asked the Taoiseach if he will state the population of each Dáil constituency at the last census.
Written Answers. - Population of Dáil Constituencies.
The population, as returned at the Census of Population, 1956, of each constituency for elections to Dáil Eireann as defined by the schedule to the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947, is as follows:—
|
Constituency |
Population |
|
Borough Constituencies: |
|
|
Cork |
112,098 |
|
Dublin North (Central) |
42,361 |
|
Dublin North (East) |
108,833 |
|
Dublin North (West) |
60,742 |
|
Dublin South (Central) |
86,620 |
|
Dublin South (East) |
54,975 |
|
Dublin South (West) |
115,029 |
|
County Constituencies: |
|
|
Carlow-Kilkenny* |
98,838 |
|
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |
101,763 |
|
Dublin |
135,458 |
|
Kildare |
65,915 |
|
Leix-Offaly |
99,057 |
|
Longford-Westmeath |
87,091 |
|
Louth |
69,194 |
|
Meath |
66,762 |
|
Wexford |
87,259 |
|
Wicklow |
87,259 |
|
Clare |
77,176 |
|
Cork West |
51,475 |
|
Cork East |
58,344 |
|
Cork North |
56,600 |
|
Cork South |
58,146 |
|
North Kerry |
71,928 |
|
South Kerry |
50,144 |
|
West Limerick |
54,605 |
|
East Limerick |
83,276 |
|
North Tipperary |
55,697 |
|
South Tipperary |
73,718 |
|
Waterford† |
73,170 |
|
West Galway |
55,103 |
|
South Galway |
49,726 |
|
North Galway |
50,724 |
|
South Mayo |
78,410 |
|
North Mayo |
54,642 |
|
Roscommon |
63,710 |
|
Sligo-Leitrim |
93,906 |
|
Cavan |
61,740 |
|
West Donegal |
50,101 |
|
East Donegal |
71,958 |
|
Monaghan |
52,064 |
*Includes the part of Waterford County Borough which was formerly in the Administrative County of Kilkenny.
†Excludes the part of Waterford County Borough which was formerly in the Administrative County of Kilkenny.