Seats 3 Province Leinster | County/City council County Kildare Seat 3 | |
Created Irish general election, 1923, Irish general election, 1948 Abolished Irish general election, 1937, Irish general election, 1997 Points of interest Trinity College Library, Castletown House, Grand Canal, Farmleigh, The Wonderful Barn Destinations Maynooth, Naas, Leixlip, Newbridge - County Ki, Athy | ||
Kildare was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1997. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Contents
- Map of Co Kildare Ireland
- History and boundaries
- TDs 19231937
- TDs 19481997
- 1970 by election
- 1964 by election
- 1931 by election
- References
Map of Co. Kildare, Ireland
History and boundaries
Covering all or part of County Kildare, the constituency existed for two distinct periods: from 1923 to 1937, and from 1948 to 1997. From 1923–1937 Kildare elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs), until it was absorbed into a new Carlow–Kildare constituency in 1937. After its re-establishment in 1948 it initially elected 3 TDs. This was increased to 4 seats in 1961, reduced again to 3 in 1969, and increased to 5 from 1981 until its abolition in 1997. Its boundaries were significantly revised on several occasions.
The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by two new constituencies: Kildare North and Kildare South.
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 1948–1997
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.
1970 by-election
Following the death of Fine Gael TD Gerard Sweetman, a by-election was held on 14 April 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick Malone.
1964 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD William Norton, a by-election was held on 19 February 1964. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Terence Boylan.
1931 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD Hugh Colohan, a by-election was held on 1 July 1931. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Thomas Harris.