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Dublin County North
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1981
Seats
  • 4 (1969–1977)
  • 3 (1977–1981)
Local government areaCounty Dublin
Created fromDublin County
Replaced byDublin North

Dublin County North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1969 to 1981. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

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The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election, electing 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, it was reduced to 3 seats from 1977 onwards. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980.

Changes to the constituency of Dublin County North, 1969–1981
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1969–1977 4 County Dublin, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Dublin County South and Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown;

and the Baldoyle ward in the county borough of Dublin.[1]

Created from Dublin County
1977–1981 3
In County Dublin, the district electoral divisions of
Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Coolock, Donabate, Drumcondra Rural Number One, Drumcondra Rural Number Two, Finglas, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide, Rush, Skerries, Swords East, Swords West;

and in the county borough of Dublin, the wards of Finglas East C, Santry A.[2]

1981 — Constituency abolished See Dublin North

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County North 1969–1981[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969[4] Patrick Burke
(FF) 		Des Foley
(FF) 		Mark Clinton
(FG) 		Justin Keating
(Lab)
20th 1973[5] Seán Walsh
(FF)
21st 1977[6] Ray Burke
(FF) 		Joe Fox
(FF) 		John Boland
(FG) 		3 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981 Constituency abolished. See Dublin North

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

1977 general election

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1977 general election: Dublin County North[6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke[*] 33.0 11,794            
Fine Gael John Boland 20.6 7,367 7,456 7,575 9,101      
Fianna Fáil Patricia McGill 12.2 4,340 5,108 5,140 5,230 5,677 5,692 6,571
Fianna Fáil Joe Fox 10.1 3,618 5,479 5,514 5,578 5,896 5,906 6,870
Labour Patrick Murphy 9.5 3,373 3,415 4,334 4,464 5,536 5,684  
Independent Eamonn O'Brien 6.1 2,189 2,226 2,337 2,364      
Fine Gael John Corry 5.0 1,770 1,808 1,866        
Labour Seán Ryan 3.5 1,260 1,291          
Electorate: 52,608   Valid: 35,711   Spoilt: 309 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,928   Turnout: 36,020 (68.4%)[8]  

1973 general election

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1973 general election: Dublin County North[5][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Ray Burke 24.1 10,652              
Fine Gael Mark Clinton[*] 12.9 5,730 5,771 6,375 6,542 6,605 7,000 7,616 8,047
Labour Justin Keating[*] 12.6 5,570 5,594 5,681 6,692 7,041 9,614    
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 12.2 5,381 5,786 5,816 5,931 8,134 8,293 9,612  
Fine Gael John Boland 11.9 5,263 5,294 5,609 5,733 5,771 6,022 6,475 6,804
Independent Des Foley[*] 7.7 3,387 3,502 3,616 3,683 3,857 4,009    
Labour Michael Gannon 7.3 3,215 3,245 3,299 3,652 3,721      
Labour Máire Walsh 5.0 2,226 2,269 2,295          
Fianna Fáil Seán Dungan 3.6 1,588 2,681 2,699 2,829        
Fine Gael Denis Farrell 2.8 1,253 1,269            
Electorate: 58,761   Valid: 44,265   Quota: 8,854   Turnout: 75.3%  

1969 general election

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1969 general election: Dublin County North[4]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke 8,050 21.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Des Foley 5,231 14.2 3
Labour Justin Keating 4,198 11.4 4
Fine Gael Mark Clinton 4,050 11.0 2
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 3,335 9.0
Labour Michael Gannon 2,900 7.8
Fine Gael John Boland 2,368 6.4
Labour Joseph Connolly 2,281 6.2
Fine Gael Éamon Rooney 2,092 5.7
Labour Patrick Murphy 1,778 4.8
Fine Gael Anthony Butterley 688 1.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,971   Quota: 7,395   Turnout:

See also

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Notes, citations and sources

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Citations

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  1. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  4. ^ a b "General election 1969: Dublin County North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b "General election 1973: Dublin County North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  6. ^ a b "General election 1977: Dublin County North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  7. ^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ The Irish Times, 20 June 1977, p7–10
  9. ^ "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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