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Dáil constituency (1923–1937, 1948–2007)
Meath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937 and from 1948 to 2007. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries [ edit ]
The constituency was first created under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election , electing 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). It was abolished in 1937. It was recreated under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 for the 1948 general election , again electing 3 deputies. It gained a fourth seat in 1977 and a fifth seat in 1981.
It was abolished for the 2007 general election , being divided into the two new 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West .
The constituency spanned the entire area of County Meath in Leinster , taking in Navan , Trim and Ashbourne . It also included small parts of County Kildare .[ 1]
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.
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.
2005 by-election : Meath[ 26]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fine Gael
Shane McEntee
34.1
16,964
17,083
18,214
24,047
Fianna Fáil
Shane Cassells
32.4
16,117
16,230
17,480
21,178
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
12.3
6,087
6,183
6,514
Labour
Dominic Hannigan
11.2
5,567
5,672
7,061
Progressive Democrats
Sirena Campbell
5.4
2,679
2,746
Green
Fergal O'Byrne
3.2
1,590
1,744
Independent
Liam Ó Gogáin
1.4
702
Electorate: 121,041 Valid: 49,706 Spoilt: 477 (0.9%) Quota: 24,854 Turnout: 50,183 (41.5%)
2002 general election [ edit ]
2002 general election : Meath[ 25]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey
18.0
11,534
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace
13.7
8,759
9,072
9,104
9,284
9,645
10,007
10,261
10,374
11,635
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Brady
13.3
8,493
8,751
8,787
8,833
8,879
8,987
9,110
9,577
9,876
Fine Gael
John Bruton
11.9
7,617
7,693
7,725
7,880
8,121
8,454
9,148
10,881
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
9.4
6,042
6,093
6,144
6,267
6,385
6,710
7,122
7,348
8,080
Fine Gael
Damien English
9.3
5,958
6,019
6,071
6,139
6,265
6,639
7,376
8,725
10,154
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
6.1
3,877
3,892
3,903
3,937
3,978
4,052
4,273
Independent
Brian Fitzgerald
5.8
3,722
3,751
3,807
3,920
4,105
4,464
5,139
5,258
Labour
Peter Ward
4.3
2,727
2,748
2,769
2,844
2,964
3,595
Green
Fergal O'Byrne
3.7
2,337
2,353
2,406
2,630
2,830
Independent
Tom Kelly
2.1
1,373
1,380
1,403
1,566
Independent
Pat O'Brien
1.9
1,199
1,202
1,244
Independent
Jane Colwell
0.4
263
265
Christian Solidarity
Michael Redmond
0.3
180
181
Electorate: 108,717 Valid: 64,081 Spoilt: N/A[ 27] Quota: 10,681 Turnout: 64,081 (58.9%)
1997 general election [ edit ]
1997 general election : Meath[ 28]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fine Gael
John Bruton
23.0
13,037
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey
15.4
8,701
8,970
9,009
9,105
9,253
9,377
9,518
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace
13.5
7,669
7,850
8,017
8,052
8,201
8,387
8,774
9,452
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Brady
13.0
7,372
7,423
7,478
7,506
7,654
7,711
7,751
8,152
8,946
9,179
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
9.4
5,348
7,167
7,290
7,385
7,519
7,654
7,930
8,122
8,339
10,892
Labour
Brian Fitzgerald
6.5
3,695
4,148
4,208
4,408
4,461
4,694
4,923
4,983
5,267
5,870
Fine Gael
James Holloway
4.5
2,548
3,102
3,206
3,359
3,461
3,575
3,663
3,801
4,092
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
3.5
2,000
2,020
2,041
2,166
2,228
2,344
2,424
2,485
Progressive Democrats
Ronnie Owens
2.4
1,344
1,379
1,417
1,441
1,493
1,610
1,700
Independent
Tom Kelly
2.3
1,305
1,346
1,375
1,391
1,443
1,548
Green
Anne Kelly McCormack
1.9
1,103
1,145
1,221
1,272
1,352
Christian Solidarity
Brian Curran
1.8
1,031
1,055
1,070
1,089
Democratic Left
Christy Gorman
1.4
798
848
871
Independent
Pauline Farrelly
1.0
564
607
Independent
Jackie O'Connell
0.3
152
157
Independent
Jim Tallon
0.1
24
25
Electorate: 90,125 Valid: 56,691 Spoilt: 574 (1.0%) Quota: 9,449 Turnout: 57,265 (63.5%)
1992 general election [ edit ]
1992 general election : Meath[ 29]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey
18.0
9,196
Labour
Brian Fitzgerald
17.6
8,967
Fine Gael
John Bruton
16.5
8,402
8,455
8,584
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace
12.0
6,132
6,284
6,328
6,336
6,412
6,494
6,636
6,727
6,884
7,746
8,126
Fianna Fáil
Colm Michael Hilliard
11.4
5,813
6,160
6,189
6,192
6,305
6,347
6,531
6,676
6,786
7,638
8,101
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
10.0
5,124
5,143
5,204
5,245
5,272
5,358
5,499
5,637
6,233
6,413
7,163
Fianna Fáil
Frances Monaghan
3.7
1,885
1,952
1,959
1,960
1,985
2,006
2,059
2,095
2,185
Independent
Jack Fitzsimons
2.9
1,477
1,493
1,536
1,538
1,645
1,832
2,014
2,299
2,492
2,672
Progressive Democrats
Caroline Mhic Daeid
2.2
1,135
1,141
1,168
1,172
1,184
1,259
1,284
1,372
Independent
Brendan Cleary
1.7
852
856
866
866
887
937
Democratic Left
Christy Gorman
1.6
809
816
874
881
959
1,058
1,086
Green
Anne McCormack
1.3
650
657
692
695
773
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
1.3
641
645
655
656
Electorate: 78,083 Valid: 51,083 Spoilt: 698 (1.4%) Quota: 8,514 Turnout: 51,781 (66.3%)
1989 general election [ edit ]
1989 general election : Meath[ 30]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fine Gael
John Bruton
18.5
9,371
Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard
13.8
6,980
7,012
7,020
7,082
7,095
7,148
7,211
7,343
7,386
7,841
7,985
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace
13.3
6,726
6,757
6,766
6,777
6,800
6,828
6,870
6,969
7,409
8,195
8,374
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch
12.8
6,461
6,476
6,481
6,534
6,543
6,558
6,578
6,684
6,702
6,928
7,013
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey
12.3
6,237
6,270
6,275
6,314
6,325
6,355
6,445
6,536
6,580
7,003
7,180
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
11.3
5,730
6,451
6,458
6,541
6,682
6,729
7,228
7,296
7,564
9,222
Labour
Brian Fitzgerald
9.2
4,625
4,669
4,701
4,732
4,767
5,043
5,136
5,345
5,558
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
2.0
1,002
1,005
1,022
1,032
1,039
1,148
1,161
Independent
Ailish Sherrard
1.9
973
980
1,015
1,036
1,062
1,129
1,166
1,252
Workers' Party
Christy Gorman
1.2
628
634
764
784
801
Progressive Democrats
John Bird
1.2
609
638
640
691
944
977
Progressive Democrats
Joe Fernandez
1.0
519
540
543
557
Independent
William Battersby
0.8
412
416
417
Workers' Party
John King
0.5
262
264
Electorate: 77,127 Valid: 50,535 Quota: 8,423
1987 general election [ edit ]
1987 general election : Meath[ 21] [ 31] [ 32]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch
15.8
8,712
8,716
8,718
8,743
8,746
8,776
8,981
9,001
9,130
9,349
Fine Gael
John Bruton
14.7
8,084
8,086
8,126
8,176
8,411
8,449
8,490
8,691
9,124
9,846
Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard
12.3
6,763
6,765
6,775
6,817
6,832
6,911
7,098
7,133
7,497
7,922
7,966
8,019
8,635
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey
11.9
6,538
6,542
6,556
6,594
6,601
6,636
6,749
6,785
7,017
7,513
7,558
7,595
8,256
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace
10.3
5,681
5,684
5,707
5,742
5,759
5,831
5,953
6,010
6,542
6,831
6,855
6,868
7,305
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
9.7
5,345
5,347
5,365
5,395
5,740
5,772
5,795
5,866
6,009
6,472
6,805
6,828
9,165
Labour
Frank McLoughlin
5.9
3,237
3,239
3,445
3,532
3,560
3,804
3,927
3,995
4,223
Progressive Democrats
Patrick Andrews
5.9
3,227
3,227
3,246
3,322
3,352
3,402
3,456
4,628
4,892
5,528
5,643
5,659
Independent
Gerard Marry
4.3
2,393
2,393
2,403
2,450
2,466
2,545
2,645
2,681
Progressive Democrats
Bryan Maher
2.9
1,604
1,606
1,616
1,657
1,690
1,717
1,734
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
1.8
1,012
1,012
1,014
1,033
1,044
1,198
Workers' Party
Séamus McDonagh
1.4
790
794
812
921
938
Fine Gael
Bernadette McMahon
1.4
743
743
747
767
Independent
Camella Cummins
1.2
636
643
654
Labour
Peter Archer
0.7
394
395
Independent
Seán Gormley
0.1
36
Electorate: 73,904 Valid: 55,195 Quota: 9,200 Turnout: 55,597 (75.2%)
November 1982 general election [ edit ]
November 1982 general election : Meath[ 20] [ 33] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine Gael
John Bruton
19.6
9,990
Labour
Frank McLoughlin
14.1
7,179
7,293
8,026
8,317
8,561
Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard
14.0
7,133
7,168
7,230
7,312
7,369
8,617
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch
13.7
6,991
7,008
7,034
7,055
7,132
7,606
Fianna Fáil
Jim Fitzsimons
12.0
6,133
6,158
6,209
6,292
6,347
8,652
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
8.6
4,380
4,917
4,974
5,820
8,687
Fianna Fáil
Sean Conway
7.8
3,966
4,004
4,065
4,118
4,217
Fine Gael
Laurence Clarke
4.1
2,107
2,673
2,753
3,500
Fine Gael
Tom Kelly
4.0
2,013
2,121
2,180
Labour
Brian Fitzgerald
2.2
1,105
1,155
Electorate: 67,214 Valid: 50,997 Quota: 8,500 Turnout: 75.9%
February 1982 general election [ edit ]
February 1982 general election : Meath[ 19] [ 35]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fine Gael
John Bruton
25.0
12,272
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch
16.4
8,033
8,099
8,106
8,225
Fianna Fáil
Jim Fitzsimons
12.2
5,994
6,095
6,101
6,383
6,440
6,452
6,505
6,542
6,932
Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard
11.8
5,778
5,880
5,884
6,189
6,269
6,285
6,404
6,515
7,126
Fianna Fáil
Sean Conway
10.5
5,165
5,338
5,349
5,438
5,479
5,489
5,532
5,604
6,120
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
8.2
4,023
6,570
6,579
6,708
6,870
6,871
10,025
Fine Gael
Frank McDermott
5.7
2,770
3,472
3,476
3,537
3,660
3,665
Labour
James Cudden
4.1
1,999
2,235
2,251
2,359
3,666
3,669
3,805
5,432
Labour
Seán O'Brien
3.1
1,541
1,637
1,646
1,884
Independent
Dermot Forde
2.8
1,385
1,450
1,485
Independent
John Gormley
0.2
103
109
Electorate: 65,220 Valid: 49,063 Quota: 8,178 Turnout: 75.2%
1981 general election [ edit ]
1981 general election : Meath[ 18] [ 36]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fine Gael
John Bruton
22.9
11,574
Fianna Fáil
Brendan Crinion
13.1
6,623
6,731
7,016
7,073
9,549
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch
12.2
6,164
6,200
6,458
6,660
7,180
7,383
7,709
Fianna Fáil
Jim Fitzsimons
10.9
5,535
5,610
6,163
6,196
7,113
7,915
8,389
14,340
Labour
Frank McLoughlin
8.6
4,328
4,477
4,795
4,938
5,043
5,060
Labour
James Tully
8.5
4,313
4,565
4,962
5,100
5,265
5,287
8,474
Fianna Fáil
Sean Conway
8.0
4,042
4,171
4,379
4,410
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly
6.6
3,331
5,127
5,277
7,435
7,566
7,630
8,217
8,798
Independent
Dermot Forde
4.9
2,481
2,555
Fine Gael
Frank McDermott
4.4
2,249
2,763
2,830
Electorate: 65,220 Valid: 50,640 Quota: 8,441 Turnout: 77.6%
1977 general election [ edit ]
1977 general election : Meath[ 17] [ 37]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Brendan Crinion
24.8
11,398
Fine Gael
John Bruton
17.6
8,091
8,145
8,146
8,166
8,193
8,722
9,014
10,492
Fianna Fáil
Jim Fitzsimons
16.9
7,795
9,322
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch
12.8
5,891
6,339
6,446
6,466
6,513
6,553
7,192
7,290
7,343
7,642
Labour
James Tully
11.6
5,347
5,385
5,386
5,392
5,427
5,511
5,909
6,236
6,934
9,218
Labour
Frank McLoughlin
5.3
2,444
2,500
2,501
2,519
2,530
2,549
2,682
2,921
3,207
Fine Gael
Michael Regan
4.2
1,938
1,956
1,956
1,988
1,997
2,157
2,279
Independent
Dermot Forde
4.2
1,911
1,934
1,935
1,963
2,006
2,055
Fine Gael
Jim Dorgan
1.9
880
893
894
904
913
Independent
Frank Godfrey
0.4
187
195
196
207
Independent
Edward McKeever
0.3
158
162
162
Electorate: 58,569 Valid: 46,040 Quota: 9,209 Turnout: 78.6%
1973 general election [ edit ]
1969 general election [ edit ]
1969 general election : Meath[ 15]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard
6,143
21.3
1
Labour
James Tully
5,357
18.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Brendan Crinion
4,637
16.1
Fianna Fáil
Gerard Marry
3,392
11.7
Fine Gael
John Bruton
3,042
10.5
2
Fine Gael
Denis Farrelly
2,992
10.4
Fine Gael
Willie Carey
1,926
6.7
Labour
John Fitzgerald
1,408
4.9
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,897 Quota: 7,225 Turnout: ?
1965 general election [ edit ]
1961 general election [ edit ]
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD James Griffin , a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Henry Johnston.
1959 by-election : Meath[ 38]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Henry Johnston
43.2
11,063
11,338
12,475
Labour
James Tully
27.0
6,918
7,593
10,926
Fine Gael
Denis Farrelly
22.5
5,751
6,100
Sinn Féin
Leo Collins
7.4
1,889
Electorate: 37,686 Valid: 25,621 Quota: 12,811 Turnout: 67.99%
1957 general election [ edit ]
1954 general election [ edit ]
1954 general election : Meath[ 10] [ 38]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard
27.1
8,246
Labour
James Tully
23.0
7,009
7,018
7,051
7,146
7,319
8,026
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
21.0
6,373
6,388
6,409
7,177
8,844
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
18.7
5,691
5,697
6,278
6,328
6,438
6,648
Fine Gael
Denis Farrelly
5.1
1,547
1,571
1,574
2,108
Fine Gael
Patrick Dillon
4.6
1,392
1,485
1,489
Independent
Matthew Cullen
0.5
155
Electorate: 39,598 Valid: 30,413 Quota: 7,604 Turnout: 76.8%
1951 general election [ edit ]
1951 general election : Meath[ 38]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard
29.9
9,018
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
22.7
6,838
6,878
9,717
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
22.5
6,796
8,131
Labour
James Tully
13.6
4,113
4,148
4,569
Fine Gael
Patrick Oliver Meegan
11.3
3,412
3,475
Electorate: 39,694 Valid: 30,177 Quota: 7,545 Turnout: 76.02%
1948 general election [ edit ]
1948 general election : Meath[ 38]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard
29.7
8,929
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
21.6
6,501
7,781
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
19.2
5,774
5,812
6,298
6,403
6,614
7,322
Labour
John Fitzgerald
6.5
1,943
1,969
1,998
2,060
3,048
3,480
Independent
Seán Doyle
6.4
1,907
1,935
2,031
2,072
2,122
Clann na Poblachta
James Hilliard
5.4
1,620
1,644
1,660
2,529
2,724
3,022
Labour
Bernard Henry
5.1
1,534
1,549
1,561
1,630
Clann na Poblachta
Eamon Ginnell
3.9
1,164
1,170
1,179
Fine Gael
George Ahern
2.2
665
667
Electorate: 39,935 Valid: 30,037 Quota: 7,510 Turnout: 75.21%
1933 general election [ edit ]
1933 general election : Meath[ 7] [ 39]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
29.0
9,044
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
26.9
8,399
Cumann na nGaedheal
Robert Davitt
23.3
7,289
7,474
7,550
8,095
National Centre Party
Duc George De Stacpoole
18.8
5,873
6,444
6,801
7,016
Independent
Thomas Bowers
2.0
615
1,097
1,257
Electorate: 37,120 Valid: 31,220 Quota: 7,806 Turnout: 84.1%
1932 general election [ edit ]
September 1927 general election [ edit ]
September 1927 general election : Meath[ 5] [ 39]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eamonn Duggan
34.3
8,971
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
25.5
6,661
Cumann na nGaedheal
Arthur Matthews
12.0
3,146
5,301
5,304
5,463
5,772
6,464
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
11.7
3,053
3,144
3,251
3,378
3,697
5,349
Labour
Cathal O'Shannon
10.5
2,735
2,827
2,840
2,874
3,222
National League
Richard McDonnell
4.4
1,142
1,195
1,201
1,235
Independent
Christopher Black
1.6
415
464
465
Electorate: 37,709 Valid: 26,123 Quota: 6,531 Turnout: 69.3%
June 1927 general election [ edit ]
June 1927 general election : Meath[ 4] [ 39]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eamonn Duggan
24.9
6,371
6,481
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
17.3
4,416
4,544
6,502
Labour
David Hall
15.0
3,828
4,813
5,198
5,247
5,305
5,983
Farmers' Party
John Quinn
13.5
3,452
3,501
3,599
3,617
3,643
National League
William Fallon
13.4
3,420
3,519
3,625
3,639
3,665
5,844
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
10.0
2,556
2,667
Labour
Christopher Matthews
5.9
1,521
Electorate: 37,709 Valid: 25,564 Quota: 6,392 Turnout: 67.8%
1923 general election [ edit ]
1923 general election : Meath[ 3] [ 39]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eamonn Duggan
35.6
8,262
Farmers' Party
Patrick Mulvany
17.1
3,974
4,642
4,688
4,933
6,393
Republican
John J. O'Kelly
16.9
3,926
3,948
3,988
4,218
4,271
Labour
David Hall
14.2
3,288
3,588
3,621
4,936
5,571
Labour
Christopher Matthews
8.4
1,952
2,192
2,210
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Clinton
7.0
1,633
2,832
2,862
3,004
Independent
Patrick White
0.8
183
211
Electorate: 37,300 Valid: 23,218 Quota: 5,805 Turnout: 62.3%
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