Dublin Mid-West

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Dublin Mid-West 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 system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Major settlements
Created2002
Seats
  • 3 (2002–2007)
  • 4 (2007–2024)
  • 5 (2024–)
TDs
  •   Paul Gogarty (Ind)
  •   Emer Higgins (FG)
  •   Shane Moynihan (FF)
  •   Eoin Ó Broin (SF)
  •   Mark Ward (SF)
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Dublin Mid-West
Dáil constituency
Location of Dublin Mid-West within County Dublin
Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the 2024 general election
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2002
Seats
  • 3 (2002–2007)
  • 4 (2007–2024)
  • 5 (2024–)
TDs
  •   Paul Gogarty (Ind)
  •   Emer Higgins (FG)
  •   Shane Moynihan (FF)
  •   Eoin Ó Broin (SF)
  •   Mark Ward (SF)
Local government areaSouth Dublin
Created from
EP constituencyDublin
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History and boundaries

Dublin Mid-West contains the areas of Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle and Saggart. The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 as a three-seat constituency, composed of areas which had previously been in the constituencies of Dublin South-West and Dublin West, and came into operation at the 2002 general election.[1] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, the town of Palmerstown was incorporated into Dublin Mid-West (having been in Dublin South-West), with an increase to 4 seats, taking effect at the 2007 general election.[2] It has retained these boundaries since 2007.

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Mid-West become a five-seat constituency, with transfers of territory from Dublin South-West and Dublin South-Central.[3]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[4]

In the county of South Dublin, the electoral divisions of:
Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart, Tallaght-Fettercairn.
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Changes to the Dublin Mid-West constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
2002–2007 3
In the county of South Dublin[1]

the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart;

and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.
 Created from Dublin South-West and Dublin West.
2007– 4
In the county of South Dublin[2][5][6][7]

the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Moorfield, Clondalkin-Rowlagh, Clondalkin Village, Lucan-Esker, Lucan Heights, Lucan-St. Helens, Newcastle, Palmerston Village, Palmerston West, Rathcoole, Saggart;

and that part of the electoral division of Clondalkin-Monastery situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway.
 Territory added from Dublin South-West.
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TDs

More information Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Mid-West 2002–, Dáil ...
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin Mid-West 2002–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
29th2002[8] Paul Gogarty
(GP)		 3 seats
2002–2007		 Mary Harney
(PDs)		 John Curran
(FF)		 4 seats
2002–2024
30th2007[9] Joanna Tuffy
(Lab)
31st2011[10] Robert Dowds
(Lab)		 Frances Fitzgerald
(FG)		 Derek Keating
(FG)
32nd2016[11] Gino Kenny
(AAA–PBP)		 Eoin Ó Broin
(SF)		 John Curran
(FF)
2019 by-election[12][13] Mark Ward
(SF)
33rd2020[14] Gino Kenny
(S–PBP)		 Emer Higgins
(FG)
34th2024[15] Paul Gogarty
(Ind.)		 Shane Moynihan
(FF)
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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 Mid-West[15][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin[*][a] 20.8 9,892                        
Sinn Féin Mark Ward[*] 11.2 5,323 6,817 6,853 6,871 6,893 6,976 7,171 7,517 7,923        
Fine Gael Emer Higgins[*] 10.1 4,798 4,817 4,820 4,884 5,036 5,101 5,154 5,175 5,506 5,630 5,809 8,580  
Fianna Fáil Shane Moynihan 10.0 4,746 4,767 4,775 4,822 5,276 5,431 5,549 5,574 5,803 5,944 6,203 6,791 7,231
Fine Gael Vicki Casserly 7.9 3,723 3,740 3,750 3,822 3,893 3,951 4,000 4,021 4,190 4,301 4,442    
Independent Paul Gogarty 7.7 3,646 3,683 3,739 3,837 3,851 4,076 4,245 4,448 4,682 5,130 6,274 6,940 7,106
Social Democrats Eoin Ó Broin[a] 6.1 2,907 3,017 3,025 3,151 3,184 3,255 3,339 3,382 4,051 5,638 6,006 6,154 6,215
PBP–Solidarity Gino Kenny[*][b] 5.5 2,608 2,730 2,748 2,783 2,801 2,863 2,943 3,030 3,359        
Labour Francis Timmons 4.8 2,270 2,322 2,345 2,451 2,500 2,552 2,625 2,698          
Independent Ireland Linda de Courcy 3.9 1,823 1,846 1,968 1,984 2,007 2,048 2,416 3,279 3,427 3,691      
Aontú Colm Quinn 3.1 1,492 1,527 1,552 1,561 1,569 1,601              
Irish Freedom Glen Moore 3.0 1,435 1,448 1,566 1,573 1,575 1,605 1,935            
Independent Alan Hayes 1.8 855 865 899 920 923                
Fianna Fáil Lynda Prendergast 1.8 850 858 858 879                  
Green Karla Doran 1.3 637 643 650                    
The Irish People Robert Coyle 0.7 348 356                      
Independent Seanán Ó Coistín 0.3 123 127                      
Electorate: 85,769   Valid: 47,476   Spoilt: 454   Quota: 7,913   Turnout: 55.9%  
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  1. [a]
    The outgoing Sinn Féin TD and the Social Democrats councillor are both named Eoin Ó Broin.
  2. [b]
    Kenny is a member of People Before Profit.

2020 general election

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2020 general election: Dublin Mid-West[14][17][18][19][20]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin[*] 26.1 11,842                
Sinn Féin Mark Ward[*] 16.7 7,621 9,808              
Fianna Fáil John Curran[*] 10.8 4,931 4,980 4,997 5,449 5,555 5,704 6,049 6,454 7,383
Fine Gael Emer Higgins 9.9 4,487 4,514 4,526 4,571 4,651 4,879 5,370 8,230 9,735
Solidarity–PBP Gino Kenny[*][a] 7.9 3,572 3,819 4,228 4,416 4,871 5,115 6,153 6,302 8,089
Fine Gael Vicki Casserly 7.7 3,501 3,518 3,529 3,582 3,616 3,835 4,208    
Independent Paul Gogarty 6.5 2,950 2,994 3,049 3,186 3,427 3,784 4,836 5,412  
Green Peter Kavanagh 6.1 2,785 2,855 2,924 3,031 3,229 3,669      
Labour Joanna Tuffy 3.4 1,541 1,573 1,599 1,679 1,751        
Independent Francis Timmons 2.4 1,103 1,160 1,238 1,299          
Fianna Fáil Catriona McClean 1.5 667 674 677            
Workers' Party David Gardiner 1.0 452 466 503            
Electorate: 74,506   Valid: 45,452   Spoilt: 480 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,091   Turnout: 45,932 (61.5%)  
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  1. [a]
    Kenny was a member of People Before Profit.

2019 by-election

A by-election was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019 to fill the seat vacated by Frances Fitzgerald on her election to the European Parliament in May 2019.[21]

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2019 by-election: Dublin Mid-West[12][22][23]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Mark Ward 24.0 4,622 4,729 4,812 5,228 5,426 5,616 6,293 6,652 7,669
Fine Gael Emer Higgins 18.6 3,576 3,603 3,703 3,748 3,959 4,362 4,583 5,287 7,144
Independent Paul Gogarty 12.7 2,435 2,557 2,680 2,840 3,176 3,731 4,099 5,063  
Fianna Fáil Shane Moynihan 11.8 2,264 2,304 2,360 2,394 2,564 2,758 2,894    
Independent Francis Timmons 6.8 1,299 1,365 1,442 1,590 1,807 1,929      
Labour Joanna Tuffy 6.7 1,294 1,333 1,442 1,547 1,775        
Green Peter Kavanagh 6.4 1,222 1,268 1,393 1,544          
Solidarity–PBP Kellie Sweeney 5.1 983 1,138 1,281            
Social Democrats Anne-Marie McNally 4.1 788 845              
Workers' Party David Gardiner 1.6 317                
Inds. 4 Change Ruth Nolan 1.4 271                
Independent Charlie Keddy 0.5 95                
Independent Peter Madden 0.4 71                
Electorate: 73,152   Valid: 19,237   Spoilt: 210 (0.3%)   Quota: 9,619   Turnout: 19,447 (26.6%)  
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2016 general election

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2016 general election: Dublin Mid-West[24][25][11]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 22.7 9,782                      
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald[*] 20.9 9,028                      
Fianna Fáil John Curran 16.2 6,971 7,054 7,109 7,114 7,145 7,180 7,218 7,274 7,383 7,685 8,287 9,497
AAA–PBP Gino Kenny 10.7 4,629 5,257 5,270 5,321 5,331 5,397 5,474 5,791 6,331 6,542 7,498 7,911
Social Democrats Anne-Marie McNally 6.1 2,633 2,730 2,747 2,766 2,773 2,804 2,867 3,048 3,235 3,679 4,460 5,320
Independent Paul Gogarty 5.9 2,522 2,593 2,623 2,646 2,658 2,700 2,741 2,863 3,164 3,505    
Fine Gael Derek Keating[*] 5.4 2,337 2,356 2,549 2,559 2,603 2,636 2,653 2,696 2,725 3,640 4,179  
Labour Joanna Tuffy[*] 5.0 2,146 2,175 2,252 2,259 2,311 2,342 2,355 2,475 2,515      
Independent Francis Timmons 2.5 1,085 1,195 1,200 1,210 1,214 1,233 1,318 1,422        
Workers' Party Lorraine Hennessey 1.2 502 553 555 568 570 584 613          
Green Tom Kivlehan 0.9 388 405 410 413 417 430 443          
Independent Clare Leonard 0.8 358 379 383 398 403 422            
Independent Patrick Akpoveta 0.7 288 307 311 318 343              
Independent Haroon Khan 0.6 268 272 273 275                
Direct Democracy Christopher Healy 0.4 167 179 180                  
Electorate: 69,388   Valid: 43,104   Spoilt: 446 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,621   Turnout: 43,550 (62.8%)  
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2011 general election

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2011 general election: Dublin Mid-West[26][10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Joanna Tuffy[*] 17.5 7,495 7,513 7,533 7,553 7,633 7,827 8,948    
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 17.0 7,281 7,285 7,303 7,323 7,424 7,493 7,903 9,213  
Fine Gael Derek Keating 13.9 5,933 5,938 5,945 5,964 5,992 6,072 6,503 7,244 7,703
Labour Robert Dowds 13.2 5,643 5,645 5,661 5,695 5,734 5,870 6,519 7,934 8,112
Sinn Féin Eoin Ó Broin 11.8 5,060 5,066 5,088 5,117 5,164 5,399 6,628 7,120 7,151
Fianna Fáil John Curran[*] 11.8 5,043 5,047 5,068 5,095 5,130 5,193 5,513    
People Before Profit Gino Kenny[a] 5.8 2,471 2,481 2,513 2,536 2,597 3,059      
Green Paul Gogarty[*] 3.5 1,484 1,490 1,498 1,509 1,534 1,605      
Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 1.6 694 700 712 722 735        
Socialist Party Robert Connolly[b] 1.5 622 624 634 637 649        
Independent Michael Ryan 0.9 375 397 429 514          
Independent Jim McHale 0.6 255 269 319            
Independent Colm McGrath 0.6 253 264              
Independent Niall Smith 0.3 113                
Electorate: 64,880   Valid: 42,722   Spoilt: 471 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,545   Turnout: 43,193 (66.6%)  
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  1. [a]
    Kenny campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.
  2. [b]
    Connolly campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

2007 general election

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2007 general election: Dublin Mid-West[9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil John Curran[*] 23.2 8,650          
Progressive Democrats Mary Harney[*] 12.5 4,663 4,956 5,066 5,454 5,668 7,786
Fine Gael Frances Fitzgerald 12.0 4,480 4,532 4,680 4,975 5,344 5,664
Labour Joanna Tuffy 10.9 4,075 4,145 4,440 4,895 6,004 6,672
Green Paul Gogarty[*] 10.8 4,043 4,123 4,393 5,557 6,700 7,920
Fianna Fáil Luke Moriarty 9.8 3,671 4,200 4,333 4,666 5,185  
Sinn Féin Joanne Spain 9.3 3,462 3,529 3,970 4,138    
Independent Derek Keating 7.2 2,701 2,729 2,907      
People Before Profit Gino Kenny 2.8 1,058 1,099        
Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 1.0 366 378        
Independent Jim McHale 0.5 170 180        
Electorate: 61,347   Valid: 37,339   Spoilt: 319 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,468   Turnout: 37,658 (61.4%)  
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2002 general election

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2002 general election: Dublin Mid-West[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil John Curran 20.7 5,904 5,928 5,979 6,112 6,292 6,508 6,909 7,086 9,350  
Progressive Democrats Mary Harney[*] 20.0 5,706 5,719 5,732 5,812 5,953 6,196 6,348 6,924 7,524  
Green Paul Gogarty 12.3 3,508 3,523 3,541 3,627 3,870 3,947 4,594 5,260 5,645 6,345
Fianna Fáil Des Kelly 11.3 3,218 3,232 3,237 3,290 3,381 3,434 3,625 3,737    
Labour Joanna Tuffy 9.0 2,563 2,566 2,602 2,744 2,891 3,199 3,594 4,495 4,808 5,371
Fine Gael Austin Currie[*] 7.1 2,008 2,017 2,023 2,051 2,100 2,573 2,687      
Sinn Féin Tony Flannery 6.5 1,855 1,861 1,912 2,031 2,244 2,326        
Fine Gael Therese Ridge 4.5 1,268 1,271 1,314 1,419 1,536          
Independent David Green 3.8 1,078 1,092 1,170 1,313            
Independent Colm McGrath 1.7 487 488 521              
Workers' Party Andrew McGuinness 1.4 393 393 407              
Independent Michael O'Mara 1.3 361 362                
Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 0.4 107                  
Electorate: 55,184   Valid: 28,456   Spoilt: 237 (0.8%)   Quota: 7,115   Turnout: 28,693 (52.0%)  
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