# Dublin South-East (Dáil constituency)

Dublin South-East 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).

## Boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 and first used at the 1948 general election. It substantially succeeded the previous constituency of Dublin Townships. It included areas such as Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Harolds Cross, Sandymount, Ranelagh, Rathmines, Ringsend and the central business district of the city (including Trinity College Dublin and St Stephen's Green).

## Constituency profile

By geographical area, Dublin South-East was the smallest constituency in the country. It had a diverse socio-economic profile and a large transient population which was reflected in the turnout: the constituency had one of the lowest turnouts in the country in 2007 and 2011.
Notable Dublin South-East TDs include former Taoiseach John A. Costello and Garret FitzGerald, the former leader of the Progressive Democrats Michael McDowell, maverick left-wing politician Noël Browne and former Minister for Finance Ruairi Quinn (who was its longest-serving TD, first elected in 1977 and serving continuously from February 1982 until his retirement in 2016). Mary McAleese, a former president of Ireland, unsuccessfully contested the constituency for Fianna Fáil in 1987.
The "Rumble in Ranelagh" is a term used by Irish journalists to describe an open argument that took place between candidates Michael McDowell and John Gormley in Ranelagh, while canvassing in the 2007 general election. Gormley twice defeated McDowell to take the last seat, in 1997 and again in 2007, both times by relatively small margins. The 1997 result led to a mammoth recount, the longest in Irish political history, before McDowell conceded defeat.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South-East 1948–2016 :
| Key to parties  CnaP = Clann na Poblachta  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  GP = Green  Ind = Independent  Lab = Labour  NPD = National Progressive Democrats  PDs = Progressive Democrats ||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 13th | 1948 | | John A. Costello (FG) | | Seán MacEntee (FF) | | Noël Browne (CnaP) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 14th | 1951 | | John A. Costello (FG) | | Seán MacEntee (FF) | | Noël Browne (Ind) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 15th | 1954 | | John A. Costello (FG) | | Seán MacEntee (FF) | | John O'Donovan (FG) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 16th | 1957 | | John A. Costello (FG) | | Seán MacEntee (FF) | | Noël Browne (Ind) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 17th | 1961 | | John A. Costello (FG) | | Seán MacEntee (FF) | | Noël Browne (NPD) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 18th | 1965 | | John A. Costello (FG) | | Seán MacEntee (FF) | | Seán Moore (FF) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 19th | 1969 | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Noël Browne (Lab) | | Seán Moore (FF) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 20th | 1973 | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | | Seán Moore (FF) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 21st | 1977 | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Seán Moore (FF) | 3 seats 1948–1977 | 3 seats 1948–1977 |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Gerard Brady (FF) | | Seán Moore (FF) | | Richie Ryan (FG) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Gerard Brady (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Alexis FitzGerald Jnr (FG) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Gerard Brady (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Joe Doyle (FG) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Gerard Brady (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Michael McDowell (PDs) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Garret FitzGerald (FG) | | Gerard Brady (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Joe Doyle (FG) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Frances Fitzgerald (FG) | | Eoin Ryan Jnr (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Michael McDowell (PDs) |
| 28th | 1997 | | Frances Fitzgerald (FG) | | Eoin Ryan Jnr (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | John Gormley (GP) |
| 29th | 2002 | | Michael McDowell (PDs) | | Eoin Ryan Jnr (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | John Gormley (GP) |
| 30th | 2007 | | Lucinda Creighton (FG) | | Chris Andrews (FF) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | John Gormley (GP) |
| 31st | 2011 | | Lucinda Creighton (FG) | | Eoghan Murphy (FG) | | Ruairi Quinn (Lab) | | Kevin Humphreys (Lab) |
| 32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay South. | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay 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
### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Dublin South-East :
| 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Lucinda Creighton | 19.0 | 6,619 | 6,694 | 6,801 | 6,855 | 6,969 | 7,428 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Eoghan Murphy | 16.6 | 5,783 | 5,843 | 5,891 | 5,938 | 6,136 | 6,534 | 6,636 | 6,915 | 8,356 | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 15.5 | 5,407 | 5,562 | 5,800 | 6,147 | 6,600 | 7,555 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Chris Andrews | 11.2 | 3,922 | 3,981 | 4,059 | 4,160 | 4,248 | 4,498 | 4,545 | 4,594 | 4,950 | 5,193 |
| | Labour | Kevin Humphreys | 9.9 | 3,450 | 3,568 | 3,764 | 4,059 | 4,294 | 4,674 | 5,019 | 5,057 | 5,894 | 6,421 |
| | Green | John Gormley | 6.8 | 2,370 | 2,435 | 2,547 | 2,659 | 2,908 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Sommerville | 6.7 | 2,343 | 2,492 | 2,621 | 2,815 | 3,196 | 3,457 | 3,534 | 3,566 | | |
| | Independent | Dylan Haskins | 4.0 | 1,383 | 1,492 | 1,754 | 1,928 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ruadhán Mac Aodháin | 3.6 | 1,272 | 1,405 | 1,549 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mannix Flynn | 3.6 | 1,248 | 1,403 | | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Annette Mooney | 1.8 | 629 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Sheehy | 0.6 | 195 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Coyle | 0.5 | 164 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Watson | 0.3 | 89 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Keigher | 0.1 | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fís Nua | Peadar Ó Ceallaigh | 0.1 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 58,217 Valid: 34,919 Spoilt: 327 (0.9%) Quota: 6,984 Turnout: 35,246 (60.5%) ||||||||||||||
* ↑ Mooney campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Chris Andrews | 19.5 | 6,600 | 6,766 | 7,120 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Lucinda Creighton | 18.6 | 6,311 | 6,477 | 6,595 | 6,619 | 6,925 |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 16.6 | 5,636 | 5,947 | 6,252 | 6,303 | 6,861 |
| | Green | John Gormley | 13.8 | 4,685 | 5,105 | 5,716 | 5,796 | 6,395 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 13.2 | 4,450 | 4,566 | 4,601 | 4,614 | 6,091 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jim O'Callaghan | 9.2 | 3,120 | 3,198 | 3,310 | 3,450 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Daithí Doolan | 4.7 | 1,599 | 1,716 | | | |
| | Independent | Esther Uzell | 1.8 | 603 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Rory Hearne | 1.8 | 591 | | | | |
| | Independent | Eoin Tierney | 0.3 | 102 | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Ivory | 0.3 | 84 | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter O'Sullivan | 0.1 | 34 | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel O'Gara | 0.1 | 27 | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,468 Valid: 33,842 Spoilt: 292 (0.9%) Quota: 6,769 Turnout: 34,134 (53.8%) |||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 18.8 | 6,093 | 6,121 | 6,418 | 6,509 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eoin Ryan | 16.4 | 5,318 | 5,372 | 5,408 | 5,823 | 8,642 | |
| | Green | John Gormley | 16.2 | 5,264 | 5,483 | 5,793 | 6,844 | | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 12.4 | 4,032 | 4,127 | 4,318 | 4,674 | 5,151 | 5,860 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Chris Andrews | 10.6 | 3,449 | 3,473 | 3,500 | 3,824 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frances Fitzgerald | 10.3 | 3,337 | 3,358 | 4,371 | 4,443 | 4,668 | 5,255 |
| | Sinn Féin | Daithí Doolan | 7.4 | 2,398 | 2,555 | 2,578 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Colm Mac Eochaidh | 5.8 | 1,873 | 1,905 | | | | |
| | Socialist Workers | Shay Ryan | 0.9 | 286 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom Crilly | 0.9 | 284 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Norman Gray | 0.3 | 99 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 59,896 Valid: 32,433 Spoilt: 287 (0.9%) Quota: 6,487 Turnout: 32,720 (54.6%) ||||||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Dublin South-East :
| 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 | Eoin Ryan | 17.7 | 6,494 | 6,496 | 6,511 | 6,545 | 6,652 | 6,902 | 9,377 | | | | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 16.7 | 6,113 | 6,116 | 6,139 | 6,231 | 6,406 | 6,448 | 6,564 | 6,771 | 7,252 | 9,043 | |
| | Fine Gael | Frances Fitzgerald | 15.0 | 5,501 | 5,502 | 5,524 | 5,547 | 5,569 | 5,652 | 5,703 | 5,753 | 9,567 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 12.4 | 4,541 | 4,541 | 4,558 | 4,585 | 4,667 | 4,799 | 4,835 | 4,886 | | | |
| | Green | John Gormley | 11.7 | 4,296 | 4,298 | 4,340 | 4,598 | 4,904 | 5,100 | 5,223 | 5,493 | 5,728 | 5,994 | 6,801 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 10.9 | 4,022 | 4,024 | 4,047 | 4,069 | 4,095 | 4,318 | 4,595 | 6,059 | 6,275 | 6,450 | 6,774 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Whelan | 8.1 | 2,962 | 2,963 | 2,980 | 2,999 | 3,032 | 3,158 | | | | | |
| | National Party | Márie Kirrane | 3.2 | 1,169 | 1,170 | 1,177 | 1,202 | 1,233 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom Crilly | 1.9 | 694 | 695 | 707 | 848 | | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Workers | Peadar O'Grady | 1.1 | 410 | 413 | 425 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Mary Daly | 0.6 | 231 | 234 | 249 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Guerin | 0.3 | 110 | 115 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William D. J. Gorman | 0.3 | 99 | 101 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Harpur | 0.1 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 64,215 Valid: 36,671 Spoilt: 361 (1.0%) Quota: 7,335 Turnout: 37,032 (57.7%) |||||||||||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 25.8 | 10,381 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eoin Ryan | 11.3 | 4,566 | 4,719 | 4,721 | 4,747 | 4,772 | 4,854 | 4,941 | 4,982 | 5,823 | 6,214 | 6,533 | 6,695 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 11.2 | 4,504 | 4,812 | 4,814 | 4,837 | 4,868 | 4,912 | 4,946 | 5,100 | 5,188 | 5,898 | 6,403 | 7,752 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 11.0 | 4,438 | 4,707 | 4,711 | 4,726 | 4,784 | 4,837 | 4,893 | 4,997 | 5,095 | 5,477 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frances Fitzgerald | 10.8 | 4,332 | 4,735 | 4,738 | 4,756 | 4,786 | 4,809 | 4,829 | 5,007 | 5,127 | 6,038 | 9,718 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Brady | 10.5 | 4,238 | 4,317 | 4,321 | 4,332 | 4,381 | 4,412 | 4,481 | 4,560 | 5,485 | 5,792 | 6,070 | 6,226 |
| | Green | John Gormley | 6.2 | 2,476 | 2,831 | 2,847 | 2,899 | 3,010 | 3,192 | 3,524 | 4,224 | 4,374 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Mooney | 5.3 | 2,123 | 2,200 | 2,203 | 2,209 | 2,326 | 2,369 | 2,461 | 2,511 | | | | |
| | Democratic Left | Jim Allen | 2.2 | 874 | 1,242 | 1,245 | 1,260 | 1,318 | 1,475 | 1,595 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Micheál Ó'Muireagáin | 2.1 | 851 | 883 | 884 | 897 | 961 | 1,062 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Gallagher | 1.5 | 620 | 671 | 673 | 705 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Andy Smith | 1.4 | 573 | 782 | 785 | 808 | 888 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Murray | 0.5 | 194 | 209 | 255 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Joseph Mullins | 0.2 | 84 | 95 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,582 Valid: 40,254 Spoilt: 958 (2.3%) Quota: 8,051 Turnout: 41,212 (59.2%) ||||||||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Dublin South-East :
| 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 | Gerard Brady | 18.1 | 5,959 | 5,964 | 5,969 | 6,046 | 7,073 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 15.9 | 5,235 | 5,244 | 5,257 | 5,387 | 5,433 | 5,440 | 6,421 | 6,946 | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 12.2 | 4,014 | 4,021 | 4,060 | 4,784 | 4,890 | 4,905 | 5,270 | 7,096 | |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 11.8 | 3,865 | 3,880 | 3,892 | 3,969 | 4,049 | 4,060 | 5,212 | 5,938 | 6,323 |
| | Green | John Gormley | 10.1 | 3,329 | 3,334 | 3,477 | 3,938 | 4,000 | 4,012 | 4,256 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eoin Ryan | 9.9 | 3,265 | 3,269 | 3,282 | 3,374 | 4,249 | 4,690 | 4,829 | 5,348 | 5,479 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 8.7 | 2,853 | 2,863 | 2,875 | 2,948 | 2,988 | 2,995 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Hanafin | 6.8 | 2,226 | 2,227 | 2,231 | 2,279 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom Crilly | 5.5 | 1,816 | 1,825 | 1,843 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tonie Walsh | 0.8 | 254 | 266 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick J. McDonnell | 0.3 | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 58,063 Valid: 32,897 Quota: 6,580 Turnout: 56.6% |||||||||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 14 | 15 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 21.1 | 8,068 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 15.6 | 5,961 | 6,035 | 6,035 | 6,040 | 6,049 | 6,076 | 6,099 | 6,283 | 6,489 | 6,575 | 6,745 | 6,923 | 6,935 | 9,772 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Brady | 14.5 | 5,560 | 5,565 | 5,567 | 5,568 | 5,575 | 5,594 | 5,681 | 5,693 | 5,721 | 6,434 | 6,662 | 8,010 | | | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 9.1 | 3,480 | 3,506 | 3,507 | 3,516 | 3,535 | 3,599 | 3,671 | 3,713 | 4,131 | 4,235 | 5,074 | 5,244 | 5,260 | 6,136 | 7,840 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 8.7 | 3,323 | 3,498 | 3,499 | 3,502 | 3,512 | 3,541 | 3,575 | 4,254 | 4,383 | 4,438 | 4,589 | 4,656 | 4,663 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Donnelly | 7.4 | 2,838 | 2,840 | 2,843 | 2,845 | 2,853 | 2,875 | 2,936 | 2,970 | 2,973 | 3,394 | 3,537 | 4,694 | 5,014 | 5,201 | 5,353 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary McAleese | 5.9 | 2,243 | 2,247 | 2,247 | 2,251 | 2,258 | 2,267 | 2,357 | 2,370 | 2,457 | 2,960 | 3,112 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eoin Ryan | 4.9 | 1,881 | 1,883 | 1,883 | 1,885 | 1,887 | 1,900 | 1,933 | 1,937 | 1,972 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Andy Smith | 3.3 | 1,250 | 1,252 | 1,253 | 1,254 | 1,273 | 1,728 | 1,924 | 1,928 | 2,226 | 2,315 | | | | | |
| | Green | Máire Mullarney | 2.9 | 1,094 | 1,098 | 1,099 | 1,120 | 1,166 | 1,184 | 1,332 | 1,340 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | William Egan | 2.3 | 860 | 976 | 976 | 978 | 979 | 985 | 989 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 2.1 | 811 | 811 | 813 | 813 | 823 | 845 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom Crilly | 1.7 | 660 | 661 | 667 | 668 | 694 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry Brennan | 0.4 | 147 | 148 | 157 | 173 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Barbara Hyland | 0.2 | 65 | 66 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Clarke | 0.1 | 29 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 68,286 Valid: 38,270 Quota: 7,655 Turnout: 56.1% |||||||||||||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Dublin South-East :
| 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 22.1 | 8,803 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Brady | 16.3 | 6,488 | 6,502 | 6,507 | 6,541 | 6,554 | 6,579 | 7,268 | 7,295 | 7,460 | 7,604 | 7,791 |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 14.8 | 5,893 | 5,970 | 5,986 | 5,994 | 6,102 | 6,261 | 6,308 | 6,473 | 7,691 | 8,291 | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 11.5 | 4,583 | 4,731 | 4,735 | 4,749 | 4,782 | 4,797 | 4,828 | 5,733 | 5,878 | 9,969 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 11.2 | 4,443 | 4,453 | 4,464 | 4,473 | 4,488 | 4,507 | 5,202 | 5,229 | 5,443 | 5,513 | 5,645 |
| | Fine Gael | Alexis FitzGerald Jnr | 9.4 | 3,744 | 4,234 | 4,245 | 4,255 | 4,279 | 4,293 | 4,308 | 5,063 | 5,128 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Andy Smith | 4.6 | 1,820 | 1,825 | 1,827 | 1,828 | 1,863 | 2,004 | 2,019 | 2,026 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John McKenna | 4.4 | 1,764 | 1,841 | 1,845 | 1,848 | 1,865 | 1,872 | 1,889 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Gibson | 3.7 | 1,486 | 1,491 | 1,492 | 1,496 | 1,509 | 1,522 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Liz Noonan | 0.9 | 340 | 341 | 348 | 361 | 422 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Máire Mullarney | 0.8 | 312 | 315 | 327 | 333 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.3 | 104 | 104 | 106 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Séamus O'Daly | 0.2 | 79 | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 73,048 Valid: 39,859 Quota: 7,972 Turnout: 54.6% |||||||||||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Dublin South-East :
| 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 31.5 | 12,644 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Brady | 15.3 | 6,131 | 6,197 | 6,202 | 6,211 | 6,215 | 6,261 | 6,296 | 6,314 | 6,522 | 8,113 | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 13.5 | 5,402 | 5,980 | 5,985 | 5,995 | 6,010 | 6,022 | 6,085 | 6,219 | 7,204 | 7,313 | 7,961 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 11.6 | 4,645 | 4,706 | 4,712 | 4,714 | 4,716 | 4,724 | 4,755 | 4,777 | 5,003 | 5,989 | 6,152 |
| | Fine Gael | Alexis FitzGerald Jnr | 7.9 | 3,164 | 6,048 | 6,052 | 6,065 | 6,071 | 6,077 | 6,095 | 6,117 | 6,237 | 6,290 | 9,270 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 6.8 | 2,735 | 3,648 | 3,650 | 3,654 | 3,660 | 3,670 | 3,727 | 3,742 | 3,909 | 3,950 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Donnelly | 6.7 | 2,679 | 2,710 | 2,712 | 2,717 | 2,717 | 2,727 | 2,727 | 2,739 | 2,815 | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Andy Smith | 4.7 | 1,894 | 1,935 | 1,936 | 1,939 | 1,954 | 1,959 | 1,980 | 2,120 | | | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Noonan | 0.8 | 309 | 315 | 324 | 326 | 363 | 378 | 416 | | | | |
| | Independent | Desmond Hynes | 0.6 | 222 | 242 | 250 | 255 | 265 | 282 | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.3 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 132 | 136 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Matthew Treacy | 0.2 | 94 | 95 | 99 | 103 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Séamus O'Daly | 0.1 | 58 | 62 | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Molly Donovan | 0.1 | 49 | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,149 Valid: 40,151 Quota: 8,031 Turnout: 66.8% |||||||||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Dublin South-East :
| 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 33.8 | 13,794 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Brady | 16.7 | 6,807 | 6,923 | 6,994 | 7,021 | 7,086 | 7,271 | 9,180 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 14.0 | 5,702 | 5,814 | 5,834 | 5,855 | 5,918 | 6,147 | 7,326 | 7,605 | 8,556 |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 8.7 | 3,559 | 4,026 | 4,061 | 4,125 | 5,358 | 6,494 | 6,606 | 7,171 | 7,220 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Donnelly | 7.8 | 3,193 | 3,259 | 3,276 | 3,296 | 3,323 | 3,400 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle | 5.0 | 2,026 | 3,521 | 3,546 | 3,556 | 3,649 | 3,845 | 3,925 | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Andy Smith | 4.8 | 1,969 | 2,013 | 2,033 | 2,136 | 2,244 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richie Ryan | 4.2 | 1,722 | 4,846 | 4,863 | 4,876 | 4,990 | 5,128 | 5,183 | 7,971 | 7,987 |
| | Labour | Mary Freehill | 3.5 | 1,434 | 1,616 | 1,628 | 1,736 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Noonan | 0.9 | 373 | 387 | 412 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.6 | 236 | 246 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,149 Valid: 40,815 Quota: 8,164 Turnout: 59.0% |||||||||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 31.9 | 8,553 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 23.8 | 6,371 | 6,450 | 6,498 | 6,552 | 7,282 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Gibson | 12.9 | 3,465 | 3,509 | 3,563 | 3,590 | 4,383 | 4,918 | 5,246 |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 10.8 | 2,896 | 3,128 | 3,943 | 4,161 | 4,287 | 4,316 | 7,164 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Harney | 5.9 | 1,588 | 1,612 | 1,724 | 1,745 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Kelly | 5.7 | 1,528 | 2,484 | 2,622 | 4,007 | 4,052 | 4,066 | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Prendergast | 4.9 | 1,304 | 1,663 | 1,723 | | | | |
| | Labour | Mary Freehill | 4.1 | 1,107 | 1,262 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 41,066 Valid: 26,812 Spoilt: 250 (0.9%) Quota: 6,704 Turnout: 27,062 (65.9%) |||||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 31.1 | 7,958 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 21.0 | 5,354 | 5,418 | 5,425 | 5,499 | 6,399 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 13.0 | 3,329 | 3,348 | 3,354 | 3,415 | 4,016 | 4,042 | |
| | Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 11.5 | 2,927 | 3,164 | 3,187 | 3,935 | 3,962 | 4,316 | 4,652 |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 7.6 | 1,945 | 2,764 | 2,777 | 2,854 | 2,876 | 4,195 | 4,691 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Norton | 6.1 | 1,556 | 1,575 | 1,576 | 1,596 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Prendergast | 5.1 | 1,312 | 1,697 | 1,710 | 1,748 | 1,774 | | |
| | Sinn Féin (Official) | Andy Smith | 4.2 | 1,082 | 1,098 | 1,128 | | | | |
| | Independent | Ignatius O'Reilly | 0.4 | 90 | 100 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 37,840 Valid: 25,553 Quota: 6,389 Turnout: 67.5% |||||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret FitzGerald | 31.5 | 8,412 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Noël Browne | 21.4 | 5,724 | 5,856 | 5,924 | 5,986 | 6,496 | 6,621 | 7,559 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 18.6 | 4,979 | 5,025 | 5,037 | 5,107 | 5,159 | 6,340 | 6,732 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 11.4 | 3,047 | 3,059 | 3,070 | 3,089 | 3,113 | 4,206 | 4,420 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Donnelly | 9.2 | 2,446 | 2,471 | 2,476 | 2,507 | 2,524 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 3.7 | 1,001 | 2,470 | 2,496 | 2,622 | 2,668 | 2,722 | |
| | Labour | John Kennedy | 2.4 | 642 | 663 | 672 | 691 | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Ellis | 1.2 | 312 | 331 | 348 | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Banahan | 0.6 | 158 | 165 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 39,254 Valid: 26,721 Quota: 6,681 Turnout: 68.1% |||||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | John A. Costello | 28.0 | 8,056 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán MacEntee | 27.2 | 7,823 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 21.6 | 6,233 | 6,269 | 6,855 | 7,269 |
| | Labour | Noël Browne | 18.6 | 5,348 | 5,426 | 5,452 | 6,681 |
| | Fine Gael | James O'Connor | 4.7 | 1,352 | 2,090 | 2,097 | |
| Electorate: 40,763 Valid: 28,812 Quota: 7,204 Turnout: 70.7% ||||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán MacEntee | 29.2 | 7,222 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John A. Costello | 25.6 | 6,332 | | | |
| | National Progressive Democrats | Noël Browne | 19.1 | 4,717 | 4,772 | 4,785 | 6,359 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 15.0 | 3,720 | 4,667 | 4,674 | 5,413 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Donovan | 11.1 | 2,742 | 2,778 | 2,906 | |
| Electorate: 40,081 Valid: 24,733 Quota: 6,184 Turnout: 61.7% ||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | John A. Costello | 28.4 | 6,918 | | | |
| | Independent | Noël Browne | 24.8 | 6,035 | 6,095 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán MacEntee | 24.3 | 5,916 | 5,936 | 5,968 | 6,203 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Moore | 10.2 | 2,473 | 2,490 | 2,539 | 2,782 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Donovan | 5.5 | 1,332 | 2,032 | 2,149 | 2,846 |
| | Independent | Patrick Bermingham | 5.3 | 1,291 | 1,312 | 1,466 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Gerry Callanan | 1.6 | 396 | 405 | | |
| Electorate: 37,587 Valid: 24,361 Quota: 6,091 Turnout: 64.8% ||||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | John A. Costello | 42.2 | 11,305 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán MacEntee | 22.3 | 5,971 | 6,059 | 6,190 | 6,391 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noël Browne | 20.5 | 5,489 | 5,647 | 5,974 | 6,273 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Donovan | 9.7 | 2,598 | 6,537 | 7,773 | |
| | Labour | Vincent MacDowell | 5.4 | 1,455 | 1,870 | | |
| Electorate: 38,570 Valid: 26,818 Quota: 6,705 Turnout: 69.5% ||||||||

### 1951 general election

Unusually all third seats were filled on the first count on this occasion.
Subsequent counts occurred because there was the possibility that surplus votes of elected candidates could have resulted in another candidate reaching the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.
1951 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | John A. Costello | 31.4 | 9,222 | | |
| | Independent | Noël Browne | 28.9 | 8,473 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán MacEntee | 28.4 | 8,334 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Yeats | 6.9 | 2,034 | 2,081 | 2,567 |
| | Fine Gael | J. Harold Douglas | 2.4 | 710 | 2,389 | 2,868 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Patrick McCartan | 1.9 | 569 | 729 | 901 |
| Electorate: 40,534 Valid: 29,342 Quota: 7,336 Turnout: 72.4% |||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Dublin South-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | John A. Costello | 28.6 | 8,473 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán MacEntee | 24.9 | 7,371 | 7,382 | 7,397 | 7,628 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Noël Browne | 16.6 | 4,917 | 4,982 | 5,459 | 6,841 | 7,851 |
| | Fine Gael | J. Harold Douglas | 10.1 | 2,980 | 3,907 | 3,919 | 4,468 | 5,193 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Yeats | 9.9 | 2,928 | 2,938 | 2,962 | 3,145 | |
| | Labour | Eleanor Butler | 8.1 | 2,399 | 2,442 | 2,478 | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Donal O'Donoghue | 1.9 | 559 | 569 | | | |
| Electorate: 41,127 Valid: 29,627 Quota: 7,407 Turnout: 72.0% |||||||||