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Dáil Constituencies 1918-2012

The table below shows the number of seats in each Dáil constituency at each boundary revision. Valid constituency names for the next election are shown in bold; names of constituencies which no longer exist are preceded by a bullet. Area summaries are shown in bold. The 1959 Revision was found to be unconstitutional by the High Court.

Please note that in this table constituencies are grouped according to name only, and there may be large geographical and electoral variations in similarly named constituencies. Each constituency appears only once in the list below, with cross references where appropriate. See the General Election Boundaries constituency details for smaller tables with no need for cross references (not yet updated with 2007 revision).

Latest update 16 January 2016. Please notify any errors via Twitter @ElectionsIRL


Contents

See also 1918 Constituencies for six counties of what became Northern Ireland


 

Allocation of Seats per Constituency


CARLOW KILKENNY

Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Carlow
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Carlow Kildare
  • - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Carlow Killkenny - 4 5 - 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
  • Killkenny
  • - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Killkenny North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Killkenny South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 3 4 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

    CAVAN MONAGHAN

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Cavan
  • - 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - -
  • Cavan East
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Cavan Monaghan - - - - - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
  • Cavan West
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Monaghan
  • - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - -
  • Monaghan North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Monaghan South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 4 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4

    CLARE

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Clare - 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  • Clare East
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Clare Galway South
  • - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -
  • Clare West
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

    CORK

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Cork Borough
  • 4 5 4 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - -
  • Cork City
  • 2 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - -
  • Cork City North West
  • - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -
  • Cork City South East
  • - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -
    Cork East 1 - 5 - 3 3 - - - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  • Cork East & North East
  • - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Cork Mid
  • 1 - - - - 5 4 4 5 - - - - - - - -
  • Cork Mid, North, South,
        South East & South West
  • - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Cork North
  • 1 - 3 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Cork North Central - - - - - - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
  • Cork North East
  • 1 - - - - - 5 4 4 - - - - - - - -
    Cork North West - - - - - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  • Cork South
  • 1 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Cork South Central - - - - - - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
  • Cork South East
  • 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Cork South West - - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  • Cork West
  • 1 - 5 5 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 9 15 18 16 17 16 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18

    DONEGAL

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Donegal - 6 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 5
  • Donegal East
  • 1 - - 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Donegal Leitrim
  • - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -
  • Donegal North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Donegal North East
  • - - - - - - 3 3 - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -
  • Donegal South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Donegal South West
  • - - - - - - 3 - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -
  • Donegal West
  • 1 - - 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 4 6 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

    DUBLIN

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Dublin Artane
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin Ballyfermot
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
    Dublin Bay North - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
    Dublin Bay South - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
  • Dublin Cabra
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
    Dublin Central - - - - - - - 4 - 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
  • Dublin Clontarf
  • 1 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin College Green
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin County
  • - 6 8 5 3 3 5 - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin County Mid
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin County North
  • 1 - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin County South
  • 1 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin County West
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin Finglas
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin Fingal
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
  • Dublin Harbour
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin Mid
  • - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Dublin Mid West - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 4 4 4
  • Dublin North
  • - - 8 - - - - - - 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 -
  • Dublin North Central
  • - - - - 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 -
  • Dublin North East
  • - - - 3 5 3 5 4 - 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 -
    Dublin North West - 4 - 5 3 3 3 4 - 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
  • Dublin Pembroke
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Dublin Rathdown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  • Dublin Rathmines West
  • - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin St James'
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin St Michan's
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin St Patrick's
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin St Stephen's Green
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Dublin South
  • - 4 7 7 - - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -
    Dublin South Central - - - - 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4
  • Dublin South East
  • - - - - 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -
    Dublin South West - - - - 5 5 5 4 - 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5
  • Dublin Townships
  • - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
    Dublin West - - - - - - - - - 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4
    Dun Laoghaire - - - - - - - - 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
  • Dun Laoghaire & Rathdown
  • - - - - 3 3 4 4 - - - - - - - - -
    Total 10 18 23 23 30 31 34 38 43 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 44

    GALWAY

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Galway
  • - 7 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Galway Connemara
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Galway East 1 - - 4 - - 5 - 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
  • Galway North
  • 1 - - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Galway North East
  • - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -
  • Galway South
  • 1 - - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
    Galway West - - - 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
    Total 4 7 9 7 9 9 8 6¹ 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8²
    ¹See Clare Roscommon South (Clare)
    ²See Roscommon Galway (Longford)

    KERRY

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Kerry - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
  • Kerry East
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Kerry Limerick West
  • - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Kerry North
  • 1 - - 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - -
  • Kerry North Limerick West
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 -
  • Kerry South
  • 1 - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -
  • Kerry West
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 4 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

    KILDARE

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Kildare
  • - 3 3 - 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 5 - - - - -
    Kildare North 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 4 4 4
    Kildare South 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3
    Kildare Wicklow - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 2 8 3 0¹ 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
    ¹See Carlow Kildare (Carlow Kilkenny)

    LAOIS OFFALY

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • King's County
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Laoighis Offaly
  • - - - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -
    Laois - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  • Leix Offaly
  • - 4 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Offaly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  • Queen's County
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6

    LIMERICK

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Limerick - - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3
    Limerick City 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
  • Limerick City Limerick East
  • - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Limerick East
  • 1 - - - 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 - -
  • Limerick West
  • 1 - - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - -
    Total 3 4¹ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7² 7
    ¹See Kerry Limerick West (Kerry)
    ²See Kerry North Limerick West (Kerry)

    LONGFORD ROSCOMMON WESTMEATH

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Athlone Longford
  • - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Longford
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Longford Roscommon
  • - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 - - -
    Longford Westmeath - 4 5 - 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - - 4 4 4
  • Roscommon
  • - - 4 3 4 3 4 - - 3 3 - - - - - -
    Roscommon Galway - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  • Roscommon Leitrim
  • - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - - -
  • Roscommon Leitrim South
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 -
  • Roscommon North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Roscommon South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Westmeath
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 3 - - -
    Total 4 4¹ 9 6² 9 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
    ¹See Leitrim Roscommon North (Sligo Leitrim) and Mayo South Roscommon South (Mayo)
    ²See Meath Westmeath (Meath)

    LOUTH

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Louth 1 - 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
  • Louth Meath
  • - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 1 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5

    MAYO

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Mayo - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 5 5 4
  • Mayo East
  • 1 - - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3 - - - - -
  • Mayo North
  • 1 - 4 3 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - -
  • Mayo North & West
  • - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Mayo South
  • 1 - 5 5 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - -
  • Mayo South Roscommon South
  • - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Mayo West
  • 1 - - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3 - - - - -
    Total 4 8 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4

    MEATH

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Meath
  • - - 3 - 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 - - -
    Meath East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 3
  • Meath North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Meath South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Meath West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 3
  • Meath Westmeath
  • - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 2 0¹ 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
    ¹See Louth Meath (Louth)

    SLIGO LEITRIM

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Leitrim
  • 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Leitrim Roscommon North
  • - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Leitrim Sligo
  • - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Sligo
  • - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Sligo Leitrim - - - - 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 - - 4
  • Sligo Leitrim North
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 -
  • Sligo Mayo East
  • - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Sligo North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Sligo South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 3 9 7 6 5 5 4 3¹ 3 4 4 4 4 4 3² 3² 4
    ¹See Donegal Leitrim (Donegal)
    ²See Roscommon Leitrim South (Longford Roscommon Westmeath)

    TIPPERARY

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Tipperary - - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
  • Tipperary East
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Tipperary Mid
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Tipperary Mid, North & South
  • - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Tipperary North
  • 1 - - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -
  • Tipperary South
  • 1 - - - 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 -
    Total 4 4¹ 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
    ¹See Waterford Tipperary East (Waterford)

    WATERFORD

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Waterford - - 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  • Waterford County
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Waterford Tipperary East
  • - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 1 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

    WEXFORD

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Wexford - 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
  • Wexford North
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Wexford South
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

    WICKLOW

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    Wicklow - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
  • Wicklow East
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Wicklow West
  • 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Total 2 -¹ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
    ¹See Kildare Wicklow (Kildare)

    UNIVERSITIES

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
  • Dublin University
  • 2 4 3
  • National University
  • 1 4 3
    Total 3 8 6

    TOTALS

    Revision:    1918    1921    1923    1935    1947    1959    1961    1969    1974    1980    1983    1990    1995    1998    2004    2007    2012
    Dáil: 1 2-3 4-8 9-12 13-16 * 17-18 19-20 21 22-24 25-26 27 28 29 30 31 32
    CONSTITUENCIES 73 28 30 34 40 39 38 42 42 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 40
    SEATS 75 128 153 138 147 144 144 144 148 166 166 166 166 166 166 166 158
    Single Seaters 71 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    2 Seaters 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    3 Seaters - 3 8 15 22 21 17 26 26 13 13 12 12 16 18 17 13
    4 Seaters - 16 4 8 9 9 12 14 10 13 13 15 15 12 13 15 16
    5 Seaters - 4 9 8 9 9 9 2 6 15 15 14 14 14 12 11 11
    6 Seaters - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    7 Seaters - 1 5 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    8 Seaters - 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    9 Seaters - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    *The 1959 revision - the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1959 - was found to be unconstitutional.
    The original Bill had proposed 142 members, but this was increased to the maximum possible
    of 144 during the Committee Stage in the Dáil, the extra seats being allocated to Dublin South East
    and Wexford. For an outline of the constitutional position see the Dáil debate on the Final Reading
    (19 November 1959).


     
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