Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Dublin South is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin council areas. It covers areas such as Stillorgan (west of N11), Dundrum, Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, Rathfarnham, Sandyford, Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, and Ballyboden. The constituency has an electorate of 92,645 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
[edit] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Dublin South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Séamus Brennan | Fianna Fáil | 9,326 | 16.88 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Kitt | Fianna Fáil | 7,744 | 14.01 | 2 | 6 | |
| Liz O'Donnell | Progressive Democrats | 8,288 | 15.00 | 3 | 6 | |
| Olivia Mitchell | Fine Gael | 5,568 | 10.08 | 4 | 8 | |
| Eamon Ryan | Green Party | 5,222 | 9.45 | 5 | 9 | |
| Eithne FitzGerald | Labour Party | 5,247 | 9.49 | |||
| Alan Shatter | Fine Gael | 5,363 | 9.70 | |||
| Maria Corrigan | Fianna Fáil | 3,180 | 5.75 | |||
| Deirdre Whelan | Sinn Féin | 2,172 | 3.93 | |||
| Karen Canning | Independent | 2,090 | 3.78 | |||
| Lisa Maher | Socialist Party | 1,063 | 1.92 | |||
[edit] Former TDs
- Seán F. Lemass
- Robert Briscoe represented from 1927 to 1948, then moved to Dublin South West
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
