- Wexford (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Wexford
Entity = Ireland
Year =1921
TDs = 5
Counties =County Wexford
EP = EastWexford is a
constituency represented inDáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament orOireachtas . The constituency has an electorate of 94,969 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is theSingle Transferable Vote . The constituency spans the entire area of the county inLeinster , taking inWexford ,New Ross andGorey .One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is
Brendan Howlin , the former deputy-leader of the Labour Party. He follows in the footsteps of the former Labour Party leader andTánaiste ,Brendan Corish , who served the area for many years.2007 Election result
*Total Valid Poll: 68,616
*Quota: 11,437Irish Election box begin
title=2007 General Election: WexfordIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Browne
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 12,768
percentage = 18.6
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Brendan Howlin
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 9,445
percentage = 13.8
seat = 2
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Seán Connick
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 9,826
percentage = 14.3
seat = 3
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Paul Kehoe
party = Fine Gael
votes = 8,459
percentage = 12.3
seat = 4
count = 6Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael D'Arcy
party = Fine Gael
votes = 7,692
percentage = 11.2
seat = 5
count = 7Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Lisa McDonald
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,355
percentage = 9.3
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Liam Twomey
party = Fine Gael
votes = 5,507
percentage = 8.0
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Dwyer
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 5,065
percentage = 7.4
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Colm O'Gorman
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 2,162
percentage = 3.1
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Tom Harpur
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 802
percentage = 1.2
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Alan McGuire
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 532
percentage = 0.8
seat =
count =2002 Election result
Irish Election box begin
title=2002 General Election: WexfordIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Browne
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 9,150
percentage = 15.1
seat = 1
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Brendan Howlin
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 7,995
percentage = 13.2
seat = 2
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Paul Kehoe
party = Fine Gael
votes = 7,048
percentage = 11.7
seat = 3
count = 6Irish Election box candidate
candidate =Liam Twomey
party = Independent
votes = 5,815
percentage = 9.6
seat = 4
count = 7Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Tony Dempsey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,520
percentage = 12.4
seat = 5
count = 8Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Hugh Byrne
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,556
percentage = 12.5
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Dwyer
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 4,964
percentage = 8.2
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael D'Arcy
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,564
percentage = 7.5
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Avril Doyle
party = Fine Gael
votes = 3,940
percentage = 6.5
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Seán Doyle
party = Independent
votes = 1,274
percentage = 2.1
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Miranda Ó Bulguidhir
party = Independent
votes = 424
percentage = 0.7
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael O'Connor
party = Christian Solidarity Party
votes = 173
percentage = 0.3
seat =
count =Former TDs
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Brendan Corish
*Ivan Yates ee also
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*List of political parties in Ireland
*List of Irish by-elections
*Elections in Ireland
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