The lower house of the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. Depending on its size, each constituency must have at least 3 members. There is no upper limit on the number of members elected however recent procedure means that constituencies have 3, 4 or 5 elected representatives. The current ratio indicates that there is one TD for every 23,598 people. The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...

Changes pre 1992 General Election

• Longford-Westmeath (4) and Roscommon (3) replaced with Westmeath (3) and Longford-Roscommon (4)
• Dublin North increased from 3 to 4 seats

The Longford-Westmeath parliamentary constituency existed for many decades, but was dismantled in advance of the 1992 election. ... This is a list of people who have been elected to represent Roscommon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Westmeath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Mullingar, Athlone and Moate. ... The Longford Roscommon parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both these Connacht and Leinster counties, taking in the towns of Longford and Roscommon and many other areas. ... Dublin North is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern area of County Dublin. ...

Changes pre 1997 General Election

• Mayo East (3) and Mayo West (3) replaced by Mayo (5)
• Kildare (5) replaced by Kildare North (3) and Kildare South (3)
• Galway East increased from 3 to 4
• Tipperary South decreased from 4 to 3

The Mayo parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Connacht, taking in Castlebar, Westport and Ballina. ... Kildare North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... Kildare North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... The Kildare South parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the southern half of the Leinster county, taking in the towns of Newbridge, Kildare, Athy and many other areas. ... The Galway East parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the eastern half of the Connacht county, taking in the towns of Ballinasloe, Tuam and Loughrea and many other areas. ... The Tipperary South parliamentary constituency spans the southern half of the county in Munster, taking in Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel and Cahir. ...

Changes pre 2002 General Election

Dublin North East, Dublin North West and Dublin West go from 4 to 3 seats. Dublin North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin North West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ...

Dublin South Central goes from 4 to 5 seats. Dublin South Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Dublin South West goes from 5 to 4 seats. Dublin South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Dublin Mid West is a new 3-seater. Dublin Mid West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Dublin. ...

Changes in 2004

In 2004 the "Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies", an independent body, proposed some major changes. Five new constituencies will be created: Longford-Westmeath, Meath East, Meath West, Roscommon-South Leitrim and Sligo-North Leitrim. These will replace the four existing constituencies of Longford-Roscommon, Meath, Sligo-Leitrim and Westmeath. These new changes result in the creation of a 43rd constituency and the removal of the provincial boundary breach between Leinster and Connacht. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Longford-Westmeath parliamentary constituency existed for many decades, but was dismantled in advance of the 1992 election. ... The Meath East parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies and will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ... The Meath West parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies and will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ... The Roscommon-South Leitrim parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies. ... The Sligo-North Leitrim parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies, and will will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ... The Longford Roscommon parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both these Connacht and Leinster counties, taking in the towns of Longford and Roscommon and many other areas. ... The Meath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county of Meath in Leinster, taking in Navan, Trim and Ashbourne. ... The Sligo-Leitrim parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both these Connacht counties, taking in Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and many other areas. ... The Westmeath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Mullingar, Athlone and Moate. ... Leinster (Irish: Laighin) is the eastern province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. ... Connaught redirects here. ...

The number of seats is reduced in two constituencies: Cork North Central (from 5 to 4) and Dublin North Central (from 4 to 3). Two three seater constituencies gain an extra seat: Dublin Mid West and Kildare North. There are further smaller boundary changes to eleven constituencies outside Dublin, These are: Clare, Cork North West, Cork South Central, Cork South West, Donegal North East, Donegal South West, Kerry North, Kerry South, Kildare South, Limerick East and Limerick West. Cork North Central is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... Dublin North Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin Mid West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Dublin. ... Kildare North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ...

Boundaries for ten of the twelve Dublin constituencies have also been revised apart from Dublin South East and Dun Laoghaire.

Republic of Ireland Constituencies

As of the 2002 General Election Teachtaí Dála were elected for the following constituencies: The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ...

• Carlow-Kilkenny
• Cavan-Monaghan
• Clare
• Cork East
• Cork North Central
• Cork North West
• Cork South Central
• Cork South West
• Donegal North East
• Donegal South West
• Dublin Central
• Dublin Mid West
• Dublin North
• Dublin North Central
• Dublin North East
• Dublin North West
• Dublin South
• Dublin South Central
• Dublin South East
• Dublin South West
• Dublin West
• Dún Laoghaire
• Galway East
• Galway West
• Kerry North
• Kerry South
• Kildare North
• Kildare South
• Laois-Offaly
• Limerick East
• Limerick West
• Longford-Roscommon
• Louth
• Mayo
• Meath
• Sligo-Leitrim
• Tipperary North
• Tipperary South
• Waterford
• Westmeath
• Wexford
• Wicklow