Dublin Bay North is a
parliamentary constituency that has been represented in
Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the
Irish parliament or
Oireachtas
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, since the
2016 general election. The constituency elects five deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is
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 proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Dublin Bay North be created. The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.
The constituency was established by the
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.
It incorporated the entirety of
Dublin North-Central and most of
Dublin North-East; with the transfer of an area around the village of
Portmarnock from Dublin North-East into
Dublin Fingal.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the
Electoral Commission recommended that at the
next general election Dublin Bay North be altered by the transfer of territory from Dublin Fingal and the transfer of territory to
Dublin North-West.
The
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
TDs
Elections
2024 general election
2020 general election
2016 general election
The constituency was dubbed the "
group of death" by media because of the large number and high profile of candidates, the close contest, and the protracted nature of the count.
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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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References
External links
Oireachtas Constituency DashboardsOireachtas Members Database
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Dáil constituencies
Politics of Dublin (city)
Politics of Fingal
Parliamentary constituencies in County Dublin
2016 establishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 2016
Clontarf, Dublin
Howth
Raheny
Sutton, Dublin