Mid County Dublin was a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland which from 1977–1981 returned 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Elections were held using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR–STV).

[edit] History

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, drawing its electorate from as part of the redistribution of constituencies (also known as the Tullymander) which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael/Labour government. It drew its electorate from the existing North County Dublin and South County Dublin constituencies.

It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and divided between the constituencies of Dublin South, Dublin South West and Dublin South Central. It was therefore used only for the 1977 general election to the 21st Dáil.

[edit] Boundaries

The legislation establishing the constituency defined its boundaries as consisting of:-

In the administrative county of Dublin, the district electoral divisions of:

Rathfarnham Number One, Rathfarnham Number Two, Tallaght Number One, Tallaght Number Two Tallaght Number Three, Terenure Number Two, Terenure Number Three, Terenure Number Four, Whitechurch;

and, in the administrative county of Wicklow, the district electoral divisions of:

Blessington, Burgage Kilbride, Lackan, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 1;

and the following wards in the county borough of Dublin:

Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham D, Rathfarnham South. [1]

[edit] 1977 election result

Electorate=54,949, Valid votes =40,777, spoiled votes=?, quota=10,195 ^[1]

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[edit] References

1. ^ Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10