Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 (No. 39/2017) is a law of Ireland which provides for the current Dáil constituencies. It took effect on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil and a general election for the 33rd Dáil took place on 8 February 2020.[1]
This Act repealed the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, which had defined the constituencies used at the 2016 general election). It implemented the recommendations of the 2017 report of the Constituency Commission,[2] an independent body established by the Government of Ireland to review constituency boundaries, proposed several changes to Dáil constituencies. The number number of seats in the Dáil were increased by 2 from 158 to 160, while the number of constituencies were reduced by 1 to 39.
Summary of changes
Change in seats
This table summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.
| Constituency | Seats 2016 | Seats 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan–Monaghan | 4 | 5 |
| Dublin Central | 3 | 4 |
| Kildare South | 3 | 4 |
Constituencies abolished
| Constituency | Seats | Area now in |
|---|---|---|
| Laois | 3 | Laois–Offaly and Tipperary |
| Offaly | 3 | Laois–Offaly and Kildare South |
New constituencies
| Constituency | Seats | Area from |
|---|---|---|
| Laois–Offaly | 5 | Laois and Offaly |
Constituencies for the 33rd Dáil
| Constituency | Created | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny | 1948 | 5 |
| Cavan–Monaghan | 1977 | 5 |
| Clare | 1921 | 4 |
| Cork East | 1981 | 4 |
| Cork North-Central | 1981 | 4 |
| Cork North-West | 1981 | 3 |
| Cork South-Central | 1981 | 4 |
| Cork South-West | 1961 | 3 |
| Donegal | 2016 | 5 |
| Dublin Bay North | 2016 | 5 |
| Dublin Bay South | 2016 | 4 |
| Dublin Central | 1981 | 4 |
| Dublin Fingal | 2016 | 5 |
| Dublin Mid-West | 2002 | 4 |
| Dublin North-West | 1981 | 3 |
| Dublin Rathdown | 2016 | 3 |
| Dublin South-Central | 1948 | 4 |
| Dublin South-West | 1981 | 5 |
| Dublin West | 1981 | 4 |
| Dún Laoghaire | 1977 | 4 |
| Galway East | 1977 | 3 |
| Galway West | 1937 | 5 |
| Kerry | 2016 | 5 |
| Kildare North | 1997 | 4 |
| Kildare South | 1997 | 4 |
| Laois–Offaly | 2020 | 5 |
| Limerick City | 2011 | 4 |
| Limerick County | 2016 | 3 |
| Longford–Westmeath | 2007 | 4 |
| Louth | 1923 | 5 |
| Mayo | 1997 | 4 |
| Meath East | 2007 | 3 |
| Meath West | 2007 | 3 |
| Roscommon–Galway | 2016 | 3 |
| Sligo–Leitrim | 2016 | 4 |
| Tipperary | 2016 | 5 |
| Waterford | 1923 | 4 |
| Wexford | 1921 | 5 |
| Wicklow | 1923 | 5 |
See also
References
- "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Constituency Commission Report 2017" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.