# Dublin North-Central (Dáil constituency)

Dublin North-Central was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1948 to 2016. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

It varied between 3 and 4 seats from its creation in 1948. It was located on the northside of Dublin city. It was subsumed into the new Dublin Bay North constituency at the 2016 general election.
The constituency's most high-profile TD was Charles Haughey, Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981, in 1982, and from 1987 to 1992. Haughey won the first seat in the constituency at every election from 1981 until his retirement in 1992. At that election, his son Seán Haughey succeeded him in the constituency.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North-Central 1948–2016 :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Ind = Independent  Lab = Labour  SLP = Socialist Labour ||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 13th | 1948 | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Martin O'Sullivan (Lab) | | Patrick McGilligan (FG) | 3 seats 1948–1961 | 3 seats 1948–1961 |
| 14th | 1951 | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Colm Gallagher (FF) | | Patrick McGilligan (FG) | 3 seats 1948–1961 | 3 seats 1948–1961 |
| 15th | 1954 | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Maureen O'Carroll (Lab) | | Patrick McGilligan (FG) | 3 seats 1948–1961 | 3 seats 1948–1961 |
| 16th | 1957 | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Colm Gallagher (FF) | | Patrick McGilligan (FG) | 3 seats 1948–1961 | 3 seats 1948–1961 |
| 16th | 1957 by-election | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Frank Sherwin (Ind) | | Patrick McGilligan (FG) | 3 seats 1948–1961 | 3 seats 1948–1961 |
| 17th | 1961 | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Frank Sherwin (Ind) | | Patrick McGilligan (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 18th | 1965 | | Vivion de Valera (FF) | | Michael O'Leary (Lab) | | Luke Belton (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 19th | 1969 | | George Colley (FF) | | Michael O'Leary (Lab) | | Luke Belton (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 20th | 1973 | | George Colley (FF) | | Michael O'Leary (Lab) | | Luke Belton (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 21st | 1977 | | Vincent Brady (FF) | | Michael O'Leary (Lab) | | Michael Keating (FG) | 3 seats 1977–1981 | 3 seats 1977–1981 |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Vincent Brady (FF) | | Charles Haughey (FF) | | Noël Browne (SLP) | | George Birmingham (FG) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Vincent Brady (FF) | | Charles Haughey (FF) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | George Birmingham (FG) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Vincent Brady (FF) | | Charles Haughey (FF) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | George Birmingham (FG) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Vincent Brady (FF) | | Charles Haughey (FF) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | George Birmingham (FG) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Vincent Brady (FF) | | Charles Haughey (FF) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | Ivor Callely (FF) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Seán Haughey (FF) | | Derek McDowell (Lab) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | Ivor Callely (FF) |
| 28th | 1997 | | Seán Haughey (FF) | | Derek McDowell (Lab) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | Ivor Callely (FF) |
| 29th | 2002 | | Seán Haughey (FF) | | Finian McGrath (Ind) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | | Ivor Callely (FF) |
| 30th | 2007 | | Seán Haughey (FF) | | Finian McGrath (Ind) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | 3 seats from 2007 | 3 seats from 2007 |
| 31st | 2011 | | Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Lab) | | Finian McGrath (Ind) | | Richard Bruton (FG) | 3 seats from 2007 | 3 seats from 2007 |
| 32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North |
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

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 25.0 | 9,685 | 9,790 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | 22.5 | 8,731 | 8,911 | 9,329 | 10,192 | | | |
| | Independent | Finian McGrath | 15.4 | 5,986 | 6,156 | 6,701 | 7,777 | 8,119 | 8,150 | 11,025 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Haughey | 12.9 | 5,017 | 5,077 | 5,128 | 5,295 | 5,338 | 5,348 | |
| | Fine Gael | Naoise Ó Muirí | 12.8 | 4,959 | 5,033 | 5,098 | 5,240 | 5,353 | 5,403 | 6,399 |
| | Sinn Féin | Helen McCormack | 5.6 | 2,165 | 2,187 | 2,602 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | John Lyons | 3.6 | 1,399 | 1,587 | | | | | |
| | Green | Donna Cooney | 1.3 | 501 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Clarke | 0.9 | 331 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 52,992 Valid: 38,774 Spoilt: 413 (1.1%) Quota: 9,694 Turnout: 39,187 (73.9%) |||||||||||
* ↑ Lyons campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 25.5 | 9,303 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Haughey | 24.8 | 9,026 | 9,046 | 9,280 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivor Callely | 19.2 | 7,003 | 7,019 | 7,167 | 7,252 | 7,952 |
| | Independent | Finian McGrath | 14.2 | 5,169 | 5,212 | 5,768 | 5,819 | 9,397 |
| | Labour | Derek McDowell | 7.3 | 2,649 | 2,741 | 2,884 | 2,897 | |
| | Green | Bronwen Maher | 5.2 | 1,891 | 1,913 | 2,160 | 2,186 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Lawlor | 3.8 | 1,375 | 1,380 | | | |
| Electorate: 53,443 Valid: 36,416 Spoilt: 342 (0.9%) Quota: 9,105 Turnout: 36,758 (68.8%) |||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Haughey | 19.0 | 7,614 | 7,655 | 7,718 | 8,028 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivor Callely | 17.2 | 6,896 | 6,937 | 7,035 | 7,213 | 7,438 | 7,833 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Deirdre Heney | 13.8 | 5,533 | 5,564 | 5,627 | 5,802 | 6,101 | 6,527 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 12.9 | 5,159 | 5,195 | 6,247 | 6,362 | 6,750 | 9,045 |
| | Labour | Derek McDowell | 10.5 | 4,203 | 4,285 | 4,431 | 4,719 | 5,548 | |
| | Ind. Health Alliance | Finian McGrath | 9.5 | 3,781 | 3,893 | 4,021 | 4,698 | 5,756 | 7,638 |
| | Sinn Féin | Frances McCole | 5.7 | 2,299 | 2,445 | 2,459 | | | |
| | Green | Bronwen Maher | 5.7 | 2,275 | 2,403 | 2,486 | 3,058 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Breen | 4.1 | 1,650 | 1,661 | | | | |
| | Socialist Workers | Ritchie Brown | 1.6 | 638 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 65,583 Valid: 40,048 Spoilt: 427 (1.1%) Quota: 8,010 Turnout: 40,475 (61.7%) ||||||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivor Callely | 25.9 | 11,190 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 19.0 | 8,196 | 8,364 | 8,376 | 8,447 | 8,639 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Haughey | 17.8 | 7,670 | 8,901 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Derek McDowell | 6.6 | 2,848 | 2,891 | 2,896 | 2,972 | 3,489 | 3,633 | 3,718 | 4,025 | 4,669 | 6,490 | 6,992 |
| | Independent | Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | 5.8 | 2,485 | 2,578 | 2,595 | 2,689 | 2,772 | 2,857 | 3,115 | 3,504 | 4,428 | 5,176 | 6,616 |
| | Fine Gael | Niamh Cosgrave | 3.9 | 1,713 | 1,743 | 1,746 | 1,771 | 1,849 | 2,858 | 3,001 | 3,193 | 3,475 | | |
| | Green | Stephen Rawson | 3.8 | 1,650 | 1,692 | 1,697 | 1,834 | 1,989 | 2,019 | 2,213 | 2,747 | | | |
| | Independent | Finian McGrath | 3.6 | 1,551 | 1,595 | 1,600 | 1,709 | 1,797 | 1,823 | 1,930 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ronan Garvey | 3.3 | 1,424 | 1,568 | 1,584 | 1,602 | 1,642 | 1,665 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Cathy Fay | 3.1 | 1,326 | 1,352 | 1,354 | 1,372 | 1,435 | | | | | | |
| | Democratic Left | Helen Lahert | 2.8 | 1,194 | 1,226 | 1,229 | 1,338 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ita Green | 2.7 | 1,184 | 1,867 | 2,065 | 2,114 | 2,163 | 2,217 | 2,913 | 3,155 | 3,489 | 3,784 | |
| | Socialist Workers | Richard Browne | 1.6 | 698 | 717 | 718 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Norman Hunt Jnr. | 0.1 | 36 | 37 | 37 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 66,559 Valid: 43,165 Spoilt: 456 (1.1%) Quota: 8,634 Turnout: 43,621 (65.5%) |||||||||||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Labour | Derek McDowell | 23.1 | 10,609 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Haughey | 17.9 | 8,202 | 8,276 | 8,289 | 8,300 | 8,309 | 8,340 | 8,418 | 8,495 | 8,631 | 8,837 | 8,945 | 10,912 | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 16.7 | 7,657 | 8,001 | 8,012 | 8,020 | 8,031 | 8,073 | 8,101 | 8,251 | 8,651 | 10,505 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivor Callely | 12.9 | 5,917 | 5,991 | 5,996 | 6,007 | 6,015 | 6,038 | 6,083 | 6,138 | 6,229 | 6,365 | 6,511 | 8,145 | 9,632 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Stafford | 8.2 | 3,759 | 3,808 | 3,814 | 3,823 | 3,830 | 3,876 | 3,922 | 4,012 | 4,086 | 4,351 | 4,513 | | |
| | Independent | Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | 7.7 | 3,551 | 3,733 | 3,755 | 3,806 | 3,851 | 3,956 | 4,094 | 4,391 | 5,082 | 5,376 | 6,237 | 6,639 | 6,789 |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Lee | 5.7 | 2,620 | 2,739 | 2,746 | 2,754 | 2,765 | 2,797 | 2,817 | 2,873 | 3,019 | | | | |
| | Democratic Left | Helen Lahert | 3.0 | 1,376 | 1,765 | 1,781 | 1,806 | 1,823 | 1,859 | 1,934 | 2,136 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Finian McGrath | 1.7 | 764 | 846 | 856 | 866 | 901 | 970 | 1,133 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Nick McBennett | 1.4 | 644 | 671 | 673 | 675 | 684 | 696 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel O'Hanrahan | 0.8 | 363 | 401 | 406 | 408 | 443 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony O'Byrne | 0.3 | 156 | 185 | 192 | 219 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Margaret Doyle Dunne | 0.3 | 143 | 155 | 178 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Rosemary Burns | 0.3 | 122 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 64,859 Valid: 45,883 Spoilt: 634 (1.4%) Quota: 9,177 Turnout: 46,517 (71.7%) |||||||||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charles Haughey | 23.8 | 9,105 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivor Callely | 13.9 | 5,340 | 5,836 | 5,841 | 5,846 | 5,873 | 5,909 | 6,126 | 6,350 | 6,897 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 13.9 | 5,323 | 5,374 | 5,385 | 5,394 | 5,614 | 5,683 | 5,976 | 6,281 | 7,704 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vincent Brady | 13.9 | 5,320 | 6,116 | 6,119 | 6,130 | 6,156 | 6,181 | 6,418 | 6,616 | 6,958 |
| | Fine Gael | George Birmingham | 12.1 | 4,631 | 4,659 | 4,674 | 4,677 | 4,888 | 4,940 | 5,225 | 5,356 | 6,140 |
| | Workers' Party | Triona Dooney | 6.8 | 2,595 | 2,614 | 2,635 | 2,671 | 2,717 | 2,899 | 3,168 | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Halloran | 5.0 | 1,928 | 1,948 | 1,952 | 1,962 | 2,001 | 3,028 | 3,335 | 5,136 | |
| | Independent | Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | 4.2 | 1,612 | 1,633 | 1,652 | 1,752 | 1,827 | 1,878 | | | |
| | Labour | Derek McDowell | 3.7 | 1,398 | 1,410 | 1,431 | 1,448 | 1,474 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Una O'Mahony | 1.8 | 690 | 694 | 698 | 702 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Denning | 0.5 | 191 | 193 | 225 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Don Donnelly | 0.4 | 141 | 142 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 55,827 Valid: 38,274 Quota: 7,655 Turnout: 68.5% |||||||||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charles Haughey | 30.3 | 12,986 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | George Birmingham | 12.1 | 5,201 | 5,252 | 5,253 | 5,264 | 5,325 | 5,332 | 5,505 | 5,594 | 6,852 | 7,854 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 12.1 | 5,196 | 5,273 | 5,276 | 5,283 | 5,359 | 5,373 | 5,553 | 5,688 | 6,960 | 8,325 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vincent Brady | 10.4 | 4,454 | 7,012 | 7,019 | 7,049 | 7,071 | 7,200 | 7,465 | 7,679 | 7,995 | 8,654 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivor Callely | 9.1 | 3,904 | 5,266 | 5,274 | 5,282 | 5,331 | 5,478 | 5,646 | 5,882 | 6,160 | 6,896 |
| | Progressive Democrats | James O'Hanrahan | 8.3 | 3,582 | 3,623 | 3,629 | 3,637 | 3,724 | 3,745 | 4,032 | 4,229 | 5,258 | |
| | Labour | Flor O'Mahony | 6.9 | 2,973 | 3,083 | 3,090 | 3,104 | 3,260 | 3,363 | 3,557 | 4,529 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Triona Dooney | 3.8 | 1,643 | 1,694 | 1,701 | 1,706 | 1,885 | 2,096 | 2,287 | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | 3.1 | 1,341 | 1,392 | 1,419 | 1,440 | 1,482 | 1,581 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ciaran MacCormaic | 1.8 | 779 | 815 | 820 | 822 | 870 | | | | | |
| | Democratic Socialist | Philip O'Connor | 1.6 | 681 | 733 | 734 | 745 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Austin McCoy | 0.3 | 111 | 117 | 122 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Barbara Hyland | 0.2 | 73 | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 57,167 Valid: 42,924 Quota: 8,585 Turnout: 75.1% ||||||||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charles Haughey | 35.9 | 14,516 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | George Birmingham | 21.9 | 8,876 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 14.7 | 5,948 | 6,094 | 6,826 | 6,887 | 6,977 | 7,179 | 7,292 | 7,858 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vincent Brady | 8.6 | 3,465 | 7,569 | 7,587 | 7,613 | 7,782 | 7,983 | 11,654 | |
| | Labour | Flor O'Mahony | 7.6 | 3,082 | 3,188 | 3,206 | 3,315 | 3,549 | 4,682 | 4,783 | 5,778 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ita Greene | 4.3 | 1,746 | 3,641 | 3,646 | 3,666 | 3,837 | 4,020 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Pádraig Yeates | 3.7 | 1,476 | 1,534 | 1,537 | 1,633 | 2,013 | | | |
| | Independent | Bernadette McAliskey | 2.5 | 1,023 | 1,117 | 1,120 | 1,148 | | | | |
| | Democratic Socialist | Philip O'Connor | 0.6 | 224 | 238 | 239 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Dillon | 0.3 | 114 | 118 | 119 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 55,735 Valid: 40,470 Quota: 8,095 Turnout: 72.6% ||||||||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charles Haughey | 39.6 | 16,143 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | George Birmingham | 18.9 | 7,727 | 7,829 | 7,836 | 7,858 | 7,864 | 8,274 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Bruton | 11.3 | 4,591 | 4,676 | 4,679 | 4,696 | 4,705 | 5,184 | 5,281 | 5,941 | 6,010 | 6,352 | 8,488 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vincent Brady | 7.9 | 3,212 | 7,955 | 7,972 | 8,004 | 8,017 | 8,067 | 8,069 | 8,599 | | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Halloran | 5.3 | 2,172 | 2,304 | 2,316 | 2,345 | 2,430 | 2,470 | 2,477 | 2,734 | 2,753 | 3,508 | |
| | Independent | Bernadette McAliskey | 5.1 | 2,085 | 2,317 | 2,325 | 2,340 | 2,438 | 2,459 | 2,460 | 2,715 | 2,740 | | |
| | Independent | Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | 4.4 | 1,801 | 1,966 | 1,975 | 2,040 | 2,067 | 2,100 | 2,105 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ita Greene | 3.7 | 1,517 | 3,950 | 3,966 | 3,998 | 4,006 | 4,040 | 4,042 | 4,278 | 4,604 | 5,479 | 5,988 |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Byrne | 2.5 | 1,004 | 1,051 | 1,054 | 1,072 | 1,077 | | | | | | |
| | Communist | John Curley | 0.6 | 240 | 252 | 254 | 266 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | T.C.G. O'Mahony | 0.5 | 214 | 232 | 252 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony O'Hara | 0.2 | 89 | 103 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 54,726 Valid: 40,795 Quota: 8,160 Turnout: 74.5% |||||||||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charles Haughey | 43.5 | 17,637 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | George Birmingham | 15.5 | 6,304 | 6,478 | 6,482 | 6,485 | 6,532 | 7,286 | 7,551 | 7,617 | 8,164 | | |
| | Socialist Labour | Noël Browne | 12.4 | 5,031 | 5,633 | 5,645 | 5,728 | 5,806 | 5,897 | 6,184 | 6,949 | 7,776 | 9,414 | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Belton | 7.1 | 2,899 | 3,006 | 3,010 | 3,014 | 3,033 | 3,232 | 3,397 | 3,451 | 3,645 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vincent Brady | 4.5 | 1,818 | 5,678 | 5,684 | 5,686 | 5,720 | 5,756 | 5,957 | 6,214 | 6,304 | 6,667 | 6,961 |
| | Independent | Vincent Doherty | 3.7 | 1,481 | 1,628 | 1,631 | 1,663 | 1,681 | 1,683 | 1,733 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eugene Timmons | 3.0 | 1,209 | 5,433 | 5,438 | 5,441 | 5,488 | 5,513 | 5,678 | 5,970 | 6,109 | 6,453 | 6,778 |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Byrne | 2.8 | 1,138 | 1,197 | 1,201 | 1,202 | 1,223 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Halloran | 2.7 | 1,093 | 1,199 | 1,202 | 1,213 | 1,747 | 1,788 | 1,861 | 1,990 | | | |
| | Independent | Hannah Barlow | 2.6 | 1,039 | 1,195 | 1,202 | 1,215 | 1,226 | 1,288 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Martin | 1.8 | 730 | 804 | 804 | 814 | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | John Curley | 0.4 | 156 | 161 | 164 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Dillon | 0.1 | 46 | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 54,726 Valid: 40,581 Quota: 8,117 Turnout: 74.2% |||||||||||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Michael O'Leary | 20.2 | 4,729 | 5,319 | 5,641 | 5,754 | 6,014 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vincent Brady | 19.9 | 4,678 | 4,700 | 4,814 | 5,861 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Mulcahy | 13.6 | 3,198 | 3,216 | 3,318 | 3,840 | 3,894 | 4,612 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Keating | 12.4 | 2,912 | 3,003 | 3,058 | 3,093 | 4,933 | 5,826 |
| | Fine Gael | Ray Fay | 9.2 | 2,166 | 2,258 | 2,285 | 2,328 | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Byrne | 8.1 | 1,903 | 1,942 | 2,287 | 2,376 | 2,466 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Doran | 7.6 | 1,775 | 1,808 | 1,878 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Raymond McGran | 4.9 | 1,138 | 1,179 | | | | |
| | Labour | William Cumiskey | 4.0 | 953 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 37,934 Valid: 25,528 Spoilt: 245 (0.9%) Quota: 5,883 Turnout: 25,773 (67.9%) ||||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | George Colley | 29.8 | 10,263 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Leary | 16.8 | 5,795 | 5,878 | 6,009 | 6,062 | 6,178 | 7,089 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Luke Belton | 16.3 | 5,624 | 5,678 | 5,708 | 5,745 | 5,863 | 5,949 | 6,557 | 7,058 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Lindsay | 8.9 | 3,078 | 3,110 | 3,124 | 3,152 | 3,241 | 3,300 | 3,910 | 4,290 | 4,398 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 8.8 | 3,025 | 4,158 | 4,168 | 4,206 | 4,283 | 4,307 | 4,362 | 4,517 | 7,659 |
| | Sinn Féin (Official) | Máirín de Burca | 4.8 | 1,667 | 1,694 | 1,710 | 1,901 | 1,975 | 2,056 | 2,088 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Kenny | 3.7 | 1,274 | 3,243 | 3,247 | 3,276 | 3,321 | 3,342 | 3,371 | 3,481 | |
| | Fine Gael | Alice Glenn | 3.6 | 1,240 | 1,260 | 1,279 | 1,295 | 1,343 | 1,413 | | | |
| | Labour | William Cumiskey | 3.2 | 1,106 | 1,130 | 1,241 | 1,259 | 1,291 | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | 1.7 | 578 | 591 | 591 | 635 | | | | | |
| | Aontacht Éireann | Nóirín Butler | 1.4 | 489 | 494 | 497 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Seoirse Dearle | 1.0 | 345 | 356 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 49,073 Valid: 34,484 Quota: 6,897 Turnout: 70.3% |||||||
* ↑ Appeared on the ballot as Seán D. Christian Democrat Dublin Bay Loftus

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | George Colley | 29.0 | 10,519 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Leary | 20.4 | 7,423 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Luke Belton | 12.8 | 4,655 | 4,703 | 4,724 | 4,729 | 5,174 | 5,202 | 5,659 | 5,841 | 6,039 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Lindsay | 12.5 | 4,552 | 4,616 | 4,629 | 4,637 | 5,173 | 5,200 | 5,555 | 5,676 | 5,798 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 7.2 | 2,607 | 4,350 | 4,374 | 4,378 | 4,411 | 4,977 | 5,171 | 7,585 | |
| | Labour | William Cumiskey | 5.8 | 2,089 | 2,131 | 2,897 | 3,029 | 3,055 | 3,082 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Stafford | 5.3 | 1,919 | 2,595 | 2,620 | 2,624 | 2,640 | 3,193 | 3,357 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Kelly | 2.9 | 1,055 | 1,083 | 1,098 | 1,100 | | | | | |
| | Labour | James Quinn | 2.4 | 891 | 914 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dermot Ryan | 1.7 | 610 | 1,240 | 1,256 | 1,259 | 1,269 | | | | |
| Electorate: 50,868 Valid: 36,320 Quota: 7,265 Turnout: 71.4% |||||||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivion de Valera | 31.1 | 8,376 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Luke Belton | 11.1 | 2,999 | 3,033 | 3,057 | 3,185 | 3,660 | 3,681 | 3,729 | 3,825 | 4,089 | 6,650 | |
| | Labour | Susan Geraghty Bowler | 9.0 | 2,418 | 2,462 | 2,476 | 2,612 | 2,682 | 2,707 | 2,745 | 3,317 | 3,782 | 3,934 | 4,516 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McGilligan | 8.4 | 2,276 | 2,301 | 2,313 | 2,410 | 2,974 | 2,991 | 3,011 | 3,098 | 3,268 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 8.1 | 2,192 | 4,198 | 4,212 | 4,360 | 4,394 | 5,826 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Leary | 7.9 | 2,122 | 2,157 | 2,185 | 2,344 | 2,406 | 2,468 | 2,531 | 3,359 | 3,787 | 3,986 | 4,659 |
| | Independent | Frank Sherwin | 6.0 | 1,615 | 1,645 | 1,663 | 1,826 | 1,882 | 1,940 | 2,162 | 2,237 | | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Herlihy | 5.6 | 1,517 | 1,580 | 1,592 | 1,694 | 1,735 | 1,768 | 1,808 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | James Maher | 4.6 | 1,251 | 1,279 | 1,294 | 1,389 | | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Leo Nealon | 4.0 | 1,080 | 1,131 | 1,157 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraic Ó Cléirigh | 3.5 | 953 | 1,609 | 1,619 | 1,684 | 1,703 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | George Murphy | 0.6 | 172 | 181 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 41,997 Valid: 26,971 Quota: 5,395 Turnout: 64.2% |||||||||||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivion de Valera | 29.5 | 7,282 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Sherwin | 21.7 | 5,356 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McGilligan | 10.4 | 2,572 | 2,640 | 2,681 | 2,702 | 2,727 | 3,275 | 4,366 | 4,776 |
| | Independent | Thomas Stafford | 9.3 | 2,284 | 2,433 | 2,600 | 2,663 | 2,770 | 2,962 | 3,214 | 3,806 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 8.3 | 2,043 | 3,352 | 3,428 | 3,480 | 4,494 | 4,578 | 4,703 | 5,042 |
| | Fine Gael | Luke Belton | 5.5 | 1,365 | 1,413 | 1,445 | 1,483 | 1,508 | 1,826 | | |
| | Fine Gael | James Maher | 4.9 | 1,214 | 1,266 | 1,298 | 1,320 | 1,341 | | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Herlihy | 4.0 | 987 | 1,093 | 1,125 | 1,795 | 1,839 | 1,913 | 2,068 | |
| | Labour | Diarmuid Collins | 3.4 | 843 | 894 | 919 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraic Ó Cléirigh | 2.9 | 723 | 1,288 | 1,305 | 1,319 | | | | |
| Electorate: 43,742 Valid: 24,669 Quota: 4,934 Turnout: 56.4% ||||||||||||

### 1957 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Colm Gallagher, a by-election was held on 14 November 1957. The seat was won by Independent candidate Frank Sherwin.
1957 by-election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Frank Sherwin | 33.4 | 4,077 | 4,386 | 5,127 | 6,910 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O'Byrne Gregan | 27.4 | 3,353 | 3,449 | 3,686 | 4,179 |
| | Fine Gael | Victor Carton | 19.6 | 2,394 | 2,607 | 2,842 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Garland | 13.4 | 1,633 | 1,706 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Herlihy | 6.2 | 761 | | | |
| Electorate: 26,903 Valid: 12,218 Quota: 6,110 Turnout: 45.42% ||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivion de Valera | 33.7 | 5,421 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McGilligan | 18.6 | 2,985 | 3,016 | 3,431 | 3,546 | 3,709 | 4,135 |
| | Independent | Frank Sherwin | 15.1 | 2,425 | 2,498 | 2,553 | 2,721 | 2,859 | 3,505 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Gallagher | 14.5 | 2,330 | 3,492 | 3,523 | 3,626 | 3,764 | 4,009 |
| | Labour | Maureen O'Carroll | 6.8 | 1,088 | 1,129 | 1,186 | 1,320 | 1,591 | |
| | Independent | Kathleen Swanton | 4.2 | 669 | 685 | 716 | 787 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frederick Mullen | 3.7 | 594 | 609 | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Tomás Doherty | 3.5 | 569 | 631 | 642 | | | |
| Electorate: 28,009 Valid: 16,081 Quota: 4,021 Turnout: 57.4% ||||||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivion de Valera | 29.2 | 5,945 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McGilligan | 25.4 | 5,168 | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Fionán Breathnach | 11.9 | 2,420 | 2,466 | 2,470 | 2,591 | 3,190 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Gallagher | 11.2 | 2,278 | 3,037 | 3,038 | 3,101 | 3,269 | 4,009 |
| | Fine Gael | John Hedigan | 9.4 | 1,915 | 1,929 | 1,981 | 2,105 | | |
| | Labour | Maureen O'Carroll | 7.1 | 1,443 | 1,460 | 1,465 | 2,348 | 3,216 | 4,969 |
| | Labour | Thomas Herlihy | 6.0 | 1,215 | 1,227 | 1,236 | | | |
| Electorate: 30,570 Valid: 20,384 Quota: 5,097 Turnout: 66.7% ||||||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivion de Valera | 41.0 | 9,307 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McGilligan | 21.8 | 4,956 | 5,069 | 5,366 | 5,388 | 5,769 |
| | Labour | Martin O'Sullivan | 15.5 | 3,526 | 3,701 | 4,147 | 4,154 | 5,191 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Gallagher | 10.6 | 2,397 | 5,462 | 5,712 | | |
| | Independent | Michael Mullen | 6.3 | 1,434 | 1,571 | 1,726 | 1,734 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Fionán Breathnach | 4.7 | 1,076 | 1,218 | | | |
| Electorate: 34,456 Valid: 22,696 Quota: 5,675 Turnout: 65.87% |||||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Dublin North-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivion de Valera | 40.8 | 9,682 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McGilligan | 16.3 | 3,878 | 3,966 | 3,995 | 4,381 | 4,420 | 4,578 | 5,307 | 6,094 |
| | Labour | Martin O'Sullivan | 16.3 | 3,873 | 4,149 | 4,309 | 4,349 | 4,473 | 4,713 | 7,055 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Fionán Breathnach | 11.4 | 2,708 | 2,863 | 2,884 | 2,888 | 2,922 | 4,169 | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Christopher A. Macken | 6.7 | 1,596 | 1,671 | 1,697 | 1,741 | 1,767 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Gallagher | 3.3 | 780 | 2,970 | 3,001 | 3,020 | 4,169 | 4,215 | 4,666 | 4,993 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John S. O'Connor | 2.1 | 505 | 1,394 | 1,411 | 1,427 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Hughes | 2.0 | 468 | 513 | 517 | | | | | |
| | National Labour Party | George Walker | 1.1 | 271 | 294 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 35,989 Valid: 23,761 Quota: 5,941 Turnout: 66.02% ||||||||||||