Dublin North-West (Dáil constituency)


Dublin North-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies. The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.

History and boundaries

It was first created for the 1921 general election, but abolished for the 1923 general election. It was recreated for the 1937 general election when the old Dublin North constituency was divided into Dublin North-West and Dublin North-East. The constituency was briefly abolished in 1977, under the Electoral Act 1974, with most of the constituency going to the new constituency of Dublin Finglas with a smaller but significant portion going to a new Dublin Cabra constituency. Dublin North-West was then re-created in 1981.
It is located in the north-western area of Dublin city. The constituency is overwhelmingly urban; it encompasses Ballymun, Finglas and parts of Glasnevin in the electoral area of Dublin City Council, together with the Santry area of Fingal County Council and the area of Whitehall to the west of Swords Road. The constituency gained some extra territory at the 2007 general election; these were parts of the existing Dublin North-Central constituency, and the Dunsink and Scribblestown areas from the Dublin West constituency.
The Electoral Act 2017 defines the constituency as:

TDs

TDs 1921–1923

TDs 1937–1977

TDs since 1981

Election results

2020 general election

2016 general election

2011 general election

2007 general election

2002 general election

1997 general election

1992 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1973 general election

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1952 by-election

Following the death of Independent TD A. P. Byrne, a by-election was held on 12 November 1952. The seat was won by Independent candidate Thomas Byrne, brother of the deceased TD.


The surplus votes of the elected candidate were distributed after being declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.

1951 general election

1948 general election

1945 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Seán T. O'Kelly on his election as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by Vivion de Valera, son of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera.

1944 general election

1943 general election

1938 general election

1937 general election

1922 general election

1921 general election