Dublin Fingal West (Dáil constituency)
| Dublin Fingal West | |
|---|---|
| Dáil constituency | |
_2024.svg) Location of Dublin Fingal West within County Dublin | |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Seats | 3 |
| Local government area | Fingal |
| Created from | Dublin Fingal |
| EP constituency | Dublin |
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
[edit]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.[1]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]
"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."
Elections
[edit]^ *: Outgoing TD
2024 general election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Grace Boland | |||
| PBP–Solidarity | Bryn Edwards[a] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Lorraine Clifford-Lee | |||
| Liberty Republic | Ben Gilroy | |||
| Aontú | Robbie Loughlin | |||
| Independent | Tony Murphy | |||
| Irish Freedom | John Oakes | |||
| Green | Joe O'Brien[*] | |||
| Labour | Robert O'Donoghue | |||
| Sinn Féin | Louise O'Reilly[*] | |||
| The Irish People | Mark Parsons | |||
| Independent | Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor | |||
| Quota: | ||||
- ^ Edwards is a member of People Before Profit.
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 105, 129, 139.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "General Election 2024 Profiles – Dublin Fingal West". RTÉ News. November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.