Dublin South West is a
parliamentary
constituency in Ireland
, which is represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the
Irish parliament or Oireachtas.
Located in the southern part of
South Dublin County, it has an
electorate of 67,947 and at present elects 4 deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English
as TDs) to the Dáil, using the
Single Transferable Vote method of
proportional
representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
A constituency of this name was first created in the 1940s
[138483] and was used for elections from 1948
to 1973 inclusive. The original constituency was based around the
areas of Ballyfermot, Crumlin and Kilmainham
[138484] The constituency was then abolished
and was mostly replaced by a
Dublin
Ballyfermot constituency. In its current incarnation the seat
was created in 1981 and had completely different boundaries from
the original pre-1977 constituency, being based around the areas of
Tallaght, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, parts of Terenure, and
Clondalkin.
[138485]
The constituency elected 5 TDs for elections from 1981
onwards.
In 1998, it was reduced in size and electorate, losing territory,
including Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Clondalkin, to the new
Dublin Mid
West seat.
Major components today include Tallaght
and
surrounding localities, Firhouse
and parts of
Terenure
.
TDs
TDs 1948–1977
TDs since 1981
Elections
2007 general election
2002 general election
1981 general election
Electorate=51182, Valid=36167, spoiled=389, quota=7234
References
See also
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