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{{Short description|Dáil constituency (1977–1981)}}
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'''Dublin County West''' was a ] in the ] which from 1977–1981 returned deputies to ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ]. It elected 3 deputies (], commonly known in English as TDs) in the 1977 general election, the only election in the constituency.
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| name = Dublin County West
| type = ]
| year = ]
| abolished = ]
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| seats = 3
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'''Dublin County West''' was a ] represented in ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ] from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (], commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using ] by means of the ] (PR-STV).


== History and boundaries ==
Elections were held using the ] method of ] (PR–STV).<ref name="walker">{{cite book |title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92 |editor=Walker, Brian M |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |location=Dublin |year=1992 |isbn=0 901714 96 8 |issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
The constituency was created by the ],<ref name="ea-1974">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html |work=] database |access-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120102107/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html |archivedate=20 January 2012 }}</ref> and used at the ]. It was abolished by the ].<ref name="ea-1980">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |access-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021225722/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html |archivedate=21 October 2012 }}</ref> It largely became part of the new ] constituency, first used at the ].


It consisted of the following areas:<ref name="ea-1974"/>
== History ==
{{quote frame|"In the ], the ]s of:
The constituency was created by the ],<ref name="ea1974">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/gen_1.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=2009-03-05}}</ref> and abolished by the ].<ref name="ea1980">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (constituencies) | url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/gen_1.html#sched |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=2009-03-05}}</ref> It was therefore used only for the ] to the ].
:], ], ] Number One, Clondalkin Number Two, ],<br/>] Number One, Lucan Number Two, ], ] Number One,<br/>Palmerston Number Two, ], ], ] Number One;
and, in the ], the district electoral divisions of:
:], Donaghcumper, ], ], in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
and the following wards in the ]:
:] H, ] F."}}


== TDs == == TDs ==
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| maxTDs = 3 | maxTDs = 3
| constituency = Dublin County West | constituency = Dublin County West
| start = 1977 | start = 1977
| end = 1981 | end = 1981
| refs =<ref name="walker">{{cite book |title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 |editor=Walker, Brian M |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |location=Dublin |year=1992 |isbn=0-901714-96-8 |issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
| refs = <ref name="walker"/>
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| Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil
| Fine Gael | Fine Gael
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| dailnum = 21 | dailnum = 21
| byelections = 0 | byelections = 0
| refs = <ref name="ei-1977dcw">{{cite web |title=General election 1977: Dublin County West |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=92 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2009-02-12 }}</ref> | refs =<ref name="ei-dublincw-1977">{{cite web |title=General election 1977: Dublin County West |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=92 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=12 February 2009 }}</ref>
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| name = ] | name = ]
| party = Fine Gael | party = Fianna Fáil
| elections = 1 | elections = 1
}} }}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link {{Irish TD table TD with party link
| name = ] | name = ]
| party = Fianna Fáil | party = Fianna Fáil
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link {{Irish TD table TD with party link
| name = ] | name = ]
| party = Fianna Fáil | party = Fine Gael
| elections = 1 | elections = 1
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| dailnum = 22 | dailnum = 22
| maxTDs = 3 | maxTDs = 3
| comment = constituency abolished | comment = Constituency abolished
}} }}


== 1977 general election == == 1977 general election ==
{{cnote|*|Outgoing TD}}
{{STV Election box begin {{STV Election box begin2
|title = ]: Dublin County West<ref name="walker"/><ref name="ei-1977dcw"/>}}
|title = ]: Dublin County West<ref name="walker"/><ref name="ei-dublincw-1977"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1977>{{cite web|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/21stDail_June1977_ByeElections20th_1973_1977.pdf|title=21st Dáil 1977 general election results|work=Houses of the Oireachtas|date=February 1978|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
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|candidate = ''']'''
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|candidate = ''']'''
|party = Fianna Fáil |party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 27.6 |percentage = 27.6
|votes = 10,010 |count1 = '''10,010'''
|seat = 1 |count2 = &nbsp;
|count = |count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
}} }}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link {{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = ''']''' |candidate = ''']'''{{cref|*}}
|party = Fine Gael |party = Fine Gael
|votes = 7,255
|percentage = 17.5
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = ''']'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|votes = 6,328
|percentage = 20.0 |percentage = 20.0
|seat = 3 |count1 = 7,255
|count = |count2 = 7,276
|count3 = 8,339
|count4 = 8,851
|count5 = '''9,222'''
}} }}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link {{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Terence Boylan |candidate = ''']'''
|party = Fianna Fáil |party = Fianna Fáil
|votes = 4,287 |percentage = 17.5
|count1 = 6,328
|count2 = 6,960
|count3 = 7,090
|count4 = 7,350
|count5 = '''11,389'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = ]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.8 |percentage = 11.8
|seat = |count1 = 4,287
|count = |count2 = 4,548
|count3 = 4,606
|count4 = 4,725
|count5 = &nbsp;
}} }}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link {{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]{{cref|*}}
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|votes = 3,931
|percentage = 10.8 |percentage = 10.8
|seat = |count1 = 3,931
|count = |count2 = 3,943
|count3 = 4,216
|count4 = 6,156
|count5 = 6,292
}} }}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link {{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = ] |candidate = Joseph Connolly
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|votes = 2,769
|percentage = 7.6 |percentage = 7.6
|seat = |count1 = 2,769
|count = |count2 = 2,778
|count3 = 2,922
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link {{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|party = Fine Gael |party = Fine Gael
|votes = 1,683
|percentage = 4.6 |percentage = 4.6
|seat = |count1 = 1,683
|count = |count2 = 1,692
|count3 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box end {{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 49,829 |electorate = 49,829
|valid = 36,263 |valid = 36,263
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== See also == == See also ==
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 16 October 2024

Dáil constituency (1977–1981)

Dublin County West
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1977
Abolished1981
Seats3
Local government areas

Dublin County West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, and used at the 1977 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980. It largely became part of the new Dublin West constituency, first used at the 1981 general election.

It consisted of the following areas:

"In the administrative county of Dublin, the district electoral divisions of:
Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Clondalkin Number One, Clondalkin Number Two, Clonsilla,
Lucan Number One, Lucan Number Two, Newcastle, Palmerston Number One,
Palmerston Number Two, Rathcoole, Saggart, Terenure Number One;

and, in the administrative county of Kildare, the district electoral divisions of:

Celbridge, Donaghcumper, Leixlip, Maynooth, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

and the following wards in the county borough of Dublin:

Ballyfermot H, Crumlin F."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County West 1977–1981
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
21st 1977 Liam Lawlor
(FF)
Brian Lenihan
(FF)
Mark Clinton
(FG)
22nd 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.

1977 general election

 *: Outgoing TD

1977 general election: Dublin County West
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan 27.6 10,010        
Fine Gael Mark Clinton 20.0 7,255 7,276 8,339 8,851 9,222
Fianna Fáil Liam Lawlor 17.5 6,328 6,960 7,090 7,350 11,389
Fianna Fáil Terence Boylan 11.8 4,287 4,548 4,606 4,725  
Labour Justin Keating 10.8 3,931 3,943 4,216 6,156 6,292
Labour Joseph Connolly 7.6 2,769 2,778 2,922    
Fine Gael Brian Fleming 4.6 1,683 1,692      
Electorate: 49,829   Valid: 36,263   Quota: 9,066   Turnout: 72.8%  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  4. ^ "General election 1977: Dublin County West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  5. "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

External links

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