Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995

Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
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. 21 of 1995
Signed20 July 1995
Commenced20 July 1995 & 15 May 1997
Repealed25 April 2002
Legislative history
Bill citationNo. 32 of 1995
Introduced byMinister for the Environment (Brendan Howlin)
Introduced14 June 1995
Repeals
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990
Repealed by
Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998
Status: Repealed

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 (No. 21) was a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies in light of the 1991 census. It took effect on the dissolution of the 27th Dáil on 15 May 1997 and a general election for the 28th Dáil on the revised constituencies took place on 6 June 1997.

It adopted recommendations from an independent Commission chaired by Richard Johnson, judge of the High Court, which delivered its report on 27 April 1995.[1][2][3]

It repealed the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990, which had defined constituencies since the 1992 general election.[4]

It was repealed by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998, which created a new schedule of constituencies first used at the 2002 general election for the 29th Dáil held on 17 May 2002.[5]

Constituencies for the 28th Dáil

Explanation of columns

  • Constituency: The name of the constituency.
  • Created: The year of the election when a constituency of the same name was last created.
  • Seats: The number of TDs elected from the constituency under the Act.
Constituency[6] Created Seats
Carlow–Kilkenny 1948 5
Cavan–Monaghan 1977 5
Clare 1921 4
Cork East 1981 4
Cork North-Central 1981 5
Cork North-West 1981 3
Cork South-Central 1981 5
Cork South-West 1961 3
Donegal North-East 1981 3
Donegal South-West 1981 3
Dublin Central 1981 4
Dublin North 1981 4
Dublin North-Central 1948 4
Dublin North-East 1981 4
Dublin North-West 1981 4
Dublin South 1981 5
Dublin South-Central 1948 4
Dublin South-East 1948 4
Dublin South-West 1981 5
Dublin West 1981 4
Dún Laoghaire 1977 5
Galway East 1977 4
Galway West 1937 5
Kerry North 1969 3
Kerry South 1937 3
Kildare North 1997 3
Kildare South 1997 3
Laoighis–Offaly 1921 5
Limerick East 1948 5
Limerick West 1948 3
Longford–Roscommon 1992 4
Louth 1923 4
Mayo 1997 5
Meath 1948 5
Sligo–Leitrim 1948 4
Tipperary North 1948 3
Tipperary South 1948 3
Waterford 1923 4
Westmeath 1992 3
Wexford 1921 5
Wicklow 1923 5

Summary of changes

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

Constituency Created Seats Change
Galway East 1977 4 + 1
Kildare 1948 5 abolished
Kildare North 1997 3 new constituency
Kildare South 1997 3 new constituency
Mayo 1997 5 new constituency
Mayo East 1969 3 abolished
Mayo West 1969 3 abolished
Tipperary South 1948 3 − 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1995 – Explanatory Memorandum" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 June 1995. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1995: Second Stage – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 22 June 1995. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1995" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, s. 5: Repeal (No. 21 of 1995, s. 5). Enacted on 20 July 1995. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, Schedule (No. 21 of 1995, Schedule). Enacted on 20 July 1995. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 November 2021.