Dublin Mid-West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin Mid–West
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created 2002
Seats 3 (2002–2007)
4 (2007–)
TDs
County council South Dublin County Council
EP constituency 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). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 2002 general election, composed of parts of the Dublin South–West and Dublin West constituencies. It contains the areas of Clondalkin, Lucan, Rathcoole and Saggart.[1] The constituency review of 2004 recommended that the town of Palmerstown was incorporated into Dublin Mid–West (having been in Dublin West), and this was implemented in the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005.[2] The constituency elected 3 TDs in 2002, and gained a fourth seat at the 2007 general election.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the county of South Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart;
and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Mid–West 2002
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
29th 2002[4] John Curran
(FF)
Mary Harney
(PD)
Paul Gogarty
(GP)
3 seats
2002–2007
30th 2007[5] Joanna Tuffy
(Lab)
31st 2011[6] Frances Fitzgerald
(FG)
Robert Dowds
(Lab)
Derek Keating
(FG)
32nd 2016[7] Eoin Ó Broin
(SF)
John Curran
(FF)
Gino Kenny
(AAA–PBP)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

2016 general election

2016 general election: Dublin Mid–West[7]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 22.7 9,782                      
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 20.9 9,028                      
Fianna Fáil John Curran 16.2 6,971 7,054 7,109 7,114 7,145 7,180 7,218 7,274 7,383 7,685 8,287 9,497
AAA–PBP Gino Kenny 10.7 4,629 5,257 5,270 5,321 5,331 5,397 5,474 5,791 6,331 6,542 7,498 7,911
Social Democrats Anne-Marie McNally 6.1 2,633 2,730 2,747 2,766 2,773 2,804 2,867 3,048 3,235 3,679 4,460 5,320
Fine Gael Derek Keating 5.4 2,337 2,356 2,549 2,559 2,603 2,636 2,653 2,696 2,725 3,640 4,179  
Independent Paul Gogarty 5.9 2,522 2,593 2,623 2,646 2,658 2,700 2,741 2,863 3,164 3,505    
Labour Party Joanna Tuffy 5.0 2,146 2,175 2,252 2,259 2,311 2,342 2,355 2,475 2,515      
Independent Francis Timmons 2.5 1,085 1,195 1,200 1,210 1,214 1,233 1,318 1,422        
Workers' Party Lorraine Hennessey 1.2 502 553 555 568 570 584 613          
Green Party Tom Kivlehan 0.9 388 405 410 413 417 430 443          
Independent Clare Leonard 0.8 358 383 379 398 403 422            
Independent Patrick Akpoveta 0.7 288 307 311 318 343              
Independent Haroon Khan 0.6 268 272 273 275                
Direct Democracy Christopher Healy 0.4 167 179 180                  
Electorate: 69,388   Valid: 43,104   Spoilt: 446 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,621   Turnout: 43,550 (62.8%)

    2011 general election

    2011 general election: Dublin Mid–West[6]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
    Labour Party Joanna Tuffy 17.5 7,495 7,513 7,533 7,553 7,633 7,827 8,948    
    Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 17.0 7,281 7,285 7,303 7,323 7,424 7,493 7,903 9,213  
    Labour Party Robert Dowds 13.2 5,643 5,645 5,661 5,695 5,734 5,870 6,519 7,934 8,112
    Fine Gael Derek Keating 13.9 5,933 5,938 5,945 5,964 5,992 6,072 6,503 7,244 7,703
    Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 11.8 5,060 5,066 5,088 5,117 5,164 5,399 6,628 7,120 7,151
    Fianna Fáil John Curran 11.8 5,043 5,047 5,068 5,095 5,130 5,193 5,513    
    People Before Profit Gino Kenny[8] 5.8 2,471 2,481 2,513 2,536 2,597 3,059      
    Green Party Paul Gogarty 3.5 1,484 1,490 1,498 1,509 1,534 1,605      
    Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 1.6 694 700 712 722 735        
    Socialist Party Robert Connolly[9] 1.5 622 624 634 637 649        
    Independent Michael Ryan 0.9 375 397 429 514          
    Independent Jim McHale 0.6 255 269 319            
    Independent Colm McGrath 0.6 253 264              
    Independent Niall Smith 0.3 113                
    Electorate: 64,880   Valid: 42,722   Spoilt: 471 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,545   Turnout: 43,193 (66.6%)

      2007 general election

      2007 general election: Dublin Mid–West[5]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Fianna Fáil John Curran 23.2 8,650          
      Green Party Paul Gogarty 10.8 4,043 4,123 4,393 5,557 6,700 7,920
      Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 12.5 4,663 4,956 5,066 5,454 5,668 7,786
      Labour Party Joanna Tuffy 10.9 4,075 4,145 4,440 4,895 6,004 6,672
      Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 12.0 4,480 4,532 4,680 4,975 5,344 5,664
      Fianna Fáil Luke Moriarty 9.8 3,671 4,200 4,333 4,666 5,185  
      Sinn Féin Joanne Spain 9.3 3,462 3,529 3,970 4,138    
      Independent Derek Keating 7.2 2,701 2,729 2,907      
      People Before Profit Gino Kenny 2.8 1,058 1,099        
      Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 1.0 366 378        
      Independent Jim McHale 0.5 170 180        
      Electorate: 61,347   Valid: 37,339   Spoilt: 319 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,468   Turnout: 37,658 (61.4%)

        2002 general election

        2002 general election: Dublin Mid–West[4]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        Fianna Fáil John Curran 20.7 5,904 5,928 5,979 6,112 6,292 6,508 6,909 7,086 9,350  
        Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 20.0 5,706 5,719 5,732 5,812 5,953 6,196 6,348 6,924 7,524  
        Green Party Paul Gogarty 12.3 3,508 3,523 3,541 3,627 3,870 3,947 4,594 5,260 5,645 6,345
        Labour Party Joanna Tuffy 9.0 2,563 2,566 2,602 2,744 2,891 3,199 3,594 4,495 4,808 5,371
        Fianna Fáil Des Kelly 11.3 3,218 3,232 3,237 3,290 3,381 3,434 3,625 3,737    
        Fine Gael Austin Currie 7.1 2,008 2,017 2,023 2,051 2,100 2,573 2,687      
        Sinn Féin Tony Flannery 6.5 1,855 1,861 1,912 2,031 2,244 2,326        
        Fine Gael Therese Ridge 4.5 1,268 1,271 1,314 1,419 1,536          
        Independent David Green 3.8 1,078 1,092 1,170 1,313            
        Independent Colm McGrath 1.7 487 488 521              
        Workers' Party Andrew McGuinness 1.4 393 393 407              
        Independent Michael O'Mara 1.3 361 362                
        Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 0.4 107                  
        Electorate: 55,184   Valid: 28,456   Spoilt: 237 (0.8%)   Quota: 7,115   Turnout: 28,693 (52.0%)

          See also

          References

          1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
          2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2005: Schedule". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
          3. "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
          4. 1 2 "General election 2002: Dublin Mid–West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
          5. 1 2 "General election 2007: Dublin Mid–West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
          6. 1 2 "General election 2011: Dublin Mid–West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
          7. 1 2 "General election 2016: Mid–West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
          8. Kenny campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.
          9. Connolly campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

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