896:
31:
1652:
1660:
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 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
1791:
1571:
1505:
240:
156:
760:
505:
214:
119:
1635:
859:
836:
573:
798:
1718:
1695:
1675:
1665:
1685:
863:
592:
1281:
1850:
1670:
1359:
1125:
824:
707:
688:
581:
437:
316:
1690:
1680:
917:
995:
969:
930:
855:
851:
673:
669:
403:
388:
290:
277:
1372:
1138:
1099:
843:
711:
692:
600:
585:
490:
479:
452:
415:
329:
1047:
1034:
813:
779:
699:
680:
539:
498:
460:
445:
1771:
1628:
1164:
483:
1268:
1112:
1086:
1008:
982:
882:
878:
817:
794:
786:
737:
626:
607:
566:
558:
517:
475:
1060:
303:
1860:
1255:
1229:
1216:
1073:
718:
430:
260:
This table, summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.
745:
726:
467:
422:
1190:
1177:
1151:
832:
764:
730:
524:
342:
1855:
1621:
1494:
1333:
1320:
190:
and a requirement to reduce the number of Dáil seats. The new constituencies took effect on the dissolution of the
1398:
1385:
956:
870:
634:
615:
213:. An amendment to electoral law in 2011 set the range of membership at between 153 and 160 TDs. In July 2011, the
1705:
1817:
1796:
1781:
1776:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1729:
1723:
229:
179:
144:
1424:
1411:
1021:
661:
411:
396:
1346:
805:
619:
551:
1644:
1575:
1452:
1551:
1530:
1294:
1242:
1203:
943:
771:
752:
547:
532:
513:
1596:
244:
233:
228:
The Act implemented the recommendations of this report, replacing the Dáil constituencies defined in the
210:
195:
1550:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil
Constituencies) Act 2013, s. 2: Number of members of Dáil Éireann (
1307:
355:
1845:
221:
under the terms of the
Electoral Act 1997. The commission was chaired by John Cooke, judge of the
1812:
1501:
218:
70:
236:. The size of the Dáil was reduced to 158 TDs, a reduction of 8, arranged in 40 constituencies.
187:
1473:
183:
1477:
1613:
222:
8:
1713:
1604:
1583:
1559:
1538:
1481:
1460:
1451:
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, s. 3: Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1997 (
109:
1495:"Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies"
895:
1839:
1529:
243:, which took effect on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil and was used at the
199:
191:
30:
1600:
1579:
1555:
1534:
1456:
123:
49:
38:
1595:
206:
166:
202:
on the revised constituencies took place on 26 February 2016.
1643:
215:
Minister for the
Environment, Community and Local Government
120:
Minister for the
Environment, Community and Local Government
16:
Constituencies in use at Dáil elections from 2016 to 2020
1476:). Signed on 27 July 2011. Statutory Instrument of the
1792:
1787:
1572:
1472:
Constituency
Commission (Establishment) Order 2011 (
241:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
176:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
157:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
24:
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
890:
1837:
899:Dáil constituencies at the 2016 general election
1719:Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935
1676:Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868
1666:Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832
1629:
1671:Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832
1578:). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the
369:
1691:Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
1681:Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870
1636:
1622:
29:
1645:Parliamentary constituency law in Ireland
225:, and delivered its report in June 2012.
894:
1455:). Enacted on 25 July 2011. Act of the
1838:
1772:Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
250:
1617:
642:
232:, which had been in effect since the
1851:Acts of the Oireachtas of the 2010s
13:
255:
14:
1872:
1511:from the original on 13 July 2022
1828:†Found repugnant to Constitution
1686:Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
891:Constituencies for the 32nd Dáil
209:had stood at 166 TDs since the
1797:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
1782:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
1777:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
1767:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
1762:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990
1757:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983
1752:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980
1747:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974
1742:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969
1737:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
1730:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1959
1724:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947
1696:Government of Ireland Act 1920
1589:
1565:
1544:
1523:
1487:
1466:
1445:
230:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
145:Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
1:
1438:
239:This act was repealed by the
7:
1861:2016 Irish general election
217:established an independent
10:
1877:
1826:
1805:
1704:
1651:
1607: on 16 December 2021.
1574:, s. 6: Repeal (
1562: on 16 December 2021.
1541: on 16 December 2021.
1484: on 16 December 2021.
1463: on 16 December 2021.
799:Kerry North–West Limerick
761:Kerry North–West Limerick
506:Kerry North–West Limerick
194:on 3 February 2016 and a
162:
155:
150:
143:
138:
130:
115:
105:
100:
92:
84:
76:
66:
44:
37:
28:
23:
1856:Electoral Acts (Ireland)
370:Constituencies abolished
1813:Constituency Commission
1597:No. 7 of 2013, Schedule
1586: on 5 October 2021.
1502:Constituency Commission
860:Roscommon–South Leitrim
837:Roscommon–South Leitrim
574:Roscommon–South Leitrim
219:Constituency Commission
900:
247:, held on 8 February.
205:The membership of the
1603:. Retrieved from
1582:. Retrieved from
1558:. Retrieved from
1537:. Retrieved from
1480:. Retrieved from
1478:Government of Ireland
1459:. Retrieved from
898:
245:2020 general election
234:2011 general election
211:1981 general election
1818:Electoral Commission
1576:No. 39 of 2017, s. 6
1474:S.I. No. 396 of 2011
1453:No. 14 of 2011, s. 3
1126:Dublin South-Central
708:Dublin South-Central
689:Dublin North-Central
438:Dublin North-Central
317:Dublin South-Central
1552:No. 7 of 2013, s. 2
1531:No. 7 of 2013, s. 5
864:Sligo–North Leitrim
593:Sligo–North Leitrim
251:Overview of changes
184:Dáil constituencies
101:Legislative history
1714:Electoral Act 1923
1605:Irish Statute Book
1584:Irish Statute Book
1560:Irish Statute Book
1539:Irish Statute Book
1482:Irish Statute Book
1461:Irish Statute Book
1282:Longford–Westmeath
996:Cork South-Central
970:Cork North-Central
901:
856:Donegal South-West
674:Donegal South-West
670:Donegal North-East
643:New constituencies
404:Donegal South-West
389:Donegal North-East
291:Cork South-Central
1846:2013 in Irish law
1833:
1832:
1661:Act of Union 1800
1436:
1435:
1139:Dublin South-West
1100:Dublin North-West
888:
887:
712:Dublin South-East
693:Dublin North-East
640:
639:
491:Dublin South-East
480:Dublin South-West
453:Dublin North-East
367:
366:
330:Dublin South-West
172:
171:
1868:
1638:
1631:
1624:
1615:
1614:
1608:
1593:
1587:
1569:
1563:
1548:
1542:
1527:
1521:
1520:
1518:
1516:
1510:
1504:. 21 June 2012.
1499:
1491:
1485:
1470:
1464:
1449:
1360:Roscommon–Galway
1048:Dublin Bay South
1035:Dublin Bay North
903:
902:
825:Roscommon–Galway
700:Dublin Bay South
681:Dublin Bay North
647:
646:
582:Roscommon–Galway
499:Dublin Bay South
461:Dublin Bay North
446:Dublin Bay North
374:
373:
263:
262:
196:general election
186:in light of the
33:
21:
20:
1876:
1875:
1871:
1870:
1869:
1867:
1866:
1865:
1836:
1835:
1834:
1829:
1822:
1801:
1700:
1647:
1642:
1612:
1611:
1599:). Act of the
1594:
1590:
1570:
1566:
1554:). Act of the
1549:
1545:
1533:). Act of the
1528:
1524:
1514:
1512:
1508:
1497:
1493:
1492:
1488:
1471:
1467:
1450:
1446:
1441:
1269:Limerick County
1113:Dublin Rathdown
1087:Dublin Mid-West
1009:Cork South-West
983:Cork North-West
918:Carlow–Kilkenny
893:
883:Tipperary South
879:Tipperary North
818:Tipperary North
787:Limerick County
738:Dublin Rathdown
645:
627:Tipperary South
608:Tipperary North
567:Limerick County
518:Limerick County
476:Dublin Rathdown
372:
258:
256:Change in seats
253:
96:14 January 2020
88:3 February 2016
62:
59:
54:
53:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1874:
1864:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1831:
1830:
1827:
1824:
1823:
1821:
1820:
1815:
1809:
1807:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1710:
1708:
1702:
1701:
1699:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1657:
1655:
1653:United Kingdom
1649:
1648:
1641:
1640:
1633:
1626:
1618:
1610:
1609:
1588:
1564:
1543:
1522:
1486:
1465:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1395:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1382:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1356:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1343:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1330:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1304:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1291:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1278:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1265:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1252:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1187:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1174:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1148:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1061:Dublin Central
1057:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1005:
1004:
1001:
998:
992:
991:
988:
985:
979:
978:
975:
972:
966:
965:
962:
959:
953:
952:
949:
946:
940:
939:
936:
933:
931:Cavan–Monaghan
927:
926:
923:
920:
914:
913:
910:
907:
892:
889:
886:
885:
876:
873:
867:
866:
852:Cavan–Monaghan
849:
846:
840:
839:
830:
827:
821:
820:
811:
808:
802:
801:
792:
789:
783:
782:
777:
774:
768:
767:
758:
755:
749:
748:
743:
740:
734:
733:
724:
721:
715:
714:
705:
702:
696:
695:
686:
683:
677:
676:
667:
664:
658:
657:
654:
651:
644:
641:
638:
637:
632:
629:
623:
622:
613:
610:
604:
603:
598:
595:
589:
588:
579:
576:
570:
569:
564:
561:
555:
554:
545:
542:
536:
535:
530:
527:
521:
520:
511:
508:
502:
501:
496:
493:
487:
486:
473:
470:
464:
463:
458:
455:
449:
448:
443:
440:
434:
433:
428:
425:
419:
418:
409:
406:
400:
399:
394:
391:
385:
384:
381:
378:
371:
368:
365:
364:
361:
358:
352:
351:
348:
345:
339:
338:
335:
332:
326:
325:
322:
319:
313:
312:
309:
306:
304:Dublin Central
300:
299:
296:
293:
287:
286:
283:
280:
278:Cavan–Monaghan
274:
273:
270:
267:
257:
254:
252:
249:
182:which revised
180:law of Ireland
170:
169:
160:
159:
153:
152:
148:
147:
141:
140:
136:
135:
134:3 October 2012
132:
128:
127:
117:
113:
112:
110:No. 84 of 2012
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
61:
60:
57:
47:
46:
45:
42:
41:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1873:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1843:
1841:
1825:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1810:
1808:
1804:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1731:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1711:
1709:
1707:
1703:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1658:
1656:
1654:
1650:
1646:
1639:
1634:
1632:
1627:
1625:
1620:
1619:
1616:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1592:
1585:
1581:
1577:
1573:
1568:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1547:
1540:
1536:
1532:
1526:
1507:
1503:
1496:
1490:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1469:
1462:
1458:
1454:
1448:
1444:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1373:Sligo–Leitrim
1371:
1370:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1266:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1256:Limerick City
1254:
1253:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1230:Kildare South
1228:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1217:Kildare North
1215:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1165:Dún Laoghaire
1163:
1162:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1074:Dublin Fingal
1072:
1071:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
993:
989:
986:
984:
981:
980:
976:
973:
971:
968:
967:
963:
960:
958:
955:
954:
950:
947:
945:
942:
941:
937:
934:
932:
929:
928:
924:
921:
919:
916:
915:
911:
908:
906:Constituency
905:
904:
897:
884:
880:
877:
874:
872:
869:
868:
865:
861:
857:
853:
850:
847:
845:
844:Sligo–Leitrim
842:
841:
838:
834:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
819:
815:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
800:
796:
793:
790:
788:
785:
784:
781:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
766:
762:
759:
756:
754:
751:
750:
747:
744:
741:
739:
736:
735:
732:
728:
725:
722:
720:
719:Dublin Fingal
717:
716:
713:
709:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
694:
690:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
675:
671:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
655:
652:
650:Constituency
649:
648:
636:
633:
630:
628:
625:
624:
621:
617:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
602:
601:Sligo–Leitrim
599:
596:
594:
591:
590:
587:
586:Sligo–Leitrim
583:
580:
577:
575:
572:
571:
568:
565:
562:
560:
557:
556:
553:
549:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
534:
531:
528:
526:
523:
522:
519:
515:
512:
509:
507:
504:
503:
500:
497:
494:
492:
489:
488:
485:
484:Dún Laoghaire
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