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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.
There are now 43 Dáil constituencies (up from 39 in 2020) which will elect between three and five TDs each. A total number of 174 TDs will be selected, up from 160 in 2020.
Dáil constituencies for the 2024 general election. The 2024 Irish general election to elect the 34th Dáil took place on Friday, 29 November 2024, following the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil on 8 November by President Michael D. Higgins at the request of Taoiseach Simon Harris. Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m UTC.
A record number of 174 Teachtaí Dála (TDs) are set to be elected, up from 160 in 2020 following a constituency shake-up. There are now 43 Dáil constituencies (up from 39 in 2020) which will ...
Currently every Dáil constituency elects three, four or five TDs. Membership of the Dáil is open to Irish citizens who are 21 or older. [6] 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. [7]
To date, no president has refused to dissolve the Dáil. Electoral law provides that the "same Dáil shall not continue for a longer period than five years from the date of its first meeting". [8] When the Dáil is dissolved, the Clerk of the Dáil must issue a writ of election to the returning officer for each constituency. [9]
Dublin Fingal East is a Dáil constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2024 general election.Established through the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, the constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Under Irish law, once the Dáil is dissolved an election must be held within 30 days. [PA] Announcing the snap poll in three weeks time, Harris said to voters that "you alone are sovereign".