Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998

The Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1998 (No. 19/1998) was a law in Ireland which provided for parliamentary constituencies for the 29th Dáil Éireann.[1] The 29th Dáil was elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and was dissolved on 29 April 2007.

This Act replaced the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, which defined the constituencies used for the 28th Dáil (1997–2002). It was itself replaced by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which created a new pattern of constituencies when the 29th Dáil was dissolved.

Summary of changes

This list, and those below, summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.

Constituency Created Seats Change
Dublin Mid-West 2002 3 new constituency
Dublin North-East 1981 3 loses one seat
Dublin North-West 1981 3 loses one seat
Dublin South-Central 1948 5 gains one seat
Dublin South-West 1981 4 loses one seat
Dublin West 1981 3 loses 1 seat

List of constituencies for the 29th Dáil

Explanation of columns

  • No.: The number of the constituency (in alphabetical order).
  • Constituency: The name of the constituency. Compass points follow the area name in this list, which is not always the case in the official version of the name.
  • Created: The year of the election when a constituency of the same name was last created.
  • Seats: The number of TDs elected from the constituency under the Act.
  • Change: Change in the number of seats since the last distribution of seats (which took effect in 1997).
No. Constituency Created Seats Change
01 Carlow–Kilkenny 1948 5 none
02 Cavan–Monaghan 1977 5 none
03 Clare 1921 4 none
04 Cork East 1981 4 none
05 Cork North-Central 1981 5 none
06 Cork North-West 1981 3 none
07 Cork South-Central 1981 5 none
08 Cork South-West 1961 3 none
09 Donegal North-East 1981 3 none
10 Donegal South-West 1981 3 none
11 Dublin Central 1981 4 none
12 Dublin Mid-West 2002 3 plus 3
13 Dublin North 1981 4 none
14 Dublin North-Central 1948 4 none
15 Dublin North-East 1981 3 minus 1
16 Dublin North-West 1981 3 minus 1
17 Dublin South 1981 5 none
18 Dublin South-Central 1948 5 plus 1
19 Dublin South-East 1948 4 none
20 Dublin South-West 1981 4 minus 1
21 Dublin West 1981 3 minus 1
22 Dún Laoghaire 1977 5 none
23 Galway East 1977 4 none
24 Galway West 1937 5 none
25 Kerry North 1969 3 none
26 Kerry South 1937 3 none
27 Kildare North 1997 3 none
28 Kildare South 1997 3 none
29 Laoighis–OffalyA 1961 5 none
30 Limerick East 1948 5 none
31 Limerick West 1948 3 none
32 Longford–Roscommon 1992 4 none
33 Louth 1923 4 none
34 Mayo 1997 5 none
35 Meath 1948 5 none
36 Sligo–Leitrim 1948 4 none
37 Tipperary North 1948 3 none
38 Tipperary South 1948 3 none
39 Waterford 1923 4 none
40 Westmeath 1992 3 none
41 Wexford 1921 5 none
42 Wicklow 1923 5 none

Note ^A : Laoighis–Offaly is the same constituency as Leix–Offaly 1921–1961. Only the spelling of the first county name, in the legislation providing for parliamentary constituencies, changed.

Constituencies abolished
  • None

See also

References
  1. "Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1998". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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