Dublin Rathdown (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin Rathdown
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created 2016
Seats 3
TDs
County council Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
EP constituency Dublin

Dublin Rathdown is a parliamentary constituency which will be represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from the 2016 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 Dublin Rathdown 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] Dublin Rathdown will largely replace the existing constituency of Dublin South, with the electoral divisions in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in South Dublin of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village being transferred to the Dublin South-West constituency.

The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathdown 2016–
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
32nd 2016[4] Catherine Martin
(GP)		 Shane Ross
(Ind)		 Josepha Madigan
(FG)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

2016 general election

2016 general election: Dublin Rathdown[4]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Independent Shane Ross 24.8% 10,202 10,411        
Fine Gael Josepha Madigan 16.2% 6,668 6,835 7,180 7,290 8,579 9,488
Green Party Catherine Martin 10.0% 4,122 4,314 4,812 6,105 7,255 9,421
Fine Gael Alan Shatter 14.4% 5,905 5,979 6,195 6,268 7,745 8,444
Fianna Fáil Mary White 10.3% 4,220 4,325 4,761 5,165 5,463  
Labour Party Alex White 9.8% 4,048 4,080 4,258 4,436    
Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 7.0% 2,858 2,896 3,076      
Independent Peter Mathews 4.9% 2,021 2,241        
Renua Ireland Alan Daveron 2.6% 1,055          
Electorate: 62,340   Valid: 41,099   Spoilt: 226 (0.5%)   Quota: 10,275   Turnout: 41,325 (66.3%)

    References

    1. ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Dublin area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
    2. ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
    3. 1 2 "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
    4. 1 2 "General election 2016: Dublin Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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