Electoral Act 1923
The Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12/1923) was a law in Ireland which provided for parliamentary constituencies in the 4th Dáil Éireann.[1] The 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923.
| Electoral Act 1923 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Oireachtas | |
| |
| Citation | No. 12 of 123 |
| Territorial extent | Republic of Ireland |
| Enacted by | Dáil Éireann |
| Enacted by | Seanad Éireann |
| Commenced | 1923 |
This Act replaced the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which defined the constituencies used for the 2nd Dáil (1921–22) and 3rd Dáil (1922–23). It was itself replaced by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, which created a new pattern of constituencies for the 9th Dáil (elected in 1937).
It also increased the number of seats in the Dáil by 25 from 128 to 153.
List of constituencies
| Name[2] | Seats | Contents or boundaries | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny | 5 | The administrative counties of Carlow and Kilkenny | County |
| Cavan | 4 | The administrative county of Cavan | County |
| Clare | 5 | Administrative county of Clare | County |
| Cork Borough | 5 | County borough of Cork and the county electoral area of Ballincollig | Borough |
| Cork East | 5 | County electoral areas of Mallow and Cobh in the administrative county of Cork | County |
| Cork North | 3 | County electoral areas of Kanturk and Macroom in the administrative county of Cork | County |
| Cork West | 5 | County electoral areas of Bandon, Bantry and Dunmanway in the administrative county of Cork | County |
| Donegal | 8 | Administrative county of Donegal | County |
| Dublin County | 8 | Administrative county of Dublin | County |
| Dublin North | 8 | Borough electoral areas of Dublin No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8 in the County borough of Dublin | Borough |
| Dublin South | 7 | Borough electoral areas of Dublin No. 3, No. 5, No. 7, No. 9 and No. 10 in the County borough of Dublin | Borough |
| Dublin University | 3 | N/A | University |
| Galway | 9 | Administrative county of Galway | County |
| Kerry | 7 | Administrative county of Kerry | County |
| Kildare | 3 | Administrative county of Kildare | County |
| Leitrim–Sligo | 7 | The administrative counties of Leitrim and Sligo | County |
| Leix–Offaly | 5 | Administrative counties of Leix and Offaly | County |
| Limerick | 7 | Administrative county of Limerick and the county borough of Limerick | County |
| Longford–Westmeath | 5 | Administrative counties of Longford and Westmeath | County |
| Louth | 3 | Administrative county of Louth | County |
| Mayo North | 4 | County electoral areas of Ballina, Killala and Swinford in the administrative county of Mayo | County |
| Mayo South | 5 | County electoral areas of Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport in the administrative county of Mayo | County |
| Meath | 3 | Administrative county of Meath | County |
| Monaghan | 3 | Administrative county of Monaghan | County |
| National University of Ireland | 3 | N/A | University |
| Roscommon | 4 | Administrative county of Roscommon | County |
| Tipperary | 7 | Administrative counties of Tipperary North Riding and Tipperary South Riding | County |
| Waterford | 4 | Administrative county of Waterford and the county borough of Waterford | County |
| Wexford | 5 | Administrative county of Wexford | County |
| Wicklow | 3 | Administrative county of Wicklow | County |
References
- "Electoral Act, 1923". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- "Electoral Act, 1923 (Eighth Schedule)". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.