EP constituency South Province New Brunswick | Founded 1923 | |
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Seats 3 (1923–1981)
4 (1981–1992)
5 (1992–) TDs John Brady (SF)
Pat Casey (FF)
Stephen Donnelly (FF)
Andrew Doyle (FG)
Simon Harris (FG) County council Wicklow County Council
Carlow County Council Created Irish general election, 1923 | ||
Wicklow 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).
Contents
- Map of Wicklow NB Canada
- History and boundaries
- TDs
- 1995 by election
- 1968 by election
- 1953 by election
- References
Map of Wicklow, NB, Canada
History and boundaries
The constituency was created for the 1923 general election and elected 3 deputies to Dáil Éireann until 1977, this was increased to 4 deputies in 1981. In part this was because, in 1977, parts of the county had been placed in the constituencies of Dublin County Mid and Dublin County West, while the 1981 constituency included the entire county. The number of seats was increased to 5 for the 1992 general election.
The constituency spans the entire area of County Wicklow, including the towns of Wicklow, Arklow, Greystones and Bray and includes a small part of eastern County Carlow containing the villages of Hacketstown and Rathvilly.
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:
"The county of Wicklow; and, in the county of Carlow, the electoral divisions of: Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahill, Rathvilly, Tiknock, Williamstown, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 2."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.
1995 by-election
Following the death of Independent TD Johnny Fox, a by-election was held on 29 June 1995. The seat was won by the Independent candidate Mildred Fox, daughter of the deceased TD.
1968 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD James Everett, a by-election was held on 14 March 1968. The seat was won by the candidate Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins.
1953 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Brennan, a by-election was held on 18 June 1953. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Mark Deering.