# Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)

Cork South-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

It is a largely rural constituency within County Cork, running from Dursey Island in the west to Ringabella in the east, with many medium-sized towns, including Bandon, Bantry, Castletownbere, Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen.
It was first used at the 1961 general election. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the 2024 general election.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South-West 1961– :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Lab = Labour  II = Independent Ireland  SD = Social Democrats  Ind = Independent ||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 17th | 1961 | | Seán Collins (FG) | | Michael Pat Murphy (Lab) | | Edward Cotter (FF) |
| 18th | 1965 | | Seán Collins (FG) | | Michael Pat Murphy (Lab) | | Edward Cotter (FF) |
| 19th | 1969 | | John O'Sullivan (FG) | | Michael Pat Murphy (Lab) | | Flor Crowley (FF) |
| 20th | 1973 | | John O'Sullivan (FG) | | Michael Pat Murphy (Lab) | | Flor Crowley (FF) |
| 21st | 1977 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | Michael Pat Murphy (Lab) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Flor Crowley (FF) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 28th | 1997 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 29th | 2002 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Joe Walsh (FF) |
| 30th | 2007 | | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) | | P. J. Sheehan (FG) | | Christy O'Sullivan (FF) |
| 31st | 2011 | | Jim Daly (FG) | | Noel Harrington (FG) | | Michael McCarthy (Lab) |
| 32nd | 2016 | | Jim Daly (FG) | | Michael Collins (Ind) | | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (FF) |
| 33rd | 2020 | | Holly Cairns (SD) | | Michael Collins (Ind) | | Christopher O'Sullivan (FF) |
| 34th | 2024 | | Holly Cairns (SD) | | Michael Collins (II) | | Christopher O'Sullivan (FF) |
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

### 2024 general election

2024 general election: Cork South-West :
| 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 |
| | Independent Ireland | Michael Collins | 23.3 | 11,002 | 11,113 | 11,125 | 11,140 | 11,185 | 11,605 | 11,721 | 12,295 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Holly Cairns | 19.9 | 9,421 | 9,438 | 9,601 | 9,782 | 10,039 | 10,085 | 10,214 | 11,170 | 11,720 | 11,962 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Christopher O'Sullivan | 19.3 | 9,115 | 9,118 | 9,147 | 9,159 | 9,206 | 9,261 | 9,305 | 9,396 | 10,090 | 10,135 | 11,959 |
| | Fine Gael | Noel O'Donovan | 12.9 | 6,122 | 6,127 | 6,161 | 6,162 | 6,207 | 6,248 | 6,266 | 6,307 | 6,510 | 6,533 | 9,856 |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Lombard | 10.6 | 5,003 | 5,010 | 5,035 | 5,036 | 5,078 | 5,135 | 5,146 | 5,185 | 5,836 | 5,853 | |
| | Independent | Alan Coleman | 4.6 | 2,191 | 2,213 | 2,219 | 2,227 | 2,248 | 2,344 | 2,361 | 2,537 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Claire O'Callaghan | 3.1 | 1,448 | 1,458 | 1,462 | 1,523 | 1,552 | 1,586 | 2,152 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Donnchadh Ó Seaghdha | 1.8 | 835 | 845 | 847 | 875 | 891 | 925 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Mairead Ruane | 1.5 | 707 | 791 | 801 | 810 | 821 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Evie Nevin | 0.9 | 436 | 443 | 494 | 533 | | | | | | | |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Zoe Laplaud | 0.7 | 349 | 357 | 369 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Mary Ryder | 0.7 | 349 | 352 | | | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Deborah O'Driscoll | 0.6 | 287 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John O'Leary | 0.1 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 74,364 Valid: 47,294 Spoilt: 215 Quota: 11,824 Turnout: 47,509 (63.9%) |||||||||||||||
* ↑ Laplaud is a member of People Before Profit.

### 2020 general election

2020 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Michael Collins | 26.4 | 11,712 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Christopher O'Sullivan | 14.1 | 6,262 | 6,400 | 6,503 | 6,602 | 6,960 | 7,228 | 10,273 | 11,262 |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Lombard | 13.2 | 5,865 | 5,917 | 5,982 | 6,170 | 6,669 | 8,557 | 9,133 | 9,526 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Hayes | 10.8 | 4,777 | 4,881 | 5,075 | 5,229 | 5,462 | 5,542 | 5,832 | |
| | Social Democrats | Holly Cairns | 10.6 | 4,696 | 4,808 | 5,008 | 5,994 | 6,280 | 6,593 | 7,055 | 10,078 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony | 9.2 | 4,077 | 4,163 | 4,274 | 4,352 | 4,761 | 4,863 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Karen Coakley | 5.7 | 2,526 | 2,577 | 2,595 | 2,698 | 2,747 | | | |
| | Independent | Alan Coleman | 4.1 | 1,801 | 1,843 | 1,950 | 2,025 | | | | |
| | Green | Bernadette Connolly | 3.7 | 1,647 | 1,663 | 1,765 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Mairéad Ruane | 1.1 | 515 | 531 | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity–PBP | Kevin O'Connor | 1.0 | 427 | 435 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sean O'Leary | 0.1 | 33 | 35 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,127 Valid: 44,338 Spoilt: 288 Quota: 11,085 Turnout: 44,626 (64.6%) ||||||||||||
* ↑ O'Connor was a member of People Before Profit.

### 2016 general election

2016 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony | 19.6 | 8,482 | 8,845 | 9,228 | 10,020 | 11,962 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Daly | 17.0 | 7,370 | 7,633 | 8,523 | 8,774 | 9,799 |
| | Independent | Michael Collins | 15.6 | 6,765 | 7,347 | 7,793 | 9,258 | 11,063 |
| | Fine Gael | Noel Harrington | 14.9 | 6,433 | 6,574 | 7,377 | 7,544 | 8,208 |
| | Independent | Alan Coleman | 11.5 | 4,955 | 5,272 | 5,634 | 6,405 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Rachel McCarthy | 8.5 | 3,656 | 3,993 | 4,260 | | |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 7.0 | 3,035 | 3,397 | | | |
| | Green | Johnny O'Mahony | 1.7 | 752 | | | | |
| | Independent | Gillian Powell | 1.6 | 701 | | | | |
| | Catholic Democrats | Theresa Heaney | 1.6 | 686 | | | | |
| | Independent | Fiona O'Leary | 1.0 | 423 | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,583 Valid: 43,258 Spoilt: 331 Quota: 10,815 Turnout: 43,589 (68.6%) |||||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Daly | 19.4 | 8,878 | 9,255 | 9,696 | 10,508 | 13,242 | |
| | Fine Gael | Noel Harrington | 15.1 | 6,898 | 7,212 | 7,479 | 7,668 | 9,568 | 11,104 |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 14.3 | 6,533 | 7,257 | 8,709 | 9,212 | 10,539 | 10,754 |
| | Fine Gael | Kevin Murphy | 14.0 | 6,386 | 6,665 | 6,917 | 7,212 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 13.1 | 5,984 | 6,208 | 6,481 | 9,453 | 10,079 | 10,155 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Christy O'Sullivan | 10.5 | 4,803 | 4,958 | 5,215 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Hayes | 7.3 | 3,346 | 3,743 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Kearney | 1.7 | 772 | | | | | |
| | Green | Kevin McCaughey | 1.7 | 765 | | | | | |
| | New Vision | Dave McInerney | 1.1 | 493 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Edmund Butler | 0.7 | 330 | | | | | |
| | New Vision | Paul Doonan | 0.5 | 239 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael O'Sullivan | 0.5 | 231 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 62,174 Valid: 45,658 Spoilt: 390 (0.9%) Quota: 11,415 Turnout: 46,048 (74.1%) ||||||||||
* 1 2 New Vision was an electoral alliance of independent non-party candidates and did not appear on the ballot.

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Christy O'Sullivan | 24.3 | 10,333 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 18.3 | 7,760 | 8,008 | 8,417 | 9,420 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 18.2 | 7,739 | 7,976 | 8,387 | 10,126 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 17.8 | 7,560 | 7,813 | 8,471 | 10,667 |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 9.6 | 4,095 | 4,471 | 5,912 | |
| | Green | Quentin Gargan | 6.7 | 2,860 | 3,293 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin | 5.1 | 2,150 | | | |
| Electorate: 61,577 Valid: 42,497 Spoilt: 410 (0.9%) Quota: 10,625 Turnout: 42,907 (69.7%) ||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 20.4 | 7,695 | 7,774 | 7,862 | 8,277 | 8,863 | 10,179 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 19.1 | 7,187 | 7,271 | 7,395 | 7,706 | 8,119 | 8,997 | 9,387 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 16.9 | 6,358 | 6,476 | 6,622 | 6,835 | 7,724 | 8,496 | 8,591 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 15.5 | 5,831 | 5,864 | 5,932 | 6,156 | 6,987 | 8,287 | 8,556 |
| | Independent | Christy O'Sullivan | 9.6 | 3,609 | 3,684 | 3,849 | 4,303 | 5,144 | | |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 9.1 | 3,442 | 3,505 | 3,636 | 4,030 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin | 3.5 | 1,308 | 1,329 | 1,372 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne O'Leary | 2.4 | 899 | 908 | 945 | | | | |
| | Independent | Theresa Heaney | 1.9 | 748 | 864 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Edmund Butler | 1.6 | 621 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 54,274 Valid: 37,698 Spoilt: 434 (1.1%) Quota: 9,425 Turnout: 38,132 (70.3%) |||||||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 22.9 | 8,008 | 8,233 | 9,545 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 21.7 | 7,586 | 7,783 | 8,516 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 21.3 | 7,454 | 7,802 | 9,128 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 17.4 | 6,081 | 6,285 | 7,082 |
| | Labour | Michael Calnan | 6.8 | 2,361 | 2,716 | |
| | National Party | Theresa Heaney | 5.1 | 1,792 | 2,036 | |
| | Green | Paula Giles | 3.5 | 1,221 | | |
| | Independent | Áine Ní Chonaill | 0.8 | 293 | | |
| | Independent | Sean Ahern | 0.6 | 199 | | |
| Electorate: 49,382 Valid: 34,995 Spoilt: 319 (0.9%) Quota: 8,749 Turnout: 35,314 (71.5%) |||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Cork South-West :
| 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 | Joe Walsh | 28.2 | 9,376 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 21.4 | 7,113 | 7,243 | 7,262 | 7,286 | 7,322 | 7,439 | 7,760 | 9,222 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 19.1 | 6,345 | 6,491 | 6,531 | 6,564 | 6,589 | 6,638 | 6,957 | 8,388 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 12.8 | 4,268 | 4,923 | 4,941 | 4,970 | 5,086 | 5,192 | 5,361 | 5,975 |
| | Labour | Michael Calnan | 11.3 | 3,757 | 3,807 | 3,821 | 3,828 | 3,881 | 3,917 | 4,508 | |
| | Green | Mary O'Donnell | 4.3 | 1,424 | 1,452 | 1,494 | 1,525 | 1,581 | 1,646 | | |
| | Independent | Timothy O'Donovan | 1.1 | 379 | 409 | 415 | 427 | 456 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ann O'Leary | 1.0 | 330 | 336 | 338 | 344 | | | | |
| | Independent | Kathleen Dwyer | 0.5 | 158 | 160 | 165 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Dillon | 0.5 | 149 | 153 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 45,769 Valid: 33,299 Spoilt: 623 (1.8%) Quota: 8,325 Turnout: 33,922 (74.1%) ||||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 26.3 | 8,525 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 25.7 | 8,319 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 24.3 | 7,861 | 8,223 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 18.7 | 6,042 | 6,084 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Neilus Barry | 3.9 | 1,259 | 1,275 |
| | Independent | Stephen O'Neill | 1.0 | 309 | 312 |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.3 | 88 | 89 |
| Electorate: 43,548 Valid: 32,403 Quota: 8,101 Turnout: 74.4% ||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 28.4 | 9,488 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 23.4 | 7,814 | 9,414 | | |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 20.2 | 6,752 | 7,794 | 7,972 | 8,897 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 16.9 | 5,644 | 6,352 | 7,311 | 7,449 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ray O'Neill | 10.7 | 3,570 | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Stan Gebler Davies | 0.4 | 134 | | | |
| Electorate: 42,956 Valid: 33,402 Quota: 8,351 Turnout: 77.7% ||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 26.4 | 8,704 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 25.5 | 8,432 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 23.5 | 7,756 | 8,149 | 8,184 | 8,320 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 16.2 | 5,340 | 5,368 | 5,488 | 5,540 |
| | Independent | John O'Sullivan | 7.5 | 2,468 | 2,490 | 2,509 | 2,622 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Ryder | 1.0 | 319 | 325 | 328 | |
| Electorate: 41,235 Valid: 33,019 Quota: 8,255 Turnout: 80.1% ||||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 21.8 | 7,145 | 7,323 | 7,561 | 8,748 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 20.9 | 6,868 | 7,808 | 8,561 | |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 20.8 | 6,834 | 7,626 | 8,451 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 15.1 | 4,940 | 5,024 | 5,289 | 6,660 |
| | Fianna Fáil | D. F. O'Sullivan | 8.1 | 2,640 | 2,677 | 2,831 | |
| | Labour | Michael Calnan | 6.7 | 2,215 | 2,346 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John McCarthy | 6.6 | 2,179 | | | |
| Electorate: 40,969 Valid: 32,821 Spoilt: 208 (0.6%) Quota: 8,206 Turnout: 33,029 (80.6%) ||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 24.5 | 8,266 | 8,409 | 8,490 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 18.0 | 6,085 | 6,403 | 6,708 | 7,569 | 7,801 | 8,510 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 15.8 | 5,317 | 5,463 | 6,030 | 6,537 | 6,794 | 7,246 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 13.1 | 4,417 | 4,503 | 4,715 | 4,761 | 6,441 | 8,410 |
| | Labour | Philip Murphy | 9.6 | 3,244 | 3,371 | 3,429 | 3,506 | 3,934 | |
| | Fine Gael | John McCarthy | 7.7 | 2,597 | 2,650 | 2,657 | 2,729 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Callanan | 4.4 | 1,485 | 1,547 | 1,629 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eithne O'Mahony | 3.7 | 1,256 | 1,334 | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Kelleher | 3.3 | 1,097 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 40,969 Valid: 33,764 Quota: 8,442 Turnout: 82.4% ||||||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 20.4 | 6,789 | 6,892 | 7,932 | 8,831 | |
| | Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 20.3 | 6,768 | 7,455 | 7,942 | 8,973 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 17.6 | 5,863 | 5,952 | 7,561 | 7,761 | 7,880 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 12.7 | 4,229 | 5,041 | 5,269 | 7,880 | 8,404 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 11.4 | 3,786 | 4,350 | 4,410 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivian Callaghan | 10.2 | 3,387 | 3,537 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 7.4 | 2,473 | | | | |
| Electorate: 40,689 Valid: 33,295 Quota: 8,324 Turnout: 81.8% |||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 23.8 | 7,251 | 7,362 | 7,499 |
| | Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 21.7 | 6,597 | 7,846 | |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 21.1 | 6,420 | 8,754 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Terence Sullivan | 19.7 | 5,989 | 6,374 | 6,564 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 13.8 | 4,204 | | |
| Electorate: 38,285 Valid: 30,461 Quota: 7,616 Turnout: 79.6% |||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 22.9 | 6,941 | 7,082 | 10,204 | |
| | Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 21.9 | 6,647 | 7,042 | 7,614 | |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 15.3 | 4,654 | 6,373 | 6,582 | 6,953 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 15.0 | 4,562 | 5,346 | 5,617 | 5,969 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Cahalane | 14.3 | 4,352 | 4,439 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Collins | 10.6 | 3,216 | | | |
| Electorate: 38,219 Valid: 30,372 Quota: 7,594 Turnout: 79.5% ||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 28.9 | 7,971 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Edward Cotter | 26.6 | 7,323 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Collins | 18.8 | 5,180 | 5,647 | 6,162 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 14.3 | 3,942 | 4,281 | 5,059 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Finn | 11.4 | 3,144 | 3,418 | |
| Electorate: 35,075 Valid: 27,560 Quota: 6,891 Turnout: 78.6% |||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Cork South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 25.4 | 7,381 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Edward Cotter | 19.3 | 5,591 | 7,847 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Collins | 17.6 | 5,117 | 5,296 | 5,363 | 8,003 |
| | Independent | Florence Wycherley | 13.3 | 3,873 | 4,250 | 4,688 | 5,620 |
| | Fine Gael | John L. O'Sullivan | 12.8 | 3,718 | 4,078 | 4,158 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Finn | 11.6 | 3,367 | | | |
| Electorate: 36,332 Valid: 29,047 Quota: 7,262 Turnout: 80.0% ||||||||