Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 (No. 7/2013) is a law of Ireland that provides for new parliamentary constituencies. It took effect at the 2016 Irish general election for the 32nd Dáil Éireann,[1] held on 26 February 2016.
This Act replaced the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, which defined the constituencies used for the 31st Dáil (elected in 2011). The 2012 report of the Constituency Commission,[2] an independent body established by the Government of Ireland to review constituency boundaries, proposed several changes to Dáil constituencies. It also reduced the number of seats in the Dáil by 8 from 166 to 158.These changes were provided for by the Act.
Summary of changes
Change in seats
This table, summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.
| Constituency | Seats 2011 | Seats 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan–Monaghan | 5 | 4 |
| Cork South-Central | 5 | 4 |
| Dublin Central | 4 | 3 |
| Dublin South-Central | 5 | 4 |
| Dublin South-West | 4 | 5 |
| Galway East | 4 | 3 |
| Mayo | 5 | 4 |
Constituencies abolished
New constituencies
Constituencies for the 32nd Dáil
| Constituency | Created | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny | 1948 | 5 |
| Cavan–Monaghan | 1977 | 4 |
| Clare | 1921 | 4 |
| Cork East | 1981 | 4 |
| Cork North-Central | 1981 | 4 |
| Cork North-West | 1981 | 3 |
| Cork South-Central | 1981 | 4 |
| Cork South-West | 1961 | 3 |
| Donegal | 2016 | 5 |
| Dublin Bay North | 2016 | 5 |
| Dublin Bay South | 2016 | 4 |
| Dublin Central | 1981 | 3 |
| Dublin Fingal | 2016 | 5 |
| Dublin Mid-West | 2002 | 4 |
| Dublin North-West | 1981 | 3 |
| Dublin Rathdown | 2016 | 3 |
| Dublin South-Central | 1948 | 4 |
| Dublin South-West | 1981 | 5 |
| Dublin West | 1981 | 4 |
| Dún Laoghaire | 1977 | 4 |
| Galway East | 1977 | 3 |
| Galway West | 1937 | 5 |
| Kerry | 2016 | 5 |
| Kildare North | 1997 | 4 |
| Kildare South | 1997 | 3 |
| Laois | 2016 | 3 |
| Limerick City | 2011 | 4 |
| Limerick County | 2016 | 3 |
| Longford–Westmeath | 2007 | 4 |
| Louth | 1923 | 5 |
| Mayo | 1997 | 4 |
| Meath East | 2007 | 3 |
| Meath West | 2007 | 3 |
| Offaly | 2016 | 3 |
| Roscommon–Galway | 2016 | 3 |
| Sligo–Leitrim | 2016 | 4 |
| Tipperary | 2016 | 5 |
| Waterford | 1923 | 4 |
| Wexford | 1921 | 5 |
| Wicklow | 1923 | 5 |
See also
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Irish general election timetable
References
- ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.