Wexford (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Wexford
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Wexford shown within Ireland
Created: 1921
TDs: 5
Counties: County Wexford
EP constituency: East

Wexford is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 94,969 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wexford, New Ross and Gorey.

One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is Brendan Howlin, the former deputy-leader of the Labour Party. He follows in the footsteps of the former Labour Party leader and Tánaiste, Brendan Corish, who served the area for many years.

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[edit] 2007 Election result

  • Total Valid Poll: 68,616
  • Quota: 11,437
2007 General Election: Wexford
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil John Browne 12,768 18.6 1 1
Labour Party Brendan Howlin 9,445 13.8 2 5
Fianna Fáil Seán Connick 9,826 14.3 3 5
Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 8,459 12.3 4 6
Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 7,692 11.2 5 7
Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald 6,355 9.3
Fine Gael Liam Twomey 5,507 8.0
Sinn Féin John Dwyer 5,065 7.4
Progressive Democrats Colm O'Gorman 2,162 3.1
Green Party Tom Harpur 802 1.2
Independent Alan McGuire 532 0.8

[edit] 2002 Election result

2002 General Election: Wexford
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil John Browne 9,150 15.1 1 5
Labour Party Brendan Howlin 7,995 13.2 2 5
Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 7,048 11.7 3 6
Independent Liam Twomey 5,815 9.6 4 7
Fianna Fáil Tony Dempsey 7,520 12.4 5 8
Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 7,556 12.5
Sinn Féin John Dwyer 4,964 8.2
Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 4,564 7.5
Fine Gael Avril Doyle 3,940 6.5
Independent Seán Doyle 1,274 2.1
Independent Miranda Ó Bulguidhir 424 0.7
Christian Solidarity Michael O'Connor 173 0.3

[edit] Former TDs

[edit] See also

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