Dublin St Stephen's Green (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Dublin St Stephen's Green, was a Dáil Éireann parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It was a Dáil constituency 1918-1921 and elected one member.
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[edit] Boundaries
In 1918, the city of Dublin was allocated seven single-member seats.
This constituency was a division of the city, which had sent a member to the UK House of Commons since 1885.
In 1921, Dublin was divided into three multi-member constituences.
[edit] Politics
Dublin St Stephen's Green gave Sinn Féin almost two-thirds of its votes. The minority was fairly evenly divided between the Irish Parliamentary Party and the Unionists.
In common with other Sinn Féiners, elected in 1918, the Deputy did not take his seat at Westminster but instead participated in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann.
[edit] Deputy/Teachta Dála
Key to parties: N Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party), SF Sinn Féin, U Unionist.
| From | To | Name (Party) | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1921 | Thomas Kelly (SF) | 13 September 1868 | 20 April 1942 |
[edit] Election
This constituency elected its Deputy using the first past the post electoral system.
- 1918 (14 December) general election
- 19,759 electors; 14,118 voted; turnout 71.45%
- Thomas Kelly (SF) 8,461 (59.93%)
- Patrick Joseph Brady (N) 2,902 (20.56%)
- Henry Hanna (U) 2,755 (19.51%)
- Majority 5,559 (39.38%)
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
[edit] See also
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- Dublin St Stephen's Green (UK Parliament constituency)
- Irish (UK) general election, 1918
