2011 Irish General Election Constituencies And Seats

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2011 Constituencies & Seats

This is a full list of the 43 constituencies, and the numbers of TDs seats which are allocated for each of them (166 seats in total). The 31st Dáil, which will be voted in through the 2011 General Election, sees major changes within Limerick and Kerry - three constituencies were abolished, and three new ones replaced them. There were seat number changes in three further constituencies, and minor boundary changes were also made to a total of 18 constituences.

Constituency	Created	Seats	Change
Carlow-Kilkenny	1948	5	none
Cavan-Monaghan	1977	5	none
Clare	1921	4	none
Cork East	1981	4	none
Cork North Central	1981	4	none
Cork North West	1981	3	none
Cork South Central	1981	5	none
Cork South West	1961	3	none
Donegal North East	1981	3	none
Donegal South West	1981	3	none
Dublin Central	1981	4	none
Dublin Mid West	2002	4	none
Dublin North	1981	4	none
Dublin North Central	1948	3	none
Dublin North East	1981	3	none
Dublin North West	1981	3	none
Dublin South	1981	5	none
Dublin South Central	1948	5	none
Dublin South East	1948	4	none
Dublin South West	1981	4	none
Dublin West	1981	4	+1
Dún Laoghaire	1977	4	-1
Galway East	1977	4	none
Galway West	1937	5	none
Kerry North-West Limerick	2011	3	new
Kerry South	1937	3	none
Kildare North	1997	4	none
Kildare South	1997	3	none
Laois-Offaly	2007	5	none
Limerick	2011	3	new
Limerick City	2011	4	new
Longford-Westmeath	2007	4	none
Louth	1923	5	+1
Mayo	1997	5	none
Meath East	2007	3	none
Meath West	2007	3	none
Roscommon-South Leitrim	2007	3	none
Sligo-North Leitrim	2007	3	none
Tipperary North	1948	3	none
Tipperary South	1948	3	none
Waterford	1923	4	none
Wexford	1921	5	none
Wicklow	1923	5	none

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• Carlow-Kilkenny
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