Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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| Parliamentary Constituency | |
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| Waterford shown within Ireland | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| TDs: | 4 |
| Type: | Dáil Éireann |
| EP constituency: | Ireland South |
Waterford is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1918 general election when the First Dáil was elected. It replaced the Waterford City constitiuency that was used for elections to the British House of Commons.
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The Waterford parliamentary constituency spans most of the area of the county in Munster, taking in Waterford City, Dungarvan and Tramore. The constituency has an electorate of 73,725 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
Presently, the Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen is one of the most high profile TDs from the constituency. John Deasy, the current Fine Gael, TD is the son of Austin Deasy, a former Cabinet Minister and long time TD for the constituency. Deasy junior was controversially sacked from the Fine Gael Front Bench for breaching the smoking ban in the Dáil bar. He is still a member of the Parliamentary Party however.
[edit] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Waterford | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Martin Cullen | Fianna Fáil | 8,529 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Ollie Wilkinson | Fianna Fáil | 7,312 | 2 | 7 | ||
| John Deasy | Fine Gael | 7,204 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Brian O'Shea | Labour Party | 6,219 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Brendan Kenneally | Fianna Fáil | 5,735 | ||||
| David Cullinane | Sinn Féin | 2,955 | ||||
| Maurice Cummins | Fine Gael | 2,799 | ||||
| Michale Flynn | Progressive Democrats | 2,137 | ||||
| Brendan McCann | Green Party | 1,361 | ||||
| John Halligan | Workers Party | 1,270 | ||||
| Jimmy Kelly | SWP | 300 | ||||
| Conor Halpin | Independent | 289 | ||||
| Declan Waters | Christian Solidarity | 210 | ||||
| Eddie Walsh | Independent | 118 | ||||
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
