Wicklow_(Dáil_Éireann_constituency)

Wicklow (Dáil constituency)

Wicklow (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1923–present)


Wicklow is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 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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Boundaries

The constituency spans the entire area of County Wicklow, including the towns of Wicklow, Arklow, Baltinglass, Greystones and Bray.[1]

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

"The county of Wicklow."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Wexford lose a seat to become a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory in the south of County Wicklow to the new constituency of Wicklow–Wexford.[2]

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

"The county of Wicklow except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow-Wexford."
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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. Briggs was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election

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      2011 general election

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        1. Although Fís Nua was registered as a political party on 4 February 2011, the party's name did not appear on the ballot, as the Register of Political Parties in use was that in force on 1 February 2011, when the writ for the general election was issued.[59]

        2007 general election

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          2002 general election

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            1997 general election

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              1995 by-election

              Following the death of Independent TD Johnny Fox, a by-election was held on 29 June 1995. The seat was won by the Independent candidate Mildred Fox, daughter of the deceased TD.

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                1992 general election

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                  1989 general election

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                    1987 general election

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                      November 1982 general election

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                        February 1982 general election

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                          1981 general election

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                            1977 general election

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                            1973 general election

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                            1969 general election

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                            1968 by-election

                            Following the death of Labour Party TD James Everett, a by-election was held on 14 March 1968. The seat was won by the candidate Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins.

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                              1965 general election

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                                1961 general election

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                                1957 general election

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                                1954 general election

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                                  1953 by-election

                                  Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Brennan, a by-election was held on 18 June 1953. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Mark Deering.

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                                    1951 general election

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                                      1948 general election

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                                        1944 general election

                                        Figures for the 6th count are not available.

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                                          1943 general election

                                          Full figures for the 2nd count are not available.

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                                            1938 general election

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                                              1937 general election

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                                                1933 general election

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                                                  1932 general election

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                                                    September 1927 general election

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                                                      June 1927 general election

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                                                        1923 general election

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                                                          See also


                                                          References

                                                          1. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 December 2021.
                                                          2. "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 99–100. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
                                                          3. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
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