asked the Taoiseach if he will give (a) the total population per Dáil constituency (b) the population per member in each Dáil constituency (c) the national average population per member and (d) the deviation in respect of each constituency as determined by the latest 1986 census returns; and the comparative figures following the last revision of constituencies.
Written Answers. - Dáil Constituencies Statistics.
43.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of each Dáil Constituency as defined in the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1983 is given in the following table:
|
Constituency |
No. of Members |
Population |
Population per Member |
Variation from National Average Population per member |
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|
1981 |
1986 |
1981 |
1986 |
1981 |
1986 |
||
|
Carlow-Kilkenny |
5 |
110,626 |
114,174 |
22,125 |
22,835 |
+1,382 |
+1,506 |
|
Cavan-Monaghan |
5 |
105,047 |
106,344 |
21,009 |
21,269 |
+266 |
-60 |
|
Clare |
4 |
87,567 |
91,344 |
21,892 |
22,836 |
+1,149 |
+1,507 |
|
Cork East |
4 |
81,035 |
82,284 |
20,259 |
20,571 |
-484 |
-758 |
|
Cork North-Central |
5 |
98,696 |
97,062 |
19,739 |
19,412 |
-1,004 |
-1,917 |
|
Cork North-West |
3 |
58,421 |
58,959 |
19,474 |
19,653 |
-1,269 |
-1,676 |
|
Cork South-Central |
5 |
104,185 |
114,253 |
20,837 |
22,851 |
+94 |
+1,522 |
|
Cork South-West |
3 |
60,128 |
60,177 |
20,043 |
20,059 |
-700 |
-1,270 |
|
Donegal North-East |
3 |
62,395 |
65,411 |
20,798 |
21,804 |
+55 |
+475 |
|
Donegal South-West |
3 |
62,717 |
64,253 |
20,906 |
21,418 |
+163 |
+89 |
|
Dublin Central |
5 |
101,214 |
91,732 |
20,243 |
18,346 |
-500 |
-2,983 |
|
Dublin North |
3 |
63,310 |
74,415 |
21,103 |
24,805 |
+360 |
+3,476 |
|
Dublin North-Central |
4 |
80,219 |
75,577 |
20,055 |
18,894 |
-688 |
-2,435 |
|
Dublin North-East |
4 |
81,770 |
83,483 |
20,443 |
20,871 |
-300 |
-458 |
|
Dublin North-West |
4 |
83,328 |
74,529 |
20,832 |
18,632 |
+89 |
-2,697 |
|
Dublin South |
5 |
107,662 |
112,265 |
21,532 |
22,453 |
+789 |
+1,124 |
|
Dublin South-Central |
5 |
108,680 |
96,084 |
21,736 |
19,217 |
+993 |
-2,112 |
|
Dublin South-East |
4 |
80,733 |
76,311 |
20,183 |
19,078 |
-560 |
-2,251 |
|
Dublin South-West |
4 |
84,577 |
106,848 |
21,144 |
26,712 |
+401 |
+5,383 |
|
Dublin West |
5 |
105,891 |
121,754 |
21,178 |
24,351 |
+435 |
+3,022 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
5 |
105,780 |
108,451 |
21,156 |
21,690 |
+413 |
+361 |
|
Galway East |
3 |
62,581 |
62,590 |
20,860 |
20,863 |
+117 |
-466 |
|
Galway West |
5 |
105,646 |
112,313 |
21,129 |
22,463 |
+386 |
+1,134 |
|
Kerry North |
3 |
61,968 |
62,856 |
20,656 |
20,952 |
-87 |
-377 |
|
Kerry South |
3 |
60,802 |
61,303 |
20,267 |
20,434 |
-476 |
-895 |
|
Kildare |
5 |
104,122 |
116,247 |
20,824 |
23,249 |
+81 |
+1,920 |
|
Laoighis-Offaly |
5 |
109,483 |
113,119 |
21,897 |
22,624 |
+1,154 |
+1,295 |
|
Limerick East |
5 |
100,657 |
102,044 |
20,131 |
20,409 |
-612 |
-920 |
|
Limerick West |
3 |
61,004 |
62,525 |
20,335 |
20,842 |
-408 |
-487 |
|
Longford-Westmeath |
4 |
86,530 |
88,800 |
21,633 |
22,200 |
+890 |
+871 |
|
Louth |
4 |
88,514 |
91,810 |
22,129 |
22,953 |
+1,386 |
+1,624 |
|
Mayo East |
3 |
57,319 |
57,108 |
19,106 |
19,036 |
-1,637 |
-2,293 |
|
Mayo West |
3 |
57,447 |
58,076 |
19,149 |
19,359 |
-1,594 |
-1,970 |
|
Meath |
5 |
101,552 |
109,956 |
20,310 |
21,991 |
-433 |
+662 |
|
Roscommon |
3 |
58,334 |
58,241 |
19,445 |
19,414 |
-1,298 |
-1,915 |
|
Sligo-Leitrim |
4 |
83,083 |
83,081 |
20,771 |
20,770 |
+28 |
-559 |
|
Tipperary North |
3 |
58,984 |
59,522 |
19,661 |
19,841 |
-1,082 |
-1,488 |
|
Tipperary South |
4 |
78,752 |
79,758 |
19,688 |
19,940 |
-1,055 |
-1,389 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
86,116 |
88,490 |
21,529 |
22,123 |
+786 |
+794 |
|
Wexford |
5 |
99,081 |
102,552 |
19,816 |
20,510 |
-927 |
-819 |
|
Wicklow |
4 |
87,449 |
94,542 |
21,862 |
23,636 |
+1,119 |
+2,307 |
|
Total |
166 |
3,443,405 |
3,540,643 |
20,743 |
21,329 |