Dublin County South (Dáil constituency)


Dublin County South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.

History

The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1969, and first used at the 1969 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral Act 1980, with effect from the 1981 general election.

Boundaries

In the Electoral Act 1969, the boundaries of Dublin County South are given as:

TDs

Elections

1977 general election

1973 general election

1970 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Kevin Boland, a by-election was held on 2 December 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Larry McMahon.

1969 general election