| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2016 |
| Members label | TDs |
| Seats |
|
| Local council label | Local government areas |
| Local council | |
| Next | Dublin Bay North |
| Year | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1977 |
| Seats |
|
| Local council label | Local government area |
| Local council | Dublin City |
Dublin North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1937 to 1977 and from 1981 to 2016. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created for the 1937 general election when the Dublin North constituency was divided into Dublin North-West and Dublin North-East. It was abolished in 1977 as a result of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 when it was largely replaced by the Dublin Artane constituency before being recreated in 1981.[1] It was subsumed into the new Dublin Bay North constituency at the 2016 general election.
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–1948 | 3 | Created from abolished constituency of Dublin North; and transfer of townlands from Dublin County in line with transfer of territory from the county to the city in 1931. | |
| 1948–1961 | 5 | ||
| 1961–1969 | 5 | ||
| 1969–1977 | 4 | Transfer of Baldoyle to Dublin County North; | |
| 1977–1981 | – | Constituency abolished | Artane and Drumcondra North and Santry A moved to Dublin Artane; Beann Éadair, Raheny and part of Clontarf East moved to Dublin Clontarf; Coolock and Santry A moved to Dublin County North; remaining part of Clontarf West moved to Dublin North-Central. |
| 1981–1992 | 4 | Artane A and B from Dublin Artane Baldoyle, Beann Éadair A, Beann Éadair B, Coolock A, Coolock B, Raheny A, Raheny B from Dublin Clontarf part of Coolock from Dublin County North.
| |
| 1992–2002 | 4 | Transfer of Ennafort–St Annes area from Dublin North-Central, and minor transfer from Dublin North.[3][4] | |
| 2002–2007 | 3 | Transfer of population to Dublin North-Central in the Kilmore, Edenmore and Raheny areas; Alignment of northern boundary of with the M50 and its Malahide Road extension.[7] | |
| 2007–2011 | 3 | Transfer of Grange E and Edenmore from Dublin North-Central.[8] | |
| 2011–2016 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | — | Constituency abolished | Remainder of constituency merged with Dublin North-Central to form Dublin Bay North.[9] |
Elections
1963 by-election
Following the death of Fine Gael TD Jack Belton, a by-election was held on 30 May 1963. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Paddy Belton, brother of the deceased TD.
1956 by-election
Following the death of Independent TD Alfie Byrne, a by-election was held on 30 April 1956. The seat was won by the independent candidate Patrick Byrne, son of the deceased TD.
1943 general election
Full figures for the second, third and fourth counts are unavailable.
See also
- Dáil constituencies
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Historic Dáil constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill, 1983 – Explanatory Memorandum". Houses of the Oireachtas. p. 15. Archived 10 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1990". Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. pp. 11–12. Archived 11 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1995". Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. p. 24. Archived 24 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ No. 12. 20 January 1986. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ No. 13. 20 January 1986. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Constituency Commission: Report 1998". Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. p. 34. Archived 11 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004". Constituency Commission. p. 54. Archived 24 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies". Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. pp. 29, 69. Archived 13 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 October 2022.