County Cork

Cork South is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament The Oireachtas (ɛrʲaxt̪ˠasˠ is the "national parliament" or Legislature of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann. It existed from 1948–1961. It elected three Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV). A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes

Boundaries

The administrative county of Cork except the portion thereof which was comprised in the constituencies of Cork Borough, Cork North, Cork East and Cork West. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Cork Borough was an Irish parliamentary constituency which returned Teachtaí Dála (TDs to Dáil Éireann from 1921&ndash1969 using the Single Transferable Cork North is a former parliamentary Constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas Cork East is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Cork West was an Irish parliamentary constituency which returned Teachtaí Dála (TDs to Dáil Éireann from 1923&ndash1969 using the Single Transferable

History

The constituency was created in 1948, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, for the 1948 general election to Dáil Éireann. The Irish general election of 1948 was held on 4 February 1948 It succeeded the constituency of Cork South East. Cork South East is a former parliamentary Constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it was partially replaced by the new constituency of Cork South West. Cork South West is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

See also

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

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database
• Acts of the Oireachtas