Limerick County (Dáil constituency)

Limerick County is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election, and previously as Limerick from 2011 to 2016. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Limerick
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Limerick within Ireland
Former constituency
Created2011
Abolished2016
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Limerick
Created from
Replaced byLimerick County
For the 1948–2011 constituency, see Limerick West (Dáil constituency).

Limerick County
Dáil constituency
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats3
TDs
  •   Niall Collins (FF)
  •   Richard O'Donoghue (Ind)
  •   Patrick O'Donovan (FG)
Local government areaLimerick City and County
Created from
EP constituencySouth

History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a new constituency called Limerick be created.[1] It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009[2] when it partially replaced the former constituencies of Limerick East and Limerick West. Most of the rural parts of the Limerick East constituency were transferred to the Limerick constituency and the western parts of the Limerick West constituency were transferred to the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency. It was represented only at the 2011 general election, electing 3 TDs.

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election the constituency of Limerick be renamed as Limerick County, with the transfer of territory from Kerry North–West Limerick.[3]

Changes to the constituency of Limerick (2011–16) and Limerick County (2016– )
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
2011–2016 3 The county of Limerick, except the parts in the constituencies of Limerick City and Kerry North–West Limerick. Named Limerick
2016–2020 3 The city and county of Limerick, except the parts in the constituency of Limerick City.[4][5] Renamed as Limerick County, with the addition of electoral divisions in County Limerick previously part of the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency;

transfer of the electoral divisions of Abington, Ballybricken, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Roxborough in the former rural district of Limerick No. 1, and Bilboa the former Tipperary No. 2 Rural District to the Limerick City constituency.[6]

2020– 3 Transfer of the electoral divisions of Cappamore, Doon West and Bilboa from Limerick City.[7]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick 2011–2016
and Limerick County 2016–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
31st2011[8] Niall Collins
(FF)		 Patrick O'Donovan
(FG)		 Dan Neville
(FG)
32nd2016[9] Tom Neville
(FG)
33rd2020[10] Richard O'Donoghue
(Ind)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Limerick County[11][12]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donovan 20.0 9,228 9,458 9,952 10,893 15,552  
Fianna Fáil Niall Collins 18.4 8,436 8,631 8,885 11,870    
Sinn Féin Séighin Ó Ceallaigh 15.0 6,916 7,204 7,814 8,125 8,579 8,955
Independent Richard O'Donoghue 13.1 6,021 6,599 7,050 7,647 8,587 10,320
Fine Gael Tom Neville 12.6 5,810 5,970 6,358 6,765    
Fianna Fáil Michael Collins 11.2 5,150 5,320 5,532      
Green Claire Keating 5.4 2,503 2,688        
Aontú Conor O'Donoghue 1.5 714          
Independent Robert O'Donnell 0.9 402          
Independent Con Cremin 0.8 373          
Renua John Dalton 0.7 313          
National Party Cristín Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh 0.5 224          
Electorate: 72,165   Valid: 46,090   Spoilt: 409   Quota: 11,523   Turnout: 46,499 (64.4%)  

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Limerick County[13][14][9]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fianna Fáil Niall Collins 27.6 12,276          
    Fine Gael Patrick O'Donovan 19.1 8,479 8,637 8,712 9,183 9,498 10,291
    Fine Gael Tom Neville 18.0 8,013 8,214 8,291 8,874 9,217 10,369
    Independent Emmett O'Brien 12.2 5,432 5,737 5,879 6,676 7,569 9,481
    Sinn Féin Seamus Browne 7.5 3,347 3,465 3,550 3,783    
    Social Democrats James Heffernan 7.4 3,270 3,463 3,698 4,319 5,662  
    Independent Richard O'Donoghue 6.4 2,855 3,021 3,118      
    Green Alexander Storey Cosgrave 0.7 311 321        
    Direct Democracy Mark Keogh 0.5 222 231        
    Independent John O'Gorman 0.5 207 219        
    Electorate: 67,633   Valid: 44,412   Spoilt: 336   Quota: 11,104   Turnout: 44,748 (66.16%)  

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Limerick[8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Fianna Fáil Niall Collins 20.8 9,361 9,488 9,753 10,809
      Fine Gael Dan Neville 20.4 9,176 9,347 10,691 11,728
      Fine Gael Patrick O'Donovan 19.1 8,597 8,793 10,351 11,316
      Labour James Heffernan 17.6 7,910 8,236 8,893 10,104
      Independent John Dillon 9.8 4,395 4,767 5,075  
      Fine Gael William O'Donnell 9.2 4,152 4,222    
      Independent Con Cremin 1.0 430      
      Independent Seamus Sherlock 0.9 419      
      Green Stephen Wall 0.8 354      
      Independent Patrick O'Doherty 0.5 247      
      Electorate: 65,083   Valid: 45,041   Spoilt: 471 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,261   Turnout: 45,512 (69.9%)  

        See also

        References
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