Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 Explained

Short Title:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969
Legislature:Oireachtas
Long Title:AN ACT TO FIX THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN AND TO REVISE THEIR CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS.
Citation:No. 3 of 1969
Date Signed:26 March 1969
Date Commenced:26 March 1969 & 22 May 1969
Bill Citation:No. 35 of 1968
Bill Date:23 October 1968
Introduced By:Minister for Local Government (Kevin Boland)
Status:Repealed
Repeals:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
Repealed By:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974
Date Repealed:25 May 1977

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 (No. 3) was a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies.[1] It took effect on the dissolution of the 18th Dáil on 22 May 1969 and a general election for the 19th Dáil on the revised constituencies took place on 18 June 1969.

This Act repealed the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, which had defined constituencies since the 1961 general election.[2] It ended the distinction between borough constituencies in the cities of Cork and Dublin and county constituencies elsewhere.

The constituencies were also used at the general election for the 20th Dáil held on 28 February 1973.

It was itself repealed by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, which created a new schedule of constituencies first used at the 1977 general election for the 21st Dáil held on 16 June 1977.[3]

Constituencies

Constituency[4] Seats
Carlow–Kilkenny5
Cavan3
Clare3
Clare–South Galway3
Cork City (North-West)3
Cork City (South-East)3
Cork Mid4
Cork North-East4
3
Donegal North-East3
Donegal–Leitrim3
Dublin Central4
Dublin County North4
Dublin County South3
Dublin North-Central4
Dublin North-East4
Dublin North-West4
Dublin South-Central4
Dublin South-East3
Dublin South-West4
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown4
Galway North-East3
Galway West3
Kerry North3
Kerry South3
Kildare3
Laoighis–Offaly5
Limerick East4
Limerick West3
Longford–Westmeath4
Louth3
Mayo East3
Mayo West3
Meath3
Monaghan3
Roscommon–Leitrim3
Sligo–Leitrim3
Tipperary North3
Tipperary South4
Waterford3
Wexford4
Wicklow3
Total144

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1969. 3. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969. 26 March 1969. 8 November 2021.
  2. 1969. 3. 8. Repeals. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969. 26 March 1969. 8 November 2021.
  3. 1974. 7. 8. Repeals. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974. 7 May 1974. 8 November 2021.
  4. 1969. 3. y. Constituencies. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969. 26 March 1969. 8 November 2021.