Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935

The Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 (No. 5) was a law in Ireland which replaced the Dáil constituencies which had been defined in the Electoral Act 1923.

Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935
Oireachtas
  • AN ACT TO REVISE, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 26 OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUENCIES (OTHER THAN UNIVERSITY CONSTITUENCIES) BY WHICH THE MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN ARE ELECTED AND, IN CONSEQUENCE OF SUCH REVISION, TO ALTER THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN, AND FOR THOSE AND OTHER PURPOSES TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN.
CitationNo. 5 of 1935
Territorial extentIreland
Assented to27 February 1935
Commenced14 June 1937
Repealed12 January 1948
Legislative history
Bill citationNo. 11 of 1934
Introduced byMinister for Local Government and Public Health (Seán T. O'Kelly)
Introduced15 February 1934
Amends
Electoral Act 1923
Repealed by
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947
Status: Repealed

Unlike the constituencies in the 1923 Act, it included many instances of crossing county boundaries to form constituencies.[1] It reduced the number of seats in the Dáil by 15 from 153 to 138.[2] This was in combination with the abolition of the two university constituencies, which was effected by the Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936 and the Electoral (University Constituencies) Act 1936, transferring all those on the register for university constituencies to the register for geographical constituencies.[3]

It came into effect on the dissolution of the 8th Dáil, and would be first used at the 1937 general election held on 21 July for the 9th Dáil. The constituencies would remain in operation at the 1938, 1943 and 1944 general elections.

The constituencies were revised again by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, which created a scheme of constituencies which came into effect at the dissolution of the 12th Dáil and was first used at 1948 general election.[4]

Constituencies 1937–1948

Explanation of columns

  • Created: The year of the election when a constituency of the same name was last created.
  • Seats: The number of TDs elected from the constituency under the Act.
  • Change: Change in the number of seats since the last distribution of seats (which had been in force from 1923).
Constituency[1] Created Seats Change
Borough constituencies
Cork 1921 4 + 1
North-East Dublin 1937 3 New
North-West Dublin 1937 5 New
South Dublin 1921 7 none
Dublin Townships 1937 3 New
County constituencies
Athlone–Longford 1937 3 New
Carlow–Kildare 1937 4 New
Cavan 1921 4 none
Clare 1921 5 none
North Cork 1923 4 + 1
South-East Cork 1937 3 New
West Cork 1923 5 none
East Donegal 1937 4 New
West Donegal 1937 3 New
Dublin 1921 5 − 3
East Galway 1937 4 New
West Galway 1937 3 New
North Kerry 1937 4 New
South Kerry 1937 3 New
Kilkenny 1937 3 New
Leitrim 1937 3 New
Leix–Offaly 1921 5 none
Limerick 1923 7 none
Louth 1923 3 none
North Mayo 1923 3 − 1
South Mayo 1923 5 none
Meath–Westmeath 1937 5 New
Monaghan 1921 3 none
Roscommon 1923 3 − 1
Sligo 1937 3 New
Tipperary 1923 7 none
Waterford 1923 4 none
Wexford 1921 5 none
Wicklow 1923 3 none

Abolished constituencies

Constituency Created Seats Area moved to
Carlow–Kilkenny 1921 5 Carlow–Kildare and Kilkenny
Cork East 1923 5 North Cork and South-East Cork
Donegal 1921 8 East Donegal and West Donegal
Dublin North 1923 8 North-East Dublin and North-West Dublin
Galway 1921 9 East Galway and West Galway
Kerry 1923 7 North Kerry and South Kerry
Kildare 1923 3 Carlow–Kildare
Leitrim–Sligo 1923 7 Leitrim and Sligo
Longford–Westmeath 1921 5 Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath
Meath 1923 3 Meath–Westmeath

See also

References

  1. Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, 1st Sch.: Revised Constituencies (No. 5 of 1935, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 October 2021.
  2. Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, s. 3: Number of members of Dáil Eireann (No. 5 of 1935, s. 3). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 October 2021.
  3. Electoral (University Constituencies) Act 1936 (No. 22 of 1936). Enacted on 29 June 1936. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 April 2020.
  4. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, 2nd Sch.: Enactments Repealed (No. 31 of 1947, 2nd Sch.). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 December 2021.
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