Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1959

Public bill · Government · Introduced

The Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1959 would redraw Dáil constituency boundaries and set the total number of seats at 144, using population figures from the 1956 census. It would reduce the number of constituencies from 40 to 39, while leaving many areas unchanged and generally following county boundaries. Representation would fall by one seat in Cavan, Longford–Westmeath, Roscommon and rural Cork, while Dublin would gain one seat, mainly through an extra member for Dublin South (East); some areas of Limerick and Cork would also be reassigned between constituencies. The changes matter because they are intended to bring constituency sizes and representation more closely into line with population changes.

Last updated 10 June 2020