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] and used at the 1977 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980.^[2] It largely became part of the new Dublin West constituency, first used at the 1981 general election.

It consisted of the following areas:^[1]

See also

• Dáil constituencies
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database

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 .