Dublin County Mid
Dáil constituency (1977–1981)
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::summary Dáil constituency (1977–1981) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox constituency"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dublin County Mid |
| type | Dáil |
| year | 1977 |
| abolished | 1981 |
| map_entity | Ireland |
| map_size | 200px |
| seats | 3 |
| local_council_label | Local government area |
| local_council | County Dublin |
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| name = Dublin County Mid | type = Dáil | year = 1977 | abolished = 1981 | map4 = | map_entity = Ireland | map_size = 200px | seats = 3 | local_council_label = Local government area | local_council = County Dublin | previous = | next = Dublin County Mid was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1977 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History
The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 as part of the redistribution of constituencies which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael–Labour Party government. It drew its electorate from the existing Dublin County North and Dublin County South constituencies.
It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and divided between the constituencies of Dublin South, Dublin South-West and Dublin South-Central. It was only used for the 1977 general election to the 21st Dáil.
Boundaries
The constituency covered the Rathfarnham, Terenure and Tallaght areas of County Dublin, as well as Blessington and other areas of northern County Wicklow. In the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, the boundaries of Dublin County Mid are given as: ::quote In the administrative county of Dublin, the district electoral divisions of: ::
:Rathfarnham Number One, Rathfarnham Number Two, Tallaght Number One, Tallaght Number Two, Tallaght Number Three, Terenure Number Two, Terenure Number Three, Terenure Number Four, Whitechurch; and, in the administrative county of Wicklow, the district electoral divisions of: :Blessington, Burgage, Kilbride, Lackan, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 1; and the following wards in the county borough of Dublin: :Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham D, Rathfarnham South.}}
TDs
| maxTDs = 3 | constituency = Dublin County Mid | start = 1977 | end = 1981 | refs = | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | dailnum = 21 | byelections = 0 | refs = | name = Seán Walsh | party = Fianna Fáil | elections = 1 | name = Síle de Valera | party = Fianna Fáil | elections = 1 | name = Larry McMahon | party = Fine Gael | elections = 1 | dailnum = 22 | maxTDs = 3 | comment = Constituency abolished
1977 general election
|title = 1977 general election: Dublin County Mid
|numcounts = 6
|candidate = Seán Walsh
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 26.8
|count1 = 10,927
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|candidate = Larry McMahon
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 16.2
|count1 = 6,593
|count2 = 6,716
|count3 = 7,729
|count4 = 7,756
|count5 = 9,913
|count6 = 10,118
|candidate = Mervyn Taylor
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 15.8
|count1 = 6,430
|count2 = 7,684
|count3 = 7,975
|count4 = 8,012
|count5 = 8,487
|count6 = 8,727
|candidate = Síle de Valera
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.6
|count1 = 5,969
|count2 = 5,998
|count3 = 6,031
|count4 = 6,346
|count5 = 6,370
|count6 = 11,461
|candidate = Richard Conroy
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.9
|count1 = 5,252
|count2 = 5,274
|count3 = 5,297
|count4 = 5,554
|count5 = 5,633
|count6 =
|candidate = Stanley Laing
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 5.7
|count1 = 2,338
|count2 = 2,380
|count3 = 2,785
|count4 = 2,789
|count5 =
|count6 =
|candidate = Noel Murphy
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.2
|count1 = 1,701
|count2 = 1,786
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|candidate = Paul Mulhern
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.8
|count1 = 1,567
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 54,945
|valid =
|spoilt =
|quota = 10,195
|turnout = 40,777
References
References
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database.
- (1992). "Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92". Royal Irish Academy.
- "General election 1977: Dublin County Mid". ElectionsIreland.org.
- (February 1978). "21st Dáil 1977 general election results". Houses of the Oireachtas.
- ''[[The Irish Times]]'', 20 June 1977, p7–10
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