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There are 43 multi-member electoral districts, known as Dáil constituencies, to elect 174 TDs to Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, Ireland's parliament, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV), to a maximum term of five years.
The 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil saw the tally exceed ten for the first time, when six newly elected women brought the total to eleven. The arrival of nine newly elected women TDs in 1992 brought a total of 20 women to the 27th Dáil. 25 women were elected at the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil.
The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election. [1] It currently spans the entire area of County Louth (which includes the towns of Ardee, Dundalk, Drogheda), the smallest county in Ireland, and a part of County Meath including the suburbs of Drogheda.
Currently every Dáil constituency elects three, four or five TDs. Membership of the Dáil is open to Irish citizens who are 21 or older. [7] A member of the Dáil is a Teachta Dála and is known generally as a TD or Deputy. The Dáil electorate consists of Irish and British citizens over 18 years of age who are registered to vote in Ireland. [8]
The number of TDs and constituencies will both increase for the 2024 election after a 2023 review. There are now 43 Dáil constituencies (up from 39 in 2020) which will elect between three and ...
Although only Sinn Féin members took their seats as TDs in the revolutionary period of Dáil Éireann, MPs from other parties were invited; on this basis, all constituencies used in 1918 and 1921 are included in this list of Dáil constituencies. From the Fourth Dáil on, they were adjusted by Irish legislation. Alterations to constituencies ...
The following list identifies every constituency used in Parliamentary etc. elections in Ireland (including Northern Ireland). The list consists of 'index names' for the seat and to identify what is potentially to be covered in a single constituency article.
Only Sinn Féin members took their seats as TDs in the First and Second Dáil, but all constituencies were listed on the roll of Dáil Éireann as constituencies for these body and are included here. For constituencies in Northern Ireland for the first two Dála, see Category:Dáil constituencies in Northern Ireland (historic) .