Laois (Dáil constituency)

Laois
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created 2016
Seats 3
TDs
County council Laois County Council
Kildare County Council
EP constituency Midlands–North-West

Laois is a parliamentary constituency which 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 2016 general election a new constituency called Laois be created.[1] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland 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 constituency incorporates all of County Laois from the existing Laois–Offaly constituency, and six electoral divisions from Kildare South.

The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[3]

"The county of Laois;
and in the county of Kildare the electoral divisions of:
Ballybrackan, Churchtown, Harristown, Kilberry, Kildangan, Monasterevin, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1."

Future

It will be abolished at the next Irish general election, along with the Offaly constituency. They will be replaced by a re-created Laois–Offaly constituency.[4]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Laois 2016–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
32nd2016[5] Brian Stanley
(SF)		 Seán Fleming
(FF)		 Charles Flanagan
(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: Laois[5]
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3
Fianna Fáil Seán Fleming 35.1 13,626    
Sinn Féin Brian Stanley 21.2 8,242 9,562 10,092
Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 21.5 8,370 9,298 9,525
Fine Gael Thomasina Connell 10.9 4,233 4,735 5,140
Labour Party John Whelan 7.3 2,856 3,394 3,896
Green Party Sinead Moore 4.0 1,541 2,161
Electorate: 63,295   Valid: 38,868   Spoilt: 352   Quota: 9,718   Turnout: 61.96%

    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. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
    5. 1 2 "General election 2016: Laois". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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