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Meath East (Dáil constituency)

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Dáil constituency (2007–present)

Meath East
Dáil constituency
Location of Meath East within Ireland
Map
Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the2024 general election
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats
  • 3 (2007–2024)
  • 4 (2024–)
TDs
Local government areaCounty Meath
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

Meath East is aparliamentary constituency represented inDáil Éireann, the lower house of theIrish parliament orOireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system ofproportional representation by means of thesingle transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

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It was established by theElectoral (Amendment) Act 2005 when the previous 5-seatMeath constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East andMeath West.[1] It was first used at the2007 general election to the30th Dáil.

It spans the eastern portions ofCounty Meath. It includesNobber,Slane,Dunboyne,Kells andAshbourne, the constituency's biggest town.[2]

TheElectoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]

"In the county of Meath, the electoral divisions of:
Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2;
Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the formerRural District of Dunshaughlin;
Ardagh, Carrickleck, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Maperath, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Staholmog, Trohanny, in the formerRural District of Kells;
Ardcath, Duleek, Julianstown, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the formerRural District of Meath;
Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the formerRural District of Navan;
and Ceannanas Mór Urban."
Changes to the Meath East constituency 2007–present
YearsTDsBoundariesNotes
2007–20113

Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the formerRural District of Dunshaughlin;

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Trohanny, in the formerRural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Julianstown, Mellifont, St. Mary's (part), Stamullin, in the formerRural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the formerRural District of Navan.
Created fromMeath[4]
2011–20203
In County Meath, the electoral divisions of[5][6]

Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the formerRural District of Dunshaughlin;

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Maperath, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Staholmog, Trohanny, in the formerRural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the formerRural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the formerRural District of Navan;

and the town of Kells.
Transfer fromMeath West of[7][8]
Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the formerRural District of Kells;
and transfer toLouth of
Julianstown and St. Mary’s (part in County Meath) in the formerRural District of Meath.
2020–20243
In County Meath, the electoral divisions of[9]

Grangegeeth, Killary, in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the formerRural District of Dunshaughlin;

Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Maperath, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Staholmog, in the formerRural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the formerRural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the formerRural District of Navan;

and Ceannanas Mór Urban.
Transfer toCavan–Monaghan of[10]

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Kilmainhamm, Moybolgue, Posseckstown and Trohanny, in the formerRural District of Kells,

and Drumcondra in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2.


2024–4
In County Meath, the electoral divisions of[3]

Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2;

Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the formerRural District of Dunshaughlin;

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Maperath, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Staholmog, Trohanny, in the formerRural District of Kells;

Ardcath, Duleek, Julianstown, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the formerRural District of Meath;

Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the formerRural District of Navan;

and Ceannanas Mór Urban.
Transfer fromCavan–Monaghan of

Ardagh, Carrickleck, Kilmainhamm, Moybolgue, Posseckstown and Trohanny, in the formerRural District of Kells,

and Drumcondra in the formerRural District of Ardee No. 2.

and the transfer fromLouth of Julianstown, in the formerRural District of Meath.[11]

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath East 2007–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
30th2007[12]Thomas Byrne
(FF)		Mary Wallace
(FF)		Shane McEntee
(FG)		3 seats
2007–2024
31st2011[13]Dominic Hannigan
(Lab)		Regina Doherty
(FG)
2013 by-election[14]Helen McEntee
(FG)
32nd2016[15]Thomas Byrne
(FF)
33rd2020[16]Darren O'Rourke
(SF)
34th2024[17]Gillian Toole
(Ind)

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.

Elections

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^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

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2024 general election: Meath East[17][18]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910111213
Fine GaelHelen McEntee19.99,9579,9599,9599,99610,006        
Sinn FéinDarren O'Rourke16.48,1758,1778,1848,2288,2728,3258,6669,0959,82112,786   
Fianna FáilThomas Byrne12.86,4036,4056,4076,4256,4326,5276,5466,8557,3637,4377,5209,66510,525
IndependentGillian Toole8.94,4594,4834,4914,5494,7074,7494,8595,2115,9526,0916,7177,1948,953
AontúEmer Tóibín6.63,2813,2853,3063,3413,6083,6333,7213,8714,1654,2894,7855,027 
Fianna FáilCaroline O'Reilly6.53,2233,2233,2253,2483,2573,3043,3353,6013,8703,9183,996  
Fine GaelSharon Tolan6.43,1763,1783,1843,2063,2103,3093,3303,7474,1354,2324,3895,0435,482
Sinn FéinMaria White5.82,8942,9002,9032,9172,9392,9513,2643,5683,657    
IndependentJoseph Bonner5.52,7712,7812,7872,9293,0283,0803,1733,477     
LabourEilish Balfe4.12,0482,0502,0512,0762,0892,4402,882      
PBP–SolidarityClara McCormack[a]2.71,3801,3811,3831,4341,4581,536       
GreenRuadháin Bonham1.7845848849874875        
National PartyJean Murray1.3652653704720         
Party for Animal WelfareCarolyn Fahy0.4207209210          
IndependentCharles Bobbett0.4186189190          
IndependentSivakumar Murugadoss0.3135140141          
Liberty RepublicBarbara Reid0.2119121           
IndependentRaymond Westlake0.172            
Electorate: 84,272  Valid: 49,983  Spoilt: 338  Quota: 9,997  Turnout: 59.7%  
  1. ^McCormack is a member ofPeople Before Profit.

2020 general election

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2020 general election: Meath East[16][19][20][21][22]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Sinn FéinDarren O'Rourke24.410,22310,617     
Fine GaelHelen McEntee[*]18.37,6917,8568,1238,3338,9379,41612,984
Fianna FáilThomas Byrne[*]14.46,0396,0956,3487,6378,2228,9999,622
Fine GaelRegina Doherty[*]10.04,1804,2724,3304,5054,6435,122 
GreenSeán McCabe7.83,2513,7564,0364,1674,6775,9996,547
IndependentJoe Bonner7.02,9343,0533,2403,3384,037  
IndependentSharon Keogan5.92,4752,5702,9393,024   
Fianna FáilDeirdre Geraghty-Smith4.61,9411,9772,047    
AontúEmer Tóibín3.91,6341,705     
LabourAnnie Hoey2.1874      
Solidarity–PBPAndrew Keegan[a]1.4569      
Workers' PartySeamus McDonagh0.3134      
Electorate: 66,507  Valid: 41,945  Spoilt: 253  Quota: 10,487  Turnout: 42,198 (63.4%)  
  1. ^Keegan was a member ofPeople Before Profit.

2016 general election

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2016 general election: Meath East[23][24][15]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fianna FáilThomas Byrne26.110,818        
Fine GaelHelen McEntee[*]18.37,5567,6567,6717,7497,8417,8878,2378,4359,958
Fine GaelRegina Doherty[*]16.56,8306,8896,8996,9797,0647,1097,2477,4779,612
Sinn FéinDarren O'Rourke14.05,7805,8605,9706,0176,0966,3416,6377,2368,556
IndependentJoe Bonner6.02,4822,5272,5452,6002,6652,8573,2153,825 
LabourDominic Hannigan[*]5.52,2702,3072,3252,3502,4942,5252,6803,084 
Social DemocratsAisling O'Neill4.11,7151,7401,8011,8852,1482,3002,463  
IndependentSharon Keogan3.71,5281,5791,6001,6631,7091,805   
Direct DemocracyBen Gilroy1.9794809841876899    
GreenSeán Ó Buachalla1.9766784801853     
RenuaSarah Tyrrell1.3523554563      
Workers' PartySeamus McDonagh0.8326335       
Electorate: 65,588  Valid: 41,388  Spoilt: 240  Quota: 10,348  Turnout: 63.5%  

2013 by-election

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Fine Gael TDShane McEntee died on 21 December 2012. Aby-election was held to fill the vacancy on 27 March 2013. The seat was won by his daughter Helen McEntee.

2013 by-election: Meath East[14]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fine GaelHelen McEntee38.59,3569,54711,473
Fianna FáilThomas Byrne32.98,0028,1069,582
Sinn FéinDarren O'Rourke13.03,1653,370 
Direct DemocracyBen Gilroy6.51,5681,793 
LabourEoin Holmes4.61,1121,245 
GreenSeán Ó Buachalla1.7423  
Workers' PartySeamus McDonagh1.1263  
IndependentMick Martin0.8190  
IndependentCharlie Keddy0.5110  
IndependentGerard O'Brien0.373  
IndependentJim Tallon0.247  
Electorate: 64,164  Valid: 24,309  Spoilt: 259  Quota: 12,155  Turnout: 38.3%  

2011 general election

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2011 general election: Meath East[13]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
LabourDominic Hannigan21.08,9949,3839,66912,382
Fine GaelShane McEntee[*]20.68,7948,9949,14210,143
Fine GaelRegina Doherty20.38,6778,8589,30510,447
Fianna FáilThomas Byrne[*]13.45,7155,8927,3548,173
Sinn FéinMichael Gallagher8.93,7953,9584,025 
IndependentJoe Bonner5.82,4792,8663,074 
Fianna FáilNick Killian6.22,6692,719  
New VisionSharon Keogan2.71,168   
GreenSeán Ó Buachalla1.1461   
Electorate: 64,873  Valid: 42,752  Spoilt: 346 (0.8%)  Quota: 10,689  Turnout: 43,098 (66.4%)  

2007 general election

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2007 general election: Meath East[12]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna FáilMary Wallace[*]25.310,901       
Fianna FáilThomas Byrne18.27,8347,8668,2678,4698,6289,0799,77010,077
Fine GaelShane McEntee[*]15.76,7666,7896,8776,9417,1067,3517,87011,619
LabourDominic Hannigan11.95,1365,1935,3375,5756,0956,5547,2478,596
Fine GaelRegina Doherty10.14,3634,3774,5084,7644,9925,1645,972 
IndependentBrian Fitzgerald6.02,5862,6172,6592,8163,0083,334  
Sinn FéinJoanne Finnegan3.91,6951,7231,7621,8592,008   
GreenSeán Ó Buachalla3.11,3301,3551,4171,547    
IndependentJoseph Bonner2.71,1701,1951,223     
Progressive DemocratsSirena Campbell2.2957983      
IndependentA. J. Cahill0.6269       
Electorate: 67,443  Valid: 43,007  Spoilt: 359 (0.8%)  Quota: 10,752  Turnout: 43,366 (64.3%)  

See also

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References

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  1. ^abElectoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of theOireachtas. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  2. ^"Meath East and Meath West"(PDF).Government of Ireland.Tailte Éireann. 8 December 2024.
  3. ^abElectoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of theOireachtas. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
  4. ^"Report on Dáil Constituencies, 2004"(PDF).Constituency Commission. pp. 26–27.Archived(PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved25 August 2022.
  5. ^Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of theOireachtas. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  6. ^Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of theOireachtas. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  7. ^"Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007"(PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. p. 64.Archived(PDF) from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved25 August 2022.
  8. ^"Constituency Commission Report 2012: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies"(PDF).Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. p. 15.Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved25 August 2022.
  9. ^Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of theOireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 25 August 2022.
  10. ^"Constituency Commission Report 2017: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies"(PDF). Constituency Commission. 27 June 2017. p. 69.Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved25 August 2022.
  11. ^"Constituency Review Report 2023"(PDF).Electoral Commission. pp. 62–63, 132.Archived(PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved9 September 2023.
  12. ^ab"General election 2007: Meath East".ElectionsIreland.org.Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved26 April 2010.
  13. ^ab"General election 2011: Meath East".ElectionsIreland.org.Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved27 February 2011.
  14. ^ab"By-election 2013: Meath East".ElectionsIreland.org.Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved28 March 2013.
  15. ^ab"General election 2016: Meath East".ElectionsIreland.org.Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved23 February 2016.
  16. ^ab"General election 2020: Meath East".ElectionsIreland.org.Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved9 February 2020.
  17. ^ab"General election 2024: Meath East".ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved2 December 2024.
  18. ^"General Election 2024 Results – Meath East".RTÉ News. December 2024. Retrieved7 December 2024.
  19. ^"General Election 2020 Results – Meath East".RTÉ News.Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved23 May 2020.
  20. ^"Meath East: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com.Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved23 May 2020.
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