Dún Laoghaire is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . 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).
History
The constituency was created in 1977, replacing the earlier Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown constituency which was created in 1948.
At the 2011 general election the number of seats was reduced to 4 from 5.[ 1]
Boundaries
The constituency is located in the eastern area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county, consisting of the area around the town of Dún Laoghaire and including Ballybrack , Blackrock , Booterstown , Cabinteely (east of the N11 road ), Dalkey , Deansgrange , Glasthule , Killiney , Loughlinstown , Monkstown , Sallynoggin , Shankill , and Stillorgan .[ 2]
For the 2016 general election the constituency was redrawn to include the electoral areas of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown, taken from the now-dissolved Dublin South constituency.[ 3]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[ 3]
"In the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballybrack, Blackrock-Booterstown, Blackrock-Carysfort, Blackrock-Central, Blackrock-Glenomena, Blackrock-Monkstown, Blackrock-Newpark, Blackrock-Seapoint, Blackrock-Stradbrook, Blackrock-Templehill, Blackrock-Williamstown, Cabinteely-Granitefield, Cabinteely-Kilbogget, Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Cabinteely-Pottery, Dalkey-Avondale, Dalkey-Bullock, Dalkey-Coliemore, Dalkey Hill, Dalkey Upper, Dún Laoghaire-East Central, Dún Laoghaire-Glasthule, Dún Laoghaire-Glenageary, Dún Laoghaire-Monkstown Farm, Dún Laoghaire-Mount Town, Dún Laoghaire-Sallynoggin East, Dún Laoghaire-Sallynoggin South, Dún Laoghaire-Sallynoggin West, Dún Laoghaire-Salthill, Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove, Dún Laoghaire-West Central, Foxrock-Beechpark, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Deansgrange, Foxrock-Torquay, Killiney North, Killiney South, Shankill-Rathmichael, Shankill-Rathsallagh, Shankill-Shanganagh, Stillorgan-Leopardstown, Stillorgan-Priory."
TDs
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
2016 general election
2016 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Ceann Comhairle
Seán Barrett
Automatically returned
AAA–PBP
Richard Boyd Barrett
16.5%
9,775
10,008
12,215
13,287
14,761
15,718
Fine Gael
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
18.3%
10,817
11,088
11,130
11,433
11,967
12,393
14,941
Fine Gael
Maria Bailey
17.7%
10,489
10,882
10,934
11,270
11,854
12,422
15,198
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hanafin
10.9%
6,478
6,709
6,792
6,986
7,290
10,221
10,969
Labour
Carrie Smyth
8.8%
5,192
5,296
5,385
5,739
6,895
7,165
Fianna Fáil
Cormac Devlin
7.9%
4,665
4,877
5,055
5,265
5,564
Green
Ossian Smyth
5.9%
3,478
3,677
3,833
4,750
Independent
Carol Hunt
5.3%
3,152
3,410
3,610
Sinn Féin
Shane O'Brien
5.3%
3,167
3,209
Renua
Frank Cronin
3.1%
1,812
Direct Democracy
Raymond Whitehead
0.4%
213
Electorate: 92,248 Valid: 59,238 Spoilt: 401 Quota: 14,810 Turnout: 59,639 (64.65%)
2011 general election
2011 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 15]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Labour
Eamon Gilmore
20.2
11,468
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
18.5
10,504
10,516
10,538
10,573
10,666
10,913
11,274
11,723
Fine Gael
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
16.0
9,087
9,094
9,120
9,163
9,239
9,568
9,998
10,309
10,451
13,005
People Before Profit
Richard Boyd Barrett [ 17]
10.9
6,206
6,228
6,271
6,332
6,384
6,795
7,132
7,413
7,453
9,914
10,794
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hanafin
9.0
5,090
5,096
5,107
5,130
5,217
5,392
5,606
7,874
8,013
8,889
9,420
Labour
Ivana Bacik
10.1
5,749
5,826
5,857
5,904
5,916
6,200
6,953
7,260
7,306
Fianna Fáil
Barry Andrews
6.2
3,542
3,545
3,554
3,569
3,594
3,713
3,886
Green
Ciarán Cuffe
3.8
2,156
2,158
2,187
2,222
2,234
2,429
Independent
Victor Boyhan
1.5
834
835
851
912
941
Independent
Carl Haughton
0.8
456
457
500
563
594
Independent
Trevor Patton
0.8
445
446
467
500
515
Christian Solidarity
Daire Fitzgerald
0.8
434
434
441
450
New Vision
Nick Crawford
0.7
394
394
438
Independent
Mike Deegan
0.5
311
311
Electorate: 80,115 Valid: 56,676 Spoilt: 481 (0.8%) Quota: 11,336 Turnout: 57,157 (71.3%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 14]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hanafin
20.2
11,884
Fianna Fáil
Barry Andrews
14.6
8,587
9,977
Labour
Eamon Gilmore
12.2
7,127
7,254
7,492
7,514
8,720
9,225
9,937
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
9.2
5,361
5,418
5,456
5,465
5,640
6,274
8,581
8,633
13,090
Green
Ciarán Cuffe
7.7
4,534
4,626
4,865
4,886
5,173
6,045
6,368
6,399
7,357
9,910
People Before Profit
Richard Boyd Barrett
8.9
5,233
5,294
5,798
5,813
5,943
6,362
6,705
6,732
7,139
7,890
Fine Gael
Eugene Regan
7.1
4,162
4,209
4,230
4,237
4,497
5,186
6,248
6,289
Fine Gael
John Bailey
7.3
4,309
4,359
4,406
4,415
4,547
4,932
Progressive Democrats
Fiona O'Malley
6.7
3,959
4,165
4,212
4,309
4,437
Labour
Oisín Quinn
3.9
2,265
2,316
2,366
2,377
Sinn Féin
Eoin Ó Broin
2.2
1,292
1,309
Electorate: 89,035 Valid: 58,713 Spoilt: 397 (0.7%) Quota: 9,786 Turnout: 59,110 (66.4%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 13]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hanafin
16.4
8,818
8,827
8,920
8,950
Labour
Eamon Gilmore
15.4
8,271
8,284
8,297
8,343
8,375
8,414
8,762
8,942
Progressive Democrats
Fiona O'Malley
13.4
7,166
7,171
7,188
7,217
7,260
7,309
7,498
7,577
7,707
8,259
9,264
Fianna Fáil
Barry Andrews
13.8
7,425
7,431
7,449
7,459
7,483
7,519
7,676
7,742
8,289
8,367
8,918
Green
Ciarán Cuffe
9.3
5,002
5,012
5,033
5,108
5,177
5,306
5,695
5,799
6,599
6,918
8,670
Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave
5.9
3,135
3,137
3,153
3,167
3,181
3,205
3,272
3,911
3,996
6,326
7,530
Labour
Niamh Bhreathnach
7.3
3,893
3,899
3,900
3,935
3,970
4,002
4,102
4,247
4,550
5,090
Fine Gael
Helen Keogh
6.0
3,229
3,230
3,233
3,252
3,272
3,288
3,342
3,869
3,916
Sinn Féin
Michael O'Brien
4.0
2,159
2,160
2,173
2,176
2,192
2,205
2,405
2,421
Fine Gael
John Bailey
3.2
1,705
1,706
1,712
1,720
1,735
1,745
1,795
Socialist Workers
Richard Boyd Barrett
1.6
876
878
880
890
916
932
Independent
Patrick O'Keefe
1.1
593
596
614
628
684
724
Independent
Vincent MacDowell
0.6
345
354
369
394
418
Independent
Denis O'Buachalla
0.7
346
353
361
380
Ind. Health Alliance
Heather Williams
0.6
319
323
338
Christian Solidarity
Michael Redmond
0.5
265
267
Independent
Barbara Hyland
0.2
86
Electorate: 91,522 Valid: 53,633 Spoilt: 438 (0.8%) Quota: 8,939 Turnout: 54,071 (59.1%)
1997 general election
1997 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
9,223
17.0
1
1
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
8,933
16.5
2
3
Fine Gael
Monica Barnes
7,576
13.9
3
7
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hanafin
5,079
9.4
4
7
Democratic Left
Eamon Gilmore
7,534
13.9
5
7
Labour
Niamh Bhreathnach
4,698
8.6
Progressive Democrats
Helen Keogh
4,636
8.6
Green
Vincent MacDowell
2,762
5.1
Christian Solidarity
Gerard Casey
2,000
3.7
Independent
Paddy Madigan
1,082
2.0
Independent
Olaf Paul Tyaransen
348
0.6
Independent
Jog Monster Raving Looney Abum
288
0.5
Independent
Hazel Allshire Tyrrell
53
0.1
Independent
Rory Stokes
41
0.1
Electorate: 87,994 Valid: 54,253 Spoilt: 393 (0.7%) Quota: 9,043 Turnout: 54,646 (62.1%)
1992 general election
1992 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 11]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
13,418
22.6
1
1
Labour
Niamh Bhreathnach
10,074
17.0
2
1
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
4,852
8.2
3
11
Progressive Democrats
Helen Keogh
6,497
10.9
4
12
Democratic Left
Eamon Gilmore
7,045
11.9
5
12
Fianna Fáil
Brian Hillery
2,973
5.0
Fine Gael
Monica Barnes
4,261
7.2
Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave
3,683
6.2
Fianna Fáil
Betty Coffey
2,119
3.6
Green
Vincent MacDowell
1,784
3.0
Independent
Michael Quinn
1,705
2.9
Sinn Féin
Kevin Fitzpatrick
801
1.4
Workers' Party of Ireland
Eamonn Murdock
110
0.2
Independent
Martin McAneny
48
0.1
Electorate: 87,495 Valid: 59,370 Spoilt: 679 (1.1%) Quota: 9,896 Turnout: 60,049 (68.6%)
1989 general election
1989 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 10]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
9,987
19.0
1
Workers' Party of Ireland
Eamon Gilmore
6,723
12.8
2
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
6,941
13.2
3
Fine Gael
Monica Barnes
4,792
9.1
4
Fianna Fáil
Brian Hillery
3,795
7.2
5
Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave
5,453
10.4
Progressive Democrats
Geraldine Kennedy
4,713
9.0
Fianna Fáil
Betty Coffey
3,333
6.4
Green
Patricia Griffin
2,683
5.1
Labour
Flor O'Mahony
1,760
3.4
Labour
Jane Dillon Byrne
1,228
2.3
Sinn Féin
Kevin Fitzpatrick
938
1.8
Independent
Ann McGoldrick
110
0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,456 Quota: 8,743 Turnout:
1987 general election
1987 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
8,414
15.1
1
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
7,284
13.1
2
Progressive Democrats
Geraldine Kennedy
5,228
9.4
3
Labour
Barry Desmond
6,484
11.6
4
Fine Gael
Monica Barnes
4,923
8.8
5
Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave
4,870
8.7
Progressive Democrats
Helen Keogh
4,203
7.6
Workers' Party of Ireland
Eamon Gilmore
4,054
7.3
Fianna Fáil
Edward McDonald
3,265
5.9
Fianna Fáil
Richard Conroy
2,897
5.2
Progressive Democrats
Larry Lohan
1,592
2.9
Sinn Féin
Kevin Fitzpatrick
1,202
2.2
Independent
Ann McGoldrick
929
1.67
Independent
Patrick O'Reilly
233
0.4
Independent
Barbara Hyland
124
0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 55,702 Quota: 9,284 Turnout:
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Monica Barnes
10,115
20.2
1
1
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
9,511
19.0
2
1
Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave
6,732
13.4
3
Labour
Barry Desmond
6,130
12.2
4
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
7,643
15.2
5
Fianna Fáil
Martin O'Donoghue
4,053
8.08
Fianna Fáil
Valerie Goulding
2,492
5.0
Workers' Party of Ireland
Eamon Gilmore
1,368
2.7
Democratic Socialist
John de Courcy Ireland
1,036
2.1
Fianna Fáil
Owen Hammond
893
1.8
Independent
Anthony Clarke
205
0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 50,178 Quota: 8,364 Turnout:
February 1982 general election
1981 general election
1981 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
9,471
19.7
1
1
Fine Gael
Seán Barrett
8,207
17.0
2
1
Labour
Barry Desmond
5,935
12.3
3
Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave
7,296
15.2
4
Fianna Fáil
Martin O'Donoghue
6,045
12.6
5
Fine Gael
Monica Barnes
3,739
7.8
Fine Gael
Aine Elliott
1,674
3.5
Fianna Fáil
William Harvey
1,270
2.6
Fianna Fáil
Hazel Boland
1,244
2.6
Labour
Jane Dillon Byrne
1,026
2.1
Independent
Ubi Dwyer
927
1.9
Labour
Frank Smyth
761
1.6
Socialist Labour
Dermot Boucher
575
1.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 48,170 Quota: 8,029 Turnout:
1977 general election
1977 general election : Dún Laoghaire[ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
28.9
11,024
Fianna Fáil
David Andrews
23.0
8,754
Labour
Barry Desmond
12.2
4,642
5,235
5,296
6,001
6,081
6,503
8,115
Fianna Fáil
Martin O'Donoghue
10.8
4,099
4,140
4,555
4,593
6,897
6,946
7,936
Fine Gael
Michael Carroll
4.7
1,791
2,964
2,993
3,048
3,096
5,316
6,117
Independent
Una O'Higgins-O'Malley
8.7
3,305
3,412
3,438
3,561
3,681
3,884
Fine Gael
Percy Dockrell
3.9
1,472
2,886
2,896
2,950
2,986
Fianna Fáil
John O'Connor
5.2
1,984
2,017
2,606
2,649
Labour
John Loughran
2.4
898
948
960
Independent
Frank Stein
0.2
86
87
87
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,055 Quota: 7,612
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