Dublin County West (Dáil constituency) explained

Dublin County West
Type:Dáil
Year:1977
Abolished:1981
Map Entity:Ireland
Map Size:200px
Seats:3
Local Council Label:Local government areas

Dublin County West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974,[1] for the 1977 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980.[2] It became part of the Dublin West constituency, created for the 1981 general election.

It consisted of the following areas:[1]

"In the administrative county of Dublin, the district electoral divisions of:

Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Clondalkin Number One, Clondalkin Number Two, Clonsilla, Lucan Number One, Lucan Number Two, Newcastle, Palmerston Number One, Palmerston Number Two, Rathcoole Saggart, Terenure Number One;

and, in the administrative county of Kildare, the district electoral divisions of:

Celbridge Donaghcumper, Leixlip, Maynooth, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

and the following wards in the county borough of Dublin:

Ballyfermot H, Crumlin F."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies) . Irish Statute Book database . 5 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120102107/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html . 20 January 2012 .
  2. Web site: Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies) . Irish Statute Book database . 5 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021225722/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html . 21 October 2012 .