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National University of Ireland
Seanad Éireann constituency
Current constituency
Created1938
Seats3
Senators
  •   Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind)
  •   Michael McDowell (Ind)
  •   Rónán Mullen (HDA)

National University of Ireland (NUI) is a university constituency in Ireland, which elects three senators to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). Its electorate is the graduates of the university, which has a number of constituent universities. It previously elected members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1918–1921), to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland (1921) and to Dáil Éireann (1922–1937).

Representation

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From To Chamber Members
1918 1922 House of Commons of the United Kingdom / First Dáil 1
1921 1922 House of Commons of Southern Ireland / Second Dáil 4
1922 1923 Third Dáil 4
1923 1937 Free State Dáil 3
1938 — Seanad Éireann 3

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

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National University of Ireland
Former university constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1922

Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, NUI was enfranchised as a new university constituency and continued to be entitled to be represented by one Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons until the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State became a dominion outside the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922. In 1918 the electorate included all registered male graduates over 21 (or over 19 if in the armed services) and all female graduates over 30. There were 3,819 voters registered for the 1918 general election. Most, if not all, of those electors would have been plural voters also entitled to vote in a territorial constituency. The 1918 general election took place on 14 December and the results were declared on 28 December, except for the university constituencies. NUI voted between 18 and 22 December and the result was declared on 23 December. Eoin MacNeill was elected (and also for Londonderry City) standing for Sinn Féin and therefore did not take his seat in Westminster, instead serving as a member of the first Dáil Éireann.

House of Commons of Southern Ireland

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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 established a devolved home rule legislature, within the United Kingdom, for twenty-six Irish counties which were designated Southern Ireland. NUI was given four seats in the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. At the 1921 Southern Ireland House of Commons election, all 128 seats were elected unopposed. Of these, 124 were Sinn Féin members, who formed the TDs of the Second Dáil. This included the four representatives of the NUI.

The Parliament was dissolved as part of the arrangements under the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922.

Dáil Éireann

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National University of Ireland
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency
Former constituency
Created1922
Abolished1937
Seats4 (1922–1923)
3 (1923–1937)

In the 1918 general election, Sinn Féin contested the election on the basis that they would not take seats in the United Kingdom Parliament but would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin.

The university was, in Irish republican theory, entitled to return one Teachta Dála (known in English as a Deputy) in 1918 to serve in the Irish Republic's First Dáil. This revolutionary body assembled on 21 January 1919. In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a member of the First Dáil. In practice only Sinn Féin members participated, including the Deputy for the university.

In May 1921, elections were held to the parliaments established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Sinn Féin had decided to use the polls for the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland together as an election for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. At the last meeting of the First Dáil on 10 May 1921, it passed a motion, the first three parts of which expressed this constitutional position.[1]

  1. That the parliamentary elections which are to take place during the present month be regarded as elections to Dáil Éireann.
  2. That all deputies duly returned at these elections be regarded as members of Dáil Éireann and allowed to take their seats on subscribing to the proposed Oath of Allegiance.
  3. That the present Dáil dissolve automatically as soon as the new body has been summoned by the President and called to order.

No voting occurred in Southern Ireland as all the seats were filled by unopposed returns. Except for Dublin University all constituencies outside Northern Ireland elected Sinn Féin TDs. The Second Dáil first met on 16 August 1921, thereby dissolving the First Dáil. The Third Dáil was also elected under the constituencies established by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. On 6 December 1922, this became the house of representatives of the new Irish Free State.

From the Electoral Act 1923 the Irish Free State defined its own Dáil constituencies. National University of Ireland was reduced to three seats. This Act abolished plural voting for University constituencies and enfranchised women on the same terms as men. Qualified voters could register for a university or a territorial constituency but not for both. The qualifications for an elector to be registered as a university voter were set out in Section 1(2)(c) of the 1923 Act. They were to be registered at "the University constituency comprising a university in which he or she has received a degree other than an honorary degree".[2]

The Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936 repealed provisions of the Constitution of the Irish Free State providing for University representation in Dáil Éireann, with effect from the next dissolution of the Oireachtas which took place on 14 June 1937. The seat left vacant by Conor Maguire in 1936 on his appointment to the High Court was not filled.

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for National University of Ireland 1918–1937{{{refs}}}
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
1st 1918 Eoin MacNeill
(SF) 		1 seat under 1918 Act
2nd 1921 Ada English
(SF) 		Michael Hayes
(SF) 		William Stockley
(SF)
3rd 1922 Eoin MacNeill
(PT-SF) 		William Magennis
(Ind) 		Michael Hayes[a]
(PT-SF) 		William Stockley
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 Eoin MacNeill
(CnaG) 		William Magennis
(CnaG) 		Michael Hayes
(CnaG) 		3 seats
from 1923
1923 by-election Patrick McGilligan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Arthur Clery
(Ind)
6th 1927 (Sep) Michael Tierney
(CnaG)
7th 1932 Conor Maguire
(FF)
8th 1933 Helena Concannon
(FF)
1936 (Vacant)

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.

  1. ^ Michael Hayes served as Ceann Comhairle from 9 September 1922 to 29 January 1932.

Seanad Éireann

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Article 18.4 of the Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937, provided that the National University of Ireland would have three seats in the new Seanad Éireann. The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 gave effect to this constitutional provision, with graduates of the National University of Ireland entitled to elect Senators by single transferable vote. The first Seanad election took place in 1938, and thereafter elections to the Seanad take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil. The Seventh Amendment, adopted in 1979, allows for a redistribution of the six university seats among the Dublin University, the National University of Ireland, and any other institutions of higher education in the State which do not have representation. The establishment of separate universities from the NUI Colleges was under consideration in the late 1970s, and the Seventh Amendment was introduced so that the reference to the NUI in the Constitution would not inhibit any reforms and graduates of NUI and ex-NUI institutions could elect senators. Ultimately the NUI was not abolished (but reformed to be a federal institution).

Graduates who are Irish citizens are required to register to vote and the election is conducted by postal vote. There is no residency requirement for voters, so those living abroad can participate. Political party labels do not appear on Seanad election ballot papers.

Under the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024, the 2025 Seanad election to the 27th Seanad will be the last general election for the National University constituency and the Dublin University constituency. Polls for this election will close on 29 January 2025. At Seanad general elections held after 31 March 2025, they will be substituted by a new six-seat Higher Education constituency, enfranchising graduates from all institutions of higher education recognised under the Higher Education Act 2022. If a vacancy occurs during the 27th Seanad in the National University constituency, the electorate will be NUI graduates on the Higher Education constituency register of electors.[3]

Senators for National University of Ireland 1938–present

Key to parties

Sen Election Senator
(Party)		 Senator
(Party)		 Senator
(Party)
2nd 1938 Henry Barniville
(FG) 		Helena Concannon
(FF) 		Michael Tierney
(FG)
3rd 1938
4th 1943
5th 1944 Michael Ryan
(Ind)
6th 1948 George O'Brien
(Ind)
7th 1951
1953 John Cunningham
(Ind)
8th 1954 Roger McHugh
(Ind)
9th 1957 Patrick Quinlan
(Ind)
10th 1961 Dónall Ó Conalláin
(Ind)
11th 1965 Bryan Alton
(Ind)
12th 1969 John Horgan
(Lab)
13th 1973 Augustine Martin
(Ind)
14th 1977 Gemma Hussey
(Ind) 		John A. Murphy
(Ind)
15th 1981 Gemma Hussey
(FG) 		Brendan Ryan
(Ind)
16th 1982 James Dooge
(FG)
17th 1983 Michael D. Higgins
(Lab)
18th 1987 Joe O'Toole
(Ind) 		John A. Murphy
(Ind)
19th 1989
20th 1993 Feargal Quinn
(Ind) 		J. J. Lee
(Ind)
21st 1997 Brendan Ryan
(Ind)
22nd 2002 Brendan Ryan
(Lab)
23rd 2007 Rónán Mullen
(Ind)
24th 2011 John Crown
(Ind)
25th 2016 Michael McDowell
(Ind) 		Alice-Mary Higgins
(Ind)
26th 2020 Rónán Mullen
(HDA)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns.

Elections

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^ *: Outgoing Senator/TD

2025 election

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2025 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Sandra Adams  
Independent Hilary Beirne  
Independent Rónán Collins  
Green Eva Dowling  
Independent Alice-Mary Higgins[*]  
Independent Marie Keenan  
Independent Mairead Kenny  
Independent Dara Kilmartin  
Independent Michael McDowell[*]  
Independent Rónán Mullen[*]  
Independent Michael O'Doherty  
Independent Linda O'Shea Farren  
Quota:  

2020 election

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2020 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[5][6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Independent Rónán Mullen[*] 25.2 9,642                              
Independent Michael McDowell[*] 23.4 8,951 9,001 9,032 9,066 9,104 9,165 9,231 9,322 9,364 9,532            
Independent Alice-Mary Higgins[*] 12.9 4,944 4,953 4,962 4,972 4,995 5,024 5,060 5,103 5,145 5,271 5,400 5,723 6,156 6,710 7,487 9,778
Solidarity Ruth Coppinger 9.5 3,615 3,619 3,625 3,630 3,650 3,677 3,697 3,715 3,753 3,851 3,962 4,168 4,363 4,804 5,196 6,219
Labour Laura Harmon 5.7 2,187 2,189 2,194 2,204 2,227 2,252 2,279 2,310 2,385 2,470 2,563 2,721 3,072 3,385 4,333  
Independent Michelle Healy 4.0 1,540 1,544 1,548 1,576 1,596 1,622 1,656 1,689 1,737 1,893 2,292 2,460 2,761 3,074    
Independent Rory Hearne 3.5 1,321 1,328 1,332 1,353 1,367 1,401 1,428 1,475 1,514 1,555 1,622 1,776 1,949      
Green Eva Dowling 3.2 1,229 1,231 1,247 1,259 1,284 1,298 1,329 1,354 1,400 1,459 1,497 1,622        
Independent Brendan Price 2.9 1,090 1,097 1,101 1,110 1,120 1,142 1,179 1,195 1,205 1,294 1,378          
Independent Mick Finn 2.4 908 913 919 922 942 957 963 981 994 1,079            
Independent Anne Staunton Barrett 1.2 446 451 454 455 462 478 499 515 524              
Independent Jennifer Butler 1.0 366 367 371 374 394 401 412 418 451              
Independent Karen Devine 0.9 359 361 363 366 375 385 397 405                
Independent Peter Finnegan 0.9 346 352 354 360 365 380 391                  
Independent Keith Scanlon 0.8 309 311 322 340 351 365                    
Independent Garbhan Downey 0.8 305 309 315 321 334                      
Independent Abbas Ali O'Shea 0.7 254 255 258 264                        
Independent Marcus Matthews 0.5 176 177 182                          
Independent Eoin Delahunty 0.3 130 130                            
Electorate: 112,216   Valid: 38,118   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 9,530   Turnout: 34.1%  

2016 election

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2016 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Independent Rónán Mullen[*] 20.3 7,362 7,369 7,372 7,404 7,412 7,425 7,444 7,474 7,495 7,569 7,583 7,628 7,655 7,719 7,790 7,826 7,873 7,934 7,980 8,006 8,075 8,316 8,596 8,855 9,016 9,368    
Independent Michael McDowell 15.6 5,661 5,692 5,709 5,719 5,732 5,755 5,819 5,865 5,912 5,981 6,045 6,081 6,178 6,223 6,331 6,437 6,614 6,728 6,859 7,005 7,091 7,385 7,808 8,122 8,570 9,404    
Independent Pádraig Ó Céidigh 6.8 2,475 2,484 2,493 2,517 2,522 2,532 2,547 2,580 2,601 2,643 2,665 2,703 2,756 2,788 2,871 2,932 3,172 3,249 3,313 3,372 3,433 3,618 3,961 4,217 4,513 4,915 5,035 5,595
Independent Alice-Mary Higgins 5.7 2,055 2,059 2,070 2,074 2,091 2,131 2,150 2,160 2,185 2,218 2,265 2,309 2,368 2,424 2,481 2,554 2,602 2,682 2,837 3,026 3,336 3,476 3,656 3,922 4,636 5,261 5,375 7,803
Independent David Begg 5.1 1,836 1,839 1,843 1,853 1,866 1,881 1,887 1,897 1,912 1,928 1,950 1,973 1,995 2,017 2,073 2,122 2,174 2,246 2,364 2,465 2,581 2,723 2,823 2,987 3,232      
Independent Martin Khare Daly 4.2 1,523 1,575 1,578 1,590 1,591 1,595 1,605 1,615 1,630 1,669 1,685 1,719 1,734 1,757 1,787 1,823 1,873 1,900 1,943 1,961 2,000 2,089            
Labour Laura Harmon 4.1 1,479 1,483 1,498 1,502 1,558 1,605 1,622 1,697 1,729 1,737 1,793 1,859 1,933 2,058 2,090 2,223 2,275 2,359 2,515 2,716 2,952 3,088 3,218 3,542 4,124 4,567 4,663  
Independent Ellen O'Malley Dunlop 4.0 1,450 1,453 1,463 1,465 1,471 1,492 1,518 1,532 1,563 1,572 1,602 1,636 1,695 1,739 1,781 1,856 1,887 1,944 2,073 2,170 2,286 2,405 2,539 2,927        
Independent Eddie Murphy 3.6 1,291 1,297 1,302 1,314 1,321 1,331 1,347 1,359 1,416 1,435 1,461 1,478 1,510 1,548 1,568 1,620 1,661 1,734 1,800 1,880 2,010 2,215 2,401          
Independent Christy Kenneally 3.1 1,127 1,134 1,139 1,143 1,150 1,154 1,160 1,180 1,202 1,235 1,250 1,266 1,296 1,340 1,374 1,407 1,447 1,509 1,559 1,624 1,708              
Independent Rory Hearne 2.3 837 838 842 850 860 877 897 900 928 935 952 1,001 1,028 1,083 1,093 1,126 1,142 1,208 1,276 1,451                
Independent Kieran Rose 2.2 818 818 836 840 850 857 873 884 911 916 955 996 1,023 1,047 1,059 1,083 1,095 1,186 1,248                  
Labour Aideen Hayden 2.1 776 778 783 787 806 823 833 844 858 866 886 903 935 975 1,012 1,079 1,104 1,152                    
Independent Brendan Price 2.0 745 749 758 771 781 789 803 813 825 836 853 876 907 927 938 961 1,006                      
Independent Enda Ó Coineen 2.0 710 712 713 718 719 725 737 748 756 773 787 798 826 859 898 921                        
Fine Gael Pearce Flannery 1.8 645 646 648 649 650 652 662 671 676 736 748 763 773 783                            
Independent Deirdre Burke 1.7 610 617 618 621 629 652 668 673 687 700 719 734 756 785 885                          
Independent Máire Darker 1.6 599 599 601 610 619 636 643 654 665 675 682 707 729                              
Independent Carol Hunt 1.5 562 566 578 585 591 606 629 641 654 663 684 700                                
Independent Barry Johnston 1.4 515 515 521 523 529 532 544 549 559 560                                    
Independent John Higgins 1.3 480 481 483 487 488 490 494 502 506                                      
Independent Paddy Monahan 1.3 474 477 480 481 483 488 504 506 520 521                                    
Independent Paul D'Alton 1.2 430 431 437 442 443 452 461 468                                        
Independent Owen Joseph Dineen 1.0 372 374 375 380 397 399 403                                          
Independent Daragh McGreal 1.0 360 364 371 374 379 382                                            
Independent Karen Devine 0.9 321 323 328 329 331                                              
Labour Luke Field 0.7 242 242 245 248                                                
Independent Jerry Beades 0.5 196 197 199                                                  
Independent Ross Golden Bannon 0.5 174 175                                                    
Independent Michael Sean Molloy 0.5 168                                                      
Electorate: 103,154   Valid: 36,293   Spoilt: 355   Quota: 9,074   Turnout: 35.2%  

2011 election

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2011 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[9]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Independent Rónán Mullen[*] 6,459 19.1 1 24
Independent John Crown 4,703 13.9 3 24
Independent Feargal Quinn[*] 4,591 13.6 2 24
Independent Declan Kelleher 3,771 11.1
Independent Bernardine O'Sullivan 2,028 6.0
Independent Donncha O'Connell 1,629 4.8
Fine Gael Helen Keogh 1,362 4.0
Fianna Fáil Regina O'Connor 1,101 3.3
Independent Linda O'Shea Farren 1,083 3.2
Workers and Unemployed Paddy Healy 947 2.8
Green Niall Ó Brolcháin 718 2.1
Independent Brendan Price 671 2.0
Independent James Doorley 655 1.9
Independent Peter Mooney 547 1.6
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 490 1.4
Independent Michael Molloy 484 1.4
Fianna Fáil Paul Lynam 476 1.4
Independent Thomas Canning 354 1.1
Independent James Coyle 307 0.9
Fine Gael John Kennedy 279 0.8
Independent David McCurtin 262 0.8
Independent Francis O'Donnell 199 0.6
Independent Daniel K. Sullivan 193 0.6
Independent Diarmaid Ó Cadhla 182 0.5
Independent James O'Donoughue 154 0.5
Independent Mick Langan 129 0.4
Independent Matthias Cowley 57 0.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,831   Quota: 8,458   Turnout:

2007 election

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2007 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[10]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Independent Joe O'Toole[*] 5,412 15.0 1 21
Independent Rónán Mullen 4,661 12.9 3 21
Independent Feargal Quinn[*] 3,863 10.7 2 21
Labour Brendan Ryan[*] 3,283 9.1
Independent Valerie Bresnihan 3,282 9.1
Independent Bernardine O'Sullivan 2,395 6.7
Independent John Hillery 1,734 4.8
Workers and Unemployed Paddy Healy 1,393 3.9
Fine Gael John Kennedy 1,303 3.6
Independent Brendan Price 1,289 3.6
Independent Dáithí Mac Cárthaigh 1,005 2.8
Independent Mark Garavan 951 2.6
Fianna Fáil Liam Crowley 814 2.3
Independent Susan Philips 706 2.0
Green Martin Hogan 683 1.9
Independent Martina Lowe 596 1.7
Independent Linda O'Shea Farren 563 1.6
Independent Mary O'Riordan 538 1.5
Independent Daniel K. Sullivan 372 1.0
Independent Oonagh Monahan 327 0.9
Independent Bernie O'Callaghan 305 0.9
Independent Shane Brodbin 220 0.6
Fathers Rights Liam Ó Gógáin 174 0.5
Independent Mark Connolly 120 0.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,989   Spoilt: 1,023   Quota: 8,998   Turnout:

2002 election

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2002 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[11]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Independent Feargal Quinn[*] 5,640 17.5 1 12
Independent Joe O'Toole[*] 5,463 16.9 2 13
Labour Brendan Ryan[*] 4,264 13.2 3 13
Independent Bernardine O'Sullivan 4,054 12.6
Independent Valerie Bresnihan 2,856 8.9
Independent Brendan Price 2,035 6.3
Independent Linda O'Shea Farren 1,533 4.8
Independent Pierce Purcell 1,295 4.0
Independent Dáithí Mac Cárthaigh 1,273 4.0
Fianna Fáil Jim O'Callaghan 1,239 3.8
Independent Michael Griffin 961 3.0
Independent Matthew Harmey 590 1.8
Communist Noel Murphy 356 1.1
Independent Michael Cosgrave 273 0.9
Independent Colm O'Higgins 226 0.7
Independent Liam Ó Gógáin 191 0.6
Electorate: 101,952   Valid: 32,249   Quota: 8,063   Turnout: 31.6%

1997 election

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1997 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[12]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Independent Joe O'Toole[*] 7,492 22.0 1 6
Independent Feargal Quinn[*] 6,964 20.4 2 6
Independent William Binchy 6,736 19.8
Independent Brendan Ryan 5,885 17.3 3 7
Independent Tommy Francis 3,111 9.1
Independent Linda O'Shea Farren 1,601 4.7
Independent Eamon Ryan 972 2.8
Independent Ann Ó Cleirigh 873 2.6
Independent Brendan Price 444 1.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,078   Quota: 8,520   Turnout:

1993 election

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1993 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[13]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Independent Joe O'Toole[*] 6,073 17.4 2 12
Independent Feargal Quinn 5,433 15.6 1 12
Independent Brendan Ryan[*] 4,346 12.5
Independent William Binchy 4,321 12.4
Independent J. J. Lee 3,638 10.4 3 14
Independent Tommy Francis 2,900 8.3
Independent Anthony Clare 2,517 7.2
Independent Paul McNulty 2,063 5.9
Independent Joyce Andrews 953 2.7
Independent Anne Colgan 698 2.0
Independent Gerard Waters 596 1.7
Independent James Heffron 369 1.1
Independent Brendan Price 351 1.0
Independent Benedict Reid 305 0.9
Independent Bill Tormey 279 0.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,842   Quota: 8,711   Turnout:

1989 election

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1989 Seanad election: National University of Ireland[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Brendan Ryan[*] 25.5 6,309 6,309 6,309 6,197 6,197 6,197 6,197
Independent John A. Murphy[*] 17.2 4,285 4,397 4,557 4,598 5,228 6,323 6,323
Independent Joe O'Toole[*] 16.4 4,073 4,157 4,278 4,304 4,721 5,042 6,596
Independent Paul McNulty 9.6 2,377 2,447 2,574 2,584 2,984 3,633 4,265
Independent Tommy Francis 9.1 2,249 2,325 2,397 2,405 2,667 2,841  
Independent John McGilligan 9.0 2,225 2,272 2,397 2,405 2,667 2,841  
Independent John Gormley 7.4 1,837 1,924 2,255 2,277      
Independent Brendan Price 3.5 859 917          
Independent Diarmuid Coogan 2.3 573            
Electorate: ?   Valid: 24,787   Spoilt: 425   Quota: 6,197   Turnout: ?  

1933 election

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1933 Dáil election: National University of Ireland[15][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Conor Maguire[*] 34.6 1,306  
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McGilligan[*] 27.3 1,028  
Fianna Fáil Helena Concannon 20.5 773 1,128
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hayes 17.6 664 672
Electorate: 4,655   Valid: 3,771   Quota: 943   Turnout: 81.0%  
  • Seat vacant in November 1936 on appointment of Maguire as a Justice of the High Court

1932 election

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1932 Dáil election: National University of Ireland[17][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hayes[*][a] N/A Returned automatically
Fianna Fáil Conor Maguire 44.3 1,396
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McGilligan[*] 42.2 1,332
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Tierney[*] 13.5 426
Electorate: 4,200   Valid: 3,154   Quota: 1,052   Turnout: 75.1%  
  1. ^ As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Hayes was returned automatically under s. 2 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927.

September 1927 election

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September 1927 Dáil election: National University of Ireland[18][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hayes[*][a] N/A Returned automatically
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McGilligan[*] 55.9 1,229  
Fianna Fáil Conor Maguire 29.6 652 671
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Tierney 14.5 319 795
Electorate: 2,934   Valid: 2,200   Quota: 734   Turnout: 75.0%  
  1. ^ As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Hayes was returned automatically under s. 2 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927. He was elected again as Ceann Comhairle on 11 October 1927, leaving the Cumann na nGaedheal parliamentary party.[19]

June 1927 election

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June 1927 Dáil election: National University of Ireland[20][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hayes[*][a] N/A Returned automatically
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McGilligan[*] 50.7 1,090      
Independent Arthur Clery 23.9 514 528 597 687
Cumann na nGaedheal Eoin MacNeill 10.6 228 510 565 684
Independent Agnes O'Farrelly 7.6 163 199 251  
Clann Éireann William Magennis[*] 7.2 155 196    
Electorate: 2,934   Valid: 2,150   Quota: 717   Turnout: 73.3%  
  1. ^ As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Hayes was returned automatically under s. 2 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927.[21][22] He was elected again as Ceann Comhairle on 23 June 1927, leaving the Cumann na nGaedheal parliamentary party.[23]

1923 by-election

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Caused by the resignation of Eoin MacNeill.

1923 Dáil by-election: National University of Ireland[24][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McGilligan 76.5 849
Republican William Stockley 23.5 261
Electorate: 1,567   Valid: 1,110   Quota: 556   Turnout: 70.8%  

1923 election

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1923 Dáil election: National University of Ireland[25][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Cumann na nGaedheal Eoin MacNeill[*][a] 34.8 418      
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hayes[*][b] 17.5 210 282 285 343
Cumann na nGaedheal William Magennis[*] 16.7 201 239 243 304
Republican William Stockley[*] 12.0 144 146 229 245
Independent Agnes O'Farrelly 11.3 136 141 143  
Republican Hugh Ryan 7.7 93 93    
Electorate: 1,561   Valid: 1,202   Quota: 301   Turnout: 77.0%  
  1. ^ MacNeill also stood successfully for Clare and chose to sit for that constituency.[26]
  2. ^ Hayes also stood successfully for Dublin South but vacated that seat.[27] He was elected as Ceann Comhairle on 9 September 1923, leaving the Cumann na nGaedheal parliamentary party.[28]

1922 election

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1922 Dáil election: National University of Ireland[29][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Eoin MacNeill[*] 33.7 888      
Independent Arthur W. Conway 15.6 410 438 441 455
Independent William Magennis 14.5 381 430 440 483
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) William Stockley[*] 13.2 349 377 695  
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Ada English[*] 11.9 314 334    
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Michael Hayes[*] 11.2 294 529    
Electorate: 5,053   Valid: 2,636   Quota: 528   Turnout: 52.2%  

1921 election

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1921 Southern Ireland House of Commons election: National University of Ireland[30]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Ada English Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Michael Hayes Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Eoin MacNeill[*] Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin William Stockley Unopposed N/A 4

Sinn Féin refused to recognise the Southern Ireland House of Commons and took their seats as TDs in the Second Dáil. The NUI registrar reported an expenditure of £28 14s on the election.[31]

1918 election

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The 1918 general election took place on 14 December and the results were declared on 28 December, except for the university constituencies. NUI voted between 18 and 22 December and the result was declared on 23 December.

1918 Westminster election: National University of Ireland[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Eoin MacNeill 1,644 66.9 N/A
Irish Parliamentary Arthur W. Conway 813 33.1 N/A
Majority 831 33.8 N/A
Turnout 2,457 64.3 N/A
Sinn Féin win (new seat)

In common with other Sinn Féin MPs, Eoin MacNeill abstained from Westminster and took his seat as a TD in the First Dáil. He was also elected for Londonderry City.

See also

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References

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  15. ^ "General election 1933: National University of Ireland". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
  17. ^ "General election 1932: National University of Ireland". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  18. ^ "General election September 1927: National University of Ireland". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  19. ^ "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 21 No. 1. 11 October 1927. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  20. ^ "General election June 1927: National University of Ireland". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  21. ^ Constitution (Amendment No. 2) Act 1927, s. 1: Re-election at general election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil Eireann (No. 6 of 1927, s. 1). Enacted on 19 March 1927. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 April 2021.
  22. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927, s. 2: Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle (No. 21 of 1927, s. 2). Enacted on 22 May 1927. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  23. ^ "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 20 No. 1. 23 June 1927. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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Sources

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  • Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 395. ISBN 0901714127.
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