Meath East is a

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represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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. The constituency elects four deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of

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by means of the

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(PR-STV).

History and boundaries

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 when the previous 5-seat

Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West. It was first used at the 2007 general election to the

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. It spans the eastern portions of

County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

. It includes

Nobber Nobber (Irish language, Irish: ''an Obair'', "the work") is a village in north County Meath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the Navan–Kingscourt road (R162 road, R162), about north of Navan. This places the village about from the M5 ...

, Slane,

Dunboyne Dunboyne () is a town in County Meath, Ireland, north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitan ...

, Kells and Ashbourne, the constituency's biggest town. The

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defines the constituency as:

TDs

Elections

2024 general election

2020 general election

2016 general election

2013 by-election

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TD Shane McEntee died on 21 December 2012. A

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was held to fill the vacancy on 27 March 2013. The seat was won by his daughter Helen McEntee.

2011 general election

2007 general election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meath East (Dail constituency) Dáil constituencies Politics of County Meath 2007 establishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 2007