Dublin Rathmines West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Coordinates: 53°19′19.1″N 6°16′29.9″W / 53.321972°N 6.274972°W / 53.321972; -6.274972

For the 1918–1922 constituency, see Dublin Rathmines (UK Parliament constituency).

Dublin Rathmines West
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created	1977
Abolished	1981
Seats	3
County/City council	Dublin City

Dublin Rathmines West was a short-lived 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 the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created for the 1977 general election, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974,^[1] largely replacing the former Dublin South–Central constituency, as part of the redistribution of constituencies which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael–Labour Party government.

The constituency was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980^[2] for the 1981 general election. It was mostly replaced with the Dublin South–Central constituency although a smaller part went to Dublin South–East.

Its election was also notable for representing the first time that Mary Robinson, (later 8th President of Ireland), stood for the Dáil, though she was unsuccessful.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the Rathmines district of South-East Dublin and adjoining areas. It consisted of the following wards of the county borough of Dublin:^[1] Crumlin D, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Rathfarnham A, Rathmines West A, Rathmines West B, Rathmines West D, Rathmines West E, Rathmines West F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathmines West 1977–1981^[3]
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
21st	1977^[4]		Gerard Brady (FF)		Richie Ryan (FG)		Ben Briscoe (FF)
22nd	1981	Constituency abolished. See Dublin South–Central and Dublin South–East

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.

1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin Rathmines West^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Gerard Brady	6,064	22.7	1
	Fine Gael	Richie Ryan	5,486	20.5	2
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	5,149	19.2	3
	Labour Party	Mary Robinson	2,854	10.7
	Labour Party	Michael Collins	2,377	8.9
	Fine Gael	James O'Keeffe	1,311	4.9
	Fine Gael	Sean Kelly	1,258	4.7
	Sinn Féin (Workers' Party)	Eric Byrne	1,148	4.3
	Fianna Fáil	Noirín Slattery	1,126	4.2
Electorate: 41,679 Valid: 26,773 Quota: 6,694 Turnout: 64.1%

References

1 2 "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
1 2 Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
1 2 "General election 1977: Dublin Rathmines West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

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