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Contents

   



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1 History  




2 Boundaries  




3 TDs  




4 Elections  


4.1  2020 general election  




4.2  2016 general election  




4.3  2011 general election  




4.4  2007 general election  




4.5  2002 general election  




4.6  1997 general election  






5 See also  




6 References  













Mayo (Dáil constituency)






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This article is about the current Irish constituency. For the 19th-century constituency of the UK Parliament, see Mayo (UK Parliament constituency).

Mayo
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Mayo within Ireland
Major settlements
  • Ballinrobe
  • Castlebar
  • Claremorris
  • Westport
    • Current constituency
    Created1997
    Seats
    • 5 (1997–2016)
  • 4 (2016–)
  • 5 (Next–)
    • TDs
    •   Dara Calleary (FF)
  •   Rose Conway-Walsh (SF)
  •   Alan Dillon (FG)
  •   Michael Ring (FG)
    • Local government areaCounty Mayo
    Created from
  • Mayo West
    • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

    Mayo 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).

    History[edit]

    At the 2002 general election Fine Gael suffered its worst electoral performance ever, losing 23 seats nationally, a figure larger than expected and with its overall vote down 5%. Enda Kenny came close to losing his seat and even went so far as to prepare a concession speech. In the end he won the third seat in the five-seat constituency.

    At the 2011 general election, this was the constituency of Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, who would become Taoiseach after the election. Fine Gael won four out of five seats in Mayo at that election. This was the first time any party won four seats in any five-seat Dáíl constituency; the last time any party had won four seats in a Dáil constituency was in the era of six- and seven-seat constituencies.

    Boundaries[edit]

    The constituency includes Castlebar, Westport and Ballina. Mayo is the largest Dáil constituency in Ireland by area.

    The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the current constituency as:[1]

    "The county of Mayo, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Galway West."

    The constituency was used for the first time at the 1997 general election and replaced the former constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West.

    In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended that the electoral divisions of Mayo that were in the Galway West constituency should be transferred to the Mayo constituency, thereby making the constituency comprise the entire county of Mayo. It was also allocated an extra seat and become a five seat constituency.[2]

    For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]

    "The county of Mayo."

    Changes to the Mayo constituency
    Years TDs Boundaries Notes
    1997–2016 5 The county of Mayo.[4][5][6][7] Created from Mayo East and Mayo West.
    2016–2020 4 The county of Mayo, except the part in the constituency of Galway West.[8][1] Electoral divisions of Ballinrobe, Cong, Dalgan, Houndswood, Kilcommon, Kilmaine, Neale, Shrule, in the former Rural District of Ballinrobe, and Garrymore in the former Rural District of Claremorris, transferred to Galway West.[9]
    2020– 4 Electoral divisions of Ballinrobe, Kilcommon and Garrymore transferred from Galway West.[10]

    TDs[edit]

    Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo 1997–
    Key to parties
  •   FG = Fine Gael
  •   Ind = Independent
  •   SF = Sinn Féin
    • Dáil Election Deputy
    (Party)    		 Deputy
    (Party)    		 Deputy
    (Party)    		 Deputy
    (Party)    		 Deputy
    (Party)
    28th 1997[11] Beverley Flynn
    (FF)     		Tom Moffatt
    (FF)     		Enda Kenny
    (FG)     		Michael Ring
    (FG)     		Jim Higgins
    (FG)
    29th 2002[12] John Carty
    (FF)     		Jerry Cowley
    (Ind)
    30th 2007[13][14] Beverley Flynn
    (Ind)     		Dara Calleary
    (FF)     		John O'Mahony
    (FG)
    31st 2011[15] Michelle Mulherin
    (FG)
    32nd 2016[16] Lisa Chambers
    (FF)     		4 seats
    from 2016
    33rd 2020[17] Rose Conway-Walsh
    (SF)     		Alan Dillon
    (FG)

    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: Mayo[17][18][19]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 23.0 14,796            
    Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 22.7 14,633            
    Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 14.2 9,163 9,377 9,671 9,874 10,429 11,130 13,636
    Fine Gael Alan Dillon 8.1 5,198 5,823 5,944 6,115 6,553 7,648 10,977
    Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 9.9 6,373 6,647 6,855 7,062 7,375 8,363 8,911
    Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 8.4 5,435 5,929 6,045 6,285 6,596 7,427  
    Green Saoirse McHugh 6.5 4,177 4,321 4,630 5,385 6,036    
    Aontú Paul Lawless 4.0 2,574 2,662 2,854 3,375      
    Solidarity–PBP Joe Daly[a] 1.1 721 751 1,072        
    Independent Gerry Loftus 0.9 574 595 670        
    Labour Kamal Uddin 0.4 255 272 308        
    Irish Freedom Daithí Ó Fallamháin 0.4 246 252 279        
    Independent Gráinne de Barra 0.1 84 89 119        
    Independent Stephen Manning 0.1 65 68 82        
    Independent Seán Forkin 0.1 59 63 82        
    Electorate: 98,165   Valid: 64,353   Spoilt: 553   Quota: 12,871   Turnout: 64,906 (66.1%)  
    1. ^ Daly was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election[edit]

    2016 general election: Mayo[20][21][16]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny 20.9 13,318                  
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 17.7 11,275 11,533 11,534 11,545 11,558 11,567 11,613 12,034 13,149  
    Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 14.8 9,402 9,417 9,419 9,432 9,441 9,450 9,495 9,933 10,425 12,150
    Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 12.9 8,231 8,265 8,266 8,280 8,296 8,307 8,354 8,718 9,503 11,686
    Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 12.3 7,841 8,084 8,088 8,094 8,123 8,131 8,182 8,496 8,900 9,593
    Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 10.1 6,414 6,423 6,423 6,445 6,453 6,485 6,548 7,022 7,853  
    Independent Jerry Cowley 5.5 3,479 3,495 3,504 3,513 3,523 3,553 3,668 4,375    
    Renua Michael Farrington 2.5 1,574 1,579 1,582 1,590 1,600 1,608 1,659      
    Green Margaret Sheehan 1.0 629 631 632 636 651 665 680      
    AAA–PBP Tom Moran 0.9 576 577 582 587 597 626 664      
    Independent George O'Malley 0.4 262 263 263 276 284 301        
    Independent Peter Jordan 0.3 176 176 181 189 192 197        
    Independent Stephen Manning 0.2 157 158 159 166 174          
    Independent Mohammad Kamal Uddin 0.2 144 146 149 150            
    Independent Gerry O'Boyle 0.2 126 127 130              
    Independent Seán Forkin 0.1 42 42                
    Electorate: 92,958   Valid: 63,646   Spoilt: 600   Quota: 12,730   Turnout: 69.1%  

    2011 general election[edit]

    2011 general election: Mayo[15]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny 23.6 17,472              
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 17.8 13,180              
    Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 11.9 8,851 10,814 11,110 11,434 11,577 11,672 12,162 13,303
    Fine Gael John O'Mahony 11.7 8,667 10,290 10,511 10,688 10,864 11,004 11,340 12,111
    Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 11.6 8,577 8,745 8,775 8,969 9,063 11,602 12,222 12,997
    Independent Michael Kilcoyne 5.4 3,996 4,641 4,715 4,947 5,128 5,462 6,137 7,379
    Labour Jerry Cowley 4.9 3,644 3,955 4,037 4,294 4,529 4,714 5,899  
    Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 3.6 2,660 2,752 2,813 2,939 4,367 4,527    
    Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 4.5 3,343 3,464 3,491 3,552 3,619      
    Sinn Féin Thérèse Ruane 2.9 2,142 2,260 2,277 2,438        
    New Vision Martin Daly 1.2 893 919 926          
    Green John Carey 0.4 266 280 282          
    Independent Dermot McDonnell 0.3 216 237 238          
    Independent Loretta Clarke 0.3 218 226 228          
    Independent Seán Forkin 0.0 29 31 31          
    Electorate: 99,504   Valid: 74,154   Spoilt: 641 (0.9%)   Quota: 12,360   Turnout: 74,795 (75.2%)  

    2007 general election[edit]

    2007 general election: Mayo[13]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny 20.6 14,717              
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 16.0 11,412 12,441            
    Fine Gael John O'Mahony 9.6 6,869 7,544 7,759 8,003 8,717 8,855 9,587 13,736
    Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 10.1 7,225 7,248 7,251 7,438 7,699 8,803 9,345 11,269
    Independent Beverley Flynn 9.5 6,779 7,131 7,212 7,387 8,043 9,322 10,684 11,250
    Fianna Fáil John Carty 8.2 5,889 5,926 5,937 5,991 6,519 7,825 8,214 8,303
    Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 7.6 5,428 5,877 6,016 6,416 6,681 6,763 7,644  
    Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers 6.1 4,345 4,386 4,406 4,499 4,705      
    Independent Jerry Cowley 4.8 3,407 3,487 3,529 3,910 4,784 5,342    
    Sinn Féin Gerry Murray 5.1 3,608 3,660 3,668 3,845        
    Labour Harry Barrett 1.2 831 896 917          
    Green Peter Enright 0.8 580 594 597          
    Progressive Democrats Tommy Cooke 0.4 296 298 298          
    Electorate: 98,696   Valid: 71,386   Spoilt: 700 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,898   Turnout: 72,086 (73.0%)  

    2002 general election[edit]

    2002 general election: Mayo[12]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Independent Jerry Cowley 13.7 8,709 9,213 9,808 10,573 11,128          
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 15.6 9,880 10,045 10,384 10,576 10,907          
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny 9.2 5,834 5,954 6,045 6,142 6,478 6,576 6,707 7,307 11,922  
    Fianna Fáil John Carty 10.2 6,457 6,512 6,555 6,756 6,817 6,822 6,824 8,284 9,531 10,157
    Fianna Fáil Beverley Flynn 10.5 6,661 6,741 6,886 7,123 7,167 7,178 7,187 9,517 9,749 9,910
    Fianna Fáil Tom Moffatt 10.3 6,536 6,749 6,892 7,084 7,521 7,661 7,697 8,625 8,878 9,187
    Fine Gael Jim Higgins 9.2 5,858 5,971 6,035 6,155 6,833 6,998 7,100 7,220    
    Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers 9.0 5,726 5,792 6,045 6,266 6,307 6,315 6,319      
    Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 3.6 2,290 2,419 2,486 2,558            
    Sinn Féin Vincent Wood 3.3 2,085 2,181 2,274              
    Independent Michael Holmes 2.8 1,754 1,873                
    Progressive Democrats Billy Heffron 1.5 919                  
    Green Ann Crowley 1.1 669                  
    Independent Thomas King 0.2 102                  
    Electorate: 94,854   Valid: 63,480   Spoilt: 790 (1.2%)   Quota: 10,581   Turnout: 64,270 (67.8%)  

    1997 general election[edit]

    1997 general election: Mayo[22]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 16.3 10,066 10,143 10,350          
    Fine Gael Jim Higgins 11.2 6,945 7,006 7,069 7,671 7,801 9,974 11,163  
    Fianna Fáil Beverley Cooper-Flynn 13.5 8,353 8,418 8,511 8,653 8,766 8,944 11,087  
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny 13.9 8,568 8,626 8,797 8,989 9,083 10,210 10,428  
    Fianna Fáil Tom Moffatt 9.3 5,735 5,765 5,801 5,820 6,384 7,861 9,453 9,676
    Fianna Fáil Séamus Hughes 11.0 6,791 6,859 6,953 7,008 7,092 7,151 8,169 8,395
    Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 9.2 5,692 5,795 5,847 6,378 6,458 6,497    
    Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 7.4 4,579 4,608 4,673 4,701 5,407      
    Independent Gerry Ginty 2.7 1,656 1,842 1,941 2,079        
    Independent Richard Finn 2.7 1,683 1,729 1,800          
    Green Ann Crowley 1.5 938 1,022            
    National Party Ciarán Sherry 1.2 733              
    Independent Cormac Connie Cullen 0.2 119              
    Electorate: 87,719   Valid: 61,858   Spoilt: 614 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,310   Turnout: 62,472 (71.2%)  

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 18 July 2018.
  • ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  • ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
  • ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, Schedule (No. 21 of 1995, Schedule). Enacted on 20 July 1995. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 January 2022.
  • ^ Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998, Schedule (No. 19 of 1998, Schedule). Enacted on 16 June 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 January 2022.
  • ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 January 2022.
  • ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 January 2022.
  • ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 January 2022.
  • ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 71. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  • ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2017" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  • ^ "General election 1997: Mayo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  • ^ a b "General election 2002: Mayo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  • ^ a b "General election 2007: Mayo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  • ^ "Beverly Flynn readmitted to FF". RTÉ News. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  • ^ a b "General election 2011: Mayo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  • ^ a b "General election 2016: Mayo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  • ^ a b "General election 2020: Mayo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  • ^ "Mayo: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  • ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Mayo". RTÉ News. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  • ^ "Mayo Results 2016". Irelandelection.com.
  • ^ "Mayo Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  • ^ Government of Ireland (1998). 28th Dáil General Election June, 1997 Election Results and Transfer of Votes. Stationery Office, Government of Ireland.


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