Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Dublin South East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the south-eastern part of Dublin City, including areas such as Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount (collectively referred to as "Dublin 4"), as well as the areas of Ranelagh and Rathmines, and the central business district of the city (including Trinity College Dublin and St. Stephen's Green). The constituency has an electorate of 59,896 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency includes some of the most affluent parts of the country, such as Ballsbridge, with inner-city estates in deprived areas, as well as more working-class districts like Ringsend. It is somewhat unusual in that all 6 of the main political parties in Ireland (Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Progressive Democrats, Labour, Greens and Sinn Féin) are well-organised, and all are in with a chance of winning a seat. It is also the constituency of Michael McDowell, the current Minister for Justice and leader of the Progressive Democrats, and was the constituency of former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.

[edit] Recent results

2002 General Election: Dublin South East
Candidate Party 1st Pref % Seat Count
John Gormley Green Party 5,264 16.23 1 4
Michael McDowell Progressive Democrats 6,093 18.79 2 4
Eoin Ryan Fianna Fáil 5,318 16.40 3 5
Ruairi Quinn Labour Party 4,032 12.43 4 6
Frances Fitzgerald Fine Gael 3,337 10.29
Chris Andrews Fianna Fáil 3,449 10.63
Daithí Doolan Sinn Féin 2,398 7.39
Colm MacEochaidh Fine Gael 1,873 5.77
Shay Ryan SWP 286 0.88
Tom Crilly Workers Party 284 0.88
Norman Gray Independent 99 0.31

[edit] Former TDs

[edit] See also

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 East | 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
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