Meath was a
parliamentary constituency
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represented in
Dáil Éireann
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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or
Oireachtas
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*The President of Ireland
*The two houses of the Oireachtas ( ga, Tithe an Oireachtais):
** Dáil Éireann ...
from 1923 to 1937 and from 1948 to 2007. The method of election was
proportional representation
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by means of the
single transferable vote
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(PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was first created under the
Electoral Act 1923 for the
1923 general election, electing 3 deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). It was abolished in 1937. It was recreated under the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 (No. 31) was a law in Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies. The new constituencies were first used for the 13th Dáil, elected at the 1948 general election on 4 February 1948.
This Act repealed the El ...
for the
1948 general election, again electing 3 deputies. It gained a fourth seat in 1977 and a fifth seat in 1981.
It was abolished for the
2007 general election, being divided into the two new 3-seat constituencies of
Meath East Meath may refer to:
General
*County Meath, Republic of Ireland
** Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
**Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
**Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cathol ...
and
Meath West.
The constituency spanned the entire area of
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the ...
in
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...
, taking in
Navan,
Trim
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Cutting
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Decoration
* Trim (sewing), ...
and
Ashbourne. It also included small parts of
County Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the count ...
.
TDs
TDs 1923–1937
TDs 1948–2007
Elections
2005 by-election
2002 general election
1997 general election
1992 general election
1989 general election
1987 general election
November 1982 general election
February 1982 general election
1981 general election
1977 general election
1973 general election
1969 general election
1965 general election
1961 general election
1959 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD
James Griffin, a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Henry Johnston.
1957 general election
1954 general election
1951 general election
1948 general election
1933 general election
1932 general election
September 1927 general election
June 1927 general election
1923 general election
See also
*
Dáil constituencies
*
Politics of the Republic of Ireland
*
Historic Dáil constituencies
*
Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
External links
Oireachtas Members Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meath (Dail constituency)
Historic constituencies in County Meath
Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
1923 establishments in Ireland
1937 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1923
Constituencies disestablished in 1937
1948 establishments in Ireland
2007 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1948
Constituencies disestablished in 2007