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Encyclopedia > Mayo (constituency)

The Mayo parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Connacht, taking in Castlebar, Westport and Ballina. The constituency has an electorate of 94,854 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. Connaught redirects here. ... Castlebar (Irish: Caisleán an Bharraigh) is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. ... Westport is the name of several communities around the world. ... Ballina (Béal an Átha in Irish), is the second largest town in County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland. ... TD or td may stand for: Chad, ISO country code tank destroyer Teachta Dála (TD), Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Territorial Decoration, awarded for twelve years service in the British Territorial Army touchdown Toronto-Dominion Bank and TD Bank Financial Group Tower Defense tracking dog trust... The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. ...


Presently, the leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny is one of the most high profile TDs from the constituency. Beverley Cooper Flynn, who was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD, has since been expelled from the Parliamentary Party. In effect this means that she is an Independent TD but still votes in favour of Fianna Fáil. Her father, Pádraig Flynn, served the constituency for over twenty-five years before his retirement from domestic politics. Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA in English and in Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Enda Kenny (born April 24, 1951) is an Irish politician. ... Beverley Flynn is an Irish politician, representing the constituency of Mayo. ... Pádraig Flynn (born May 9, 1939) was a senior Irish politician. ...


Results

2002 General Election: Dublin Central
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat
Independent Jerry Crowley 8,709 13.72 1
Fine Gael Michael Ring 9,880 15.56 2
Fine Gael Enda Kenny 5,834 9.19 3
Fianna Fáil John Carty 6,457 10.17 4
Fianna Fáil Beverley Flynn 6,661 10.49 5
Fianna Fáil Tom Moffat 6,536 10.30  
Fine Gael Jim Higgins 5,858 9.23  
Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers 5,726 9.02  
Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 2,290 3.61  
Sinn Féin Vincent Wood 2,085 3.28  
Independent Michael Holmes 1,754 2.76  
Progressive Democrats Billy Heffron 919 1.45  
Green Ann Crowley 669 1.05  
Independent Thomas King 102 0.16  

The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, May 17, 2002. ... Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA in English and in Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA in English and in Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Enda Kenny (born April 24, 1951) is an Irish politician. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Beverley Flynn is an Irish politician, representing the constituency of Mayo. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA in English and in Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Jim Higgins (born 4 May 1945 in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo) is an Irish politician. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Fine Gael (United Ireland) (IPA in English and in Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... The name Sinn Féin pronounced Shin-Feyn (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original party... The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ... The Green Party/Comhaontas Glas) was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981. ...

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Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

Carlow-Kilkenny | Cavan-Monaghan | Clare | Cork East | Cork North Central | Cork North West | Cork South Central | Cork South West | Donegal North East | Donegal South West | Dublin Central | Dublin Mid West | Dublin North | Dublin North Central | Dublin North East | Dublin North West | Dublin South | Dublin South Central | Dublin South East | Dublin South West | Dublin West | Dún Laoghaire | Galway East | Galway West | Kerry North | Kerry South | Kildare North | Kildare South | Laois Offaly | Limerick East | Limerick West | Longford-Roscommon | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Sligo-Leitrim | Tipperary North | Tipperary South | Waterford | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | The Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. ... Political parties in the Republic of Ireland lists political parties in the Republic of Ireland. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Ireland This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Carlow Kilkenny is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cavan-Monaghan is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Clare parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county, taking in Ennis, Shannon, Kilrush, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ennistimon. ... Cork East is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cork North Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the city of Cork. ... The Cork North West parliamentary constituency is located in the eastern part of the Munster county. ... Cork South Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cork South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Donegal North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern part of County Donegal. ... Donegal South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the southern part of County Donegal. ... Dublin Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the heart of the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin Mid West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin North is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern area of County Dublin. ... Dublin North Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin North West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Dún Laoghaire parliamentary constituency is located in the south-western area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in County Dublin. ... The Galway East parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the eastern half of the Connacht county, taking in the towns of Ballinasloe, Tuam and Loughrea and many other areas. ... The Galway West parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the western half of the Connacht county, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in the towns of Galway City, Clifden and many other areas. ... The Kerry North parliamentary constituency is located in the northern half of County Kerry, Ireland, taking in Tralee, Listowel, and Castleisland. ... The Kerry South parliamentary constituency is located in the southern half of County Kerry, Ireland, taking in Killarney, Caherciveen and Kenmare. ... The Kildare North parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the northern half of the Leinster county of Kildare, taking in the towns of Maynooth, Celbridge and many other areas. ... The Kildare South parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the southern half of the Leinster county, taking in the towns of Droichead Nua, Kildare, Athy and many other areas. ... The counties of Laois and Offally. ... The Limerick East parliamentary constituency is located in the eastern part of the Munster county. ... The Limerick West parliamentary constituency is located in the western part of the Munster county. ... The Longford Roscommon parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both these Connacht and Leinster counties, taking in the towns of Longford and Roscommon and many other areas. ... The Louth parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the smallest county in Ireland, taking in Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee. ... The Meath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county of Meath in Leinster, taking in Navan, Trim and Ashbourne. ... The counties of Sligo and Leitrim. ... The Tipperary North parliamentary constituency spans the northern half of the county in Munster, taking in Thurles, Templemore, Nenagh and Roscrea. ... The Tipperary South parliamentary constituency spans the southern half of the county in Munster, taking in Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel and Cahir. ... The Waterford parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Munster, taking in Waterford City, Dungarvan and Tramore. ... The Westmeath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Mullingar, Athlone and Moate. ... The Wexford parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wexford, New Ross and Gorey. ... The Wicklow parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wicklow, Arklow, Greystones and Bray. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
News from Mayo - 23rdFebruary2001 (925 words)
CATHAOIRLEACH of Mayo County Council Cllr Annie Mai Reape, has made a personal appeal to the Minister for the Marine, Frank Fahey to ensure that there "is a bend put in the gas pipeline in the direction of Ballina and Sligo".
"Mayo must gain benefit from the discovery of the gas that will flow through the county," said Cllr Reape, as she urged Mayo people living in Galway to impress on the Minister the county's determination to benefit from the gas find off the Erris coast.
Kenny, Mayo's longest serving TD, with 25 years experience in the Dáil behind him, was surprisingly dropped from the Fine Gael First Team by Noonan following the battle for the leadership of the party, in which Kenny received 40 per cent of the parliamentary party support.
Mayo Story by Evelyn Snider (1761 words)
The name of the Mayo family has been non-existent in Horry County since 1902 when the youngest daughter was married, but the influence of the Mayo family beginning in Martin County, North Carolina, reaches now unto the uttermost parts of the earth and even into space.
Mayo is a public spirited citizen, and has several times served an admiring constituency in public official capacity.
Evelyn Mayo Snider (8/23/07) was the only child to survive infancy, two boys (Ernest David and Roland Manley dying as babies.) "Miss Maud's" many abilities and charm endeared her to all.
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