Cork North East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Cork North East is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It existed from 1961–1981. It elected five (later four) Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Boundaries

The district electoral divisions of the former Rural District of Fermoy; former rural district of Kanturk; former rural district of Mallow; former rural district of Midleton; former rural district of Mitchelstown No. 1; former rural district of Youghal; and the urban districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal. [http://acts.oireachtas.ie/zza19y1961.2.html]

History

The constituency was created in 1961, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, for the 1961 general election to Dáil Éireann. The constituency returned five Teachtaí Dála from 1961 to 1969. Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 this was reduced to four seats from 1969 onwards.

It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, when it was partially replaced by the new constituencies of Cork East and Cork North West.

ee also

*List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
*Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

External links

* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 Oireachtas Members Database]
* [http://acts.oireachtas.ie/ Acts of the Oireachtas]