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Limerick
Former Dáil constituency
Location of Limerick within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	2011
Abolished	2016
Seats	3
Local government area	County Limerick
Created from	Limerick East Limerick West
Replaced by	Limerick County

Limerick
Former Dáil constituency
Location of Limerick within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1923
Abolished	1948
Seats	7
Local government areas	County Limerick Limerick City
Created from	Limerick City–Limerick East Kerry–Limerick West
Replaced by	Limerick East Limerick West

Limerick was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas elected on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). From 1923 to 1948, it represented the whole city and county of Limerick. On its second creation, from 2011 to 2016, it represented the rural part of the county of Limerick, other than in its neighbouring constituencies of Kerry North–West Limerick and Limerick City.

History and boundaries

1923–1948

The constituency was first created as a 7-seat constituency under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann; those elected comprised the 4th Dáil. It succeeded the constituencies of Limerick City–Limerick East and Kerry–Limerick West which were used to elect members to the 2nd Dáil and the 3rd Dáil.

It covered Limerick city and all of County Limerick. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, when it was replaced by the two new constituencies of Limerick East and Limerick West.

2011–2016

The Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a new constituency called Limerick be created.

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 when it partially replaced the former constituencies of Limerick East and Limerick West. Most of the rural parts of the Limerick East constituency were transferred to the Limerick constituency and the western parts of the Limerick West constituency were transferred to the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency. It was represented only at the 2011 general election, electing 3 TDs.

The 2009 Act defined the constituency as:

"The county of Limerick, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Limerick City and Kerry North–West Limerick."

It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the Limerick County constituency.

TDs

TDs 1923–1948

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.

TDs 2011–2016

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

2011 general election

1944 general election

1943 general election

1938 general election

1937 general election

1933 general election

1932 general election

The number of and full figures for later counts are not available. Bennett, Bourke, Colbert, Crowley, O'Shaughnessy, Reidy and Ryan were all elected.

September 1927 general election

June 1927 general election

1924 by-election

Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Richard Hayes, a by-election was held on 28 May 1924. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Richard O'Connell.

1923 general election

Full figures for the remaining 16 counts are not available. The following are the number of votes unsuccessful candidates had at the time of their elimination though the counts which some eliminations occurred are unknown due to data being unavailable; Mackey 143, Larkin 509, J. O'Brien 766, Cleary 996, O'Callaghan 1,159, W. O'Brien 1,273, Walshe 1,706, Laffin 2,197, Colivet 2,249, Quaide 2,468, Keyes 2,808 and Smyth 3,509

Michael Gallagher notes that newspapers at the time reported there was a 'discrepancy' with the original first count results, leading to a recount. The results below are of the first count which occurred so may not be fully accurate, the results of the recount are unavailable.

See also

• Dáil constituencies
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. Electoral Act 1923, 8th Sch.: Constituencies (No. 12 of 1923, 8th Sch.). Enacted on 17 April 1923. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 10 September 2010.
2. "Constituency Commission: Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). The Stationery Office, Dublin. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
3. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 28 September 2010.
4. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
5. ^ "General election 1923: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
6. ^ "By-election 1924: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
7. ^ "General election June 1927: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
8. ^ "General election September 1927: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
9. ^ "General election 1932: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
10. ^ "General election 1933: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
11. ^ "General election 1937: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
12. ^ "General election 1938: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
13. ^ "General election 1943: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
14. ^ "General election 1944: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
15. ^ "General election 2011: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
16. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database

• Historic constituencies in County Limerick
• Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
• 1923 establishments in Ireland
• 1948 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 1923
• Constituencies disestablished in 1948
• 2011 establishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 2011
• 2016 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies disestablished in 2016