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Dublin Bay North 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. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Major settlements
Created2016
Seats5
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Dublin Bay North
Dáil constituency
Location of Dublin Bay North within County Dublin
Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the 2024 general election
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats5
TDs
Local government areas
EP constituencyDublin
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History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Dublin Bay North be created.[1] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[2]

The constituency was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[3] It incorporated the entirety of Dublin North-Central and most of Dublin North-East; with the transfer of an area around the village of Portmarnock from Dublin North-East into Dublin Fingal.

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Bay North be altered by the transfer of territory from Dublin Fingal and the transfer of territory to Dublin North-West.[4][5]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[6]

"In the city of Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Ayrfield, Beaumont C, Beaumont D, Beaumont E, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Clontarf East D, Clontarf East E, Clontarf West A, Clontarf West B, Clontarf West C, Clontarf West D, Clontarf West E, Edenmore, Grace Park, Grange A, Grange B, Grange C, Grange D, Grange E, Harmonstown A, Harmonstown B, Kilmore B, Kilmore C, Kilmore D, Priorswood A, Priorswood B, Priorswood C, Priorswood D, Priorswood E, Raheny-Foxfield, Raheny-Greendale, Raheny-St. Assam;

and, in the county of Fingal, the electoral divisions of:

Baldoyle, Balgriffin, Howth, Sutton.

TDs

More information Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Bay North 2016–, Dáil ...
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Bay North 2016
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(Party)
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(Party)
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(Party)
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(Party)
32nd2016[7][8] Denise Mitchell
(SF)
Tommy Broughan
(I4C)
Finian McGrath
(Ind.)
Seán Haughey
(FF)
Richard Bruton
(FG)
33rd2020[9] Cian O'Callaghan
(SD)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
(Lab)
34th2024[10] Barry Heneghan
(Ind.)
Tom Brabazon
(FF)
Naoise Ó Muirí
(FG)
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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

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2024 general election: Dublin Bay North[10][11]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Social Democrats Cian O'Callaghan[*] 14.9 9,738 9,756 9,759 9,770 9,797 10,104 10,824 11,908            
Sinn Féin Denise Mitchell[*] 13.7 9,012 9,041 9,080 9,138 9,213 9,574 9,611 10,065 10,410 10,640 11,042      
Fianna Fáil Tom Brabazon 10.5 6,854 6,869 6,875 6,898 6,930 7,006 7,080 7,116 7,125 7,228 7,522 7,938 8,423 8,919
Fine Gael Naoise Ó Muirí 9.1 5,955 5,960 5,960 5,962 5,966 5,981 6,141 6,167 6,191 6,213 6,438 7,008 7,115 11,574
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Heney 8.4 5,509 5,517 5,519 5,527 5,536 5,569 5,707 5,753 5,761 5,827 6,088 6,648 6,801 7,612
Fine Gael Aoibhinn Tormey 8.1 5,313 5,323 5,325 5,327 5,334 5,363 5,535 5,561 5,577 5,617 5,733 6,246 6,347  
Sinn Féin Mícheál Mac Donncha 5.9 3,892 3,911 3,920 3,943 3,991 4,136 4,166 4,370 4,483 4,608 4,860 5,364    
Independent Barry Heneghan 5.5 3,602 3,655 3,686 3,748 3,880 4,116 4,210 4,400 4,524 5,309 6,213 7,192 8,920 9,203
Labour Shane Folan 4.5 2,921 2,930 2,943 2,947 2,971 3,046 3,529 3,701 3,983 4,074 4,234      
Aontú James Morris 3.8 2,460 2,554 2,569 2,636 2,932 3,037 3,064 3,147 3,177 3,691        
Green David Healy 3.2 2,107 2,111 2,114 2,120 2,130 2,161                
PBP–Solidarity Bernard Mulvany[a] 3.1 2,046 2,068 2,078 2,096 2,134 2,453 2,531              
Independent Left John Lyons[b] 2.8 1,829 1,873 1,919 2,009 2,122                  
Independent Michael Burke 2.1 1,379 1,457 1,595 1,865 2,385 2,605 2,616 2,695 2,723          
Irish Freedom Paul Fitzsimons 1.7 1,116 1,161 1,273 1,469                    
Independent Brian Garrigan 1.1 747 785 917                      
Independent Kevin Coyle[c] 0.8 547 581                        
Independent Jamie McGlue 0.4 252                          
Independent Diarmaid Ó Conoráin 0.3 185                          
Independent Stephen Doyle 0.2 104                          
Electorate: 110,574   Valid: 65,568   Spoilt: 524   Quota: 10,929   Turnout: 59.8%  
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  1. Mulvany is a member of People Before Profit.
  2. Independent Left is an unregistered political party, so Lyons appears on the ballot as non-party.
  3. Affiliated with the National Alliance.

2020 general election

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2020 general election: Dublin Bay North[9][12][13][14][15][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Denise Mitchell[*] 29.8 21,344                          
Fine Gael Richard Bruton[*] 15.6 11,156 11,315 11,334 11,388 11,419 11,442 11,485 11,522 11,542 13,367        
Labour Aodhán Ó Ríordáin 11.3 8,127 8,736 8,765 8,795 8,833 8,862 8,927 8,989 9,091 9,251 9,727 10,312 10,735 11,283
Fianna Fáil Seán Haughey[*] 9.3 6,651 7,012 7,026 7,068 7,111 7,159 7,367 7,506 7,561 7,607 7,796 10,575 10,697 10,955
Social Democrats Cian O'Callaghan 8.7 6,229 7,420 7,443 7,541 7,581 7,611 7,699 7,805 8,184 8,281 8,463 8,732 10,157 12,438
Green David Healy 7.0 5,042 5,715 5,728 5,778 5,822 5,873 6,005 6,149 6,227 6,305 6,645 7,008 7,597 8,527
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Heney 5.1 3,643 3,804 3,822 3,844 3,857 3,878 4,051 4,175 4,193 4,303 4,521      
Fine Gael Catherine Noone 3.2 2,279 2,341 2,354 2,366 2,376 2,381 2,389 2,405 2,412          
Independent Left John Lyons[a] 2.6 1,882 3,705 3,792 3,824 3,893 4,074 4,125 4,601 4,975 4,986 5,004 5,096 6,421  
Solidarity–PBP Bernard Mulvany[b] 2.0 1,409 3,369 3,398 3,416 3,444 3,488 3,528 3,708 4,637 4,671 4,680 4,759    
Aontú Proinsias O'Conarain 1.4 973 1,092 1,106 1,110 1,132 1,174                
Irish Freedom Ben Gilroy 1.1 771 1,274 1,283 1,293 1,351 1,532 1,759              
Solidarity–PBP Michael O'Brien[c] 1.0 722 1,915 1,935 1,945 1,968 1,995 2,037 2,163            
Independent Conor Creaven 0.6 418 481 487                      
Independent Brian Garrigan 0.5 372 529 551 588                    
Independent Michael Burke 0.5 370 602 623 657 779                  
Independent Linda McEvoy 0.3 202 326                        
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.0 16 35                        
Electorate: 112,047   Valid: 71,606   Spoilt: 645 (0.9%)   Quota: 11,935   Turnout: 72,251 (64.5%)  
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  1. Independent Left is an unregistered political party, so Lyons appeared on the ballot as non-party.
  2. Mulvany was a member of People Before Profit.
  3. O'Brien was a member of Solidarity.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin vacated his seat on taking his seat in the European Parliament on 16 July 2024 following his election for Dublin at the 2024 European Parliament election. The seat remained vacant until the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil on 8 November 2024.

2016 general election

The constituency was dubbed the "group of death" by media because of the large number and high profile of candidates, the close contest, and the protracted nature of the count.[17]

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2016 general election: Dublin Bay North[18][19][7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Richard Bruton[*] 13.3 9,792 9,804 9,860 9,924 9,934 10,568 10,578 13,092              
Fianna Fáil Seán Haughey 10.9 8,007 8,029 8,094 8,123 8,157 8,189 8,232 8,293 8,345 9,311 9,378 11,659 11,956 12,754  
Independent Finian McGrath[*] 8.0 5,878 5,913 5,990 6,075 6,150 6,213 6,321 6,396 6,450 6,828 6,930 7,353 8,069 9,553 11,191
Labour Aodhán Ó Ríordáin[*] 7.7 5,675 5,683 5,701 5,920 5,932 6,183 6,201 6,581 7,057 7,299 7,320 7,544 8,547 9,947 10,329
Inds. 4 Change Tommy Broughan[*] 7.3 5,361 5,398 5,511 5,578 5,778 5,856 6,038 6,065 6,099 6,583 6,823 7,003 7,735 9,477 11,565
Sinn Féin Denise Mitchell 6.8 5,039 5,051 5,067 5,081 5,247 5,255 5,510 5,515 5,517 5,573 8,281 8,386 8,596 9,047 11,348
Independent Averil Power 6.7 4,911 4,934 5,052 5,145 5,294 5,529 5,678 5,768 5,828 6,237 6,338 6,674 7,668    
AAA–PBP John Lyons 6.0 4,409 4,455 4,532 4,600 4,981 5,002 6,475 6,494 6,497 6,682 7,116 7,209 7,760 8,476  
Social Democrats Cian O'Callaghan 5.2 3,864 3,875 3,909 4,093 4,128 4,179 4,291 4,313 4,347 4,587 4,637 4,796      
Sinn Féin Mícheál Mac Donncha 4.8 3,527 3,540 3,563 3,576 3,663 3,668 3,787 3,790 3,791 3,850          
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Heney 4.6 3,360 3,376 3,408 3,448 3,458 3,498 3,514 3,577 3,619 3,943 3,974        
Renua Terence Flanagan[*] 4.4 3,205 3,273 3,302 3,348 3,372 3,418 3,462 3,525 3,588            
Fine Gael Naoise Ó Muirí 3.9 2,868 2,870 2,875 2,905 2,908 3,376 3,381                
AAA–PBP Michael O'Brien 3.0 2,236 2,253 2,271 2,282 2,559 2,562                  
Fine Gael Stephanie Regan 2.5 1,857 1,865 1,883 1,939 1,957                    
Independent Damien O'Neill 2.0 1,446 1,470 1,506 1,517                      
Green Donna Cooney 1.4 1,024 1,038 1,055                        
Independent Jimmy Guerin 1.0 756 782                          
Independent Paul Clarke 0.4 306                            
Independent Proinsias Ó Conaráin 0.1 104                            
Electorate: 109,516   Valid: 73,625   Spoilt: 709 (1.0%)   Quota: 12,271   Turnout: 74,334 (67.9%)  
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