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Dublin Fingal East (Dáil constituency)

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Dublin Fingal East
Dáil constituency
Location of Dublin Fingal East within County Dublin
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Seats3
TDs
  •   Ann Graves (SF)
  •   Darragh O'Brien (FF)
  •   Duncan Smith (Lab)
Local government areaFingal
Created fromDublin Fingal
EP constituencyDublin

Dublin Fingal East is a Dáil constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2024 general election. Established through the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, the constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

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The 2023 report of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, the five-seat constituency of Dublin Fingal be divided into two new three-seat constituencies of Dublin Fingal East and Dublin Fingal West.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]

"In the county of Fingal the electoral divisions of:
Donabate, Kinsaley, Malahide East, Malahide West, Portmarnock North, Portmarnock South, Swords-Forrest, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village"

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Fingal East 2024–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
34th 2024[3] Darragh O'Brien
(FF) 		Duncan Smith
(Lab) 		Ann Graves
(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.

Elections

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^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

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2024 general election: Dublin Fingal East[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Darragh O'Brien[*] 23.5 8,906 8,913 8,919 8,934 8,957 9,411 9,498        
Sinn Féin Ann Graves 14.4 5,450 5,466 5,490 5,546 5,711 5,741 5,932 5,978 6,311 7,115 8,394
Labour Duncan Smith[*] 14.2 5,396 5,424 5,430 5,449 5,554 5,622 5,761 6,270 6,506 7,337 10,265
Fine Gael Alan Farrell[*] 14.2 5,379 5,386 5,389 5,402 5,408 5,607 5,644 5,968 6,210 6,530 7,242
Social Democrats Joan Hopkins 10.6 4,025 4,042 4,048 4,066 4,293 4,359 4,423 4,846 5,063 5,774  
Inds. 4 Change Dean Mulligan 5.9 2,234 2,259 2,279 2,357 2,518 2,544 2,792 2,880 3,428    
Aontú Margaret McGovern 4.1 1,549 1,561 1,625 1,902 1,943 1,968 2,111 2,140      
Green Ian Carey 3.7 1,383 1,388 1,390 1,405 1,432 1,464 1,483        
Fianna Fáil Manju Devi 2.5 940 941 943 955 963            
Independent Darren Jack Kelly 2.2 834 900 923 1,027 1,042 1,052          
PBP–Solidarity Ollie Power[a] 2.0 750 762 774 791              
Irish Freedom Victoria Byrne 1.3 513 527 675                
Liberty Republic Ben Gilroy 0.8 308 318                  
Independent Tony Donnelly 0.4 149                    
Independent Fergal O'Connell 0.2 83                    
Electorate: 62,365   Valid: 37,899   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 9,475   Turnout: 60.9%  
  1. ^ Power is a member of People Before Profit.

References

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  1. ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 106, 139.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "General election 2024: Dublin Fingal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ "General Election 2024 Results – Dublin Fingal East". RTÉ News. November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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