Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency)
Dublin Rathdown | |
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Dáil Constituency | |
County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2016 |
Seats | 3 |
TDs | |
EP constituency | Dublin |
Dublin Rathdown is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries[]
It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 and first used at the 2016 election.[1] It largely replaced the old constituency of Dublin South, with the electoral divisions in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in South Dublin of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village being transferred to the Dublin South-West constituency. There was a minor boundary revision in the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017.[2]
Years | TDs | Boundaries | Law |
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2016–2020 | 3 | In the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden.[1] |
2013 Act |
2020– | 3 | In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
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2017 Act |
TDs[]
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathdown 2016– | |||||||
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Key to parties
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||
32nd | 2016[3] | Catherine Martin (GP) |
Shane Ross (Ind) |
Josepha Madigan (FG) | |||
33rd | 2020 | Neale Richmond (FG) |
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[]
2020 general election[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Green | Catherine Martin | 21.1 | 8,958 | 9,171 | 9,431 | 9,949 | 11,444 | ||||
Fine Gael | Neale Richmond | 15.9 | 6,743 | 6,789 | 6,887 | 6,926 | 7,461 | 8,675 | 8,950 | 9,704 | |
Fine Gael | Josepha Madigan | 15.3 | 6,482 | 6,555 | 6,603 | 6,624 | 6,964 | 7,835 | 8,065 | 8,677 | |
Sinn Féin | Sorcha Nic Cormaic | 11.6 | 4,926 | 4,980 | 5,082 | 5,716 | 5,991 | 6,538 | 6,726 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan | 10.7 | 4,549 | 5,118 | 5,532 | 5,599 | 5,913 | 6,904 | 7,054 | 8,277 | |
Independent | Shane Ross | 8.1 | 3,419 | 3,474 | 3,651 | 3,780 | 4,215 | ||||
Labour | Lettie McCarthy | 7.5 | 3,179 | 3,242 | 3,328 | 3,519 | |||||
PBP/Solidarity | Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin[a] | 3.5 | 1,498 | 1,597 | 1,680 | ||||||
Aontú | Liam Coughlan | 3.3 | 1,413 | 1,450 | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | Deirdre Conroy | 2.1 | 886 | ||||||||
Independent | Patrick Noonan | 0.8 | 350 | ||||||||
Electorate: 67,012 Valid: 42,403 Spoilt: 251 (0.6%) Quota: 10,601 Turnout: 42,654 (63.7%) |
- ^ Ó Ceannabháin was a member of People Before Profit.
2016 general election[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent | Shane Ross | 24.8 | 10,202 | 10,411 | |||||
Fine Gael | Josepha Madigan | 16.2 | 6,668 | 6,835 | 7,180 | 7,290 | 8,579 | 9,488 | |
Fine Gael | Alan Shatter | 14.4 | 5,905 | 5,979 | 6,195 | 6,268 | 7,745 | 8,444 | |
Fianna Fáil | Mary White | 10.3 | 4,220 | 4,325 | 4,761 | 5,165 | 5,463 | ||
Green | Catherine Martin | 10.0 | 4,122 | 4,314 | 4,812 | 6,105 | 7,255 | 9,421 | |
Labour | Alex White | 9.8 | 4,048 | 4,080 | 4,258 | 4,436 | |||
Sinn Féin | Sorcha Nic Cormaic | 7.0 | 2,858 | 2,896 | 3,076 | ||||
Independent | Peter Mathews | 4.9 | 2,021 | 2,241 | |||||
Renua | Alan Daveron | 2.6 | 1,055 | ||||||
Electorate: 62,340 Valid: 41,099 Spoilt: 226 (0.5%) Quota: 10,275 Turnout: 41,325 (66.3%) |
See also[]
- Dáil constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of Dáil by-elections
- List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland
References[]
- ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). 20 March 2013. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 8 October 2021, Irish Statute Book.
- ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 8 October 2021, Irish Statute Book.
- ^ a b "General election 2016: Dublin Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Dublin Rathdown". RTÉ News. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Dublin Rathdown: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Dublin Rathdown Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Dublin Rathdown Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- Dáil constituencies
- Parliamentary constituencies in County Dublin
- Politics of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- 2016 establishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 2016