Kerry Constituencies

The Kerry North parliamentary constituency is located in the northern half of County Kerry (Irish: Ciarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, the county is informally referred to as The Kingdom. It has an area of 4,746 km² (1,832 square miles). The county town is Tralee. The county is... County Kerry, A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. Scotland, the Isle of Man and Wales are visible to the east. Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of Eurasia. Ireland (Éire in Irish) is the... Ireland, taking in Tralee (Trá Lí) in Irish (population circa 25,000 in 2002) is the county town of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated in the southwest corner of Ireland. The town was founded in the 13th century and was a stronghold of the Earls of Desmond. The name Tralee comes... Tralee, Listowel (Irish: Lios Tuathail) is a market town in County Kerry, Ireland, and is situated on the River Feale, 27 km (17 miles) from the county town, Tralee. The combined population of Listowel Urban and Rural Districts is 22,668 (3,393 in the town itself). A famous race meet... Listowel, and Castleisland (Oileán Chiarraí in Irish) is a busy market town in county Kerry in Ireland. A market town is a term used to describe a centre of commerce. Castleisland is renowned for the width of the main street - the second widest in Ireland, second only to the famous O... Castleisland. The constituency has an electorate of 55,476 and at present is served by 3 TD or td may stand for: Chad, ISO country code tank destroyer Teachta Dála (TD), Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Territorial Decoration, awarded for twelve years service in the British Territorial Army touchdown Toronto-Dominion Bank and TD Bank Financial Group Tower Defense tracking... Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. When promoted as a proportional representation method in multi-party multi-seat elections, it is generally known as... Single Transferable Vote.

One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency was the former leader of the The Irish Labour Party is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. In 1912 James Connolly and James Larkin advocated the creation of an Irish Labour party. This party would represent the workers in the expected Home Rule parliament. It was established as a congress of trade... Labour Party, Richard (Dick) Spring (born August 29, 1950 in Tralee County Kerry), is a businessman and former senior Irish politician. He was first elected as a Labour Party TD in 1981 and retained his seat until 2002. He became Party Leader in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served... Dick Spring. He served the constituency for over twenty years before losing his seat to -1... Sinn Féin at the last general election. The Current Fine Gael logo Fine Gael (United Ireland) (pronounced fi-na gale) is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded on 3 September 1933 following the merger of Cumann na nGaedheal, the Centre Party and the Blueshirts (National Gaurd). It is a member of... Fine Gael TD, Jimmy Deenihan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently the Opposition Spokesperson for Arts, Sport & Tourism. He is also a former Gaelic Footballer. Jimmy Deenihan was born in Listowel, County Kerry. He was educated at St. Michaels College, Listowel and the National College of Physical Education... Jimmy Deenihan, is a former footballer with the County.

Irish General Election, 2002

The first three candidates in bold type indicate the current representatives in Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote. Its powers are similar to those of lower... Dáil Éireann for Kerry North. The full results from the The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President McAleese on Thursday April 25, 2002 and a General Election announced for Friday May 17, 2002. The 29th Dáil assembled on June 6, 2002. Results Overview The general election was significant for six major reasons: The re-election of the Fianna... 2002 Irish General Election are as follows:

See also

• Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland.
• The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. It is a representative democracy under a parliamentary system of government, with a president, prime minister and parliament. The capital city is Dublin. While there are a number of important political parties in the state, the two largest are Fianna F... Politics of the Republic of Ireland.
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• Kerry South.