The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990 (No. 36) was a
law of Ireland which revised
Dáil constituencies
There are 39 multi-member electoral districts, known as Dáil constituencies, that elect 160 TDs (members of parliament), to Dáil Éireann, Ireland's lower house of the Oireachtas, or parliament, by means of the single transferable vote, ...
in light of the 1986 census. It took effect on the dissolution of the
26th Dáil on 5 November 1992 and a
general election for the
27th Dáil
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on the revised constituencies took place on 25 November 1992.
It adopted recommendations from an independent Commission chaired by
Liam Hamilton,
President of the High Court, which delivered its report on 31 July 1990.
It repealed the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983 (No. 36) was a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies. It took effect on the dissolution of the 24th Dáil on 21 January 1987 and a general election for the 25th Dáil on the revised constituencies ...
, which had defined constituencies since the
1987 general election.
It was repealed by the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, which created a new schedule of constituencies first used at the
1997 general election for the
28th Dáil
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held on 6 June 1997.
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Constituencies
Summary of changes
This list summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.
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Longford–Westmeath (4) and
Roscommon
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The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
(3) were replaced with
Westmeath
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(3) and
Longford–Roscommon (4)
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Dublin North
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was increased from 3 to 4 seats
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Dublin Central was reduced from 5 to 4 seats
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Dublin South-West was increased from 4 to 5 seats
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Dublin South-Central was reduced from 5 to 4 seats
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Dublin West was reduced from 5 to 4 seats
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Wicklow
Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ...
was increased from 4 to 5 seats
References
{{Constituency Law Ireland
Electoral 1990
1990 in Irish law
Acts of the Oireachtas of the 1990s