Marc Ó Cathasaigh 7.4 3,996 5,380 5,631 5,976 6,873 9,118 9,738
Fine Gael John Cummins 8.5 4,592 5,036 5,119 5,484 5,784 5,880 8,477
Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan 8.0 4,289 4,538 4,572 4,675 5,473 5,549  
Solidarity–PBP Úna Dunphy[a] 2.1 1,153 4,361 4,829 4,944 5,444    
Labour John Pratt 6.5 3,498 4,306 4,453 4,602      
Fianna Fáil Eddie Mulligan 4.9 2,654 3,093 3,180        
Aontú Rónan Cleary 2.0 1,049 1,426          
Independent Bernadette Philips 0.6 324 845          
Electorate: 84,978   Valid: 53,758   Spoilt: 447   Quota: 10,752   Turnout: 63.8%  
  1. ^ Dunphy was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election edit

2016 general election: Waterford[53][54][49]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 20.5 10,603                
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 18.8 9,739 9,783 9,826 9,890 9,967 10,497      
Independent John Halligan 16.1 8,306 8,368 8,438 8,513 8,674 9,271 9,345 11,148  
Fine Gael John Deasy 14.8 7,641 7,687 7,697 7,806 7,996 8,067 8,072 9,443 9,671
Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 13.9 7,209 7,245 7,281 7,412 7,600 7,635 7,637 8,946 9,104
Green Grace O'Sullivan 4.3 2,237 2,254 2,285 2,379 2,567 2,968 2,993    
Labour Ciara Conway 4.4 2,268 2,286 2,302 2,309 2,367 2,445 2,449    
AAA–PBP Una Dunphy 3.2 1,646 1,656 1,719 1,767 1,857        
Renua Mailo Power 1.7 862 880 902 1,087          
Independent John Walsh 1.7 858 865 895            
Direct Democracy Edward Quilty 0.4 194 195              
Independent Sheikh Ahmed 0.3 140 143              
Electorate: 81,819   Valid: 51,703   Spoilt: 400   Quota: 10,341   Turnout: 63.7%  

2011 general election edit

2011 general election: Waterford[48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fine Gael John Deasy 20.0 10,718 10,731 10,751                
Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 18.1 9,698 9,705 9,737 9,774 9,852 9,999 10,055 10,703 11,236    
Labour Ciara Conway 10.3 5,554 5,560 5,565 5,597 5,708 5,867 5,937 6,424 9,216 11,182  
Independent John Halligan 10.3 5,546 5,552 5,569 5,594 5,639 5,776 6,051 6,448 7,373 9,602 9,818
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 14.0 7,515 7,521 7,555 7,567 7,600 7,672 7,736 7,968 8,207 8,782 8,845
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 9.9 5,342 5,347 5,361 5,387 5,414 5,458 5,636 5,868 6,298    
Labour Seamus Ryan 8.6 4,638 4,644 4,652 4,664 4,730 4,791 4,971 5,113      
Independent Tom Higgins 2.1 1,130 1,133 1,150 1,164 1,201 1,227 1,246        
Independent Justin Collery 1.8 967 971 983 1,025 1,075 1,129 1,166        
Workers' Party Joe Tobin 1.6 873 878 889 906 925 937          
Independent Joe Conway 1.3 725 729 738 751 762            
Green Jody Power 0.9 462 462 465 501              
Fís Nua Ben Nutty[55] 0.5 257 261 276                
Independent Declan Waters 0.4 222 223                  
Independent Gerard Kiersey 0.1 73                    
Electorate: 78,435   Valid: 53,720   Spoilt: 578 (1.1%)   Quota: 10,745   Turnout: 54,298 (69.2%)  

2007 general election edit

2007 general election: Waterford[47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 23.1 11,438                    
Fine Gael John Deasy 15.3 7,554 7,674 7,712 7,839 8,006 8,546 8,778 9,565 13,181    
Labour Brian O'Shea 11.3 5,610 5,746 5,774 5,962 6,326 6,545 7,086 8,198 9,258 11,217  
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 11.4 5,624 6,384 6,423 6,561 6,631 6,699 6,995 7,663 8,032 8,472 8,848
Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 12.0 5,963 6,221 6,258 6,319 6,376 6,395 6,443 6,766 7,159 7,549 7,874
Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 9.4 4,658 4,706 4,732 4,825 4,935 5,382 5,522 5,894      
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.7 3,327 3,390 3,415 3,487 3,631 3,697 4,296        
Workers' Party John Halligan 3.4 1,708 1,768 1,784 1,869 2,001 2,093          
Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 2.7 1,340 1,372 1,378 1,433 1,519            
Green Brendan McCann 2.1 1,049 1,062 1,085 1,206              
Independent Mary Roche 1.9 934 973 1,014                
Independent Declan Waters 1.5 270 271                  
Independent Francis Hennessy 0.1 53 55                  
Electorate: 73,434   Valid: 49,528   Spoilt: 430 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,606   Turnout: 49,958 (68.0%)  

2002 general election edit

2002 general election: Waterford[46]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 18.3 8,529 8,606 8,734 8,854 9,432    
Fine Gael John Deasy 15.5 7,204 7,303 7,363 7,581 8,118 9,998  
Labour Brian O'Shea 13.4 6,219 6,364 6,649 7,182 7,649 8,316 9,524
Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 15.7 7,312 7,367 7,383 7,443 7,635 7,723 8,204
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 12.3 5,735 5,780 5,920 5,969 6,165 6,425 7,117
Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.4 2,955 3,090 3,410 3,585 3,714 3,871  
Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 6.0 2,799 2,862 3,009 3,121 3,341    
Progressive Democrats Michael Flynn 4.6 2,137 2,187 2,251 2,464      
Green Brendan McCann 2.9 1,361 1,533 1,646        
Workers' Party John Halligan 2.7 1,270 1,398          
Christian Solidarity Declan Waters 0.7 335            
Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 0.6 300            
Independent Conor Halpin 0.6 289            
Independent Eddie Walsh 0.3 118            
Electorate: 73,725   Valid: 46,563   Spoilt: 557 (1.2%)   Quota: 9,313   Turnout: 47,120 (63.9%)  

1997 general election edit

1997 general election: Waterford[45][56]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 16.4 7,335 7,349 7,377 7,537 7,948 8,743 11,277    
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 13.3 5,971 5,983 6,020 6,235 6,796 7,217 7,425 7,564 10,080
Labour Brian O'Shea 11.8 5,271 5,281 5,356 5,588 5,828 6,335 7,124 8,687 9,273
Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 12.0 5,353 5,385 5,417 5,545 6,527 6,899 7,184 7,330 8,729
Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 9.2 4,139 4,147 4,502 4,689 4,788 5,149 5,494 5,692 5,783
Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 10.5 4,707 4,725 4,744 4,904 5,110 5,418 5,485 5,562  
Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 8.2 3,664 3,670 3,686 3,841 4,124 4,380      
Independent Dermot Kirwan 6.6 2,946 2,952 2,986 3,183 3,356        
Progressive Democrats Katharine Bulbulia 6.5 2,896 2,902 2,923 3,083          
National Party Declan Waters 1.9 855 863 874            
Green Brendan McCann 1.8 809 821 869            
Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 1.6 702 708              
Natural Law Michael Kennedy 0.3 149                
Electorate: 69,789   Valid: 44,797   Spoilt: 667 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,960   Turnout: 45,464 (65.1%)  

1992 general election edit

1992 general election: Waterford[44][57]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Brian O'Shea 26.1 11,235            
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18.0 7,723 8,305 8,364 8,634      
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 15.8 6,793 7,055 7,148 7,416 7,527 7,756 8,380
Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 9.3 4,015 4,440 4,497 4,670 4,917 5,915 6,739
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 13.0 5,410 5,548 5,616 5,800 5,876 5,974 6,367
Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 7.0 3,000 3,451 3,617 3,739 4,338 4,676  
Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 4.2 1,788 1,984 2,009 2,126 2,282    
Democratic Left Paddy Gallagher 2.4 1,039 1,459 1,513 1,568      
Independent Tony Scott 3.1 1,312 1,411 1,488        
Sinn Féin Denis O'Brien 1.2 511 539          
Independent Breda Hayden 0.4 161 197          
Electorate: 64,037   Valid: 42,987   Spoilt: 676 (1.6%)   Quota: 8,598   Turnout: 43,663 (68.2%)  

1989 general election edit

1989 general election: Waterford[43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 15.8 7,571 7,668 9,739    
Labour Brian O'Shea 16.4 7,823 7,969 8,208 8,405  
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 14.6 6,991 7,570 7,638 7,685 8,282
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 11.5 5,486 6,420 6,502 6,549 7,147
Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 7.3 3,489 3,534 4,245 5,345 6,670
Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 9.6 4,570 4,691 4,830 4,913  
Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 7.0 3,340 3,379      
Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 9.8 4,707        
Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 7.7 3,664        
Independent Padraig Sweeney 0.3 159        
Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,320   Quota: 8,265  

1987 general election edit

1987 general election: Waterford[42][58]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18.9 8,430 8,569 8,794 11,708      
Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 12.0 5,347 5,427 5,861 6,444 8,225 9,723  
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 16.4 7,321 7,517 7,847 7,962 8,049 8,648 8,855
Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 12.8 5,720 5,906 6,355 6,496 6,607 7,620 7,930
Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 13.4 5,959 6,091 6,340 6,439 6,530 6,984 7,119
Labour Brian O'Shea 7.5 3,358 3,517 4,442 4,636 5,069    
Fine Gael Edward Collins 8.9 3,990 4,035 4,178        
Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 6.4 2,855 3,408          
Sinn Féin Noel Ryan 1.7 758            
Workers' Party Anthony Wright 1.2 552            
Independent Pádraig Sweeney 0.5 226            
Independent John Lanigan 0.2 78            
Electorate: 59,904   Valid: 44,594   Quota: 8,919   Turnout: 74.4%  

November 1982 general election edit

November 1982 general election: Waterford[41][59]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 19.8 8,495 8,904          
Fine Gael Edward Collins 12.7 5,442 5,660 5,795 6,278 9,006    
Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 16.3 6,983 7,086 7,098 7,354 7,536 9,796  
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 14.5 6,230 6,335 6,351 6,576 6,709 7,787 8,917
Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 10.7 4,577 5,095 5,156 5,972 6,423 6,927 7,019
Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 8.1 3,487 3,649 3,654 3,957 4,136    
Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 7.1 3,034 3,263 3,342 3,885      
Independent Thomas Brennan 6.0 2,574 2,785 2,807        
Labour Brian O'Shea 4.1 1,760            
Independent Terence Moroney 0.7 285            
Electorate: 56,754   Valid: 42,867   Quota: 8,574   Turnout: 75.5%  

February 1982 general election edit

February 1982 general election: Waterford[40][60]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 22.4 9,295        
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 16.3 6,762 6,813 6,871 6,986 8,858
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 16.1 6,671 6,959 7,026 7,815 8,178
Fine Gael Edward Collins 15.4 6,419 6,516 7,218 8,087 8,260
Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 12.2 5,058 5,118 5,173 5,312 7,620
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 11.1 4,623 4,705 4,729 4,853  
Labour Brian O'Shea 4.8 1,982 2,094 2,169    
Independent Vincent O'Toole 1.8 756        
Electorate: 55,786   Valid: 41,566   Quota: 8,314   Turnout: 74.5%  

1981 general election edit

1981 general election: Waterford[39][61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 19.7 8,625 9,340          
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 19.0 8,314 8,432 8,499 9,583      
Fine Gael Edward Collins 13.8 6,022 6,223 6,445 6,589 6,629 6,987 9,859
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 11.9 5,183 5,237 5,257 6,835 7,511 8,363 8,792
Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 8.4 3,691 3,812 3,939 4,169 4,217 4,617  
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 7.9 3,463 3,679 3,772 4,044 4,092 5,439 6,255
Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 7.9 3,456 3,482 3,494        
Anti H-Block Kevin Lynch 7.6 3,337 3,464 3,518 3,653 3,679    
Labour William Kyne 3.7 1,632            
Electorate: 55,786   Valid: 43,723   Quota: 8,745   Turnout: 78.4%  

1977 general election edit

1977 general election: Waterford[38][62]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 8,061 18.9 1
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,333 17.2 3
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,214 16.9 2
Fine Gael Edward Collins 5,726 13.4 4
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,500 10.6
Fianna Fáil Ria O'Brien 2,738 6.4
Labour Frank King 2,679 6.3
Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,508 5.9
Independent Patrick Crotty 1,560 3.7
Independent Patrick Kirwan 306 0.7
Electorate: 53,811   Valid: 42,625   Quota: 8,526   Turnout: 79.2%

1973 general election edit

1973 general election: Waterford[37]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,719 21.8 1
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,607 21.4 3
Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 6,047 19.6
Labour Thomas Kyne 4,939 16.0 2
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 4,658 15.1
Fianna Fáil Charles Curran 1,882 6.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,852   Quota: 7,714   Turnout:

1969 general election edit

1969 general election: Waterford[36]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,338 21.2 2
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,165 20.6 1
Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 5,652 18.9 3
Labour Thomas Kyne 3,395 11.4
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 3,171 10.6
Labour Thomas Brennan 3,029 10.1
Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,118 7.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,868   Quota: 7,468   Turnout:

1966 by-election edit

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch a by-election was held on 7 December 1966. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick (Fad) Browne.

1966 by-election: Waterford[35][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 42.6 12,181 13,853
Fine Gael Edward Collins 33.7 9,617 13,178
Labour John Griffin 23.7 6,783  
Electorate: 36,986   Valid: 28,581   Quota: 14,291   Turnout: 77.28%  

1965 general election edit

1965 general election: Waterford[34][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 27.4 7,444    
Labour Thomas Kyne 24.6 6,694 6,788 7,118
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 20.8 5,652 6,163 6,306
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 19.8 5,380 5,410 6,890
Fine Gael Richard Walsh 7.5 2,033 2,041  
Electorate: 36,409   Valid: 27,203   Quota: 6,801   Turnout: 74.7%  

1961 general election edit

1961 general election: Waterford[33]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Thomas Kyne 7,917 29.9 1
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,112 23.1 3
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,016 18.9 2
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 4,504 17.0
Fine Gael William Foran 2,365 8.9
Sinn Féin Alfonsus Ó Riain 601 2.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,515   Quota: 6,629   Turnout:

1957 general election edit

1957 general election: Waterford[32]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 7,416 24.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,079 20.0 2 1
Labour Thomas Kyne 5,567 18.3 4
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,161 17.0 3
Fianna Fáil James Quirke 3,221 10.6
Fine Gael Norman Walsh 2,958 9.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,402   Quota: 6,081   Turnout:

1954 general election edit

1954 general election: Waterford[31][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 22.7 7,777    
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 20.4 6,991    
Labour Thomas Kyne 20.0 6,860    
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 15.1 5,162 5,568 8,786
Fine Gael Norman Walsh 12.4 4,265 4,289 4,449
Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 9.4 3,234 3,723  
Electorate: 44,522   Valid: 34,289   Quota: 6,858   Turnout: 77.0%  

1952 by-election edit

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate William Kenneally.

1952 by-election: Waterford[30][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 45.2 15,532 17,005
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 34.1 11,714 16,448
Labour John Griffin 20.8 7,153  
Electorate: 44,797   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 17,200   Turnout: 76.79%  

1951 general election edit

1951 general election: Waterford[29][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 24.6 8,372      
Labour Thomas Kyne 19.0 6,472 6,799 9,091  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 17.0 5,798 5,853 6,005 6,105
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 16.2 5,523 5,599 5,856 6,038
Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 14.3 4,873 4,917 5,326 5,749
Fine Gael Thomas Flynn 8.8 3,010 4,070    
Electorate: 44,713   Valid: 34,048   Quota: 6,810   Turnout: 76.15%  

1948 general election edit

1948 general election: Waterford[28][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 19.6 6,810 6,929 7,850        
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 18.0 6,236 6,271 6,293 6,332 7,640    
Labour Thomas Kyne 17.5 6,066 6,189 6,219 6,304 6,359 6,367 7,441
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 16.3 5,645 5,685 5,703 5,739 6,490 7,164  
Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 10.8 3,750 3,812 4,009 4,528 4,655 4,672 5,147
Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 6.6 2,285 2,299 2,310 2,320      
Clann na Poblachta Ruairí Brugha 4.6 1,582 2,242 2,256 2,323 2,345 2,346  
Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 3.5 1,223 1,237          
Clann na Poblachta Edward Dawson 3.2 1,098            
Electorate: 45,795   Valid: 34,695   Quota: 6,940   Turnout: 75.76%  

1947 by-election edit

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael Morrissey, a by-election was held on 29 October 1947. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John Ormonde.

1947 by-election: Waterford[27][63]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 36.8 11,840 12,361 15,318
Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 30.9 9,941 10,402 12,565
Labour Thomas Kyne 23.8 7,683 8,906  
Clann na Poblachta Seán Feeney 8.6 2,758    
Electorate: 51,008   Valid: 32,222   Quota: 16,112   Turnout: 63.17%  

1944 general election edit

1944 general election: Waterford[26][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 21.6 8,061      
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 20.3 7,562      
Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 18.2 6,772 6,809 6,963 8,036
Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 15.1 5,615 5,961 6,075 7,754
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 13.2 4,925 4,939 5,141 5,538
Labour David Hanley 9.7 3,634 3,828 3,999  
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Liam Walsh 2.0 739 747    
Electorate: 52,162   Valid: 37,308   Quota: 7,462   Turnout: 71.5%  

1943 general election edit

1943 general election: Waterford[25][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 19.7 7,820 7,974              
Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 19.6 7,765 7,810 8,017            
Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 15.6 6,197 6,409 6,524 6,528 6,548 6,827 7,246 10,873  
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 10.8 4,274 4,381 4,433 4,436 4,456 4,524 4,765    
Labour James O'Connor 7.4 2,916 3,063 3,102 3,105 3,107 4,731 5,126 5,320 5,812
Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 7.3 2,877 2,916 4,523 4,575 4,576 4,736 5,695 6,092 6,312
Labour Jerome Guiry 6.0 2,362 2,426 2,456 2,458 2,459        
Fine Gael John Butler 5.9 2,350 2,372 2,468 2,492 2,493 2,654      
Clann na Talmhan Walter Norris 5.4 2,155 2,191              
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Tomás Ó Dochartaigh 2.3 926                
Electorate: 52,162   Valid: 39,642   Quota: 7,929   Turnout: 76.0%  

1938 general election edit

1938 general election: Waterford[24][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 19.5 8,067 8,658        
Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 18.1 7,514 8,148 10,643      
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 17.8 7,381 7,694 7,775 7,832 7,929 8,154
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 17.1 7,094 7,387 7,450 7,490 7,671 7,812
Fine Gael William Broderick 11.7 4,832 4,997 6,628 8,708    
Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 10.2 4,248 4,366        
Labour Charles O'Rourke 5.6 2,323          
Electorate: 51,492   Valid: 41,459   Quota: 8,292   Turnout: 80.5%  

1937 general election edit

1937 general election: Waterford[23][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 20.4 8,254        
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 19.1 7,712 8,594      
Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 15.1 6,113 6,817 7,056 7,445 7,581
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 13.7 5,528 6,536 6,781 7,105 7,173
Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 11.8 4,784 5,130 5,148 8,513  
Fine Gael John Butler 10.5 4,235 4,702 4,714    
Labour Daniel Foley 7.9 3,179        
Independent William Jones 1.5 592        
Electorate: 51,596   Valid: 40,397   Quota: 8,080   Turnout: 78.3%  

1933 general election edit

1933 general election: Waterford[22][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 18.1 7,007 7,118 7,225 7,359 7,381 7,467
Cumann na nGaedheal Bridget Redmond 17.7 6,849 7,002 8,498      
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 17.1 6,615 6,792 6,842 6,878 6,915 7,025
Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 15.0 5,783 5,989 6,062 6,155 6,188 6,301
National Centre Party Nicholas Wall 13.5 5,228 5,297 6,053 8,935    
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 9.1 3,506 3,560 3,912      
Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 7.3 2,827 2,856        
Labour Thomas Ryan 2.2 834          
Electorate: 45,770   Valid: 38,649   Quota: 7,730   Turnout: 84.4%  

1932 general election edit

1932 general election: Waterford[21][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Cumann na nGaedheal William Redmond 20.8 7,276      
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 16.7 5,835 6,935 7,020  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 15.2 5,316 5,811 6,076 6,257
Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 13.4 4,691 4,984 8,494  
Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 13.0 4,548 5,087 5,336 5,554
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 11.9 4,165 4,654    
Labour Daniel Foley 9.0 3,147      
Electorate: 45,277   Valid: 34,978   Quota: 6,996   Turnout: 77.3%  

September 1927 general election edit

September 1927 general election: Waterford[20][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
National League William Redmond 20.6 6,623  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 20.1 6,434  
Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 17.9 5,744 6,944
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 17.4 5,595 6,184
Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 14.3 4,583 5,156
Independent John Butler 9.7 3,118  
Electorate: 45,276   Valid: 32,097   Quota: 6,420   Turnout: 70.9%  

June 1927 general election edit

June 1927 general election: Waterford[19][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
National League William Redmond 24.3 7,687                  
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 12.1 3,806 4,036 4,073 4,835 4,920 5,067 5,102 5,456 7,157  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 11.9 3,769 3,832 3,867 3,894 3,951 4,026 5,417 5,778 5,902 5,935
Sinn Féin Caitlín Brugha 11.3 3,579 3,639 3,676 3,708 3,756 3,968 4,265 4,638 4,814 4,855
Independent John Butler 8.0 2,534 2,678 2,712 2,909 3,035 3,487 3,649 4,000 4,370 4,598
Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 6.9 2,187 2,361 2,372 2,466 3,261 3,556 3,719 3,854    
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Ryan 6.3 1,988 2,025 2,031 2,047 2,097 2,251        
Independent Declan Conway 4.6 1,453 1,500 1,510 1,597 1,750          
Labour Richard Keane 4.1 1,299 1,526 2,202 2,239 2,274 2,336 2,373      
Cumann na nGaedheal James Daly 4.1 1,297 1,349 1,355              
Farmers' Party Michael O'Brien 3.8 1,189 1,414 1,426 1,480            
Labour Thomas Dunne 2.5 795 906                
Electorate: 45,276   Valid: 31,583   Quota: 6,317   Turnout: 69.8%  

1923 general election edit

1923 general election: Waterford[18][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Republican Caitlín Brugha 25.4 8,265              
Independent William Redmond 19.8 6,441 6,626            
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 12.5 4,059 4,091 4,448 5,084 5,295 5,304 5,396 5,627
Labour James Baird 9.8 3,186 3,703 3,734 3,829 3,845 3,870    
Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 9.7 3,142 3,235 3,279 3,607 5,769 5,797 5,829 5,949
Labour John Butler 8.3 2,710 3,351 3,463 3,744 3,830 3,882 7,222  
Farmers' Party Garrett Flavin 7.0 2,280 2,414 2,494 2,784        
Independent Richard Keane 5.3 1,741 1,873 1,949          
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennock 2.3 735 754            
Electorate: 45,849   Valid: 32,559   Quota: 6,512   Turnout: 71.0%  

See also edit

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This article is about the Irish parliamentary constituency For the British constituency of a similar name see Watford UK Parliament constituency For the Australian constituency of the same name see Electoral district of Waterford Waterford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dail Eireann the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas The constituency elects 4 deputies Teachtai Dala commonly known as TDs on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote PR STV WaterfordDail constituencyLocation of Waterford within IrelandMajor settlementsDungarvanTramoreWaterfordCurrent constituencyCreated1923Seats4 1923 1961 3 1961 1977 4 1977 TDs Mary Butler FF David Cullinane SF Marc o Cathasaigh GP Matt Shanahan Ind Local government areaWaterford City and CountyCreated fromWaterford Tipperary EastEP constituencySouth Contents 1 Boundaries 2 TDs 3 Elections 3 1 2020 general election 3 2 2016 general election 3 3 2011 general election 3 4 2007 general election 3 5 2002 general election 3 6 1997 general election 3 7 1992 general election 3 8 1989 general election 3 9 1987 general election 3 10 November 1982 general election 3 11 February 1982 general election 3 12 1981 general election 3 13 1977 general election 3 14 1973 general election 3 15 1969 general election 3 16 1966 by election 3 17 1965 general election 3 18 1961 general election 3 19 1957 general election 3 20 1954 general election 3 21 1952 by election 3 22 1951 general election 3 23 1948 general election 3 24 1947 by election 3 25 1944 general election 3 26 1943 general election 3 27 1938 general election 3 28 1937 general election 3 29 1933 general election 3 30 1932 general election 3 31 September 1927 general election 3 32 June 1927 general election 3 33 1923 general election 4 See also 5 ReferencesBoundaries editThe constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923 and first used at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dail partially replacing the constituency of Waterford Tipperary East that was used for the previous two elections The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election 1 The Electoral Amendment Dail Constituencies Act 2017 defines the constituency as 2 The city and county of Waterford Changes to the Waterford constituency Years TDs Boundaries Notes1923 1937 4 The county of Waterford and the county borough of Waterford 3 Created from Waterford Tipperary East 5 seats 1937 1948 4 The county borough of Waterford and the county of Waterford andin the county of Cork 4 the district electoral divisions of Ardagh Clonpriest Kilcronat Killeagh Youghal Kilmacdonogh Youghal Rural and the urban district of Youghal 1948 1961 4 The county borough of Waterford and the county of Waterford 5 Transfer to Cork East1961 1977 3 The county of Waterford except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South and the county borough of Waterford 6 7 Transfer to Tipperary South1977 1981 4 The county of Waterford and the county borough of Waterford 8 Transfer from Tipperary South1981 2002 4 The county of Waterford except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South and the county borough of Waterford 9 10 11 12 Transfer to Tipperary South2002 2016 4 The county of Waterford except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South and the city of Waterford 13 14 15 2016 5 The city and county of Waterford 16 2 Transfer from Tipperary SouthTDs editTeachtai Dala TDs for Waterford 1923 17 Key to parties CnaT Clann na Talmhan CnaG Cumann na nGaedheal FP Farmers Party FF Fianna Fail FG Fine Gael GP Green Ind Independent Lab Labour NCP National Centre Party NL National League PD Progressive Democrats Rep Republican SF Sinn Fein SF WP Sinn Fein The Workers PartyDail Election Deputy Party Deputy Party Deputy Party Deputy Party 4th 1923 18 Caitlin Brugha Rep John Butler Lab Nicholas Wall FP William Redmond NL 5th 1927 Jun 19 Patrick Little FF Vincent White CnaG 6th 1927 Sep 20 Sean Goulding FF 7th 1932 21 John Kiersey CnaG William Redmond CnaG 8th 1933 22 Nicholas Wall NCP Bridget Redmond CnaG 9th 1937 23 Michael Morrissey FF Nicholas Wall FG Bridget Redmond FG 10th 1938 24 William Broderick FG 11th 1943 25 Denis Heskin CnaT 12th 1944 26 1947 by election 27 John Ormonde FF 13th 1948 28 Thomas Kyne Lab 14th 1951 29 1952 by election 30 William Kenneally FF 15th 1954 31 Thaddeus Lynch FG 16th 1957 32 17th 1961 33 3 seats1961 197718th 1965 34 Billy Kenneally FF 1966 by election 35 Fad Browne FF 19th 1969 36 Edward Collins FG 20th 1973 37 Thomas Kyne Lab 21st 1977 38 Jackie Fahey FF Austin Deasy FG 22nd 1981 39 23rd 1982 Feb 40 Paddy Gallagher SF WP 24th 1982 Nov 41 Donal Ormonde FF 25th 1987 42 Martin Cullen PD Brian Swift FF 26th 1989 43 Brian O Shea Lab Brendan Kenneally FF 27th 1992 44 Martin Cullen PD 28th 1997 45 Martin Cullen FF 29th 2002 46 Ollie Wilkinson FF John Deasy FG 30th 2007 47 Brendan Kenneally FF 31st 2011 48 Ciara Conway Lab John Halligan Ind Paudie Coffey FG 32nd 2016 49 David Cullinane SF Mary Butler FF 33rd 2020 50 Marc o Cathasaigh GP Matt Shanahan Ind 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 edit2020 general election edit 2020 general election Waterford 50 51 52 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Sinn Fein David Cullinane 38 3 20 569 Fianna Fail Mary Butler 12 4 6 644 7 306 7 720 8 939 9 867 10 028 11 233Independent Matt Shanahan 9 3 4 990 6 715 7 246 7 885 8 576 10 127 10 708Green Marc o Cathasaigh 7 4 3 996 5 380 5 631 5 976 6 873 9 118 9 738Fine Gael John Cummins 8 5 4 592 5 036 5 119 5 484 5 784 5 880 8 477Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan 8 0 4 289 4 538 4 572 4 675 5 473 5 549 Solidarity PBP Una Dunphy a 2 1 1 153 4 361 4 829 4 944 5 444 Labour John Pratt 6 5 3 498 4 306 4 453 4 602 Fianna Fail Eddie Mulligan 4 9 2 654 3 093 3 180 Aontu Ronan Cleary 2 0 1 049 1 426 Independent Bernadette Philips 0 6 324 845 Electorate 84 978 Valid 53 758 Spoilt 447 Quota 10 752 Turnout 63 8 Dunphy was a member of People Before Profit 2016 general election edit 2016 general election Waterford 53 54 49 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Fianna Fail Mary Butler 20 5 10 603 Sinn Fein David Cullinane 18 8 9 739 9 783 9 826 9 890 9 967 10 497 Independent John Halligan 16 1 8 306 8 368 8 438 8 513 8 674 9 271 9 345 11 148 Fine Gael John Deasy 14 8 7 641 7 687 7 697 7 806 7 996 8 067 8 072 9 443 9 671Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 13 9 7 209 7 245 7 281 7 412 7 600 7 635 7 637 8 946 9 104Green Grace O Sullivan 4 3 2 237 2 254 2 285 2 379 2 567 2 968 2 993 Labour Ciara Conway 4 4 2 268 2 286 2 302 2 309 2 367 2 445 2 449 AAA PBP Una Dunphy 3 2 1 646 1 656 1 719 1 767 1 857 Renua Mailo Power 1 7 862 880 902 1 087 Independent John Walsh 1 7 858 865 895 Direct Democracy Edward Quilty 0 4 194 195 Independent Sheikh Ahmed 0 3 140 143 Electorate 81 819 Valid 51 703 Spoilt 400 Quota 10 341 Turnout 63 7 2011 general election edit 2011 general election Waterford 48 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Fine Gael John Deasy 20 0 10 718 10 731 10 751 Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 18 1 9 698 9 705 9 737 9 774 9 852 9 999 10 055 10 703 11 236 Labour Ciara Conway 10 3 5 554 5 560 5 565 5 597 5 708 5 867 5 937 6 424 9 216 11 182 Independent John Halligan 10 3 5 546 5 552 5 569 5 594 5 639 5 776 6 051 6 448 7 373 9 602 9 818Fianna Fail Brendan Kenneally 14 0 7 515 7 521 7 555 7 567 7 600 7 672 7 736 7 968 8 207 8 782 8 845Sinn Fein David Cullinane 9 9 5 342 5 347 5 361 5 387 5 414 5 458 5 636 5 868 6 298 Labour Seamus Ryan 8 6 4 638 4 644 4 652 4 664 4 730 4 791 4 971 5 113 Independent Tom Higgins 2 1 1 130 1 133 1 150 1 164 1 201 1 227 1 246 Independent Justin Collery 1 8 967 971 983 1 025 1 075 1 129 1 166 Workers Party Joe Tobin 1 6 873 878 889 906 925 937 Independent Joe Conway 1 3 725 729 738 751 762 Green Jody Power 0 9 462 462 465 501 Fis Nua Ben Nutty 55 0 5 257 261 276 Independent Declan Waters 0 4 222 223 Independent Gerard Kiersey 0 1 73 Electorate 78 435 Valid 53 720 Spoilt 578 1 1 Quota 10 745 Turnout 54 298 69 2 2007 general election edit 2007 general election Waterford 47 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Fianna Fail Martin Cullen 23 1 11 438 Fine Gael John Deasy 15 3 7 554 7 674 7 712 7 839 8 006 8 546 8 778 9 565 13 181 Labour Brian O Shea 11 3 5 610 5 746 5 774 5 962 6 326 6 545 7 086 8 198 9 258 11 217 Fianna Fail Brendan Kenneally 11 4 5 624 6 384 6 423 6 561 6 631 6 699 6 995 7 663 8 032 8 472 8 848Fianna Fail Ollie Wilkinson 12 0 5 963 6 221 6 258 6 319 6 376 6 395 6 443 6 766 7 159 7 549 7 874Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 9 4 4 658 4 706 4 732 4 825 4 935 5 382 5 522 5 894 Sinn Fein David Cullinane 6 7 3 327 3 390 3 415 3 487 3 631 3 697 4 296 Workers Party John Halligan 3 4 1 708 1 768 1 784 1 869 2 001 2 093 Fine Gael Jim D Arcy 2 7 1 340 1 372 1 378 1 433 1 519 Green Brendan McCann 2 1 1 049 1 062 1 085 1 206 Independent Mary Roche 1 9 934 973 1 014 Independent Declan Waters 1 5 270 271 Independent Francis Hennessy 0 1 53 55 Electorate 73 434 Valid 49 528 Spoilt 430 0 9 Quota 9 606 Turnout 49 958 68 0 2002 general election edit 2002 general election Waterford 46 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Fianna Fail Martin Cullen 18 3 8 529 8 606 8 734 8 854 9 432 Fine Gael John Deasy 15 5 7 204 7 303 7 363 7 581 8 118 9 998 Labour Brian O Shea 13 4 6 219 6 364 6 649 7 182 7 649 8 316 9 524Fianna Fail Ollie Wilkinson 15 7 7 312 7 367 7 383 7 443 7 635 7 723 8 204Fianna Fail Brendan Kenneally 12 3 5 735 5 780 5 920 5 969 6 165 6 425 7 117Sinn Fein David Cullinane 6 4 2 955 3 090 3 410 3 585 3 714 3 871 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 6 0 2 799 2 862 3 009 3 121 3 341 Progressive Democrats Michael Flynn 4 6 2 137 2 187 2 251 2 464 Green Brendan McCann 2 9 1 361 1 533 1 646 Workers Party John Halligan 2 7 1 270 1 398 Christian Solidarity Declan Waters 0 7 335 Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 0 6 300 Independent Conor Halpin 0 6 289 Independent Eddie Walsh 0 3 118 Electorate 73 725 Valid 46 563 Spoilt 557 1 2 Quota 9 313 Turnout 47 120 63 9 1997 general election edit 1997 general election Waterford 45 56 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Fine Gael Austin Deasy 16 4 7 335 7 349 7 377 7 537 7 948 8 743 11 277 Fianna Fail Brendan Kenneally 13 3 5 971 5 983 6 020 6 235 6 796 7 217 7 425 7 564 10 080Labour Brian O Shea 11 8 5 271 5 281 5 356 5 588 5 828 6 335 7 124 8 687 9 273Fianna Fail Martin Cullen 12 0 5 353 5 385 5 417 5 545 6 527 6 899 7 184 7 330 8 729Workers Party Martin O Regan 9 2 4 139 4 147 4 502 4 689 4 788 5 149 5 494 5 692 5 783Fianna Fail Ollie Wilkinson 10 5 4 707 4 725 4 744 4 904 5 110 5 418 5 485 5 562 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 8 2 3 664 3 670 3 686 3 841 4 124 4 380 Independent Dermot Kirwan 6 6 2 946 2 952 2 986 3 183 3 356 Progressive Democrats Katharine Bulbulia 6 5 2 896 2 902 2 923 3 083 National Party Declan Waters 1 9 855 863 874 Green Brendan McCann 1 8 809 821 869 Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 1 6 702 708 Natural Law Michael Kennedy 0 3 149 Electorate 69 789 Valid 44 797 Spoilt 667 1 5 Quota 8 960 Turnout 45 464 65 1 1992 general election edit 1992 general election Waterford 44 57 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Labour Brian O Shea 26 1 11 235 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18 0 7 723 8 305 8 364 8 634 Fianna Fail Brendan Kenneally 15 8 6 793 7 055 7 148 7 416 7 527 7 756 8 380Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 9 3 4 015 4 440 4 497 4 670 4 917 5 915 6 739Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 13 0 5 410 5 548 5 616 5 800 5 876 5 974 6 367Workers Party Martin O Regan 7 0 3 000 3 451 3 617 3 739 4 338 4 676 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 4 2 1 788 1 984 2 009 2 126 2 282 Democratic Left Paddy Gallagher 2 4 1 039 1 459 1 513 1 568 Independent Tony Scott 3 1 1 312 1 411 1 488 Sinn Fein Denis O Brien 1 2 511 539 Independent Breda Hayden 0 4 161 197 Electorate 64 037 Valid 42 987 Spoilt 676 1 6 Quota 8 598 Turnout 43 663 68 2 1989 general election edit 1989 general election Waterford 43 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5Fine Gael Austin Deasy 15 8 7 571 7 668 9 739 Labour Brian O Shea 16 4 7 823 7 969 8 208 8 405 Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 14 6 6 991 7 570 7 638 7 685 8 282Fianna Fail Brendan Kenneally 11 5 5 486 6 420 6 502 6 549 7 147Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 7 3 3 489 3 534 4 245 5 345 6 670Workers Party Paddy Gallagher 9 6 4 570 4 691 4 830 4 913 Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 7 0 3 340 3 379 Fianna Fail Brian Swift 9 8 4 707 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 7 7 3 664 Independent Padraig Sweeney 0 3 159 Electorate Valid 41 320 Quota 8 265 1987 general election edit 1987 general election Waterford 42 58 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18 9 8 430 8 569 8 794 11 708 Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 12 0 5 347 5 427 5 861 6 444 8 225 9 723 Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 16 4 7 321 7 517 7 847 7 962 8 049 8 648 8 855Fianna Fail Brian Swift 12 8 5 720 5 906 6 355 6 496 6 607 7 620 7 930Fianna Fail Donal Ormonde 13 4 5 959 6 091 6 340 6 439 6 530 6 984 7 119Labour Brian O Shea 7 5 3 358 3 517 4 442 4 636 5 069 Fine Gael Edward Collins 8 9 3 990 4 035 4 178 Workers Party Paddy Gallagher 6 4 2 855 3 408 Sinn Fein Noel Ryan 1 7 758 Workers Party Anthony Wright 1 2 552 Independent Padraig Sweeney 0 5 226 Independent John Lanigan 0 2 78 Electorate 59 904 Valid 44 594 Quota 8 919 Turnout 74 4 November 1982 general election edit November 1982 general election Waterford 41 59 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Fine Gael Austin Deasy 19 8 8 495 8 904 Fine Gael Edward Collins 12 7 5 442 5 660 5 795 6 278 9 006 Fianna Fail Donal Ormonde 16 3 6 983 7 086 7 098 7 354 7 536 9 796 Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 14 5 6 230 6 335 6 351 6 576 6 709 7 787 8 917Workers Party Paddy Gallagher 10 7 4 577 5 095 5 156 5 972 6 423 6 927 7 019Fianna Fail Brian Swift 8 1 3 487 3 649 3 654 3 957 4 136 Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 7 1 3 034 3 263 3 342 3 885 Independent Thomas Brennan 6 0 2 574 2 785 2 807 Labour Brian O Shea 4 1 1 760 Independent Terence Moroney 0 7 285 Electorate 56 754 Valid 42 867 Quota 8 574 Turnout 75 5 February 1982 general election edit February 1982 general election Waterford 40 60 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5Fine Gael Austin Deasy 22 4 9 295 Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 16 3 6 762 6 813 6 871 6 986 8 858Sinn Fein The Workers Party Paddy Gallagher 16 1 6 671 6 959 7 026 7 815 8 178Fine Gael Edward Collins 15 4 6 419 6 516 7 218 8 087 8 260Fianna Fail Donal Ormonde 12 2 5 058 5 118 5 173 5 312 7 620Fianna Fail Billy Kenneally 11 1 4 623 4 705 4 729 4 853 Labour Brian O Shea 4 8 1 982 2 094 2 169 Independent Vincent O Toole 1 8 756 Electorate 55 786 Valid 41 566 Quota 8 314 Turnout 74 5 1981 general election edit 1981 general election Waterford 39 61 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Fine Gael Austin Deasy 19 7 8 625 9 340 Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 19 0 8 314 8 432 8 499 9 583 Fine Gael Edward Collins 13 8 6 022 6 223 6 445 6 589 6 629 6 987 9 859Fianna Fail Billy Kenneally 11 9 5 183 5 237 5 257 6 835 7 511 8 363 8 792Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 8 4 3 691 3 812 3 939 4 169 4 217 4 617 Sinn Fein The Workers Party Paddy Gallagher 7 9 3 463 3 679 3 772 4 044 4 092 5 439 6 255Fianna Fail Brian Swift 7 9 3 456 3 482 3 494 Anti H Block Kevin Lynch 7 6 3 337 3 464 3 518 3 653 3 679 Labour William Kyne 3 7 1 632 Electorate 55 786 Valid 43 723 Quota 8 745 Turnout 78 4 1977 general election edit 1977 general election Waterford 38 62 Party Candidate 1st Pref Seat CountFianna Fail Billy Kenneally 8 061 18 9 1Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7 333 17 2 3Fianna Fail Jackie Fahey 7 214 16 9 2Fine Gael Edward Collins 5 726 13 4 4Sinn Fein The Workers Party Paddy Gallagher 4 500 10 6Fianna Fail Ria O Brien 2 738 6 4Labour Frank King 2 679 6 3Fianna Fail Sean Whelan 2 508 5 9Independent Patrick Crotty 1 560 3 7Independent Patrick Kirwan 306 0 7Electorate 53 811 Valid 42 625 Quota 8 526 Turnout 79 2 1973 general election edit 1973 general election Waterford 37 Party Candidate 1st Pref Seat CountFine Gael Edward Collins 6 719 21 8 1Fianna Fail Billy Kenneally 6 607 21 4 3Fianna Fail Fad Browne 6 047 19 6Labour Thomas Kyne 4 939 16 0 2Fine Gael Austin Deasy 4 658 15 1Fianna Fail Charles Curran 1 882 6 1Electorate Valid 30 852 Quota 7 714 Turnout 1969 general election edit 1969 general election Waterford 36 Party Candidate 1st Pref Seat CountFine Gael Edward Collins 6 338 21 2 2Fianna Fail Billy Kenneally 6 165 20 6 1Fianna Fail Fad Browne 5 652 18 9 3Labour Thomas Kyne 3 395 11 4Fine Gael Austin Deasy 3 171 10 6Labour Thomas Brennan 3 029 10 1Fianna Fail Sean Whelan 2 118 7 1Electorate Valid 29 868 Quota 7 468 Turnout 1966 by election edit Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch a by election was held on 7 December 1966 The seat was won by the Fianna Fail candidate Patrick Fad Browne 1966 by election Waterford 35 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2Fianna Fail Fad Browne 42 6 12 181 13 853Fine Gael Edward Collins 33 7 9 617 13 178Labour John Griffin 23 7 6 783 Electorate 36 986 Valid 28 581 Quota 14 291 Turnout 77 28 1965 general election edit 1965 general election Waterford 34 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3Fianna Fail Billy Kenneally 27 4 7 444 Labour Thomas Kyne 24 6 6 694 6 788 7 118Fianna Fail John Ormonde 20 8 5 652 6 163 6 306Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 19 8 5 380 5 410 6 890Fine Gael Richard Walsh 7 5 2 033 2 041 Electorate 36 409 Valid 27 203 Quota 6 801 Turnout 74 7 1961 general election edit 1961 general election Waterford 33 Party Candidate 1st Pref Seat CountLabour Thomas Kyne 7 917 29 9 1Fianna Fail John Ormonde 6 112 23 1 3Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5 016 18 9 2Fianna Fail Billy Kenneally 4 504 17 0Fine Gael William Foran 2 365 8 9Sinn Fein Alfonsus o Riain 601 2 3Electorate Valid 26 515 Quota 6 629 Turnout 1957 general election edit 1957 general election Waterford 32 Party Candidate 1st Pref Seat CountFianna Fail William Kenneally 7 416 24 4 1 1Fianna Fail John Ormonde 6 079 20 0 2 1Labour Thomas Kyne 5 567 18 3 4Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5 161 17 0 3Fianna Fail James Quirke 3 221 10 6Fine Gael Norman Walsh 2 958 9 7Electorate Valid 30 402 Quota 6 081 Turnout 1954 general election edit 1954 general election Waterford 31 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3Fianna Fail William Kenneally 22 7 7 777 Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 20 4 6 991 Labour Thomas Kyne 20 0 6 860 Fianna Fail John Ormonde 15 1 5 162 5 568 8 786Fine Gael Norman Walsh 12 4 4 265 4 289 4 449Fianna Fail Daniel Leahy 9 4 3 234 3 723 Electorate 44 522 Valid 34 289 Quota 6 858 Turnout 77 0 1952 by election edit Following the death of Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond a by election was held on 26 June 1952 The seat was won by the Fianna Fail candidate William Kenneally 1952 by election Waterford 30 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2Fianna Fail William Kenneally 45 2 15 532 17 005Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 34 1 11 714 16 448Labour John Griffin 20 8 7 153 Electorate 44 797 Valid 34 399 Quota 17 200 Turnout 76 79 1951 general election edit 1951 general election Waterford 29 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 24 6 8 372 Labour Thomas Kyne 19 0 6 472 6 799 9 091 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 17 0 5 798 5 853 6 005 6 105Fianna Fail John Ormonde 16 2 5 523 5 599 5 856 6 038Fianna Fail Daniel Leahy 14 3 4 873 4 917 5 326 5 749Fine Gael Thomas Flynn 8 8 3 010 4 070 Electorate 44 713 Valid 34 048 Quota 6 810 Turnout 76 15 1948 general election edit 1948 general election Waterford 28 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 19 6 6 810 6 929 7 850 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 18 0 6 236 6 271 6 293 6 332 7 640 Labour Thomas Kyne 17 5 6 066 6 189 6 219 6 304 6 359 6 367 7 441Fianna Fail John Ormonde 16 3 5 645 5 685 5 703 5 739 6 490 7 164 Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 10 8 3 750 3 812 4 009 4 528 4 655 4 672 5 147Fianna Fail Daniel Leahy 6 6 2 285 2 299 2 310 2 320 Clann na Poblachta Ruairi Brugha 4 6 1 582 2 242 2 256 2 323 2 345 2 346 Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 3 5 1 223 1 237 Clann na Poblachta Edward Dawson 3 2 1 098 Electorate 45 795 Valid 34 695 Quota 6 940 Turnout 75 76 1947 by election edit Following the death of Fianna Fail TD Michael Morrissey a by election was held on 29 October 1947 The seat was won by the Fianna Fail candidate John Ormonde 1947 by election Waterford 27 63 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3Fianna Fail John Ormonde 36 8 11 840 12 361 15 318Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 30 9 9 941 10 402 12 565Labour Thomas Kyne 23 8 7 683 8 906 Clann na Poblachta Sean Feeney 8 6 2 758 Electorate 51 008 Valid 32 222 Quota 16 112 Turnout 63 17 1944 general election edit 1944 general election Waterford 26 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 21 6 8 061 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 20 3 7 562 Fianna Fail Michael Morrissey 18 2 6 772 6 809 6 963 8 036Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 15 1 5 615 5 961 6 075 7 754Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 13 2 4 925 4 939 5 141 5 538Labour David Hanley 9 7 3 634 3 828 3 999 Ailtiri na hAiseirghe Liam Walsh 2 0 739 747 Electorate 52 162 Valid 37 308 Quota 7 462 Turnout 71 5 1943 general election edit 1943 general election Waterford 25 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Fianna Fail Patrick Little 19 7 7 820 7 974 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 19 6 7 765 7 810 8 017 Fianna Fail Michael Morrissey 15 6 6 197 6 409 6 524 6 528 6 548 6 827 7 246 10 873 Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 10 8 4 274 4 381 4 433 4 436 4 456 4 524 4 765 Labour James O Connor 7 4 2 916 3 063 3 102 3 105 3 107 4 731 5 126 5 320 5 812Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 7 3 2 877 2 916 4 523 4 575 4 576 4 736 5 695 6 092 6 312Labour Jerome Guiry 6 0 2 362 2 426 2 456 2 458 2 459 Fine Gael John Butler 5 9 2 350 2 372 2 468 2 492 2 493 2 654 Clann na Talmhan Walter Norris 5 4 2 155 2 191 Ailtiri na hAiseirghe Tomas o Dochartaigh 2 3 926 Electorate 52 162 Valid 39 642 Quota 7 929 Turnout 76 0 1938 general election edit 1938 general election Waterford 24 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Fianna Fail Michael Morrissey 19 5 8 067 8 658 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 18 1 7 514 8 148 10 643 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 17 8 7 381 7 694 7 775 7 832 7 929 8 154Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 17 1 7 094 7 387 7 450 7 490 7 671 7 812Fine Gael William Broderick 11 7 4 832 4 997 6 628 8 708 Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 10 2 4 248 4 366 Labour Charles O Rourke 5 6 2 323 Electorate 51 492 Valid 41 459 Quota 8 292 Turnout 80 5 1937 general election edit 1937 general election Waterford 23 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 20 4 8 254 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 19 1 7 712 8 594 Fianna Fail Michael Morrissey 15 1 6 113 6 817 7 056 7 445 7 581Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 13 7 5 528 6 536 6 781 7 105 7 173Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 11 8 4 784 5 130 5 148 8 513 Fine Gael John Butler 10 5 4 235 4 702 4 714 Labour Daniel Foley 7 9 3 179 Independent William Jones 1 5 592 Electorate 51 596 Valid 40 397 Quota 8 080 Turnout 78 3 1933 general election edit 1933 general election Waterford 22 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Fianna Fail Patrick Little 18 1 7 007 7 118 7 225 7 359 7 381 7 467Cumann na nGaedheal Bridget Redmond 17 7 6 849 7 002 8 498 Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 17 1 6 615 6 792 6 842 6 878 6 915 7 025Fianna Fail Michael Mansfield 15 0 5 783 5 989 6 062 6 155 6 188 6 301National Centre Party Nicholas Wall 13 5 5 228 5 297 6 053 8 935 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 9 1 3 506 3 560 3 912 Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 7 3 2 827 2 856 Labour Thomas Ryan 2 2 834 Electorate 45 770 Valid 38 649 Quota 7 730 Turnout 84 4 1932 general election edit 1932 general election Waterford 21 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4Cumann na nGaedheal William Redmond 20 8 7 276 Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 16 7 5 835 6 935 7 020 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 15 2 5 316 5 811 6 076 6 257Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 13 4 4 691 4 984 8 494 Fianna Fail Michael Mansfield 13 0 4 548 5 087 5 336 5 554Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 11 9 4 165 4 654 Labour Daniel Foley 9 0 3 147 Electorate 45 277 Valid 34 978 Quota 6 996 Turnout 77 3 September 1927 general election edit September 1927 general election Waterford 20 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2National League William Redmond 20 6 6 623 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 20 1 6 434 Fianna Fail Sean Goulding 17 9 5 744 6 944Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 17 4 5 595 6 184Farmers Party Nicholas Wall 14 3 4 583 5 156Independent John Butler 9 7 3 118 Electorate 45 276 Valid 32 097 Quota 6 420 Turnout 70 9 June 1927 general election edit June 1927 general election Waterford 19 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10National League William Redmond 24 3 7 687 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 12 1 3 806 4 036 4 073 4 835 4 920 5 067 5 102 5 456 7 157 Fianna Fail Patrick Little 11 9 3 769 3 832 3 867 3 894 3 951 4 026 5 417 5 778 5 902 5 935Sinn Fein Caitlin Brugha 11 3 3 579 3 639 3 676 3 708 3 756 3 968 4 265 4 638 4 814 4 855Independent John Butler 8 0 2 534 2 678 2 712 2 909 3 035 3 487 3 649 4 000 4 370 4 598Farmers Party Nicholas Wall 6 9 2 187 2 361 2 372 2 466 3 261 3 556 3 719 3 854 Fianna Fail Michael O Ryan 6 3 1 988 2 025 2 031 2 047 2 097 2 251 Independent Declan Conway 4 6 1 453 1 500 1 510 1 597 1 750 Labour Richard Keane 4 1 1 299 1 526 2 202 2 239 2 274 2 336 2 373 Cumann na nGaedheal James Daly 4 1 1 297 1 349 1 355 Farmers Party Michael O Brien 3 8 1 189 1 414 1 426 1 480 Labour Thomas Dunne 2 5 795 906 Electorate 45 276 Valid 31 583 Quota 6 317 Turnout 69 8 1923 general election edit 1923 general election Waterford 18 64 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Republican Caitlin Brugha 25 4 8 265 Independent William Redmond 19 8 6 441 6 626 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 12 5 4 059 4 091 4 448 5 084 5 295 5 304 5 396 5 627Labour James Baird 9 8 3 186 3 703 3 734 3 829 3 845 3 870 Farmers Party Nicholas Wall 9 7 3 142 3 235 3 279 3 607 5 769 5 797 5 829 5 949Labour John Butler 8 3 2 710 3 351 3 463 3 744 3 830 3 882 7 222 Farmers Party Garrett Flavin 7 0 2 280 2 414 2 494 2 784 Independent Richard Keane 5 3 1 741 1 873 1 949 Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennock 2 3 735 754 Electorate 45 849 Valid 32 559 Quota 6 512 Turnout 71 0 See also editDail constituencies Elections in the Republic of Ireland Politics of the Republic of Ireland List of Dail by elections List of political parties in the Republic of IrelandReferences edit Constituency Review Report 2023 PDF Electoral Commission p 7 Archived PDF from the original on 30 August 2023 Retrieved 30 August 2023 a b Electoral Amendment Dail Constituencies Act 2017 Schedule No 39 of 2017 Schedule Enacted on 23 December 2017 Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 November 2021 Electoral Act 1923 8th Sch Constituencies No 12 of 1923 8th Sch Enacted on 17 April 1923 Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 December 2021 Electoral Revision of Constituencies Act 1935 1st Sch Revised Constituencies No 5 of 1935 1st Sch Enacted on 27 February 1935 Act of the 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