Dublin North was a

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represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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, from 1981 to 2016, representing an area in the north of

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(later

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). A previous constituency of the same existed in Dublin City from 1923 to 1937. The method of election was

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by means of the

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(PR-STV).

Boundaries

1923–1937

Dublin North was created under the

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as an eight-seat borough constituency on the northside of

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city from territory that had been part of the Dublin Mid and Dublin North-West constituencies. It was defined by borough electoral areas, each of which contained one or more wards: Dublin No. 1 rran Quay Dublin No. 2 lontarf East, Clontarf West, Drumcondra and Glasnevin Dublin No. 4 nns' Quay and Rotunda Dublin No. 6 ountjoyand Dublin No. 8 orth City and North Dock It was abolished with effect at the 1937 general election, when it was replaced by the constituencies of Dublin North-East (3 seats) and Dublin North-West (5 seats).

1981–2016

A constituency of the same name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and was first used at the 1981 general election. It was in the northern area of

(later

), and included the towns of Balbriggan and

Malahide Malahide ( ; ) is an affluent coastal settlement in Fingal, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated north of Dublin city. It has a village centre surrounded by suburban housing estates, with a population of 18,608 as per the 2022 ...

, Lusk, Rush,

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and Skerries. It was superseded by Dublin Fingal at the 2016 general election.

TDs

TDs 1923–1937

TDs 1981–2016

''Note that the boundaries of Dublin North from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1923–1937 boundaries. See §Boundaries''

Elections

2011 general election

2007 general election

2002 general election

1998 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Ray Burke, a by-election was held on 11 March 1998. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Seán Ryan.

1997 general election

1992 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1933 general election

1932 general election

1929 by-election

Following the election of Independent TD Alfie Byrne to

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, a by-election was held on 14 March 1929. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas F. O'Higgins.

1928 by-election

Following the disqualification of Irish Worker League TD James Larkin due to bankruptcy, a by-election was held on 3 April 1928. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Vincent Rice.

September 1927 general election

June 1927 general election

1925 by-election

Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Francis Cahill and Seán McGarry, a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925. The first seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Patrick Leonard, and the second by the Republican candidate Oscar Traynor.

1923 general election

References

External links

Oireachtas Members Database
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