Dublin Corporation election, 1914

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An election to Dublin Corporation took place in March 1914 as part of that year's Irish local elections.

Dublin Corporation

Dublin Corporation, known by generations of Dubliners simply as The Corpo, is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between 1661 and 1 January 2002. It is now known as Dublin City Council.

Prior to the election Dublin had the been the scene of a major industrial dispute in the form of the Dublin Lock-out, and the election saw the newly created Labour party emerge as the councils second party. One council seat was left vacant. [1]

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Larkin, James Connolly, and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trades Union Congress, it describes itself as a "democratic socialist party" in its constitution. Labour continues to be the political arm of the Irish trade union and labour movement and seeks to represent workers interests in the Dáil and on a local level.

Results by party

PartySeats±Votes%±%
Irish Nationalist 56Decrease2.svg6
Labour Party 9Increase2.svg7
Irish Unionist 5Decrease2.svg5
Independent 5Increase2.svg3
Sinn Féin 4Decrease2.svg1
Totals79100%

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References

  1. O'Brien, Joseph V. (1982). Dear, Dirty Dublin: A City in Distress, 1899-1916. p. 93.