# Kerry North (Dáil constituency)

Kerry North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (the Irish parliament), from 1937 to 2011. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

The constituency was located in the northern half of County Kerry, located between the River Shannon estuary and the Slieve Mish Mountains; and included Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Ballybunion and Castleisland. Until 1961 it also included the Dingle Peninsula, which was then transferred to Kerry South. It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 when the former Kerry constituency was divided into Kerry North and Kerry South. It was first used at the 1937 general election to the 9th Dáil.
The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) from 1937 to 1961 and 3 deputies from 1961 to 2011.
From 2007 to 2011, it had been defined as:
       Deelis, in the former Rural District of Dingle;
       Kilfelim, in the former Rural District of Killarney;
       Ardagh, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff, Ballyegan, Ballyhorgan, Beal, Carrig, Causeway, Cloontubbrid, Drommartin, Duagh, Ennismore, Gullane, Gunsborough, Kilfeighny, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmeany, Kilshenane, Kiltomy, Leitrim, Lislaughtin, Lisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Moynsha, Newtownsandes, Rathea, Shronowen, Tarbert, Tarmon, Trienearagh, Urlee, in the former Rural District of Listowel;
       Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardfert, Ballyegan, Ballyheige, Ballynahaglish, Ballynorig, Ballyseedy, Banna, Baurtregaum, Blennerville, Brosna, Castleisland, Clogherbrien, Cordal, Crinny, Doon, Gneeves, Kerryhead, Kilflyn, Kilgobban, Killahan, Kilmurry, Knockglass, Knocknagashel, Lackabaun, Mount Eagle, Nohaval, O'Brennan, Ratass, Tralee Rural, Tubrid, in the former Rural District of Tralee;
       and the towns of Listowel and Tralee."
In 2007, the Constituency Commission proposed that at the next general election the constituency of Kerry North be replaced with Kerry North–West Limerick, with the transfer of certain electoral divisions from Limerick West and other electoral divisions to Kerry South. It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, and was used at the 2011 general election.
The constituency of Kerry North–West Limerick comprised the northern half of County Kerry, located between the River Shannon estuary and the Slieve Mish Mountains; taking in Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Ballybunion and Castleisland; and the western part of County Limerick taking in the town of Abbeyfeale; and the villages of Athea, Glin, Mountcollins, Templeglantine and Tournafulla. It was only used at the 2011 general election.
At the 2016 general election, Kerry North–West Limerick and Kerry South were superseded by the constituencies of Kerry and Limerick County.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry North 1937–2011 :
| Key to parties  CnaP = Clann na Poblachta  CnaT = Clann na Talmhan  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Ind = Independent  Lab = Labour  NLP = National Labour Party  SF = Sinn Féin ||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 9th | 1937 | | Stephen Fuller (FF) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | John O'Sullivan (FG) | | Eamon Kissane (FF) |
| 10th | 1938 | | Stephen Fuller (FF) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | John O'Sullivan (FG) | | Eamon Kissane (FF) |
| 11th | 1943 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (CnaT) | | Eamon Kissane (FF) |
| 12th | 1944 | | Dan Spring (NLP) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (CnaT) | | Eamon Kissane (FF) |
| 13th | 1948 | | Dan Spring (NLP) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (CnaT) | | Eamon Kissane (FF) |
| 14th | 1951 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (Ind) | | John Lynch (FG) |
| 15th | 1954 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (CnaT) | | Johnny Connor (CnaP) |
| 15th | 1956 by-election | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (CnaT) | | Kathleen O'Connor (CnaP) |
| 16th | 1957 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (Ind) | | Daniel Moloney (FF) |
| 17th | 1961 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (Ind) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 18th | 1965 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Snr (FF) | | Patrick Finucane (Ind) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 19th | 1969 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Gerard Lynch (FG) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 20th | 1973 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Gerard Lynch (FG) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 21st | 1977 | | Dan Spring (Lab) | | Kit Ahern (FF) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Denis Foley (FF) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Denis Foley (FF) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Denis Foley (FF) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 25th | 1987 | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Denis Foley (FF) | | Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 26th | 1989 | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) | | Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 27th | 1992 | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Denis Foley (FF) | | Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 28th | 1997 | | Dick Spring (Lab) | | Denis Foley (FF) | | Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 29th | 2002 | | Martin Ferris (SF) | | Tom McEllistrim (FF) | | Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 30th | 2007 | | Martin Ferris (SF) | | Tom McEllistrim (FF) | | Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | 3 seats from 1961 | 3 seats from 1961 |
| 31st | 2011 | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick | Constituency abolished. See Kerry North–West Limerick |
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
### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 32.3 | 12,697 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Ferris | 20.4 | 8,030 | 8,631 | 9,284 | 10,196 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim | 18.7 | 7,367 | 7,702 | 8,040 | 11,247 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Norma Foley | 12.5 | 4,937 | 5,257 | 5,535 | |
| | Labour | Terry O'Brien | 10.9 | 4,287 | 5,589 | 6,332 | 7,282 |
| | Green | David Grey | 1.9 | 747 | 893 | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Dineen | 1.7 | 689 | 803 | | |
| | Independent | Sam Locke | 1.0 | 397 | 417 | | |
| | Independent | Tom Donovan | 0.3 | 111 | 134 | | |
| | Independent | Michael O'Connor | 0.1 | 51 | 58 | | |
| Electorate: 56,216 Valid: 39,313 Spoilt: 334 (0.8%) Quota: 9,829 Turnout: 39,647 (70.5%) ||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Ferris | 24.1 | 9,496 | 10,016 | |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 22.4 | 8,773 | 9,166 | 9,353 |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 22.1 | 8,652 | 9,538 | 9,842 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim | 20.2 | 7,884 | 10,285 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Kiely | 10.0 | 3,927 | | |
| | Ind. Health Alliance | James Kennedy | 0.6 | 233 | | |
| | Independent | Anthony O'Connor | 0.5 | 208 | | |
| Electorate: 55,476 Valid: 39,173 Spoilt: 351 (0.9%) Quota: 9,794 Turnout: 39,524 (71.3%) |||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 29.9 | 10,699 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 24.3 | 8,689 | 9,711 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Ferris | 15.9 | 5,691 | 6,003 | 6,261 | 7,294 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 15.0 | 5,376 | 5,607 | 5,882 | 9,719 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 11.3 | 4,036 | 4,173 | 4,277 | |
| | National Party | Ciarán O'Connell | 3.6 | 1,288 | 1,340 | 1,469 | |
| Electorate: 51,348 Valid: 35,779 Spoilt: 284 (0.8%) Quota: 8,945 Turnout: 36,063 (70.2%) ||||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 33.9 | 11,515 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 23.9 | 8,120 | 9,665 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 14.7 | 4,974 | 5,699 | 6,210 | 6,469 | 6,964 | 8,698 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 13.6 | 4,619 | 4,932 | 5,108 | 5,270 | 5,565 | 6,473 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Sullivan | 8.2 | 2,781 | 2,921 | 3,081 | 3,174 | 3,377 | |
| | Independent | Michael Reidy | 3.3 | 1,122 | 1,278 | 1,451 | 1,606 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Billy Leen | 2.4 | 802 | 954 | 1,031 | | | |
| Electorate: 48,797 Valid: 33,933 Spoilt: 400 (1.2%) Quota: 8,484 Turnout: 34,333 (70.4%) ||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 29.7 | 10,118 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 25.5 | 8,692 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 19.8 | 6,756 | 7,228 | 8,402 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 17.3 | 5,880 | 6,769 | 8,047 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Sullivan | 7.8 | 2,641 | 2,876 | |
| Electorate: 46,715 Valid: 34,087 Quota: 8,522 Turnout: 72.9% |||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 29.0 | 10,087 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 21.9 | 7,611 | 7,778 | 7,888 | 8,118 | 9,619 | |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 19.4 | 6,739 | 7,555 | 7,635 | 7,824 | 8,311 | 8,383 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 17.7 | 6,161 | 6,293 | 6,344 | 6,449 | 7,523 | 8,378 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Kiely | 8.5 | 2,939 | 3,119 | 3,127 | 3,370 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Declan Finucane | 1.9 | 668 | 752 | 1,061 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | William Leen | 1.6 | 559 | 576 | | | | |
| Electorate: 45,602 Valid: 34,764 Quota: 8,692 Turnout: 76.2% ||||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 28.9 | 9,724 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 21.2 | 7,125 | 7,142 | 7,375 | 9,655 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 17.3 | 5,817 | 6,614 | 7,291 | 8,055 | 8,159 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Kiely | 15.1 | 5,081 | 5,087 | 5,227 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 14.9 | 5,025 | 5,054 | 5,318 | 7,162 | 8,303 |
| | Fine Gael | Bernie Gannon | 2.6 | 866 | | | | |
| Electorate: 42,982 Valid: 33,638 Quota: 8,410 Turnout: 78.3% |||||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 25.8 | 8,552 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 20.4 | 6,754 | 7,076 | 9,585 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 17.1 | 5,646 | 6,098 | 7,950 | 9,123 |
| | Fine Gael | Robert Pierse | 17.1 | 5,643 | 5,836 | 6,513 | 6,647 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Kiely | 16.0 | 5,297 | 5,416 | | |
| | Independent | Denis Foley | 3.7 | 1,218 | | | |
| Electorate: 42,856 Valid: 33,110 Spoilt: 240 (0.7%) Quota: 8,278 Turnout: 33,350 (77.8%) ||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 24.0 | 8,214 | 8,302 | 8,991 | | | |
| | Labour | Dick Spring | 16.6 | 5,685 | 6,055 | 6,973 | 7,509 | 7,763 | 8,163 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 14.9 | 5,104 | 5,199 | 6,096 | 9,276 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Lynch | 14.7 | 5,037 | 6,581 | 7,042 | 7,616 | 7,715 | 8,019 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern | 12.1 | 4,158 | 4,218 | 4,642 | | | |
| | Anti H-Block | Seán McKenna | 11.3 | 3,860 | 3,917 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fionán Harty | 6.5 | 2,227 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 42,856 Valid: 34,285 Quota: 8,572 Turnout: 80.0% ||||||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 21.0 | 6,964 | 7,073 | 9,269 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern | 20.3 | 6,737 | 6,778 | 8,885 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Lynch | 18.7 | 6,202 | 7,382 | 7,651 | 7,773 | 7,927 |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 18.2 | 6,046 | 6,452 | 7,206 | 7,803 | 8,234 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Foley | 16.1 | 5,329 | 5,482 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Blennerhassett | 5.8 | 1,920 | | | | |
| Electorate: 43,185 Valid: 33,198 Quota: 8,300 Turnout: 76.9% |||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 26.0 | 7,263 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 21.0 | 5,856 | 6,194 | 6,236 | 6,562 | 7,284 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern | 20.7 | 5,786 | 5,889 | 6,108 | 6,454 | 6,539 | 6,578 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Lynch | 16.5 | 4,592 | 4,655 | 4,665 | 5,591 | 6,823 | 7,092 |
| | Fine Gael | John Blennerhassett | 6.9 | 1,938 | 2,021 | 2,032 | 2,165 | | |
| | Independent | John Larkin | 6.4 | 1,773 | 1,817 | 1,822 | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph Keohane | 2.5 | 695 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 37,018 Valid: 27,903 Quota: 6,976 Turnout: 75.4% ||||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Jnr | 20.6 | 5,759 | 6,001 | 7,182 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern | 18.6 | 5,217 | 5,620 | 6,256 | 6,357 | 6,380 |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 17.5 | 4,913 | 5,264 | 5,865 | 6,597 | 6,935 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Lynch | 15.5 | 4,332 | 5,266 | 5,344 | 7,366 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Scannell | 9.8 | 2,745 | 2,814 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Blennerhassett | 9.4 | 2,628 | 2,932 | 3,162 | | |
| | Independent | Michael Finucane | 8.7 | 2,425 | | | | |
| Electorate: 35,846 Valid: 28,019 Quota: 7,005 Turnout: 78.2% |||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 28.5 | 7,561 | | |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 25.1 | 6,645 | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Finucane | 19.4 | 5,147 | 5,271 | 7,871 |
| | Fine Gael | Edmond Hayes | 13.5 | 3,569 | 3,656 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern | 13.5 | 3,563 | 4,291 | 4,539 |
| Electorate: 34,839 Valid: 26,485 Quota: 6,622 Turnout: 76.0% |||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 21.9 | 6,195 | 6,300 | 6,713 | 6,903 |
| | Independent | Patrick Finucane | 20.6 | 5,827 | 6,208 | 6,694 | 7,564 |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 20.4 | 5,784 | 6,272 | 6,764 | 7,659 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daniel Moloney | 18.6 | 5,262 | 5,318 | 5,442 | 5,576 |
| | Fine Gael | Robert Gleasure | 6.9 | 1,963 | 2,021 | 2,360 | |
| | Independent | Charles Lenihan | 6.3 | 1,777 | 1,988 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Barry | 5.2 | 1,483 | | | |
| Electorate: 35,956 Valid: 28,291 Quota: 7,073 Turnout: 78.7% ||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daniel Moloney | 20.2 | 6,976 | | |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 18.3 | 6,292 | 7,102 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 18.1 | 6,231 | 6,589 | 6,890 |
| | Independent | Patrick Finucane | 13.2 | 4,562 | 5,334 | 6,994 |
| | Independent | Charles Lenihan | 10.8 | 3,736 | 4,484 | 5,655 |
| | Fine Gael | John Lynch | 10.2 | 3,499 | 3,672 | |
| | Sinn Féin | May Daly | 9.2 | 3,171 | | |
| Electorate: 45,349 Valid: 34,467 Quota: 6,894 Turnout: 76.0% |||||||

### 1956 by-election

Following the death of Clann na Poblachta TD Johnny Connor, a by-election was held on 29 February 1956. The seat was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Kathleen O'Connor, daughter of the deceased TD.
1956 by-election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Kathleen O'Connor | 53.5 | 18,176 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daniel J. Moloney | 46.6 | 15,828 |
| Electorate: 45,841 Valid: 34,004 Quota: 17,003 Turnout: 74.2% |||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 17.7 | 6,378 | 8,116 | | | |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 16.3 | 5,861 | 6,467 | 6,561 | 7,921 | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Finucane | 14.8 | 5,326 | 5,548 | 5,590 | 7,336 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Johnny Connor | 13.9 | 5,003 | 5,175 | 5,208 | 6,741 | 7,421 |
| | Fine Gael | John Lynch | 13.6 | 4,904 | 5,084 | 5,098 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 12.7 | 4,580 | 5,464 | 6,208 | 6,448 | 6,500 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Maurice Lawlor | 10.8 | 3,890 | | | | |
| Electorate: 46,390 Valid: 35,942 Quota: 7,189 Turnout: 77.5% |||||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 19.9 | 7,035 | 7,631 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas McEllistrim, Snr | 15.4 | 5,430 | 6,927 | 7,104 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Lynch | 15.3 | 5,397 | 5,544 | 5,620 | 7,492 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 13.8 | 4,868 | 5,661 | 5,762 | 6,063 | 6,106 |
| | Independent | Patrick Finucane | 13.4 | 4,714 | 4,838 | 4,880 | 6,451 | 6,844 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Johnny Connor | 12.6 | 4,446 | 4,614 | 4,703 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas O'Connor | 9.6 | 3,389 | | | | |
| Electorate: 46,519 Valid: 35,279 Quota: 7,056 Turnout: 75.8% |||||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas McEllistrim, Snr | 21.0 | 7,555 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 17.2 | 6,214 | 6,281 | 6,407 | 6,533 | 8,769 | | |
| | National Labour Party | Dan Spring | 16.3 | 5,877 | 6,017 | 6,061 | 6,698 | 7,486 | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Finucane | 12.7 | 4,569 | 4,914 | 4,930 | 5,604 | 6,088 | 6,295 | 6,414 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Johnny Connor | 12.2 | 4,390 | 5,294 | 5,314 | 5,814 | 6,121 | 6,232 | 6,365 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Gega O'Connor | 10.5 | 3,792 | 3,822 | 3,949 | 4,072 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jeremiah P. Nolan | 5.8 | 2,108 | 2,168 | 2,176 | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Johnny Walsh | 4.3 | 1,564 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 48,998 Valid: 36,069 Quota: 7,214 Turnout: 73.6% |||||||||||

### 1944 general election

1944 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Finucane | 25.8 | 8,784 | |
| | National Labour Party | Dan Spring | 24.7 | 8,429 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 20.7 | 7,047 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 19.1 | 6,521 | 7,830 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick McKenna | 9.7 | 3,322 | 3,976 |
| Electorate: 51,367 Valid: 34,103 Quota: 6,821 Turnout: 66.4% ||||||

### 1943 general election

1943 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 17.2 | 6,551 | 6,907 | 8,897 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 15.7 | 5,973 | 6,008 | 7,021 | 8,230 | | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Finucane | 13.6 | 5,174 | 5,329 | 5,458 | 5,474 | 5,505 | 6,729 | 6,957 |
| | Labour | Dan Spring | 13.6 | 5,155 | 6,675 | 6,859 | 6,896 | 7,008 | 8,440 | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Edmund Horan | 12.7 | 4,827 | 4,847 | 4,991 | 5,002 | 5,021 | 6,211 | 6,533 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 11.6 | 4,420 | 4,553 | 4,639 | 4,662 | 4,735 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Stephen Fuller | 9.3 | 3,550 | 3,633 | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Kelly | 6.2 | 2,352 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 51,367 Valid: 38,002 Quota: 7,601 Turnout: 74.0% |||||||||||

### 1938 general election

1938 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 24.0 | 8,478 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Stephen Fuller | 21.8 | 7,684 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 21.1 | 7,457 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 15.4 | 5,432 | 5,893 | 6,032 | 8,568 |
| | Labour | William Cummins | 9.3 | 3,273 | 4,028 | 4,345 | 4,701 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael O'Connell | 8.4 | 2,976 | 3,177 | 3,344 | |
| Electorate: 48,150 Valid: 35,300 Quota: 7,061 Turnout: 73.3% ||||||||

### 1937 general election

1937 general election: Kerry North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kissane | 21.9 | 7,673 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim, Snr | 17.7 | 6,213 | 6,499 | 7,583 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Stephen Fuller | 17.2 | 6,019 | 6,314 | 8,592 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 14.9 | 5,204 | 5,211 | 5,821 | 5,957 | 6,090 |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas O'Connell | 14.7 | 5,136 | 5,167 | 5,602 | 5,834 | 5,923 |
| | Labour | Patrick Casey | 13.7 | 4,783 | 4,831 | | | |
| Electorate: 48,621 Valid: 35,028 Quota: 7,006 Turnout: 72.0% |||||||||