Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Wicklow
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Wicklow shown within Ireland
Created: 1923
TDs: 5
Counties: Wicklow, Carlow
EP constituency: East

Wicklow is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 86,763 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency returned three members to the Dáil Éireann in 1977 and this was increased to four members in 1981. In part this was because, in 1977, parts of the county had been placed in the constituencies of Dublin County Mid and Dublin County West [1] while the 1981 constituency included the entire county. [2]

The constituency spans the entire area of County Wicklow in Leinster, including the towns of Wicklow, Arklow, Greystones and Bray and includes a small part of eastern County Carlow containing the villages of Hacketstown and Rathvilly .

One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is the current Minister of State for European Affairs, Dick Roche. Another TD, Liz McManus, is currently the deputy-leader of the Labour Party.

Contents

[edit] Members of Dáil Éireann

Election 1st Member
(Party)		 2nd Member
(Party)		 3rd Member
(Party)		 4th Member
(Party)		 5th Member
(Party)
21st Dáil
(1977)		 Liam Kavanagh
(Labour Party)		 Ciarán Murphy
(Fianna Fáil)		 Godfrey Timmins
(Fine Gael)
22nd Dáil
(1981)		 Paudge Brennan
(Fianna Fáil)
23rd Dáil
(Feb 1982)		 Gemma Hussey
(Fine Gael)
24th Dáil
(Nov 1982)		 Paudge Brennan
(Fianna Fáil)
25th Dáil
(1987)		 Joe Jacob
(Fianna Fáil)		 Dick Roche
(Fianna Fáil)
26th Dáil
(1989)		 Godfrey Timmins
(Fine Gael)
27th Dáil
(1992)		 Liz McManus
(Democratic Left)
(Labour Party)		 Johnny Fox
(Independent)
28th Dáil
(1997)		 Dick Roche
(Fianna Fáil)		 Billy Timmins
(Fine Gael)		 Mildred Fox
(Independent)
29th Dáil
(2002)
30th Dáil
(2007)		 Joe Behan
(Fianna Fáil)		 Andrew Doyle
(Fine Gael)

[edit] 2007 Election result

2007 General Election: Wicklow
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 10,246 15.78 1 3
Fianna Fáil Joe Behan 9,431 14.53 2 4
Labour Party Liz McManus 6,751 10.40 3 7
Fine Gael Billy Timmins 8,072 12.43 4 8
Fine Gael Andrew Doyle 6,961 10.72 5 8
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzgerald 5,029 7.75
Green Party Deirdre de Burca 4,790 7.38
Labour Party Nicky Kelly 3,857 5.94
Sinn Féin John Brady 3,234 4.98
Independent Pat Doran 2,841 4.38
Independent Evelyn Cawley 2,246 3.46
Progressive Democrats Dónal Ó Siocháin 903 1.39
People Before Profit Carmel McKenna 365 0.56
Independent Jim Tallon 120 0.18
Fathers Rights Norman Newell 79 0.12

Quota: 10,821

[edit] 2002 Election result

2002 General Election: Wicklow
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 9,213 16.9 1 1
Labour Party Liz McManus 7,595 13.9 2 5
Fine Gael Billy Timmins 7,372 13.5 3 8
Fianna Fáil Joe Jacob 7,836 14.4 4 9
Independent Mildred Fox 6,324 11.6 5 10
Labour Party Nicky Kelly 6,529 12.0
Green Party Deirdre de Burca 3,208 5.9
Labour Party Jimmy O'Shaughnessy 2,029 3.7
Sinn Féin Mairéad Keane 1,527 2.8
Fine Gael Raymond O'Rourke 1,332 2.4
Independent Robert Kearns 406 0.7
Socialist Workers Catherine Kennedy 399 0.7
Independent Charlie Keddy 383 0.7
Independent Brian Kenny 236 0.4
Independent Barbara Hyland 171 0.3

[edit] November 1982 - 2002 full election results

Online at [3]

[edit] February 1982 full result

23rd Irish General Election – 18th February, 1982
Candidate Party Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4
Liam Kavanagh Labour Party 8026 8026 8026 8026
Godfrey Timmins Fine Gael 7400 7426 7473 7904
Gemma Hussey Fine Gael 7112 7137 7178 8042
Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil 6930 6954 7340 7750
Ciaran Murphy Fianna Fáil 6616 6632 7186 7902
John McManus Sinn Féin the Workers Party 2739 2783 2820
Denis Teevan Fianna Fáil 1072 1086
Jim Tallon Independent 163
Electorate=56097, valid=40058, spoiled=324, quota=8012

[edit] Former TDs

[edit] See also

v • d • e
Parliamentary constituencies in County Wicklow and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Baltinglass (164–1800) · Blessington (1670–1800) · Carysfort (1629–1800) · Wicklow Borough (1614–1800) · Wicklow County (????–1800)
Westminster
1801–1922

Wicklow (1801–1885) · East Wicklow (1885–1922) · West Wicklow (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Kildare-Wicklow (1921–1923) · Wicklow (1918–1921, 1923— ) ·
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Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
Government of Ireland
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