Dublin Bay South 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 four 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
It was established by the
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.
The constituency incorporates the entirety of the former
Dublin South-East constituency with the addition of territory from
Dublin South-Central, centred on
Terenure and
Harold's Cross. The constituency was named Dublin Bay South for "reasons of symmetry", with the new
Dublin Bay North constituency.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the
Electoral Commission recommended that at the
next general election Dublin Bay South be altered by the transfer of territory to Dublin South-Central.
The
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
Voting patterns
In 2021, Dublin Bay South was characterised as a "Fine Gael heartland" by some of the Irish national media, noting the area (as Dublin South-East) was once the seat of Fine Gael leaders
John A. Costello and
Garret FitzGerald and their historical performance in the area. However, it has also been the seat of party leaders
Ruairi Quinn and
Ivana Bacik of the
Labour Party,
Michael McDowell of the
Progressive Democrats, and
John Gormley and
Eamon Ryan of the
Green Party. Dublin Bay South has been called "one of the most liberal constituencies in the country"
as well as "one of the wealthiest". As Dublin South-East, the area had the highest vote against the introduction of the
Eighth Amendment in 1983, and in
the 2018 referendum it had the highest vote in favour of repealing it. It has been noted that between the Labour Party, the Green Party, the Social Democrats and
Democratic Left, centre-left parties have won at least 29% of the vote in every election in the area between 1981 and 2021.
The constituency has been marked by the consistently low-voter turnout, normally coming in at 54%; this can be partially attributed to the high rate of residential turnover in the areas of Rathmines and Ranelagh.
As of 2021, half of adults in the constituency have been described as
professional
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s, 57% of individuals have
third-level qualifications, and 44% live in privately rented apartments.
TDs
Elections
2024 general election
2021 by-election
A by-election took place on 8 July 2021, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of
Eoghan Murphy.
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
External links
Oireachtas Constituency DashboardsOireachtas Members Database
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Dáil constituencies
Parliamentary constituencies in County Dublin
Politics of Dublin (city)
2016 establishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 2016