Dublin Cabra

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::summary Dáil constituency (1977–1981) ::

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Field	Value
name	Dublin Cabra
type	Dáil
year	1977
abolished	1981
map_entity	Ireland
map_size	200px
seats	3
local_council_label	Local government area
local_council	Dublin City
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| name = Dublin Cabra | type = Dáil | year = 1977 | abolished = 1981 | map4 = | map_entity = Ireland | map_size = 200px | seats = 3 | local_council_label = Local government area | local_council = Dublin City | previous = | next = Dublin Cabra was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created in 1977, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, taking in parts of the former Dublin North-West and Dublin Central constituencies, as part of the redistribution of constituencies which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael–Labour Party government. The constituency was abolished in 1981 with most of it going into a revived Dublin Central constituency. There were 16 electoral areas in Dublin Cabra; 13 went to Dublin Central for the 1981 election, with three going to the new Dublin West (the areas of Phoenix Park, Cabra West A and Cabra West C).

Boundaries

It covered the Cabra, Arran Quay and Phoenix Park areas of Dublin city.

TDs

| constituency = Dublin Cabra | maxTDs = 3 | start = 1977 | end = 1981 | refs = | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | dailnum = 21 | refs = | name = Tom Leonard | elections = 1 | party = Fianna Fáil | name = Vivion de Valera | elections = 1 | party = Fianna Fáil | name = Hugh Byrne | elections = 1 | party = Fine Gael | dailnum = 22 | maxTDs = 3 | comment = Constituency abolished

1977 general election

|title = 1977 general election: Dublin Cabra |numcounts = 9 |candidate = Vivion de Valera |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 22.9 |count1 = 5,830 |count2 = 5,836 |count3 = 5,852 |count4 = 6,017 |count5 = 6,071 |count6 = 7,278 |count7 =
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|candidate = Hugh Byrne |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 19.9 |count1 = 5,042 |count2 = 5,050 |count3 = 5,776 |count4 = 5,953 |count5 = 6,206 |count6 = 6,287 |count7 = 6,307 |count8 = 6,748 |count9 =
|candidate = Tom Leonard |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 14.7 |count1 = 3,728 |count2 = 3,741 |count3 = 3,756 |count4 = 4,019 |count5 = 4,055 |count6 = 4,929 |count7 = 5,740 |count8 = 5,956 |count9 = 5,988 |candidate = Patrick Carroll |party = Labour Party (Ireland) |percentage = 11.1 |count1 = 2,817 |count2 = 2,831 |count3 = 2,875 |count4 = 3,097 |count5 = 3,702 |count6 = 3,796 |count7 = 3,821 |count8 = 5,625 |count9 = 5,850 |candidate = Richard Gogan |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 8.8 |count1 = 2,224 |count2 = 2,235 |count3 = 2,252 |count4 = 2,375 |count5 = 2,436 |count6 =
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|candidate = David Thornley |party = Labour Party (Ireland) |percentage = 6.4 |count1 = 1,615 |count2 = 1,628 |count3 = 1,671 |count4 = 1,860 |count5 =
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|candidate = Michael Mullen |party = Labour Party (Ireland) |percentage = 6.3 |count1 = 1,603 |count2 = 1,612 |count3 = 1,693 |count4 = 1,965 |count5 = 2,766 |count6 = 2,846 |count7 = 2,858 |count8 =
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|candidate = Frank Sherwin |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 5.6 |count1 = 1,427 |count2 = 1,469 |count3 = 1,511 |count4 =
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|candidate = John McKay |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 3.9 |count1 = 991 |count2 = 997 |count3 =
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|candidate = Frank Hall |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 0.5 |count1 = 126 |count2 =
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|numcounts = 9 |electorate = 37,656 |valid = 25,403 |spoilt = |quota = 6,351 |turnout = 67.4%

References

References

1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database.
2. (1992). "Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92". Royal Irish Academy.
3. "General election 1977: Dublin Cabra". ElectionsIreland.org.
4. (February 1978). "21st Dáil 1977 general election results". Houses of the Oireachtas.

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