306:
The
Commission invited written submissions in relation to both Dáil and European Parliament constituencies from the general public and from each member of the Dáil and Seanad, and the members of the European Parliament from Ireland, registered political parties and
724:
127:
promised that future boundary revisions take account of recommendations from an independent commission. Such commissions operated on an ad-hoc basis, beginning with the 1977 European constituency commission whose report was used for the
732:
358:
had less than 50% support, four-seat constituencies were used, so that Fianna Fáil would win two of four seats; where it had more than 50% support, three- or five-seat constituencies would give it two of three, or three of
922:
87:(parliament) which enumerates the areas included within each constituency. Historically the act was drafted by the government of the day to favour its own party or parties, leading to allegations of
48:
863:
858:
194:
56:
157:. This assumed functions previously carried out by the Constituency Commission and Local Electoral Area Boundary Committees, as well as handling other functions relating to
522:
707:
790:
767:
747:
737:
299:
there shall be regard to geographic considerations including significant physical features and the extent of and the density of population in each constituency;
112:
129:
742:
68:
762:
752:
565:
927:
60:
843:
700:
158:
693:
680:
439:
59:
after the census. The
Commission then submitted a non-binding report to the Oireachtas, and was dissolved. A separate but similar
757:
331:
917:
777:
119:
attempted to do the same, but backfired when a larger-than-anticipated swing resulted in a landslide for the opposition in the
889:
868:
853:
848:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
801:
795:
150:
133:
116:
108:
92:
52:
549:
670:
149:. These provisions of the 1997 Act were repealed by the Electoral Reform Act 2022. In 2023, the government established the
932:
716:
145:
system was superseded when the
Electoral Act 1997 placed the Constituency Commission on a statutory footing with fixed
610:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil
Constituencies) Act 2017, s. 5: Amendment of section 6(2) of Electoral Act 1997 (
120:
661:
634:"Electoral Boundary Determination in Single Transferable Vote Electoral Systems: the case of Ireland and Scotland"
318:). The final determination of the constituencies for Dáil Éireann and the European Parliament is a matter for the
355:
174:
154:
32:
279:
of the Dáil, subject to
Article 16.2.2° of the Constitution, shall be not less than 166 and not more than 172;
267:
In relation to Dáil constituencies, the commission was required, in observing the relevant provisions of the
268:
100:
611:
590:
36:
293:
302:
the
Commission shall endeavour to maintain continuity in relation to the arrangement of constituencies.
633:
96:
64:
286:
178:
523:"An Coimisiún Toghcháin (The Electoral Commission) is formally established on a statutory footing"
475:
456:
785:
619:
598:
509:
501:
146:
40:
431:
589:
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, s. 9: Substitution of Part II of
Electoral Act 1997 (
435:
404:
308:
186:
80:
685:
396:
198:
104:
665:
315:
215:
276:
424:
351:
88:
24:
529:(Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 9 February 2023
911:
235:
675:
169:
The 1997 Act, as amended, provided that the chairman of the commission will be a
16:
Statutory body in
Ireland which advised on alterations to constituency boundaries
615:
594:
505:
400:
319:
124:
84:
44:
408:
190:
476:"Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1980: Second stage – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil)"
658:
548:
Department of
Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 January 2021).
464:. Official publications. Vol. Prl.6626. Dublin: Stationery Office.
182:
201:, Dublin. The members of the most recent commission, in 2016, were:
322:
to prescribe in legislation, as the commission's role was advisory.
387:
Parker, A. J. (1986). "Geography and the Irish
Electoral System".
170:
314:
The commission presented its report to the Chairman of the Dáil (
566:"Election regulator on horizon as Government approves proposals"
689:
31:) is an independent commission in Ireland which had advised on
923:
European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
455:
European Assembly Constituency Commission (4 October 1977).
282:
each constituency shall return three, four or five members;
681:
Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007
676:
Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2012
671:
Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2017
864:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
859:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
195:
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
877:
776:
723:
57:
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
636:. British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission
550:"General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020"
423:
289:boundaries shall be avoided as far as practicable;
230:Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
132:. The first Dáil commission's report informed the
426:Elections and voters: a comparative introduction
422:Harrop, Martin; Miller, William Lockley (1987).
55:in 2023. Each commission was established by the
791:Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935
748:Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868
738:Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832
177:. The other members of the commission are the
701:
8:
382:
380:
378:
376:
743:Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832
614:). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the
593:). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the
140:
763:Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
753:Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870
708:
694:
686:
332:European Parliament constituency – Ireland
228:Secretary General of the Department of the
717:Parliamentary constituency law in Ireland
203:
197:. The offices of the commission were in
153:as a permanent statutory body under the
79:Constituency revision is effected by an
552:. Government of Ireland. pp. 57–59
372:
343:
292:each constituency shall be composed of
107:. The hastily enacted replacement, the
61:Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee
844:Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
564:O'Halloran, Marie (30 December 2020).
159:elections and referendums in the state
43:(the house of representatives of the
7:
33:redrawing of constituency boundaries
193:, and the Secretary General of the
51:prior to the establishment of the
49:European Parliament constituencies
14:
111:, relied instead on manipulating
900:†Found repugnant to Constitution
758:Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
63:fulfilled the same function for
430:. Macmillan Education. p.
39:for the election of members to
928:1992 establishments in Ireland
869:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
854:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
849:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
839:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
834:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990
829:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983
824:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980
819:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974
814:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969
809:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
802:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1959
796:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947
768:Government of Ireland Act 1920
220:Chairman and High Court judge
134:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980
117:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974
109:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
95:was struck out in 1961 by the
93:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1959
1:
632:Carty, R. K. (October 2006).
949:
99:as being repugnant to the
29:An CoimisiĂşn um Thoghlaigh
898:
622: on 11 November 2021.
601: on 11 November 2021.
401:10.1080/00750778609478835
155:Electoral Reform Act 2022
123:. The incoming Taoiseach
512: on 7 December 2008.
480:Houses of the Oireachtas
885:Constituency Commission
269:Constitution of Ireland
101:Constitution of Ireland
91:by the opposition. The
21:Constituency Commission
141:
69:local government areas
28:
618:. Retrieved from
597:. Retrieved from
527:Government of Ireland
508:. Retrieved from
271:, to have regard to:
121:1977 general election
103:because of excessive
933:Boundary commissions
890:Electoral Commission
664:21 July 2019 at the
612:No. 39 of 2017, s. 5
500:Electoral Act 1997 (
311:/County registrars.
275:the total number of
256:Clerk of the Seanad
151:Electoral Commission
65:local electoral area
53:Electoral Commission
918:Dáil constituencies
591:No. 4 of 2009, s. 9
356:the then government
185:, the Clerk of the
37:Dáil constituencies
786:Electoral Act 1923
620:Irish Statute Book
599:Irish Statute Book
510:Irish Statute Book
309:Returning officers
263:Terms of reference
248:Clerk of the Dáil
147:terms of reference
905:
904:
733:Act of Union 1800
285:the breaching of
260:
259:
940:
710:
703:
696:
687:
659:Official website
646:
645:
643:
641:
629:
623:
608:
602:
587:
581:
580:
578:
576:
561:
559:
557:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
519:
513:
498:
492:
491:
489:
487:
472:
466:
465:
463:
452:
446:
445:
429:
419:
413:
412:
384:
360:
348:
204:
199:The Custom House
144:
105:malapportionment
948:
947:
943:
942:
941:
939:
938:
937:
908:
907:
906:
901:
894:
873:
772:
719:
714:
666:Wayback Machine
655:
650:
649:
639:
637:
631:
630:
626:
609:
605:
588:
584:
574:
572:
570:The Irish Times
563:
555:
553:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
521:
520:
516:
504:). Act of the
499:
495:
485:
483:
474:
473:
469:
461:
454:
453:
449:
442:
421:
420:
416:
389:Irish Geography
386:
385:
374:
369:
364:
363:
349:
345:
340:
328:
316:Ceann Comhairle
265:
245:Peter Finnegan
229:
216:Robert Haughton
175:superior courts
167:
77:
17:
12:
11:
5:
946:
944:
936:
935:
930:
925:
920:
910:
909:
903:
902:
899:
896:
895:
893:
892:
887:
881:
879:
875:
874:
872:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
798:
793:
788:
782:
780:
774:
773:
771:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
729:
727:
725:United Kingdom
721:
720:
715:
713:
712:
705:
698:
690:
684:
683:
678:
673:
668:
654:
653:External links
651:
648:
647:
624:
603:
582:
540:
514:
502:No. 25 of 1997
493:
482:. 17 June 1980
467:
447:
440:
414:
371:
370:
368:
365:
362:
361:
342:
341:
339:
336:
335:
334:
327:
324:
304:
303:
300:
297:
290:
283:
280:
264:
261:
258:
257:
254:
253:Martin Groves
250:
249:
246:
242:
241:
238:
232:
231:
226:
225:John McCarthy
222:
221:
218:
212:
211:
210:Role / Office
208:
166:
163:
89:gerrymandering
76:
73:
67:boundaries of
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
945:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
915:
913:
897:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
876:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
804:
803:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
783:
781:
779:
775:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
730:
728:
726:
722:
718:
711:
706:
704:
699:
697:
692:
691:
688:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
663:
660:
657:
656:
652:
635:
628:
625:
621:
617:
613:
607:
604:
600:
596:
592:
586:
583:
571:
567:
551:
544:
541:
528:
524:
518:
515:
511:
507:
503:
497:
494:
481:
477:
471:
468:
460:
459:
451:
448:
443:
441:9780333347607
437:
433:
428:
427:
418:
415:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
383:
381:
379:
377:
373:
366:
357:
353:
347:
344:
337:
333:
330:
329:
325:
323:
321:
317:
312:
310:
301:
298:
295:
291:
288:
284:
281:
278:
274:
273:
272:
270:
262:
255:
252:
251:
247:
244:
243:
239:
237:
236:Peter Tyndall
234:
233:
227:
224:
223:
219:
217:
214:
213:
209:
206:
205:
202:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
164:
162:
160:
156:
152:
148:
143:
137:
135:
131:
130:1979 election
126:
122:
118:
114:
113:district size
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
74:
72:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
22:
884:
800:
638:. Retrieved
627:
606:
585:
573:. Retrieved
569:
554:. Retrieved
543:
531:. Retrieved
526:
517:
496:
484:. Retrieved
479:
470:
457:
450:
425:
417:
392:
388:
346:
313:
305:
266:
168:
138:
78:
41:Dáil Éireann
20:
18:
533:10 February
486:10 November
395:(1): 1–14.
352:Fianna Fáil
165:Composition
912:Categories
616:Oireachtas
595:Oireachtas
575:11 January
556:11 January
506:Oireachtas
367:References
350:Where the
320:Oireachtas
294:contiguous
240:Ombudsman
125:Jack Lynch
97:High Court
85:Oireachtas
45:Oireachtas
640:9 October
409:0075-0778
354:party of
338:Footnotes
191:Ombudsman
662:Archived
326:See also
778:Ireland
277:members
181:of the
173:of the
83:of the
75:History
878:Bodies
458:Report
438:
407:
296:areas;
287:county
189:, the
187:Seanad
142:ad hoc
115:; the
47:) and
462:(PDF)
359:five.
207:Name
179:Clerk
171:judge
25:Irish
642:2008
577:2021
558:2021
535:2023
488:2021
436:ISBN
405:ISSN
183:Dáil
139:The
19:The
397:doi
81:act
35:of
914::
568:.
562:;
525:.
478:.
434:.
432:65
403:.
393:19
391:.
375:^
161:.
136:.
71:.
27::
805:â€
709:e
702:t
695:v
644:.
579:.
560:.
537:.
490:.
444:.
411:.
399::
23:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.