The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 (No. 7) is a law of Ireland which revised

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in light of the 2011 census and a requirement to reduce the number of Dáil seats. The new constituencies took effect on the dissolution of the

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on 3 February 2016 and a general election for the

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on the revised constituencies took place on 26 February 2016. The membership of the Dáil had stood at 166 TDs since the 1981 general election. An amendment to electoral law in 2011 set the range of membership at between 153 and 160 TDs. In July 2011, the

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established an independent

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under the terms of the Electoral Act 1997. The commission was chaired by John Cooke, judge of the High Court, and delivered its report in June 2012. The Act implemented the recommendations of this report, replacing the Dáil constituencies defined in the

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, which had been in effect since the 2011 general election. The size of the Dáil was reduced to 158 TDs, a reduction of 8, arranged in 40 constituencies. This act was repealed by the

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, which took effect on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil and used at the 2020 general election, held on 8 February.

Overview of changes

Change in seats

This table, summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.

Constituencies abolished

New constituencies

Constituencies for the 32nd Dáil

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Electoral 2013 2013 in Irish law Acts of the Oireachtas of the 2010s Electoral Acts (Ireland) 2016 Irish general election