Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency)

Dublin Rathdown is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Dublin Rathdown
Dáil constituency
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats3
TDs
  •   Josepha Madigan (FG)
  •   Catherine Martin (GP)
  •   Neale Richmond (FG)
Local government areaDún Laoghaire–Rathdown
EP constituencyDublin

History and boundaries

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 and first used at the 2016 election.[1] It largely replaced the old constituency of Dublin South, with the electoral divisions in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in South Dublin of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village being transferred to the Dublin South-West constituency. There was a minor boundary revision at the 2020 general election.[2]

Years TDs Boundaries
Changes to the Dublin Rathdown constituency
2016–2020 3
In the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden.[1]
2020– 3
In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden;
and the electoral division of Glencullen except for that part that is in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire [that part that lies to the east of the M50 Motorway and to the south of the N31 and the Leopardstown Road].[2]

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Rathdown be increased to a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Dún Laoghaire.[3] It proposed the following boundaries:[4]

"In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Leopardstown, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathdown 2016–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
32nd2016[5] Catherine Martin
(GP)		 Shane Ross
(Ind)		 Josepha Madigan
(FG)
33rd2020 Neale Richmond
(FG)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Dublin Rathdown[6][7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Green Catherine Martin 21.1 8,958 9,171 9,431 9,949 11,444      
Fine Gael Neale Richmond 15.9 6,743 6,789 6,887 6,926 7,461 8,675 8,950 9,704
Fine Gael Josepha Madigan 15.3 6,482 6,555 6,603 6,624 6,964 7,835 8,065 8,677
Fianna Fáil Shay Brennan 10.7 4,549 5,118 5,532 5,599 5,913 6,904 7,054 8,277
Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 11.6 4,926 4,980 5,082 5,716 5,991 6,538 6,726  
Independent Shane Ross 8.1 3,419 3,474 3,651 3,780 4,215      
Labour Lettie McCarthy 7.5 3,179 3,242 3,328 3,519        
Solidarity–PBP Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin[lower-alpha 1] 3.5 1,498 1,597 1,680          
Aontú Liam Coughlan 3.3 1,413 1,450            
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Conroy 2.1 886              
Independent Patrick Noonan 0.8 350              
Electorate: 67,012   Valid: 42,403   Spoilt: 251 (0.6%)   Quota: 10,601   Turnout: 42,654 (63.7%)  
    1. Ó Ceannabháin was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Dublin Rathdown[8][9][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Shane Ross 24.8 10,202 10,411        
    Fine Gael Josepha Madigan 16.2 6,668 6,835 7,180 7,290 8,579 9,488
    Green Catherine Martin 10.0 4,122 4,314 4,812 6,105 7,255 9,421
    Fine Gael Alan Shatter 14.4 5,905 5,979 6,195 6,268 7,745 8,444
    Fianna Fáil Mary White 10.3 4,220 4,325 4,761 5,165 5,463  
    Labour Alex White 9.8 4,048 4,080 4,258 4,436    
    Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 7.0 2,858 2,896 3,076      
    Independent Peter Mathews 4.9 2,021 2,241        
    Renua Alan Daveron 2.6 1,055          
    Electorate: 62,340   Valid: 41,099   Spoilt: 226 (0.5%)   Quota: 10,275   Turnout: 41,325 (66.3%)  

      See also

      References
      1. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Enacted on 20 March 2013. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 October 2021.
      2. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 October 2021.
      3. "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 115, 129. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
      4. "Constituency Review Report 2023: Map C: Dublin County" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
      5. "General election 2016: Dublin Rathdown". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
      6. "General Election 2020 Results – Dublin Rathdown". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
      7. "Dublin Rathdown: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
      8. "Dublin Rathdown Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
      9. "Dublin Rathdown Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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