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| {{for|the 1918-1922 constituency|Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)}} | {{for|the 1918-1922 constituency|Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)}} | ||
| '''Dublin Clontarf''' was a ] in ], which from 1977 to 1981 was represented in ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ]. Covering the ], ], ] and ] areas of North ], it elected three deputies (], commonly known in English as TDs) to the ], using the ] method of ] (PR-STV). | |||
| '''Clontarf''', a division of Dublin, was a former ] constituency. It existed in two periods. | |||
| == History == | |||
| ==1918-1921 constituency== | |||
| {{main|Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)}} | {{main|Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)}} | ||
| A ] existed from 1918 to 1922, for elections of the ], but the ] elected chose not to take his seat at Westminster, and joined the revolutionary ]. | |||
| It returned one ] or MP (altered in 1919 to ] or TD) in 1918 to serve in the ]'s ]. It assembled on ] ] and last met on ] ]. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembly of the ]. This took place on ] ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Boundaries == | ||
| ==1977-1981 constituency== | |||
| It returned three ] to the 21st Dáil. | |||
| ⚫ | The Dáil constituency was created by the ], and used at the ]. It consisted of the following wards in the county borough of Dublin: | ||
| ⚫ | ==Boundaries |
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| Prior to the ] the city of ] was divided into four single-member UK Parliament constituencies. They were the ], ], ] and ] constituencies. | |||
| ⚫ | :Baldoyle, Beann Éadair A, Beann Éadair B, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Coolock A, Coolock B, Coolock C, Coolock D, Raheny A, Raheny B.<ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (revised constituencies) |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1935/en/act/pub/0005/gen_1.html |work=Irish Statute Book database |accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref> | ||
| In 1918 the city was allocated seven single-member seats. The United Kingdom intended them to elect members of the ] but ] decided to use the election to return members of a new revolutionary assembly. The seven borough constituencies were '''Clontarf''', ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| ⚫ | == TDs == | ||
| The ''']''' area was to the north of the city. | |||
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| In 1921 Sinn Féin decided to use the UK authorised elections for the ] and the ] as a poll for the Irish Republic's ]. A new pattern of multi-member constituencies replaced the old single-member seats. The city of Dublin was divided into three four-member seats; ], ] and ]. | |||
| !Election!!colspan="2"|1st Deputy<br />(Party)!!colspan="2"|2nd Deputy<br />(Party)!!colspan="2"|3rd Deputy<br />(Party) | |||
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| This division seems to have been incorporated in the Dublin North-West seat, as the TD was re-elected there. | |||
| | ] <br />(])<ref name="walker">{{cite book |title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92 |editor=Walker, Brian M |year= |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |location=Dublin |year=1992 |isbn=0 901714 96 8 |issn=0332-0286 }}</ref> | |||
| | style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" | | |||
| ⚫ | The |
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| ⚫ | |]<br />(]) | ||
| | style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" | | |||
| ⚫ | Baldoyle, Beann Éadair A, Beann Éadair B, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Coolock A, Coolock B, Coolock C, Coolock D, Raheny A, Raheny B. | ||
| ⚫ | | ]<br />(]) | ||
| | style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" | | |||
| ==Politics== | |||
| ⚫ | |]<br />(]) | ||
| '''Clontarf''' (1918-1921) was a strongly republican area. In its only election Sinn Féin defeated the ] candidate by almost 2 to 1. | |||
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| | ] | |||
| The 1977-1981 incarnation elected two ] and one ] TDs. | |||
| | colspan="6" | ''constituency abolished'' | |||
| |} | |||
| ==Electoral system== | |||
| The 1918 election in this constituency took place using the ] electoral system. | |||
| The 1977 election used the ] system of ]. | |||
| ⚫ | == |
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| * Elected ] ], result announced ] ] | |||
| ** General ] (]) | |||
| * Elected ] ] | |||
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| ==Election== | |||
| *'''1918 (])''' general election | |||
| * 14,588 electors, 9,202 voted, turnout 63.08% | |||
| * Richard James Mulcahy (SF) 5,974 (64.92%) | |||
| * Sir Patrick Shortall (IPP) 3,228 (35.08%) | |||
| * majority 2,746 (29.84%) | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| *''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922'', edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978) | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 | * | ||
| * http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 12 February 2009
For the 1918-1922 constituency, see Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency).Dublin Clontarf was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1977 to 1981 was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering the Clontarf, Baldoyle, Coolock and Raheny areas of North Dublin, it elected three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the 21st Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History
Main article: Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)A similarly named constituency existed from 1918 to 1922, for elections of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, but the Member of Parliament elected chose not to take his seat at Westminster, and joined the revolutionary First Dáil.
Boundaries
The Dáil constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, and used at the 1977 general election. It consisted of the following wards in the county borough of Dublin:
- Baldoyle, Beann Éadair A, Beann Éadair B, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Coolock A, Coolock B, Coolock C, Coolock D, Raheny A, Raheny B.
TDs
| Election | 1st Deputy (Party) |
2nd Deputy (Party) |
3rd Deputy (Party) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Dáil (1977) |
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | George Colley (Fianna Fáil) |
style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Michael Joe Cosgrave (Fine Gael) |
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Michael Woods (Fianna Fáil) |
| 1981 | constituency abolished | |||||
References
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.
External links
See also
- Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency)
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- Dáil Éireann (1919-1922)
- Members of the 1st Dáil