# Mayo West (Dáil constituency)

Mayo West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, taking in parts of the former Mayo North and Mayo South constituencies, and included Ballinrobe, Belmullet, Castlebar and Westport. With effect from the 1997 general election it was combined with Mayo East to form a new five-seat Mayo constituency.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo West 1969–1997 :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael ||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 19th | 1969 | | Mícheál Ó Móráin (FF) | | Joseph Lenehan (FF) | | Henry Kenny (FG) |
| 20th | 1973 | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Myles Staunton (FG) | | Henry Kenny (FG) |
| 20th | 1975 by-election | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Myles Staunton (FG) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 21st | 1977 | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Denis Gallagher (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Martin O'Toole (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Séamus Hughes (FF) | | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 27th | 1994 by-election | | Séamus Hughes (FF) | | Michael Ring (FG) | | Enda Kenny (FG) |
| 28th | 1997 | Constituency abolished. See Mayo | Constituency abolished. See Mayo | Constituency abolished. See Mayo | Constituency abolished. See Mayo | Constituency abolished. See Mayo | Constituency abolished. See Mayo |
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
### 1994 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig Flynn on his appointment as EU Commissioner, a by-election was held on 9 June 1994. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Michael Ring.
1994 by-election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Beverley Cooper Flynn | 37.7 | 10,967 | 13,639 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Ring | 35.7 | 10,390 | 14,063 |
| | Independent | Paddy McGuinness | 21.6 | 6,275 | |
| | Labour | Johnny Mee | 3.8 | 1,103 | |
| | Independent | Jerry Cowley | 1.3 | 388 | |
| Electorate: 45,932 Valid: 29,123 Quota: 14,562 Turnout: 63.4% ||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 32.5 | 9,629 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 20.9 | 6,210 | 6,664 | 6,727 | 7,656 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Ring | 17.3 | 5,136 | 5,232 | 5,253 | 5,899 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Séamus Hughes | 14.8 | 4,401 | 5,519 | 6,267 | 7,319 |
| | Independent | Paraic Cosgrove | 11.7 | 3,478 | 3,687 | 3,943 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Goonan | 2.7 | 803 | 1,140 | | |
| Electorate: 43,472 Valid: 29,657 Spoilt: 389 (1.3%) Quota: 7,415 Turnout: 30,046 (69.1%) ||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 20.4 | 5,974 | 6,052 | 7,670 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 18.4 | 5,385 | 7,540 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin O'Toole | 18.4 | 5,379 | 6,060 | 7,413 |
| | Independent | Frank Durcan | 17.7 | 5,187 | 5,691 | 6,227 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paraic Cosgrove | 13.0 | 3,804 | 3,908 | |
| | Fine Gael | Myles Staunton | 12.2 | 3,572 | | |
| Electorate: 39,505 Valid: 29,301 Quota: 7,326 Turnout: 74.2% |||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 24.5 | 7,410 | 7,574 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 23.8 | 7,198 | 8,250 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 22.8 | 6,908 | 8,461 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Durcan | 18.8 | 5,683 | 5,955 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paraic Cosgrove | 10.2 | 3,091 | |
| Electorate: 40,739 Valid: 30,290 Quota: 7,573 Turnout: 74.4% ||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 24.4 | 7,463 | 8,136 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 23.7 | 7,251 | 8,676 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 20.7 | 6,348 | 7,549 | 8,501 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Durcan | 18.5 | 5,669 | 6,178 | 6,240 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paraic Cosgrove | 8.6 | 2,619 | | |
| | Labour | Johnny Mee | 4.2 | 1,296 | | |
| Electorate: 41,404 Valid: 30,646 Quota: 7,662 Turnout: 74.0% |||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 25.8 | 7,908 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 24.2 | 7,413 | 7,520 | 7,567 | 9,093 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 21.6 | 6,611 | 6,677 | 6,719 | 7,682 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Durcan | 12.2 | 3,739 | 4,071 | 5,397 | 5,573 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paraic Cosgrove | 8.4 | 2,563 | 2,582 | 2,916 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Carey | 5.8 | 1,769 | 1,829 | | |
| | Labour | John Gibbons | 2.0 | 620 | | | |
| Electorate: 41,514 Valid: 30,623 Quota: 7,656 Turnout: 73.8% ||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 26.3 | 8,458 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 24.1 | 7,741 | 8,101 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 20.6 | 6,605 | 6,642 | 9,028 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Durcan | 13.4 | 4,312 | 5,755 | 5,976 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Timothy Quinn | 9.4 | 3,010 | 3,080 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Kilbane | 6.2 | 1,982 | | |
| Electorate: 41,514 Valid: 32,108 Quota: 8,028 Turnout: 77.3% |||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 28.7 | 9,457 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 24.1 | 7,958 | 8,004 | 8,345 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraig Flynn | 16.5 | 5,439 | 5,502 | 5,671 | 8,686 |
| | Fine Gael | Myles Staunton | 15.8 | 5,203 | 6,237 | 6,758 | 7,026 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Timothy Quinn | 11.2 | 3,704 | 3,736 | 3,834 | |
| | Independent | Basil Morahan | 3.2 | 1,055 | 1,085 | | |
| | Independent | Peter Keane | 0.6 | 181 | 183 | | |
| Electorate: 42,424 Valid: 32,997 Quota: 8,250 Turnout: 77.8% ||||||||

### 1975 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Henry Kenny, a by-election was held on 12 November 1975. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Enda Kenny, son of the deceased TD.
1975 by-election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny | 52.8 | 15,584 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Joe McGreal | 42.2 | 12,448 |
| | Independent | Basil A. Morahan | 5.0 | 1,481 |
| Electorate: 38,249 Valid: 29,513 Quota: 14,757 Turnout: 77.2% |||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fine Gael | Myles Staunton | 25.4 | 6,381 | |
| | Fine Gael | Henry Kenny | 24.0 | 6,024 | 6,268 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mícheál Ó Móráin | 19.8 | 4,971 | 5,618 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 17.0 | 4,255 | 6,474 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Lenehan | 13.8 | 3,475 | |
| Electorate: 39,040 Valid: 25,106 Quota: 6,277 Turnout: 64.3% ||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Mayo West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Henry Kenny | 24.7 | 6,246 | 6,368 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mícheál Ó Móráin | 23.5 | 5,943 | 5,979 | 5,985 | 6,015 | 7,064 |
| | Fine Gael | Myles Staunton | 15.4 | 3,891 | 4,032 | 4,067 | 4,834 | 5,253 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Lenehan | 15.1 | 3,817 | 3,845 | 3,847 | 4,204 | 6,235 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Gallagher | 14.2 | 3,591 | 3,637 | 3,639 | 3,725 | |
| | Fine Gael | Eamonn Carey | 5.2 | 1,314 | 1,335 | 1,346 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Reilly | 1.8 | 445 | | | | |
| Electorate: 34,658 Valid: 25,247 Quota: 6,312 Turnout: 72.8% |||||||||