Kildare North (Dáil constituency)

Kildare North
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Kildare North within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1997
Seats
  • 3 (1997–2007)
  • 4 (2007–2024)
  • 5 (2024–)
TDs
  •   Réada Cronin (SF)
  •   Aidan Farrelly (SD)
  •   James Lawless (FF)
  •   Joe Neville (FG)
  •   Naoise Ó Cearúil (FF)
Local government areaCounty Kildare
Created fromKildare
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

Kildare North is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created at the 1997 general election, when the former 5-seat Kildare constituency was divided into Kildare North and Kildare South. At the 1997 and 2002 elections, Kildare North was a 3-seat constituency, but it was allocated an extra seat at the 2007 general election. The constituency spans the more densely populated north-eastern corner of County Kildare, taking in the towns of Celbridge, Clane, Leixlip, Kilcock, Maynooth and Naas.

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Kildare North be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Kildare South.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]

"In the county of Kildare, the electoral divisions of:
Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;
Bodenstown, Clane, Carragh, Donore, Downings, Kill, Killashee, Kilteel, Ladytown, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;
and Naas Urban."
Changes to the Kildare North constituency 1997–present
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1997–2002 3
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[3]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas;

and the urban district of Naas.
 Created from Kildare[4]
2002–2007 3
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[5]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Bodenstown, Clane, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas;

and the urban district of Naas.
Transfer to Kildare South of[6]
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2.
2007–2011 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[7]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Oughterard, Rathmore, Robertstown, Timahoe North, Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and the town of Naas.
Transfer from Kildare South of[8]

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2,

and Downings, Robertstown, and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2011–2016 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[9]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilpatrick, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Robertstown, Timahoe North, Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and the town of Naas.
Transfer from Kildare South of[10]
Kilpatrick, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Newtown, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2016–2020 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[11]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and the town of Naas.
Transfer to Kildare South of[12]
Kilpatrick and Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Robertstown and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2020– 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[13]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and Naas Urban.
Transfer to Kildare South of[14]
Carbury, Carrick, Drehid and Kilrainy, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare North 1997–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
28th 1997[15] Emmet Stagg
(Lab) 		Charlie McCreevy
(FF) 		Bernard Durkan
(FG) 		3 seats
until 2007
29th 2002[16]
2005 by-election[17] Catherine Murphy
(Ind)
30th 2007[18] Áine Brady
(FF) 		Michael Fitzpatrick
(FF) 		4 seats
until 2024
31st 2011[19] Catherine Murphy
(Ind) 		Anthony Lawlor
(FG)
32nd 2016[20] Frank O'Rourke
(FF) 		Catherine Murphy
(SD) 		James Lawless
(FF)
33rd 2020[21] Réada Cronin
(SF)
34th 2024[22] Aidan Farrelly
(SD) 		Joe Neville
(FG) 		Naoise Ó Cearúil
(FF)

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.

Elections

^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

2024 general election: Kildare North[22][23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil James Lawless[*] 15.3 8,734 8,747 8,758 8,793 8,822 9,117 9,323 10,007        
Social Democrats Aidan Farrelly 13.3 7,611 7,635 8,222 8,348 8,420 8,934 9,207 9,338 9,380 11,118    
Sinn Féin Réada Cronin[*] 11.9 6,806 6,843 6,997 7,927 8,046 8,123 8,531 8,580 8,590 8,930 9,233 10,381
Fianna Fáil Naoise Ó Cearúil 10.3 5,872 5,889 5,901 5,924 5,972 6,099 6,313 6,418 6,497 7,227 7,524 8,444
Fine Gael Joe Neville 9.7 5,533 5,535 5,548 5,564 5,594 5,762 5,883 7,197 7,326 7,727 7,993 8,641
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 8.1 4,632 4,640 4,643 4,662 4,698 4,828 4,921 5,558 5,648 6,036 6,201 6,881
Labour Angela Feeney 5.8 3,337 3,358 3,439 3,492 3,528 3,884 4,025 4,180 4,213      
Fine Gael Evie Sammon 5.4 3,111 3,117 3,128 3,137 3,144 3,339 3,410          
Independent Bill Clear 5.1 2,906 2,961 3,027 3,068 3,352 3,541 4,373 4,641 4,760 5,096 5,458  
Aontú Una O'Connor 3.8 2,174 2,283 2,324 2,356 2,973 3,026            
Green Vincent P. Martin 3.6 2,059 2,063 2,115 2,138 2,162              
Irish Freedom Gerry Waters 2.2 1,254 1,494 1,519 1,535                
Sinn Féin Caroline Hogan 2.2 1,244 1,261 1,365                  
PBP–Solidarity Leah Whelan[a] 2.0 1,156 1,175                    
The Irish People Avril Corcoran 0.9 533                      
Centre Party Sean Gill 0.1 67                      
Electorate: 95,055   Valid: 57,029   Spoilt: 357 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,505   Turnout: 57,386 (60.4%)  
  1. ^ Whelan is a member of Solidarity.

2020 general election

2020 general election: Kildare North[21][24][25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Social Democrats Catherine Murphy[*] 19.3 9,808 10,180 11,008      
Sinn Féin Réada Cronin 17.1 8,705 9,192 9,508 9,623 9,732 11,079
Fianna Fáil James Lawless[*] 13.8 7,029 7,146 7,357 7,417 7,909 9,357
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke[*] 12.4 6,336 6,596 6,945 7,035 7,238 7,956
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 10.7 5,447 5,522 5,910 6,006 8,521 10,258
Green Vincent P. Martin 10.0 5,100 5,473 5,901 6,211 6,674  
Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 7.1 3,621 3,693 3,871 3,920    
Labour Emmet Stagg 5.4 2,751 2,853        
Renua Séamus Ó Riain 1.9 967          
Solidarity–PBP Paul Mahon[a] 1.7 861          
Independent David Monaghan 0.4 197          
Independent Wayne Swords 0.2 123          
Electorate: 81,884   Valid: 50,945   Spoilt: 382 (0.7%)   Quota: 10,190   Turnout: 51,327 (62.7%)  
  1. ^ Mahon was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election

2016 general election: Kildare North[26][27][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Social Democrats Catherine Murphy[*] 22.7 11,108                
Fianna Fáil James Lawless 15.3 7,461 7,592 7,696 7,737 7,919 8,003 8,256 8,850 9,444
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke 12.9 6,341 6,486 6,528 6,562 6,711 6,879 7,138 7,684 8,479
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 12.6 6,147 6,268 6,302 6,322 6,472 6,531 6,740 6,974 8,890
Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor[*] 11.1 5,406 5,490 5,544 5,572 5,714 5,767 6,046 6,213 7,402
Labour Emmet Stagg[*] 8.4 4,087 4,288 4,349 4,408 4,488 4,632 5,181 5,775  
Sinn Féin Réada Cronin 6.5 3,205 3,323 3,390 3,621 3,708 4,146 4,497    
Green Maebh Ní Fhallúin 3.0 1,485 1,649 1,715 1,804 2,020 2,419      
Independent Brendan Young 2.4 1,200 1,323 1,467 1,737 1,858        
Renua Shane Fitzgerald 2.0 994 1,086 1,154 1,236          
AAA–PBP Ashling Merriman 1.6 781 873 943            
Independent Michael Beirne 0.7 372 389              
Independent Gerard Dunne 0.5 249 261              
Independent Elizabeth O'Sullivan 0.2 99 119              
Electorate: 77,609   Valid: 48,935   Spoilt: 291 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,788   Turnout: 49,226 (63.4%)  

2011 general election

2011 general election: Kildare North[28][19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 19.9 10,168 10,420      
Labour Emmet Stagg[*] 19.0 9,718 9,976 10,264    
Independent Catherine Murphy 13.5 6,911 7,474 7,696 8,716 11,639
Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 13.4 6,882 7,074 7,283 7,667 9,088
Labour John McGinley 10.3 5,261 5,489 5,590 6,449  
Fianna Fáil Áine Brady[*] 9.3 4,777 4,910 6,627 6,821 7,288
Sinn Féin Martin Kelly 5.7 2,896 3,043 3,111    
Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick[*] 5.2 2,659 2,714      
Green Shane Fitzgerald 1.8 905        
Independent Eric Doyle-Higgins 0.8 423        
Independent Michael Beirne 0.8 422        
Independent Bart Murphy 0.4 200        
Electorate: 76,773   Valid: 51,222   Spoilt: 388 (0.8%)   Quota: 10,245   Turnout: 51,610 (67.2%)  

2007 general election

2007 general election: Kildare North[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 24.9 11,245          
Labour Emmet Stagg[*] 17.4 7,882 8,063 8,107 8,468 9,220  
Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 14.6 6,606 8,113 8,151 8,817 9,097  
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 11.8 5,340 5,427 5,471 5,663 5,912 9,229
Independent Catherine Murphy[*] 11.5 5,188 5,339 5,474 5,881 6,733 7,652
Fine Gael Darren Scully 9.4 4,250 4,306 4,332 4,489 4,832  
Green Shane Fitzgerald 4.9 2,215 2,289 2,342 2,668    
Sinn Féin Cristin McCauley 2.4 1,103 1,135 1,154      
Progressive Democrats Jeff Aherne 2.1 983 1,083 1,103      
Independent John Corish 0.5 234 244        
Independent Gerry Browne 0.3 145 153        
Electorate: 71,311   Valid: 45,191   Spoilt: 232 (0.5%)   Quota: 9,039   Turnout: 45,423 (63.7%)  

2005 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McCreevy was appointed as a European Commissioner on 22 November 2004.[29] A writ of election to fill the vacancy was moved on 15 February 2005.[30] The by-election was held on 11 March 2005.[31]

2005 by-election: Kildare North[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 24.5 6,201 6,255 7,265 8,133 9,818
Independent Catherine Murphy 23.6 5,985 6,189 7,176 8,809 12,256
Fine Gael Darren Scully 18.3 4,630 4,660 5,382 7,421  
Labour Paddy MacNamara 17.8 4,507 4,545 5,199    
Progressive Democrats Kate Walsh 7.9 2,006 2,023      
Green J. J. Power 6.1 1,547 1,621      
Independent Gerry Browne 0.9 226        
Independent Seanán Ó Coistín 0.8 211        
Electorate: 65,080   Valid: 25,313   Spoilt: 211 (0.8%)   Quota: 12,657   Turnout: 25,524 (39.2%)  

2002 general election

2002 general election: Kildare North[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy[*] 27.5 9,082        
Labour Emmet Stagg[*] 21.4 7,051 7,168 8,005 9,472  
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 17.5 5,786 5,859 6,177 7,341 8,025
Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 15.7 5,168 5,681 5,923 7,382 7,890
Progressive Democrats Kate Walsh 11.9 3,919 4,027 4,473    
Green Anne Kelly McCormack 6.0 1,974 1,999      
Electorate: 60,094   Valid: 32,980   Spoilt: 291 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,246   Turnout: 33,271 (55.4%)  

1997 general election

1997 general election: Kildare North[15][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy[*] 21.9 6,905 7,055 7,152 8,156  
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan[*] 21.2 6,653 6,804 7,932    
Labour Emmet Stagg[*] 19.0 5,964 6,255 6,445 6,721 8,952
Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 12.9 4,039 4,160 4,197 4,879 5,582
Democratic Left Catherine Murphy 8.8 2,762 3,067 3,204 3,392  
Progressive Democrats Timmy Conway 6.7 2,101 2,252 2,351    
Fine Gael Mary French 5.0 1,569 1,719      
Green Seán English 4.5 1,403        
Electorate: 50,957   Valid: 31,396   Spoilt: 295 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,850   Turnout: 31,691 (60.5%)  

See also

References

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