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{{Short description|Dáil constituency (1961–1981)}}
{{For|the 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and the 1919–1921 First Dáil|Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name                = Cork Mid
| type                = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]]
| year                = [[1961 Irish general election|1961]]
| abolished           = [[1981 Irish general election|1981]]
| map4                = 
| map_entity          = Ireland
| map_size            = 200px
| seats               = {{ubl|4 (1961–1977)|5 (1977–1981)}}
| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government areas]]
| local_council       = {{ubl|[[County Cork]]<br/>(1961–1981)|[[Cork (city)|Cork county borough]] (1977–1981)}}
| previous            = [[Cork North (Dáil constituency)|Cork North]]
| next                = {{ubl| [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]]|[[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]}}
}}
'''Cork Mid''' was a [[Dáil constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Oireachtas]] (the Irish legislature) from 1961 to 1981. The constituency was represented by 4 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs) from 1961 to 1977, and then 5 from 1977 until its abolition in 1981. The method of election was [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV).

==Boundaries==
From 1961 to 1969, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of [[County Cork|Cork]] except the portions thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of [[Cork Borough (Dáil constituency)|Cork]] and the county constituencies of [[Cork North-East (Dáil constituency)|North-East Cork]] and [[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|South-West Cork]]."<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=1961|number=19|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961]]|schedule=y|stitle=Constituencies|date=14 July 1961|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

From 1961 to 1977, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of [[County Cork|Cork]] except the portions thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of [[Cork Borough (Dáil constituency)|Cork]] and the county constituencies of [[Cork North-East (Dáil constituency)|North-East Cork]], [[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|South-West Cork]] and [[Kerry South (Dáil constituency)|South Kerry]]."<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=1969|number=3|schedule=y|stitle=Constituencies|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969]]|date=26 March 1969|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

From 1977 to 1981, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of [[Cork North-East (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-East]], [[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-West]] and [[Kerry South (Dáil constituency)|Kerry South]]; and the following wards in the [[Cork (city)|county borough of Cork]]: Bishopstown E, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Glasheen C, Pouladuff A, Pouladuff B, The Lough, Togher A, Togher B."<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=1974|number=7|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974]]|date=7 May 1974|schedule=y|stitle=Constituencies|access-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120102107/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html |archive-date=20 January 2012}}</ref>

== TDs ==
{{Irish TD table begin
 |constituency = Cork Mid
 |maxTDs       = 5
 |start        = 1961
 |end          = 1981
 |refs         =<ref name="walker">{{cite book |title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 |editor=Walker, Brian M |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |location=Dublin |year=1992 |isbn=0-901714-96-8 |issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
 <!-- keys to parties -->
 |Fianna Fáil
 |Fine Gael
 |Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
 |dailnum     = 17
 |byelections = 1
 |refs        =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1961">{{cite web |title=General election 1961: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961&cons=55 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221224448/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961&cons=55 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Dan Desmond]]
 |elections = 1
 |party     = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)|Seán McCarthy]]
 |elections = 2
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Con Meaney]]
 |elections = 2
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Denis J. O'Sullivan]]
 |elections = 2
 |party     = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table seats dropped
 |seats     = 1
 |elections = 6
 |comment   = 4 seats<br />1961–1977
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election <!-- Death of Dan Desmond -->
 |constituency = Cork Mid
 |year         = 1965
 |refs         =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1965by">{{cite web |title=By-election 1965: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961B&cons=55&ref=80 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130171201/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961B&cons=55&ref=80 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Eileen Desmond]]
 |elections = 2
 |party     = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
 |dailnum   = 18
 |refs      =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1965">{{cite web |title=General election 1965: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965&cons=55 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221224626/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965&cons=55 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Flor Crowley]]
 |elections = 1
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Thomas Meaney]]
 |elections = 5
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Donal Creed]]
 |elections = 5
 |party     = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
 |dailnum     = 19
 |byelections = 1
 |refs        =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1969">{{cite web |title=General election 1969: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=55 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221224752/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=55 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Philip Burton (politician)|Philip Burton]]
 |elections = 2
 |party     = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Paddy Forde]]
 |elections = 1
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election <!-- Death of Paddy Forde -->
 |constituency = Cork Mid
 |year         = 1972
 |refs         =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1972">{{cite web |title=By-election 1972: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969B&cons=55&ref=93 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170727/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969B&cons=55&ref=93 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Gene Fitzgerald]]
 |elections = 3
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
 |dailnum   = 20
 |refs      =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1973">{{cite web |title=General election 1973: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=55 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221224918/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=55 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Eileen Desmond]]
 |elections = 2
 |party     = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
 |dailnum   = 21
 |refs      =<ref name="ei-corkmid-1977">{{cite web |title=General election 1977: Cork Mid |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=55 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221225041/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=55 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
 |name      = [[Barry Cogan (politician)|Barry Cogan]]
 |elections = 1
 |party     = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table end
 |dailnum   = 22
 |maxTDs    = 5
 |comment   = Constituency abolished. See [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]] and [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]
}}

==Elections==
{{cnote|*|Outgoing TD}}
===1977 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1977 Irish general election|1977 general election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1977"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1977>{{cite web|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/21stDail_June1977_ByeElections20th_1973_1977.pdf|title=21st Dáil 1977 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=February 1978|access-date=18 October 2023}}</ref>
 |numcounts  = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Gene Fitzgerald]]'''{{cref|*}}
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 19.9
 |count1     = '''12,179'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Thomas Meaney]]'''{{cref|*}}
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 19.4
 |count1     = '''11,877'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Eileen Desmond]]'''{{cref|*}}
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 14.5
 |count1     = 8,902
 |count2     = 9,001
 |count3     = 9,112
 |count4     = '''10,276'''
 |count5     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Donal Creed]]'''{{cref|*}}
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 13.2
 |count1     = 8,088
 |count2     = 8,163
 |count3     = 8,241
 |count4     = '''10,413'''
 |count5     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Barry Cogan (politician)|Barry Cogan]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 10.7
 |count1     = 6,563
 |count2     = 7,545
 |count3     = 8,151
 |count4     = 8,259
 |count5     = '''8,595'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Frank Crowley (politician)|Frank Crowley]]
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 7.6
 |count1     = 4,681
 |count2     = 4,695
 |count3     = 4,777
 |count4     = 5,614
 |count5     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[John Dennehy]]
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 7.4
 |count1     = 4,522
 |count2     = 5,292
 |count3     = 6,069
 |count4     = 6,188
 |count5     = 6,470
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Seán O'Leary]]
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 7.2
 |count1     = 4,436
 |count2     = 4,468
 |count3     = 4,480
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 5
 |electorate = 75,031
 |valid      = 61,248
 |spoilt     = 446 (0.7%)
 |quota      = 10,209
 |turnout    = 61,694 (82.2%)<ref>''[[The Irish Times]]'', 20 June 1977, p7–10</ref>
}}

===1973 general election===
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1973"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1973>{{cite web |url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/20thDail_February1973_ByeElections19th_1969_1973.pdf |title=20th Dáil 1973 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=October 1973|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref>
 |numcounts  = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Thomas Meaney]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 25.6
 |count1     = '''10,400'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Gene Fitzgerald]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 23.6
 |count1     = '''9,584'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Donal Creed]]'''
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 19.1
 |count1     = 7,728
 |count2     = '''8,273'''
 |count3     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Eileen Desmond]]'''
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 15.2
 |count1     = 6,170
 |count2     = 7,152
 |count3     = '''8,188'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Philip Burton (politician)|Philip Burton]]
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 13.9
 |count1     = 5,629
 |count2     = 6,245
 |count3     = 6,406
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Daniel O'Leary
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 2.6
 |count1     = 1,055
 |count2     = 1,198
 |count3     = 1,471
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 3
 |electorate = 49,402
 |valid      = 40,566
 |spoilt     = 
 |quota      = 8,114
 |turnout    = 82.1%
}}

===1972 by-election===
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD [[Paddy Forde]] on 13 May 1972, a by-election was held on 2 August 1972. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gene Fitzgerald.
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1972 Cork Mid by-election|1972 by-election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1972"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1973/>
 |numcounts  = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Gene Fitzgerald]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 49.5
 |count1     = 19,959
 |count2     = '''20,214'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Denis J. O'Sullivan]]
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 31.6
 |count1     = 12,530
 |count2     = 12,788
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Eileen Desmond]]
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 15.9
 |count1     = 6,301
 |count2     = 6,711
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Paddy O'Callaghan
 |party      = Aontacht Éireann
 |percentage = 3.0
 |count1     = 1,172
 |count2     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 2
 |electorate = 49,402
 |valid      = 39,962
 |spoilt     = 
 |quota      = 19,982
 |turnout    = 80.9%
}}

===1969 general election===
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1969 Irish general election|1969 general election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1969"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1969>{{cite web |url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf |title=19th Dáil 1969 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=January 1970|access-date=9 December 2024}}</ref>
 |numcounts  = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Thomas Meaney]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 23.0
 |count1     = '''8,978'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Donal Creed]]'''
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 18.9
 |count1     = 7,400
 |count2     = 7,491
 |count3     = '''8,583'''
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Philip Burton (politician)|Philip Burton]]'''
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 13.6
 |count1     = 5,310
 |count2     = 5,351
 |count3     = 5,686
 |count4     = 6,297
 |count5     = 6,626
 |count6     = '''7,358'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Eileen Desmond]]
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 12.6
 |count1     = 4,936
 |count2     = 4,997
 |count3     = 5,129
 |count4     = 6,762
 |count5     = 7,000
 |count6     = 7,088
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Paddy Forde]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 11.0
 |count1     = 4,284
 |count2     = 4,774
 |count3     = 4,917
 |count4     = 5,004
 |count5     = '''8,000'''
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Batt Donegan]]
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 8.9
 |count1     = 3,468
 |count2     = 3,859
 |count3     = 3,878
 |count4     = 4,102
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Neil Lehane
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 7.3
 |count1     = 2,866
 |count2     = 2,962
 |count3     = 2,986
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Patrick Lombard
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 4.7
 |count1     = 1,821
 |count2     = 1,836
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 6
 |electorate = 47,880
 |valid      = 39,063
 |spoilt     = 
 |quota      = 7,813
 |turnout    = 81.6%
}}

===1965 general election===
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1965 Irish general election|1965 general election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1965"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections"/>
 |numcounts  = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Eileen Desmond]]'''
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 25.0
 |count1     = '''10,041'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Flor Crowley]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 19.7
 |count1     = 7,884
 |count2     = '''8,185'''
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Donal Creed]]'''
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 15.2
 |count1     = 6,103
 |count2     = 6,792
 |count3     = 6,949
 |count4     = 7,461
 |count5     = 7,890
 |count6     = '''8,011'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Thomas Meaney]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 14.2
 |count1     = 5,683
 |count2     = 5,870
 |count3     = 5,939
 |count4     = 5,969
 |count5     = 6,130
 |count6     = '''8,948'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Denis J. O'Sullivan]]
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 12.3
 |count1     = 4,935
 |count2     = 5,278
 |count3     = 5,328
 |count4     = 5,602
 |count5     = 5,939
 |count6     = 6,044
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Paddy Forde]]
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 7.7
 |count1     = 3,099
 |count2     = 3,304
 |count3     = 3,425
 |count4     = 3,464
 |count5     = 3,578
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Thomas O'Sullivan
 |party      = Independent politician (Ireland)
 |percentage = 2.7
 |count1     = 1,089
 |count2     = 1,143
 |count3     = 1,189
 |count4     = 1,199
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Edward McCarthy
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 2.0
 |count1     = 789
 |count2     = 897
 |count3     = 937
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Sylvester Cotter
 |party      = Independent politician (Ireland)
 |percentage = 1.2
 |count1     = 498
 |count2     = 627
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
 |count5     = &nbsp;
 |count6     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 6
 |electorate = 50,220
 |valid      = 40,121
 |spoilt     = 
 |quota      = 8,025
 |turnout    = 79.9%
}}

===1965 by-election===
Following the death of Labour Party TD [[Dan Desmond]] on 9 December 1964, a by-election was held on 10 March 1965. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Eileen Desmond, widow of the deceased TD.
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1965 Cork Mid by-election|1965 by-election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1965by"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections">{{cite book|last=Gallagher|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Gallagher (academic)|date=2009|title=Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781138973343}}</ref>
 |numcounts  = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Flor Crowley]]
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 36.2
 |count1     = 13,779
 |count2     = 13,932
 |count3     = 15,093
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Eileen Desmond]]'''
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 33.5
 |count1     = 12,752
 |count2     = 12,937
 |count3     = '''20,756'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = [[Donal Creed]]
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 28.8
 |count1     = 10,957
 |count2     = 11,105
 |count3     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Sylvester P. Cotter
 |party      = Independent politician (Ireland)
 |percentage = 1.6
 |count1     = 590
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 3
 |electorate = 50,220
 |valid      = 38,078
 |spoilt     = 
 |quota      = 19,040
 |turnout    = 75.8%
}}

===1961 general election===
{{STV Election box begin2
 |title      = [[1961 Irish general election|1961 general election]]: Cork Mid<ref name="ei-corkmid-1961"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections"/>
 |numcounts  = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Dan Desmond]]'''
 |party      = Labour Party (Ireland)
 |percentage = 27.3
 |count1     = '''10,035'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Denis J. O'Sullivan]]'''
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 21.2
 |count1     = '''7,787'''
 |count2     = &nbsp;
 |count3     = &nbsp;
 |count4     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Con Meaney]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 17.9
 |count1     = 6,586
 |count2     = 7,039
 |count3     = 7,101
 |count4     = '''7,736'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = '''[[Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)|Seán MacCarthy]]'''
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 17.7
 |count1     = 6,499
 |count2     = 7,315
 |count3     = 7,335
 |count4     = '''8,523'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = Timothy Desmond
 |party      = Fine Gael
 |percentage = 10.8
 |count1     = 3,976
 |count2     = 5,115
 |count3     = 5,457
 |count4     = 5,575
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
 |candidate  = David McGrath
 |party      = Fianna Fáil
 |percentage = 5.1
 |count1     = 1,890
 |count2     = 2,162
 |count3     = 2,170
 |count4     = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
 |numcounts  = 4
 |electorate = 49,390
 |valid      = 36,773
 |spoilt     = 
 |quota      = 7,355
 |turnout    = 74.5%
}}

==See also==
*[[Dáil constituencies]]
*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[Historic Dáil constituencies]]
*[[Elections in the Republic of Ireland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/ Oireachtas Members Database]

{{County Cork constituencies}}

[[Category:Historic constituencies in County Cork]]
[[Category:Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:1981 disestablishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1961]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1981]]