Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Dublin South East
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Dublin South East shown within County Dublin
Created: 1948
TDs: 4
Counties: Dublin
EP constituency: Dublin

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). Many constituencies like Dublin West, and Kildare North have greater electorates electorates, but are served by 1 less public representative. The constituency quota of circa. 6,000 is the lowest in Ireland. This fact received some criticism[citation needed] as it was half that of the largest quota, Cavan-Monaghan. The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency includes some of the most affluent parts of the country, such as Ballsbridge, areas with a transient population like Rathmines, deprived areas of the south inner city, and working-class districts like Ringsend. It was the constituency of Michael McDowell, the outgoing Minister for Justice and ex-leader of the Progressive Democrats, and was the constituency of former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. By geographical size, it is the smallest constituency in the country. Two Presidents of Ireland, Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese both contested the constituency unsuccessfully in the 1980's.

The two Fianna Fáil candidates in the 2007 general election, Chris Andrews and Jim O'Callaghan come from reasonably well known dynasties. The 'rumble in Ranelagh' is a term used by Irish journalists to describe an open argument that took place between candidates Michael McDowell, and John Gormley, in Ranelagh, while canvassing in the 2007 election. Gormley twice defeated McDowell to take the last seat, in 1997 and again in 2007, both times by relatively small margins. The 1997 result led to a mammoth recount, the longest in Irish political history, before McDowell conceded defeat.

Contents

[edit] Members of Dáil Éireann

Election 1st Member
(Party)
2nd Member
(Party)
3rd Member
(Party)
4th Member
(Party)
29th Dáil
(2002)
John Gormley
(Green Party)
Michael McDowell
(PD)
Eoin Ryan
(Fianna Fáil)
Ruairi Quinn
(Labour Party)
30th Dáil
(2007)
Lucinda Creighton
(Fine Gael)
Chris Andrews
(Fianna Fáil)

[edit] 2007 Election result

2007 General Election: Dublin South East
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Chris Andrews 6,600 19.50% 1 3
Fine Gael Lucinda Creighton 6,311 18.65% 2 5
Labour Party *Ruairi Quinn 5,636 16.65% 3 5
Green Party *John Gormley 4,685 13.84% 4 5
Progressive Democrats *Michael McDowell 4,450 13.15%
Fianna Fáil Jim O'Callaghan 3,120 9.22%
Sinn Féin Daithí Doolan 1,599 4.72%
Independent Esther Uzell 603 1.78%
People Before Profit Rory Hearne 591 1.75%
Independent Eoin Tierney 102 0.30%
Independent Noel Ivory 84 0.25%
Independent Peter O'Sullivan 34 0.10%
Independent Noel O'Gara 27 0.08%

*Denoted outgoing TD

Quota: 6,769

[edit] 2002 Election result

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

[edit] November 1982 - 2002 full election results

Online at [1]

[edit] 1977 full election result

Electorate=41,066, Valid votes =26,812, spoiled votes=250, quota=6,704 [1]

Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
Garrett Fitzgerald, (Fine Gael) 11794
Sean Moore, (Fianna Fáil) 6371 6450 6498 6552 7282
Peter Gibson, (Fianna Fáil) 3465 3509 3563 3590 4383 4918 5246
Ruairi Quinn, (Labour) 2896 3128 3943 4161 4287 4316 7164
Mary Harney, (Fianna Fáil) 1588 1612 1724 1745
Peter Kelly, (Fine Gael) 1528 2484 2622 4007 4052 4066
Peter Prendergast, (Fine Gael) 1304 1663 1723
Mary Freehill, (Labour) 1107 1262

[edit] Former TDs

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10