Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
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The Electoral Act 2005 (No. 16/2005) is a law of the Republic of Ireland
which provided for parliamentary constituencies for the 30th Dáil Éireann
. The 30th Dáil was elected at the 2007 general election on 24 May 2007.
This Act replaced the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
(No. 19/1998), which defines the constituencies used for the 29th Dáil (elected in 2002
). It will be replaced by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
(No. 4/2009), which will create a new pattern of constituencies when the 30th Dáil is dissolved.
The Act was challenged in the High Court by Finian McGrath
TD and former TD Catherine Murphy
on the grounds that it left too many constituencies under or over-represented. However the High Court rejected the challenge.
Note : Laois–Offaly is the same constituency as Leix–Offaly 1921–1961 and Laoighis–Offaly from 1961. Only the spelling of the first county name, in the legislation providing for parliamentary constituencies, has changed. There is no change in the number of seats from the previous constituency.
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Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
which provided for parliamentary constituencies for the 30th Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
. The 30th Dáil was elected at the 2007 general election on 24 May 2007.
This Act replaced the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
The Electoral Act 1998 is a law of the Republic of Ireland which provided for parliamentary constituencies for the 29th Dáil Éireann. The 29th Dáil was elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and was dissolved on 29 April 2007.This Act replaced the Electoral Act 1995 The Electoral...
(No. 19/1998), which defines the constituencies used for the 29th Dáil (elected in 2002
Irish general election, 2002
The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern...
). It will be replaced by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
The Electoral Act 2009 is a law of the Republic of Ireland which provided for parliamentary constituencies for the 31st Dáil Éireann. The 31st Dáil was elected at the 2011 general election in March 2011....
(No. 4/2009), which will create a new pattern of constituencies when the 30th Dáil is dissolved.
The Act was challenged in the High Court by Finian McGrath
Finian McGrath
Finian McGrath is an Irish independent politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin North Central constituency since 2002.-Early and personal life:...
TD and former TD Catherine Murphy
Catherine Murphy (politician)
Catherine Murphy is an Irish Independent politician from Leixlip in County Kildare. She was re-elected to Dáil Éireann in February 2011 having served as a Teachta Dála for the Kildare North constituency from 2005–2007....
on the grounds that it left too many constituencies under or over-represented. However the High Court rejected the challenge.
Summary of changes
This list, and those below, summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.| Constituency | Created | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork North Central Cork North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cork North–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1981 | 4 | loses 1 seat |
| Dublin Mid West Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Mid–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
2002 | 4 | gains 1 seat |
| Dublin North Central Dublin North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1948 | 3 | loses 1 seat |
| Kildare North | 1997 | 4 | gains 1 seat |
| Laois–Offaly | 2007 | 5 | renamed from Laoighis–Offaly |
| Longford–Roscommon | 1992 | 4 | abolished |
| Longford–Westmeath | 2007 | 4 | new constituency |
| Meath | 1948 | 5 | abolished |
| Meath East | 2007 | 3 | new constituency |
| Meath West | 2007 | 3 | new constituency |
| Roscommon–South Leitrim | 2007 | 3 | new constituency |
| Sligo–Leitrim | 1948 | 4 | abolished |
| Sligo–North Leitrim | 2007 | 3 | new constituency |
| Westmeath Westmeath (Dáil Éireann constituency) Westmeath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1992 to 2007. The constituency was served by 3 deputies... |
1992 | 3 | abolished |
List of constituencies for the 30th Dáil
Explanation of columns- Number: The number of the constituency (in alphabetical order).
- Constituency: The name of the constituency. Compass points follow the area name in this list, which is not always the case in the official version of the name.
- Created: The year of the election when a constituency of the same name was last created.
- No.: The number of times a constituency with the same name has been created (if more than one then there was a gap before the current version of the constituency was created).
- Seats: The number of TDs elected from the constituency under the Act.
- Change: Change in the number of seats since the last distribution of seats (which took effect in 2002).
| Number | Constituency | Created | No. | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Carlow–Kilkenny Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil Éireann constituency) Carlow–Kilkenny is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1948 | (2) | 5 | none |
| 02 | Cavan–Monaghan Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cavan–Monaghan is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1977 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 03 | Clare | 1921 | (1) | 4 | none |
| 04 | Cork East Cork East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cork East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1981 | (4) | 4 | none |
| 05 | Cork North Central Cork North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cork North–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1981 | (1) | 4 | minus 1 |
| 06 | Cork North West Cork North West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cork North–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1981 | (1) | 3 | none |
| 07 | Cork South Central Cork South Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cork South–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1981 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 08 | Cork South West Cork South West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Cork South–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies . The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation .- History and boundaries :It was... |
1961 | (1) | 3 | none |
| 09 | Donegal North East Donegal North East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Donegal North–East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1981 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 10 | Donegal South West Donegal South West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Donegal South–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1981 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 11 | Dublin Central Dublin Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1981 | (2) | 4 | none |
| 12 | Dublin Mid West Dublin Mid West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin Mid–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
2002 | (2) | 4 | plus 1 |
| 13 | Dublin North | 1981 | (2) | 4 | none |
| 14 | Dublin North Central Dublin North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1948 | (1) | 3 | minus 1 |
| 15 | Dublin North East Dublin North East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North–East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1981 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 16 | Dublin North West Dublin North West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin North–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1981 | (3) | 3 | none |
| 17 | Dublin South Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1981 | (2) | 5 | none |
| 18 | Dublin South Central Dublin South Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin South–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1948 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 19 | Dublin South East Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin South–East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1948 | (1) | 4 | none |
| 20 | Dublin South West Dublin South West (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dublin South–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1981 | (2) | 4 | none |
| 21 | Dublin West | 1981 | (1) | 3 | none |
| 22 | Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire (Dáil Éireann constituency) Dún Laoghaire is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1977 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 23 | Galway East | 1977 | (4) | 4 | none |
| 24 | Galway West | 1937 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 25 | Kerry North | 1969 | (3) | 3 | none |
| 26 | Kerry South | 1937 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 27 | Kildare North | 1997 | (2) | 4 | plus 1 |
| 28 | Kildare South | 1997 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 29 | Laois–Offaly | 2007 | (1) | 5 | plus 5 |
| 30 | Limerick East | 1948 | (2) | 5 | none |
| 31 | Limerick West | 1948 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 32 | Longford–Westmeath | 2007 | (3) | 4 | plus 4 |
| 33 | Louth Louth (Dáil Éireann constituency) Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1923 | (2) | 4 | none |
| 34 | Mayo Mayo (Dáil Éireann constituency) Mayo is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies... |
1997 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 35 | Meath East | 2007 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| 36 | Meath West | 2007 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| 37 | Roscommon–South Leitrim | 2007 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| 38 | Sligo–North Leitrim | 2007 | (1) | 3 | plus 3 |
| 39 | Tipperary North | 1948 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 40 | Tipperary South Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency) Tipperary South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies... |
1948 | (2) | 3 | none |
| 41 | Waterford Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency) Waterford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies... |
1923 | (1) | 4 | none |
| 42 | Wexford Wexford (Dáil Éireann constituency) Wexford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1921 | (1) | 5 | none |
| 43 | Wicklow Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency) Wicklow is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies... |
1923 | (1) | 5 | none |
Note : Laois–Offaly is the same constituency as Leix–Offaly 1921–1961 and Laoighis–Offaly from 1961. Only the spelling of the first county name, in the legislation providing for parliamentary constituencies, has changed. There is no change in the number of seats from the previous constituency.
Constituencies abolished
| Constituency | Created | No. | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laoighis–Offaly | 1961 | (1) | 5 | minus 5 |
| Longford–Roscommon | 1992 | (1) | 4 | minus 4 |
| Meath | 1948 | (1) | 5 | minus 5 |
| Sligo–Leitrim | 1948 | (1) | 4 | minus 4 |
| Westmeath Westmeath (Dáil Éireann constituency) Westmeath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1992 to 2007. The constituency was served by 3 deputies... |
1992 | (2) | 3 | minus 3 |
See also
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of IrelandParliamentary constituencies in the Republic of IrelandThe lower house of the Oireachtas , Dáil Éireann, contains 166 Teachtaí Dála , representing 43 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. Depending on its size, each constituency must have at least 3 members and a maximum of five members. The most recent ratio indicates that...
- Irish general election timetableIrish general election timetableThis a list of general election timetables for Dáil Éireann from 1918–2011.-Sources:*Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker *The Times , various editions...
External links
- Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (Full text of The Act)
- Acts of the Oireachtas