Meath West (Dáil constituency)

Meath West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Meath West
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Meath West within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats3
TDs
  •   Damien English (FG)
  •   Johnny Guirke (SF)
  •   Peadar Tóibín (Aon)
Local government areas
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 when the previous 5-seat Meath constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West.[1] It was first used at the 2007 general election to the 30th Dáil. The town of Kells was moved to Meath East at the 2011 general election.

It spans the western portions of County Meath, including the towns of Trim and Navan, along with the north-eastern part of County Westmeath.[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[3]

"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East, and the county of Westmeath, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Meath West remain a three-seat constituency with the transfer of the part in County Westmeath to Longford–Westmeath.[4] It proposed the following boundaries:

"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East."
Changes to the Meath West constituency 2007–present
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
2007–2011 3 County Meath, except that part in the constituency of Meath East,

and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[1]

 Created from Meath and Westmeath[5]
2011–2020 3 County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East,

and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[6][7]
Transfer to Meath East of[8][9]
Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the former Rural District of Kells.
2020– 3 County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East,

and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[3]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath West 2007–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
30th2007[10] Johnny Brady
(FF)		 Noel Dempsey
(FF)		 Damien English
(FG)
31st2011[11] Peadar Tóibín[lower-alpha 1]
(SF)		 Ray Butler
(FG)
32nd2016[12] Shane Cassells
(FF)
33rd2020 Peadar Tóibín
(Aon)		 Johnny Guirke
(SF)

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. Left Sinn Féin 15 November 2018; formed Aontú 28 January 2019.

Elections

2020 general election
2020 general election: Meath West[13][14][15][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke 30.5 12,652          
Aontú Peadar Tóibín 17.6 7,322 8,249 8,616 9,075 9,714 11,410
Fine Gael Damien English 13.2 5,499 5,604 6,513 6,802 8,699 9,558
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 16.2 6,742 6,926 7,117 7,311 7,644 8,224
Social Democrats Ronan Moore 5.7 2,376 2,931 3,045 4,141 4,569  
Fine Gael Noel French 7.1 2,952 3,006 3,361 3,534    
Green Séamus McMenamin 4.7 1,935 2,224 2,380      
Fine Gael Sarah Reilly 4.4 1,817 1,897        
Renua John Malone 0.5 209 290        
Electorate: 67,982   Valid: 41,504   Spoilt: 320   Quota: 10,377   Turnout: 61.5%  

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Meath West[17][18][12]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 27.4 10,585          
    Sinn Féin Peadar Tóibín 24.5 9,442 9,713        
    Fine Gael Damien English 21.0 8,123 8,333 8,376 8,785 8,880 10,371
    Fine Gael Ray Butler 11.5 4,432 4,519 4,552 4,853 4,904 5,841
    Independent Trevor Golden 4.5 1,718 1,844 1,984 2,137 2,616  
    Green Séamus McMenamin 3.7 1,421 1,519 1,587 1,807 2,178  
    Direct Democracy Alan Lawes 3.3 1,279 1,310 1,380 1,440    
    Labour Tracy McElhinney 3.0 1,166 1,229 1,241      
    Independent John Malone 1.1 439 486        
    Electorate: 64,600   Valid: 38,605   Spoilt: 315   Quota: 9,652   Turnout: 38,920 (60.25%)  

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Meath West[11]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Damien English 23.1 9,290 9,609 10,122    
      Sinn Féin Peadar Tóibín 17.4 6,989 7,421 7,711 8,155 9,112
      Fine Gael Ray Butler 13.1 5,262 5,414 5,574 7,879 8,926
      Labour Jenny McHugh 13.5 5,432 5,852 6,040 6,794 7,798
      Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady 9.4 3,789 3,874 6,065 6,437  
      Fine Gael Catherine Yore 9.7 3,898 4,072 4,208    
      Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 8.7 3,496 3,631      
      Green Fiona Irwin 1.2 479        
      Independent Stephen Ball 1.2 475        
      Independent Dáithí Stephens 1.0 387        
      Independent Ronan Carolan 0.6 258        
      Christian Solidarity Manus MacMeanmain 0.6 234        
      Workers' Party Séamus McDonagh 0.5 189        
      Electorate: 62,776   Valid: 40,178   Spoilt: 413 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,045   Turnout: 40,591 (64.7%)  

        2007 general election
        2007 general election: Meath West[10]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 29.7 12,006            
        Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady 21.9 8,868 10,178          
        Fine Gael Damien English 17.9 7,227 7,427 7,566 7,856 8,527 9,548 12,934
        Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 11.3 4,567 4,697 4,803 5,024 5,187 5,588 6,015
        Fine Gael Peter Higgins 8.0 3,234 3,335 3,424 3,534 3,960 4,379  
        Labour Brian Collins 4.0 1,634 1,663 1,734 2,097 2,181    
        Fine Gael Graham Geraghty 3.2 1,284 1,326 1,360 1,420      
        Green Brian Flanagan 2.5 1,011 1,047 1,194        
        Independent Phil Cantwell 1.3 506 544          
        Fathers Rights Paul Coleman 0.3 127 130          
        Electorate: 56,267   Valid: 40,464   Spoilt: 388 (0.9%)   Quota: 10,117   Turnout: 40,852 (72.6%)  

          See also

          References
          1. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
          2. "Dáil Constituency Map Meath East and Meath West 2018" (PDF). Government of Ireland. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
          3. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
          4. "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 64, 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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          6. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
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          8. "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
          9. "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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