Limerick County is a
parliamentary constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
that has been represented in
Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the
Irish
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parliament or
Oireachtas, since the
2016 general election. The constituency elects 3 deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of
proportional representation
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by means of the
single transferable vote
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(PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The
Constituency Commission
The Constituency Commission ( ga, An Coimisiún um Thoghlaigh) is an independent commission in Ireland which advises on redrawing of constituency boundaries of Dáil constituencies for the election of members to Dáil Éireann (the lower house ...
proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Limerick County be created from territory then in the constituencies of
Kerry North–West Limerick and
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
.
TDs
Elections
2020 general election
2016 general election
See also
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Elections in the Republic of Ireland
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Politics of the Republic of Ireland
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List of Dáil by-elections
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List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland
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References
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Dáil constituencies
Politics of County Limerick
2016 establishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 2016