Waterford (Dáil constituency)

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This article is about the Irish parliamentary constituency. For the British constituency of a similar name, see Watford (UK Parliament constituency). For the Australian constituency of the same name, see Electoral district of Waterford.

Waterford
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Waterford within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1923
Seats
  • 4 (1923–1961)
  • 3 (1961–1977)
  • 4 (1977–)
TDs
  •   Mary Butler (FF)
  •   David Cullinane (SF)
  •   Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GP)
  •   Matt Shanahan (Ind)
Local government areaWaterford City and County
Created fromWaterford–Tipperary East
EP constituencySouth

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).

Boundaries[edit]

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
in the county of Cork[4]

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

TDs[edit]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford 1923–[18]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[19] Caitlín Brugha
(Rep) 		John Butler
(Lab) 		Nicholas Wall
(FP) 		William Redmond
(NL)
5th 1927 (Jun)[20] Patrick Little
(FF) 		Vincent White
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[21] Seán Goulding
(FF)
7th 1932[22] John Kiersey
(CnaG) 		William Redmond
(CnaG)
8th 1933[23] Nicholas Wall
(NCP) 		Bridget Redmond
(CnaG)
9th 1937[24] Michael Morrissey
(FF) 		Nicholas Wall
(FG) 		Bridget Redmond
(FG)
10th 1938[25] William Broderick
(FG)
11th 1943[26] Denis Heskin
(CnaT)
12th 1944[27]
1947 by-election[28] John Ormonde
(FF)
13th 1948[29] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
14th 1951[30]
1952 by-election[31] William Kenneally
(FF)
15th 1954[32] Thaddeus Lynch
(FG)
16th 1957[33]
17th 1961[34] 3 seats
1961–1977
18th 1965[35] Billy Kenneally
(FF)
1966 by-election[36] Fad Browne
(FF)
19th 1969[37] Edward Collins
(FG)
20th 1973[38] Thomas Kyne
(Lab)
21st 1977[39] Jackie Fahey
(FF) 		Austin Deasy
(FG)
22nd 1981[40]
23rd 1982 (Feb)[41] Paddy Gallagher
(SF–WP)
24th 1982 (Nov)[42] Donal Ormonde
(FF)
25th 1987[43] Martin Cullen
(PDs) 		Brian Swift
(FF)
26th 1989[44] Brian O'Shea
(Lab) 		Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
27th 1992[45] Martin Cullen
(PDs)
28th 1997[46] Martin Cullen
(FF)
29th 2002[47] Ollie Wilkinson
(FF) 		John Deasy
(FG)
30th 2007[48] Brendan Kenneally
(FF)
31st 2011[49] Ciara Conway
(Lab) 		John Halligan
(Ind) 		Paudie Coffey
(FG)
32nd 2016[50] David Cullinane
(SF) 		Mary Butler
(FF)
33rd 2020[51] Marc Ó Cathasaigh
(GP) 		Matt Shanahan
(Ind)

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[edit]

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%  
  1. ^ Dunphy was a member of People Before Profit.

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]

1973 general election: Waterford[38]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,719 21.8 1
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,607 21.4 3
Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 6,047 19.6
Labour Thomas Kyne 4,939 16.0 2
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 4,658 15.1
Fianna Fáil Charles Curran 1,882 6.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,852   Quota: 7,714   Turnout:

1969 general election[edit]

1969 general election: Waterford[37]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Edward Collins 6,338 21.2 2
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 6,165 20.6 1
Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 5,652 18.9 3
Labour Thomas Kyne 3,395 11.4
Fine Gael Austin Deasy 3,171 10.6
Labour Thomas Brennan 3,029 10.1
Fianna Fáil Seán Whelan 2,118 7.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,868   Quota: 7,468   Turnout:

1966 by-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.

1966 by-election: Waterford[36][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Fad Browne 42.6 12,181 13,853
Fine Gael Edward Collins 33.7 9,617 13,178
Labour John Griffin 23.7 6,783  
Electorate: 36,986   Valid: 28,581   Quota: 14,291   Turnout: 77.28%  

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]

1961 general election: Waterford[34]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Thomas Kyne 7,917 29.9 1
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,112 23.1 3
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,016 18.9 2
Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally 4,504 17.0
Fine Gael William Foran 2,365 8.9
Sinn Féin Alfonsus Ó Riain 601 2.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,515   Quota: 6,629   Turnout:

1957 general election[edit]

1957 general election: Waterford[33]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 7,416 24.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil John Ormonde 6,079 20.0 2 1
Labour Thomas Kyne 5,567 18.3 4
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 5,161 17.0 3
Fianna Fáil James Quirke 3,221 10.6
Fine Gael Norman Walsh 2,958 9.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,402   Quota: 6,081   Turnout:

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%  

1952 by-election[edit]

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.

1952 by-election: Waterford[31][64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil William Kenneally 45.2 15,532 17,005
Fine Gael Thaddeus Lynch 34.1 11,714 16,448
Labour John Griffin 20.8 7,153  
Electorate: 44,797   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 17,200   Turnout: 76.79%  

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%  

1947 by-election[edit]

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%  

See also[edit]

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