Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency)

Dublin Bay South is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Dublin Bay South
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats4
TDs
  •   Chris Andrews (SF)
  •   Eoghan Murphy (FG)
  •   Jim O'Callaghan (FF)
  •   Eamon Ryan (GP)
City councilDublin City Council
EP constituencyDublin

History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Dublin Bay South be created.[1] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[2]

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[3] The constituency incorporates the entirety of the former Dublin South-East constituency. Territory from Dublin South-Central, centred on Terenure and Harold's Cross, was added to the new constituency. The constituency was named Dublin Bay South for "reasons of symmetry", with the Dublin Bay North constituency.[4]

The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Kimmage C, Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Pembroke East A, Pembroke East B, Pembroke East C, Pembroke East D, Pembroke East E, Pembroke West A, Pembroke West B, Pembroke West C, Rathfarnham, Rathmines East A, Rathmines East B, Rathmines East C, Rathmines East D, Rathmines West A, Rathmines West B, Rathmines West C, Rathmines West D, Rathmines West E, Rathmines West F, Royal Exchange A, Royal Exchange B, St. Kevin’s, South Dock, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Wood Quay A, Wood Quay B."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Bay South 2016–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
32nd2016[5] Eamon Ryan
(GP)		 Jim O'Callaghan
(FF)		 Kate O'Connell
(FG)		 Eoghan Murphy
(FG)
33rd2020 Chris Andrews
(SF)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Dublin Bay South[6][7][8][9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Green Eamon Ryan 22.4 8,888              
Sinn Féin Chris Andrews 16.1 6,361 6,412 6,421 6,513 6,658 6,715 7,837 8,797
Fine Gael Eoghan Murphy 16.0 6,346 6,464 6,473 6,489 6,544 6,638 6,767 7,602
Fianna Fáil Jim O'Callaghan 13.8 5,474 5,587 5,597 5,622 5,718 5,977 6,180 7,158
Fine Gael Kate O'Connell 11.7 4,624 4,785 4,795 4,810 4,869 4,891 5,127 6,270
Labour Kevin Humphreys 7.9 3,121 3,355 3,375 3,406 3,516 3,589 4,971  
Social Democrats Sarah Durcan 4.5 1,801 1,988 2,021 2,081 2,158 2,210    
Solidarity–PBP Annette Mooney[n 1] 2.5 1,002 1,049 1,062 1,145 1,243 1,282    
Independent Mannix Flynn 1.6 645 675 690 753        
Renua Jacqui Gilborne 1.6 634 643 656 802 847      
Independent Peter Dooley 0.7 281 288 317          
Irish Freedom Ben Scallan 0.6 245 248 255          
Independent Norma Burke 0.3 110 116            
Independent John Keigher 0.1 48 50            
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.0 11 12            
Electorate: 76,514   Valid: 39,591   Spoilt: 268 (0.7%)   Quota: 7,919   Turnout: 39,759 (52.0%)
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Mooney was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Dublin Bay South[10][11][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fine Gael Eoghan Murphy 16.5 6,567 6,595 6,661 6,693 6,873 7,860 8,023  
    Fine Gael Kate O'Connell 13.6 5,399 5,416 5,483 5,527 5,773 6,324 6,446 6,547
    Fianna Fáil Jim O'Callaghan 11.5 4,575 4,596 4,674 4,744 4,949 5,989 6,678 6,921
    Green Eamon Ryan 11.4 4,529 4,631 4,929 5,277 6,605 7,560 8,788  
    Renua Lucinda Creighton 10.7 4,229 4,252 4,385 4,545 4,820      
    Labour Kevin Humphreys 10.6 4,205 4,227 4,378 4,480 4,992 5,391 5,973 6,221
    Sinn Féin Chris Andrews 9.5 3,774 3,796 3,957 4,511 4,888 5,197    
    Social Democrats Glenna Lynch 6.7 2,652 2,694 2,949 3,527        
    AAA–PBP Annette Mooney 4.4 1,728 1,819 2,149          
    Independent Mannix Flynn 3.8 1,525 1,648            
    Independent Alan MacStiofain 0.6 235              
    Independent Eoin Tierney 0.4 151              
    Independent William DJ Gorman 0.2 97              
    Independent John Keigher 0.1 37              
    Electorate: 73,066   Valid: 39,703   Spoilt: 313 (0.8%)   Quota: 7,941   Turnout: 40,016 (54.8%)

      See also

      References
      1. "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Dublin area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
      2. "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
      3. "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
      4. "Commission urges constituency boundary changes and reduction in TDs". RTÉ News. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
      5. "General election 2016: Dublin Bay South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
      6. "Nominated Candidates – Dublin Bay South". Dublin City Returning Officer. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
      7. "General Election 2020 Results – Dublin Bay South". RTÉ News. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
      8. "Dublin Bay South Results 2020". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
      9. "Dublin Bay South: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
      10. "Dublin Bay South Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
      11. "Dublin Bay South Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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