Cork North-Central
Co. CorkCork North-Central is a 5-seat constituency where Independent Ireland's Ken O'Flynn — a Cork City councillor who left Fianna Fáil in 2020 before joining the new party in 2024 — won a seat on Independent Ireland's first outing, alongside Fianna Fáil's Pádraig O'Sullivan, Sinn Féin's Thomas Gould, Fine Gael's Colm Burke and Labour's Eoghan Kenny.
Why this leans Fianna Fáil
The 0.6-point gap between the top two finishers here in 2024 sits on top of a longer pattern: Fianna Fáil's national first-preference vote share has run 41.6% in 2007, 17.4% in 2011, 24.3% in 2016, 22.2% in 2020, then 21.9% in 2024 No digitised constituency-level results exist here for elections before 2024, so this is Fianna Fáil's country-wide trend, not a claim about this seat's own history — but a party that's dominated the national picture for this long is a big part of why its 2024 local result, and this lean, look the way they do.
Elected TDs (5)
13.1% first preference · 7,708 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
12.5% first preference · 7,399 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
9.7% first preference · 5,736 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
9.7% first preference · 5,733 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
5.6% first preference · 3,329 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
2024 General Election — First Preferences
First-preference vote share by candidate. Pádraig O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil) topped the poll with 13.1%. Bold candidates were elected — final seats are decided by PR-STV transfers, not first preferences alone.
Under PR-STV, surplus and elimination transfers decide the final seats, so a candidate can be elected from well below the quota — or miss out despite a strong first count. .