Cork_East_(Dáil_Éireann

Cork East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Cork East
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency

Cork East shown within Ireland

Created: 1981

TDs: Michael Ahern
Ned O'Keeffe
David Stanton
Seán Sherlock

Counties: County Cork

EP constituency: South

Cork East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 72,702 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

1 Members of Dáil Éireann
2 2007 Election
3 2002 Election results
4 November 1982 - 2002 full election results
5 Full February 1982 result
6 References
7 See also

Members of Dáil Éireann

Election
22nd Dáil (1981)	Carey Joyce (Fianna Fáil)	Myra Barry (Fine Gael)	Paddy Hegarty (Fine Gael)	Joe Sherlock (Workers Party)
23rd Dáil (Feb 1982)	Michael Ahern (Fianna Fáil)			Joe Sherlock (Workers Party)
24th Dáil (Nov 1982)				Ned O'Keeffe (Fianna Fáil)
25th Dáil (1987)		Joe Sherlock (Workers Party)
26th Dáil (1989)		Joe Sherlock (Workers Party)	Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)
27th Dáil (1992)		John Mulvihill (Labour Party)
28th Dáil (1997)		David Stanton (Fine Gael)
29th Dáil (2002)			Joe Sherlock (Labour Party)
30th Dáil (2007)			Seán Sherlock (Labour Party)

The constituency runs from Mitchelstown and Mallow in the north, through Fermoy, to Cobh, Midleton and Youghal in the south. It encompasses almost all of the Fermoy, Midleton, and Mallow electoral areas of Cork County Council.

2007 Election

2007 General Election: Cork East
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Ahern	10,350	19.2	1	3
	Fianna Fáil	Ned O'Keeffe	10,081	18.7	2	4
	Fine Gael	David Stanton	7,686	14.3	3	6
	Labour Party	Seán Sherlock	7,295	13.6	4	6
	Fine Gael	Paul Bradford	8,916	16.6	Not Elected	(6)
	Labour Party	John Mulvihill	3,954	7.3	Excluded	(4)
	Sinn Féin	Sandra McLellan	3,672	6.8	Excluded	(2)
	Green Party	Sarah Iremonger	1,572	2.9	Excluded	(1)
	Fathers Rights	Christy Carr	166	0.3	Excluded	(1)
	Independent	John Cronin	116		Excluded	(1)

2002 Election results

2002 General Election: Cork East
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Ned O'Keeffe	10,574	23.09	1	1
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Ahern	8,340	18.21	2	2
	Labour Party	Joe Sherlock	4,792	10.47	2	4
	Fine Gael	David Stanton	6,269	13.69	4	4
	Fine Gael	Paul Bradford	7,053	15.40
	Labour Party	John Mulvihill	4,813	10.51
	Sinn Féin	June Murphy	2,624	5.73
	Green Party	Martin O'Keeffe	1,136	2.48
	Christian Solidarity	Patrick Manning	187	0.41

November 1982 - 2002 full election results

online at [1]

Full February 1982 result

February 1982 General Election – 18 February 1982
Party		Candidate	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Fine Gael	Myra Barry	8,870	8,870	8,870
	Fine Gael	Paul Hegarty	8,309	8,309	8,309	8,309	8,309
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Ahern	7,011	7,149	8,830	8,830
	Sinn Féin the Workers Party	Joe Sherlock	6,677	7,200	7,674	8,102	8,137
	Fianna Fáil	Carey Joyce	5,601	5,659	7,257	7,456	8,008
	Fianna Fáil	William Cronin	3,799	3,845
	Labour Party	Tomas O'Conaill	946
Electorate: 52,647 Valid: 41,213 Spoiled: 321 Quota: 8,243

References

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database

v • d • e Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922	Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Cork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1918–1921) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North West (1969–1977) · Cork City South East (1969–1977) · East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork East (1923–1937), 1948–1961, 1981— ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Mid Cork (1918–1921) · Cork Mid (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · North Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North Central (1981— ) · North East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North East (1961–1981) · Cork North West (1981— ) · South Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South Central (1981— ) · South East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South East (1937–1948) · Cork South West (1961— ) · West Cork (1918–1921) · Cork West (1923–1961)

v • d • e Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

Carlow-Kilkenny · Cavan-Monaghan · Clare · Cork East · Cork North Central · Cork North West · Cork South Central · Cork South West · Donegal North East · Donegal South West · Dublin Central · Dublin Mid West · Dublin North · Dublin North Central · Dublin North East · Dublin North West · Dublin South · Dublin South Central · Dublin South East · Dublin South West · Dublin West · Dún Laoghaire · Galway East · Galway West · Kerry North · Kerry South · Kildare North · Kildare South · Laois-Offaly · Limerick East · Limerick West · Longford-Westmeath · Louth · Mayo · Meath East · Meath West · Roscommon-South Leitrim · Sligo-North Leitrim · Tipperary North · Tipperary South · Waterford · Wexford · Wicklow

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