Kerry South (Dáil constituency)
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Kerry South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1937 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Kerry South | |
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Former Dáil constituency | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1937 |
Abolished | 2016 |
Seats | 3 |
Local government area | County Kerry |
Created from | Kerry |
Replaced by | Kerry |
The constituency was located in the southern half of County Kerry taking in the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas, including the towns of Killarney, Dingle, Cahirciveen, Killorglin and Kenmare.[1]
It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 when the former Kerry constituency was divided into the constituencies of Kerry North and Kerry South. It was first used at the 1937 general election electing 9th Dáil.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:[1]
- "The county of Kerry, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Kerry North–West Limerick."
It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the new Kerry constituency.
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.
- O'Donoghue served as Ceann Comhairle in the 30th Dáil from 2007 to 2009.