Limerick West

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The Limerick West parliamentary constituency is located in the western part of the Munster county. The constituency has an electorate of 53,879 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. It is a very rural, conservative constituency, with few large towns. In some elections, such as in 1982, only Fianna Fail and Fine Gael candidates appeared on the ballot. In 1987, a Progressive Democrats candidate was elected. This was the first, and so far only, time a candidate from a party other than Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael was elected in that constituency since it came into being in 1948. No candidate from a left-wing party has ever been elected in this constituency.

[edit] Irish General Election, 2002

The first three candidates in bold type indicate the current representatives in Dáil Éireann for Limerick West. The full results are as follows:

Candidate Party 1st Pref Count
John Cregan Fianna Fáil 10,823 1
Michael J. Collins Fianna Fáil 8,236 3
Dan Neville Fine Gael 7,446 4
Michael Finucane Fine Gael 7,410 -
Marcus Briody Green Party 948 -
Mike MacDomhnaill Independent 662 -
Patrick O'Riordan Christian Solidarity 144 -


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Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland Government of Ireland

Carlow-Kilkenny | Cavan-Monaghan | Clare | Cork East | Cork North Central | Cork North West | Cork South Central | Cork South West | Donegal North East | Donegal South West | Dublin Central | Dublin Mid West | Dublin North | Dublin North Central | Dublin North East | Dublin North West | Dublin South | Dublin South Central | Dublin South Eastl | Dublin South West | Dublin West | Dún Laoghaire | Galway East | Galway West | Kerry North | Kerry South | Kildare North | Kildare South | Laois-Offaly | Limerick East | Limerick West | Longford-Roscommon | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Sligo-Leitrim | Tipperary North | Tipperary South | Waterford | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow

in use 2007 general election:
Longford-Westmeath | Meath East | Meath West | Roscommon-South Leitrim | Sligo-North Leitrim