Kildare South (Dáil constituency)

Kildare South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Kildare South
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Kildare South within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1997
Seats
  • 3 (1997–2020)
  • 4 (2020–)
TDs
  •   Cathal Berry (Ind)
  •   Martin Heydon (FG)
  •   Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC)
  •   Patricia Ryan (SF)
Local government areaCounty Kildare
Created fromKildare
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

History and boundaries

The constituency was first used at the 1997 general election, when the former 5-seat Kildare constituency was divided into Kildare South and Kildare North.

The Kildare South constituency spans the more rural southern and western areas of County Kildare, taking in the towns of Newbridge, Kildare, Athy, Caragh and many other areas. At the 2020 general election, it gained an extra seat to become a 4-seat constituency.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]

"The county of Kildare, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Kildare North;

and in the county of Laois, the electoral divisions of:

Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;

and in the county of Offaly, the electoral division of:

Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, the boundary of Kildare South be altered with the transfer of territory to Kildare North, Laois and Offaly.[2] It proposed the following boundaries:

"The county of Kildare, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Kildare North."
Changes to the Kildare South constituency 1997–present
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1997–2016 3 County Kildare, except the part in the constituency of Kildare North[3][4] Created from Kildare,[5]
with transfer from Wicklow of

the electoral divisions of Ballitore, Belan, Carrigeen, Castledermot, Graney, Inchaquire, Moone, Narraghmore, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1;

Ballymore Eustace, Carnalway, Gilitown, Kilcullen, Kilashee, Newtown, Usk, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2002–2007 3
Transfer from Kildare North of[6]
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2.
2007–2011 3
Transfer to Kildare North of[7]
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Downings, Robertstown, and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2011–2016 3
Transfer to Kildare North of[8]
Kilpatrick, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Newtown, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2016–2020 3 County Kildare,

except the parts in the constituencies of Kildare North and Laois[9]
Transfer from Kildare North of[10]
Kilpatrick and Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Robertstown and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1,
Transfer to new constituency of Laois of
Ballybrackan, Churchtown, Harristown, Kilberry, Kildangan and Monasterevin, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1.
2020– 4 County Kildare,

except the parts in the constituencies of Kildare North,[1]

and in County Laois, the electoral divisions of
Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;
and in County Offaly, the electoral division of
Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.
Transfer from Kildare North of[11]
the electoral division of Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Kilrainy in the former Edenderry No. 2 Rural District,
transfer from the former constituency of Laois of

Ballybrackan, Churchtown, Harristown, Kilberry, Kildangan and Monasterevin, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1, in County Kildare,

and of Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick, in County Laois
transfer from the former constituency of Offaly of
Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare South 1997–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
28th1997[12] Jack Wall
(Lab)		 Alan Dukes
(FG)		 Seán Power
(FF)		 3 seats
1997–2020
29th2002[13] Seán Ó Fearghaíl[lower-alpha 1]
(FF)
30th2007[14]
31st2011[15] Martin Heydon
(FG)
32nd2016[16] Fiona O'Loughlin
(FF)
33rd2020 Patricia Ryan
(SF)		 Cathal Berry
(Ind)

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.

  1. Ó Fearghaíl has served as Ceann Comhairle in the 32nd and 33rd Dáil. He was returned automatically at the 2020 general election.

Elections

2020 general election

Seán Ó Fearghaíl was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a three-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

2020 general election: Kildare South[17][18][19]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl Automatically Returned N/A              
Sinn Féin Patricia Ryan 21.5 10,155 10,461 10,719 11,072 11,295 12,152    
Fine Gael Martin Heydon 17.1 8,069 8,120 8,218 8,567 9,010 9,651 11,676 11,710
Independent Cathal Berry 12.2 5,742 5,961 6,176 6,501 6,876 8,270 10,693 10,940
Fianna Fáil Fiona O’Loughlin 12.6 5,927 5,985 6,043 6,176 8,177 8,936 10,370 10,425
Labour Mark Wall 12.5 5,899 5,974 6,142 6,648 6,984 7,484    
Independent Fiona McLoughlin Healy 7.7 3,616 3,730 3,938 4,221 4,471      
Fianna Fáil Suzanne Doyle 7.6 3,580 3,665 3,703 3,782        
Green Ronan Maher 3.5 1,639 1,754 2,144          
Social Democrats Linda Hayden 2.8 1,338 1,474            
Aontú Anita Mhic Gib 1.5 697              
Solidarity–PBP Róisín Uí Bhroin[lower-alpha 1] 1.3 598              
Electorate: 77,719   Valid: 47,260   Spoilt: 440 (0.9%)   Quota: 11,815   Turnout: 47,700 (61.4%)  
    1. Uí Bhroin was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Kildare South[20][21][16]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fine Gael Martin Heydon 21.3 7,851 8,048 8,297 10,321    
    Fianna Fáil Fiona O'Loughlin 18.8 6,906 7,073 7,373 7,905 8,149 8,974
    Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 17.6 6,469 6,583 6,891 7,166 7,343 8,220
    Labour Mark Wall 11.6 4,277 4,504 4,764 5,154 5,806 6,864
    Sinn Féin Patricia Ryan 11.6 4,267 4,459 5,294 5,434 5,485  
    Fine Gael Fiona McLoughlin Healy 8.8 3,250 3,416 3,554      
    Independent Declan Crowe 5.8 2,143 2,609        
    Green Suzanne McEneaney 2.3 836          
    Renua Mary Kennedy 2.1 787          
    Electorate: 59,162   Valid: 36,786   Spoilt: 386   Quota: 9,197   Turnout: 37,172 (62.83%)  

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Kildare South[22][15]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fine Gael Martin Heydon 33.3 12,755            
      Labour Jack Wall 27.8 10,645            
      Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 11.8 4,514 4,961 5,097 5,177 5,315 5,552 8,707
      Independent Paddy Kennedy 7.3 2,806 3,825 4,081 4,387 5,156 6,841 7,710
      Fianna Fáil Seán Power 9.9 3,793 4,307 4,445 4,542 4,650 4,888  
      Sinn Féin Jason Turner 6.0 2,308 2,610 2,882 2,905 3,253    
      Independent Clifford T. Reid 2.4 926 1,410 1,644 1,873      
      Green Vivian Cummins 1.4 523 944 1,045        
      Electorate: 58,867   Valid: 38,270   Spoilt: 353 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,568   Turnout: 38,623 (65.6%)  

        2007 general election
        2007 general election: Kildare South[14]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 25.2 8,731    
        Fianna Fáil Seán Power 25.1 8,694    
        Labour Jack Wall 20.7 7,154 7,712 9,145
        Fine Gael Richard Daly 9.7 3,353 3,654 4,039
        Fine Gael Alan Gillis 7.5 2,586 2,861 3,178
        Green J. J. Power 6.2 2,136 2,658  
        Progressive Democrats Jane Mullins 4.4 1,513    
        Independent Tom Doyle 1.2 424    
        Electorate: 56,670   Valid: 34,591   Spoilt: 347 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,648   Turnout: 34,938 (61.7%)  

          2002 general election
          2002 general election: Kildare South[13]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Fianna Fáil Seán Power 23.9 7,782 7,817 7,860 9,169    
          Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 22.6 7,370 7,458 7,501 8,426    
          Labour Jack Wall 18.5 6,043 6,148 6,264 7,443 7,849 7,977
          Fine Gael Alan Dukes 15.2 4,967 5,040 5,546 7,170 7,650 7,790
          Progressive Democrats John Dardis 11.9 3,887 3,946 4,058      
          Green J. J. Power 3.7 1,208 1,335 1,351      
          Fine Gael Rainsford Hendy 2.5 828 850        
          Independent Ger Fitzgibbon 1.7 546          
          Electorate: 58,354   Valid: 32,631   Spoilt: 501 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,158   Turnout: 33,132 (56.8%)  

            1997 general election
            1997 general election: Kildare South[23]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Fine Gael Alan Dukes 21.7 6,260 6,426 7,419    
            Fianna Fáil Sean Power 19.7 5,665 6,048 6,124 8,066  
            Labour Jack Wall 20.3 5,834 6,077 6,251 6,870 7,039
            Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl 15.6 4,503 4,750 4,795 5,907 6,601
            Progressive Democrats John Dardis 13.5 3,895 4,038 4,114    
            Fine Gael Rainsford F. Hendy 4.8 1,371 1,399      
            Fianna Fáil Christy Walsh 2.3 662        
            Independent Francis J. Browne 2.1 618        
            Electorate: 47,030   Valid: 28,808   Spoilt: 365 (1.3%)   Quota: 7,203   Turnout: 29,173 (60.9%)  

              See also

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