Louth (Dáil constituency)


Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies. The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election. It was a 3-seat constituency from 1923 until 1977, when it was increased to 4 seats. The boundaries were last amended in October 2007 to include an area of County Meath known as East Meath adjacent to the town of Drogheda.
The Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 outlined "by extending the constituency southwards from, and in the environs of, Drogheda and taking in electoral divisions which have extensive linkages with the town. This will allow the inclusion of the town of Drogheda and hinterland areas in a single constituency."
The constituency spans the entire area of County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, and East Meath, taking in Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington and Ardee.
At the 2011 general election the number of seats was increased to 5.
The Electoral Act 2013 defines the constituency as:

TDs

Electoral Division

Louth population as per Electoral Divisions, for Louth Dáil constituency. This population count relates to the number of people within the Louth county boundary, along with the electoral divisions of Julianstown, and St. Mary's in the county of Meath, as per the Electoral Act 2013.
Electoral DivisionPopulation – 2006Population – 2011Population – 2016
Louth128600143272150481
Dundalk, Co. Louth517585676159557
Dundalk Town, Co. Louth290373114932288
004 Dundalk Urban No. 1, Co. Louth219021482169
005 Dundalk Urban No. 2, Co. Louth121111691140
006 Dundalk Urban No. 3, Co. Louth140014491710
007 Dundalk Urban No. 4, Co. Louth618360395970
023 Castletown, Co. Louth251826372685
027 Dundalk Rural, Co. Louth154401762018514
030 Haggardstown, Co. Louth9587100
Dundalk rural area, Co. Louth227212561227269
019 Ballymascanlan, Co. Louth201622132206
020 Barronstown, Co. Louth647744746
021 Carlingford, Co. Louth138418012201
022 Castlering, Co. Louth93510121034
023 Castletown, Co. Louth142115731622
024 Creggan Upper, Co. Louth684787852
025 Darver, Co. Louth562568678
026 Drummullagh, Co. Louth112012571350
027 Dundalk Rural, Co. Louth535540686
028 Faughart, Co. Louth905991958
029 Greenore, Co. Louth97911691201
030 Haggardstown, Co. Louth576963036819
031 Jenkinstown, Co. Louth94811731277
032 Killanny, Co. Louth683799825
033 Louth, Co. Louth130815051575
034 Mansfieldstown, Co. Louth640807855
035 Rathcor, Co. Louth120313521374
036 Ravensdale, Co. Louth98210181010
Drogheda, Co. Louth & Co. Meath463064895151577
001 Fair Gate, Co. Louth9783980610317
002 St. Laurence Gate, Co. Louth380140044075
003 West Gate, Co. Louth589960426284
041 St. Peter's, Co. Louth346021612099
047 St. Mary's, Co. Louth603065636696
045 Julianstown, Co. Meath8289960610139
047 St. Mary's, Co. Meath90441076911967
Ardee No. 1 rural area, Co. Louth179762026220924
008 Ardee Rural, Co. Louth262628752952
009 Ardee Urban, Co. Louth430145544917
010 Castlebellingham, Co. Louth137116171688
011 Clonkeen, Co. Louth545648675
012 Collon, Co. Louth138017701859
013 Dromin, Co. Louth535610629
014 Dromiskin, Co. Louth193521872226
015 Drumcar, Co. Louth138515261451
016 Dunleer, Co. Louth234027962868
017 Stabannan, Co. Louth590620619
018 Tallanstown, Co. Louth96810591040
Louth rural area, Co. Louth125601729818423
037 Clogher, Co. Louth249430313237
038 Dysart, Co. Louth777918925
039 Monasterboice, Co. Louth116413421365
040 Mullary, Co. Louth152817231754
041 St. Peter's, Co. Louth402269907605
042 Termonfeckin, Co. Louth257532943537

Elections

2020 general election

2016 general election

2011 general election

2007 general election

2002 general election

1997 general election

1992 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1977 general election

1973 general election

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1954 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Coburn, a by-election was held on 3 March 1954. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Coburn, son of the deceased TD.

1951 general election

1948 general election

1944 general election

1943 general election

1938 general election

1937 general election

1933 general election

1932 general election

September 1927 general election

June 1927 general election

1923 general election