Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Wicklow is a parliamentary constituency in the Ireland which currently elects Teachtaí Dála to Dáil Éireann. In common with all Irish parliamentary constitiencies since 1921, it uses the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).
The constituency spans the entire area of County Wicklow in Leinster, including the towns of Wicklow, Arklow, Greystones and Bray. It has an electorate of 86,763.
One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is the current Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government, Dick Roche. Another TD, Liz McManus, is currently the deputy-leader of the Labour Party.
[edit] Recent Results
| 2002 General Election: Wicklow | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Dick Roche | Fianna Fáil | 9,213 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Liz McManus | Labour | 7,595 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Billy Timmins | Fine Gael | 7,372 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Joe Jacob | Fianna Fáil | 7,836 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Mildred Fox | Independent | 6,324 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Nicky Kelly | Labour | 6,529 | ||||
| Deirdre de Burca | Green | 3,208 | ||||
| Jimmy O'Shaughnessy | Labour | 2,029 | ||||
| Mairéad Keane | Sinn Féin | 1,527 | ||||
| Raymond O'Rourke | Fine Gael | 1,332 | ||||
| Robert Kearns | Independent | 406 | ||||
| Catherine Kennedy | SWP | 399 | ||||
| Charlie Keddy | Independent | 383 | ||||
| Brian Kenny | Independent | 236 | ||||
| Barbara Hyland | Independent | 171 | ||||
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
