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The [[Constituency Commission]] proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a new constituency called Kerry North–West Limerick be created.<ref |
The [[Constituency Commission]] proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a new constituency called Kerry North–West Limerick be created.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituency Commission: Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 |url=http://www.constituency-commission.ie/docs%5Ccon2007.pdf |page=5 |publisher=The Stationery Office, Dublin |accessdate=28 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119033516/http://www.constituency-commission.ie/docs/con2007.pdf |archivedate=19 November 2007 |df= }}</ref> |
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It was established by the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009]]<ref name="ea-2009">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/act/pub/0004/sched.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=29 September 2010}}</ref> when it partially replaced the former constituencies of [[Kerry North (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Kerry North]] and [[Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Limerick West]]. It was only used at the [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]]. |
It was established by the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009]]<ref name="ea-2009">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/act/pub/0004/sched.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=29 September 2010}}</ref> when it partially replaced the former constituencies of [[Kerry North (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Kerry North]] and [[Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Limerick West]]. It was only used at the [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]]. |
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Kerry North–West Limerick | |
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Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary constituency | |
![]() Location of Kerry North–West Limerick within Ireland | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Abolished | 2016 |
Seats | 3 |
County council | County Kerry County Limerick |
Kerry North–West Limerick was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 2011 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a new constituency called Kerry North–West Limerick be created.[1]
It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009[2] when it partially replaced the former constituencies of Kerry North and Limerick West. It was only used at the 2011 general election.
The constituency comprised the northern half of County Kerry, located between the River Shannon estuary and the Slieve Mish Mountains; taking in Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Ballybunion and Castleisland; and the western part of County Limerick taking in the town of Abbeyfeale; and the villages of Athea, Glin, Mountcollins, Templeglantine and Tournafulla.
The 2009 Act defined the constituency as:[2]
- "In the county of Kerry the electoral divisions of:
- Ardagh, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff, Ballyegan, Ballyhorgan, Beal, Carrig, Causeway, Cloontubbrid, Drommartin, Duagh, Ennismore, Gullane, Gunsborough, Kilfeighny, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmeany, Kilshenane, Kiltomy, Leitrim, Lislaughtin, Lisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Moynsha, Newtownsandes, Rathea, Shronowen, Tarbert, Tarmon, Trienearagh, Urlee, in the former Rural District of Listowel;
- Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardfert, Ballyegan, Ballyheige, Ballynahaglish, Ballynorig, Ballyseedy, Banna, Blennerville, Brosna, Clogherbrien, Crinny, Doon, Gneeves, Kerryhead, Kilflyn, Killahan, Kilmurry, Knocknagashel, Lackabaun, Mount Eagle, Nohaval, O'Brennan, Ratass, Tralee Rural, Tubrid, in the former Rural District of Tralee;
- and the towns of Listowel and Tralee;
- and, in the county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Fleanmore, Glin, Kilfergus, Kilmoylan, in the former Rural District of Glin;
- Abbeyfeale, Ardagh, Caher, Dromtrasna, Garryduff, Glenagower, Glengort, Glensharrold, Monagay, Mountcollins, Port, Rathronan, Rooskagh, Templeglentan, in the former Rural District of Newcastle."
At the 2016 general election, it was superseded by the constituencies of Kerry and Limerick County.
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry North–West Limerick 2011–2016 | |||||||
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||
31st | 2011[3] | Arthur Spring (Lab) |
Martin Ferris (SF) |
Jimmy Deenihan (FG) | |||
32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Kerry and Limerick County |
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
2011 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Fine Gael | Jimmy Deenihan | 27.0 | 12,304 | |||||||
Labour | Arthur Spring | 20.1 | 9,159 | 9,415 | 9,514 | 9,571 | 9,947 | 10,685 | 12,245 | |
Sinn Féin | Martin Ferris | 20.3 | 9,282 | 9,440 | 9,489 | 9,540 | 9,784 | 10,164 | 11,416 | |
Fine Gael | John Sheahan | 13.8 | 6,295 | 6,677 | 6,726 | 6,781 | 6,892 | 7,142 | 8,044 | |
Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim | 11.5 | 5,230 | 5,275 | 5,306 | 5,329 | 5,451 | 5,678 | ||
Independent | Bridget O'Brien | 3.2 | 1,455 | 1,477 | 1,521 | 1,577 | 1,950 | |||
Independent | Mary Fitzgibbon | 1.5 | 706 | 722 | 765 | 849 | ||||
Independent | Sam Locke | 1.1 | 486 | 492 | 498 | 519 | ||||
New Vision | Mick Reidy | 0.8 | 357 | 362 | 373 | |||||
Green | Tom Donovan | 0.5 | 239 | 247 | ||||||
Independent | John McKenna | 0.2 | 101 | 103 | ||||||
Electorate: 63,614 Valid: 45,614 Spoilt: 413 (0.9%) Quota: 11,404 Turnout: 46,027 (72.4%) |
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ "Constituency Commission: Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). The Stationery Office, Dublin. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
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- ^ a b "General election 2011: Kerry North–West Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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