Limerick County (Dáil Éireann constituency)
| Limerick County | |
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Dáil Éireann Parliamentary constituency | |
| Future constituency | |
| Created | 2016 |
| Seats | 3 |
| County/City council | County Limerick |
| EP constituency | South |
Limerick County is a parliamentary constituency which will be represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from the next Irish general election. The constituency will elect 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Limerick County be created.[1] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[2]
It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[3] The new constituency will incorporate County Limerick excluding fourteen electoral divisions which are to be part of the Limerick City constituency.
The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[3]
- "The county of Limerick, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituency of Limerick City.
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Limerick – Kerry area". Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation". Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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