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	{{~~For~~\|~~the 1885–1922~~ constituency~~\|South County Dublin~~ (~~UK Parliament constituency~~)}}		{{Short description\|Dáil constituency (1969–1981)}}
			{{Use Hiberno-English\|date=December 2018}}
	{{Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2018}}
	\|Name = Dublin County South
			{{Infobox constituency
	\|Entity =
	\|~~Map~~ =		\| name = Dublin County South
			\| type = ]
	\|Created = 1969
			\| year = ]
	\|Abolished = 1981
			\| abolished = ]
	\|Seats = 3
			\| map4 =
	\|Counties = ]
			\| map_entity = Ireland
			\| map_size = 200px
			\| seats = 3
			\| local_council_label = ]
			\| local_council = ]
			\| previous = ]
			\| next = ]
	}}		}}
	'''Dublin County South''' was a ] represented in ], the lower house of the ] parliament or ] from 1969 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (], commonly known ~~in English~~ as TDs) to the Dáil, using ~~the~~ ] ~~form~~ of ] (PR-STV).		'''Dublin County South''' was a ] represented in ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ] from 1969 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (], commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using ] by means of the ] (PR-STV).

	== History ==		== History and boundaries ==
	The constituency was created by the ],<ref name="ea-1969">{{cite web \|title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies) \|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/gen_1.html \|work=Irish Statute Book database \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref> and first used at the ]. It was abolished by the ], with effect from the ].<ref name="ea-1980">{{cite web \|title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies) \|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/gen_1.html#sched \|work=Irish Statute Book database \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>		The constituency was created by the ], and first used at the ]. It was abolished by the ], with effect from the ].

			{\| class="wikitable"
	== Boundaries ==
			\|-
	In the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, the boundaries of Dublin County South are given as:
			\|+ Changes to the constituency of Dublin County South, 1969–1981
	:The district electoral divisions (except any parts thereof comprised in the ]) of:
			\|-
	:], ], ], in the former Rural District of ] No. 2;
			!Years
			!TDs
			!Boundaries
			!Notes
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\|1969–1977
			\|style="text-align:center"\|3
			\|{{hidden\|In ]<ref>{{cite Irish legislation\|year=1969\|number=3\|schedule=y\|stitle=Constituencies\|name=]\|date=26 March 1969\|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>\|the ]s (except any parts in the county borough of Dublin) of:

			Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, in the former ''Rural District of Celbridge No. 2'';
	:] (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of ]), ] (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown), ], ], ] except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire and Ratthdown), in the former Rural District of Rathdown No. 1;

	~~:],~~ ], ], ~~and~~ the ~~townland~~ of ] (except the part thereof comprised in the ~~county borough~~ of ~~Dublin~~) in the ~~district~~ ~~electoral~~ ~~division~~ of ], in the former Rural District of ~~Dublin~~ ~~South~~.~~<ref~~ ~~name="ea-1969"/>~~		Ballybrack (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), Dundrum (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), Glencullen, Milltown, Rathmichael (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), in the former ''Rural District of Rathdown No. 1'';

			Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Whitechurch, and the townland of Kimmage (except the part thereof comprised in the county borough of Dublin) in the district electoral division of Terenure, in the former ''Rural District of Dublin South''.}}
			\|Created from ]

			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\|1977–1981
			\|style="text-align:center"\|3
			\|style="text-align:center"\|{{hidden\|In County Dublin\|the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack Number One, Ballybrack Number Two, Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, Rathmichael;

			and that part of the district electoral division of Stillorgan Number One not contained in the constituency of ];}}

			and in ], the district electoral divisions of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael (Bray)<ref>{{cite Irish legislation\|year=1974\|number=7\|name=]\|date=7 May 1974\|schedule=y\|stitle=Constituencies\|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>
			\|Transfer of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael from ]
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\|1981
			\|style="text-align:center"\|—
			\|style="text-align:center"\|Constituency abolished
			\|See ], ] and ]
			\|}

	== TDs ==		== TDs ==
	{{Irish TD table begin		{{Irish TD table begin
	\|maxTDs = 3
	\|constituency = Dublin County South		\|constituency = Dublin County South
	\|~~start~~ = ~~1969~~		\|maxTDs = 3
	\|~~end~~ = ~~1981~~		\|start = 1969
			\|end = 1981
	\|refs = <ref name="walker">{{cite book \|title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 \|editor=Walker, Brian M \|publisher=Royal Irish Academy \|location=Dublin \|year=1992 \|isbn=0 901714 96 8 \|issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
			\|refs =<ref name="walker">{{cite book \|title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 \|editor=Walker, Brian M \|publisher=Royal Irish Academy \|location=Dublin \|year=1992 \|isbn=0-901714-96-8 \|issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
	<!-- The unnamed parameters below generate a key to parties -->		<!-- The unnamed parameters below generate a key to parties -->
	\|Fianna Fáil		\|Fianna Fáil
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	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table Dáil		{{Irish TD table Dáil
	\|dailnum = 19		\|dailnum = 19
			\|byelections = 1
	\|refs = <ref name="ei-dublincs-1969">{{cite web \|title=General election 1969: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=91 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-dublincs-1969">{{cite web \|title=General election 1969: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=91 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link		{{Irish TD table TD with party link
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	\|name = ]		\|name = ]
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|elections = 1		\|elections = 2
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link		{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\|name = ]		\|name = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|elections = 3
			}}
			{{Irish TD table by-election <!-- Resignation of Boland -->
			\|constituency = Dublin County South
			\|year = 1970
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-dublincs-1970">{{cite web \|title=By-election 1970: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969B&cons=91&ref=92 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=30 October 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
			\|name = ]
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|elections = 2		\|elections = 2
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	{{Irish TD table Dáil		{{Irish TD table Dáil
	\|dailnum = 20		\|dailnum = 20
	\|refs = <ref name="ei-dublincs-1973">{{cite web \|title=General election 1973: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=91 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>		\|refs =<ref name="ei-dublincs-1973">{{cite web \|title=General election 1973: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=91 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link		{{Irish TD table TD with party link
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	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|elections = 1		\|elections = 1
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 21
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-dublincs-1977">{{cite web \|title=General election 1977: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=91 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link		{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\|name = ]		\|name = ]
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|elections = 1		\|elections = 1
	}}
	{{Irish TD table Dáil
	\|dailnum = 21
	\|refs = <ref name="ei-dublincs-1977">{{cite web \|title=General election 1977: Dublin County South \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=91 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link		{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\|name = ]		\|name = ]
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|elections = 1
	}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\|name = ]
	\|party = Fine Gael
	\|elections = 1		\|elections = 1
	}}		}}
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	\|dailnum = 22		\|dailnum = 22
	\|maxTDs = 3		\|maxTDs = 3
	\|comment = Constituency abolished		\|comment = Constituency abolished. See ]
	}}		}}

	== Elections ==		== Elections ==
			{{cnote\|*\|Outgoing TD}}
	=== 1977 general election ===
			===1977 general election===
	{{STV Election box begin
			{{STV Election box begin2
	\|title = ]: Dublin County South<ref name="ei-dublincs-1977"/>
			\|title = ]: Dublin County South<ref name="ei-dublincs-1977"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1977>{{cite web\|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/21stDail_June1977_ByeElections20th_1973_1977.pdf\|title=21st Dáil 1977 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=February 1978\|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 7
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ''']'''		\|candidate = ''']'''
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 19.9		\|percentage = 19.9
	\|~~votes~~ = 6,956		\|count1 = 6,956
	\|~~seat~~ = 1		\|count2 = 7,063
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 7,133
			\|count4 = 7,771
			\|count5 = '''9,698'''
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ''']'''		\|candidate = ''']'''{{cref\|*}}
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|percentage = 15.3		\|percentage = 15.3
	\|~~votes~~ = 5,355		\|count1 = 5,355
	\|~~seat~~ = 2		\|count2 = 5,452
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 6,282
			\|count4 = 6,866
			\|count5 = 6,971
			\|count6 = '''10,241'''
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ''']'''		\|candidate = ''']'''
	\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)		\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
	\|percentage = 13.4		\|percentage = 13.4
	\|~~votes~~ = 4,673		\|count1 = 4,673
	\|~~seat~~ = 3		\|count2 = 4,880
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 5,281
			\|count4 = 6,631
			\|count5 = 6,845
			\|count6 = 7,752
			\|count7 = '''9,067'''
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ]		\|candidate = ]{{cref\|*}}
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 11.6		\|percentage = 11.6
	\|~~votes~~ = 4,037		\|count1 = 4,037
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 4,112
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 4,148
			\|count4 = 4,506
			\|count5 = 6,356
			\|count6 = 6,514
			\|count7 = 6,714
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ~~Jimmy~~ Murphy		\|candidate = James Murphy
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 11.2		\|percentage = 11.2
	\|~~votes~~ = 3,902		\|count1 = 3,902
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 3,982
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 4,057
			\|count4 = 4,310
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ]		\|candidate = ]
	\|party = Independent (politician)		\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
	\|percentage = 9.8		\|percentage = 9.8
	\|~~votes~~ = 3,426		\|count1 = 3,426
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 3,693
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 3,828
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ]		\|candidate = ]
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|percentage = 9.5		\|percentage = 9.5
	\|~~votes~~ = 3,331		\|count1 = 3,331
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 3,384
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 4,126
			\|count4 = 4,536
			\|count5 = 4,631
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ~~Thomas~~ Hand		\|candidate = Tom Hand
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|percentage = 6.5		\|percentage = 6.5
	\|~~votes~~ = 2,258		\|count1 = 2,258
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 2,357
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = Myles Tierney		\|candidate = Myles Tierney
	\|party = Independent (politician)		\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
	\|percentage = 2.8		\|percentage = 2.8
	\|~~votes~~ = 962		\|count1 = 962
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 =
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~end~~		{{STV Election box end2
	\|~~electorate~~ = ?		\|numcounts = 7
			\|electorate = 47,847
	\|valid = 34,900		\|valid = 34,900
	\|spoilt =		\|spoilt =
	\|quota = 8,726		\|quota = 8,726
	\|turnout =		\|turnout = 72.9%
	}}		}}

	=== 1973 general election ===		=== 1973 general election ===
	{{STV Election box ~~begin~~		{{STV Election box begin2
	\|title = ]: Dublin County South<ref name="ei-dublincs-1973"/>		\|title = ]: Dublin County South<ref name="ei-dublincs-1973"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1973>{{cite web \|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/20thDail_February1973_ByeElections19th_1969_1973.pdf \|title=20th Dáil 1973 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=October 1973\|access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 8
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ''']'''		\|candidate = ''']'''{{cref\|*}}
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|percentage = 26.1		\|percentage = 26.1
	\|~~votes~~ = 9,104		\|count1 = '''9,104'''
	\|~~seat~~ = 1		\|count2 =
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ''']'''
	\|party = Fine Gael
	\|percentage = 10.4
	\|votes = 3,627
	\|seat = 2
	\|count =
	}}
	{{STV Election box candidate with party link
	\|candidate = ''']'''		\|candidate = ''']'''
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 18.2		\|percentage = 18.2
	\|~~votes~~ = 6,361		\|count1 = 6,361
	\|~~seat~~ = 3		\|count2 = 6,366
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 6,910
			\|count4 = 7,271
			\|count5 = 7,328
			\|count6 = 7,375
			\|count7 = 7,579
			\|count8 = '''8,043'''
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ~~Jimmy~~ Murphy		\|candidate = James Murphy
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 12.5		\|percentage = 12.5
	\|~~votes~~ = 4,345		\|count1 = 4,345
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 4,349
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 5,541
			\|count4 = 5,733
			\|count5 = 5,802
			\|count6 = 5,861
			\|count7 = 6,052
			\|count8 = 6,574
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''{{cref\|*}}
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 10.4
			\|count1 = 3,627
			\|count2 = 3,758
			\|count3 = 3,833
			\|count4 = 4,157
			\|count5 = 5,982
			\|count6 = 6,639
			\|count7 = '''10,735'''
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ]		\|candidate = ]
	\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)		\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
	\|percentage = 8.8		\|percentage = 8.8
	\|~~votes~~ = 3,083		\|count1 = 3,083
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 3,105
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 3,155
			\|count4 = 3,535
			\|count5 = 3,834
			\|count6 = 5,769
			\|count7 =
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = Malachi Burke		\|candidate = Malachi Burke
	\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)		\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
	\|percentage = 6.2		\|percentage = 6.2
	\|~~votes~~ = 2,169		\|count1 = 2,169
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 2,196
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 2,215
			\|count4 = 2,625
			\|count5 = 2,866
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = ]		\|candidate = ]{{cref\|*}}{{cref\|‡}}
	\|party = Aontacht Éireann		\|party = Aontacht Éireann
	\|percentage = 6.2		\|percentage = 6.2
	\|~~votes~~ = 2,142		\|count1 = 2,142
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 2,148
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 2,178
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = Donal Lowry		\|candidate = Donal Lowry
	\|party = Fine Gael		\|party = Fine Gael
	\|percentage = 6.0		\|percentage = 6.0
	\|~~votes~~ = 2,103		\|count1 = 2,103
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 2,289
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 = 2,309
			\|count4 = 2,558
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~		{{STV Election box candidate2
	\|candidate = Damien Murray		\|candidate = Damien Murray
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 5.6		\|percentage = 5.6
	\|~~votes~~ = 1,950		\|count1 = 1,950
	\|~~seat~~ =		\|count2 = 1,951
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			\|count6 =
			\|count7 =
			\|count8 =
	}}		}}
	{{STV Election box ~~end~~		{{STV Election box end2
	\|~~electorate~~ = ?		\|numcounts = 8
			\|electorate = 45,289
	\|valid = 34,884		\|valid = 34,884
	\|spoilt =		\|spoilt =
	\|quota = 8,722		\|quota = 8,722
	\|turnout =		\|turnout = 77.0%
			}}
			{{cnote\|‡\|Boland resigned his seat on 4 November 1970}}

			=== 1970 by-election ===
			Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD ], a by-election was held on 2 December 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Larry McMahon.
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Dublin County South<ref name="GallagherIrishElections">{{cite book\|last=Gallagher\|first=Michael\|author-link=Michael Gallagher (academic)\|date=2009\|title=Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781138973343}}</ref><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1973/>
			\|numcounts = 4
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 38.3
			\|count1 = 9,549
			\|count2 = 9,679
			\|count3 = 10,984
			\|count4 = '''14,098'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = James Murphy
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 33.3
			\|count1 = 8,293
			\|count2 = 8,356
			\|count3 = 9,044
			\|count4 = 9,709
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Donal O'Sullivan
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 13.8
			\|count1 = 3,449
			\|count2 = 3,485
			\|count3 = 4,586
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Joseph MacAnthony
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 12.7
			\|count1 = 3,169
			\|count2 = 3,377
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = James T. Deegan
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 1.9
			\|count1 = 462
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 4
			\|electorate = 40,216
			\|valid = 24,922
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 12,462
			\|turnout = 61.9%
			}}

			=== 1969 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 22.2
			\|count1 = 6,243
			\|count2 = 6305
			\|count3 = 6389
			\|count4 = 6489
			\|count5 = '''7,665'''
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 19.3
			\|count1 = 5,441
			\|count2 = 5,458
			\|count3 = 5,485
			\|count4 = 6,293
			\|count5 = 6,384
			\|count6 = 6,370
			\|count7 = '''6,542'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 12.9
			\|count1 = 3,623
			\|count2 = 3,648
			\|count3 = 3,697
			\|count4 = 3,793
			\|count5 = 4,795
			\|count6 = 5,367
			\|count7 = '''6,878'''
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			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 11.9
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			\|count2 = 3,352
			\|count3 = 3,393
			\|count4 = 4,483
			\|count5 = 4,592
			\|count6 = 4,606
			\|count7 = 4,921
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Pearse Morris
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 8.3
			\|count1 = 2,344
			\|count2 = 2,361
			\|count3 = 2,484
			\|count4 = 2,567
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Donal O'Sullivan
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 8.2
			\|count1 = 2,300
			\|count2 = 2,631
			\|count3 = 4,368
			\|count4 = 4,421
			\|count5 = 4,490
			\|count6 = 4,523
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = James Murphy
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 7.9
			\|count1 = 2,224
			\|count2 = 2,240
			\|count3 = 2,288
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Seán Fitzpatrick
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 6.4
			\|count1 = 1,814
			\|count2 = 2,144
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			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Thomas O'Brien
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 2.9
			\|count1 = 830
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			\|electorate = 38,614
			\|valid = 28,157
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			\|turnout = 72.9%
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Dáil constituency (1969–1981)

Dublin County South
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created	1969
Abolished	1981
Seats	3
Local government area	County Dublin
Created from	Dublin County
Replaced by	Dublin South

Dublin County South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, and first used at the 1969 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, with effect from the 1981 general election.

Changes to the constituency of Dublin County South, 1969–1981
Years	TDs	Boundaries	Notes
1969–1977	3	In County Dublin the district electoral divisions (except any parts in the county borough of Dublin) of: Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 2; Ballybrack (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), Dundrum (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), Glencullen, Milltown, Rathmichael (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), in the former Rural District of Rathdown No. 1; Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Whitechurch, and the townland of Kimmage (except the part thereof comprised in the county borough of Dublin) in the district electoral division of Terenure, in the former Rural District of Dublin South.	Created from Dublin County
1977–1981	3	In County Dublin the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack Number One, Ballybrack Number Two, Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, Rathmichael; and that part of the district electoral division of Stillorgan Number One not contained in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire; and in County Wicklow, the district electoral divisions of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael (Bray)	Transfer of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael from Wicklow
1981	—	Constituency abolished	See Dublin South, Dún Laoghaire and Wicklow

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County South 1969–1981
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael Lab = Labour
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
19th	1969		Kevin Boland (FF)		Tom O'Higgins (FG)		Richard Burke (FG)
19th	1970 by-election		Larry McMahon (FG)		Tom O'Higgins (FG)
20th	1973		Larry McMahon (FG)		Ruairí Brugha (FF)
21st	1977		John Kelly (FG)		Niall Andrews (FF)		John Horgan (Lab)
22nd	1981	Constituency abolished. See Dublin South

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

*: Outgoing TD

1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin County South
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Fianna Fáil	Niall Andrews	19.9	6,956	7,063	7,133	7,771	9,698
	Fine Gael	John Kelly	15.3	5,355	5,452	6,282	6,866	6,971	10,241
	Labour	John Horgan	13.4	4,673	4,880	5,281	6,631	6,845	7,752	9,067
	Fianna Fáil	Ruairí Brugha	11.6	4,037	4,112	4,148	4,506	6,356	6,514	6,714
	Fianna Fáil	James Murphy	11.2	3,902	3,982	4,057	4,310
	Independent	Nuala Fennell	9.8	3,426	3,693	3,828
	Fine Gael	Seán Barrett	9.5	3,331	3,384	4,126	4,536	4,631
	Fine Gael	Tom Hand	6.5	2,258	2,357
	Independent	Myles Tierney	2.8	962
Electorate: 47,847 Valid: 34,900 Quota: 8,726 Turnout: 72.9%

1973 general election

1973 general election: Dublin County South
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fine Gael	Richard Burke	26.1	9,104
	Fianna Fáil	Ruairí Brugha	18.2	6,361	6,366	6,910	7,271	7,328	7,375	7,579	8,043
	Fianna Fáil	James Murphy	12.5	4,345	4,349	5,541	5,733	5,802	5,861	6,052	6,574
	Fine Gael	Larry McMahon	10.4	3,627	3,758	3,833	4,157	5,982	6,639	10,735
	Labour	Mervyn Taylor	8.8	3,083	3,105	3,155	3,535	3,834	5,769
	Labour	Malachi Burke	6.2	2,169	2,196	2,215	2,625	2,866
	Aontacht Éireann	Kevin Boland	6.2	2,142	2,148	2,178
	Fine Gael	Donal Lowry	6.0	2,103	2,289	2,309	2,558
	Fianna Fáil	Damien Murray	5.6	1,950	1,951
Electorate: 45,289 Valid: 34,884 Quota: 8,722 Turnout: 77.0%

‡: Boland resigned his seat on 4 November 1970

1970 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Kevin Boland, a by-election was held on 2 December 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Larry McMahon.

1970 by-election: Dublin County South
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Fine Gael	Larry McMahon	38.3	9,549	9,679	10,984	14,098
	Fianna Fáil	James Murphy	33.3	8,293	8,356	9,044	9,709
	Labour	Donal O'Sullivan	13.8	3,449	3,485	4,586
	Independent	Joseph MacAnthony	12.7	3,169	3,377
	Independent	James T. Deegan	1.9	462
Electorate: 40,216 Valid: 24,922 Quota: 12,462 Turnout: 61.9%

1969 general election

1969 general election: Dublin County South
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Fine Gael	Tom O'Higgins	22.2	6,243	6305	6389	6489	7,665
	Fianna Fáil	Kevin Boland	19.3	5,441	5,458	5,485	6,293	6,384	6,370	6,542
	Fine Gael	Richard Burke	12.9	3,623	3,648	3,697	3,793	4,795	5,367	6,878
	Fianna Fáil	Ruairí Brugha	11.9	3,338	3,352	3,393	4,483	4,592	4,606	4,921
	Fine Gael	Pearse Morris	8.3	2,344	2,361	2,484	2,567
	Labour	Donal O'Sullivan	8.2	2,300	2,631	4,368	4,421	4,490	4,523
	Fianna Fáil	James Murphy	7.9	2,224	2,240	2,288
	Labour	Seán Fitzpatrick	6.4	1,814	2,144
	Labour	Thomas O'Brien	2.9	830
Electorate: 38,614 Valid: 28,157 Quota: 7,040 Turnout: 72.9%

References

Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 October 2022.
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 October 2022.
Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
^ "General election 1969: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
"By-election 1970: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
^ "General election 1973: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
^ "General election 1977: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
"21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
"19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

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