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Dublin Fingal East (Dáil constituency)

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Dublin Fingal East
Dáil constituency
Major settlements
Future constituency
Seats3
Local government areaFingal
Created fromDublin Fingal
EP constituencyDublin

Dublin Fingal East is a proposed Dáil constituency to be represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from the next general election. The constituency would elect 3 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

The 2023 report of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, the five-seat constituency of Dublin Fingal be divided into two new constituencies of Dublin Fingal East and Dublin Fingal West.[1]

The proposed definition of the new constituency is:

"In the county of Fingal the electoral divisions of:
Donabate, Kinsaley, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village"

References

  1. ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 106, 139.