- Dublin County North (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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For the 1885–1922 constituency, see North County Dublin (UK Parliament constituency).
Dublin County North Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency1969–1981 Seats 4 (1969–1977)
3 (1977–1981)County/City council Dublin Dublin County North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1981. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Contents
History
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election, electing 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs). Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, it was reduced to 3 seats from 1977 onwards. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980.
Boundaries
The constituency boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Dublin, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituency of Dublin County South and in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown and the Baldoyle ward in the county borough of Dublin."[1]
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County North 1969–1981[2] Key to partiesDáil Election Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)19th 1969[3] Patrick Burke
(FF)Mark Clinton
(FG)Desmond Foley
(FF)Justin Keating
(Lab)20th 1973[4] Seán Walsh
(FF)21st 1977[5] Ray Burke
(FF)John Boland
(FG)Joe Fox
(FF)3 seats
1977–198122nd 1981 Constituency abolished 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
1977 general election: Dublin County North[5] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 33.0 11,794 Fine Gael John Boland 20.6 7,367 7,456 7,575 9,101 Fianna Fáil Joe Fox 10.1 3,618 5,479 5,514 5,578 5,896 5,906 6,870 Fianna Fáil Patricia McGill 12.2 4,340 5,108 5,140 5,230 5,677 5,692 6,571 Labour Party Patrick Murphy 9.5 3,373 3,415 4,334 4,464 5,536 5,684 Independent Eamonn O'Brien 6.1 2,189 2,226 2,337 2,364 Fine Gael John Corry 5.0 1,770 1,808 1,866 Labour Party Seán Ryan 3.5 1,260 1,291 Electorate: 52,608 Valid: 35,711 Spoilt: 309 (0.9%) Quota: 8,928 Turnout: 36,020 (68.4%)[6] 1973 general election
1973 general election: Dublin County North[4] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 10,652 24.1 1 1 Labour Party Justin Keating 5,570 12.6 2 Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 5,381 12.2 3 Fine Gael Mark Clinton 5,730 12.9 4 Fine Gael John Boland 5,263 11.9 Aontacht Éireann Desmond Foley 3,387 7.7 Labour Party Michael Gannon 3,215 7.3 Labour Party Maire Walsh 2,226 5.0 Fianna Fáil Seán Dungan 1,588 3.6 Fine Gael Denis Farrell 1,253 2.8 Electorate: ? Valid: 44,265 Quota: 8,854 Turnout: 1969 general election
1969 general election: Dublin County North[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 8,050 21.8 1 1 Fine Gael Mark Clinton 4,050 11.0 2 Fianna Fáil Desmond Foley 5,231 14.2 3 Labour Party Justin Keating 4,198 11.4 4 Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 3,335 9.0 Labour Party Michael Gannon 2,900 7.8 Fine Gael John Boland 2,368 6.4 Labour Party Joseph Connolly 2,281 6.2 Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 2,092 5.7 Labour Party Patrick Murphy 1,778 4.8 Fine Gael Anthony Butterley 688 1.9 Electorate: ? Valid: 36,971 Quota: 7,395 Turnout: See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/gen_1.html. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ 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 1969: Dublin County North". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=90. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1973: Dublin County North". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=90. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1977: Dublin County North". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=90. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ The Irish Times, 20 June 1977, p7–10
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