214:
31:
58:
An Act to provide for the number of members of Dáil Éireann; for the revision of constituencies and for the number of members to be elected for such constituencies; to amend the
Electoral Act 1997; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
1073:
1081:
190:, and delivered its report in June 2017. It proposed several changes to Dáil constituencies, increasing the number of seats in the Dáil from 158 to 160, while the number of constituencies were reduced by 1 to 39.
1207:
194:
139:
179:
112:
1056:
950:
1139:
1116:
1096:
1086:
599:
1271:
664:
1091:
443:
235:
1111:
1101:
765:
248:
313:
287:
677:
456:
417:
882:
851:
832:
560:
482:
365:
352:
1192:
1049:
586:
430:
404:
326:
300:
778:
378:
1281:
855:
791:
573:
547:
534:
391:
508:
495:
469:
1276:
1042:
651:
638:
1106:
836:
703:
690:
274:
1126:
1238:
1217:
1202:
1197:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1150:
1144:
152:
729:
716:
339:
937:
894:
843:
1065:
890:
824:
748:
This table summarises the changes in representation but does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.
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521:
261:
995:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil
Constituencies) Act 2017, s. 5: Amendment of section 6(2) of Electoral Act 1997 (
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1266:
1233:
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202:
183:
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175:
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920:
205:
of Dáil constituencies from between 153 and 160 TDs in 2011 legislation, to between 166 and 172 TDs.
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186:
under terms of the
Electoral Act 1997. The commission was chaired by Robert Haughton, judge of the
71:
1134:
1025:
1004:
983:
924:
916:
1034:
213:
30:
1260:
116:
102:
168:
160:
1021:
1000:
979:
49:
38:
974:
193:
The Act implemented the recommendations of this report and repealed the
132:
1016:
1038:
171:
on the revised constituencies took place on 8 February 2020.
180:
Minister for the
Environment, Community and Local Government
16:
Constituencies in use at Dáil elections from 2020 to present
919:). Signed on 14 July 2016. Statutory Instrument of the
197:, which had defined the constituencies used since the
201:. It increased the range for future revisions by the
1213:
1208:
915:
Constituency
Commission (Establishment) Order 2016 (
195:
149:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
140:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
24:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
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123:
113:
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
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85:
77:
67:
37:
23:
217:Dáil constituencies at the 2020 general election
1140:Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935
1097:Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868
1087:Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832
1050:
8:
1092:Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832
1020:). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the
999:). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the
978:). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the
159:. It took effect on the dissolution of the
1112:Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
1102:Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870
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1043:
1035:
220:
29:
1066:Parliamentary constituency law in Ireland
867:
809:
750:
212:
908:
55:
1193:Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
89:23 December 2017 & 14 January 2020
20:
956:from the original on 11 November 2020
938:"Constituency Commission Report 2017"
7:
1272:Acts of the Oireachtas of the 2010s
14:
1249:†Found repugnant to Constitution
1107:Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
1218:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
1203:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
1198:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
1188:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
1183:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990
1178:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983
1173:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980
1168:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974
1163:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969
1158:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
1151:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1959
1145:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947
1117:Government of Ireland Act 1920
1:
1282:2020 Irish general election
182:established an independent
1298:
1247:
1007: on 16 December 2021.
927: on 16 December 2021.
163:on 14 January 2020 and a
138:
44:
28:
1277:Electoral Acts (Ireland)
1018:No. 39 of 2017, Schedule
806:Constituencies abolished
1234:Constituency Commission
986: on 5 October 2021.
946:Constituency Commission
203:Constituency Commission
184:Constituency Commission
1028: on 8 August 2021.
218:
209:Revised constituencies
1024:. Retrieved from
1003:. Retrieved from
982:. Retrieved from
923:. Retrieved from
921:Government of Ireland
216:
199:2016 general election
1239:Electoral Commission
997:No. 39 of 2017, s. 5
976:No. 39 of 2017, s. 6
917:S.I. No. 374 of 2016
444:Dublin South-Central
157:Dáil constituencies
94:Legislative history
1135:Electoral Act 1923
1026:Irish Statute Book
1005:Irish Statute Book
984:Irish Statute Book
925:Irish Statute Book
864:New constituencies
600:Longford–Westmeath
314:Cork South-Central
288:Cork North-Central
219:
1267:2017 in Irish law
1254:
1253:
1082:Act of Union 1800
900:
899:
861:
860:
803:
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740:
457:Dublin South-West
418:Dublin North-West
145:
144:
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1052:
1045:
1036:
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993:
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955:
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934:
928:
913:
868:
810:
751:
665:Roscommon–Galway
366:Dublin Bay South
353:Dublin Bay North
221:
165:general election
127:20 November 2017
81:23 December 2017
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1243:
1222:
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1068:
1063:
1033:
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973:
969:
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953:
940:
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935:
931:
914:
910:
905:
866:
808:
746:
744:Change in seats
587:Limerick County
431:Dublin Rathdown
405:Dublin Mid-West
327:Cork South-West
301:Cork North-West
236:Carlow–Kilkenny
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103:No. 137 of 2017
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787:
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766:Cavan–Monaghan
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761:
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760:Seats 2020
757:Seats 2016
509:Galway West
496:Galway East
470:Dublin West
176:2016 census
1261:Categories
1022:Oireachtas
1001:Oireachtas
980:Oireachtas
960:29 January
903:References
877:Area from
652:Meath West
639:Meath East
188:High Court
124:Introduced
50:Long title
39:Oireachtas
837:Tipperary
704:Waterford
691:Tipperary
275:Cork East
169:33rd Dáil
161:32nd Dáil
86:Commenced
951:Archived
227:Created
167:for the
68:Citation
1127:Ireland
730:Wicklow
717:Wexford
340:Donegal
133:Repeals
1227:Bodies
895:Offaly
874:Seats
844:Offaly
816:Seats
230:Seats
178:, the
78:Signed
954:(PDF)
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891:Laois
825:Laois
734:1923
721:1921
708:1923
695:2016
682:2016
669:2016
656:2007
643:2007
630:1997
617:1923
613:Louth
604:2007
591:2016
578:2011
565:2020
552:1997
539:1997
526:2016
522:Kerry
513:1937
500:1977
487:1977
474:1981
461:1981
448:1948
435:2016
422:1981
409:2002
396:2016
383:1981
370:2016
357:2016
344:2016
331:1961
318:1981
305:1981
292:1981
279:1981
266:1921
262:Clare
253:1977
240:1948
962:2018
893:and
854:and
835:and
626:Mayo
147:The
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