Dublin County South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1981. The constituency elected three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, and first used at the 1969 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, with effect from the 1981 general election.
+ Changes to the constituency of Dublin County South, 1969–1981YearsTDsBoundariesNotes1969–19773Created from Dublin County1977–19813and in County Wicklow, the district electoral divisions of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael (Bray)Transfer of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael from Wicklow1981—Constituency abolishedSee Dublin South, Dún Laoghaire and Wicklow
TDs
Elections
1977 general election
1973 general election
1970 by-election Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Kevin Boland, a by-election was held on 2 December 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Larry McMahon.
1969 general election
See also Dáil constituencies Politics of the Republic of Ireland Historic Dáil constituencies Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
External links Oireachtas Members Database Dublin Historic Maps: Parliamentary & Dail Constituencies 1780–1969 (a work in progress)