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Seats 3 (1981–1992)
4 (1992–2016) Created Irish general election, 1981, Irish general election, 1923 Abolished Irish general election, 2016, Irish general election, 1937 | ||
Dublin North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1923 to 1937 and from 1981 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
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History
It was first created for the 1923 general election with 8 seats, but was abolished for the 1937 general election. The constituency was re-created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 for the 1981 general election with 3 seats, largely replacing the former Dublin County North constituency. From 1992, it had 4 seats. It was superseded by Dublin Fingal at the 2016 general election.
Boundaries
From 1981 to 2016, it was located in the northern area of County Dublin, and was made up of the Balbriggan and Malahide electoral areas of Fingal County Council and the north and west Swords electoral areas (Brackenstown and Seatown). Settlements in this constituency also include Lusk, Rush, Donabate and Skerries.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:
"In the county of Fingal the electoral divisions of: Balbriggan Rural, Balbriggan Urban, Ballyboghil, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide East, Malahide West, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Glasmore, Swords-Lissenhall, Swords-Seatown, Swords Village."TDs 1923–1937
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.
TDs 1981–2016
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.
1998 by-election
Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Ray Burke, a by-election was held on 11 March 1998. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Seán Ryan.
1929 by-election
Following the election of Independent TD Alfie Byrne to Seanad Éireann, a by-election was held on 14 March 1929. The seat was won by the candidate Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas F. O'Higgins.
1928 by-election
Following the disqualification of Irish Worker League TD James Larkin due to bankruptcy, a by-election was held on 3 April 1928. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Vincent Rice.
1925 by-election
Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Francis Cahill and Seán McGarry, a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925. The first seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Patrick Leonard, and the second seat was won by the Republican candidate Oscar Traynor.