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| type = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]] |
| type = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]] |
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| year = [[2007 Irish general election|2007]] |
| year = [[2007 Irish general election|2007]] |
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| map4 = Meath West (Dáil |
| map4 = Meath West (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg |
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| towns = {{ |
| towns = {{ubl|[[Athboy]]|[[Enfield, County Meath|Enfield]]|[[Navan]]|[[Trim, County Meath|Trim]]}} |
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| members_label = [[Teachta Dála|TDs]] |
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| {{Color box|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|border=darkgray}} [[Damien English]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) |
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|border=darkgray}} [[Damien English]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])}} |
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| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} [[Johnny Guirke]] ([[Sinn Féin|SF]]) |
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} [[Johnny Guirke]] ([[Sinn Féin|SF]]) |
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| {{Color box|{{party color|Aontú}}|border=darkgray}} [[Peadar Tóibín]] ([[Aontú]]) |
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Aontú}}|border=darkgray}} [[Peadar Tóibín]] ([[Aontú|Aon]])}} |
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}} |
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| seats = 3 |
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| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland| |
| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government areas]] |
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| local_council = [[ |
| local_council = {{ubl|[[County Meath]]|[[County Westmeath]]}} |
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[[Westmeath County Council]] |
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'''Meath West''' is a [[Dáil constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] parliament or [[Oireachtas]]. The constituency elects 3 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs) on the system of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV). |
'''Meath West''' is a [[Dáil constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] parliament or [[Oireachtas]]. The constituency elects 3 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs) on the system of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV). |
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==History== |
==History and boundaries== |
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The constituency was created under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005]] |
The constituency was created under the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005]] when the previous 5-seat [[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath constituency]] was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of [[Meath East (Dáil constituency)|Meath East]] and Meath West.<ref name="ea-2005" /> It was first used at the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]] to the [[30th Dáil]]. The town of [[Kells, County Meath|Kells]] was moved to Meath East at the [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]]. |
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It spans the western portions of [[County Meath]], including the towns of [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]] and [[Navan]], along with the north-eastern part of [[Westmeath|County Westmeath]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://assets.gov.ie/80647/1e247d35-84d6-468d-b371-18d048838d41.pdf |title=Dáil Constituency Map Meath East and Meath West 2018 |date=18 July 2018 |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=[[Government of Ireland]] |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226043444/https://assets.gov.ie/80647/1e247d35-84d6-468d-b371-18d048838d41.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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It spans the western portions of [[County Meath]], including the towns of [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]] and [[Navan]], along with the north-eastern part of [[Westmeath|County Westmeath]].<ref name="ea-2013">{{cite web|title=Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2013/act/7/schedule/enacted/en/html|work=Irish Statute Book database|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> |
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The [[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017]] defines the constituency as:<ref name="ea-2017">{{cite |
The [[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017]] defines the constituency as:<ref name="ea-2017">{{cite Irish legislation|year=2017|number=39|schedule=y|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017]]|date=23 December 2017|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205639/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/act/39/schedule/enacted/en/html|archive-date=18 July 2018}}</ref> |
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{{quote frame|"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East, |
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and the county of Westmeath, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath."}} |
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The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the [[Electoral Commission (Ireland)|Electoral Commission]] recommended that at the [[next Irish general election|next general election]], Meath West remain a three-seat constituency with the transfer of the part in [[County Westmeath]] to [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Constituency Review Report 2023 |url=https://ec-report.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/constituency-review-report-2023.pdf#page=64 |website=[[Electoral Commission (Ireland)|Electoral Commission]] |pages=64, 132 |access-date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830102132/https://ec-report.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/constituency-review-report-2023.pdf#page=64 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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For the [[Next Irish general election|next general election]], the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]] defines the constituency as:<ref name="ea-2023">{{cite Irish legislation|year=2023|number=40|schedule=y|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]]|date=19 December 2023|access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> |
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{{quote frame|"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East."}} |
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|+Changes to the Meath West constituency 2007–present |
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|2007–2011 |
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|[[County Meath]], except that part in the constituency of [[Meath East (Dáil constituency)|Meath East]], |
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and [[County Westmeath]], except that part in the constituency of [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]].<ref name="ea-2005">{{cite Irish legislation|year=2005|number=16|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005]]|schedule=y|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref> |
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|Created from [[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath]] and [[Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Westmeath]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004 |url=https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/con2004.pdf |access-date=25 August 2022 |website=[[Constituency Commission]] |pages=26–27 |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124211120/https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/con2004.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|2011–2020 |
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|County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]] and Meath East, |
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and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2009|number=4|schedule=y|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009]]|date=24 February 2009|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite Irish legislation|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]]|schedule=y|year=2013|number=7|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref> |
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|{{hidden|Transfer to [[Meath East (Dáil constituency)|Meath East]] of<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2007 |title=Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 |url=https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/con2007.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119033516/http://www.constituency-commission.ie/docs/con2007.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2007 |access-date=25 August 2022 |publisher=Constituency Commission |page=64 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2012 |title=Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies |url=https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency_Commission_Report_2012.pdf |access-date=25 August 2022 |publisher=[[Constituency Commission]] |page=15 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713072839/https://constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency_Commission_Report_2012.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>|Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the former ''Rural District of Kells''.}} |
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|2020– |
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|County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]], [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]] and Meath East, |
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and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.<ref name="ea-2017" /> |
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{{Irish TD table Dáil |
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|dailnum = 30 |
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|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2007">{{cite web|title=General election 2007: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org| |
|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2007">{{cite web|title=General election 2007: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=27 April 2010|archive-date=21 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221181845/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007&cons=732|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|dailnum = 31 |
|dailnum = 31 |
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|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2011">{{cite web|title=General election 2011: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org| |
|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2011">{{cite web|title=General election 2011: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=27 February 2011|archive-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228080809/http://electionsireland.org////result.cfm?election=2011&cons=732|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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|name = [[Peadar Tóibín]] |
|name = [[Peadar Tóibín]]{{efn|group=tdlist|Left Sinn Féin 15 November 2018; formed [[Aontú]] 28 January 2019.}} |
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|elections = 2 |
|elections = 2 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|dailnum = 32 |
|dailnum = 32 |
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|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2016">{{cite web|title=General election 2016: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2016&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org| |
|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2016">{{cite web|title=General election 2016: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2016&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-date=22 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222161812/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2016&cons=732|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|dailnum = 33 |
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|refs = <ref name="ei-meathwest-2020">{{cite web|title=General election 2020: Meath West|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2020&cons=732|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref> |
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==Elections== |
==Elections== |
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===2020 general election=== |
===2020 general election=== |
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{{STV Election box begin2 |
{{STV Election box begin2 |
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⚫ | |title = [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]]: Meath West<ref name="ei-meathwest-2020"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/meath-west|title=General Election 2020 Results – Meath West|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=23 May 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213130309/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/meath-west|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meath West: 2020 General Election |url=http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=238&constitid=42&electype=1 |publisher=Irelandelection.com |accessdate=23 May 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523184838/http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=238&constitid=42&electype=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-west-report">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/meath-west-results-surprise-at-fianna-f%C3%A1il-loss-as-seismic-shift-to-left-1.4165517 |title=Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left |first=Louise |last=Walsh |date=10 February 2020 |orig-date=9 February 2020 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |location=Dublin |access-date=9 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210609045949/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/meath-west-results-surprise-at-fianna-f%C3%A1il-loss-as-seismic-shift-to-left-1.4165517 |archive-date=9 June 2021 }}</ref><ref name="irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-west-results">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/meath-west |title=Election 2020: Meath West |date=10 February 2020 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |location=Dublin |access-date=9 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210609044421/https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/meath-west |archive-date=9 June 2021 }}</ref> |
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|title = [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]]: Meath West<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/meath-west |
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⚫ | |title=General Election 2020 Results – Meath West|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meath West: 2020 General Election |url=http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=238&constitid=42&electype=1 |publisher=Irelandelection.com |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-west-report">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/meath-west-results-surprise-at-fianna- |
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|count5 = 9,714 |
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|count6 = '''11,410''' |
|count6 = '''11,410''' |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = [[Shane Cassells]] |
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|party = |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 16.2 |
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|count1 = |
|count1 = 6,742 |
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|count2 = 6,926 |
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|count3 = 7,117 |
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|count4 = 7,311 |
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|count5 = 7,644 |
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|count6 = 8,224 |
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|count4 = 4,141 |
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|count5 = 4,569 |
|count5 = 4,569 |
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===2016 general election=== |
===2016 general election=== |
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{{STV Election box begin2 |
{{STV Election box begin2 |
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|title = [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]]: Meath West<ref>{{cite web |title=Meath West Results 2016 |url=http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=231&constitid=42&electype=1 |website=Irelandelection.com |publisher=Irelandelection.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meath West Results 2016 |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/meath-west/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315151607/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/meath-west/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2019 |accessdate=20 January 2020 |work=RTÉ}}</ref><ref name="ei-meathwest-2016"/> |
|title = [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]]: Meath West<ref>{{cite web |title=Meath West Results 2016 |url=http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=231&constitid=42&electype=1 |website=Irelandelection.com |publisher=Irelandelection.com |access-date=20 January 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120130835/http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=231&constitid=42&electype=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meath West Results 2016 |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/meath-west/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315151607/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/meath-west/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2019 |accessdate=20 January 2020 |work=RTÉ}}</ref><ref name="ei-meathwest-2016"/> |
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|candidate = Trevor Golden |
|candidate = Trevor Golden |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 4.5 |
|percentage = 4.5 |
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|count1 = 1,718 |
|count1 = 1,718 |
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|candidate = John Malone |
|candidate = John Malone |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 1.1 |
|percentage = 1.1 |
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|count1 = 439 |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Jenny McHugh |
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|party = |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 13.5 |
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|count1 = 5,432 |
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|count2 = 5,852 |
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|candidate = Stephen Ball |
|candidate = Stephen Ball |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 1.2 |
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|count1 = 475 |
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|candidate = Dáithí Stephens |
|candidate = Dáithí Stephens |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 1.0 |
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|count1 = 387 |
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|candidate = Ronan Carolan |
|candidate = Ronan Carolan |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 0.6 |
|percentage = 0.6 |
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|count1 = 258 |
|count1 = 258 |
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|candidate = Séamus McDonagh |
|candidate = Séamus McDonagh |
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|party = Workers' Party |
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 0.5 |
|percentage = 0.5 |
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|candidate = [[Graham Geraghty]] |
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|party = Fine Gael |
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Meath West 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
The constituency was created under 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. The town of Kells was moved to Meath East at the 2011 general election.
It spans the western portions of County Meath, including the towns of Trim and Navan, along with the north-eastern part of County Westmeath.[2]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[3]
"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East, and the county of Westmeath, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath."
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Meath West remain a three-seat constituency with the transfer of the part in County Westmeath to Longford–Westmeath.[4]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[5]
"The county of Meath, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East."
Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007–2011 | 3 | County Meath, except that part in the constituency of Meath East,
and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[1] |
Created from Meath and Westmeath[6] |
2011–2020 | 3 | County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East,
and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[7][8] |
Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the former Rural District of Kells. |
2020– | 3 | County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East,
and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.[3] |
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath West 2007– | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
| |||||||
Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||
30th | 2007[11] | Johnny Brady (FF) |
Noel Dempsey (FF) |
Damien English (FG) | |||
31st | 2011[12] | Peadar Tóibín[a] (SF) |
Ray Butler (FG) | ||||
32nd | 2016[13] | Shane Cassells (FF) | |||||
33rd | 2020[14] | Peadar Tóibín (Aon) |
Johnny Guirke (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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Johnny Guirke | 30.5 | 12,652 | ||||||
Aontú | Peadar Tóibín | 17.6 | 7,322 | 8,249 | 8,616 | 9,075 | 9,714 | 11,410 | |
Fine Gael | Damien English | 13.2 | 5,499 | 5,604 | 6,513 | 6,802 | 8,699 | 9,558 | |
Fianna Fáil | Shane Cassells | 16.2 | 6,742 | 6,926 | 7,117 | 7,311 | 7,644 | 8,224 | |
Social Democrats | Ronan Moore | 5.7 | 2,376 | 2,931 | 3,045 | 4,141 | 4,569 | ||
Fine Gael | Noel French | 7.1 | 2,952 | 3,006 | 3,361 | 3,534 | |||
Green | Séamus McMenamin | 4.7 | 1,935 | 2,224 | 2,380 | ||||
Fine Gael | Sarah Reilly | 4.4 | 1,817 | 1,897 | |||||
Renua | John Malone | 0.5 | 209 | 290 | |||||
Electorate: 67,982 Valid: 41,504 Spoilt: 320 Quota: 10,377 Turnout: 61.5% |
2016 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Shane Cassells | 27.4 | 10,585 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Peadar Tóibín | 24.5 | 9,442 | 9,713 | |||||
Fine Gael | Damien English | 21.0 | 8,123 | 8,333 | 8,376 | 8,785 | 8,880 | 10,371 | |
Fine Gael | Ray Butler | 11.5 | 4,432 | 4,519 | 4,552 | 4,853 | 4,904 | 5,841 | |
Independent | Trevor Golden | 4.5 | 1,718 | 1,844 | 1,984 | 2,137 | 2,616 | ||
Green | Séamus McMenamin | 3.7 | 1,421 | 1,519 | 1,587 | 1,807 | 2,178 | ||
Direct Democracy | Alan Lawes | 3.3 | 1,279 | 1,310 | 1,380 | 1,440 | |||
Labour | Tracy McElhinney | 3.0 | 1,166 | 1,229 | 1,241 | ||||
Independent | John Malone | 1.1 | 439 | 486 | |||||
Electorate: 64,600 Valid: 38,605 Spoilt: 315 Quota: 9,652 Turnout: 38,920 (60.25%) |
2011 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Fine Gael | Damien English | 23.1 | 9,290 | 9,609 | 10,122 | |||
Sinn Féin | Peadar Tóibín | 17.4 | 6,989 | 7,421 | 7,711 | 8,155 | 9,112 | |
Fine Gael | Ray Butler | 13.1 | 5,262 | 5,414 | 5,574 | 7,879 | 8,926 | |
Labour | Jenny McHugh | 13.5 | 5,432 | 5,852 | 6,040 | 6,794 | 7,798 | |
Fianna Fáil | Johnny Brady | 9.4 | 3,789 | 3,874 | 6,065 | 6,437 | ||
Fine Gael | Catherine Yore | 9.7 | 3,898 | 4,072 | 4,208 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Shane Cassells | 8.7 | 3,496 | 3,631 | ||||
Green | Fiona Irwin | 1.2 | 479 | |||||
Independent | Stephen Ball | 1.2 | 475 | |||||
Independent | Dáithí Stephens | 1.0 | 387 | |||||
Independent | Ronan Carolan | 0.6 | 258 | |||||
Christian Solidarity | Manus MacMeanmain | 0.6 | 234 | |||||
Workers' Party | Séamus McDonagh | 0.5 | 189 | |||||
Electorate: 62,776 Valid: 40,178 Spoilt: 413 (1.0%) Quota: 10,045 Turnout: 40,591 (64.7%) |
2007 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Noel Dempsey | 29.7 | 12,006 | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | Johnny Brady | 21.9 | 8,868 | 10,178 | ||||||
Fine Gael | Damien English | 17.9 | 7,227 | 7,427 | 7,566 | 7,856 | 8,527 | 9,548 | 12,934 | |
Sinn Féin | Joe Reilly | 11.3 | 4,567 | 4,697 | 4,803 | 5,024 | 5,187 | 5,588 | 6,015 | |
Fine Gael | Peter Higgins | 8.0 | 3,234 | 3,335 | 3,424 | 3,534 | 3,960 | 4,379 | ||
Labour | Brian Collins | 4.0 | 1,634 | 1,663 | 1,734 | 2,097 | 2,181 | |||
Fine Gael | Graham Geraghty | 3.2 | 1,284 | 1,326 | 1,360 | 1,420 | ||||
Green | Brian Flanagan | 2.5 | 1,011 | 1,047 | 1,194 | |||||
Independent | Phil Cantwell | 1.3 | 506 | 544 | ||||||
Fathers Rights | Paul Coleman | 0.3 | 127 | 130 | ||||||
Electorate: 56,267 Valid: 40,464 Spoilt: 388 (0.9%) Quota: 10,117 Turnout: 40,852 (72.6%) |
See also
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Dáil Constituency Map Meath East and Meath West 2018" (PDF). Government of Ireland. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Constituency Review Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. pp. 64, 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004" (PDF). Constituency Commission. pp. 26–27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
- ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b "General election 2007: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 2011: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ a b "General election 2016: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b "General election 2020: Meath West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Meath West". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Meath West: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Louise (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Meath West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Meath West Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Meath West Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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