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Dublin Rathmines West
Dublin Rathmines West
Former Dáil Éireann; Parliamentary constituency
Former constituency
Created	1977
Abolished	1981
Seats	3
County/City council	Dublin City

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Dublin Rathmines West was a short-lived parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created for the 1977 general election, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974,^[1] largely replacing the former Dublin South-Central constituency, as part of the redistribution of constituencies which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael–Labour Party government.

The constituency was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980^[2] for the 1981 general election. It was mostly replaced with the Dublin South-Central constituency although a smaller part went to Dublin South-East.

Its election was also notable for representing the first time that Mary Robinson, (later 8th President of Ireland), stood for the Dáil, though she was unsuccessful.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the Rathmines district of South-East Dublin and adjoining areas. It consisted of the following wards of the county borough of Dublin:^[1] Crumlin D, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Rathfarnham A, Rathmines West A, Rathmines West B, Rathmines West D, Rathmines West E, Rathmines West F, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathmines West 1977–1981^[3]
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
21st	1977^[4]		Gerard Brady (FF)		Ben Briscoe (FF)		Richie Ryan (FG)
22nd	1981	Constituency abolished. See Dublin South-Central and Dublin South-East

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.

1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin Rathmines West^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat
	Fianna Fáil	Gerard Brady	6,064	22.7	1
	Fine Gael	Richie Ryan	5,486	20.5	2
	Fianna Fáil	Ben Briscoe	5,149	19.2	3
	Labour	Mary Robinson	2,854	10.7
	Labour	Michael Collins	2,377	8.9
	Fine Gael	James O'Keeffe	1,311	4.9
	Fine Gael	Sean Kelly	1,258	4.7
	Sinn Féin The Workers' Party	Eric Byrne	1,148	4.3
	Fianna Fáil	Noirín Slattery	1,126	4.2
Electorate: 41,679 Valid: 26,773 Quota: 6,694 Turnout: 64.1%

References

^ ^a ^b "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
^ ^a ^b "General election 1977: Dublin Rathmines West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

[ea-1974-1] "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[ea-1980-2] "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[walker-3] Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.

[ei-dublinrw-1977-4] "General election 1977: Dublin Rathmines West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

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 == History ==
-The constituency was created for the [[Irish general election, 1977|1977 general election]], under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974]],<ref name="ea-1974">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html |work=[[Irish Statute Book|Irish Statute Book database]] |accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref> largely replacing the former [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin South-Central]] constituency, as part of the redistribution of constituencies which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing [[Government of the 20th Dáil|Fine Gael–Labour Party government]].
+The constituency was created for the [[Irish general election, 1977|1977 general election]], under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974]],<ref name="ea-1974">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html |work=[[Irish Statute Book|Irish Statute Book database]] |accessdate=5 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120102107/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/sched1.html |archivedate=20 January 2012 |df= }}</ref> largely replacing the former [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin South-Central]] constituency, as part of the redistribution of constituencies which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing [[Government of the 20th Dáil|Fine Gael–Labour Party government]].
-The constituency was abolished under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980]]<ref name="ea-1980">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies) | url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref> for the [[Irish general election, 1981|1981 general election]]. It was mostly replaced with the Dublin South-Central constituency although a smaller part went to [[Dublin South-East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin South-East]].
+The constituency was abolished under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980]]<ref name="ea-1980">{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=5 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021225722/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html |archivedate=21 October 2012 |df= }}</ref> for the [[Irish general election, 1981|1981 general election]]. It was mostly replaced with the Dublin South-Central constituency although a smaller part went to [[Dublin South-East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Dublin South-East]].
 Its election was also notable for representing the first time that [[Mary Robinson]], (later 8th [[President of Ireland]]), stood for the Dáil, though she was unsuccessful.