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Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)

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Dublin Mid West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Dublin. It came into existence at the 2002 General Election, composed of parts of the Dublin South West and Dublin West constituencies. It contains the towns of Clondalkin, Lucan and Rathcoole. The constituency has an electorate of 55,184 and at present is served by 3 TDs. However, due to rapid population growth in the area, it will gain an extra seat at the next general election. The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

Recent Results

2002 General Election: Dublin Mid West
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil John Curran 5,904 20.75 1 9
Progressive Democrats Mary Harney 5,706 20.05 2 9
Green Paul Gogarty 3,508 12.33 3 10
Labour Joanna Tuffy 2,563 9.01
Fianna Fáil Des Kelly 3,218 11.31
Fine Gael Austin Currie 2,008 7.06
Sinn Féin Tony Flannery 1,855 6.52
Fine Gael Therese Ridge 1,268 4.46
Independent David Green 1,078 3.79
Independent Colm McGrath 487 1.71
Workers' Party Andrew McGuinness 393 1.38
Independent Michael O'Mara 361 1.27
Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 107 0.38

See also