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Dublin Fingal West
Dáil constituency
Location of Dublin Fingal West within County Dublin
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Seats3
TDs
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Local government areaFingal
Created fromDublin Fingal
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Dublin Fingal West is a Dáil constituency to be represented in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament, from the 2024 general election. Established through the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, the constituency will elect three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The 2023 Report of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, the five-seat constituency of Dublin Fingal be divided into two new three-seat constituencies of Dublin Fingal East and Dublin Fingal West. The report also recommended a transfer of territory from Dublin North-West.

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:

"In the county of Fingal the electoral divisions of:
Airport, Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Dubber, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Turnapin."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Fingal West 2024–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
34th 2024 Louise O'Reilly
(SF)
Robert O'Donoghue
(Lab)
Grace Boland
(FG)

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

 *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

2024 general election: Dublin Fingal West
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Louise O'Reilly 23.13 6,965 7,079 7,361 8,261  
Labour Robert O'Donoghue 16.75 5,044 5,098 5,203 6,465 6,862
Fine Gael Grace Boland 15.22 4,583 4,609 4,680 5,183 5,218
Fianna Fáil Lorraine Clifford-Lee 14.67 4,417 4,446 4,575 4,835 4,885
Independent Tony Murphy 11.91 3,588 3,880 4,393 4,768 4,923
Green Joe O'Brien 6.12 1,844 1,866 1,905    
PBP–Solidarity Bryn Edwards 4.62 1,392 1,486 1,594    
Aontú Robbie Loughlin 3.86 1,163 1,486      
Liberty Republic Ben Gilroy 1.38 417        
Irish Freedom John Oakes 1.30 392        
The Irish People Mark Parsons 0.52 157        
Independent Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor 0.51 155        
Electorate: 51,455   Valid: 30,117   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 7,530   Turnout: 30,285 (58.86%)  
  1. Edwards is a member of People Before Profit.

References

  1. "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 105, 129, 139.
  2. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
  3. "General Election 2024 Profiles – Dublin Fingal West". RTÉ News. November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

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