Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935
The Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 (No. 5) was a law in Ireland which replaced the Dáil constituencies which had been defined in the Electoral Act 1923.
| Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 | |
|---|---|
| Oireachtas | |
| |
| Citation | No. 5 of 1935 |
| Territorial extent | Ireland |
| Assented to | 27 February 1935 |
| Commenced | 14 June 1937 |
| Repealed | 12 January 1948 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | No. 11 of 1934 |
| Introduced by | Minister for Local Government and Public Health (Seán T. O'Kelly) |
| Introduced | 15 February 1934 |
| Amends | |
| Electoral Act 1923 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
Unlike the constituencies in the 1923 Act, it included many instances of crossing county boundaries to form constituencies.[1] It reduced the number of seats in the Dáil by 15 from 153 to 138.[2] This was in combination with the abolition of the two university constituencies, which was effected by the Constitution (Amendment No. 23) Act 1936 and the Electoral (University Constituencies) Act 1936, transferring all those on the register for university constituencies to the register for geographical constituencies.[3]
It came into effect on the dissolution of the 8th Dáil, and would be first used at the 1937 general election held on 21 July for the 9th Dáil. The constituencies would remain in operation at the 1938, 1943 and 1944 general elections.
The constituencies were revised again by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, which created a scheme of constituencies which came into effect at the dissolution of the 12th Dáil and was first used at 1948 general election.[4]
Constituencies 1937–1948
Explanation of columns
- Created: The year of the election when a constituency of the same name was last created.
- Seats: The number of TDs elected from the constituency under the Act.
- Change: Change in the number of seats since the last distribution of seats (which had been in force from 1923).
| Constituency[1] | Created | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough constituencies | |||
| Cork | 1921 | 4 | + 1 |
| North-East Dublin | 1937 | 3 | New |
| North-West Dublin | 1937 | 5 | New |
| South Dublin | 1921 | 7 | none |
| Dublin Townships | 1937 | 3 | New |
| County constituencies | |||
| Athlone–Longford | 1937 | 3 | New |
| Carlow–Kildare | 1937 | 4 | New |
| Cavan | 1921 | 4 | none |
| Clare | 1921 | 5 | none |
| North Cork | 1923 | 4 | + 1 |
| South-East Cork | 1937 | 3 | New |
| West Cork | 1923 | 5 | none |
| East Donegal | 1937 | 4 | New |
| West Donegal | 1937 | 3 | New |
| Dublin | 1921 | 5 | − 3 |
| East Galway | 1937 | 4 | New |
| West Galway | 1937 | 3 | New |
| North Kerry | 1937 | 4 | New |
| South Kerry | 1937 | 3 | New |
| Kilkenny | 1937 | 3 | New |
| Leitrim | 1937 | 3 | New |
| Leix–Offaly | 1921 | 5 | none |
| Limerick | 1923 | 7 | none |
| Louth | 1923 | 3 | none |
| North Mayo | 1923 | 3 | − 1 |
| South Mayo | 1923 | 5 | none |
| Meath–Westmeath | 1937 | 5 | New |
| Monaghan | 1921 | 3 | none |
| Roscommon | 1923 | 3 | − 1 |
| Sligo | 1937 | 3 | New |
| Tipperary | 1923 | 7 | none |
| Waterford | 1923 | 4 | none |
| Wexford | 1921 | 5 | none |
| Wicklow | 1923 | 3 | none |
Abolished constituencies
| Constituency | Created | Seats | Area moved to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny | 1921 | 5 | Carlow–Kildare and Kilkenny |
| Cork East | 1923 | 5 | North Cork and South-East Cork |
| Donegal | 1921 | 8 | East Donegal and West Donegal |
| Dublin North | 1923 | 8 | North-East Dublin and North-West Dublin |
| Galway | 1921 | 9 | East Galway and West Galway |
| Kerry | 1923 | 7 | North Kerry and South Kerry |
| Kildare | 1923 | 3 | Carlow–Kildare |
| Leitrim–Sligo | 1923 | 7 | Leitrim and Sligo |
| Longford–Westmeath | 1921 | 5 | Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath |
| Meath | 1923 | 3 | Meath–Westmeath |
See also
References
- Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, 1st Sch.: Revised Constituencies (No. 5 of 1935, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 October 2021.
- Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, s. 3: Number of members of Dáil Eireann (No. 5 of 1935, s. 3). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 October 2021.
- Electoral (University Constituencies) Act 1936 (No. 22 of 1936). Enacted on 29 June 1936. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 April 2020.
- Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, 2nd Sch.: Enactments Repealed (No. 31 of 1947, 2nd Sch.). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 December 2021.