Kildare North (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Kildare North
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency

Outline map

Location of Kildare North within Ireland
Current constituency
Created 1997
Seats 3 (1997–2007)
4 (2007–)
TDs
County council Kildare County Council
EP constituency Midlands–North-West

Kildare North 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 1997 general election, when the former 5 seat Kildare constituency was divided into Kildare North and Kildare South. At the 1997 and 2002 elections, Kildare North was a 3-seat constituency, but it was allocated an extra seat for the 2007 general election

The Kildare North parliamentary constituency spans the more densely populated north-eastern corner of County Kildare, taking in the towns of Celbridge, Clane, Leixlip, Maynooth and Naas.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[1]

"In the county of Kildare the electoral divisions of:
Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;
Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;
and the town of Naas."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare North 1997
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
28th 1997[2] Charlie McCreevy
(FF)
Bernard Durkan
(FG)
Emmet Stagg
(Lab)
3 seats
until 2007
29th 2002[3]
2005 by-election[4] Catherine Murphy
(Ind)
30th 2007[5] Áine Brady
(FF)
Michael Fitzpatrick
(FF)
31st 2011[6] Catherine Murphy
(Ind)
Anthony Lawlor
(FG)
32nd 2016[7] Catherine Murphy
(SD)
James Lawless
(FF)
Frank O'Rourke
(FF)

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: Kildare North[7]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Social Democrats Catherine Murphy 22.70% 11,108                
Fianna Fáil James Lawless 15.25% 7,461 7,592 7,696 7,737 7,919 8,003 8,256 8,850 9,444
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 12.56% 6,147 6,268 6,302 6,322 6,472 6,531 6,740 6,974 8,890
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke 12.96% 6,341 6,486 6,528 6,562 6,711 6,879 7,138 7,684 8,479
Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 11.05% 5,406 5,490 5,544 5,572 5,714 5,767 6,046 6,213 7,402
Labour Party Emmet Stagg 8.35% 4,087 4,288 4,349 4,408 4,488 4,632 5,181 5,775  
Sinn Féin Réada Cronin 6.55% 3,205 3,323 3,390 3,621 3,708 4,146 4,497    
Green Party Maebh Ní Fhallúin 3.03% 1,485 1,649 1,715 1,804 2,020 2,419      
Independent Brendan Young 2.45% 1,200 1,323 1,467 1,737 1,858        
Renua Ireland Shane Fitzgerald 2.03% 994 1,086 1,154 1,236          
AAA–PBP Ashling Merriman 1.60% 781 873 943            
Independent Michael Beirne 0.76% 372 389              
Independent Gerard Dunne 0.51% 249 261              
Independent Elizabeth O'Sullivan 0.20% 99 119              
Electorate: 77,609   Valid: 48,935   Spoilt: 291 (0.59%)   Quota: 9,788   Turnout: 49,226 (63.43%)

    2011 general election

    2011 general election: Kildare North[6]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
    Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 19.9 10,168 10,420      
    Labour Party Emmet Stagg 19.0 9,718 9,976 10,264    
    Independent Catherine Murphy 13.5 6,911 7,474 7,696 8,716 11,639
    Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 13.4 6,882 7,074 7,283 7,667 9,088
    Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 9.3 4,777 4,910 6,627 6,821 7,288
    Labour Party John McGinley 10.3 5,261 5,489 5,590 6,449  
    Sinn Féin Martin Kelly 5.7 2,896 3,043 3,111    
    Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 5.2 2,659 2,714      
    Green Party Shane Fitzgerald 1.8 905        
    Independent Eric Doyle-Higgins 0.8 423        
    Independent Michael Beirne 0.8 422        
    Independent Bart Murphy 0.4 200        
    Electorate: 76,773   Valid: 51,222   Spoilt: 388 (0.8%)   Quota: 10,245   Turnout: 51,610 (67.2%)

      2007 general election

      2007 general election: Kildare North[5]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 24.9 11,245          
      Labour Party Emmet Stagg 17.4 7,882 8,063 8,107 8,468 9,220  
      Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 14.6 6,606 8,113 8,151 8,817 9,097  
      Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 11.8 5,340 5,427 5,471 5,663 5,912 9,229
      Independent Catherine Murphy 11.5 5,188 5,339 5,474 5,881 6,733 7,652
      Fine Gael Darren Scully 9.4 4,250 4,306 4,332 4,489 4,832  
      Green Party Shane Fitzgerald 4.9 2,215 2,289 2,342 2,668    
      Sinn Féin Cristin McCauley 2.4 1,103 1,135 1,154      
      Progressive Democrats Jeff Aherne 2.1 983 1,083 1,103      
      Independent John Corish 0.5 234 244        
      Independent Gerry Browne 0.3 145 153        
      Electorate: 71,311   Valid: 45,191   Spoilt: 232 (0.5%)   Quota: 9,039   Turnout: 45,423 (63.7%)

        2005 by-election

        2005 by-election: Kildare North[4]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Independent Catherine Murphy 23.6 5,985 6,189 7,176 8,809 12,256
        Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 24.5 6,201 6,255 7,265 8,133 9,818
        Fine Gael Darren Scully 18.3 4,630 4,660 5,382 7,421  
        Labour Party Paddy MacNamara 17.8 4,507 4,545 5,199    
        Progressive Democrats Kate Walsh 7.9 2,006 2,023      
        Green Party J. J. Power 6.1 1,547 1,621      
        Independent Gerry Browne 0.9 226        
        Independent Seanán Ó Coistín 0.8 211        
        Electorate: 65,080   Valid: 25,313   Spoilt: 211 (0.8%)   Quota: 12,657   Turnout: 25,524 (39.2%)

          2002 general election

          2002 general election: Kildare North[3]
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
          Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 27.5 9,082        
          Labour Party Emmet Stagg 21.4 7,051 7,168 8,005 9,472  
          Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 17.5 5,786 5,859 6,177 7,341 8,025
          Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 15.7 5,168 5,681 5,923 7,382 7,890
          Progressive Democrats Kate Walsh 11.9 3,919 4,027 4,473    
          Green Party Anne Kelly McCormack 6.0 1,974 1,999      
          Electorate: 60,094   Valid: 32,980   Spoilt: 291 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,246   Turnout: 33,271 (55.4%)

            1997 general election

            1997 general election: Kildare North[2]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 6,653 21.2 1 3
            Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 6,905 21.9 2 4
            Labour Party Emmet Stagg 5,964 19.0 3 5
            Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 4,039 12.9
            Democratic Left Catherine Murphy 2,762 8.8
            Progressive Democrats Timmy Conway 2,101 6.7
            Fine Gael Mary French 1,569 5.0
            Green Party Sean English 1,403 4.5
            Electorate: 52,388   Valid: 31,396   Spoilt: 295 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,850   Turnout: 31,691 (60.5%)

            See also

            References

            1. 1 2 "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
            2. 1 2 "General election 1997: Kildare North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
            3. 1 2 "General election 2002: Kildare North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
            4. 1 2 "By-election 2005: Kildare North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
            5. 1 2 "General election 2007: Kildare North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
            6. 1 2 "General election 2011: Kildare North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
            7. 1 2 "General election 2016: Kildare North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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