LegalizeElectoral (Amendment) Act 2023
1. Interpretation
In the Schedule—
(a) a reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before 1 October 1925, and
(b) a reference to a line drawn along any motorway, road or street shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the centre of such motorway, road or street.
2. Number of members of Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution thereof that next occurs after the passing of this Act, consist of 174 members.
3. Dáil Constituencies
(1) The members of Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution of Dáil Éireann that next occurs after the passing of this Act, represent the constituencies specified in the Schedule.
(2) An area specified in the Schedule shall be taken to be that area as constituted on 1 October 2023, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which any electoral division or part thereof, or any townland or part thereof, is included, the doubt shall, subject to section 1 (b), be determined by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
4. Number of members to be returned for a Dáil constituency
A constituency specified in the Schedule shall return the number of members set out in respect thereof in the third column of that Schedule.
5. Amendment of European Parliament Elections Act 1997
The European Parliament Elections Act 1997 is amended—
(a) in section 15, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):
“(3) An area specified in the Third Schedule shall be taken to be that area as constituted on 1 October 2023.”,
(b) in rule 88 of Part XI of the Second Schedule, by the deletion of paragraphs (5) and (6), and
(c) by the substitution of the following Schedule for the Third Schedule:
“Third Schedule
Section 15
Constituencies
| Constituency | Area | Number of Members |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | The counties of: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin; and the city of Dublin. | 4 |
| Midlands-North-West | The counties of: Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath; and the city of Galway. | 5 |
| South | The counties of: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow; the cities and counties of Limerick and Waterford; and the city of Cork. | 5 |
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6. Repeals
(1) The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 is repealed.
(2) Subsection (1) shall come into operation on the dissolution of Dáil Éireann that next occurs after the passing of this Act.
7. Short title, collective citation and construction
(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.
(2) The Electoral Acts 1992 to 2022 and this Act (other than section 5) may be cited together as the Electoral Acts 1992 to 2023 and shall be construed together as one.
(3) The European Parliament Elections Acts 1992 to 2022 and section 5 may be cited together as the European Parliament Elections Acts 1992 to 2023 and shall be construed together as one.
SCHEDULE
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