Clare (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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- For other parliamentary constituencies in County Clare, see Clare (constituency).
Clare is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 80,412 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
The Clare parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county, taking in Ennis, Shannon, Kilrush, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ennistimon. The constituency is historically a Fianna Fáil stronghold. The party founder, former Taoiseach and former President Eamon de Valera served the constituency for many decades. His granddaughter is still a TD for the area. Other notable former deputies include the former President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery, and the former Cabinet Minister, Brendan Daly.
[edit] Recent Results
| 2002 General Election: Clare | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| James Breen | Independent | 9,721 | 19.52 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pat Breen | Fine Gael | 4,541 | 9.12 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tony Killeen | Fianna Fáil | 8,130 | 16.32 | 3 | 5 | |
| Síle de Valera | Fianna Fáil | 7,755 | 15.57 | 4 | 5 | |
| Brendan Daly | Fianna Fáil | 6,717 | 13.49 | |||
| Madeleine Taylor-Quinn | Fine Gael | 4,124 | 8.28 | |||
| Donal Carey | Fine Gael | 4,015 | 8.06 | |||
| Brian Meaney | Green | 2,903 | 5.83 | |||
| Michael Corley | Labour | 1,720 | 3.45 | |||
| Derek Whelan | Christian Solidarity | 176 | 0.35 | |||
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
