Mayo North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the 4th Dáil.[1]
From 1923 to 1937, Mayo North elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, this was reduced to 3 with effect from the 1937 general election.
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, when it and Mayo South were replaced by the two new constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West.
The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Ballina, Killala and Swinford, in the administrative county of Mayo.[1]
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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.
1965 general election
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1961 general election
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1957 general election
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1954 general election
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1954 general election: Mayo North[17][21]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Phelim Calleary |
23.5 |
5,874 |
6,222
| 6,420
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Clann na Talmhan |
Thomas O'Hara |
14.2 |
3,552 |
3,563
| 3,608
| 3,611
| 4,364
| 4,584
| 5,476
| 5,812 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Lindsay |
13.1 |
3,277 |
3,305
| 3,560
| 3,570
| 4,161
| 4,205
| 6,600
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
13.1 |
3,272 |
3,280
| 3,337
| 3,344
| 3,712
| 3,897
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Fianna Fáil |
Michael Kilroy |
11.5 |
2,868 |
3,054
| 3,207
| 3,248
| 3,308
| 5,047
| 5,187
| 5,193 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John Garrett |
8.1 |
2,039 |
2,253
| 2,371
| 2,407
| 2,468
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Clann na Poblachta |
Martin McGrath |
6.7 |
1,678 |
1,688
| 2,226
| 2,237
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Clann na Poblachta |
Denis Gallagher |
5.3 |
1,318 |
1,608
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Independent |
James Ginnelly |
4.6 |
1,151 |
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Electorate: 35,571 Valid: 25,029 Quota: 6,258 Turnout: 70.4% |
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1952 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD P. J. Ruttledge, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Phelim Calleary.
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1952 by-election: Mayo North[21]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Phelim Calleary |
48.3 |
11,782 |
12,034
| 12,441 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Lindsay |
22.4 |
5,468 |
6,778
| 11,040 |
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Clann na Poblachta |
Martin J. McGrath |
19.4 |
4,743 |
5,443
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Clann na Talmhan |
Frank Devanny |
9.9 |
2,407 |
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Electorate: 36,165 Valid: 24,400 Quota: 12,201 Turnout: 67.47% |
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1951 general election
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1951 general election: Mayo North[21]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
21.5 |
5,348 |
5,903
| 5,946
| 6,149
| 6,185 |
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Fianna Fáil |
James Kilroy |
17.1 |
4,259 |
5,135
| 5,559
| 5,672
| 5,689 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
15.6 |
3,867 |
3,901
| 5,940
| 6,834
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Clann na Talmhan |
Thomas O'Hara |
14.5 |
3,600 |
3,636
| 3,744
| 5,809
| 6,205 |
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Clann na Poblachta |
Martin J. McGrath |
12.6 |
3,131 |
3,196
| 3,495
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Fine Gael |
Joseph Lenehan |
12.0 |
2,981 |
3,033
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Fianna Fáil |
Frank Moran |
6.7 |
1,663 |
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Electorate: 36,316 Valid: 24,849 Quota: 6,213 Turnout: 68.42% |
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1948 general election
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1948 general election: Mayo North[21]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
21.1 |
5,320 |
5,421
| 5,436
| 5,464
| 5,543
| 5,960
| 6,069
| 6,110 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
17.0 |
4,281 |
4,401
| 4,452
| 5,281
| 5,425
| 5,481
| 6,236
| 6,611 |
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Fianna Fáil |
James Kilroy |
15.8 |
3,992 |
4,013
| 4,078
| 4,244
| 4,285
| 5,498
| 5,555
| 5,784 |
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Clann na Poblachta |
Michael Hardy |
8.8 |
2,220 |
2,258
| 2,365
| 2,395
| 3,344
| 3,402
| 3,804
| 4,871 |
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Clann na Talmhan |
James Forde |
6.8 |
1,709 |
1,768
| 2,111
| 2,130
| 2,166
| 2,188
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Fianna Fáil |
Seán Lynchehaun |
6.6 |
1,655 |
1,659
| 1,971
| 2,042
| 2,060
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Clann na Poblachta |
Martin McGrath |
6.1 |
1,541 |
1,627
| 1,638
| 1,663
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Clann na Poblachta |
Michael Hefferon |
5.8 |
1,469 |
1,479
| 1,634
| 1,785
| 2,116
| 2,197
| 2,312
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Lindsay |
5.2 |
1,302 |
1,310
| 1,413
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Clann na Talmhan |
James Ginnelly |
4.8 |
1,211 |
1,233
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Independent |
John Clarke |
2.0 |
499 |
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Electorate: 37,602 Valid: 25,199 Quota: 6,300 Turnout: 67.02% |
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1944 general election
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1944 general election: Mayo North[13][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
27.8 |
6,818 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
19.9 |
4,875 |
4,916
| 6,075
| 6,230 |
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Fianna Fáil |
James Kilroy |
18.7 |
4,602 |
5,079
| 5,463
| 7,812 |
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Clann na Talmhan |
Thomas O'Hara |
15.3 |
3,748 |
3,787
| 3,902
| 4,014 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Seán Lynchahaun |
10.6 |
2,597 |
2,708
| 2,884
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Fine Gael |
Joseph Lenehan |
7.8 |
1,917 |
1,927
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Electorate: 39,368 Valid: 24,557 Quota: 6,140 Turnout: 62.4% |
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1943 general election
Full figures on the fourth and fifth counts are unavailable.
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1943 general election: Mayo North[12][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
22.7 |
5,602 |
5,767
| 5,824
| N\A
| 7,125
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
15.4 |
3,789 |
3,902
| 5,284
| N\A
| N\A
| 6,057 |
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Fianna Fáil |
James Kilroy |
14.3 |
3,525 |
3,785
| 3,985
| N\A
| N\A
| 6,408 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Michael Hardy |
14.0 |
3,446 |
3,499
| 3,534
| 3,577
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Clann na Talmhan |
Thomas O'Hara |
11.3 |
2,785 |
2,891
| 2,924
| N\A
| N\A
| 5,070 |
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Clann na Talmhan |
Niall McCormack |
9.4 |
2,315 |
2,532
| 2,671
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Lindsay |
7.9 |
1,936 |
2,057
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Independent |
Pádraig McAndrew |
5.1 |
1,247 |
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Electorate: 39,368 Valid: 24,645 Quota: 6,162 Turnout: 62.6% |
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1938 general election
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1938 general election: Mayo North[11][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
31.4 |
8,277 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
23.0 |
6,060 |
6,103
| 6,104
| 8,737 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John Munnelly |
20.3 |
5,353 |
6,655
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Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Jordan |
14.2 |
3,749 |
4,065
| 4,133
| N/A |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Lindsay |
11.0 |
2,896 |
2,928
| 2,930
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Electorate: 38,186 Valid: 26,335 Quota: 6,584 Turnout: 69.0% |
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1937 general election
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1937 general election: Mayo North[10][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
31.3 |
7,934 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John Munnelly |
17.7 |
4,497 |
5,152
| 5,276
| 5,424
| 5,441 |
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Browne |
17.7 |
4,481 |
4,510
| 5,835
| 8,761
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Fianna Fáil |
Michael Kilroy |
13.8 |
3,504 |
4,358
| 4,434
| 4,511
| 4,531 |
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Fine Gael |
Michael O'Hara |
11.9 |
3,019 |
3,054
| 3,393
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Fine Gael |
Patrick Lindsay |
7.6 |
1,940 |
1,957
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Electorate: 38,170 Valid: 25,375 Quota: 6,344 Turnout: 66.5% |
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1933 general election
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1933 general election: Mayo North[9][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
24.9 |
8,430 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Micheál Clery |
18.7 |
6,311 |
7,682
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Michael Davis |
18.2 |
6,172 |
6,187
| 6,188
| 8,303
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
James Morrisroe |
16.1 |
5,434 |
5,441
| 5,459
| 5,780
| 7,303 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John Munnelly |
14.5 |
4,914 |
5,171
| 6,062
| 6,133
| 6,145 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
John Corcoran |
7.6 |
2,575 |
2,587
| 2,591
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Electorate: 42,501 Valid: 33,836 Quota: 6,768 Turnout: 79.6% |
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1932 general election
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1932 general election: Mayo North[8][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
27.5 |
8,690 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Patrick O'Hara |
18.5 |
5,853 |
5,878
| 5,884
| 6,973 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Michael Davis |
18.4 |
5,809 |
5,850
| 5,856
| 6,383 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Micheál Clery |
17.2 |
5,433 |
7,355
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Fianna Fáil |
John Munnelly |
11.7 |
3,704 |
4,059
| 5,082
| 5,388 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Thomas J. O'Reilly |
6.6 |
2,088 |
2,119
| 2,123
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Electorate: 42,229 Valid: 31,577 Quota: 6,316 Turnout: 74.8% |
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September 1927 general election
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September 1927 general election: Mayo North[7][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
28.6 |
8,560 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Michael Davis |
24.9 |
7,464 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Mark Henry |
18.5 |
5,550 |
5,585
| 6,231
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Fianna Fáil |
Micheál Clery |
10.2 |
3,062 |
4,963
| 4,994
| 4,998
| 7,933 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John Munnelly |
9.1 |
2,727 |
3,285
| 3,313
| 3,323
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Thomas J. O'Reilly |
8.7 |
2,615 |
2,685
| 3,448
| 3,669
| 3,850 |
Electorate: 44,704 Valid: 29,978 Quota: 5,996 Turnout: 67.1% |
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June 1927 general election
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June 1927 general election: Mayo North[6][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Michael Davis |
22.9 |
6,643 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P. J. Ruttledge |
20.8 |
6,020 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Mark Henry |
13.1 |
3,787 |
4,269
| 4,270
| 4,382
| 6,022
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Sinn Féin |
John Madden |
12.2 |
3,550 |
3,567
| 3,638
| 3,749
| 3,894
| 6,308 |
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National League |
Patrick O'Hara |
11.2 |
3,237 |
3,303
| 3,313
| 3,513
| 3,670
| 3,900 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Micheál Clery |
10.5 |
3,043 |
3,054
| 3,186
| 3,260
| 3,325
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Thomas J. O'Reilly |
7.0 |
2,024 |
2,276
| 2,279
| 2,375
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Labour |
Terence Waldron |
2.4 |
683 |
700
| 705
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Electorate: 44,704 Valid: 28,987 Quota: 5,798 Turnout: 64.8% |
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1925 by-election
Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Joseph McGrath, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Michael Tierney.
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1924 by-election
Following the disqualification of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Henry Coyle, a by-election was held on 18 November 1924. The seat was won by the Republican candidate John Madden.
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1923 general election
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1923 general election: Mayo North[3][22]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Republican |
P. J. Ruttledge |
34.3 |
8,997 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Joseph McGrath |
30.5 |
8,011 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Henry Coyle |
11.4 |
2,997 |
3,036
| 3,975
| 3,986
| 4,018
| 4,034
| 4,208
| 4,554
| 4,582
| 4,903
| 8,132 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
Patrick O'Hara |
8.0 |
2,097 |
2,113
| 3,122
| 3,212
| 3,234
| 3,246
| 3,347
| 3,582
| 3,617
| 4,689
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
John Ruane |
3.8 |
1,002 |
1,030
| 1,462
| 1,479
| 1,499
| 1,504
| 1,597
| 1,681
| 1,704
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Republican |
John Crowley |
3.2 |
832 |
3,462
| 3,472
| 3,479
| 3,498
| 3,670
| 3,836
| 3,912
| 4,969
| 5,034
| 5,104 |
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Farmers' Party |
Charles Flynn |
3.0 |
793 |
824
| 981
| 988
| 1,069
| 1,085
| 1,138
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Labour |
Archie Heron |
2.5 |
647 |
726
| 796
| 806
| 820
| 833
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Republican |
Joseph Kelly |
1.8 |
478 |
1,173
| 1,179
| 1,191
| 1,197
| 1,286
| 1,329
| 1,361
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Farmers' Party |
Timothy O'Sullivan |
0.6 |
151 |
178
| 229
| 239
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Republican |
Michael Keaveney |
0.5 |
137 |
328
| 335
| 338
| 359
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Independent |
Oliver J. O'Connor |
0.4 |
99 |
111
| 192
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Electorate: 53,719 Valid: 26,241 Quota: 5,249 Turnout: 48.9% |
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