Kildare_North_(Dáil_constituency)

Kildare North (Dáil constituency)

Kildare North (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1997–present)

Kildare North 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) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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History and boundaries

The constituency was created at the 1997 general election, when the former 5-seat Kildare constituency was divided into Kildare North and Kildare South. At the 1997 and 2002 elections, Kildare North was a 3-seat constituency, but it was allocated an extra seat at the 2007 general election. The constituency spans the more densely populated north-eastern corner of County Kildare, taking in the towns of Celbridge, Clane, Leixlip, Kilcock, Maynooth and Naas.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]

"In the county of Kildare the electoral divisions of:
Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;
Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;
and Naas Urban."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Kildare North be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Kildare South.[2]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the county of Kildare, the electoral divisions of:
Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;
Bodenstown, Clane, Carragh, Donore, Downings, Kill, Killashee, Kilteel, Ladytown, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;
and Naas Urban."
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TDs

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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

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    1. Mahon was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election

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      2011 general election

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        2007 general election

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          2005 by-election

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            2002 general election

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              1997 general election

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                See also

                References

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