Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)

Dublin Mid-West
Dáil constituency
Location of Dublin Mid-West within County Dublin
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2002
Seats
  • 3 (2002–2007)
  • 4 (2007–2024)
  • 5 (2024–)
Local government areaSouth Dublin
Created from
EP constituencyDublin

Dublin Mid-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five 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

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Dublin Mid-West contains the areas of Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Dublin and Saggart. The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 as a three-seat constituency, composed of areas which had previously been in the constituencies of Dublin South-West and Dublin West, and came into operation at the 2002 general election.[1] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, the town of Palmerstown was incorporated into Dublin Mid-West (having been in Dublin South-West), with an increase to 4 seats, taking effect at the 2007 general election.[2] It has retained these boundaries since 2007.

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Mid-West become a five-seat constituency, with transfers of territory from Dublin South-West and Dublin South-Central.[3]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[4]

In the county of South Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart, Tallaght-Fettercairn.
Changes to the Dublin Mid-West constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
2002–2007 3
In the county of South Dublin[1]

the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart;

and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.
 Created from Dublin South-West and Dublin West.
2007– 4
In the county of South Dublin[2][5][6][7]

the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart;

and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.
 Territory added from Dublin South-West.

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Mid-West 2002–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
29th 2002[8] Paul Gogarty
(GP) 		3 seats
2002–2007 		Mary Harney
(PDs) 		John Curran
(FF)
30th 2007[9] Joanna Tuffy
(Lab)
31st 2011[10] Robert Dowds
(Lab) 		Frances Fitzgerald
(FG) 		Derek Keating
(FG)
32nd 2016[11] Gino Kenny
(AAA–PBP) 		Eoin Ó Broin
(SF) 		John Curran
(FF)
2019 by-election[12][13] Mark Ward
(SF)
33rd 2020[14] Gino Kenny
(S–PBP) 		Emer Higgins
(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

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^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

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2024 general election: Dublin Mid-West[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Vicki Casserly
The Irish People Robert Coyle
Independent Ireland Linda de Courcy
Green Karla Doran [16]
Independent Paul Gogarty
Fine Gael Emer Higgins[*]
PBP–Solidarity Gino Kenny[*][a]
Irish Freedom Glen Moore
Fianna Fáil Shane Moynihan
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin[*][b]
Social Democrats Eoin Ó Broin[b]
Fianna Fáil Lynda Prendergast
Aontú Colm Quinn
Labour Francis Timmons
Sinn Féin Mark Ward[*]
Quota:  
  1. ^ Kenny is a member of People Before Profit.
  2. ^ a b The outgoing Sinn Féin TD and the Social Democrats councillor are both named Eoin Ó Broin.

2020 general election

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2020 general election: Dublin Mid-West[14][17][18][19][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin[*] 26.1 11,842                
Sinn Féin Mark Ward[*] 16.7 7,621 9,808              
Fine Gael Emer Higgins 9.9 4,487 4,514 4,526 4,571 4,651 4,879 5,370 8,230 9,735
Solidarity–PBP Gino Kenny[*][a] 7.9 3,572 3,819 4,228 4,416 4,871 5,115 6,153 6,302 8,089
Fianna Fáil John Curran[*] 10.8 4,931 4,980 4,997 5,449 5,555 5,704 6,049 6,454 7,383
Independent Paul Gogarty 6.5 2,950 2,994 3,049 3,186 3,427 3,784 4,836 5,412  
Fine Gael Vicki Casserly 7.7 3,501 3,518 3,529 3,582 3,616 3,835 4,208    
Green Peter Kavanagh 6.1 2,785 2,855 2,924 3,031 3,229 3,669      
Labour Joanna Tuffy 3.4 1,541 1,573 1,599 1,679 1,751        
Independent Francis Timmons 2.4 1,103 1,160 1,238 1,299          
Fianna Fáil Catriona McClean 1.5 667 674 677            
Workers' Party David Gardiner 1.0 452 466 503            
Electorate: 74,506   Valid: 45,452   Spoilt: 480 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,091   Turnout: 45,932 (61.5%)  
  1. ^ Kenny was a member of People Before Profit.

2019 by-election

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A by-election was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019 to fill the seat vacated by Frances Fitzgerald on her election to the European Parliament in May 2019.[21]

2019 by-election: Dublin Mid-West[12][22][23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Mark Ward 24.0 4,622 4,729 4,812 5,228 5,426 5,616 6,293 6,652 7,669
Fine Gael Emer Higgins 18.6 3,576 3,603 3,703 3,748 3,959 4,362 4,583 5,287 7,144
Independent Paul Gogarty 12.7 2,435 2,557 2,680 2,840 3,176 3,731 4,099 5,063  
Fianna Fáil Shane Moynihan 11.8 2,264 2,304 2,360 2,394 2,564 2,758 2,894    
Independent Francis Timmons 6.8 1,299 1,365 1,442 1,590 1,807 1,929      
Labour Joanna Tuffy 6.7 1,294 1,333 1,442 1,547 1,775        
Green Peter Kavanagh 6.4 1,222 1,268 1,393 1,544          
Solidarity–PBP Kellie Sweeney 5.1 983 1,138 1,281            
Social Democrats Anne-Marie McNally 4.1 788 845              
Workers' Party David Gardiner 1.6 317                
Inds. 4 Change Ruth Nolan 1.4 271                
Independent Charlie Keddy 0.5 95                
Independent Peter Madden 0.4 71                
Electorate: 73,152   Valid: 19,237   Spoilt: 210 (0.3%)   Quota: 9,619   Turnout: 19,447 (26.6%)  

2016 general election

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2016 general election: Dublin Mid-West[24][25][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 22.7 9,782                      
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald[*] 20.9 9,028                      
Fianna Fáil John Curran 16.2 6,971 7,054 7,109 7,114 7,145 7,180 7,218 7,274 7,383 7,685 8,287 9,497
AAA–PBP Gino Kenny 10.7 4,629 5,257 5,270 5,321 5,331 5,397 5,474 5,791 6,331 6,542 7,498 7,911
Social Democrats Anne-Marie McNally 6.1 2,633 2,730 2,747 2,766 2,773 2,804 2,867 3,048 3,235 3,679 4,460 5,320
Fine Gael Derek Keating[*] 5.4 2,337 2,356 2,549 2,559 2,603 2,636 2,653 2,696 2,725 3,640 4,179  
Independent Paul Gogarty 5.9 2,522 2,593 2,623 2,646 2,658 2,700 2,741 2,863 3,164 3,505    
Labour Joanna Tuffy[*] 5.0 2,146 2,175 2,252 2,259 2,311 2,342 2,355 2,475 2,515      
Independent Francis Timmons 2.5 1,085 1,195 1,200 1,210 1,214 1,233 1,318 1,422        
Workers' Party Lorraine Hennessey 1.2 502 553 555 568 570 584 613          
Green Tom Kivlehan 0.9 388 405 410 413 417 430 443          
Independent Clare Leonard 0.8 358 379 383 398 403 422            
Independent Patrick Akpoveta 0.7 288 307 311 318 343              
Independent Haroon Khan 0.6 268 272 273 275                
Direct Democracy Christopher Healy 0.4 167 179 180                  
Electorate: 69,388   Valid: 43,104   Spoilt: 446 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,621   Turnout: 43,550 (62.8%)  

2011 general election

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2011 general election: Dublin Mid-West[26][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Joanna Tuffy[*] 17.5 7,495 7,513 7,533 7,553 7,633 7,827 8,948    
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 17.0 7,281 7,285 7,303 7,323 7,424 7,493 7,903 9,213  
Labour Robert Dowds 13.2 5,643 5,645 5,661 5,695 5,734 5,870 6,519 7,934 8,112
Fine Gael Derek Keating 13.9 5,933 5,938 5,945 5,964 5,992 6,072 6,503 7,244 7,703
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 11.8 5,060 5,066 5,088 5,117 5,164 5,399 6,628 7,120 7,151
Fianna Fáil John Curran[*] 11.8 5,043 5,047 5,068 5,095 5,130 5,193 5,513    
People Before Profit Gino Kenny[a] 5.8 2,471 2,481 2,513 2,536 2,597 3,059      
Green Paul Gogarty[*] 3.5 1,484 1,490 1,498 1,509 1,534 1,605      
Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 1.6 694 700 712 722 735        
Socialist Party Robert Connolly[b] 1.5 622 624 634 637 649        
Independent Michael Ryan 0.9 375 397 429 514          
Independent Jim McHale 0.6 255 269 319            
Independent Colm McGrath 0.6 253 264              
Independent Niall Smith 0.3 113                
Electorate: 64,880   Valid: 42,722   Spoilt: 471 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,545   Turnout: 43,193 (66.6%)  
  1. ^ Kenny campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.
  2. ^ Connolly campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

2007 general election

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2007 general election: Dublin Mid-West[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil John Curran[*] 23.2 8,650          
Green Paul Gogarty[*] 10.8 4,043 4,123 4,393 5,557 6,700 7,920
Progressive Democrats Mary Harney[*] 12.5 4,663 4,956 5,066 5,454 5,668 7,786
Labour Joanna Tuffy 10.9 4,075 4,145 4,440 4,895 6,004 6,672
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 12.0 4,480 4,532 4,680 4,975 5,344 5,664
Fianna Fáil Luke Moriarty 9.8 3,671 4,200 4,333 4,666 5,185  
Sinn Féin Joanne Spain 9.3 3,462 3,529 3,970 4,138    
Independent Derek Keating 7.2 2,701 2,729 2,907      
People Before Profit Gino Kenny 2.8 1,058 1,099        
Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 1.0 366 378        
Independent Jim McHale 0.5 170 180        
Electorate: 61,347   Valid: 37,339   Spoilt: 319 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,468   Turnout: 37,658 (61.4%)  

2002 general election

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2002 general election: Dublin Mid-West[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil John Curran 20.7 5,904 5,928 5,979 6,112 6,292 6,508 6,909 7,086 9,350  
Progressive Democrats Mary Harney[*] 20.0 5,706 5,719 5,732 5,812 5,953 6,196 6,348 6,924 7,524  
Green Paul Gogarty 12.3 3,508 3,523 3,541 3,627 3,870 3,947 4,594 5,260 5,645 6,345
Labour Joanna Tuffy 9.0 2,563 2,566 2,602 2,744 2,891 3,199 3,594 4,495 4,808 5,371
Fianna Fáil Des Kelly 11.3 3,218 3,232 3,237 3,290 3,381 3,434 3,625 3,737    
Fine Gael Austin Currie[*] 7.1 2,008 2,017 2,023 2,051 2,100 2,573 2,687      
Sinn Féin Tony Flannery 6.5 1,855 1,861 1,912 2,031 2,244 2,326        
Fine Gael Therese Ridge 4.5 1,268 1,271 1,314 1,419 1,536          
Independent David Green 3.8 1,078 1,092 1,170 1,313            
Independent Colm McGrath 1.7 487 488 521              
Workers' Party Andrew McGuinness 1.4 393 393 407              
Independent Michael O'Mara 1.3 361 362                
Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 0.4 107                  
Electorate: 55,184   Valid: 28,456   Spoilt: 237 (0.8%)   Quota: 7,115   Turnout: 28,693 (52.0%)  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998, Schedule (No. 19 of 1998, Schedule). Enacted on 16 June 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Enacted on 9 July 2005. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 113, 129. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 30 December 2021.
  7. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 30 December 2021.
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