Limerick City is a parliamentary constituency 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 system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
| Limerick City | |
|---|---|
| Dáil constituency | |
_2025.svg) Location of Limerick City within Ireland | |
| Major settlements | Limerick |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Seats | 4 |
| TDs | |
| Local government areas | |
| Created from | Limerick East |
| EP constituency | South |
History and boundaries
editThe Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a constituency called Limerick City be created from territory which had been in Limerick East. It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009. Limerick City was first represented at the 2011 general election.
From the 2020 general election, the constituency has comprised Limerick City and suburbs, part of County Limerick and a small part of County Tipperary. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]
"In the city and county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Kilkeely A, Kilkeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence, in the former City of Limerick;
- Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1;
- and in the county of Tipperary, the electoral divisions of:
- Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh."
In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the transfer of the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty and Newport to the new Tipperary North constituency, thereby making the Limerick constituencies contiguous with the county boundary.[2]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]
"In the city and county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Killeely A, Killeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence,, in the former City of Limerick;
- Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1"
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2016 | 4 | Limerick City,[4] and in County Limerick the electoral divisions of Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Castleconnell, Limerick South Rural, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and, in County Clare the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick. | Created from Limerick East,[5] with transfer to Limerick of Cahercorney, Hospital, Kilteely, in the former Rural District of Kilmallock, Abington, Ballybricken, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Caherelly, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Kilmurry, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1, Bilboa, Doon South, Grean, Oola, Templebredon, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 1. |
| 2016–2020 | 4 | The former Limerick City, and the electoral divisions of Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and Bilboa, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 2;and, in County Clare the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick. | |
| 2020– | 4 | In Limerick City and County,[1] the electoral divisions of Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John’s A, John’s B, John’s C, Kilkeely A, Kilkeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence, in the former City of Limerick; Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1;and in County Tipperary the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh. | Transfer to Limerick County of[8] Cappamore and Doon West in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and Bilboa in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 2;transfer to Clare of the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick; and transfer from Tipperary of the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh |
TDs
edit| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick City 2011– | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
| 31st | 2011[9] | Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) | Willie O'Dea (FF) | Kieran O'Donnell (FG) | Michael Noonan (FG) | ||||
| 32nd | 2016[10] | Maurice Quinlivan (SF) | |||||||
| 33rd | 2020[11] | Brian Leddin (GP) | Kieran O'Donnell (FG) | ||||||
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
edit2020 general election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 23.9 | 11,006 | |||||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 19.9 | 9,198 | 9,460 | ||||||||
| Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 14.3 | 6,589 | 6,628 | 6,661 | 6,867 | 6,951 | 6,966 | 7,649 | 9,754 | ||
| Green | Brian Leddin | 7.0 | 3,252 | 3,385 | 3,538 | 3,770 | 4,810 | 4,833 | 5,400 | 5,856 | 8,207 | |
| Independent | Frankie Daly | 6.9 | 3,200 | 3,725 | 4,022 | 4,413 | 4,940 | 5,017 | 5,404 | 5,685 | 6,720 | |
| Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 5.9 | 2,729 | 2,838 | 2,916 | 3,076 | 3,601 | 3,626 | 4,127 | 4,667 | ||
| Fine Gael | Maria Byrne | 6.5 | 2,998 | 3,021 | 3,042 | 3,135 | 3,253 | 3,266 | 3,671 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | James Collins | 6.0 | 2,759 | 2,788 | 2,808 | 3,035 | 3,107 | 3,150 | ||||
| Social Democrats | Jenny Blake | 3.9 | 1,799 | 1,987 | 2,467 | 2,650 | ||||||
| Aontú | Michael Ryan | 3.4 | 1,553 | 1,683 | 1,860 | |||||||
| Solidarity–PBP | Mary Cahillane[a] | 1.5 | 701 | 1,008 | ||||||||
| National Party | Rebecca Barrett | 0.7 | 345 | 380 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 77,643 Valid: 46,129 Spoilt: 355 Quota: 9,226 Turnout: 46,484 (59.9%) | ||||||||||||
- ^ Cahillane was a member of Solidarity.
2016 general election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 27.8 | 12,999 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 12.6 | 5,894 | 6,527 | 6,651 | 7,025 | 10,517 | ||
| Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 15.6 | 7,294 | 7,909 | 8,221 | 8,591 | 9,018 | 9,311 | |
| Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 11.2 | 5,227 | 5,838 | 6,166 | 7,001 | 7,722 | 8,187 | |
| Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.9 | 6,047 | 6,545 | 6,830 | 7,177 | 7,512 | 7,849 | |
| AAA–PBP | Cian Prendiville | 9.8 | 4,584 | 5,244 | 5,496 | 6,724 | |||
| Social Democrats | Sarah Jane Hennelly | 5.9 | 2,747 | 3,039 | 3,620 | ||||
| Green | James Gaffney | 2.1 | 964 | 1,081 | |||||
| Catholic Democrats | Nora Bennis | 1.4 | 673 | 823 | |||||
| Independent | Desmond Hayes | 0.5 | 254 | 314 | |||||
| Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.2 | 78 | 88 | |||||
| Electorate: 75,568 Valid: 46,761 Spoilt: 357 (0.8%) Quota: 9,353 Turnout: 62.4% | |||||||||
2011 general election
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 30.8 | 13,291 | |||||||
| Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.5 | 5,405 | 8,306 | 8,414 | 8,545 | 8,774 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 16.1 | 6,956 | 7,369 | 7,403 | 7,432 | 7,768 | 9,424 | ||
| Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 14.7 | 6,353 | 7,122 | 7,161 | 7,314 | 7,728 | 8,079 | 8,520 | |
| Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 8.6 | 3,711 | 3,829 | 3,877 | 3,894 | 4,518 | 4,634 | 4,758 | |
| Labour | Joe Leddin | 5.6 | 2,411 | 2,628 | 2,645 | 2,712 | 2,926 | 3,084 | 3,291 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Peter Power | 5.3 | 2,303 | 2,399 | 2,429 | 2,466 | 2,533 | |||
| Independent | Kevin Kiely | 2.6 | 1,129 | 1,200 | 1,270 | 1,306 | ||||
| Socialist Party | Cian Prendiville[a] | 1.7 | 721 | 740 | 769 | 799 | ||||
| Green | Sheila Cahill | 1.1 | 490 | 520 | 542 | |||||
| Christian Solidarity | Conor O'Donoghue | 0.4 | 186 | 197 | ||||||
| Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.4 | 173 | 178 | ||||||
| Independent | Matt Larkin | 0.1 | 59 | 62 | ||||||
| Electorate: 64,909 Valid: 43,188 Spoilt: 429 (1.0%) Quota: 8,638 Turnout: 43,617 (67.2%) | ||||||||||
- ^ Prendiville campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 January 2023.
- ^ "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. pp. 23–26, 62. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2017: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 27 June 2017. p. 72. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b "General election 2011: Limerick City". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ a b "General election 2016: Limerick City". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "General election 2020: Limerick City". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Limerick City". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Limerick City: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Limerick City Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Limerick City Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.