Dublin County North | |
Type: | Dáil |
Year: | 1969 |
Abolished: | 1981 |
Map Entity: | Ireland |
Map Size: | 200px |
Local Council Label: | Local government area |
Local Council: | County Dublin |
Previous: | Dublin County |
Next: | Dublin North |
Dublin County North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1969 to 1981. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election, electing 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, it was reduced to 3 seats from 1977 onwards. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980.
+ Changes to the constituency of Dublin County North, 1969–1981 | ||||
Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes | |
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1969–1977 | 4 | County Dublin, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Dublin County South and Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown; | Created from Dublin County | |
1977–1981 | 3 | and in the county borough of Dublin, the wards of Finglas East C, Santry A.[2] | ||
1981 | — | Constituency abolished | See Dublin North |