Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown (Dáil constituency)


Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1947, for the 1948 general election to Dáil Éireann. It initially returned 3 TDs but under the Electoral Act 1961, it was increased to 4 from 1961 onwards. It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1974 with effect from the 1977 general election, and replaced by the new constituency of Dún Laoghaire.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the borough of Dún Laoghaire and the District Electoral Divisions of Sallynoggin Ballybrack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathfarnham, Rathmichael, Stillorgan and Whitechurch.

TDs

Elections

1973 general election

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1951 general election

1948 general election