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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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			{{Infobox constituency
			\| name = Dublin County West
			\| type = ]
			\| year = ]
			\| abolished = ]
			\| map4 =
			\| map_entity = Ireland
			\| map_size = 200px
			\| seats = 3
			\| local_council_label = ]
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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
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table Dáil ~~<!-- -->~~		{{Irish TD table Dáil
	\| 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>
	}}		}}
	{{Irish TD table TD with party link		{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\| 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
	\| elections = 1		\| elections = 1
	}}		}}
	{{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>
⚫	{{STV Election box ~~candidate with party link~~
			\|numcounts = 5
⚫	\|candidate = ''']'''
			}}
		⚫	{{STV Election box candidate2
		⚫	\|candidate = ''']'''
	\|party = Fianna Fáil		\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|percentage = 27.6		\|percentage = 27.6
	\|~~votes~~ = 10,010		\|count1 = '''10,010'''
	\|~~seat~~ = 1		\|count2 =
	\|~~count~~ =		\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
	}}		}}
	{{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 = ]		\|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 =
	}}		}}
	{{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 =
			\|count5 =
	}}		}}
	{{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 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
	}}		}}
	{{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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	== References ==		== References ==
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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Dublin County West}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Dublin County West (Dail constituency)}}
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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
Created	1977
Abolished	1981
Seats	3
Local government areas	County Dublin Dublin City County Kildare

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 FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael
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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%

References

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

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History and boundaries

TDs

1977 general election

See also

References

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