Dublin Rathmines West was a short-lived parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It covered the Rathmines district of South-East Dublin and adjoining areas.
It existed from 1977 to 1981, when it elected three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History
The constituency was created for the 1977 general election, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974,[1] largely replacing the former Dublin South Central constituency, as part of the redistribution of constituencies (also known as the Tullymander) which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael/Labour coalition government.
The constituency was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980[2] for the 1981 general election. It was mostly replaced with the Dublin South Central constituency although a smaller part went to Dublin South East.
Its election was also notable for representing the first time that the future Irish president, Mary Robinson stood for the Dáil although she was unsuccessful.
Boundaries
It consisted of the following wards of the county borough of Dublin:[1] Crumlin D, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Rathfarnham A, Rathmines West A, Rathmines West B, Rathmines West D, Rathmines West E, Rathmines West F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C.
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathmines West 1977–1981[3] | |||||||
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Key to parties
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||
21st | 1977[4] | Gerard Brady (FF) |
Richie Ryan (FG) |
Ben Briscoe (FF) | |||
22nd | 1981 | constituency abolished: see Dublin South Central and Dublin South East |
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
1977 general election
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Fianna Fáil | Gerard Brady | 6,064 | 22.65 | 1 | ||
Fine Gael | Richie Ryan | 5,486 | 20.49 | 2 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 5,149 | 19.23 | 3 | ||
Labour | Mary Robinson | 2,854 | 10.66 | |||
Labour | Michael Collins | 2,377 | 8.88 | |||
Fine Gael | James O'Keeffe | 1,311 | 4.90 | |||
Fine Gael | Sean Kelly | 1,258 | 4.70 | |||
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 1,148 | 4.29 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Noirín Slattery | 1,126 | 4.21 | |||
Electorate: 41,679 Valid: 26,773 Spoilt: ?? Quota: 6,694 Turnout: 64.1% |
References
- ^ a b "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ a b Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ a b "General election 1977: Dublin Rathmines West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland