Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Limerick West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. 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 located in the western part of the County Limerick. 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] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Limerick West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| John Cregan | Fianna Fáil | 10,823 | 30.34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael J. Collins | Fianna Fáil | 8,236 | 23.09 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dan Neville | Fine Gael | 7,446 | 20.88 | 3 | 4 | |
| Michael Finucane | Fine Gael | 7,410 | 20.77 | |||
| Marcus Briody | Green Party | 948 | 2.66 | |||
| Mike MacDomhnaill | Independent | 662 | 1.86 | |||
| Patrick O'Riordan | Christian Solidarity | 144 | 0.4 | |||
[edit] See also
- Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland.
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland.
- List of political parties in Ireland.
- Elections in Ireland.
