| Dublin Mid-West | |
| Type: | Dáil |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Map Entity: | County Dublin |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Members Label: | TDs |
| Local Council Label: | Local government area |
| Local Council: | South Dublin |
| Blank1 Name: | EP constituency |
| Blank1 Info: | Dublin |
Dublin Mid-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Dublin Mid-West contains the areas of Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathcoole and Saggart. The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 as a three-seat constituency, composed of areas which had previously been in the constituencies of Dublin South-West and Dublin West, and came into operation at the 2002 general election.[1] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, the town of Palmerstown was incorporated into Dublin Mid-West (having been in Dublin South-West), with an increase to 4 seats, taking effect at the 2007 general election.[2] It has retained these boundaries since 2007.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Mid-West become a five-seat constituency, with transfers of territory from Dublin South-West and Dublin South-Central.[3]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[4]
| +Changes to the Dublin Mid-West constituency | ||||
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2007 | 3 | Created from Dublin South-West and Dublin West. | ||
| 2007– | 4 | Territory added from Dublin South-West. |
A by-election was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019 to fill the seat vacated by Frances Fitzgerald on her election to the European Parliament in May 2019.[5]