Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. It is located in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin council areas. It covers areas such as Stillorgan (west of N11), Dundrum, Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, Rathfarnham, Sandyford, Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, and Ballyboden. The constituency has an electorate of 92,645 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
[edit] Recent Results
| 2002 General Election: Dublin South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Séamus Brennan | Fianna Fáil | 9,326 | 16.88 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Kitt | Fianna Fáil | 7,744 | 14.01 | 2 | 6 | |
| Liz O'Donnell | Progressive Democrats | 8,288 | 15.00 | 3 | 6 | |
| Olivia Mitchell | Fine Gael | 5,568 | 10.08 | 4 | 8 | |
| Eamon Ryan | Green | 5,222 | 9.45 | 5 | 9 | |
| Eithne FitzGerald | Labour | 5,247 | 9.49 | |||
| Alan Shatter | Fine Gael | 5,363 | 9.70 | |||
| Maria Corrigan | Fianna Fáil | 3,180 | 5.75 | |||
| Deirdre Whelan | Sinn Féin | 2,172 | 3.93 | |||
| Karen Canning | Independent | 2,090 | 3.78 | |||
| Lisa Maher | Socialist | 1,063 | 1.92 | |||
[edit] Former TDs
- Seán F. Lemass
- Robert Briscoe represented from 1927 to 1948, then moved to Dublin South West
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
