39:
1094:
561:
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
237:
proposed in its 2012 report that at the 2016 general election a new constituency called Laois be created. The report proposed changes to the constituencies of
Ireland to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.
1087:
1817:
1080:
1588:
925:
901:
242:
1434:
1478:
1388:
1472:
1428:
1822:
1422:
1416:
1842:
1484:
1466:
1257:
304:
constituency. They were replaced by a re-created Laois–Offaly constituency, with the transfer of four electoral divisions in County Offaly to
Kildare South.
1282:
1832:
1576:
1197:
135:
62:
1355:
1117:
951:
1837:
1787:
1460:
1122:
1381:
1330:
1325:
1147:
1137:
1287:
1782:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1719:
1594:
1202:
1187:
1535:
1512:
1242:
547:
250:
179:
161:
77:
1827:
1709:
1689:
1684:
1669:
1582:
1212:
1167:
1162:
1749:
1744:
1679:
1664:
1644:
1445:
1350:
1345:
1252:
1192:
1182:
1152:
1142:
1847:
1792:
1772:
1767:
1714:
1654:
1649:
1624:
1172:
1724:
1704:
1694:
1674:
1659:
1634:
1629:
1374:
817:
1247:
1237:
1232:
1177:
258:
174:
1046:
1777:
1699:
1639:
807:
1222:
1217:
1207:
1277:
1272:
1297:
1292:
1132:
812:
1317:
968:
728:
319:
308:
210:
1307:
1302:
1157:
1021:
1340:
301:
1262:
1227:
1127:
254:
572:
540:
489:
315:
297:
218:
120:
110:
1267:
675:
496:
275:
222:
876:
845:
234:
837:
311:
recommended the establishment of a three-seat constituency of Laois comprising the entire county of Laois.
1103:
972:
929:
802:
723:
194:
94:
29:
905:
868:
1406:
996:
749:
38:
1616:
1566:
202:
980:
937:
913:
1495:
198:
1366:
1054:
838:"Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Waterford – Tipperary – Laois – Offaly – Kildare area"
1759:
645:
522:
615:
509:
338:
214:
609:
514:
364:
213:) to again be used for future elections. The constituency will again elect 3 deputies (
148:
1811:
1451:
1398:
952:"Laois to return to a three-seater constituency as Dáil set to increase to 174 TDs"
283:
246:
143:
67:
869:"Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation"
669:
535:
501:
484:
392:
976:
933:
909:
206:
699:
639:
527:
378:
279:
1072:
1370:
1076:
1818:
Dáil constituencies in the
Republic of Ireland (historic)
586:
270:
and in the county of
Kildare the electoral divisions of:
217:, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was
926:
902:
243:
1758:
1615:
1565:
1545:
1528:
1505:
1494:
1444:
1405:
1316:
1110:
167:
157:
134:
126:
116:
106:
101:
87:
73:
61:
53:
48:
23:
991:
989:
324:
266:
1382:
1088:
8:
975:). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the
1605:
1502:
1389:
1375:
1367:
1095:
1081:
1073:
570:
264:The 2013 Act defined the constituency as:
84:
20:
897:
895:
334:
1823:Historic constituencies in County Laois
829:
769:
245:. The constituency incorporated all of
274:Ballybrackan, Churchtown, Harristown,
1843:Constituencies disestablished in 2020
579:
341:(TDs) for Laois 2016–2020
7:
818:Elections in the Republic of Ireland
1610:Constituencies in Ireland by county
808:Politics of the Republic of Ireland
1833:Constituencies established in 2016
209:, from 2016 to 2020, and (per the
14:
1838:2020 disestablishments in Ireland
950:Miller, Steven (30 August 2023).
1397:Parliamentary constituencies in
43:Location of Laois within Ireland
37:
1828:2016 establishments in Ireland
997:"General election 2016: Laois"
969:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
320:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
211:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
1:
322:defines the constituency as:
16:Dáil constituency (2016–2020)
1848:Proposed electoral districts
813:Historic Dáil constituencies
546:Constituency abolished. See
288:Rural District of Athy No. 1
219:proportional representation
1864:
1318:From next general election
544:
241:It was established by the
195:parliamentary constituency
1608:
1604:
983: on 16 February 2024.
770:
590:
585:
582:
476:
471:
466:
345:
337:
201:, the lower house of the
92:
36:
28:
973:No. 40 of 2023, Schedule
930:No. 39 of 2017, Schedule
296:It was abolished at the
223:single transferable vote
906:No. 7 of 2013, Schedule
877:Constituency Commission
846:Constituency Commission
235:Constituency Commission
1111:Current constituencies
328:
326:"The county of Laois."
294:
268:"The county of Laois;
253:constituency, and six
229:History and boundaries
1479:Queen's County Ossory
1407:Parliament of Ireland
979:. Retrieved from
936:. Retrieved from
912:. Retrieved from
573:2016 general election
567:2016 general election
316:next general election
298:2020 general election
136:Local government area
63:Local government area
1198:Dublin South-Central
1047:"Laois Results 2016"
1022:"Laois Results 2016"
1001:ElectionsIreland.org
309:Electoral Commission
1617:Republic of Ireland
1589:Midlands–North-West
1567:European Parliament
1473:Queen's County Leix
1104:Dáil constituencies
1026:Irelandelection.com
803:Dáil constituencies
576:
255:electoral divisions
102:Former constituency
49:Future constituency
1570:1979–present
1331:Dublin Fingal West
1326:Dublin Fingal East
1258:Longford–Westmeath
1148:Cork South-Central
1138:Cork North-Central
981:Irish Statute Book
938:Irish Statute Book
914:Irish Statute Book
704:Thomasina Connell
571:
249:from the previous
1805:
1804:
1801:
1800:
1591:(2014–2019)
1585:(2004–2014)
1579:(1979–2004)
1561:
1560:
1521:(2016–2020)
1515:(1921–2016)
1487:(1918–1922)
1481:(1885–1918)
1475:(1885–1918)
1437:(????–1800)
1431:(1668–1800)
1425:(1571–1800)
1419:(1613–1800)
1364:
1363:
1203:Dublin South-West
1188:Dublin North-West
794:
793:
563:
555:
554:
300:, along with the
188:
187:
83:
82:
1855:
1760:Northern Ireland
1606:
1503:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1368:
1283:Roscommon–Galway
1168:Dublin Bay South
1163:Dublin Bay North
1097:
1090:
1083:
1074:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1057:on 15 March 2019
1053:. Archived from
1043:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1032:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1007:
993:
984:
966:
960:
959:
947:
941:
923:
917:
899:
890:
889:
887:
885:
873:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
842:
834:
646:Charles Flanagan
588:
577:
557:
523:Charles Flanagan
395:
387:
381:
373:
367:
359:
335:
286:, in the former
221:by means of the
85:
41:
21:
1863:
1862:
1858:
1857:
1856:
1854:
1853:
1852:
1808:
1807:
1806:
1797:
1754:
1611:
1600:
1569:
1557:
1541:
1524:
1498:
1490:
1469:(1801–85)
1463:(1801–85)
1449:
1448:1801–1922
1440:
1409:
1401:
1395:
1365:
1360:
1356:Wicklow–Wexford
1351:Tipperary South
1346:Tipperary North
1312:
1253:Limerick County
1193:Dublin Rathdown
1183:Dublin Mid-West
1153:Cork South-West
1143:Cork North-West
1118:Carlow–Kilkenny
1106:
1101:
1071:
1070:
1060:
1058:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1030:
1028:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1005:
1003:
995:
994:
987:
967:
963:
949:
948:
944:
932:). Act of the
924:
920:
908:). Act of the
900:
893:
883:
881:
871:
867:
866:
862:
852:
850:
840:
836:
835:
831:
826:
799:
569:
525:
512:
499:
478:
473:
468:
456:
455:
454:
385:
384:
371:
370:
357:
356:
352:
333:
327:
293:
231:
197:represented in
184:
153:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1861:
1859:
1851:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1810:
1809:
1803:
1802:
1799:
1798:
1796:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1764:
1762:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1621:
1619:
1613:
1612:
1609:
1602:
1601:
1599:
1598:
1592:
1586:
1580:
1573:
1571:
1563:
1562:
1559:
1558:
1556:
1555:
1549:
1547:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1539:
1532:
1530:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1522:
1516:
1509:
1507:
1500:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1485:Queen's County
1482:
1476:
1470:
1467:Queen's County
1464:
1457:
1455:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1435:Queen's County
1432:
1426:
1420:
1413:
1411:
1403:
1402:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1386:
1379:
1371:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1322:
1320:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1173:Dublin Central
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1123:Cavan–Monaghan
1120:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1068:
1038:
1013:
985:
961:
942:
918:
891:
880:. 21 June 2012
860:
849:. 21 June 2012
828:
827:
825:
822:
821:
820:
815:
810:
805:
798:
795:
792:
791:
790:61.96%
778:38,868
774:63,295
768:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
747:
744:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
726:
721:
718:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
697:
694:
693:
688:
685:
682:
679:
672:
667:
664:
663:
658:
655:
652:
649:
642:
637:
634:
633:
630:
627:
622:
619:
612:
607:
604:
603:
600:
597:
593:
592:
589:
584:
581:
568:
565:
553:
552:
543:
538:
532:
531:
520:
518:
507:
505:
494:
492:
487:
481:
480:
475:
470:
465:
462:
458:
457:
453:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
438:
436:
434:
432:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
420:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
396:
382:
368:
353:
350:Key to parties
348:
347:
346:
343:
342:
332:
329:
325:
292:
291:
267:
230:
227:
205:parliament or
186:
185:
183:
182:
177:
171:
169:
165:
164:
159:
155:
154:
152:
151:
149:County Kildare
146:
140:
138:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
99:
98:
90:
89:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
46:
45:
42:
34:
33:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1860:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1815:
1813:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1761:
1757:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1622:
1620:
1618:
1614:
1607:
1603:
1597:(2019–)
1596:
1593:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1568:
1564:
1554:
1551:
1550:
1548:
1544:
1538:(2020–)
1537:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1527:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1504:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1462:
1461:Portarlington
1459:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1447:
1443:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1429:Portarlington
1427:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1404:
1400:
1392:
1387:
1385:
1380:
1378:
1373:
1372:
1369:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1288:Sligo–Leitrim
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1248:Limerick City
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1238:Kildare South
1236:
1234:
1233:Kildare North
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1213:Dún Laoghaire
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1178:Dublin Fingal
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1098:
1093:
1091:
1086:
1084:
1079:
1078:
1075:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1027:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1002:
998:
992:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
965:
962:
957:
953:
946:
943:
939:
935:
931:
927:
922:
919:
915:
911:
907:
903:
898:
896:
892:
879:
878:
870:
864:
861:
848:
847:
839:
833:
830:
823:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
800:
796:
789:
786:9,718
785:
781:
777:
773:
765:
762:
759:
756:
754:Sinead Moore
753:
751:
748:
746:
745:
741:
738:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
719:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
678:
677:
676:Brian Stanley
673:
671:
668:
666:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
648:
647:
643:
641:
638:
636:
635:
631:
628:
626:
623:
620:
618:
617:
613:
611:
608:
606:
605:
601:
598:
595:
594:
578:
574:
566:
564:
560:
551:
549:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
529:
524:
521:
519:
516:
511:
508:
506:
503:
498:
497:Brian Stanley
495:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
482:
463:
460:
459:
451:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
437:
435:
433:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
421:
419:
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
397:
394:
390:
383:
380:
376:
369:
366:
362:
355:
354:
351:
344:
340:
339:Teachtaí Dála
336:
330:
323:
321:
317:
312:
310:
307:In 2023, the
305:
303:
299:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
272:
271:
265:
262:
260:
259:Kildare South
256:
252:
248:
244:
239:
236:
228:
226:
224:
220:
216:
215:Teachtaí Dála
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
181:
178:
176:
175:Kildare South
173:
172:
170:
166:
163:
160:
156:
150:
147:
145:
142:
141:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
122:
119:
115:
112:
109:
105:
100:
96:
91:
86:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
64:
60:
56:
52:
47:
40:
35:
31:
27:
22:
19:
1552:
1536:Laois–Offaly
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