Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)

Cork North-Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Cork North-Central
Dáil constituency
Location of Cork North-Central within Ireland
Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the 2024 general election
Major settlements	Ballincollig Blarney Cork City (northside) Glanmire Mallow
Current constituency
Created	1981
Seats	5 (1981–2007) 4 (2007–2024) 5 (2024–)
TDs	Colm Burke (FG)   Thomas Gould (SF)   Eoghan Kenny (Lab)   Ken O'Flynn (II)   Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF)
Local government areas	County Cork Cork City
Created from	Cork City Cork Mid
EP constituency	South

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and first used at the 1981 general election, taking in parts of the former Cork City and Cork Mid constituencies. It is a mixed urban-rural constituency made up of the Cork North Central, Cork North East and Cork North West local electoral areas of Cork City north of the River Lee, and much of the Blarney local electoral area of County Cork.^[1]

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Cork North-Central be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Cork East and Cork North-West and the transfer of territory to Cork South-Central and Cork North-West.^[2][3]

For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:^[4]

"In the city of Cork, the electoral divisions of:

Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Churchfield, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Mary's, St. Patrick's A, St. Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B;

and those parts that are contained within the city of Cork of the electoral divisions of:

Ballincollig, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrigrohanebeg, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, Whitechurch;

and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of:

Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Carrignavar, Firmount, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, in the former Rural District of Cork;

and those parts that are contained within the county of Cork of the electoral divisions of:

Ballincollig, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrigrohanebeg, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork;

Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy;

Ballynamona, Mallow Rural, Rahan in the former Rural District of Mallow;

and Mallow North Urban, Mallow South Urban."

Changes to the Cork North-Central constituency

Years	TDs	Boundaries	Notes
1981–1992	5	In the county borough of Cork, the wards of[5][6] Ballinlough A, Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Centre A, Centre B, Churchfield, City Hall A, City Hall B, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mardyke, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick's A, St. Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, South Gate A, South Gate B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B and, in the county of Cork, the district electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Knockraha, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary's, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork.
1992–2002	5	In the county borough of Cork, the wards of[7][8] Ballinlough A, Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Centre A, Centre B, Churchfield, City Hall A, City Hall B, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mardyke, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick's A, St. Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, South Gate A, South Gate B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B; and, in the county of Cork, the district electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Knockraha, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary's, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork.	District electoral divisions of Dripsey, Firmount and Matehy transferred to Cork North-West.[9][10]
2002–2007	5	In the city of Cork, the electoral divisions of[11] Ballinlough A, Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Centre A, Centre B, Churchfield, City Hall A, City Hall B, Commons, Evergreen, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mardyke, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick's A, St Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, South Gate A, South Gate B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B, Tramore A, Turners Cross A; and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary's, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork.	Electoral divisions of Evergreen, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Tramore A and Turners Cross A transferred from Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Glenville, Ballynaglogh and Knockraha transferred to Cork East; Electoral division of Carrigrohane Beg transferred to Cork North-West[12]
2007–2011	4	In the city of Cork, the electoral divisions of[13] Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Churchfield, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick's A, St. Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B; and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary's, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork; Gowlane, in the former Rural District of Macroom.	Electoral divisions of Ballinlough A, Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, City Hall A, City Hall B, Evergreen, Gillabbey A, Gilabbey B, Gilabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke, South Gate, South Gate B, Tramore A and Turner's Cross A transferred to Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Matehy, and Gowlane transferred from Cork North-West[14]
2011–2016	4	In the city of Cork, the electoral divisions of[15] Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Churchfield, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick's A, St. Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B; and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary's, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork; Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy; Gowlane, Kilcullen, Mountrivers, in the former Rural District of Macroom; Ballynamona, Dromore, Kilshannig, Rahan, in the former Rural District of Mallow.	Electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Glenville, Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, Ballynamona and Rahan transferred from Cork East; Electoral divisions of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred from Cork North-West.[16]
2016–	4	In the city of Cork, the electoral divisions of[17][1] Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Centre A, Centre B, Churchfield, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mardyke, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick’s A, St. Patrick’s B, St. Patrick’s C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, Sunday’s Well A, Sunday’s Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B; and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary’s, Whitechurch, and the townland of Inchigaggin in the electoral division of Bishopstown (part), in the former Rural District of Cork; Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy; Gowlane, in the former Rural District of Macroom; Ballynamona, Rahan, in the former Rural District of Mallow.	Electoral divisions of Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke and the Townland of Inchigaggin transferred from Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred to Cork North-West.[18]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork North-Central 1981–[19]
Key to parties   AAA–PBP = AAA–PBP   DL = Democratic Left   FF = Fianna Fáil   FG = Fine Gael   II = Independent Ireland   Lab = Labour   PDs = Progressive Democrats   SF = Sinn Féin   S–PBP = Solidarity–PBP
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
22nd	1981[20]		Toddy O'Sullivan (Lab)		Liam Burke (FG)		Denis Lyons (FF)		Bernard Allen (FG)		Seán French (FF)
23rd	1982 (Feb)[21]
24th	1982 (Nov)[22]										Dan Wallace (FF)
25th	1987[23]		Máirín Quill (PDs)
26th	1989[24]				Gerry O'Sullivan (Lab)
27th	1992[25]						Liam Burke (FG)
	1994 by-election[26]				Kathleen Lynch (DL)
28th	1997[27]		Billy Kelleher (FF)		Noel O'Flynn (FF)
29th	2002[28]						Kathleen Lynch (Lab)
30th	2007[29]									4 seats from 2007
31st	2011[30]				Jonathan O'Brien (SF)				Dara Murphy (FG)
32nd	2016[31]						Mick Barry (AAA–PBP)
	2019 by-election[32][33]		Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF)
33rd	2020[34]				Thomas Gould (SF)		Mick Barry (S–PBP)		Colm Burke (FG)
34th	2024[35]						Eoghan Kenny (Lab)				Ken O'Flynn (II)

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

^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

2024 general election: Cork North-Central^[35][36][37]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig O'Sullivan[*]	13.1	7,708	7,727	7,741	7,856	7,999	8,169	9,089	9,150	9,528	9,588	9,605	10,193
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Gould[*]	12.5	7,399	7,464	7,488	7,513	7,526	7,622	7,644	8,004	8,251	10,435
	Fine Gael	Colm Burke[*]	9.7	5,736	5,747	5,758	5,859	6,420	6,502	6,617	6,680	6,913	6,957	6,971	8,681	9,064	11,223
	Independent Ireland	Ken O'Flynn	9.7	5,733	5,792	5,820	5,843	5,870	6,426	6,553	7,833	8,317	8,487	8,584	8,697	9,000	10,031
	Fianna Fáil	Tony Fitzgerald	6.9	4,084	4,094	4,116	4,145	4,200	4,284	4,718	4,813	4,938	5,000	5,012	5,431	5,705
	PBP–Solidarity	Mick Barry[*][a]	5.9	3,494	3,630	3,706	3,814	3,826	3,932	3,952	4,184	4,462	4,724	4,958	5,105	6,443	6,997	7,251	7,309	7,426
	Labour	Eoghan Kenny	5.6	3,329	3,356	3,388	3,466	3,497	3,549	3,590	3,674	4,624	4,727	4,785	4,952	6,248	6,683	7,250	7,393	7,461
	Sinn Féin	Joe Lynch	4.9	2,894	2,931	3,010	3,040	3,045	3,135	3,219	3,328	3,393
	Fine Gael	Garret Kelleher	4.7	2,790	2,798	2,898	2,953	3,241	3,289	3,654	3,685	3,750	3,909	3,930
	Labour	John Maher	4.5	2,687	2,731	2,789	3,048	3,125	3,196	3,224	3,325
	Ireland First	Derek Blighe	4.2	2,475	2,539	2,545	2,549	2,556	2,893	2,915
	Social Democrats	Susan Doyle	3.8	2,255	2,315	2,976	3,308	3,371	3,447	3,522	3,585	3,934	4,098	4,234	4,487
	Fianna Fáil	Sandra Murphy Kelleher	3.6	2,100	2,124	2,166	2,208	2,299	2,335
	Aontú	Finian Toomey	3.2	1,864	1,916	1,935	1,961	1,969
	Fine Gael	Imelda Daly	2.2	1,311	1,324	1,331	1,403
	Green	Oliver Moran	2.1	1,264	1,280	1,326
	Social Democrats	Ciarán McCarthy	2.1	1,228	1,245
	Independent	Rachel Hurley Roche[b]	0.6	367
	Independent	Martin Condon	0.3	152
	Independent	Joseph Gerard Peters	0.2	107
	Independent	John Donohoe	0.2	94
Electorate: 102,250   Valid: 59,071   Spoilt: 552   Quota: 9,846   Turnout: 58.3%

1. Barry was a member of Solidarity.
2. Hurley Roche was a member of the Ted Tynan wing of the Workers' Party,^[38] which split in 2021.^[39] She was listed as a member of the Workers' Party on the Electoral Commission website,^[40] but as non-party on the ballot paper.^[37]

2020 general election

2020 general election: Cork North-Central^{[34][41][42][43][44]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Gould	26.7	13,811
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig O'Sullivan[*]	15.8	8,158	8,247	8,259	8,269	8,276	8,461	8,624	9,179	9,242	9,417	9,821	12,099
	Fine Gael	Colm Burke	12.8	6,646	6,717	6,731	6,738	6,748	6,775	7,486	7,617	7,687	7,783	8,201	8,670	9,117	10,649
	Independent	Ken O'Flynn	7.7	3,994	4,422	4,438	4,478	4,546	4,672	4,700	4,754	4,830	5,401	5,928	6,394	6,771	7,280
	Solidarity–PBP	Mick Barry[*][a]	7.2	3,703	5,162	5,185	5,229	5,457	5,576	5,594	5,628	5,981	6,199	6,815	7,205	7,425	9,396
	Fianna Fáil	Tony Fitzgerald	6.5	3,338	3,512	3,526	3,531	3,576	3,588	3,610	3,927	3,961	4,062	4,256
	Green	Oliver Moran	6.2	3,205	3,381	3,403	3,410	3,452	3,529	3,617	3,688	4,181	4,304	5,206	5,416	5,738
	Labour	John Maher	5.0	2,561	2,855	2,864	2,869	2,939	3,056	3,128	3,183	3,428	3,513
	Aontú	Finian Toomey	2.6	1,325	1,430	1,449	1,507	1,540	1,571	1,584	1,602	1,647
	Fianna Fáil	Sandra Murphy	2.4	1,218	1,256	1,264	1,267	1,278	1,283	1,329
	Fine Gael	Lorraine O'Neill	2.2	1,156	1,173	1,178	1,181	1,185	1,221
	Social Democrats	Sinéad Halpin	2.2	1,121	1,295	1,309	1,325	1,396	1,444	1,465	1,503
	Independent	Ger Keohane	1.3	694	759	766	783	866
	Independent	T J Hogan	0.5	257	407	427	454
	Independent	Diarmaid Ó Cadhla	0.4	230	270	288
	Workers' Party	James Coughlan	0.4	180	301	311	327
	Independent	Sean O'Leary	0.3	137	152
	Independent	Stephen O'Donovan	0.1	44	83
Electorate: 87,473   Valid: 51,778   Spoilt: 440   Quota: 10,356   Turnout: 52,218 (59.7%)

1. Barry was a member of Solidarity.

2019 by-election

In May 2019, Billy Kelleher was elected to the European Parliament for the South constituency, vacating his seat in the Dáil on 1 July. A by-election to fill the vacancy was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019.^[45]

2019 by-election: Cork North-Central^[32][46]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig O'Sullivan	28.0	7,148	7,154	7,177	7,202	7,250	7,451	7,544	7,878	8,657	11,633
	Fine Gael	Colm Burke	21.1	5,385	5,386	5,398	5,431	5,469	5,593	5,684	6,118	6,972
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Gould	19.7	5,041	5,042	5,077	5,275	5,368	5,479	5,935	6,184	7,130	8,044
	Labour	John Maher	9.7	2,482	2,485	2,501	2,565	2,705	2,750	2,947	3,866
	Green	Oliver Moran	7.4	1,883	1,884	1,898	1,932	2,095	2,195	2,537
	Solidarity–PBP	Fiona Ryan	4.4	1,121	1,125	1,155	1,260	1,436	1,534
	Aontú	Finian Toomey	3.9	1,008	1,015	1,042	1,070	1,098
	Social Democrats	Sinéad Halpin	2.5	644	644	652	727
	Independent	Martin Condon	1.1	291	294	347
	Workers' Party	James Coughlan	1.1	281	285	290
	Independent	Thomas Kiely	0.9	234	248
	Independent	Charlie Keddy	0.2	49
Electorate: 85,524   Valid: 25,567   Spoilt: 287 (1.1%)   Quota: 12,784   Turnout: 25,854 (30.2%)

2016 general election

2016 general election: Cork North-Central^[47][48][31]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher[*]	27.9	14,286
	AAA–PBP	Mick Barry	15.7	8,041	8,713	8,904	9,138	9,347	10,097	10,714
	Sinn Féin	Jonathan O'Brien[*]	12.2	6,231	6,641	6,754	6,865	6,939	7,260	7,462	11,079
	Fine Gael	Dara Murphy[*]	10.3	5,264	5,718	5,746	5,800	5,957	6,008	6,166	6,250	6,369	6,403	9,256
	Fine Gael	Julie O'Leary	7.5	3,841	4,283	4,364	4,443	4,687	4,771	5,138	5,225	5,488	5,581
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Gould	7.4	3,773	4,047	4,100	4,175	4,236	4,398	4,458
	Labour	Kathleen Lynch[*]	7.3	3,723	4,358	4,419	4,506	4,608	4,718	5,286	5,436	5,805	5,973	7,491
	Green	Oliver Moran	3.3	1,693	1,936	2,011	2,108	2,331	2,490
	Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	2.8	1,419	1,615	1,694	1,805	1,919
	Renua	Paddy O'Leary	2.2	1,120	1,445	1,520	1,716
	Independent	Ger Keohane	1.8	912	1,152	1,300
	Independent	Thomas Kiely	0.9	473	548
	Independent	Mick Murphy	0.4	215	265
	Identity Ireland	Peter O'Loughlin	0.4	183	218
Electorate: 81,609   Valid: 51,174   Spoilt: 516 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,235   Turnout: 51,690 (63.3%)

2011 general election

2011 general election: Cork North-Central^[30]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Sinn Féin	Jonathan O'Brien	15.2	7,923	7,942	7,978	8,022	8,053	8,254	8,567	11,131
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher[*]	15.1	7,896	7,933	7,941	7,981	8,023	8,057	8,384	8,542	8,574	9,183	9,595
	Labour	Kathleen Lynch[*]	14.7	7,676	7,696	7,734	7,749	7,847	7,953	8,236	9,504	9,905	14,088
	Fine Gael	Pat Burton	13.6	7,072	7,104	7,117	7,155	7,240	7,263	7,585	7,778	7,816	8,453	9,233
	Fine Gael	Dara Murphy	12.7	6,597	6,615	6,642	6,682	6,768	6,809	7,038	7,271	7,356	8,367	9,515
	Labour	John Gilroy	11.7	6,125	6,134	6,154	6,158	6,245	6,303	6,659	7,156	7,293
	Socialist Party	Mick Barry[a]	9.2	4,803	4,826	4,876	4,903	4,940	5,131	5,319
	New Vision	Pádraig O'Sullivan	2.0	1,020	1,050	1,085	1,136
	Independent	Kevin Conway	1.8	958	969	996	1020
	Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	1.3	681	688	701	724
	Green	Ken Walsh	1.0	524
	Christian Solidarity	Harry Rea	0.6	324
	An Chomhdháil Phobail	John Adams	0.5	282
	Independent	Benjamin Ashu Arrah	0.3	161
	Independent	Fergus O'Rourke	0.2	95
Electorate: 75,302   Valid: 52,137   Spoilt: 572 (1.1%)   Quota: 10,428   Turnout: 52,709 (70.0%)

1. Barry campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

2007 general election

2007 general election: Cork North-Central^[29]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher[*]	22.3	9,456
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	16.2	6,866	6,935	7,066	7,267	7,515	8,193	9,258
	Fianna Fáil	Noel O'Flynn[*]	13.4	5,680	6,298	6,410	6,531	6,612	7,043	7,646
	Labour	Kathleen Lynch[*]	12.3	5,221	5,315	5,513	6,104	6,673	7,366	9,061
	Fine Gael	Gerry Kelly	11.4	4,808	4,890	5,025	5,251	5,352	5,533	5,893
	Sinn Féin	Jonathan O'Brien	8.2	3,456	3,487	3,621	3,776	4,333	5,074
	Independent	Dave McCarthy	5.9	2,492	2,533	2,662	2,776	3,064
	Socialist Party	Mick Barry	4.0	1,700	1,707	1,841	1,995
	Green	Chris O'Leary	3.5	1,503	1,528	1,690
	Independent	John McCarthy	1.7	702	713
	Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	0.6	263	267
	Independent	Stephen Saleh	0.3	116	119
	Fathers Rights	Niall Brennan	0.2	84	85
Electorate: 67,777   Valid: 42,347   Spoilt: 471 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,470   Turnout: 42,818 (63.1%)

2002 general election

2002 general election: Cork North-Central^[28]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Fianna Fáil	Noel O'Flynn[*]	16.4	7,387	7,441	7,495	7,525
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher[*]	12.8	5,801	5,849	5,885	5,940	6,630	6,969	7,456
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace[*]	12.3	5,537	5,608	5,632	5,675	6,235	6,577	7,187
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	12.1	5,458	5,503	5,597	5,672	6,184	6,601	7,650
	Labour	Kathleen Lynch	11.8	5,313	5,402	5,628	6,142	6,683	7,496	8,418
	Fine Gael	Gerry Kelly	8.3	3,744	3,767	3,818	3,911	4,404	4,568	4,937
	Independent	Joe O'Callaghan	6.9	3,154	3,222	3,319	3,457	3,705	4,465
	Progressive Democrats	John Minihan	6.9	3,126	3,152	3,173	3,286
	Sinn Féin	Jonathan O'Brien	6.3	2,860	2,965	3,223	3,405	3,483
	Green	Nicholas McMurray	2.5	1,155	1,196	1,329
	Socialist Party	Mick Barry	2.1	936	1,026
	Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	1.0	458
	Christian Solidarity	Gerry Duffy	0.5	215
Electorate: 79,063   Valid: 45,144   Spoilt: 548 (1.2%)   Quota: 7,525   Turnout: 45,692 (57.8%)

1997 general election

1997 general election: Cork North-Central^[27][49]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	17.6	7,746
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke[*]	12.6	5,527	5,761	5,816	5,903	5,987	6,153	6,362	6,548	7,544
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher	12.3	5,419	5,434	5,451	5,506	5,558	5,647	5,748	5,994	6,192	7,201	7,317
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace[*]	12.0	5,273	5,293	5,342	5,462	5,528	5,792	5,937	6,235	6,394	7,583
	Fianna Fáil	Noel O'Flynn	11.2	4,943	4,961	4,994	5,040	5,122	5,258	5,308	5,536	5,660	6,368	6,475
	Progressive Democrats	Máirín Quill[*]	7.5	3,304	3,321	3,330	3,397	3,452	3,553	3,749	3,865	4,043
	Democratic Left	Kathleen Lynch[*]	7.2	3,146	3,194	3,283	3,305	3,467	3,636	4,005	4,336	5,332	5,870	5,895
	Labour	Sheila O'Sullivan	5.3	2,321	2,346	2,375	2,389	2,458	2,539	2,813	3,022
	Sinn Féin	Don O'Leary	3.8	1,654	1,659	1,737	1,754	1,883	2,023	2,185
	Green	Jane Power	3.0	1,340	1,345	1,378	1,435	1,574	1,759
	National Party	Con O'Leary	2.5	1,114	1,123	1,169	1,400	1,519
	Independent	Paddy Mulcahy	2.0	899	905	973	1,018
	Christian Solidarity	Eddie Mullins	1.8	777	779	792
	Workers' Party	Jimmy Homan	1.2	545	552
Electorate: 71,873   Valid: 44,008   Spoilt: 408 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,335   Turnout: 44,416 (61.8%)

1994 by-election

Labour Party TD Gerry O'Sullivan died on 5 August 1994. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 November 1994.

1994 by-election: Cork North-Central^[26]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Democratic Left	Kathleen Lynch	26.4	9,843	10,000	10,359	10,734	11,106	12,260	14,175	17,329
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher	25.5	9,528	9,674	9,729	9,825	10,037	10,635	11,951	13,730
	Fine Gael	Colm Burke	16.2	6,035	6,139	6,193	6,273	6,315	7,348	8,128
	Labour	Lisa O'Sullivan	10.7	4,003	4,097	4,308	4,580	4,873	5,431
	Green	Jane Power	5.0	1,856	2,013	2,092	2,264	2,593
	Progressive Democrats	Michael Burns	4.4	1,628	1,669	1,690	1,727	1,753
	Sinn Féin	Don O'Leary	3.5	1,304	1,345	1,466	1,572
	Workers' Party	Jimmy Homan	2.9	1,082	1,122
	Independent	Con O'Leary	2.8	1,036	1,186	1,309
	Independent	Donie O'Leary	1.2	445
	Independent	Gerry Duffy	1.1	426
	Natural Law	Nora Ann Luck	0.4	162
Electorate: 70,142   Valid: 37,348   Quota: 18,675   Turnout: 53.2%

1992 general election

1992 general election: Cork North-Central^[25][50]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	Labour	Gerry O'Sullivan[*]	22.3	10,008
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace[*]	14.4	6,455	6,675	6,723	6,788	6,858	6,894	6,963	7,264	7,292	7,363	7,456	7,670
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	11.7	5,263	5,744	5,780	5,841	5,881	5,910	5,949	5,970	6,337	6,440	6,568	6,901	7,087	7,730
	Progressive Democrats	Máirín Quill[*]	11.6	5,192	5,562	5,595	5,633	5,667	5,700	5,727	5,787	5,988	6,183	6,249	6,406	6,622	7,272	7,301	7,363
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke	9.0	4,051	4,227	4,243	4,262	4,277	4,297	4,327	4,352	4,618	4,673	4,759	4,898	5,001	5,288	5,321	5,491
	Fianna Fáil	Billy Kelleher	6.7	3,017	3,058	3,088	3,100	3,103	3,114	3,133	3,319	3,328	3,377	3,392	3,431	5,198	5,421	5,451	5,466
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Lyons	5.5	2,460	2,500	2,524	2,539	2,546	2,559	2,596	2,751	2,764	2,788	2,804	2,840
	Democratic Left	John Kelleher	4.0	1,795	2,219	2,237	2,272	2,299	2,403	2,467	2,481	2,519	2,735	2,957	3,188	3,309
	Independent	Con O'Leary	2.3	1,036	1,200	1,226	1,266	1,535	1,572	1,684	1,692	1,708	1,830	2,024
	Fine Gael	Michael O'Leary	2.0	894	969	974	985	989	995	1,009	1,019
	Green	Donogh MacCarthy Morrogh	1.8	818	924	966	1,003	1,023	1,050	1,123	1,143	1,170
	Fianna Fáil	Gene McCarthy	1.7	755	775	805	814	817	821	833
	Workers' Party	Jimmy Homan	1.6	737	858	868	890	898	1,124	1,217	1,223	1,232	1,305
	Sinn Féin	Don O'Leary	1.4	618	656	664	678	695	727
	Independent	Donie O'Leary	1.1	481	534	554	585
	Christian Centrist	Gerry Duffy	1.0	447	456
	Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	1.0	446	590	594	614	629
	Independent	John O'Mahony	0.9	422	465	493
Electorate: 68,479   Valid: 44,895   Spoilt: 841 (1.8%)   Quota: 7,483   Turnout: 45,736 (66.8%)

1989 general election

1989 general election: Cork North-Central^[24][51]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Labour	Gerry O'Sullivan	17.1	7,058
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	14.6	6,032	6,063	6,144	6,207	6,425	6,593	7,352
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace[*]	13.1	5,405	5,422	5,504	5,771	5,903	7,051
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke[*]	11.5	4,757	4,769	4,801	4,847	4,932	5,056	5,404	5,647	5,657
	Progressive Democrats	Máirín Quill[*]	10.2	4,203	4,226	4,277	4,362	4,583	4,791	5,610	5,736	5,748
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Lyons[*]	9.7	4,008	4,012	4,063	4,378	4,405	5,895	6,213	6,249	6,403
	Workers' Party	John Kelleher	8.2	3,395	3,454	3,722	3,775	4,153	4,270
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Bowes	7.0	2,865	2,868	2,912	3,364	3,398
	Fianna Fáil	Tim Brosnan	3.2	1,310	1,311	1,331
	Independent	Con O'Leary	2.9	1,180	1,205	1,424	1,435
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Wallace	1.9	766	772
	Communist	Noel Murphy	0.3	133	134
	Independent	Michael F. Murphy	0.2	68	69
	Independent	William Fitzsimon	0.2	67	67
Electorate: 63,395   Valid: 41,247   Quota: 6,875   Turnout: 65.1%

1987 general election

1987 general election: Cork North-Central^[23][52][53]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace[*]	17.3	7,509
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	13.7	5,934	5,950	5,965	6,035	6,066	6,155	6,273	6,324	6,531	6,663	6,782	7,292
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke[*]	12.6	5,438	5,446	5,451	5,486	5,504	5,562	5,604	5,638	5,777	5,847	5,946	6,212
	Progressive Democrats	Máirín Quill	11.6	5,046	5,059	5,069	5,158	5,176	5,258	5,333	5,431	7,096	7,236
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Lyons[*]	11.6	5,039	5,133	5,152	5,180	5,249	5,287	5,385	5,902	6,026	8,434
	Workers' Party	John Kelleher	6.1	2,628	2,634	2,725	2,809	2,967	3,139	3,255	3,306	3,354	3,453	3,663
	Labour	Gerry O'Sullivan	5.9	2,553	2,567	2,591	2,640	2,688	2,766	3,451	3,500	3,574	3,659	3,898	5,000
	Fianna Fáil	Paud Black	5.6	2,435	2,493	2,502	2,529	2,573	2,612	2,641	3,132	3,158
	Progressive Democrats	Joseph McCarthy	5.1	2,199	2,202	2,207	2,235	2,252	2,297	2,331	2,356
	Labour	Joseph O'Callaghan	2.7	1,167	1,171	1,186	1,208	1,240	1,295
	Fianna Fáil	Ann Whyte	2.6	1,144	1,204	1,207	1,257	1,321	1,374	1,397
	Independent	Bernie Murphy	1.6	684	688	727	764	917
	Sinn Féin	Don O'Leary	1.6	681	683	715	732
	Independent	Denis Tobin	1.3	576	578	603
	Communist	Noel Murphy	0.4	182	182
	Independent	Con O'Connell	0.2	75	76
	Independent	Michael T. Murphy	0.1	53	53
Electorate: 63,517   Valid: 43,343   Quota: 7,224   Turnout: 68.2%

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Cork North-Central^[22][54][55]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace	16.8	7,173
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	16.6	7,101	7,103	7,348
	Labour	Toddy O'Sullivan[*]	13.2	5,623	5,627	5,671	5,684	6,290	6,378	7,552
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke[*]	12.2	5,219	5,220	5,439	5,513	5,685	5,780	5,924	8,321
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Lyons[*]	11.7	4,999	5,016	5,034	5,035	5,174	6,450	6,654	6,794
	Fianna Fáil	Seán French[*]	9.7	4,129	4,139	4,171	4,175	4,337	4,673	4,869	4,986
	Fine Gael	Colm Burke	5.5	2,368	2,369	2,499	2,625	2,741	2,793	2,924
	Fianna Fáil	Donal O'Connell	4.4	1,880	1,887	1,894	1,894	1,924
	Workers' Party	John Kelleher	4.3	1,836	1,837	1,844	1,846	2,169	2,206
	Independent	James Kenneally	4.0	1,725	1,727	1,732	1,732
	Fine Gael	William Nolan	1.7	714	714
Electorate: 63,363   Valid: 42,767   Quota: 7,128   Turnout: 67.5%

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Cork North-Central^[21][56]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Lyons[*]	15.7	6,694	6,699	6,733	6,770	7,376
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen[*]	15.1	6,407	6,410	6,428	6,526	6,584	6,587	7,052	8,144
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke[*]	14.6	6,234	6,237	6,255	6,300	6,336	6,338	6,476	7,502
	Labour	Toddy O'Sullivan[*]	13.2	5,629	5,635	5,698	6,030	6,133	6,140	6,752	7,056	7,899
	Fianna Fáil	Seán French[*]	11.7	4,975	4,981	5,005	5,053	5,628	5,759	5,969	6,027	6,067	6,169	6,263
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace	11.3	4,798	4,800	4,837	4,914	5,450	5,583	5,989	6,039	6,058	6,147	6,258
	Fine Gael	Tomás Ryan	6.0	2,562	2,563	2,565	2,587	2,592	2,594	2,611
	Fianna Fáil	Liam Ó Murchú	4.4	1,894	1,897	1,935	1,986
	Independent	James Kenneally	4.2	1,785	1,805	1,968	2,249	2,283	2,284
	Sinn Féin The Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	2.3	962	983	1,093
	Irish Republican Socialist	Jim Lane	1.3	542	560
	Independent	James Corcoran	0.2	95
Electorate: 61,463   Valid: 42,577   Spoilt: 421 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,097   Turnout: 42,998 (69.9%)

1981 general election

1981 general election: Cork North-Central^[20][57]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Labour	Toddy O'Sullivan	15.8	7,163	7,563	8,190
	Fine Gael	Liam Burke[*]	14.3	6,497	6,598	6,731	6,834	7,783
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Lyons	11.9	5,394	5,436	5,472	5,494	5,520	5,521	5,996	6,015	6,430	7,436
	Fianna Fáil	Seán French[*]	10.8	4,913	4,981	5,046	5,071	5,106	5,116	5,148	5,153	5,593	6,604
	Fine Gael	Bernard Allen	9.5	4,308	4,535	4,652	4,756	5,590	5,735	7,694
	Fianna Fáil	Máirín Quill	8.0	3,614	3,665	3,733	3,762	3,788	3,792	3,837	3,839	4,281	5,719
	Fianna Fáil	Dan Wallace	7.3	3,327	3,439	3,526	3,557	3,580	3,582	3,611	3,614	4,050
	Anti H-Block	Mairéad Farrell	6.1	2,751	2,900	3,217	3,354	3,399	3,404	3,498	3,514
	Fine Gael	Tomás Ryan	5.8	2,614	2,622	2,643	2,665	2,799	2,830
	Fine Gael	John Blair	4.5	2,046	2,058	2,087	2,119
	Sinn Féin The Workers' Party	Ted Tynan	3.3	1,501	1,610
	Independent	James Kenneally	2.9	1,324
Electorate: 61,463   Valid: 45,452   Quota: 7,576   Turnout: 74.0%

See also

• Elections in the Republic of Ireland
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• List of Dáil by-elections
• List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland