Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
Oireachtas
  • AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN AND FOR THE REVISION OF CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS.
CitationNo. 19 of 1998
Signed16 June 1998
Commenced25 April 2002
Repealed29 April 2007
Bill citationNo. 30 of 1998
Introduced byMinister for the Environment and Local Government (Noel Dempsey)
Repeals
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
Repealed by
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
Status: Repealed

The Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 (No. 19) was a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies in light of the 1996 census. It took effect on the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on 25 April 2002 and a general election for the 29th Dáil on the revised constituencies took place on 17 May 2002.

In September 1997, the Minister for the Environment and Local Government established an independent Constituency Commission under terms of the Electoral Act 1997.[1] This was the first commission established on a statutory basis, with its terms of reference defined in the legislation. The commission was chaired by Richard Johnson, judge of the High Court, and delivered its report in March 1998.[2][3] The Act implemented the recommendations of the report and repealed the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, which had defined constituencies since the 1997 general election.[4]

It was repealed by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which created a new schedule of constituencies first used at the 2007 general election for the 30th Dáil held on 24 May 2007.[5]

Constituencies for the 29th Dáil

Explanation of columns

Constituency[6] Created Seats Change
Carlow–Kilkenny 1948 5 none
Cavan–Monaghan 1977 5 none
Clare 1921 4 none
Cork East 1981 4 none
Cork North-Central 1981 5 none
Cork North-West 1981 3 none
Cork South-Central 1981 5 none
Cork South-West 1961 3 none
Donegal North-East 1981 3 none
Donegal South-West 1981 3 none
Dublin Central 1981 4 none
Dublin Mid-West 2002 3 New
Dublin North 1981 4 none
Dublin North-Central 1948 4 none
Dublin North-East 1981 3 − 1
Dublin North-West 1981 3 − 1
Dublin South 1981 5 none
Dublin South-Central 1948 5 + 1
Dublin South-East 1948 4 none
Dublin South-West 1981 4 − 1
Dublin West 1981 3 − 1
Dún Laoghaire 1977 5 none
Galway East 1977 4 none
Galway West 1937 5 none
Kerry North 1969 3 none
Kerry South 1937 3 none
Kildare North 1997 3 none
Kildare South 1997 3 none
Laoighis–Offaly 1921 5 none
Limerick East 1948 5 none
Limerick West 1948 3 none
Longford–Roscommon 1992 4 none
Louth 1923 4 none
Mayo 1997 5 none
Meath 1948 5 none
Sligo–Leitrim 1948 4 none
Tipperary North 1948 3 none
Tipperary South 1948 3 none
Waterford 1923 4 none
Westmeath 1992 3 none
Wexford 1921 5 none
Wicklow 1923 5 none

Summary of changes

This list summarises changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.

Constituency Created Seats Change
Dublin Mid-West 2002 3 New
Dublin North-East 1981 3 − 1
Dublin North-West 1981 3 − 1
Dublin South-Central 1948 5 + 1
Dublin South-West 1981 4 − 1
Dublin West 1981 3 − 1

References

  1. ^ Electoral Act 1997 Constituency Commission (Establishment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 393 of 1997). Signed on 30 September 1997. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 1998: Second Stage – Seanad Éireann (21st Seanad)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 June 1998. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituency Commission: Report 1998" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998, s. 5: Repeal (No. 19 of 1998, s. 5). Enacted on 16 June 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, s. 5: Repeal (No. 16 of 2005, s. 5). Enacted on 9 July 2005. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998, Schedule (No. 19 of 1998, Schedule). Enacted on 16 June 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 November 2021.
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