Dublin Fingal East (Dáil constituency)
| Dublin Fingal East | |
|---|---|
| Dáil constituency | |
_2024.svg) Location of Dublin Fingal East within County Dublin | |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Seats | 3 |
| Local government area | Fingal |
| Created from | Dublin Fingal |
| EP constituency | Dublin |
Dublin Fingal East is a Dáil constituency to be represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, 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.[1]
For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]
"In the county of Fingal the electoral divisions of:
- Donabate, Kinsaley, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village"
Elections
[edit]^ *: Outgoing TD
2024 general election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Green | Ian Carey | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Manju Devy | |||
| PBP–Solidarity | Bryn Edwards[a] | |||
| Fine Gael | Alan Farrell[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Ann Graves | |||
| Social Democrats | Joan Hopkins | |||
| Aontú | Margaret McGovern | |||
| Inds. 4 Change | Dean Mulligan | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Darragh O'Brien[*] | |||
| Labour | Duncan Smith[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
- ^ Edwards is a member of People Before Profit.
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 106, 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 East". RTÉ News. November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.