Meath East (Dáil constituency)

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Meath East
Dáil Constituency
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Location of Meath East within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2007
Seats 3
TDs
Local government area County Meath
EP constituency Midlands–North-West

Meath East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 when the previous 5-seat Meath constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West.[1] It was first used at the 2007 general election to the 30th Dáil.

It spans the eastern portions of County Meath. It includes Nobber, Slane, Dunboyne, Kells and Ashbourne, the constituency's biggest town.[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the county of Meath the electoral divisions of:
Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 2;
Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former Rural District of Dunshaughlin;
Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Maperath, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Staholmog, in the former Rural District of Kells;
Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former Rural District of Meath;
Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former Rural District of Navan;
and Ceannanas Mór Urban."
Changes to the constituency of Meath East, 2007–
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In County Meath, the electoral divisions of[1]

Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former Rural District of Dunshaughlin;;;

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Trohanny, in the former Rural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Julianstown, Mellifont, St. Mary's (part), Stamullin, in the former Rural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former Rural District of Navan.
 Created from Meath[4]
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In County Meath, the electoral divisions of[5][6]

Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former Rural District of Dunshaughlin;

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Maperath, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Staholmog, Trohanny, in the former Rural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former Rural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former Rural District of Navan;

and the town of Kells.
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Transfer from Meath West of[7][8]
Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the former Rural District of Kells;
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and transfer to Louth of
Julianstown and St. Mary’s (part in County Meath) in the former Rural District of Meath.
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In County Meath, the electoral divisions of[3]

Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former Rural District of Dunshaughlin;

Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Maperath, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Staholmog, in the former Rural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former Rural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former Rural District of Navan;

and Ceannanas Mór Urban.
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Transfer to Cavan–Monaghan of[9]
Ardagh, Carrickleck, Kilmainhamm, Moybolgue, Posseckstown and Trohanny, in the former Rural District of Kells, and Drumcondra in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 2.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath East 2007–
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Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007[10] Thomas Byrne
(FF)		 Mary Wallace
(FF)		 Shane McEntee
(FG)
31st 2011[11] Dominic Hannigan
(Lab)		 Regina Doherty
(FG)
2013 by-election[12] Helen McEntee
(FG)
32nd 2016[13] Thomas Byrne
(FF)
33rd [14] Darren O'Rourke
(SF)

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

2020 general election

2020 general election: Meath East[15][16][17][18]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke 24.4 10,223 10,617          
Fine Gael Helen McEntee 18.3 7,691 7,856 8,123 8,333 8,937 9,416 12,984
Fianna Fáil Thomas Byrne 14.4 6,039 6,095 6,348 7,637 8,222 8,999 9,622
Green Party Seán McCabe 7.8 3,251 3,756 4,036 4,167 4,677 5,999 6,547
Fine Gael Regina Doherty 10.0 4,180 4,272 4,330 4,505 4,643 5,122  
Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Bonner 7.0 2,934 3,053 3,240 3,338 4,037    
Independent politician (Ireland) Sharon Keogan 5.9 2,475 2,570 2,939 3,024      
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Geraghty-Smith 4.6 1,941 1,977 2,047        
Aontú Emer Tóibín 3.9 1,634 1,705          
Labour Party Annie Hoey 2.1 874            
style="background-color: Template:Solidarity–People Before Profit/meta/color" | Solidarity–People Before Profit Andrew Keegan[lower-alpha 1] 1.4 569            
Workers' Party (Ireland) Seamus McDonagh 0.3 134            
Electorate: 66,507   Valid: 41,945   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 10,487   Turnout: 42,198 (63.4%)
  1. ↑ Keegan was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election

2016 general election: Meath East[19][20][13]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9
Fianna Fáil Thomas Byrne 26.1 10,818                
Fine Gael Helen McEntee 18.3 7,556 7,656 7,671 7,749 7,841 7,887 8,237 8,435 9,958
Fine Gael Regina Doherty 16.5 6,830 6,889 6,899 6,979 7,064 7,109 7,247 7,477 9,612
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke 14.0 5,780 5,860 5,970 6,017 6,096 6,341 6,637 7,236 8,556
Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Bonner 6.0 2,482 2,527 2,545 2,600 2,665 2,857 3,215 3,825  
Labour Party Dominic Hannigan 5.5 2,270 2,307 2,325 2,350 2,494 2,525 2,680 3,084  
Social Democrats Aisling O'Neill 4.1 1,715 1,740 1,801 1,885 2,148 2,300 2,463    
Independent politician (Ireland) Sharon Keogan 3.7 1,528 1,579 1,600 1,663 1,709 1,805      
Direct Democracy Ben Gilroy 1.9 794 809 841 876 899        
Green Party Seán Ó Buachalla 1.9 766 784 801 853          
Renua Ireland Sarah Tyrrell 1.3 523 554 563            
Workers' Party (Ireland) Seamus McDonagh 0.8 326 335              
Electorate: 65,588   Valid: 41,388   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 10,348   Turnout: 63.5%

2013 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Shane McEntee, a by-election was held on 27 March 2013, the seat was won by his daughter Helen McEntee.

2013 by-election: Meath East[12]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3
Fine Gael Helen McEntee 38.5 9,356 9,547 11,473
Fianna Fáil Thomas Byrne 32.9 8,002 8,106 9,582
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke 13.0 3,165 3,370  
Direct Democracy Ben Gilroy 6.5 1,568 1,793  
Labour Party Eoin Holmes 4.6 1,112 1,245  
Green Party Seán Ó Buachalla 1.7 423    
Workers' Party (Ireland) Seamus McDonagh 1.1 263    
Independent politician (Ireland) Mick Martin 0.8 190    
Independent politician (Ireland) Charlie Keddy 0.5 110    
Independent politician (Ireland) Gerard O'Brien 0.3 73    
Independent politician (Ireland) Jim Tallon 0.2 47    
Electorate: 64,164   Valid: 24,309   Spoilt: 259   Quota: 12,155   Turnout: 38.3%

2011 general election

2011 general election: Meath East[11]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4
Labour Party Dominic Hannigan 21.0 8,994 9,383 9,669 12,382
Fine Gael Regina Doherty 20.3 8,677 8,858 9,305 10,447
Fine Gael Shane McEntee 20.6 8,794 8,994 9,142 10,143
Fianna Fáil Thomas Byrne 13.4 5,715 5,892 7,354 8,173
Sinn Féin Michael Gallagher 8.9 3,795 3,958 4,025  
Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Bonner 5.8 2,479 2,866 3,074  
Fianna Fáil Nick Killian 6.2 2,669 2,719    
New Vision Sharon Keogan 2.7 1,168      
Green Party Seán Ó Buachalla 1.1 461      
Electorate: 64,873   Valid: 42,752   Spoilt: 346 (0.8%)   Quota: 10,689   Turnout: 43,098 (66.4%)

2007 general election

2007 general election: Meath East[10]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace 25.3 10,901              
Fine Gael Shane McEntee 15.7 6,766 6,789 6,877 6,941 7,106 7,351 7,870 11,619
Fianna Fáil Thomas Byrne 18.2 7,834 7,866 8,267 8,469 8,628 9,079 9,770 10,077
Labour Party Dominic Hannigan 11.9 5,136 5,193 5,337 5,575 6,095 6,554 7,247 8,596
Fine Gael Regina Doherty 10.1 4,363 4,377 4,508 4,764 4,992 5,164 5,972  
Independent politician (Ireland) Brian Fitzgerald 6.0 2,586 2,617 2,659 2,816 3,008 3,334    
Sinn Féin Joanne Finnegan 3.9 1,695 1,723 1,762 1,859 2,008      
Green Party Seán Ó Buachalla 3.1 1,330 1,355 1,417 1,547        
Independent politician (Ireland) Joseph Bonner 2.7 1,170 1,195 1,223          
Progressive Democrats Sirena Campbell 2.2 957 983            
Independent politician (Ireland) A. J. Cahill 0.6 269              
Electorate: 67,443   Valid: 43,007   Spoilt: 359 (0.8%)   Quota: 10,752   Turnout: 43,366 (64.3%)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (Public Act No. 16 of 2005). Act of the Irish Parliament.
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 (Public Act No. 39 of 2017). Act of the Irish Parliament.
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  5. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 (Public Act No. 4 of 2009). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  6. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 (Public Act No. 7 of 2013). Act of the Irish Parliament.
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