Cork North (Dáil constituency) explained

Cork North
Type:Dáil
Year:1923
Abolished:1961
Map Entity:Ireland
Map Size:200px
Local Council Label:Local government area
Local Council:County Cork
Previous:Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West

Cork North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1961. The constituency elected 3 (and sometimes 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

The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923, for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the 4th Dáil. The constituency returned 3 Teachtaí Dála initially. The number of seats was increased to 4 for the 1937 general election but was reduced back to 3 for the 1948 general election.

It succeeded the constituency of Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cork North-East and Cork Mid.

Boundaries

It consisted of the county electoral areas of Kanturk and Macroom in the administrative county of Cork.[1]

Elections

1923 general election

Figures from the second count are not available.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1923: (Constituencies) . Irish Statute Book database . 15 September 2010 . 7 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807040645/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1923/en/act/pub/0012/sched8.html#sched8 . live .