Dublin South (Dáil constituency)

Dublin South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1981 to 2016 representing an area in the south of County Dublin (later Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin). A previous constituency of the same name existed in Dublin City from 1921 to 1948. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Dublin South
Former Dáil constituency
Location of Dublin South within County Dublin
Former constituency
Created	1981
Abolished	2016
Seats	5
Local government areas	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown South Dublin
Created from	Dublin County South Dublin County Mid
Replaced by	Dublin Rathdown Dublin South-West Dún Laoghaire

Dublin South
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1948
Seats	4 (1921–1923) 7 (1923–1948)
Local government area	Dublin City
Created from	Dublin St Patrick's Dublin St Stephen's Green
Replaced by	Dublin South-Central Dublin South-East Dublin South-West

History and boundaries

1921 to 1948

A Dublin South constituency existed in Dublin City from 1921 to 1948.^[1] The first constituency of this name was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as a 4-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons and a single-seat constituency for the United Kingdom House of Commons at Westminster, combining the former Westminster constituencies of St Patrick's and St Stephen's Green.^[2] At the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons, the four seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin, who treated it as part of the election to the Second Dáil. It was never used as a Westminster constituency; under s. 1(4) of the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922, no writ was to be issued "for a constituency in Ireland other than a constituency in Northern Ireland".^[3] Therefore, no vote was held in Dublin South at the 1922 United Kingdom general election on 15 November 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922. It was restructured by the Electoral Act 1923, the first electoral act of the new state.

Changes to the Dublin South constituency 1921–1937

Years	TDs	Boundaries	Notes
1921–1923	4	Merchants' Quay and Wood Quay; and Royal Exchange, Fitzwilliam and Mansion House wards and those parts of the South Dock and Trinity wards not contained within the Dublin Mid constituency[4]	Amalgamation of former St Patrick's and St Stephen's Green constituencies.
1923–1937	7	Dublin No. 3 [Fitzwilliam, Mansion House, Royal Exchange, South City], Dublin No. 5 [Merchant's Quay], Dublin No. 7 [New Kilmainhan and Usher's Quay], Dublin No. 9 [Wood Quay] and Dublin No. 10 [South Dock and Trinity].[5][6]	New Kilmainhan and Usher's Quay from the Dublin North-West; balance of South Dock and Trinity from Dublin Mid
1937–1948	5	The Fitzwilliam, Merchants Quay, Mansion House, New Kilmainham, Royal Exchange, South City, South Dock, Trinity, Ushers Quay and Wood Quay Wards, and so much of the townland of Ringsend as is situate in the county borough of Dublin and was not included in the former urban district of Pembroke.[7]	Added Ringsend from Dublin County
1948	—	Constituency abolished	Areas moved to Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East and Dublin South-West[8]

1981–2016

A new constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and was first used at the 1981 general election. This Dublin South (1981–2016) was one of Ireland's most affluent constituencies. The 2006 census reported that residents tended to have higher-than-average levels of educational attainment, especially in terms of third-level qualifications, and were much more likely to work in professional and managerial positions.^[9] "Volatile, unpredictable and utterly ruthless, Dublin South voters have hired and fired TDs with abandon over the years" – The Irish Times description of the constituency in August 2012.^[10]

Changes to the Dublin South constituency 1981–2016

Years	TDs	Boundaries	Notes
1981–1992	5	In the county borough of Dublin, the wards of Pembroke East D, Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham South; and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions[11] of[12][13] Dundrum Number One, Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, Rathfarnham Number One, Rathfarnham Number Two, Stillorgan Number One, Whitechurch; and that part of the district electoral division of Tallaght Number One situated south of the centre of the River Dodder.	From the former Dublin County Mid of Pembroke East D and Dundrum Number One from Dublin South-East; Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham South and Rathfarnham Number One, Rathfarnham Number Two, Whitechurch, and part of Tallaght Number One; From the former Dublin County South Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, part of Stillorgan Number One; and transfer from Dún Laoghaire of remainder of Stillorgan Number One.
1992–1997	5	In the county borough of Dublin the ward of Pembroke East D; and in County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of[14] Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Ballyboden, Blackrock Glenomena, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Firhouse-Village, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Tibradden; and that part of the district electoral division of Glencullen situated west of a line drawn along the Enniskerry Road; and those parts of the district electoral divisions of Stillorgan-Merville and Stillorgan Mount Merrion situated west of a line drawn along the Stillorgan Road; and, in the district electoral division of Bohernabreena, the townlands of Jamestown and Killakee, and those parts of the townlands of Cruagh, Newtown and Woodtown situated within the said district electoral division.	Transfer of the Kilternan-Stepaside area to Dún Laoghaire;[15] New definitions of wards[16] and DEDs.[17]
1997–2002	5	In Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, the electoral divisions of[18] Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Tibradden; and those parts of the electoral divisions of Stillorgan-Merville and Stillorgan-Mount Merrion situated west of a line drawn along the Old Stillorgan Road; In South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Firhouse Village, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village; and, in the electoral division of Bohernabreena, the townlands of Jamestown and Killakee, and those parts of the townlands of Cruagh, Newtown and Woodtown situated within the said electoral division.	Transfer of Pembroke East D and the Belfield/Woodbine/Seafield area to Dublin South-East; transfer of part of Glencullen from Dún Laoghaire.[19] Establishment of new counties and new electoral division definitions.[20]
2002–2007	5	In Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, the electoral divisions of[21] Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden; and that part of the electoral division of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown situated west of a line drawn along the road from Carrickmines to Kiltiernan; and that part of the electoral division of Stillorgan-Leopardstown situated south-west of a line drawn along the former Harcourt Street-Bray railway line; In South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village; and that part of the electoral division of Firhouse-Village situated north-east of a line drawn as follows— commencing at the intersection of the eastern boundary of the electoral division at Ballycullen Road by the imaginary south-easterly projection of the rear boundary of the curtilage of number 154 Woodlawn Park Grove, thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along the said imaginary projection, the rear boundaries of the curtilages of numbers 154 to 164 Woodlawn Park Grove, and an imaginary line joining the north-western corner of the curtilage of number 164 Woodlawn Park Grove to the south-eastern corner of the curtilage of number 165 Woodlawn Park Grove, thence continuing in a north-westerly direction along the rear boundaries of the curtilages of numbers 165 to 184 Woodlawn Park Grove and an imaginary line joining the north-western corner of the curtilage of number 184 Woodlawn Park Grove and the south-eastern corner of the curtilage of number 1 Woodlawn Park Grove, thence continuing in a north-westerly direction along the south-western boundaries of the curtilages of numbers 1 and 27 Woodlawn Park Grove and along the imaginary north-westerly projection of the said boundary of the curtilage of number 27 Woodlawn Park Grove to its intersection by the pathway west of the front boundaries of the curtilages of numbers 28 to 37 Woodlawn Park Grove, thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the said pathway to its junction with Firhouse Road, thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along Firhouse Road to its junction with the boundary of the townland of Tallaght, thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along the boundary of the said townland to its junction with the south-western boundary of the curtilage of Firhouse National School (Scoil Carmel), thence along the imaginary north-westerly projection of the said boundary to its intersection by the north-western boundary of the electoral division at the River Dodder.	Transfer of Belfield area from Dublin South-East; transfer of Stillorgan, Leopardstown and Glenamuck area from Dún Laoghaire; transfer of area around Firhouse and Bohernabreena area to Dublin South-West.[22]
2007–2011[23]	5	In Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, the electoral divisions of[21] Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden; and that part of the electoral division of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown situated west of a line drawn along the road from Carrickmines to Kiltiernan; and that part of the electoral division of Stillorgan-Leopardstown situated south-west of a line drawn along the former Harcourt Street-Bray railway line; In South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village.	Transfer of remainder of Firhouse Village to Dublin South-West[24]
2011–2016	5	In Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, the electoral divisions of[25] Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Leopardstown, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden; In South Dublin, the electoral divisions of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village.	Transfer from Dún Laoghaire of[26] Cabinteely-Loughlinstown (part east of Carrickmines-Kiltiernan road), Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown (part north-east of former Harcourt Street-Bray railway line).
2016	—	Constituency abolished	Transfer to Dún Laoghaire of[27] Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown; Transfer to Dublin South-West of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Endas and Rathfarnham-Village; with remainder reconstituted as Dublin Rathdown

TDs

TDs 1921–1948

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South 1921–1948[28]
Key to parties   CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal   FF = Fianna Fáil   FG = Fine Gael   Ind = Independent   Lab = Labour   NL = National League   Rep = Republican   SF = Sinn Féin   PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
2nd	1921[29]		Thomas Kelly (SF)		Daniel McCarthy (SF)		Constance Markievicz (SF)		Cathal Ó Murchadha (SF)	4 seats 1921–1923
3rd	1922[30]		Thomas Kelly (PT-SF)		Daniel McCarthy (PT-SF)		William O'Brien (Lab)		Myles Keogh (Ind)
4th	1923[31]		Philip Cosgrave (CnaG)		Daniel McCarthy (CnaG)		Constance Markievicz (Rep)				Cathal Ó Murchadha (Rep)		Michael Hayes (CnaG)		Peadar Doyle (CnaG)
	1923 by-election[32]												Hugh Kennedy (CnaG)
	March 1924 by-election[33]		James O'Mara (CnaG)
	November 1924 by-election[34]												Seán Lemass (SF)
	1925 by-election[35]				Thomas Hennessy (CnaG)
5th	1927 (Jun)[36]		James Beckett (CnaG)		Vincent Rice (NL)		Constance Markievicz (FF)				Thomas Lawlor (Lab)		Seán Lemass (FF)
	1927 by-election[37]						Thomas Hennessy (CnaG)
6th	1927 (Sep)[38]				Robert Briscoe (FF)				Myles Keogh (CnaG)		Frank Kerlin (FF)
7th	1932[39]										James Lynch (FF)
8th	1933[40]						James McGuire (CnaG)		Thomas Kelly (FF)
9th	1937[41]		Myles Keogh (FG)				Thomas Lawlor (Lab)				Joseph Hannigan (Ind)				Peadar Doyle (FG)
10th	1938[42]		James Beckett (FG)				James Lynch (FF)
	1939 by-election[43]		John McCann (FF)
11th	1943[44]		Maurice Dockrell (FG)						James Larkin Jnr (Lab)		John McCann (FF)
12th	1944[45]
13th	1948	Constituency abolished. See Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East and Dublin South-West.

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.

TDs 1981–2016

Note that the boundaries of Dublin South from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1921–1948 boundaries. See §History and boundaries

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South 1981–2016[28]
Key to parties   FF = Fianna Fáil   FG = Fine Gael   GP = Green   Ind = Independent   Lab = Labour   PDs = Progressive Democrats
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
22nd	1981[46]		Niall Andrews (FF)		Séamus Brennan (FF)		Nuala Fennell (FG)		John Kelly (FG)		Alan Shatter (FG)
23rd	1982 (Feb)[47]
24th	1982 (Nov)[48]
25th	1987[49]		Tom Kitt (FF)				Anne Colley (PDs)
26th	1989[50]						Nuala Fennell (FG)		Roger Garland (GP)
27th	1992[51]						Liz O'Donnell (PDs)		Eithne FitzGerald (Lab)
28th	1997[52]								Olivia Mitchell (FG)
29th	2002[53]										Eamon Ryan (GP)
30th	2007[54]						Alan Shatter (FG)
	2009 by-election[55]				George Lee (FG)
31st	2011[56]		Shane Ross (Ind)		Peter Mathews (FG)						Alex White (Lab)
32nd	2016	Constituency abolished. See Dublin Rathdown, Dublin South-West and Dún Laoghaire.

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

2011 general election

2011 general election: Dublin South^[56]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Independent	Shane Ross	23.5	17,075
	Fine Gael	Olivia Mitchell[*]	13.3	9,635	10,454	10,577	10,661	10,763	11,159	11,627	13,379
	Fine Gael	Peter Mathews	12.5	9,053	9,805	9,987	10,047	10,173	10,494	10,820	12,070
	Labour	Alex White	11.7	8,524	9,319	9,467	9,747	10,407	14,203
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	10.6	7,716	8,499	8,580	8,626	8,738	8,966	9,301	10,611
	Fianna Fáil	Maria Corrigan	9.4	6,844	7,168	7,332	7,400	7,564	7,762	7,932	9,163
	Green	Eamon Ryan[*]	6.8	4,929	5,489	5,626	5,798	6,120	6,536	7,332
	Labour	Aidan Culhane	6.2	4,535	4,839	4,940	5,232	5,691
	Sinn Féin	Sorcha Nic Cormaic	2.6	1,915	2,065	2,186	2,617
	People Before Profit	Nicola Curry[a]	1.8	1,277	1,455	1,664
	Christian Solidarity	Jane Murphy	0.4	277	296
	Independent	Buhidma Hussein Hamed	0.4	273	318
	Independent	John Doyle	0.3	246	343
	Independent	Gerard Dolan	0.2	156	192
	Independent	Raymond Whitehead	0.2	120	211
	Independent	Eamonn Zaidan	0.1	71	85
Electorate: 102,387   Valid: 72,646   Spoilt: 459 (0.6%)   Quota: 12,108   Turnout: 73,105 (71.4%)

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

2009 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Séamus Brennan, a by-election was held on 5 June 2009. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Lee.

2009 by-election: Dublin South^[57]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Fine Gael	George Lee[58]	53.4	27,768
	Labour	Alex White[59]	19.8	10,294
	Fianna Fáil	Shay Brennan[58]	17.8	9,250
	Green	Elizabeth Davidson[60]	3.5	1,846
	Sinn Féin	Shaun Tracey[60]	3.3	1,705
	Independent	Ross O'Mullane[61]	1.2	650
	Independent	Frank O'Gorman	0.7	351
	Independent	Noel O'Gara	0.3	172
Electorate: 90,802   Valid: 52,036   Spoilt: 443 (0.8%)   Quota: 26,019   Turnout: 52,479 (57.8%)

2007 general election

2007 general election: Dublin South^[54]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	21.8	13,373
	Fine Gael	Olivia Mitchell[*]	13.1	8,037	8,148	8,227	8,236	9,544	9,991	10,846
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt[*]	13.9	8,487	10,124	10,425
	Green	Eamon Ryan[*]	11.1	6,768	6,885	7,483	7,511	7,814	8,379	9,181	11,889
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter	9.4	5,752	5,820	5,871	5,875	6,658	6,892	7,366	9,456	10,805
	Progressive Democrats	Liz O'Donnell[*]	6.6	4,045	4,254	4,328	4,337	4,426	4,520
	Labour	Alex White	5.8	3,575	3,629	3,843	3,854	4,045	5,739	5,962
	Fianna Fáil	Maria Corrigan	5.6	3,438	4,278	4,515	4,655	4,748	4,893	6,816	7,317	7,656
	Fine Gael	Jim O'Leary	4.7	2,897	2,928	2,991	2,997
	Labour	Aidan Culhane	4.6	2,809	2,867	3,052	3,069	3,255
	Sinn Féin	Sorcha Nic Cormaic	1.6	992	1,021
	Sinn Féin	Shaun Tracey	1.4	851	864
	Fathers Rights	Liam Ó Gógáin	0.3	180	185
Electorate: 89,464   Valid: 61,204   Spoilt: 418 (0.7%)   Quota: 10,201   Turnout: 61,622 (68.9%)

2002 general election

2002 general election: Dublin South^[53]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	16.9	9,326
	Progressive Democrats	Liz O'Donnell[*]	15.0	8,288	8,344	8,356	8,647	8,816	9,315
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt[*]	14.0	7,744	7,857	7,917	8,117	8,496	10,926
	Fine Gael	Olivia Mitchell[*]	10.1	5,568	5,629	5,633	5,844	5,928	6,142	6,540	11,048
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	9.7	5,363	5,410	5,413	5,568	5,653	5,693	5,833
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald	9.5	5,247	5,400	5,404	5,723	6,077	6,232	6,483	7,108	8,263
	Green	Eamon Ryan	9.4	5,222	5,482	5,485	6,161	7,124	7,319	8,019	8,546	9,228
	Fianna Fáil	Maria Corrigan	5.8	3,180	3,220	3,245	3,418	3,648
	Sinn Féin	Deirdre Whelan	3.9	2,172	2,345	2,347	2,474
	Ind. Health Alliance	Karen Canning	3.8	2,090	2,207	2,209
	Socialist Party	Lisa Maher	1.9	1,063
Electorate: 92,645   Valid: 55,263   Spoilt: 427 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,211   Turnout: 55,690 (60.1%)

1997 general election

1997 general election: Dublin South^[52][62]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt[*]	17.1	9,904
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	15.3	8,861	8,928	9,041	9,187	9,539	12,058
	Fine Gael	Olivia Mitchell	15.1	8,775	8,829	8,837	9,015	9,184	9,342	9,415	10,136
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	14.0	8,094	8,157	8,165	8,272	8,352	8,556	8,659	9,364
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald[*]	10.6	6,147	6,272	6,280	6,485	6,562	6,667	6,756	8,158
	Progressive Democrats	Liz O'Donnell[*]	9.4	5,444	5,491	5,520	5,669	5,784	6,593	8,104	9,070
	Fianna Fáil	Ann Ormonde	6.3	3,629	3,683	3,744	3,837	4,091
	Green	Gerry Boland	6.1	3,539	3,780	3,785	4,141	4,432	4,582	4,818
	Independent	Richard Greene	2.5	1,431	1,482	1,485	1,585
	Independent	Christine Buckley	2.2	1,268	1,426	1,430
	Socialist Party	Lisa Maher	1.1	624
	Natural Law	Jack Lyons	0.2	115
	Independent	Johnny Kingsize Doody	0.1	80
	Independent	Gerard P. Dolan	0.1	75
Electorate: 90,050   Valid: 57,986   Spoilt: 335 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,665   Turnout: 58,321 (64.8%)

1992 general election

1992 general election: Dublin South^[51][63]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald	28.9	17,256
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	15.2	9,074	9,514	9,531	9,587	9,627	9,687	10,001
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt[*]	12.3	7,304	7,891	7,900	7,969	8,014	8,079	8,303	11,005
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	10.5	6,244	7,494	7,503	7,513	7,580	7,862	7,938	8,118	8,303	8,309	9,657	10,685
	Progressive Democrats	Liz O'Donnell	8.7	5,162	6,240	6,249	6,270	6,317	6,603	6,777	6,979	7,225	7,235	7,617	8,790
	Fianna Fáil	Ann Ormonde	5.2	3,085	3,287	3,291	3,320	3,333	3,377	3,623
	Fine Gael	Maurice Manning	5.1	3,065	3,677	3,682	3,693	3,716	3,786	3,902	3,952	4,062	4,071
	Fine Gael	Olivia Mitchell	4.6	2,764	3,584	3,589	3,598	3,641	3,763	3,864	3,974	4,098	4,106	6,188	7,012
	Green	Roger Garland[*]	3.8	2,258	3,086	3,089	3,218	3,303	3,908	4,365	4,516	4,916	4,944	5,047
	Independent	Richard Greene	2.8	1,671	1,854	1,870	1,946	2,180	2,324
	Democratic Left	Marian White	1.1	640	1,770	1,774	1,827	1,860
	Independent	Owen Connolly	0.9	506	588	645	674
	Sinn Féin	George Robert Keegan	0.8	486	561	566
	Independent	Kevin Stewart Blair	0.2	119	148
Electorate: 85,553   Valid: 59,634   Spoilt: 605 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,940   Turnout: 60,239 (70.4%)

1989 general election

1989 general election: Dublin South^[50][64]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	25.7	13,927
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	14.7	7,969	8,143	8,205	8,275	9,382
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt[*]	13.3	7,217	10,669
	Fine Gael	Nuala Fennell	9.2	4,983	5,088	5,105	5,153	6,340	6,779	7,045	8,337
	Green	Roger Garland	8.8	4,771	4,900	4,939	5,372	5,451	6,485	6,500	8,832
	Progressive Democrats	Anne Colley[*]	8.5	4,607	4,814	4,846	4,906	5,192	5,720	5,776	6,717
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald	7.6	4,134	4,233	4,258	4,927	5,026	5,461	5,478
	Fine Gael	Olivia Mitchell	5.1	2,786	2,822	2,834	2,860
	Fianna Fáil	Ann Ormonde	4.3	2,328	3,003	4,446	4,518	4,581
	Workers' Party	Eamonn O'Liatháin	2.7	1,440	1,462	1,473
Electorate: 82,936   Valid: 54,162   Quota: 9,028   Turnout: 65.3%

1987 general election

1987 general election: Dublin South^[49][65][66]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Progressive Democrats	Anne Colley	20.9	11,957
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	17.3	9,940
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt	14.7	8,423	8,640	8,929	8,954	8,959	8,983	9,023	9,240	9,536	9,794
	Fine Gael	John Kelly[*]	12.6	7,247	7,975	7,986	7,999	8,015	8,035	8,045	8,093	8,317	8,599	8,620	8,877
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	10.0	5,720	6,203	6,210	6,212	6,223	6,234	6,250	6,303	6,427	6,666	6,683	6,851
	Fine Gael	Nuala Fennell[*]	8.3	4,737	5,269	5,277	5,278	5,287	5,295	5,310	5,365	5,508	5,720	5,731	5,881
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald	4.7	2,684	2,833	2,841	2,847	2,857	2,864	2,883	3,340	3,603	4,242	4,263	4,772
	Fianna Fáil	Ann Ormonde	3.7	2,133	2,183	2,234	2,241	2,252	2,257	2,273	2,337	2,403	2,549	2,691
	Green	Roger Garland	2.4	1,377	1,455	1,457	1,466	1,483	1,506	1,560	1,824	2,155
	Workers' Party	Eamonn Ó Liathain	2.3	1,308	1,347	1,350	1,352	1,357	1,373	1,400	1,566
	Independent	Mairead Duchon	2.2	1,253	1,338	1,342	1,363	1,384	1,415	1,437
	Independent	Thomas Sharkey	0.3	189	203	204	213	222	240
	Independent	Padraig O'Neill	0.3	142	154	154	163	170
	Independent	Barbara Hyland	0.2	114	125	125	127
	Independent	Martin MacFeorais	0.2	107	110	110
Electorate: 77,519   Valid: 57,331   Quota: 9,556   Turnout: 73.9%

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Dublin South^[48][67][68]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fine Gael	John Kelly[*]	18.6	9,774
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	14.6	7,655	8,147	8,189	8,362	8,372	8,503	9,973
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	13.8	7,219	7,244	7,263	7,341	7,752	7,814	7,895	7,986
	Fine Gael	Nuala Fennell[*]	13.6	7,106	7,418	7,447	7,618	7,634	7,766	9,124
	Fianna Fáil	Niall Andrews[*]	12.6	6,597	6,602	6,620	6,672	7,224	7,272	7,342	7,388
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt	7.7	4,009	4,016	4,032	4,081	4,415	4,473	4,577	4,647
	Fine Gael	Thomas Hand	5.6	2,959	3,133	3,145	3,221	3,236	3,317
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald	4.6	2,388	2,400	2,559	2,789	2,807	4,426	4,611	5,498
	Labour	Frank Buckley	3.7	1,911	1,917	1,998	2,127	2,150
	Fianna Fáil	Ruairí Brugha	2.6	1,353	1,355	1,358	1,391
	Green	Roger Garland	1.8	950	953	1,051
	Democratic Socialist	Denis O'Connor	0.9	479	481
Electorate: 71,755   Valid: 52,400   Quota: 8,734   Turnout: 73.0%

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Dublin South^[47][69]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Fine Gael	John Kelly[*]	21.0	10,809
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan[*]	15.6	8,055	8,107	8,176	9,555
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter[*]	13.2	6,779	7,790	8,878
	Fine Gael	Nuala Fennell[*]	11.3	5,799	6,488	7,578	7,729	7,766	11,554
	Fianna Fáil	Niall Andrews[*]	9.6	4,936	4,951	5,018	5,904	6,667	7,168	8,612
	Fianna Fáil	Síle de Valera	9.4	4,843	4,850	4,895	5,550	5,702	6,010	6,356
	Labour	John Horgan	8.9	4,589	4,705	5,048	5,188	5,215
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt	6.1	3,133	3,150	3,249
	Fine Gael	Thomas Hand	4.9	2,511	2,837
Electorate: 69,195   Valid: 51,454   Spoilt: 312 (0.6%)   Quota: 8,576   Turnout: 51,766 (74.8%)

1981 general election

1981 general election: Dublin South^[46][70]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fine Gael	John Kelly[*]	15.7	7,964	8,057	8,073	8,132	8,180	8,187	9,000
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Brennan	15.3	7,779	7,838	7,861	7,904	8,862
	Fianna Fáil	Niall Andrews[*]	11.2	5,690	5,732	5,752	5,777	6,522	6,796	6,943	7,090	7,421
	Fianna Fáil	Síle de Valera[*]	10.6	5,408	5,444	5,464	5,496	6,066	6,146	6,241	6,320	6,621
	Fine Gael	Alan Shatter	9.4	4,762	4,942	4,963	5,045	5,134	5,143	5,557	7,226	8,866
	Fine Gael	Nuala Fennell	8.9	4,527	4,614	4,654	4,819	4,901	4,912	5,470	7,288	9,304
	Fine Gael	Alexis FitzGerald	6.9	3,495	3,549	3,577	3,620	3,652	3,655	4,179
	Labour	John Horgan[*]	5.9	3,004	3,152	3,392	4,488	4,558	4,564	4,808	5,121
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Kitt	5.2	2,636	2,666	2,679	2,703
	Fine Gael	Thomas Hand	5.2	2,621	2,655	2,682	2,758	2,849	2,853
	Labour	Eithne FitzGerald	2.5	1,258	1,367	1,661
	Labour	Frank Buckley	1.4	711	750
	Independent	Norman Simpson	1.2	616
	Socialist Party	Denis O'Connor	0.7	335
Electorate: 69,195   Valid: 50,806   Quota: 8,468   Turnout: 73.4%

1944 general election

Full figures for the second count to the eighth count are unavailable. Byrne, Bourke and Hannigan all lost their deposits.

1944 general election: Dublin South^[45][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	31.3	15,385
	Fine Gael	Peadar Doyle[*]	11.1	5,442	5,667	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,565
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell[*]	8.9	4,355	4,419	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,051
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann[*]	8.8	4,323	6,602
	Labour	James Larkin Jnr[*]	7.3	3,587	3,849	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,658
	Labour	Walter Beirne	7.3	3,571	3,686	N/A
	Fianna Fáil	Andrew Clarkin	6.8	3,328	4,389	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5,238
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch[*]	6.4	3,148	6,085	6,332
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe[*]	5.8	2,852	4,935	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,029
	Independent	Joseph Hannigan	3.7	1,824	1,983	N/A
	Fine Gael	Thomas Bourke	1.4	689	711	N/A
	Fine Gael	Michael Byrne	1.4	674	704	N/A
Electorate: 81,004   Valid: 49,178   Quota: 6,148   Turnout: 60.7%

1943 general election

Full figures for the second to the fifteenth counts are unavailable. Dowling, Donnelly, Hynes, Sheehy-Skeffington, Rice, Keogh, Hosey and O'Higgins all lost their deposits.

1943 general election: Dublin South^[44][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	30.9	16,399
	Fine Gael	Peadar Doyle[*]	9.4	4,971	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7,078
	Labour	Walter Beirne	6.3	3,326	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5,360
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann[*]	5.9	3,133	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7,180
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe[*]	5.9	3,127	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,678
	Labour	James Larkin Jnr	5.7	3,049	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5,606
	Fine Gael	Maurice E. Dockrell	5.3	2,841	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,887
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch[*]	5.0	2,666	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,683
	Labour	Joseph Hannigan[*]	4.4	2,345
	Fianna Fáil	Peter White	3.1	1,639
	Fine Gael	Patrick Cahill	2.9	1,525
	Fine Gael	Tom O'Higgins	2.8	1,461
	Fine Gael	Edward D. Hosey	2.4	1,280
	Fine Gael	Myles Keogh	2.2	1,152
	Independent	Vincent Rice	2.1	1,104
	Independent	Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington	1.7	917
	Labour	Owen Hynes	1.6	873
	Córas na Poblachta	Simon Donnelly	1.5	820
	Córas na Poblachta	Seán Dowling	0.9	494
Electorate: 81,004   Valid: 53,122   Quota: 6,641   Turnout: 65.6%

1939 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Beckett, a by-election was held on 6 June 1939. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John McCann.

1939 by-election: Dublin South^[43][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann	55.8	20,059
	Fine Gael	Patrick Cahill	44.2	15,877
Electorate: 80,961   Valid: 35,936   Quota: 17,969   Turnout: 44.4%

1938 general election

1938 general election: Dublin South^[42][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	25.7	14,151
	Fine Gael	Peadar Doyle[*]	12.5	6,877	7,022
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann	8.7	4,806	5,552	5,561	5,587	5,608	5,739	5,947	6,015	6,086	6,187
	Fine Gael	James Beckett	8.5	4,681	4,743	4,747	4,763	4,968	4,997	5,272	8,564
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch	8.0	4,401	5,713	5,725	5,766	5,784	5,919	6,450	6,567	6,663	6,791
	Independent	Joseph Hannigan[*]	7.0	3,850	4,064	4,082	4,120	4,185	4,253	5,397	6,114	7,464
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe[*]	6.9	3,791	5,883	5,921	5,937	5,951	6,024	6,273	6,382	6,473	6,544
	Fine Gael	Myles Keogh[*]	6.8	3,760	3,837	3,848	3,876	4,287	4,329	4,722
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Kelly[*]	6.6	3,619	5,852	5,868	5,886	5,902	5,995	6,442	6,614	6,684	6,806
	Labour	Thomas Lawlor[*]	5.2	2,845	2,970	2,983	3,124	3,150	3,997
	Labour	Eamonn Lynch	2.0	1,076	1,292	1,298	1,445	1,456
	Fine Gael	Thomas O'Byrne	1.4	765	779	784	801
	Labour	Elizabeth O'Connor	0.8	460	489	493
Electorate: 82,366   Valid: 55,082   Quota: 6,886   Turnout: 66.9%

1937 general election

1937 general election: Dublin South^[41][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	28.0	15,969
	Fine Gael	Peadar Doyle[*]	10.4	5,941	6,089	6,101	6,431	6,447	6,491	7,064	7,122	7,130
	Fine Gael	James Beckett[*]	8.1	4,623	4,665	4,677	4,785	4,793	4,802	5,205	5,218	5,223	5,225	5,498	5,587
	Independent	Joseph Hannigan	7.1	4,031	4,247	4,295	4,403	4,433	4,491	4,600	4,740	4,756	4,762	5,897	6,635
	Fine Gael	Myles Keogh	7.0	3,973	4,037	4,042	4,230	4,244	4,294	5,137	5,161	5,165	5,169	5,639	5,808
	Labour	Thomas Lawlor	6.8	3,872	4,088	4,301	4,330	4,387	5,703	5,743	5,857	5,878	5,889	6,459	7,206
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe[*]	5.8	3,315	6,082	6,177	6,216	6,467	6,530	6,540	7,427
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Kelly[*]	4.9	2,815	5,613	5,704	5,730	6,086	6,175	6,187	7,283
	Independent	Patrick Medlar	4.3	2,474	2,670	2,705	2,735	2,818	2,895	3,016	3,106	3,119	3,126
	Fianna Fáil	John McCann	3.6	2,058	2,685	2,739	2,747	3,224	3,322	3,347	3,743	3,976	4,102	4,392
	Fine Gael	James McGuire[*]	3.5	2,000	2,022	2,037	2,143	2,149	2,174
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Healy	3.1	1,774	2,576	2,624	2,637	2,834	2,881	2,891
	Labour	John McCabe	2.7	1,523	1,639	1,827	1,847	1,905
	Fine Gael	Michael Byrne	1.8	999	1,020	1,027
	Independent	Frank Ryan	1.5	875	914
	Fianna Fáil	Ralph Lynch	1.4	771	1,539	1,569	1,575
Electorate: 82,659   Valid: 57,013   Quota: 7,127   Turnout: 69.0%

1933 general election

1933 general election: Dublin South^[40][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	24.2	14,716
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Beckett[*]	13.8	8,364
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James McGuire	12.2	7,414	7,444	7,538	7,543	8,060
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Peadar Doyle[*]	9.7	5,920	5,973	6,348	6,359	7,015	7,175	7,293	7,415
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe[*]	8.1	4,894	8,275
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Kelly	8.0	4,831	6,614	6,620	6,889	6,961	6,967	8,939
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch[*]	7.6	4,642	6,075	6,079	6,311	6,353	6,354	7,609
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Myles Keogh[*]	7.0	4,259	4,323	4,441	4,444	6,113	6,405	6,470	6,551
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Healy	4.8	2,888	3,219	3,230	3,383	3,444	3,449
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Hennessy[*]	4.7	2,837	2,882	3,042	3,048
Electorate: 81,224   Valid: 60,765   Quota: 7,596   Turnout: 74.8%

1932 general election

1932 general election: Dublin South^[39][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	18.9	10,426
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Beckett[*]	13.4	7,381
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Myles Keogh[*]	10.9	5,985	6,005	6,078	6,083	6,122	6,129	6,362	6,607	7,120
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe[*]	10.3	5,676	7,524
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Peadar Doyle[*]	9.4	5,196	5,210	5,252	5,256	5,279	5,291	5,540	5,852	6,408	6,470	8,530
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Hennessy[*]	7.0	3,832	3,847	3,922	3,926	3,953	3,961	4,135	4,437	4,919	5,033	6,887
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Eugene Davy	6.3	3,478	3,489	3,754	3,758	3,780	3,788	3,911	4,087	4,407	4,444
	Fianna Fáil	James B. Lynch	5.7	3,162	3,772	3,775	4,047	4,273	4,494	4,545	5,118	5,627	5,638	5,750	6,007
	Independent	Patrick Medlar	4.5	2,490	2,572	2,578	2,588	2,690	2,709	2,773	3,304
	Fianna Fáil	Eoghan O'Rahilly	4.4	2,440	3,056	3,058	3,262	3,445	4,176	4,240	4,553	5,079	5,091	5,198	5,311
	Labour	Thomas Lawlor	3.4	1,898	1,951	1,955	1,960	2,098	2,110	2,757
	Labour	Richard Hennessy	2.8	1,536	1,554	1,578	1,586	1,634	1,638
	Independent	James Larkin Jnr	1.7	917	959	961	971
	Fianna Fáil	Frank O'Donnell	1.2	650	863	864	978	1,070
Electorate: 79,558   Valid: 55,067   Quota: 6,884   Turnout: 69.2%

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Dublin South^[38][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	20.7	11,240
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Hennessy[*]	17.3	9,400
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Beckett[*]	13.5	7,362
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe	10.2	5,570	8,132
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Peadar Doyle[*]	8.5	4,642	4,666	5,307	5,563	5,573	5,697	5,828	6,757	8,175
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Vincent Rice[*]	6.8	3,678	3,719	4,211	4,307	4,313	4,342	4,492
	Labour	Thomas Lawlor[*]	6.7	3,662	3,885	3,951	3,959	3,993	4,123	4,679	4,925	5,001	5,377
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Myles Keogh[*]	6.5	3,522	3,573	4,900	5,048	5,048	5,152	5,397	8,308
	Independent	John Lawlor[a]	5.3	2,857	3,070	3,106	3,112	3,166	3,371
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Kerlin	2.4	1,320	2,239	2,254	2,257	2,727	4,359	6,052	6,117	6,134	6,204
	Fianna Fáil	Andrew Clarkin	2.1	1,116	1,526	1,552	1,600	2,361
Electorate: 79,639   Valid: 54,369   Quota: 6,797   Turnout: 68.3%

1. John Lawlor ran as an Independent Labour candidate he was president of the Workers' Union of Ireland and a member of Jim Larkin's, Irish Worker League.

1927 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Constance Markievicz, a by-election was held on 24 August 1927. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Hennessy.

1927 by-election: Dublin South^[37][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Hennessy	55.0	24,139
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe	42.5	18,647
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Ó Murchadha	2.5	1,115
Electorate: 81,136   Valid: 43,901   Quota: 21,951   Turnout: 54.1%

June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Dublin South^[36][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Lemass[*]	16.1	8,547
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Beckett	15.5	8,183
	National League	Vincent Rice	12.4	6,575	6,608	6,692
	Independent	Myles Keogh[*]	10.0	5,290	5,329	5,478	5,568	5,675	5,701	5,769	6,078	6,395	6,691
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Peadar Doyle[*]	8.4	4,428	4,441	5,242	5,278	5,652	5,652	5,677	5,921	6,013	6,191	8,789
	Fianna Fáil	Constance Markievicz[*]	7.6	4,026	5,089	5,102	5,138	5,145	5,145	5,622	5,779	6,687
	Labour	Thomas Lawlor	5.3	2,826	2,868	2,890	3,175	3,213	3,215	3,274	4,398	4,648	4,917	5,157	6,209
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John O'Neill	4.8	2,555	2,563	2,804	2,837	3,212	3,255	3,280	3,358	3,491	3,549
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Ó Murchadha[*]	4.2	2,211	2,331	2,334	2,351	2,383	2,383	2,441	2,494	2,796	3,835	3,948	4,103
	Independent	Michael O'Mullane	4.0	2,121	2,233	2,240	2,302	2,323	2,323	2,364	2,436
	Labour	Seán Campbell	3.4	1,825	1,845	1,904	2,114	2,145	2,146	2,163
	Fianna Fáil	Robert Briscoe	3.2	1,705	1,948	2,037	2,045	2,056	2,056	2,409	2,450	2,668
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Patrick Morgan	1.7	921	933	1,017	1,032
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Healy	1.7	918	1,128	1,134	1,142	1,150	1,150
	Labour	Thomas Nagle[*]	1.6	821	833	838
Electorate: 79,639   Valid: 52,952   Quota: 6,620   Turnout: 66.5%

1925 by-election

Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Daniel McCarthy, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Hennessy.

1925 by-election: Dublin South^[35][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Hennessy	57.0	24,075
	Republican	Michael O'Mullane	32.9	13,900
	Labour	Thomas Lawlor	10.0	4,237
Electorate: 78,353   Valid: 42,212   Quota: 21,107   Turnout: 53.9%

November 1924 by-election

Following the appointment of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Hugh Kennedy as Chief Justice, a by-election was held on 18 November 1924. The seat was won by the Republican candidate Seán Lemass.

November 1924 by-election: Dublin South^[34][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Republican	Seán Lemass	51.4	17,297
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Séamus Hughes	48.6	16,340
Electorate: 78,682   Valid: 33,637   Quota: 16,819   Turnout: 42.8%

March 1924 by-election

Following the death of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Philip Cosgrave, a by-election was held on 12 March 1924. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate James O'Mara.

March 1924 by-election: Dublin South^[33][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James O'Mara	49.0	15,884	17,193
	Republican	Seán Lemass	42.0	13,639	13,942
	Independent	John O'Neill	9.0	2,928
Electorate: 76,882   Valid: 32,451   Quota: 16,226   Turnout: 42.2%

1923 by-election

Michael Hayes was also elected for the National University constituency and resigned his seat in Dublin South following the election. A by-election was held on 25 October 1923.

1923 by-election: Dublin South^[32][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Hugh Kennedy	67.3	23,676
	Republican	Michael O'Mullane	32.7	11,502
Electorate: 78,017   Valid: 35,178   Quota: 17,590   Turnout: 45.1%

1923 general election

1923 general election: Dublin South^[31][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Philip Cosgrave	34.7	16,011
	Republican	Constance Markievicz	12.6	5,832
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Daniel McCarthy[*]	9.9	4,565	6,596
	Independent	Myles Keogh[*]	6.5	3,010	3,787	3,789	3,854	3,907	3,907	3,942	3,997	4,033	4,164	4,185	4,415	4,581	4,861	5,321	5,840
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Michael Hayes[*]	6.0	2,778	4,605	4,606	4,930	4,986	4,987	5,001	5,100	5,118	5,312	5,322	5,565	6,406
	Independent	Andrew Beattie	5.3	2,451	2,691	2,691	2,699	2,746	2,746	2,748	2,782	2,868	2,943	2,949	2,982	3,012	3,088	3,167	3,772	3,827	3,958	4,010
	Republican	Cathal Ó Murchadha	4.1	1,893	1,911	1,940	1,942	1,964	1,964	1,980	1,988	1,989	2,000	2,239	2,312	2,328	2,339	2,431	2,482	2,486	2,800	4,500
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Peadar Doyle	3.1	1,409	5,563	5,565	5,761	5,772
	Republican	Michael O'Mullane	2.9	1,315	1,320	1,332	1,333	1,339	1,339	1,355	1,358	1,360	1,388	1,807	1,886	1,892	1,896	2,000	2,025	2,027	2,229
	Labour	William O'Brien[*]	2.0	933	1,030	1,031	1,046	1,055	1,055	1,067	1,075	1,080	1,125	1,136
	Independent	Patrick Medlar	1.8	832	1,060	1,062	1,109	1,120	1,120	1,145	1,205	1,212	1,292	1,314	1,404	1,440	1,491
	Dublin Trades Council	John Farrelly	1.8	808	1,004	1,008	1,014	1,018	1,018	1,264	1,386	1,389	1,408	1,425	1,547	1,574	1,599	1,767	1,808	1,816
	Independent	William McCabe	1.7	793	933	933	956	987	987	991	1,004	1,337	1,392	1,398	1,472	1,517	1,585	1,700
	Cumann na nGaedheal	George Lyons	1.6	717	976	976	1,087	1,091	1,091	1,096	1,113	1,117	1,153	1,156	1,239
	Republican	Edward O'Kelly	1.5	709	721	728	730	732	732	741	748	753	771
	Independent	Bernard Shields	1.3	582	667	667	677	682	682	706	717	742
	Independent	James Shanks	1.1	484	512	512	514	525	525	531	535
	Dublin Trades Council	Edward Tucker	0.9	391	425	425	430	430	430
	Independent	Laurence Byrne	0.8	385	473	473	478	483	483	487
	Independent	Patrick Munden	0.6	265	286	287	290
Electorate: 78,017   Valid: 46,163   Quota: 5,771   Turnout: 59.2%

1922 general election

Kenneth Reddin, an election agent, published a sample ballot incorrectly stating that voters had only six preferences.^[72] Markievicz secured an injunction in the Republican Supreme Court against Reddin, who published an apology on election day in The Irish Times.^[72] The official notice of poll listed Markievicz's name first, but the ballot (and Reddin's sample) listed her third.^[72] She later complained that the electoral register was "rotten".^[72]

1922 general election: Dublin South^[30][71]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Daniel McCarthy[*]	21.1	5,540
	Labour	William O'Brien	18.0	4,734	4,764	4,890	5,091	5,543
	Independent	Myles Keogh	16.6	4,363	4,403	4,489	6,236
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Thomas Kelly[*]	16.5	4,344	4,488	4,885	5,012	5,525
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Constance Markievicz[*]	15.0	3,951	3,971	4,663	4,675	4,684
	Independent	Sir John O'Connell	7.9	2,068	2,079	2,106
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	Cathal Ó Murchadha[*]	5.0	1,308	1,341
Electorate: 41,466   Valid: 26,308   Quota: 5,262   Turnout: 63.4%

1921 general election

1921 general election: Dublin South^[29]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Kelly[*]	Unopposed	N/A	1
	Sinn Féin	Daniel McCarthy	Unopposed	N/A	2
	Sinn Féin	Constance Markievicz[*]	Unopposed	N/A	3
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Ó Murchadha	Unopposed	N/A	4

See also

• Dáil constituencies
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland