Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Dublin South East
Entity = County Dublin


Year = 1948
TDs = 4
Counties = Dublin
EP= Dublin

Dublin South East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the south-eastern part of Dublin City, including areas such as Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount (collectively referred to as "Dublin 4"), as well as the areas of Ranelagh and Rathmines, and the central business district of the city (including Trinity College Dublin and St. Stephen's Green). The constituency has an electorate of 59,896 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). Many constituencies like Dublin West, and Kildare North have greater electorates electorates, but are served by 1 less public representative. The constituency quota of circa. 6,000 is the lowest in Ireland. This fact received some criticismfact|date=January 2008 as it was half that of the largest quota, Cavan-Monaghan. The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency includes some of the most affluent parts of the country, such as Ballsbridge, areas with a transient population like Rathmines, deprived areas of the south inner city, and working-class districts like Ringsend. It was the constituency of Michael McDowell, the former Minister for Justice and ex-leader of the Progressive Democrats, and was the constituency of former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. By geographical size, it is the smallest constituency in the country. Two Presidents of Ireland, Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese both contested the constituency unsuccessfully in the 1980's.

The two Fianna Fáil candidates in the 2007 general election, Chris Andrews and Jim O'Callaghan come from reasonably well known dynasties. The 'rumble in Ranelagh' is a term used by Irish journalists to describe an open argument that took place between candidates Michael McDowell, and John Gormley, in Ranelagh, while canvassing in the 2007 election. Gormley twice defeated McDowell to take the last seat, in 1997 and again in 2007, both times by relatively small margins. The 1997 result led to a mammoth recount, the longest in Irish political history, before McDowell conceded defeat.

Members of Dáil Éireann

2007 Election result

Irish Election box begin
title=2007 General Election: Dublin South EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Chris Andrews
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,600
percentage = 19.50%
seat = 1
count = 3Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Lucinda Creighton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,311
percentage = 18.65%
seat = 2
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Ruairi Quinn
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 5,636
percentage = 16.65%
seat = 3
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *John Gormley
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 4,685
percentage = 13.84%
seat = 4
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Michael McDowell
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 4,450
percentage = 13.15%
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jim O'Callaghan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,120
percentage = 9.22%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Daithí Doolan
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,599
percentage = 4.72%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Esther Uzell
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 603
percentage = 1.78%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Rory Hearne
party = People Before Profit Alliance
votes = 591
percentage = 1.75%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Eoin Tierney
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 102
percentage = 0.30%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Noel Ivory
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 84
percentage = 0.25%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Peter O'Sullivan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 34
percentage = 0.10%
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Noel O'Gara
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 27
percentage = 0.08%
seat =
count =*Denoted outgoing TD

Quota: 6,769

2002 Election result

Irish Election box begin
title=2002 General Election: Dublin South EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Gormley
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 5,264
percentage = 16.23
seat = 1
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael McDowell
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 6,093
percentage = 18.79
seat = 2
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Eoin Ryan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,318
percentage = 16.40
seat = 3
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Ruairi Quinn
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 4,032
percentage = 12.43
seat = 4
count = 6Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Frances Fitzgerald
party = Fine Gael
votes = 3,337
percentage = 10.29
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Chris Andrews
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,449
percentage = 10.63
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Daithí Doolan
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 2,398
percentage = 7.39
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Colm MacEochaidh
party = Fine Gael
votes = 1,873
percentage = 5.77
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Shay Ryan
party = Socialist Workers Party (Ireland)
votes = 286
percentage =0.88
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom Crilly
party = Workers Party (Ireland)
votes = 284
percentage = 0.88
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Norman Gray
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 99
percentage = 0.31
seat =
count =

November 1982 - 2002 full election results

Online at [http://www.election.polarbears.com/online/da2002.htm]

1977 full election result

Electorate=41,066, Valid votes =26,812, spoiled votes=250, quota=6,704 [Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10]

Former TDs

* John A. Costello
* Garret FitzGerald
* Seán MacEntee
* Richie Ryan

ee also

* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of political parties in Ireland
* List of Irish by-elections
* Elections in Ireland

References