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Dublin South Central is a parliamentary constituency in Ireland which is represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the heart of the capital city of Dublin. The constituency has an electorate of 86,710 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
The district comprises Harold's Cross west, Drimnagh, Walkinstown, Crumlin, Inchicore , Ballyfermot, Kimmage and Terenure west.
Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which took effect at 2007 general election, the constituency boundary was extended to the north side of the River Liffey, taking in Islandbridge.[1]
[edit] Summary of seats won 1981–2007
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.
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2007 general election
| 2007 General Election: Dublin South Central[7] |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Ardagh |
8,286 |
17.4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael Mulcahy |
7,439 |
15.7 |
2 |
3 |
|
Labour Party |
Mary Upton |
5,987 |
12.6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh |
4,825 |
10.2 |
4 |
10 |
|
Fine Gael |
Catherine Byrne |
4,713 |
9.9 |
5 |
10 |
|
Labour Party |
Eric Byrne |
4,054 |
8.5 |
|
|
|
Green Party |
Tony McDermott |
2,756 |
5.8 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Joan Collins |
2,203 |
4.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Anne Marie Martin |
2,125 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
People Before Profit |
Bríd Smith |
2,086 |
4.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Roisín Healy |
1,613 |
3.4 |
|
|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Frank McNamara |
474 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Ben Doyle |
438 |
0.9 |
|
|
|
Workers' Party |
Andrew McGuinness |
256 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
Christian Solidarity |
Michael Redmond |
155 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Con Gunning |
121 |
0.3 |
|
|
| Electorate: 86,710 Valid: 37,339 Spoilt: 319 Quota: 7,922 Turnout: 61.39% |
[edit] 2002 general election
| 2002 General Election: Dublin South Central[6] |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fine Gael |
Gay Mitchell |
5,444 |
12.37 |
1 |
9 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh |
5,591 |
12.70 |
2 |
9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Ardagh |
6,031 |
13.70 |
3 |
9 |
|
Labour Party |
Mary Upton |
4,520 |
10.27 |
4 |
9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael Mulcahy |
4,990 |
11.34 |
5 |
9 |
|
Labour Party |
Eric Byrne |
4,159 |
9.45 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Marian McGennis |
4,085 |
9.28 |
|
|
|
Green Party |
Kristina McElroy |
2,299 |
5.22 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Catherine Byrne |
2,012 |
4.57 |
|
|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bob Quinn |
1,377 |
3.13 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Vincent Ballyfermot Jackson |
1,142 |
2.59 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Áine Ní Chonaill |
926 |
2.10 |
|
|
|
Workers' Party |
Linda Kavanagh |
553 |
1.26 |
|
|
|
Socialist Workers |
Bríd Smith |
617 |
1.40 |
|
|
|
Workers' Party |
Shay Kelly |
270 |
0.61 |
|
|
| Electorate: 86,161 Valid: 44,016 Spoilt: 752 Quota: 7,337 Turnout: 51.96% |
[edit] 1999 by-election
The Dublin South Central by-election 1999 was caused by the death on 22 February 1999 of the 54-year Labour Party TD Pat Upton, who had won the seat on his second attempt at the 1992 general election and held it at the 1997 general election.
Polling for the by-election was held on 27 October 1999, when turnout was only 27.9%, down from 60% at the 1997 general election.[4] The seat was narrowly won by the Labour candidate Mary Upton, sister of the deceased TD.
[edit] 1977 general election
Electorate=37934, Valid votes =25528, spoiled votes=245, quota=5883 [8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2005: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2005/en/act/pub/0016/sched.html#sched. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8.
- ^ "General election 1992, Dublin South Central". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992&cons=103. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ a b "General election 1997, Dublin South Central". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997&cons=103. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ a b "Dublin South Central by-election, 1999". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997B&cons=103&ref=119. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ a b "General election 2002, Dublin South Central". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2002&cons=103. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ a b "General election 2007, Dublin South Central". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007&cons=103. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10
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