Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency) Dáil constituency (2002–present)
Dublin Mid-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
Dublin Mid-West contains the areas of Clondalkin , Lucan , Palmerstown , Rathcoole , Newcastle and Saggart . The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 as a three-seat constituency, composed of areas which had previously been in the constituencies of Dublin South-West and Dublin West , and came into operation at the 2002 general election .[ 1] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 , the town of Palmerstown was incorporated into Dublin Mid-West (having been in Dublin South-West), with an increase to 4 seats, taking effect at the 2007 general election .[ 2] It has retained these boundaries since 2007.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Mid-West become a five-seat constituency, with transfers of territory from Dublin South-West and Dublin South-Central.[ 3]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[ 4]
In the county of South Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart, Tallaght-Fettercairn.
Changes to the Dublin Mid-West constituency
Years
TDs
Boundaries
Notes
2002–2007
3
the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart;
and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.
Created from Dublin South-West and Dublin West .
2007–
4
the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart;
and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.
Territory added from Dublin South-West.
TDs
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections
^ *: Outgoing TD
2024 general election
2024 general election : Dublin Mid-West[ 15] [ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sinn Féin
Eoin Ó Broin [*] [ a]
20.8
9,892
Sinn Féin
Mark Ward [*]
11.2
5,323
6,817
6,853
6,871
6,893
6,976
7,171
7,517
7,923
Fine Gael
Emer Higgins [*]
10.1
4,798
4,817
4,820
4,884
5,036
5,101
5,154
5,175
5,506
5,630
5,809
8,580
Fianna Fáil
Shane Moynihan
10.0
4,746
4,767
4,775
4,822
5,276
5,431
5,549
5,574
5,803
5,944
6,203
6,791
7,231
Fine Gael
Vicki Casserly
7.9
3,723
3,740
3,750
3,822
3,893
3,951
4,000
4,021
4,190
4,301
4,442
Independent
Paul Gogarty
7.7
3,646
3,683
3,739
3,837
3,851
4,076
4,245
4,448
4,682
5,130
6,274
6,940
7,106
Social Democrats
Eoin Ó Broin[ a]
6.1
2,907
3,017
3,025
3,151
3,184
3,255
3,339
3,382
4,051
5,638
6,006
6,154
6,215
PBP–Solidarity
Gino Kenny [*] [ b]
5.5
2,608
2,730
2,748
2,783
2,801
2,863
2,943
3,030
3,359
Labour
Francis Timmons
4.8
2,270
2,322
2,345
2,451
2,500
2,552
2,625
2,698
Independent Ireland
Linda de Courcy
3.9
1,823
1,846
1,968
1,984
2,007
2,048
2,416
3,279
3,427
3,691
Aontú
Colm Quinn
3.1
1,492
1,527
1,552
1,561
1,569
1,601
Irish Freedom
Glen Moore
3.0
1,435
1,448
1,566
1,573
1,575
1,605
1,935
Independent
Alan Hayes
1.8
855
865
899
920
923
Fianna Fáil
Lynda Prendergast
1.8
850
858
858
879
Green
Karla Doran
1.3
637
643
650
The Irish People
Robert Coyle
0.7
348
356
Independent
Seanan Ó Coistín
0.3
123
127
Electorate: 85,769 Valid: 47,476 Spoilt: 454 Quota: 7,913 Turnout: 55.9%
^ a b The outgoing Sinn Féin TD and the Social Democrats councillor are both named Eoin Ó Broin.
^ Kenny is a member of People Before Profit .
2020 general election
2020 general election : Dublin Mid-West[ 14] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sinn Féin
Eoin Ó Broin [*]
26.1
11,842
Sinn Féin
Mark Ward [*]
16.7
7,621
9,808
Fianna Fáil
John Curran [*]
10.8
4,931
4,980
4,997
5,449
5,555
5,704
6,049
6,454
7,383
Fine Gael
Emer Higgins
9.9
4,487
4,514
4,526
4,571
4,651
4,879
5,370
8,230
9,735
Solidarity–PBP
Gino Kenny [*] [ a]
7.9
3,572
3,819
4,228
4,416
4,871
5,115
6,153
6,302
8,089
Fine Gael
Vicki Casserly
7.7
3,501
3,518
3,529
3,582
3,616
3,835
4,208
Independent
Paul Gogarty
6.5
2,950
2,994
3,049
3,186
3,427
3,784
4,836
5,412
Green
Peter Kavanagh
6.1
2,785
2,855
2,924
3,031
3,229
3,669
Labour
Joanna Tuffy
3.4
1,541
1,573
1,599
1,679
1,751
Independent
Francis Timmons
2.4
1,103
1,160
1,238
1,299
Fianna Fáil
Catriona McClean
1.5
667
674
677
Workers' Party
David Gardiner
1.0
452
466
503
Electorate: 74,506 Valid: 45,452 Spoilt: 480 (1.0%) Quota: 9,091 Turnout: 45,932 (61.5%)
2019 by-election
A by-election was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019 to fill the seat vacated by Frances Fitzgerald on her election to the European Parliament in May 2019.[ 21]
2019 by-election : Dublin Mid-West[ 12] [ 22] [ 23]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sinn Féin
Mark Ward
24.0
4,622
4,729
4,812
5,228
5,426
5,616
6,293
6,652
7,669
Fine Gael
Emer Higgins
18.6
3,576
3,603
3,703
3,748
3,959
4,362
4,583
5,287
7,144
Independent
Paul Gogarty
12.7
2,435
2,557
2,680
2,840
3,176
3,731
4,099
5,063
Fianna Fáil
Shane Moynihan
11.8
2,264
2,304
2,360
2,394
2,564
2,758
2,894
Independent
Francis Timmons
6.8
1,299
1,365
1,442
1,590
1,807
1,929
Labour
Joanna Tuffy
6.7
1,294
1,333
1,442
1,547
1,775
Green
Peter Kavanagh
6.4
1,222
1,268
1,393
1,544
Solidarity–PBP
Kellie Sweeney
5.1
983
1,138
1,281
Social Democrats
Anne-Marie McNally
4.1
788
845
Workers' Party
David Gardiner
1.6
317
Inds. 4 Change
Ruth Nolan
1.4
271
Independent
Charlie Keddy
0.5
95
Independent
Peter Madden
0.4
71
Electorate: 73,152 Valid: 19,237 Spoilt: 210 (0.3%) Quota: 9,619 Turnout: 19,447 (26.6%)
2016 general election
2016 general election : Dublin Mid-West[ 24] [ 25] [ 11]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Sinn Féin
Eoin Ó Broin
22.7
9,782
Fine Gael
Frances Fitzgerald [*]
20.9
9,028
Fianna Fáil
John Curran
16.2
6,971
7,054
7,109
7,114
7,145
7,180
7,218
7,274
7,383
7,685
8,287
9,497
AAA–PBP
Gino Kenny
10.7
4,629
5,257
5,270
5,321
5,331
5,397
5,474
5,791
6,331
6,542
7,498
7,911
Social Democrats
Anne-Marie McNally
6.1
2,633
2,730
2,747
2,766
2,773
2,804
2,867
3,048
3,235
3,679
4,460
5,320
Independent
Paul Gogarty
5.9
2,522
2,593
2,623
2,646
2,658
2,700
2,741
2,863
3,164
3,505
Fine Gael
Derek Keating [*]
5.4
2,337
2,356
2,549
2,559
2,603
2,636
2,653
2,696
2,725
3,640
4,179
Labour
Joanna Tuffy [*]
5.0
2,146
2,175
2,252
2,259
2,311
2,342
2,355
2,475
2,515
Independent
Francis Timmons
2.5
1,085
1,195
1,200
1,210
1,214
1,233
1,318
1,422
Workers' Party
Lorraine Hennessey
1.2
502
553
555
568
570
584
613
Green
Tom Kivlehan
0.9
388
405
410
413
417
430
443
Independent
Clare Leonard
0.8
358
379
383
398
403
422
Independent
Patrick Akpoveta
0.7
288
307
311
318
343
Independent
Haroon Khan
0.6
268
272
273
275
Direct Democracy
Christopher Healy
0.4
167
179
180
Electorate: 69,388 Valid: 43,104 Spoilt: 446 (1.0%) Quota: 8,621 Turnout: 43,550 (62.8%)
2011 general election
2011 general election : Dublin Mid-West[ 26] [ 10]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Labour
Joanna Tuffy [*]
17.5
7,495
7,513
7,533
7,553
7,633
7,827
8,948
Fine Gael
Frances Fitzgerald
17.0
7,281
7,285
7,303
7,323
7,424
7,493
7,903
9,213
Fine Gael
Derek Keating
13.9
5,933
5,938
5,945
5,964
5,992
6,072
6,503
7,244
7,703
Labour
Robert Dowds
13.2
5,643
5,645
5,661
5,695
5,734
5,870
6,519
7,934
8,112
Sinn Féin
Eoin Ó Broin
11.8
5,060
5,066
5,088
5,117
5,164
5,399
6,628
7,120
7,151
Fianna Fáil
John Curran [*]
11.8
5,043
5,047
5,068
5,095
5,130
5,193
5,513
People Before Profit
Gino Kenny [ a]
5.8
2,471
2,481
2,513
2,536
2,597
3,059
Green
Paul Gogarty [*]
3.5
1,484
1,490
1,498
1,509
1,534
1,605
Workers' Party
Mick Finnegan
1.6
694
700
712
722
735
Socialist Party
Robert Connolly[ b]
1.5
622
624
634
637
649
Independent
Michael Ryan
0.9
375
397
429
514
Independent
Jim McHale
0.6
255
269
319
Independent
Colm McGrath
0.6
253
264
Independent
Niall Smith
0.3
113
Electorate: 64,880 Valid: 42,722 Spoilt: 471 (1.1%) Quota: 8,545 Turnout: 43,193 (66.6%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Dublin Mid-West[ 9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
John Curran [*]
23.2
8,650
Progressive Democrats
Mary Harney [*]
12.5
4,663
4,956
5,066
5,454
5,668
7,786
Fine Gael
Frances Fitzgerald
12.0
4,480
4,532
4,680
4,975
5,344
5,664
Labour
Joanna Tuffy
10.9
4,075
4,145
4,440
4,895
6,004
6,672
Green
Paul Gogarty [*]
10.8
4,043
4,123
4,393
5,557
6,700
7,920
Fianna Fáil
Luke Moriarty
9.8
3,671
4,200
4,333
4,666
5,185
Sinn Féin
Joanne Spain
9.3
3,462
3,529
3,970
4,138
Independent
Derek Keating
7.2
2,701
2,729
2,907
People Before Profit
Gino Kenny
2.8
1,058
1,099
Workers' Party
Mick Finnegan
1.0
366
378
Independent
Jim McHale
0.5
170
180
Electorate: 61,347 Valid: 37,339 Spoilt: 319 (0.9%) Quota: 7,468 Turnout: 37,658 (61.4%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Dublin Mid-West[ 8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
John Curran
20.7
5,904
5,928
5,979
6,112
6,292
6,508
6,909
7,086
9,350
Progressive Democrats
Mary Harney [*]
20.0
5,706
5,719
5,732
5,812
5,953
6,196
6,348
6,924
7,524
Green
Paul Gogarty
12.3
3,508
3,523
3,541
3,627
3,870
3,947
4,594
5,260
5,645
6,345
Fianna Fáil
Des Kelly
11.3
3,218
3,232
3,237
3,290
3,381
3,434
3,625
3,737
Labour
Joanna Tuffy
9.0
2,563
2,566
2,602
2,744
2,891
3,199
3,594
4,495
4,808
5,371
Fine Gael
Austin Currie [*]
7.1
2,008
2,017
2,023
2,051
2,100
2,573
2,687
Sinn Féin
Tony Flannery
6.5
1,855
1,861
1,912
2,031
2,244
2,326
Fine Gael
Therese Ridge
4.5
1,268
1,271
1,314
1,419
1,536
Independent
David Green
3.8
1,078
1,092
1,170
1,313
Independent
Colm McGrath
1.7
487
488
521
Workers' Party
Andrew McGuinness
1.4
393
393
407
Independent
Michael O'Mara
1.3
361
362
Christian Solidarity
Colm Callanan
0.4
107
Electorate: 55,184 Valid: 28,456 Spoilt: 237 (0.8%) Quota: 7,115 Turnout: 28,693 (52.0%)
See also
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