Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency) explained

Dublin Rathdown
Type:Dáil
Year:2016
Members Label:TDs
Local Council Label:Local government area
Blank1 Name:EP constituency
Blank1 Info:Dublin

Dublin Rathdown is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects three 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

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 and first used at the 2016 election.[1] It largely replaced the old constituency of Dublin South, with the electoral divisions in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in South Dublin of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village being transferred to the Dublin South-West constituency. There was a minor boundary revision at the 2020 general election.[2]

YearsTDsBoundaries+Changes to the Dublin Rathdown constituency
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The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Rathdown be increased to a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Dún Laoghaire.[3] [4]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[5]

Elections

2016 general election

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013. 2013. y. 7. 8 October 2021. 20 March 2013.
  2. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017. 2017. y. 39. 23 December 2017. 8 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Constituency Review Report 2023 . . 115, 129 . 4 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=115 . live .
  4. Web site: Constituency Review Report 2023: Map C: Dublin County . Electoral Commission . 4 September 2023 . 4 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230904111724/https://ec-report.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/maps/MAP-B-DUBLIN-CITY-CENTRE-470X820.pdf . live .
  5. 2023. 40. y. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023. 19 December 2023. 16 February 2024.