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Meath West (Dáil constituency)

April 10, 2024

Meath West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Meath West
Dáil constituency
Location of Meath West within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats3
TDs
  •   Damien English (FG)
  •   Johnny Guirke (SF)
  •   Peadar Tóibín (Aon)
Local government areas
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

History and boundaries edit

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 when the previous 5-seat Meath constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West.[1] It was first used at the 2007 general election to the 30th Dáil. The town of Kells was moved to Meath East at the 2011 general election.

It spans the western portions of County Meath, including the towns of Trim and Navan, along with the north-eastern part of County Westmeath.[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[3]

"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East, and the county of Westmeath, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Meath West remain a three-seat constituency with the transfer of the part in County Westmeath to Longford–Westmeath.[4]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[5]

"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East."
Changes to the Meath West constituency 2007–present
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
2007–2011 3 County Meath, except that part in the constituency of Meath East,

and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[1]

 Created from Meath and Westmeath[6]
2011–2020 3 County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East,

and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[7][8]
Transfer to Meath East of[9][10]
Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the former Rural District of Kells.
2020– 3 County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East,

and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[3]

TDs edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath West 2007–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007[11] Johnny Brady
(FF) 		Noel Dempsey
(FF) 		Damien English
(FG)
31st 2011[12] Peadar Tóibín[a]
(SF) 		Ray Butler
(FG)
32nd 2016[13] Shane Cassells
(FF)
33rd 2020[14] Peadar Tóibín
(Aon) 		Johnny Guirke
(SF)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

  1. ^ Left Sinn Féin 15 November 2018; formed Aontú 28 January 2019.

Elections edit

2020 general election edit

2020 general election: Meath West[14][15][16][17][18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke 30.5 12,652          
Aontú Peadar Tóibín 17.6 7,322 8,249 8,616 9,075 9,714 11,410
Fine Gael Damien English 13.2 5,499 5,604 6,513 6,802 8,699 9,558
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 16.2 6,742 6,926 7,117 7,311 7,644 8,224
Social Democrats Ronan Moore 5.7 2,376 2,931 3,045 4,141 4,569  
Fine Gael Noel French 7.1 2,952 3,006 3,361 3,534    
Green Séamus McMenamin 4.7 1,935 2,224 2,380      
Fine Gael Sarah Reilly 4.4 1,817 1,897        
Renua John Malone 0.5 209 290        
Electorate: 67,982   Valid: 41,504   Spoilt: 320   Quota: 10,377   Turnout: 61.5%  

2016 general election edit

2016 general election: Meath West[19][20][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 27.4 10,585          
Sinn Féin Peadar Tóibín 24.5 9,442 9,713        
Fine Gael Damien English 21.0 8,123 8,333 8,376 8,785 8,880 10,371
Fine Gael Ray Butler 11.5 4,432 4,519 4,552 4,853 4,904 5,841
Independent Trevor Golden 4.5 1,718 1,844 1,984 2,137 2,616  
Green Séamus McMenamin 3.7 1,421 1,519 1,587 1,807 2,178  
Direct Democracy Alan Lawes 3.3 1,279 1,310 1,380 1,440    
Labour Tracy McElhinney 3.0 1,166 1,229 1,241      
Independent John Malone 1.1 439 486        
Electorate: 64,600   Valid: 38,605   Spoilt: 315   Quota: 9,652   Turnout: 38,920 (60.25%)  

2011 general election edit

2011 general election: Meath West[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Damien English 23.1 9,290 9,609 10,122    
Sinn Féin Peadar Tóibín 17.4 6,989 7,421 7,711 8,155 9,112
Fine Gael Ray Butler 13.1 5,262 5,414 5,574 7,879 8,926
Labour Jenny McHugh 13.5 5,432 5,852 6,040 6,794 7,798
Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady 9.4 3,789 3,874 6,065 6,437  
Fine Gael Catherine Yore 9.7 3,898 4,072 4,208    
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 8.7 3,496 3,631      
Green Fiona Irwin 1.2 479        
Independent Stephen Ball 1.2 475        
Independent Dáithí Stephens 1.0 387        
Independent Ronan Carolan 0.6 258        
Christian Solidarity Manus MacMeanmain 0.6 234        
Workers' Party Séamus McDonagh 0.5 189        
Electorate: 62,776   Valid: 40,178   Spoilt: 413 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,045   Turnout: 40,591 (64.7%)  

2007 general election edit

2007 general election: Meath West[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 29.7 12,006            
Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady 21.9 8,868 10,178          
Fine Gael Damien English 17.9 7,227 7,427 7,566 7,856 8,527 9,548 12,934
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 11.3 4,567 4,697 4,803 5,024 5,187 5,588 6,015
Fine Gael Peter Higgins 8.0 3,234 3,335 3,424 3,534 3,960 4,379  
Labour Brian Collins 4.0 1,634 1,663 1,734 2,097 2,181    
Fine Gael Graham Geraghty 3.2 1,284 1,326 1,360 1,420      
Green Brian Flanagan 2.5 1,011 1,047 1,194        
Independent Phil Cantwell 1.3 506 544          
Fathers Rights Paul Coleman 0.3 127 130          
Electorate: 56,267   Valid: 40,464   Spoilt: 388 (0.9%)   Quota: 10,117   Turnout: 40,852 (72.6%)  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Dáil Constituency Map Meath East and Meath West 2018" (PDF). Government of Ireland. 18 July 2018. (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 64, 132. (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004" (PDF). Constituency Commission. pp. 26–27. (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  8. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. p. 64. (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 15. (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b "General election 2007: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  12. ^ a b "General election 2011: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  13. ^ a b "General election 2016: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  14. ^ a b "General election 2020: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Meath West". RTÉ News. from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Meath West: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  17. ^ Walsh, Louise (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Election 2020: Meath West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Meath West Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Irelandelection.com. from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  20. ^ . RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

April 10, 2024
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Meath West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dail Eireann the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas The constituency elects 3 deputies Teachtai Dala commonly known as TDs on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote PR STV Meath WestDail constituencyLocation of Meath West within IrelandMajor settlementsAthboyEnfieldNavanTrimCurrent constituencyCreated2007Seats3TDs Damien English FG Johnny Guirke SF Peadar Toibin Aon Local government areasCounty MeathCounty WestmeathEP constituencyMidlands North West Contents 1 History and boundaries 2 TDs 3 Elections 3 1 2020 general election 3 2 2016 general election 3 3 2011 general election 3 4 2007 general election 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory and boundaries editThe constituency was created under the Electoral Amendment Act 2005 when the previous 5 seat Meath constituency was divided into two 3 seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West 1 It was first used at the 2007 general election to the 30th Dail The town of Kells was moved to Meath East at the 2011 general election It spans the western portions of County Meath including the towns of Trim and Navan along with the north eastern part of County Westmeath 2 The Electoral Amendment Dail Constituencies Act 2017 defines the constituency as 3 The county of Meath except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cavan Monaghan Louth and Meath East and the county of Westmeath except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Longford Westmeath The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Meath West remain a three seat constituency with the transfer of the part in County Westmeath to Longford Westmeath 4 For the next general election the Electoral Amendment Act 2023 defines the constituency as 5 The county of Meath except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East Changes to the Meath West constituency 2007 present Years TDs Boundaries Notes2007 2011 3 County Meath except that part in the constituency of Meath East and County Westmeath except that part in the constituency of Longford Westmeath 1 Created from Meath and Westmeath 6 2011 2020 3 County Meath except the parts in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East and County Westmeath except that part in the constituency of Longford Westmeath 7 8 Transfer to Meath East of 9 10 Ceanannas Mor Urban and of Ceanannas Mor Rural Maperath and Staholmog in the former Rural District of Kells 2020 3 County Meath except the parts in the constituencies of Cavan Monaghan Louth and Meath East and County Westmeath except that part in the constituency of Longford Westmeath 3 TDs editTeachtai Dala TDs for Meath West 2007 Key to parties Aon Aontu FF Fianna Fail FG Fine Gael SF Sinn FeinDail Election Deputy Party Deputy Party Deputy Party 30th 2007 11 Johnny Brady FF Noel Dempsey FF Damien English FG 31st 2011 12 Peadar Toibin a SF Ray Butler FG 32nd 2016 13 Shane Cassells FF 33rd 2020 14 Peadar Toibin Aon Johnny Guirke SF Note The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes and no significance should be attached to the order of columns For details of the order in which seats were won at each election see the detailed results of that election Left Sinn Fein 15 November 2018 formed Aontu 28 January 2019 Elections edit2020 general election edit 2020 general election Meath West 14 15 16 17 18 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Sinn Fein Johnny Guirke 30 5 12 652 Aontu Peadar Toibin 17 6 7 322 8 249 8 616 9 075 9 714 11 410Fine Gael Damien English 13 2 5 499 5 604 6 513 6 802 8 699 9 558Fianna Fail Shane Cassells 16 2 6 742 6 926 7 117 7 311 7 644 8 224Social Democrats Ronan Moore 5 7 2 376 2 931 3 045 4 141 4 569 Fine Gael Noel French 7 1 2 952 3 006 3 361 3 534 Green Seamus McMenamin 4 7 1 935 2 224 2 380 Fine Gael Sarah Reilly 4 4 1 817 1 897 Renua John Malone 0 5 209 290 Electorate 67 982 Valid 41 504 Spoilt 320 Quota 10 377 Turnout 61 5 2016 general election edit 2016 general election Meath West 19 20 13 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Fianna Fail Shane Cassells 27 4 10 585 Sinn Fein Peadar Toibin 24 5 9 442 9 713 Fine Gael Damien English 21 0 8 123 8 333 8 376 8 785 8 880 10 371Fine Gael Ray Butler 11 5 4 432 4 519 4 552 4 853 4 904 5 841Independent Trevor Golden 4 5 1 718 1 844 1 984 2 137 2 616 Green Seamus McMenamin 3 7 1 421 1 519 1 587 1 807 2 178 Direct Democracy Alan Lawes 3 3 1 279 1 310 1 380 1 440 Labour Tracy McElhinney 3 0 1 166 1 229 1 241 Independent John Malone 1 1 439 486 Electorate 64 600 Valid 38 605 Spoilt 315 Quota 9 652 Turnout 38 920 60 25 2011 general election edit 2011 general election Meath West 12 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5Fine Gael Damien English 23 1 9 290 9 609 10 122 Sinn Fein Peadar Toibin 17 4 6 989 7 421 7 711 8 155 9 112Fine Gael Ray Butler 13 1 5 262 5 414 5 574 7 879 8 926Labour Jenny McHugh 13 5 5 432 5 852 6 040 6 794 7 798Fianna Fail Johnny Brady 9 4 3 789 3 874 6 065 6 437 Fine Gael Catherine Yore 9 7 3 898 4 072 4 208 Fianna Fail Shane Cassells 8 7 3 496 3 631 Green Fiona Irwin 1 2 479 Independent Stephen Ball 1 2 475 Independent Daithi Stephens 1 0 387 Independent Ronan Carolan 0 6 258 Christian Solidarity Manus MacMeanmain 0 6 234 Workers Party Seamus McDonagh 0 5 189 Electorate 62 776 Valid 40 178 Spoilt 413 1 0 Quota 10 045 Turnout 40 591 64 7 2007 general election edit 2007 general election Meath West 11 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Fianna Fail Noel Dempsey 29 7 12 006 Fianna Fail Johnny Brady 21 9 8 868 10 178 Fine Gael Damien English 17 9 7 227 7 427 7 566 7 856 8 527 9 548 12 934Sinn Fein Joe Reilly 11 3 4 567 4 697 4 803 5 024 5 187 5 588 6 015Fine Gael Peter Higgins 8 0 3 234 3 335 3 424 3 534 3 960 4 379 Labour Brian Collins 4 0 1 634 1 663 1 734 2 097 2 181 Fine Gael Graham Geraghty 3 2 1 284 1 326 1 360 1 420 Green Brian Flanagan 2 5 1 011 1 047 1 194 Independent Phil Cantwell 1 3 506 544 Fathers Rights Paul Coleman 0 3 127 130 Electorate 56 267 Valid 40 464 Spoilt 388 0 9 Quota 10 117 Turnout 40 852 72 6 See also editElections in the Republic of Ireland Politics of the Republic of Ireland List of political parties in the Republic of IrelandReferences edit a b Electoral Amendment Act 2005 Schedule No 16 of 2005 Schedule Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022 Dail Constituency Map Meath East and Meath West 2018 PDF Government of Ireland 18 July 2018 Archived PDF from the original on 26 February 2021 Retrieved 28 August 2022 a b Electoral Amendment Dail Constituencies Act 2017 Schedule No 39 of 2017 Schedule Enacted on 23 December 2017 Act of the Oireachtas Archived from the original on 18 July 2018 Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022 Constituency Review Report 2023 PDF Electoral Commission pp 64 132 Archived PDF from the original on 30 August 2023 Retrieved 12 September 2023 Electoral Amendment Act 2023 Schedule No 40 of 2023 Schedule Enacted on 19 December 2023 Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024 Report on Dail Constituencies 2004 PDF Constituency Commission pp 26 27 Archived PDF from the original on 24 January 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 Electoral Amendment Act 2009 Schedule No 4 of 2009 Schedule Enacted on 24 February 2009 Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022 Electoral Amendment Dail Constituencies Act 2013 Schedule No 7 of 2013 Schedule Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022 Report on Dail and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 PDF Constituency Commission 23 October 2007 p 64 Archived PDF from the original on 19 November 2007 Retrieved 25 August 2022 Constituency Commission Report 2012 Dail and European Parliament Constituencies PDF Constituency Commission 21 June 2012 p 15 Archived PDF from the original on 13 July 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 a b General election 2007 Meath West ElectionsIreland org Archived from the original on 21 February 2011 Retrieved 27 April 2010 a b General election 2011 Meath West ElectionsIreland org Archived from the original on 28 February 2011 Retrieved 27 February 2011 a b General election 2016 Meath West ElectionsIreland org Archived from the original on 22 February 2016 Retrieved 23 February 2016 a b General election 2020 Meath West ElectionsIreland org Retrieved 27 November 2023 General Election 2020 Results Meath West RTE News Archived from the original on 13 February 2020 Retrieved 23 May 2020 Meath West 2020 General Election Irelandelection com Archived from the original on 23 May 2020 Retrieved 23 May 2020 Walsh Louise 10 February 2020 9 February 2020 Meath West results Surprise at Fianna Fail loss as seismic shift to left The Irish Times Dublin Archived from the original on 9 June 2021 Retrieved 9 June 2021 Election 2020 Meath West The Irish Times Dublin 10 February 2020 Archived from the original on 9 June 2021 Retrieved 9 June 2021 Meath West Results 2016 Irelandelection com Irelandelection com Archived from the original on 20 January 2020 Retrieved 20 January 2020 Meath West Results 2016 RTE Archived from the original on 15 March 2019 Retrieved 20 January 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meath West Dail constituency amp oldid 1208209776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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