Offaly (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Offaly
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Future constituency
Created 2016
Seats 3
TDs
County council Offaly County Council
Tipperary County Council
EP constituency Midlands–North-West

Offaly 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 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Offaly 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]

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[3] The new constituency incorporates all of County Offaly from the previous Laois–Offaly constituency, and additionally twenty-four electoral divisions from Tipperary North.

The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[3]

"The county of Offaly;
and in the county of North Tipperary the electoral divisions of:
Aglishcloghane, Ballingarry, Ballylusky, Borrisokane, Carrig, Cloghjordan, Cloghprior, Clohaskin, Finnoe, Graigue, Kilbarron, Lorrha East, Lorrha West, Mertonhall, Rathcabban, Redwood, Riverstown, Terryglass, Uskane, in the former Rural District of Borrisokane;
Ardcrony, Ballygibbon, Ballymackey, Knigh, Monsea, in the former Rural District of Nenagh".

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Offaly 2016–
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
32nd 2016[4] Carol Nolan
(SF)		 Barry Cowen
(FF)		 Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
(FG)

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

2016 general election

2016 general election: Offaly[4]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Fianna Fáil Barry Cowen 28.1 12,366            
Fine Gael Marcella Corcoran Kennedy 15.5 6,838 6,919 7,270 7,798 9,484 11,313  
Sinn Féin Carol Nolan 10.9 4,804 4,882 5,459 6,295 7,195 8,785 8,890
Fianna Fáil Eddie Fitzpatrick 7.7 3,394 4,297 4,578 6,147 7,141 8,521 8,720
Renua Ireland John Leahy 10.4 4,596 4,759 5,319 5,833 6,588    
Independent Joe Hannigan 11.8 5,188 5,226 5,536 5,816      
Independent John Foley 9.5 4,200 4,241 4,536        
Irish Democratic Party Ken Smollen 2.2 971 999          
Independent Teresa Ryan Feehan 1.4 603 616          
Independent Kate Bopp 1.2 549 554          
Green Party Christopher Fettes 1.2 525 532          
Electorate: 65,636   Valid: 44,034   Spoilt: 411   Quota: 11,009   Turnout: 67.7

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Waterford – Tipperary – Laois – Offaly – Kildare area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
    2. ↑ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
    3. 1 2 "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
    4. 1 2 "General election 2016: Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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