Limerick East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Limerick East
Entity = Ireland


Year = 1948
TDs = 5
Counties = County Limerick
EP = South

Limerick East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 80,593 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency encompasses the whole of Limerick City Council, together with the Castleconnell electoral area and part of the Bruff electoral area of Limerick County Council and the Ballyglass electoral area of Clare County Council. It is a largely urban constituency, and contains small parts of County Clare.

The constituency has long been considered a bastion of the Progressive Democrats, having had at least one PD TD from 1987 until 2007.

2007 Constituency commission

The report of the Constituency commission published its final recommendations on October 24th, 2007. As a result of population decline, Limerick East is to be reduced to four seats and will be renamed Limerick City. [http://www.constituency-commission.ie/docs/PR07.pdf]

2007 Election

Irish Election box begin
title=2007 General Election: Limerick EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Willie O'Dea
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 19,082
percentage = 38.65
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Peter Power
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3.569
percentage = 7.23
seat = 2
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael Noonan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 7,507
percentage = 15.20
seat = 3
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jan O'Sullivan
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 5,098
percentage = 10.33
seat = 4
count = 8Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Kieran O'Donnell
party = Fine Gael
votes = 5,094
percentage = 10.32
seat = 5
count = 8Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tim O'Malley
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 3,354
percentage = 6.79
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Maurice Quinlivan
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 2,081
percentage = 4.21
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Noreen Ryan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 1,391
percentage = 2.82
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Trish Forde Brennan
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,296
percentage = 2.62
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Devane
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 330
percentage = 0.67
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Cathal McCarthy
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 188
percentage = 0.38
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Denis Riordan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 186
percentage = 0.38
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Conor O'Donoghue
party = Christian Solidarity Party
votes = 171
percentage = 0.35
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Patrick Moore
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 28
percentage = 0.06
seat =
count =

2002 Election results

Irish Election box begin
title=2002 General Election: Limerick EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Willie O'Dea
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 13,174
percentage = 26.35
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael Noonan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 9,451
percentage = 18.90
seat = 2
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Peter Power
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,881
percentage = 7.76
seat = 3
count = 10Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tim O'Malley
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 4,885
percentage = 15.47
seat = 4
count = 11Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jan O'Sullivan
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 3,442
percentage = 9.13
seat = 5
count = 11Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Mary Jackman
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,468
percentage = 8.94
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Eddie Wade
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 2,918
percentage = 5.84
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Pat Kennedy
party = Independent
votes = 2,092
percentage = 4.18
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = John Gilligan
party = Independent
votes = 1,176
percentage = 2.35
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Tom Ryan
party = Independent
votes = 1,148
percentage = 2.30
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Timothy Hourigan
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 917
percentage = 1.83
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Michael Kelly
party = Independent
votes = 677
percentage = 1.35
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Nora Bennis
party = Independent
votes = 479
percentage = 0.96
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Conor O'Donoghue
party = Christian Solidarity Party
votes = 86
percentage = 0.17
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Aidan Ryan
party = Independent
votes = 19
percentage = 0.04
seat =
count =

November 1982 - 1997 full election results

Online at [http://www.election.polarbears.com/online/da2002.htm]

1977 full election result

Electorate=57023, Valid votes =44903, spoiled votes=217, quota=8981 [Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10]

Former TDs

* Tom O'Donnell
* Des O'Malley
* Donagh O'Malley

ee also

* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of political parties in Ireland
* List of Irish by-elections
* Elections in Ireland

References