Kildare North (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Kildare North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 60,094 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency was formed after the breakup of the former 5-seat Kildare constituency, with Kildare South being the other constituency formed.
The Kildare North parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the northern half of the Leinster county of Kildare, taking in the towns of Celbridge, Clane, Leixlip, Maynooth and Naas. Its area was temporarily reduced slightly in the north-west of the county for the 2002 General Election, although it will be returned to its original 1997 boundaries and expanded to a 4-seater for the next general elections.
The former most high profile TD in the constituency was Charlie McCreevy, the former Minister for Finance and current European Commissioner. He resigned his seat at the end of 2004 and the Kildare North by-election was held on March 11, 2005.
The by-election was won by Catherine Murphy, an Independent candidate. Kildare North is now unique by being the only constituency in the country without any TDs from the governing Fianna Fáil party.
[edit] Recent results
| 2005 By-Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Catherine Murphy | Independent | 5,985 | 23.64 | 1 | 5 | |
| Áine Brady | Fianna Fáil | 6,201 | 24.50 | |||
| Darren Scully | Fine Gael | 4,630 | 18.29 | |||
| Paddy MacNamara | Labour Party | 4,507 | 17.81 | |||
| Kate Walsh | Progressive Democrats | 2,006 | 7.92 | |||
| J.J. Power | Green Party | 1,547 | 6.11 | |||
| Gerry Browne | Independent | 226 | 0.89 | |||
| Seanan Ó Coistín | Independent | 211 | 0.83 | |||
| 2002 General Election: Kildare North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Charlie McCreevy | Fianna Fáil | 9,082 | 27.54 | 1 | 1 | |
| Emmet Stagg | Labour Party | 7.051 | 21.38 | 2 | 4 | |
| Bernard Durkan | Fine Gael | 5,786 | 17.54 | 3 | 5 | |
| Paul Kelly | Fianna Fáil | 5,168 | 15.67 | |||
| Kate Walsh | Progressive Democrats | 3,919 | 11.88 | |||
| Anne Kelly McCormack | Green Party | 1,974 | 5.99 | |||
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Kildare North by-election, 2005
- Elections in Ireland
