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{{About|the constituency used from 1977 to 1981|the 1801–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and the 1919–1921 First Dáil|Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)}} |
{{About|the constituency used from 1977 to 1981|the 1801–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and the 1919–1921 First Dáil|Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)}} |
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{{Infobox constituency |
{{Infobox constituency |
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| name = Cork City |
| name = Cork City |
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| type = |
| type = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]] |
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| year = [[Irish general election |
| year = [[1977 Irish general election|1977]] |
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| abolished = [[Irish general election |
| abolished = [[1981 Irish general election|1981]] |
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| map4 = |
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| map_entity = Ireland |
| map_entity = Ireland |
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| map_size = 200px |
| map_size = 200px |
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| seats = 5 |
| seats = 5 |
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| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland| |
| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government area]] |
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| local_council = [[Cork (city)|Cork City]] |
| local_council = [[Cork (city)|Cork City]] |
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| previous = {{ubl|[[Cork City North-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork City North-West]]|[[Cork City South-East (Dáil constituency)|Cork City South-East]]}} |
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| next = {{ubl|[[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]]|[[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]}} |
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'''Cork City''' was a |
'''Cork City''' was a [[Dáil constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the Irish parliament or [[Oireachtas]] from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 5 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV). |
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== History and boundaries == |
== History and boundaries == |
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The constituency was created under |
The constituency was created under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974]].<ref name=ea-1974>{{cite irish legislation|year=1974|number=7|schedule=y|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974]]|access-date=22 July 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120102107/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html|archivedate=20 January 2012}}</ref> It was only used for the [[1977 Irish general election|1977 general election]] and a by-election in 1979. The constituency was defined as the [[Cork (city)|county borough of Cork]], except the part which was in the [[Cork Mid (Dáil constituency)|Cork Mid]] constituency.<ref name=ea-1974/> The wards in Cork Mid were Bishopstown E, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Glasheen C, Pouladuff A, Pouladuff B, The Lough, Togher A, Togher B. |
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It was abolished under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980]] and replaced at the [[1981 Irish general election|1981 general election]] by [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]] and [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]. |
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== TDs == |
== TDs == |
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| byelections = 1 |
| byelections = 1 |
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| refs =<ref name="ei-corkcity-1977">{{cite web | title=General election 1977: Cork City | url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=51 | work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=30 July 2010}}</ref> |
| refs =<ref name="ei-corkcity-1977">{{cite web | title=General election 1977: Cork City | url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=51 | work=ElectionsIreland.org | accessdate=30 July 2010 | archive-date=21 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221193035/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=51 | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name = [[Peter Barry]] |
| name = [[Peter Barry (politician)|Peter Barry]] |
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| elections = 2 |
| elections = 2 |
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| party = Fine Gael |
| party = Fine Gael |
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| constituency = Cork City |
| constituency = Cork City |
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| year = 1979 |
| year = 1979 |
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| refs =<ref name="ei-corkcity-1979">{{cite web |title=By-election 1979: Cork City |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=51&ref=101 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=27 February 2009}}</ref> |
| refs =<ref name="ei-corkcity-1979">{{cite web |title=By-election 1979: Cork City |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=51&ref=101 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=27 February 2009 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165735/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=51&ref=101 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| maxTDs = 5 |
| maxTDs = 5 |
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| comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Cork North-Central (Dáil |
| comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]] and [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]] |
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== Elections == |
== Elections == |
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=== 1979 by-election === |
=== 1979 by-election === |
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Following the death of [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] TD [[Patrick Kerrigan]], a by-election was held on 7 November 1979. The seat was won by the [[Fine Gael]] candidate Liam Burke. |
Following the death of [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] TD [[Patrick Kerrigan]], a by-election was held on 7 November 1979. The seat was won by the [[Fine Gael]] candidate Liam Burke. |
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|title = [[1979 Cork City by-election|1979 by-election]]: Cork City<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><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1981>{{cite web|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/22ndDail_June1981_ByeElections21st_1977_1981.pdf|title=22nd Dáil 1981 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=September 1981|access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref> |
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|title = [[Cork City by-election, 1979|1979 by-election]]: Cork City<ref name="ei-corkcity-1979"/> |
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|candidate = [[John Dennehy]] |
|candidate = [[John Dennehy]] |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|percentage = 35.9 |
|percentage = 35.9 |
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|candidate = [[Toddy O'Sullivan]] |
|candidate = [[Toddy O'Sullivan]] |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 22.6 |
|percentage = 22.6 |
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|candidate = Ted Tynan |
|candidate = Ted Tynan |
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|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party |
|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party |
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|percentage = 8.3 |
|percentage = 8.3 |
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|numcounts = 3 |
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|electorate = 70,164 |
|electorate = 70,164 |
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|valid = 38,657 |
|valid = 38,657 |
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|quota = 19,329 |
|quota = 19,329 |
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|turnout = 55. |
|turnout = 55.10% |
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=== 1977 general election === |
=== 1977 general election === |
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|title = [[Irish general election |
|title = [[1977 Irish general election|1977 general election]]: Cork City<ref name="ei-corkcity-1977"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections"/><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> |
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|numcounts = 8 |
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|candidate = '''[[Peter Barry (politician)|Peter Barry]]''' |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|percentage = 13.5 |
|percentage = 13.5 |
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|count7 = 7,214 |
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|count8 = '''7,806''' |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|percentage = 5.5 |
|percentage = 5.5 |
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|count1 = 2,850 |
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|count2 = 3,011 |
|count2 = 3,011 |
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|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party |
|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party |
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|percentage = 3.2 |
|percentage = 3.2 |
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|count1 = 1,661 |
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|count2 = 1,832 |
|count2 = 1,832 |
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|count3 = 1,848 |
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|candidate = Maureen Black |
|candidate = Maureen Black |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 2.9 |
|percentage = 2.9 |
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|count1 = 1,529 |
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|count2 = 1,706 |
|count2 = 1,706 |
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|count3 = 1,730 |
|count3 = 1,730 |
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|numcounts = 8 |
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|electorate = 68, |
|electorate = 68,709 |
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|valid = 51,461 |
|valid = 51,461 (74.9%) |
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|spoilt = 376 (0. |
|spoilt = 376 (0.6%) |
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|quota = 8,577 |
|quota = 8,577 |
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|turnout = 51,837 (75.4%)<ref>''[[The Irish Times]]'', 20 June 1977, |
|turnout = 51,837 (75.4%)<ref>''[[The Irish Times]]'', 20 June 1977, p. 7–10</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Dáil constituencies]] |
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*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]] |
*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]] |
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*[[Historic Dáil constituencies]] |
*[[Historic Dáil constituencies]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/ Oireachtas Members Database] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cork City (Dail Eireann constituency)}} |
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[[Category:Politics of Cork (city)]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 12 January 2024
Cork City | |
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Created | 1977 |
Abolished | 1981 |
Seats | 5 |
Local government area | Cork City |
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Replaced by |
Cork City was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974.[1] It was only used for the 1977 general election and a by-election in 1979. The constituency was defined as the county borough of Cork, except the part which was in the Cork Mid constituency.[1] The wards in Cork Mid were Bishopstown E, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Glasheen C, Pouladuff A, Pouladuff B, The Lough, Togher A, Togher B.
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and replaced at the 1981 general election by Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central.
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork City 1977–1981[2] | |||||||||||
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Key to parties
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
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21st | 1977[3] | Jack Lynch (FF) |
Seán French (FF) |
Pearse Wyse (FF) |
Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) |
Peter Barry (FG) | |||||
1979 by-election[4] | Liam Burke (FG) | ||||||||||
22nd | 1981 | Constituency abolished. See Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central |
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.
Elections
1979 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD Patrick Kerrigan, a by-election was held on 7 November 1979. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Liam Burke.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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Fianna Fáil | John Dennehy | 35.9 | 13,890 | 14,269 | 16,210 | |
Fine Gael | Liam Burke | 33.2 | 12,832 | 13,411 | 19,524 | |
Labour | Toddy O'Sullivan | 22.6 | 8,742 | 10,444 | ||
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Ted Tynan | 8.3 | 3,193 | |||
Electorate: 70,164 Valid: 38,657 Quota: 19,329 Turnout: 55.10% |
1977 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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Fianna Fáil | Jack Lynch | 39.0 | 20,079 | ||||||||
Fine Gael | Peter Barry | 13.5 | 6,923 | 7,098 | 7,117 | 7,506 | 7,566 | 9,327 | |||
Labour | Patrick Kerrigan | 10.2 | 5,254 | 5,551 | 5,577 | 5,883 | 6,575 | 7,121 | 7,214 | 10,313 | |
Fianna Fáil | Pearse Wyse | 8.7 | 4,462 | 9,718 | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | Seán French | 6.5 | 3,359 | 6,357 | 6,975 | 7,186 | 7,458 | 7,597 | 7,605 | 7,806 | |
Fine Gael | Liam Burke | 6.0 | 3,082 | 3,188 | 3,195 | 3,322 | 3,409 | 3,993 | 4,634 | ||
Fine Gael | Samuel Allen | 5.5 | 2,850 | 3,011 | 3,021 | 3,159 | 3,283 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Máirín Quill | 4.4 | 2,262 | 4,423 | 4,844 | 5,179 | 5,483 | 5,575 | 5,583 | 5,722 | |
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Ted Tynan | 3.2 | 1,661 | 1,832 | 1,848 | 1,992 | |||||
Independent | Maureen Black | 2.9 | 1,529 | 1,706 | 1,730 | ||||||
Electorate: 68,709 Valid: 51,461 (74.9%) Spoilt: 376 (0.6%) Quota: 8,577 Turnout: 51,837 (75.4%)[8] |
See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Historic Dáil constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 22 July 2022.
- ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ a b "General election 1977: Cork City". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "By-election 1979: Cork City". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ^ "22nd Dáil 1981 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. September 1981. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ The Irish Times, 20 June 1977, p. 7–10
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