Offaly (Dáil constituency)

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title: "Offaly (Dáil constituency)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dáil-constituencies", "dáil-constituencies-in-the-republic-of-ireland-(historic)", "historic-constituencies-in-county-offaly", "2016-establishments-in-ireland", "constituencies-established-in-2016", "2020-disestablishments-in-ireland", "constituencies-disestablished-in-2020", "constituencies-established-in-2024", "2024-establishments-in-ireland"] description: "Dáil constituency (2016–2020, 2024–present)" topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offaly_(Dáil_constituency)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Dáil constituency (2016–2020, 2024–present) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox constituency"]

Field	Value
name	Offaly
type	Dáil
year	2024
towns
image	Offaly (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg
caption	Location of Offaly within Ireland
image2
caption2	Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the 2024 general election
members_label	TDs
members	{{ubl
	border
	border
	border
seats	3
local_council_label	Local government area
local_council	County Offaly
previous	Laois–Offaly
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| name = Offaly | type = Dáil | year = 2024 | towns = | image = Offaly (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg | caption = Location of Offaly within Ireland | image2 = | caption2 = Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the 2024 general election | members_label = TDs | members = {{ubl| | | Tony McCormack (FF) | Carol Nolan (Ind) | seats = 3 | local_council_label = Local government area | local_council = County Offaly | previous = Laois–Offaly | name = Offaly | type = Dáil | year = 2016 | abolished = 2020 | map4 = | map_entity = | map_size = 200px | seats = 3 | local_council_label = Local government areas | local_council = | previous = | next = Offaly is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Offaly be created. The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013. The constituency incorporated all of County Offaly from the previous Laois–Offaly constituency, and additionally twenty-four electoral divisions from Tipperary North.

It was abolished at the 2020 general election, along with the Laois constituency. They were replaced by a re-created Laois–Offaly constituency, with the transfer of the electoral division of Portarlington North to Kildare South.

In 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the establishment of a three-seat constituency of Offaly, comprising the entire county of Offaly.

For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as: ::quote "The county of Offaly." ::

TDs

|constituency = Offaly |maxTDs = 3 |start = 2016 |end = 2020 |refs = |Fianna Fáil |Fine Gael |Sinn Féin |dailnum = 32 |refs = |name = Carol Nolan |elections = 1 |party = Sinn Féin |name = Barry Cowen |elections = 1 |party = Fianna Fáil |name = Marcella Corcoran Kennedy |elections = 1 |party = Fine Gael |dailnum = 33 |seats = 3 |elections = 1 |comment = Constituency abolished. See Laois–Offaly and Tipperary. |dailnum = 34 |refs = |name = Carol Nolan |elections = 1 |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |name = Tony McCormack |elections = 1 |party = Fianna Fáil |name = John Clendennen |elections = 1 |party = Fine Gael

Elections

2024 general election

|title = 2024 general election: Offaly |numcounts = 7 |candidate = Carol Nolan |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 22.2 |count1 = 8,282 |count2 = 8,383 |count3 = 8,750 |count4 = 9,147 |count5 = 9,594 |count6 =
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|candidate = John Clendennen |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 17.6 |count1 = 6,580 |count2 = 6,599 |count3 = 6,955 |count4 = 7,099 |count5 = 7,620 |count6 = 8,550 |count7 = 8,617 |candidate = Tony McCormack |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 17.0 |count1 = 6,349 |count2 = 6,358 |count3 = 6,567 |count4 = 6,619 |count5 = 7,929 |count6 = 9,039 |count7 = 9,151 |candidate = Aoife Masterson |party = Sinn Féin |percentage = 16.6 |count1 = 6,211 |count2 = 6,264 |count3 = 6,857 |count4 = 7,235 |count5 = 7,536 |count6 = 8,433 |count7 = 8,501 |candidate = Eddie Fitzpatrick |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 7.9 |count1 = 2,961 |count2 = 2,982 |count3 = 3,150 |count4 = 3,550 |count5 = 4,113 |count6 =
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|candidate = Claire Murray |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 6.9 |count1 = 2,564 |count2 = 2,576 |count3 = 2,758 |count4 = 3,422 |count5 =
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|candidate = Fergus McDonnell |party = Independent Ireland |percentage = 5.5 |count1 = 2,074 |count2 = 2,116 |count3 = 2,194 |count4 =
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|candidate = Pippa Hackett |party = Green Party (Ireland) |percentage = 2.5 |count1 = 925 |count2 = 934 |count3 =
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|candidate = Keishia Taylor |party = People Before Profit–Solidarity |percentage = 1.5 |count1 = 576 |count2 = 590 |count3 =
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|candidate = Mike Boylan |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 1.5 |count1 = 546 |count2 = 560 |count3 =
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|candidate = Maureen Ward |party = Aontú |percentage = 0.8 |count1 = 317 |count2 =
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|numcounts = 7 |electorate = 62,931 |valid = 37,385 |spoilt = 249 |quota = 9,347 |turnout = 59.8%

2016 general election

|title = 2016 general election: Offaly |numcounts = 7 |candidate = Barry Cowen |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 28.1 |count1 = 12,366 |count2 =
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|candidate = Marcella Corcoran Kennedy |party = Fine Gael |percentage = 15.5 |count1 = 6,838 |count2 = 6,919 |count3 = 7,270 |count4 = 7,798 |count5 = 9,484 |count6 = 11,313 |count7 =
|candidate = Joe Hannigan |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 11.8 |count1 = 5,188 |count2 = 5,226 |count3 = 5,536 |count4 = 5,816 |count5 =
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|candidate = Carol Nolan |party = Sinn Féin |percentage = 10.9 |count1 = 4,804 |count2 = 4,882 |count3 = 5,459 |count4 = 6,295 |count5 = 7,195 |count6 = 8,785 |count7 = 8,890 |candidate = John Leahy |party = Renua |percentage = 10.4 |count1 = 4,596 |count2 = 4,759 |count3 = 5,319 |count4 = 5,833 |count5 = 6,588 |count6 =
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|candidate = John Foley |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 9.5 |count1 = 4,200 |count2 = 4,241 |count3 = 4,536 |count4 =
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|candidate = Eddie Fitzpatrick |party = Fianna Fáil |percentage = 7.7 |count1 = 3,394 |count2 = 4,297 |count3 = 4,578 |count4 = 6,147 |count5 = 7,141 |count6 = 8,521 |count7 = 8,720 |candidate = Ken Smollen |party = Irish Democratic Party |percentage = 2.2 |count1 = 971 |count2 = 999 |count3 =
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|candidate = Teresa Ryan Feehan |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 1.4 |count1 = 603 |count2 = 616 |count3 =
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|candidate = Kate Bopp |party = Independent politician (Ireland) |percentage = 1.2 |count1 = 549 |count2 = 554 |count3 =
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|candidate = Christopher Fettes |party = Green Party (Ireland) |percentage = 1.2 |count1 = 525 |count2 = 532 |count3 =
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|numcounts = 7 |electorate = 65,636 |valid = 44,034 |spoilt = 411 |quota = 11,009 |turnout = 67.7%

References

References

1. (21 June 2012). "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Waterford – Tipperary – Laois – Offaly – Kildare area". [[Constituency Commission]].
2. (21 June 2012). "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation". [[Constituency Commission]].
3. (2013). "[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]]".
4. (2017). "[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017]]".
5. (30 August 2023). "Offaly to stand alone as three-seat constituency". Offaly Independent.
6. {{cite Irish legislation. (2023). (19 December 2023)
7. "General election 2016: Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org.
8. "General election 2024: Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org.
9. (December 2024). "General Election 2024 Results – Offaly". [[RTÉ News]].
10. "Offaly Results 2016".
11. "Offaly Results 2016". RTÉ.

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