EP constituency Midlands–North-West | Founded 2007 | |
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Seats 3 (1923–1977)
4 (1977–2011)
5 (2011–) TDs Fergus O'Dowd (FG)
Peter Fitzpatrick (FG)
Gerry Adams (SF)
Declan Breathnach (FF)
Imelda Munster (SF) County council Louth County Council
Meath County Council Created Irish general election, 1923 | ||
Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
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History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election. It was a 3-seat constituency from 1923 until 1977, when it was increased to 4 seats. The boundaries were last amended in October 2007 to include an area of County Meath known as East Meath adjacent to the town of Drogheda.
The Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 outlined "by extending the constituency southwards from, and in the environs of, Drogheda and taking in electoral divisions which have extensive linkages with the town. This will allow the inclusion of the town of Drogheda and hinterland areas in a single constituency."
The constituency spans the entire area of the smallest county in Ireland and East Meath, taking in Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington and Ardee.
At the 2011 general election the number of seats was increased to 5.
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:
"The county of Louth; and, in the county of Meath, the electoral divisions of: Julianstown, St. Mary’s (part), in the former Rural District of Meath."TDs
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.
Electoral Division
Louth population as per Electoral Divisions, for Louth Dáil Éireann constituency. This population count relates to the number of people within the Louth county boundary, along with the electoral divisions of Julianstown, and St. Mary’s (part) in the county of Meath, as per the The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.
1954 by-election
Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Coburn, a by-election was held on 3 March 1954. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Coburn, son of the deceased TD.