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Kildare South (Dáil constituency)

Kildare South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Kildare South
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Kildare South within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1997
Seats
  • 3 (1997–2020)
  • 4 (2020–)
TDs
  •   Cathal Berry (Ind)
  •   Martin Heydon (FG)
  •   Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC)
  •   Patricia Ryan (SF)
Local government areaCounty Kildare
Created fromKildare
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

History and boundaries

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The constituency was first used at the 1997 general election, when the former 5-seat Kildare constituency was divided into Kildare South and Kildare North.

The Kildare South constituency spans the more rural southern and western areas of County Kildare, taking in the towns of Newbridge, Kildare, Athy, Caragh and many other areas. At the 2020 general election, it gained an extra seat to become a 4-seat constituency.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]

"The county of Kildare, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Kildare North;

and in the county of Laois, the electoral divisions of:

Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;

and in the county of Offaly, the electoral division of:

Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, the boundary of Kildare South be altered with the transfer of territory to Kildare North, Laois and Offaly.[2]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]

"The county of Kildare, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Kildare North."
Changes to the Kildare South constituency 1997–present
YearsTDsBoundariesNotes
1997–20163County Kildare, except the part in the constituency of Kildare North[4][5]Created from Kildare,[6]
with transfer from Wicklow of

the electoral divisions of Ballitore, Belan, Carrigeen, Castledermot, Graney, Inchaquire, Moone, Narraghmore, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1;

Ballymore Eustace, Carnalway, Gilitown, Kilcullen, Kilashee, Newtown, Usk, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2002–20073
Transfer from Kildare North of[7]
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2.
2007–20113
Transfer to Kildare North of[8]
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Downings, Robertstown, and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2011–20163
Transfer to Kildare North of[9]
Kilpatrick, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Newtown, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2016–20203County Kildare,

except the parts in the constituencies of Kildare North and Laois[10]

Transfer from Kildare North of[11]
Kilpatrick and Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Robertstown and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1,
Transfer to new constituency of Laois of
Ballybrackan, Churchtown, Harristown, Kilberry, Kildangan and Monasterevin, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1.
2020–4County Kildare,

except the parts in the constituencies of Kildare North,[1]

and in County Laois, the electoral divisions of
Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;
and in County Offaly, the electoral division of
Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.
Transfer from Kildare North of[12]
the electoral division of Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Kilrainy in the former Edenderry No. 2 Rural District,
transfer from the former constituency of Laois of

Ballybrackan, Churchtown, Harristown, Kilberry, Kildangan and Monasterevin, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1, in County Kildare,

and of Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick, in County Laois
transfer from the former constituency of Offaly of
Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare South 1997–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
28th1997[13]Jack Wall
(Lab)		Alan Dukes
(FG)		Seán Power
(FF)		3 seats
1997–2020
29th2002[14]Seán Ó Fearghaíl[a]
(FF)
30th2007[15]
31st2011[16]Martin Heydon
(FG)
32nd2016[17]Fiona O'Loughlin
(FF)
33rd2020[18]Patricia Ryan
(SF)		Cathal Berry
(Ind)

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. ^ Ó Fearghaíl has served as Ceann Comhairle in the 32nd and 33rd Dáil. He was returned automatically at the 2020 general election.

Elections

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2020 general election

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Seán Ó Fearghaíl was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a three-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

2020 general election: Kildare South[18][19][20][21]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna FáilSeán Ó FearghaílAutomatically ReturnedN/A       
Sinn FéinPatricia Ryan21.510,15510,46110,71911,07211,29512,152  
Fine GaelMartin Heydon17.18,0698,1208,2188,5679,0109,65111,67611,710
IndependentCathal Berry12.25,7425,9616,1766,5016,8768,27010,69310,940
Fianna FáilFiona O’Loughlin12.65,9275,9856,0436,1768,1778,93610,37010,425
LabourMark Wall12.55,8995,9746,1426,6486,9847,484  
IndependentFiona McLoughlin Healy7.73,6163,7303,9384,2214,471   
Fianna FáilSuzanne Doyle7.63,5803,6653,7033,782    
GreenRonan Maher3.51,6391,7542,144     
Social DemocratsLinda Hayden2.81,3381,474      
AontúAnita Mhic Gib1.5697       
Solidarity–PBPRóisín Uí Bhroin[a]1.3598       
Electorate: 77,719   Valid: 47,260   Spoilt: 440 (0.9%)   Quota: 11,815   Turnout: 47,700 (61.4%)  
  1. ^ Uí Bhroin was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election

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2016 general election: Kildare South[22][23][17]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine GaelMartin Heydon21.37,8518,0488,29710,321  
Fianna FáilFiona O'Loughlin18.86,9067,0737,3737,9058,1498,974
Fianna FáilSeán Ó Fearghaíl17.66,4696,5836,8917,1667,3438,220
LabourMark Wall11.64,2774,5044,7645,1545,8066,864
Sinn FéinPatricia Ryan11.64,2674,4595,2945,4345,485 
Fine GaelFiona McLoughlin Healy8.83,2503,4163,554   
IndependentDeclan Crowe5.82,1432,609    
GreenSuzanne McEneaney2.3836     
RenuaMary Kennedy2.1787     
Electorate: 59,162   Valid: 36,786   Spoilt: 386   Quota: 9,197   Turnout: 37,172 (62.83%)  

2011 general election

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2011 general election: Kildare South[24][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine GaelMartin Heydon33.312,755      
LabourJack Wall27.810,645      
Fianna FáilSeán Ó Fearghaíl11.84,5144,9615,0975,1775,3155,5528,707
IndependentPaddy Kennedy7.32,8063,8254,0814,3875,1566,8417,710
Fianna FáilSeán Power9.93,7934,3074,4454,5424,6504,888 
Sinn FéinJason Turner6.02,3082,6102,8822,9053,253  
IndependentClifford T. Reid2.49261,4101,6441,873   
GreenVivian Cummins1.45239441,045    
Electorate: 58,867   Valid: 38,270   Spoilt: 353 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,568   Turnout: 38,623 (65.6%)  

2007 general election

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2007 general election: Kildare South[15]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna FáilSeán Ó Fearghaíl25.28,731  
Fianna FáilSeán Power25.18,694  
LabourJack Wall20.77,1547,7129,145
Fine GaelRichard Daly9.73,3533,6544,039
Fine GaelAlan Gillis7.52,5862,8613,178
GreenJ. J. Power6.22,1362,658 
Progressive DemocratsJane Mullins4.41,513  
IndependentTom Doyle1.2424  
Electorate: 56,670   Valid: 34,591   Spoilt: 347 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,648   Turnout: 34,938 (61.7%)  

2002 general election

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2002 general election: Kildare South[14]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fianna FáilSeán Power23.97,7827,8177,8609,169  
Fianna FáilSeán Ó Fearghaíl22.67,3707,4587,5018,426  
LabourJack Wall18.56,0436,1486,2647,4437,8497,977
Fine GaelAlan Dukes15.24,9675,0405,5467,1707,6507,790
Progressive DemocratsJohn Dardis11.93,8873,9464,058   
GreenJ. J. Power3.71,2081,3351,351   
Fine GaelRainsford Hendy2.5828850    
IndependentGer Fitzgibbon1.7546     
Electorate: 58,354   Valid: 32,631   Spoilt: 501 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,158   Turnout: 33,132 (56.8%)  

1997 general election

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1997 general election: Kildare South[13][25]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine GaelAlan Dukes21.76,2606,4267,419  
Fianna FáilSean Power19.75,6656,0486,1248,066 
LabourJack Wall20.35,8346,0776,2516,8707,039
Fianna FáilSeán Ó Fearghaíl15.64,5034,7504,7955,9076,601
Progressive DemocratsJohn Dardis13.53,8954,0384,114  
Fine GaelRainsford F. Hendy4.81,3711,399   
Fianna FáilChristy Walsh2.3662    
IndependentFrancis J. Browne2.1618    
Electorate: 47,030   Valid: 28,808   Spoilt: 365 (1.3%)   Quota: 7,203   Turnout: 29,173 (60.9%)  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 82–83, 131. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ 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 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1995" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. 27 April 1995. pp. 17–18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Constituency Commission: Report 1998" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. pp. 24 and 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004" (PDF). Constituency Commission. p. 54. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. p. 63. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 75. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 75. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b "General election 1997: Kildare South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  14. ^ a b "General election 2002: Kildare South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  15. ^ a b "General election 2007: Kildare South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  16. ^ a b "General election 2011: Kildare South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  17. ^ a b "General election 2016: Kildare South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  18. ^ a b "General election 2020 Kildare South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  19. ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Kildare South". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Kildare South Results 2020". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Kildare South: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Kildare South Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Kildare South Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Kildare South Results 2011". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  25. ^ Government of Ireland (1998). 28th Dáil General Election June, 1997 Election Results and Transfer of Votes. Stationery Office, Government of Ireland.

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