Dáil constituency (1923–present)
Waterford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923 and first used at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil , partially replacing the constituency of Waterford–Tipperary East that was used for the previous two elections. The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election .[1]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]
Changes to the Waterford constituency Years TDs Boundaries Notes 1923–1937 4 The county of Waterford and the county borough of Waterford [3] Created from Waterford–Tipperary East (5 seats) 1937–1948 4 The county borough of Waterford, and the county of Waterford and the district electoral divisions of Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh (Youghal), Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural,
and the urban district of Youghal.
1948–1961 4 The county borough of Waterford, and the county of Waterford.[5] Transfer to Cork East 1961–1977 3 The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South ; and the county borough of Waterford.[6] [7] Transfer to Tipperary South 1977–1981 4 The county of Waterford; and the county borough of Waterford.[8] Transfer from Tipperary South 1981–2002 4 The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South ; and the county borough of Waterford.[9] [10] [11] [12] Transfer to Tipperary South 2002–2016 4 The county of Waterford, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary South; and the city of Waterford.[13] [14] [15] 2016– 5 The city and county of Waterford.[16] [17] Transfer from Tipperary South
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.
2020 general election [ edit ] 2020 general election : Waterford[51] [52] [53] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sinn Féin David Cullinane 38.3 20,569 Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 12.4 6,644 7,306 7,720 8,939 9,867 10,028 11,233 Independent Matt Shanahan 9.3 4,990 6,715 7,246 7,885 8,576 10,127 10,708 Green Marc Ó Cathasaigh 7.4 3,996 5,380 5,631 5,976 6,873 9,118 9,738 Fine Gael John Cummins 8.5 4,592 5,036 5,119 5,484 5,784 5,880 8,477 Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan 8.0 4,289 4,538 4,572 4,675 5,473 5,549 Solidarity–PBP Úna Dunphy[a] 2.1 1,153 4,361 4,829 4,944 5,444 Labour John Pratt 6.5 3,498 4,306 4,453 4,602 Fianna Fáil Eddie Mulligan 4.9 2,654 3,093 3,180 Aontú Rónan Cleary 2.0 1,049 1,426 Independent Bernadette Philips 0.6 324 845 Electorate: 84,978 Valid: 53,758 Spoilt: 447 Quota: 10,752 Turnout: 63.8%
2016 general election [ edit ] 2016 general election : Waterford[54] [55] [50] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 20.5 10,603 Sinn Féin David Cullinane 18.8 9,739 9,783 9,826 9,890 9,967 10,497 Independent John Halligan 16.1 8,306 8,368 8,438 8,513 8,674 9,271 9,345 11,148 Fine Gael John Deasy 14.8 7,641 7,687 7,697 7,806 7,996 8,067 8,072 9,443 9,671 Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 13.9 7,209 7,245 7,281 7,412 7,600 7,635 7,637 8,946 9,104 Green Grace O'Sullivan 4.3 2,237 2,254 2,285 2,379 2,567 2,968 2,993 Labour Ciara Conway 4.4 2,268 2,286 2,302 2,309 2,367 2,445 2,449 AAA–PBP Una Dunphy 3.2 1,646 1,656 1,719 1,767 1,857 Renua Mailo Power 1.7 862 880 902 1,087 Independent John Walsh 1.7 858 865 895 Direct Democracy Edward Quilty 0.4 194 195 Independent Sheikh Ahmed 0.3 140 143 Electorate: 81,819 Valid: 51,703 Spoilt: 400 Quota: 10,341 Turnout: 63.7%
2011 general election [ edit ] 2011 general election : Waterford[49] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fine Gael John Deasy 20.0 10,718 10,731 10,751 Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 18.1 9,698 9,705 9,737 9,774 9,852 9,999 10,055 10,703 11,236 Labour Ciara Conway 10.3 5,554 5,560 5,565 5,597 5,708 5,867 5,937 6,424 9,216 11,182 Independent John Halligan 10.3 5,546 5,552 5,569 5,594 5,639 5,776 6,051 6,448 7,373 9,602 9,818 Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 14.0 7,515 7,521 7,555 7,567 7,600 7,672 7,736 7,968 8,207 8,782 8,845 Sinn Féin David Cullinane 9.9 5,342 5,347 5,361 5,387 5,414 5,458 5,636 5,868 6,298 Labour Seamus Ryan 8.6 4,638 4,644 4,652 4,664 4,730 4,791 4,971 5,113 Independent Tom Higgins 2.1 1,130 1,133 1,150 1,164 1,201 1,227 1,246 Independent Justin Collery 1.8 967 971 983 1,025 1,075 1,129 1,166 Workers' Party Joe Tobin 1.6 873 878 889 906 925 937 Independent Joe Conway 1.3 725 729 738 751 762 Green Jody Power 0.9 462 462 465 501 Fís Nua Ben Nutty[56] 0.5 257 261 276 Independent Declan Waters 0.4 222 223 Independent Gerard Kiersey 0.1 73 Electorate: 78,435 Valid: 53,720 Spoilt: 578 (1.1%) Quota: 10,745 Turnout: 54,298 (69.2%)
2007 general election [ edit ] 2007 general election : Waterford[48] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 23.1 11,438 Fine Gael John Deasy 15.3 7,554 7,674 7,712 7,839 8,006 8,546 8,778 9,565 13,181 Labour Brian O'Shea 11.3 5,610 5,746 5,774 5,962 6,326 6,545 7,086 8,198 9,258 11,217 Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 11.4 5,624 6,384 6,423 6,561 6,631 6,699 6,995 7,663 8,032 8,472 8,848 Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 12.0 5,963 6,221 6,258 6,319 6,376 6,395 6,443 6,766 7,159 7,549 7,874 Fine Gael Paudie Coffey 9.4 4,658 4,706 4,732 4,825 4,935 5,382 5,522 5,894 Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.7 3,327 3,390 3,415 3,487 3,631 3,697 4,296 Workers' Party John Halligan 3.4 1,708 1,768 1,784 1,869 2,001 2,093 Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 2.7 1,340 1,372 1,378 1,433 1,519 Green Brendan McCann 2.1 1,049 1,062 1,085 1,206 Independent Mary Roche 1.9 934 973 1,014 Independent Declan Waters 1.5 270 271 Independent Francis Hennessy 0.1 53 55 Electorate: 73,434 Valid: 49,528 Spoilt: 430 (0.9%) Quota: 9,606 Turnout: 49,958 (68.0%)
2002 general election [ edit ] 2002 general election : Waterford[47] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 18.3 8,529 8,606 8,734 8,854 9,432 Fine Gael John Deasy 15.5 7,204 7,303 7,363 7,581 8,118 9,998 Labour Brian O'Shea 13.4 6,219 6,364 6,649 7,182 7,649 8,316 9,524 Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 15.7 7,312 7,367 7,383 7,443 7,635 7,723 8,204 Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 12.3 5,735 5,780 5,920 5,969 6,165 6,425 7,117 Sinn Féin David Cullinane 6.4 2,955 3,090 3,410 3,585 3,714 3,871 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 6.0 2,799 2,862 3,009 3,121 3,341 Progressive Democrats Michael Flynn 4.6 2,137 2,187 2,251 2,464 Green Brendan McCann 2.9 1,361 1,533 1,646 Workers' Party John Halligan 2.7 1,270 1,398 Christian Solidarity Declan Waters 0.7 335 Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 0.6 300 Independent Conor Halpin 0.6 289 Independent Eddie Walsh 0.3 118 Electorate: 73,725 Valid: 46,563 Spoilt: 557 (1.2%) Quota: 9,313 Turnout: 47,120 (63.9%)
1997 general election [ edit ] 1997 general election : Waterford[46] [57] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 16.4 7,335 7,349 7,377 7,537 7,948 8,743 11,277 Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 13.3 5,971 5,983 6,020 6,235 6,796 7,217 7,425 7,564 10,080 Labour Brian O'Shea 11.8 5,271 5,281 5,356 5,588 5,828 6,335 7,124 8,687 9,273 Fianna Fáil Martin Cullen 12.0 5,353 5,385 5,417 5,545 6,527 6,899 7,184 7,330 8,729 Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 9.2 4,139 4,147 4,502 4,689 4,788 5,149 5,494 5,692 5,783 Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson 10.5 4,707 4,725 4,744 4,904 5,110 5,418 5,485 5,562 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 8.2 3,664 3,670 3,686 3,841 4,124 4,380 Independent Dermot Kirwan 6.6 2,946 2,952 2,986 3,183 3,356 Progressive Democrats Katharine Bulbulia 6.5 2,896 2,902 2,923 3,083 National Party Declan Waters 1.9 855 863 874 Green Brendan McCann 1.8 809 821 869 Socialist Workers Jimmy Kelly 1.6 702 708 Natural Law Michael Kennedy 0.3 149 Electorate: 69,789 Valid: 44,797 Spoilt: 667 (1.5%) Quota: 8,960 Turnout: 45,464 (65.1%)
1992 general election [ edit ] 1992 general election : Waterford[45] [58] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Brian O'Shea 26.1 11,235 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18.0 7,723 8,305 8,364 8,634 Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 15.8 6,793 7,055 7,148 7,416 7,527 7,756 8,380 Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 9.3 4,015 4,440 4,497 4,670 4,917 5,915 6,739 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 13.0 5,410 5,548 5,616 5,800 5,876 5,974 6,367 Workers' Party Martin O'Regan 7.0 3,000 3,451 3,617 3,739 4,338 4,676 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 4.2 1,788 1,984 2,009 2,126 2,282 Democratic Left Paddy Gallagher 2.4 1,039 1,459 1,513 1,568 Independent Tony Scott 3.1 1,312 1,411 1,488 Sinn Féin Denis O'Brien 1.2 511 539 Independent Breda Hayden 0.4 161 197 Electorate: 64,037 Valid: 42,987 Spoilt: 676 (1.6%) Quota: 8,598 Turnout: 43,663 (68.2%)
1989 general election [ edit ] 1989 general election : Waterford[44] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 15.8 7,571 7,668 9,739 Labour Brian O'Shea 16.4 7,823 7,969 8,208 8,405 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 14.6 6,991 7,570 7,638 7,685 8,282 Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 11.5 5,486 6,420 6,502 6,549 7,147 Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 7.3 3,489 3,534 4,245 5,345 6,670 Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 9.6 4,570 4,691 4,830 4,913 Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 7.0 3,340 3,379 Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 9.8 4,707 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins 7.7 3,664 Independent Padraig Sweeney 0.3 159 Electorate: ? Valid: 41,320 Quota: 8,265
1987 general election [ edit ] 1987 general election : Waterford[43] [59] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 18.9 8,430 8,569 8,794 11,708 Progressive Democrats Martin Cullen 12.0 5,347 5,427 5,861 6,444 8,225 9,723 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 16.4 7,321 7,517 7,847 7,962 8,049 8,648 8,855 Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 12.8 5,720 5,906 6,355 6,496 6,607 7,620 7,930 Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 13.4 5,959 6,091 6,340 6,439 6,530 6,984 7,119 Labour Brian O'Shea 7.5 3,358 3,517 4,442 4,636 5,069 Fine Gael Edward Collins 8.9 3,990 4,035 4,178 Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 6.4 2,855 3,408 Sinn Féin Noel Ryan 1.7 758 Workers' Party Anthony Wright 1.2 552 Independent Pádraig Sweeney 0.5 226 Independent John Lanigan 0.2 78 Electorate: 59,904 Valid: 44,594 Quota: 8,919 Turnout: 74.4%
November 1982 general election [ edit ] November 1982 general election : Waterford[42] [60] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 19.8 8,495 8,904 Fine Gael Edward Collins 12.7 5,442 5,660 5,795 6,278 9,006 Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 16.3 6,983 7,086 7,098 7,354 7,536 9,796 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 14.5 6,230 6,335 6,351 6,576 6,709 7,787 8,917 Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 10.7 4,577 5,095 5,156 5,972 6,423 6,927 7,019 Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 8.1 3,487 3,649 3,654 3,957 4,136 Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 7.1 3,034 3,263 3,342 3,885 Independent Thomas Brennan 6.0 2,574 2,785 2,807 Labour Brian O'Shea 4.1 1,760 Independent Terence Moroney 0.7 285 Electorate: 56,754 Valid: 42,867 Quota: 8,574 Turnout: 75.5%
February 1982 general election [ edit ] February 1982 general election : Waterford[41] [61] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 22.4 9,295 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 16.3 6,762 6,813 6,871 6,986 8,858 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 16.1 6,671 6,959 7,026 7,815 8,178 Fine Gael Edward Collins 15.4 6,419 6,516 7,218 8,087 8,260 Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde 12.2 5,058 5,118 5,173 5,312 7,620 Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 11.1 4,623 4,705 4,729 4,853 Labour Brian O'Shea 4.8 1,982 2,094 2,169 Independent Vincent O'Toole 1.8 756 Electorate: 55,786 Valid: 41,566 Quota: 8,314 Turnout: 74.5%
1981 general election [ edit ] 1981 general election : Waterford[40] [62] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 19.7 8,625 9,340 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 19.0 8,314 8,432 8,499 9,583 Fine Gael Edward Collins 13.8 6,022 6,223 6,445 6,589 6,629 6,987 9,859 Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 11.9 5,183 5,237 5,257 6,835 7,511 8,363 8,792 Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia 8.4 3,691 3,812 3,939 4,169 4,217 4,617 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 7.9 3,463 3,679 3,772 4,044 4,092 5,439 6,255 Fianna Fáil Brian Swift 7.9 3,456 3,482 3,494 Anti H-Block Kevin Lynch 7.6 3,337 3,464 3,518 3,653 3,679 Labour William Kyne 3.7 1,632 Electorate: 55,786 Valid: 43,723 Quota: 8,745 Turnout: 78.4%
1977 general election [ edit ] 1977 general election : Waterford[39] [63] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 8,061 18.9 1 Fine Gael Austin Deasy 7,333 17.2 3 Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,214 16.9 2 Fine Gael Edward Collins 5,726 13.4 4 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Paddy Gallagher 4,500 10.6 Fianna Fáil Ria O'Brien 2,738 6.4 Labour Frank King 2,679 6.3 Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,508 5.9 Independent Patrick Crotty 1,560 3.7 Independent Patrick Kirwan 306 0.7 Electorate: 53,811 Valid: 42,625 Quota: 8,526 Turnout: 79.2%
1973 general election [ edit ] 1969 general election [ edit ] Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch a by-election was held on 7 December 1966. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick (Fad) Browne.
1965 general election [ edit ] 1965 general election : Waterford[35] [64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 27.4 7,444 Labour Thomas Kyne 24.6 6,694 6,788 7,118 Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 20.8 5,652 6,163 6,306 Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 19.8 5,380 5,410 6,890 Fine Gael Richard Walsh 7.5 2,033 2,041 Electorate: 36,409 Valid: 27,203 Quota: 6,801 Turnout: 74.7%
1961 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Waterford[32] [64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 22.7 7,777 Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 20.4 6,991 Labour Thomas Kyne 20.0 6,860 Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 15.1 5,162 5,568 8,786 Fine Gael Norman Walsh 12.4 4,265 4,289 4,449 Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 9.4 3,234 3,723 Electorate: 44,522 Valid: 34,289 Quota: 6,858 Turnout: 77.0%
Following the death of Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond , a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate William Kenneally.
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Waterford[30] [64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 24.6 8,372 Labour Thomas Kyne 19.0 6,472 6,799 9,091 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 17.0 5,798 5,853 6,005 6,105 Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 16.2 5,523 5,599 5,856 6,038 Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 14.3 4,873 4,917 5,326 5,749 Fine Gael Thomas Flynn 8.8 3,010 4,070 Electorate: 44,713 Valid: 34,048 Quota: 6,810 Turnout: 76.15%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Waterford[29] [64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 19.6 6,810 6,929 7,850 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 18.0 6,236 6,271 6,293 6,332 7,640 Labour Thomas Kyne 17.5 6,066 6,189 6,219 6,304 6,359 6,367 7,441 Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 16.3 5,645 5,685 5,703 5,739 6,490 7,164 Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 10.8 3,750 3,812 4,009 4,528 4,655 4,672 5,147 Fianna Fáil Daniel Leahy 6.6 2,285 2,299 2,310 2,320 Clann na Poblachta Ruairí Brugha 4.6 1,582 2,242 2,256 2,323 2,345 2,346 Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 3.5 1,223 1,237 Clann na Poblachta Edward Dawson 3.2 1,098 Electorate: 45,795 Valid: 34,695 Quota: 6,940 Turnout: 75.76%
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael Morrissey , a by-election was held on 29 October 1947. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John Ormonde.
1947 by-election : Waterford[28] [64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 36.8 11,840 12,361 15,318 Fine Gael Nicholas Sheehan 30.9 9,941 10,402 12,565 Labour Thomas Kyne 23.8 7,683 8,906 Clann na Poblachta Seán Feeney 8.6 2,758 Electorate: 51,008 Valid: 32,222 Quota: 16,112 Turnout: 63.17%
1944 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Waterford[27] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 21.6 8,061 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 20.3 7,562 Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 18.2 6,772 6,809 6,963 8,036 Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 15.1 5,615 5,961 6,075 7,754 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 13.2 4,925 4,939 5,141 5,538 Labour David Hanley 9.7 3,634 3,828 3,999 Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Liam Walsh 2.0 739 747 Electorate: 52,162 Valid: 37,308 Quota: 7,462 Turnout: 71.5%
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Waterford[26] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 19.7 7,820 7,974 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 19.6 7,765 7,810 8,017 Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 15.6 6,197 6,409 6,524 6,528 6,548 6,827 7,246 10,873 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 10.8 4,274 4,381 4,433 4,436 4,456 4,524 4,765 Labour James O'Connor 7.4 2,916 3,063 3,102 3,105 3,107 4,731 5,126 5,320 5,812 Clann na Talmhan Denis Heskin 7.3 2,877 2,916 4,523 4,575 4,576 4,736 5,695 6,092 6,312 Labour Jerome Guiry 6.0 2,362 2,426 2,456 2,458 2,459 Fine Gael John Butler 5.9 2,350 2,372 2,468 2,492 2,493 2,654 Clann na Talmhan Walter Norris 5.4 2,155 2,191 Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Tomás Ó Dochartaigh 2.3 926 Electorate: 52,162 Valid: 39,642 Quota: 7,929 Turnout: 76.0%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1938 general election : Waterford[25] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 19.5 8,067 8,658 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 18.1 7,514 8,148 10,643 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 17.8 7,381 7,694 7,775 7,832 7,929 8,154 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 17.1 7,094 7,387 7,450 7,490 7,671 7,812 Fine Gael William Broderick 11.7 4,832 4,997 6,628 8,708 Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 10.2 4,248 4,366 Labour Charles O'Rourke 5.6 2,323 Electorate: 51,492 Valid: 41,459 Quota: 8,292 Turnout: 80.5%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Waterford[24] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fine Gael Bridget Redmond 20.4 8,254 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 19.1 7,712 8,594 Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey 15.1 6,113 6,817 7,056 7,445 7,581 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 13.7 5,528 6,536 6,781 7,105 7,173 Fine Gael Nicholas Wall 11.8 4,784 5,130 5,148 8,513 Fine Gael John Butler 10.5 4,235 4,702 4,714 Labour Daniel Foley 7.9 3,179 Independent William Jones 1.5 592 Electorate: 51,596 Valid: 40,397 Quota: 8,080 Turnout: 78.3%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Waterford[23] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 18.1 7,007 7,118 7,225 7,359 7,381 7,467 Cumann na nGaedheal Bridget Redmond 17.7 6,849 7,002 8,498 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 17.1 6,615 6,792 6,842 6,878 6,915 7,025 Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 15.0 5,783 5,989 6,062 6,155 6,188 6,301 National Centre Party Nicholas Wall 13.5 5,228 5,297 6,053 8,935 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 9.1 3,506 3,560 3,912 Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 7.3 2,827 2,856 Labour Thomas Ryan 2.2 834 Electorate: 45,770 Valid: 38,649 Quota: 7,730 Turnout: 84.4%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Waterford[22] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Cumann na nGaedheal William Redmond 20.8 7,276 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 16.7 5,835 6,935 7,020 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 15.2 5,316 5,811 6,076 6,257 Cumann na nGaedheal John Kiersey 13.4 4,691 4,984 8,494 Fianna Fáil Michael Mansfield 13.0 4,548 5,087 5,336 5,554 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 11.9 4,165 4,654 Labour Daniel Foley 9.0 3,147 Electorate: 45,277 Valid: 34,978 Quota: 6,996 Turnout: 77.3%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Waterford[21] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 National League William Redmond 20.6 6,623 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 20.1 6,434 Fianna Fáil Seán Goulding 17.9 5,744 6,944 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 17.4 5,595 6,184 Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 14.3 4,583 5,156 Independent John Butler 9.7 3,118 Electorate: 45,276 Valid: 32,097 Quota: 6,420 Turnout: 70.9%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Waterford[20] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 National League William Redmond 24.3 7,687 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 12.1 3,806 4,036 4,073 4,835 4,920 5,067 5,102 5,456 7,157 Fianna Fáil Patrick Little 11.9 3,769 3,832 3,867 3,894 3,951 4,026 5,417 5,778 5,902 5,935 Sinn Féin Caitlín Brugha 11.3 3,579 3,639 3,676 3,708 3,756 3,968 4,265 4,638 4,814 4,855 Independent John Butler 8.0 2,534 2,678 2,712 2,909 3,035 3,487 3,649 4,000 4,370 4,598 Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 6.9 2,187 2,361 2,372 2,466 3,261 3,556 3,719 3,854 Fianna Fáil Michael O'Ryan 6.3 1,988 2,025 2,031 2,047 2,097 2,251 Independent Declan Conway 4.6 1,453 1,500 1,510 1,597 1,750 Labour Richard Keane 4.1 1,299 1,526 2,202 2,239 2,274 2,336 2,373 Cumann na nGaedheal James Daly 4.1 1,297 1,349 1,355 Farmers' Party Michael O'Brien 3.8 1,189 1,414 1,426 1,480 Labour Thomas Dunne 2.5 795 906 Electorate: 45,276 Valid: 31,583 Quota: 6,317 Turnout: 69.8%
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Waterford[19] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Republican Caitlín Brugha 25.4 8,265 Independent William Redmond 19.8 6,441 6,626 Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent White 12.5 4,059 4,091 4,448 5,084 5,295 5,304 5,396 5,627 Labour James Baird 9.8 3,186 3,703 3,734 3,829 3,845 3,870 Farmers' Party Nicholas Wall 9.7 3,142 3,235 3,279 3,607 5,769 5,797 5,829 5,949 Labour John Butler 8.3 2,710 3,351 3,463 3,744 3,830 3,882 7,222 Farmers' Party Garrett Flavin 7.0 2,280 2,414 2,494 2,784 Independent Richard Keane 5.3 1,741 1,873 1,949 Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennock 2.3 735 754 Electorate: 45,849 Valid: 32,559 Quota: 6,512 Turnout: 71.0%
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