Mayo North was a

parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969. The method of election was

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

by means of the

single transferable vote Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate ...

(PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the

Electoral Act 1923 The Electoral Act 1923 was a law in Ireland which established the electoral law of the Irish Free State and provided for parliamentary constituencies in Dáil Éireann. Franchise Article 14 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State adopted o ...

for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the

4th Dáil Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...

. From 1923 to 1937, Mayo North elected 4 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). Under the

Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 The Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 (No. 5) was a law in Ireland which replaced the Dáil constituencies which had been defined in the Electoral Act 1923. Unlike the constituencies in the 1923 Act, it included many instances of ...

, 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Ballina,

Killala Killala () is a village in County Mayo in Ireland, north of Ballina. The railway line from Dublin to Ballina once extended to Killala. To the west of Killala is a Townsplots West (known locally as Enagh Beg), which contains a number of ancient ...

and Swinford, in the administrative county of Mayo.

TDs

Elections

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

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.

1951 general election

1948 general election

1944 general election

1943 general election

Full figures on the fourth and fifth counts are unavailable.

1938 general election

The number of votes of Jordan on the 4th count is unavailable.

1937 general election

1933 general election

1932 general election

September 1927 general election

June 1927 general election

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.

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.

1923 general election

References

External links

Oireachtas Members Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayo North (Dail constituency) Historic constituencies in County Mayo Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) 1923 establishments in Ireland 1969 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1923 Constituencies disestablished in 1969