Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency)

Dublin Rathdown is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Dublin Rathdown
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats3
TDs
  •   Josepha Madigan (FG)
  •   Catherine Martin (GP)
  •   Neale Richmond (FG)
County councilDún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
EP constituencyDublin

History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Dublin Rathdown be created.[1] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[2]

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[3] Dublin Rathdown largely replaced the existing constituency of Dublin South, with the electoral divisions in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in South Dublin of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village being transferred to the Dublin South-West constituency.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[4]

"In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden;
and the electoral division of Glencullen except for that part that is in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathdown 2016–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
32nd2016[5] Catherine Martin
(GP)		 Shane Ross
(Ind)		 Josepha Madigan
(FG)
33rd2020 Neale Richmond
(FG)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Dublin Rathdown[6][7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Green Catherine Martin 21.1 8,958 9,171 9,431 9,949 11,444      
Fine Gael Neale Richmond 15.9 6,743 6,789 6,887 6,926 7,461 8,675 8,950 9,704
Fine Gael Josepha Madigan 15.3 6,482 6,555 6,603 6,624 6,964 7,835 8,065 8,677
Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 11.6 4,926 4,980 5,082 5,716 5,991 6,538 6,726  
Fianna Fáil Shay Brennan 10.7 4,549 5,118 5,532 5,599 5,913 6,904 7,054 8,277
Independent Shane Ross 8.1 3,419 3,474 3,651 3,780 4,215      
Labour Lettie McCarthy 7.5 3,179 3,242 3,328 3,519        
Solidarity–PBP Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin[n 1] 3.5 1,498 1,597 1,680          
Aontú Liam Coughlan 3.3 1,413 1,450            
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Conroy 2.1 886              
Independent Patrick Noonan 0.8 350              
Electorate: 67,012   Valid: 42,403   Spoilt: 251 (0.6%)   Quota: 10,601   Turnout: 42,654 (63.7%)
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Ó Ceannabháin was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Dublin Rathdown[8][9][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Shane Ross 24.8 10,202 10,411        
    Fine Gael Josepha Madigan 16.2 6,668 6,835 7,180 7,290 8,579 9,488
    Fine Gael Alan Shatter 14.4 5,905 5,979 6,195 6,268 7,745 8,444
    Fianna Fáil Mary White 10.3 4,220 4,325 4,761 5,165 5,463  
    Green Catherine Martin 10.0 4,122 4,314 4,812 6,105 7,255 9,421
    Labour Alex White 9.8 4,048 4,080 4,258 4,436    
    Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 7.0 2,858 2,896 3,076      
    Independent Peter Mathews 4.9 2,021 2,241        
    Renua Alan Daveron 2.6 1,055          
    Electorate: 62,340   Valid: 41,099   Spoilt: 226 (0.5%)   Quota: 10,275   Turnout: 41,325 (66.3%)

      See also

      References
      1. "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Dublin area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
      2. "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
      3. "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
      4. "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
      5. "General election 2016: Dublin Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
      6. "General Election 2020 Results – Dublin Rathdown". RTÉ News. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
      7. "Dublin Rathdown: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
      8. "Dublin Rathdown Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
      9. "Dublin Rathdown Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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