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Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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EP constituency
  
South

Founded
  
1923

Elevation
  
0 cm

Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Seats
  
4 (1923–1961) 3 (1961–1977) 4 (1977–)

TDs
  
John Deasy (FG)      John Halligan (Ind)      David Cullinane (SF)      Mary Butler (FF)

County/City council
  
Waterford City and County Council

Created
  
Irish general election, 1923

Points of interest
  
Hook Lighthouse, House of Waterford Crystal, Waterford Museum of Treasures, Hook Head, Reginald's Tower

Destinations
  
Waterford, Clonmel, Tra, Dungarvan, Lis - County W

Waterford 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). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Contents

Map of Co. Waterford, Ireland

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil, partially replacing the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency that was used for elections to previous Dáil.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:

"The city of Waterford; and the county of Waterford."

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.

1966 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thaddeus Lynch a by-election was held on 7 December 1966. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Fad Browne.

1952 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Bridget Redmond, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate William Kenneally.

1947 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael Morrissey, a by-election was held on 29 October 1947. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John Ormonde.

References

Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency) Wikipedia