Dublin Rathdown is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). It is in the western part of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
History and boundaries
It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 and first used at the 2016 election. It largely replaced the old constituency of Dublin South, with the electoral divisions in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown of Cabinteely-Loughlinstown, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in South Dublin of Ballyboden, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, Rathfarnham Village being transferred to Dublin South-West. There was a minor boundary revision at the 2020 general election.
| Years | TDs | Boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2020 | 3 | In the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden. |
| 2020– | 3 | In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown the electoral divisions of:
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The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Rathdown be increased to a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Dún Laoghaire.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
"In the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, the electoral divisions of:
- Ballinteer-Broadford, Ballinteer-Ludford, Ballinteer-Marley, Ballinteer-Meadowbroads, Ballinteer-Meadowmount, Ballinteer-Woodpark, Churchtown-Castle, Churchtown-Landscape, Churchtown-Nutgrove, Churchtown-Orwell, Churchtown-Woodlawn, Clonskeagh-Belfield, Clonskeagh-Farranboley, Clonskeagh-Milltown, Clonskeagh-Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, Dundrum-Balally, Dundrum-Kilmacud, Dundrum-Sandyford, Dundrum-Sweetmount, Dundrum-Taney, Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay, Glencullen, Stillorgan-Deerpark, Stillorgan-Kilmacud, Stillorgan-Leopardstown, Stillorgan-Merville, Stillorgan-Mount Merrion, Tibradden."
TDs
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Rathdown 2016– | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
| |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | ||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Catherine Martin (GP) |
Shane Ross (Ind.) |
Josepha Madigan (FG) |
3 seats 2016–2024 | ||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Neale Richmond (FG) | |||||||
| 34th | 2024 | Sinéad Gibney (SD) |
Maeve O'Connell (FG) |
Shay Brennan (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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Neale Richmond | 20.6 | 10,044 | ||||||||||
| Fine Gael | Maeve O'Connell | 13.1 | 6,375 | 6,573 | 6,599 | 6,620 | 6,858 | 7,440 | 7,615 | 8,123 | 8,218 | 9,752 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan | 12.1 | 5,913 | 5,943 | 5,978 | 5,993 | 6,823 | 7,199 | 7,601 | 7,908 | 8,096 | 8,999 | |
| Independent | Michael Fleming | 9.0 | 4,380 | 4,394 | 4,582 | 4,646 | 4,742 | 5,035 | 5,861 | 6,291 | 7,486 | 8,002 | |
| Social Democrats | Sinéad Gibney | 8.8 | 4,277 | 4,281 | 4,296 | 4,939 | 4,989 | 5,080 | 5,214 | 6,244 | 8,125 | 10,612 | |
| Green | Catherine Martin | 8.5 | 4,146 | 4,161 | 4,175 | 4,262 | 4,330 | 4,472 | 4,560 | 5,480 | 5,881 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Shaun Tracey | 7.3 | 3,551 | 3,552 | 3,590 | 3,896 | 3,913 | 3,976 | 4,223 | 4,382 | |||
| Labour | Lettie McCarthy | 6.2 | 3,043 | 3,054 | 3,068 | 3,182 | 3,250 | 3,382 | 3,478 | ||||
| Aontú | Liam Coughlan | 3.7 | 1,808 | 1,809 | 2,041 | 2,075 | 2,097 | 2,267 | |||||
| Independent | Alan Shatter | 3.7 | 1,783 | 1,793 | 1,852 | 1,893 | 1,925 | ||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Elaine Dunne | 2.9 | 1,417 | 1,425 | 1,439 | 1,443 | |||||||
| PBP–Solidarity | Síomha Ní Aonghusa | 2.7 | 1,336 | 1,336 | 1,351 | ||||||||
| National Party | Garrett McCafferty | 0.8 | 367 | 367 | |||||||||
| Independent | Kevin Daly | 0.5 | 253 | 253 | |||||||||
| Independent | Conor Murphy | 0.1 | 66 | 66 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 80,852 Valid: 48,759 Spoilt: 241 Quota: 9,752 Turnout: 49,000 (60.6%) | |||||||||||||
2020 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Green | Catherine Martin | 21.1 | 8,958 | 9,171 | 9,431 | 9,949 | 11,444 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Neale Richmond | 15.9 | 6,743 | 6,789 | 6,887 | 6,926 | 7,461 | 8,675 | 8,950 | 9,704 | |
| Fine Gael | Josepha Madigan | 15.3 | 6,482 | 6,555 | 6,603 | 6,624 | 6,964 | 7,835 | 8,065 | 8,677 | |
| Sinn Féin | Sorcha Nic Cormaic | 11.6 | 4,926 | 4,980 | 5,082 | 5,716 | 5,991 | 6,538 | 6,726 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan | 10.7 | 4,549 | 5,118 | 5,532 | 5,599 | 5,913 | 6,904 | 7,054 | 8,277 | |
| Independent | Shane Ross | 8.1 | 3,419 | 3,474 | 3,651 | 3,780 | 4,215 | ||||
| Labour | Lettie McCarthy | 7.5 | 3,179 | 3,242 | 3,328 | 3,519 | |||||
| Solidarity–PBP | Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin | 3.5 | 1,498 | 1,597 | 1,680 | ||||||
| Aontú | Liam Coughlan | 3.3 | 1,413 | 1,450 | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Deirdre Conroy | 2.1 | 886 | ||||||||
| Independent | Patrick Noonan | 0.8 | 350 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 67,012 Valid: 42,403 Spoilt: 251 (0.6%) Quota: 10,601 Turnout: 42,654 (63.7%) | |||||||||||
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Shane Ross | 24.8 | 10,202 | 10,411 | |||||
| Fine Gael | Josepha Madigan | 16.2 | 6,668 | 6,835 | 7,180 | 7,290 | 8,579 | 9,488 | |
| Fine Gael | Alan Shatter | 14.4 | 5,905 | 5,979 | 6,195 | 6,268 | 7,745 | 8,444 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Mary White | 10.3 | 4,220 | 4,325 | 4,761 | 5,165 | 5,463 | ||
| Green | Catherine Martin | 10.0 | 4,122 | 4,314 | 4,812 | 6,105 | 7,255 | 9,421 | |
| Labour | Alex White | 9.8 | 4,048 | 4,080 | 4,258 | 4,436 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Sorcha Nic Cormaic | 7.0 | 2,858 | 2,896 | 3,076 | ||||
| Independent | Peter Mathews | 4.9 | 2,021 | 2,241 | |||||
| Renua | Alan Daveron | 2.6 | 1,055 | ||||||
| Electorate: 62,340 Valid: 41,099 Spoilt: 226 (0.5%) Quota: 10,275 Turnout: 41,325 (66.3%) | |||||||||
