Cork North-West (Dáil constituency) explained

Cork North-West
Type:Dáil
Year:1981
Map4:Cork North-West (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg
Map Entity:Ireland
Map Size:200px
Members Label:TDs
Seats:3
Local Council Label:Local government area
Local Council:County Cork
Blank1 Name:EP constituency
Blank1 Info:South

Cork North-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 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

The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and first used at the 1981 general election. It is a large rural 3-seat constituency. Due to its size and landscape it is considered one of the most difficult constituencies to canvass in Ireland. The constituency encompasses the western part of Ireland's largest county of Cork. It runs from Charleville and Rockchapel in the north to Ballingeary, Crookstown and Crossbarry in the south, and also takes in parts of the Mallow and Fermoy electoral areas.[1]

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Cork North-West be altered with the transfer of territory from Cork East and Cork North-Central and the transfer of territory (in the Ballincollig area) to Cork North-Central.[2] [3]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[4]

+Changes to the Cork North-West constituency
YearsTDsBoundariesNotes
1981–19923The county of Cork, except the parts in the constituencies of Cork East, Cork North-Central, Cork South-Central and Cork South-West.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
1992–1997DEDs of Dripsey, Firmount and Matehy transferred from Cork North-Central.[10]
1997–2002DEDs of Ahil and Douce transferred to Cork South-West.[11]
2002–2007ED of Carrigrohane Beg transferred from Cork North-Central and the electoral division of Ovens transferred from Cork South-Central[12]
2007–20113ED of Ballincollig transferred from Cork South-Central.[13]
2011–20163EDs of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred to Cork North-Central.[14]
2016–3EDs of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred from Cork North-Central.[15]

Elections

1981 general election

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017. y. 2017. 39. 31 December 2021. 18 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205639/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/act/39/schedule/enacted/en/html. live.
  2. Web site: Constituency Review Report 2023 . . 123, 128 . 8 September 2023 . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830102132/https://ec-report.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/constituency-review-report-2023.pdf#page=123 . live .
  3. Web site: Constituency Review Report 2023: Map D: Cork City and County . Electoral Commission . 7 September 2023 . 5 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230905194141/https://ec-report.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/maps/MAP-D-CORK-CITY-AND-COUNTY-470x820.pdf . live .
  4. 2023. 40. y. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023. 19 December 2023. 16 February 2024.
  5. 1980. 17. y. Constituencies. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980. 1 July 1980. 22 December 2021.
  6. 1983. 36. y. Constituencies. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983. 14 December 1983. 31 December 2021.
  7. 1990. 36. y. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990. 26 December 1990. 31 December 2021.
  8. 1995. 21. y. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995. 20 July 1995. 31 December 2021.
  9. 1998. 19. y. Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998. 16 June 1998. 31 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1990 . Houses of the Oireachtas . Constituency Commission . 2 January 2022 . 11 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611153431/http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL041355.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1995 . 15 . Houses of the Oireachtas . Constituency Commission . 2 January 2022 . 24 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124211129/https://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL025582.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: Constituency Commission: Report 1998 . 23–24 . Houses of the Oireachtas . Constituency Commission . 2 January 2022 . 11 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611142556/http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL031173.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004. Constituency Commission. 53. 31 December 2021. 24 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124211120/https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/con2004.pdf. live.
  14. Web site: Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 . 60. Constituency Commission . 23 October 2007 . 14 June 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119033516/http://www.constituency-commission.ie/docs/con2007.pdf . 19 November 2007 . dmy .
  15. Web site: Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies. 66. Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. 16 December 2021. 13 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220713072839/https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency_Commission_Report_2012.pdf. live.