Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1959

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Number 33 of 1959.


ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Number of members of Dáil Éireann.

3.

Constituencies.

4.

Number of members to be returned by constituency.

5.

Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle.

6.

Title page of electors list, etc.

7.

Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

8.

Repeal.

9.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

SCHEDULE

Constituencies


Acts Referred to

Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act, 1937

1937, No. 25

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947

1947, No, 31

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Number 33 of 1959.


ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959.


AN ACT TO FIX THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DAIL EIREANN AND TO REVISE THEIR CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS. [26th November, 1959.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government;

“the Principal Act” means the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923).

Number of members of Dáil Éireann.

2.—Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution thereof which next occurs after the passing of this Act, consist of One Hundred and Forty-four members.

Constituencies.

3.—(1) The members of Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution of Dáil Éireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act, represent the constituencies specified in the Schedule to this Act.

(2) A constituency specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Act shall be a borough constituency and a constituency specified in Part II thereof shall be a county constituency.

(3) An area specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be taken to be that area as constituted on the 1st day of January, 1959, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which any townland or part thereof, or any road or street or part thereof, is included, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.

(4) In the Schedule to this Act—

(a) a reference to a line drawn along any road, street or railway shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the middle of the road, street or railway,

(b) a reference to a point at which any road or street intersects, cuts, meets, joins, crosses, reaches, leaves or departs from any road or street shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the middle of the one and a line drawn along the middle of the other would intersect when prolonged.

Number of members to be returned by constituency.

4.—A constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act shall return the number of members set out in respect thereof in the third column of that Schedule.

Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle.

5.—For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 3 of the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act, 1937 , the constituency of Clare specified in the Schedule to this Act is hereby declared to correspond to the constituency of Clare specified in the Schedule to the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947 .

Title page of electors list, etc.

6.—The title page of every electors list, list of claimants, list of objections and register of electors, prepared under the First Schedule to the Principal Act after the 31st day of January, 1960, and before the dissolution of the Oireachtas which next occurs after that day, for a registration unit in a constituency existing on that day which is not identical in area and name with a constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act, shall show the name of the constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act in which such registration unit will be situate as well as the name of the said existing constituency in which it is situate on that day.

Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

7.—(1) The returning officer for a constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be—

(a) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county or county borough for which there is a sheriff—the sheriff,

(b) in case part of the constituency is situate in a county borough and part in a county and there is a sheriff for the county borough and a sheriff for the county—either the sheriff for the county borough or the sheriff for the county as the Minister by order appoints from time to time,

(c) in any other case—the county registrar or, where part of the constituency has one county registrar and part another county registrar, such one of the county registrars as the Minister by order appoints from time to time.

(2) A county registrar or sheriff for a county who is the returning officer for a constituency part of which is situate in the county and the other part of which is situate in another county or a county borough, or a county registrar or sheriff for a county borough who is the returning officer for a constituency part of which is situate in the county borough and the other part in a county, may appoint the appropriate officer, and shall appoint him if he so requires, to be assistant returning officer for the other part of the constituency.

In this subsection, “the appropriate officer” means—

(a) in case there is a sheriff for the other part of the constituency—the sheriff,

(b) in any other case—the county registrar for the other part of the constituency.

(3) The duties of an assistant returning officer shall be the performance, in the part of a constituency for which he was appointed, of such of the duties of the returning officer for the constituency as that officer is not required by law to perform in person, but if any doubt arises as to the duties of an assistant returning officer, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.

Repeal.

8.—(1) The Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947 , is hereby repealed.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the dissolution of Dáil Éireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

9.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1959.

(2) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, and this Act may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1959.

SCHEDULE.

Constituencies.

Section 3 .

PART I.

Borough Constituencies.

Name

Area

Number of Members

Cork

The county borough of Cork and the district electoral divisions of Bishopstown, Blackrock and St. Mary's in the administrative county of Cork.

Five

Dublin North (East)

The Artane, Baldoyle, Ballybough, Beann Éadair, Clontarf East, Clontarf West, Coolock, Drumcondra North, Drumcondra South, North Dock, Raheny and Santry wards.

Five

Dublin North (Central)

The Finglas East, Glasnevin, Inns Quay, Mountjoy, North City and Rotunda wards.

Three

Dublin North (West)

The Arran Quay, Cabragh East, Cabragh West, Finglas West and Phoenix Park wards.

Three

Dublin South (East)

The Rathmines East, Rathfarnham and Rathfarnham South wards, the Rathmines West ward, excluding the portion lying to the south-west of a line drawn from the ward boundary, along Rathgar Avenue to the ward boundary, the portion of the Pembroke West ward lying to the south of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the point of intersection of Baggot Street and the ward boundary along Baggot Street, Pembroke Road and Lansdowne Road to its intersection with the ward boundary, the portion of Pembroke East ward to the south of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the point of intersection of Lansdowne Road with the ward boundary along Herbert Road, Tritonville Road, Claremont Road to its intersection with Sandymount Road, thence around Sandymount Green, thence along Gilford Road and thence eastwards to the ward boundary, the portion of the borough of Dun Laoghaire which is comprised in the district electoral division of Blackrock No. 1 and the portion of the administrative county of Dublin, comprised in the townlands of Drummartin, Dundrum, Mountanville, Mountmerrion or Callary, Mountmerrion South, Roebuck and Trimleston or Owenstown in the district electoral division of Dundrum, the district electoral division of Milltown and the townlands of Kilmacud West and Stillorgan North in the district electoral division of Stillorgan.

Four

Dublin South (West)

The Ballyfermot, Crumlin, Crumlin West, Kimmage and Terenure wards, the portion of Kilmainham ward lying to the west of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the most northerly point of the ward boundary on Tyrconnell Road, thence along Tyrconnell Road, Grattan Crescent, Inchicore Road to its intersection with the road lying to the west of St. Jude's Church and leading to the Memorial Park and thence northwards to the ward boundary along the said road and its imaginary projection and the portion of the Rathmines West ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East).

Five

Dublin South (Central)

The Mansion House, Merchants Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards, the portion of the Kilmainham ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (West) and the portions of the Pembroke East and Pembroke West wards which are not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East).

Five

PART II.

County constituencies.

Name

Area

Number of Members

Carlow-Kilkenny

The administrative counties of Carlow and Kilkenny.

Five

Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown

The borough of Dun Laoghaire, excluding the portion which is comprised in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East), the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Glencullen, Rathfarnham, Rathmichael, Whitechurch, the portion of the district electoral division of Dundrum which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East) and the portion of the district electoral division of Stillorgan which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East).

Three

Dublin

The administrative county of Dublin except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown and the portion thereof which is comprised in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East).

Three

Kildare

The administrative county of Kildare.

Three

Laoighis-Offaly

The administrative counties of Laoighis and Offaly.

Five

Longford- Westmeath

The administrative counties of Longford and Westmeath.

Four

Louth

The administrative county of Louth.

Three

Meath

The administrative county of Meath.

Three

Wexford

The administrative county of Wexford.

Five

Wicklow

The administrative county of Wicklow.

Three

Clare

The administrative county of Clare.

Four

West Cork

The district electoral divisions of:

Bealanageary, Candroma, Cleanrath, Derryfineen, Gortnatubbrid, Inchigeelagh, Kilnamartery, Slievereagh, Ullanes;

Aultagh, Ballingurteen, Bally money, Bealanagarry, Bealock, Carrigboy, Castletown, Coolmountain, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Garrown, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane, Teerelton;

Three

Ahil, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Douce, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy;

Adrigole, Bear, Coulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilnamanagh;

Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore;

Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort;

Ardfield, Argideen, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore;

and the urban districts of Clonakilty and Skibbereen.

East Cork

The district electoral divisions of:

Clenor, Doneraile, Monanimy, Shanballymore, Skahanagh, Streamhill, Wallstown;

Three

Ballyarthur, Derryvillane, Farahy, Kildorrery, Kilgullane, Kilphelan, Marshalstown, Mitchelstown, Templemolaga;

Aghern, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Carrig, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, Watergrasshill;

Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Ballyspillane, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Corkbeg, Dangan, Dungourney, Garryvoe, Ightermurragh, Inch, Lisgoold, Middleton Rural, Mogeely, Rostellan, Templebodan, Templenacarriga;

Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh, Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural;

Caherlag, Cobh Rural, Knockraha, Riverstown;

and the urban districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Midleton and Youghal.

Mid-Cork

The administrative county of Cork except the portions thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of Cork and the county constituencies of East Cork and West Cork.

Five

North Kerry

The district electoral divisions of:

Ballinvoher, Ballyduff, Ballynacourty, Brandon, Castlegregory, Cloghane, Deelis, Dingle, Dunquin, Dunurlin, Glin, Inch, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, Kinard, Lack, Marhin, Minard, Strad-bally, Ventry;

Four

Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardfert, Ballyegan, Ballyheige, Ballynahaglish, Ballynorig, Ballyseedy, Banna, Baurtregaun, Blennerville, Boolteens, Brosna, Castleisland, Clogherbrien, Crinny, Doon, Gneeves, Kerryhead, Kilflyn, Kilgarrylander, Kilgobban, Killahan, Kilmurry, Kiltallagh, Knockglass, Knocknagashel, Lackabaun, Mount Eagle, Nohaval, O'Brennan, Ratass, Tralee Rural, Tubrid;

Ardagh, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff, Ballyegan, Ballyhorgan, Bcal, Carrig, Causeway, Cloontubbrid, Drommartin, Duagh, Ennismore, Gullane, Gunsborough, Kilfeighny, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmeany, Kilshenane, Kiltomy, Leitrim, Lislaughtin, Iisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Moynsha, Newtownsandes, Rathea, Shronowen, Tarbert, Tarmon, Trienearagh, Urlee;

Kilnanare, Kilfelin, Currans;

and the urban districts of Listowel and Tralee.

South Kerry

The administrative county of Kerry except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of North Kerry.

Three

West Limerick

The district electoral divisions of:

Fleanmore, Glin, Kilfergus, Kilmoylan;

Three

Abbeyfeale, Ardagh, Ballintober, Ballynoe West, Boola, Broadford, Caher, Cleanglass, Cloncagh, Danganbeg, Dromcolliher, Dromtrasna, Feenagh, Garryduff, Glenagower, Glengort, Glensharrold, Kilmeedy, Knockaderry, Mahoonagh, Monagay, Mountcollins, Mountplummer, Newcastle Rural, Newcastle Urban, Port, Rathronan, Rooskagh, Templeglentan;

Abbeyville, Adare North, Adare South, Ballingarry, Ballyagran, Ballygrennan, Ballynabanoge, Ballynoe, Castletown, Coolrus, Crean, Crecora, Croom, Dunnaman, Garrane, Kilfinny, Kilpeacon, Rathmore;

Ballycummin, Carrig, Clarina, Patrickswell;

Ardpatrick, Athlacca, Ballymacshaneboy, Bruree, Colmanswell, Darragh, Dromin, Kilfinnane, Kilflyn, Kilmallock, Particles, Rockhill, Tobernea ;

Askeaton East, Askeaton West, Aughinish, Ballyallinan, Ballynacarriga, Castletown, Craggs, Croagh, Dromard, Dunmoylan East, Dunmoylan West, Iveruss, Kilcornan, Kildimo, Kilscannell, Lismakeery, Loghill, Mohernagh, Nantinan, Pallaskenry, Rathkeale Rural, Rathkeale Urban, Riddlestown, Shanagolden, Shanid.

The county borough of Limerick and the administrative county of Limerick except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of West Limerick.

Four

North Tipperary

The administrative county of Tipperary, North Riding.

Three

South Tipperary

The administrative county of Tipperary, South Riding.

Four

Waterford

The county borough of Waterford and the administrative county of Waterford.

Four

West Galway

The district electoral divisions of:

Ballynakill, Bencorr, Bunowen, Cleggan, Clifden, Cushkillary, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Illion, Inishbofin, Knockboy, Moyrus, Owengowla, Rinvyle, Roundstone, Sillerna, Skannive;

Three

Camus, Cloonbur, Cong, Crumpaun, Cur, Gorumna, Kilcummin, Letterbrickaun, Letterfore, Lettermore, Oughterard, Ross, Turlough, Wormhole;

Ballintemple, Barna, Carrowbrowne, Furbogh, Galway Rural, Inishmore, Kilcummin, Killannin, Moycullen, Selerna, Slieveaneena, Spiddle, Tullokyne;

and the borough of Galway.

South Galway

The district electoral divisions of:

Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh;

Three

Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castleboy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteski, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Moyode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford;

Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencestown, Lismanny, Oatfield;

Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kil-malinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh;

Aughrim, Ballynacourty, Clarinbridge, Oranmore, Stradbally;

and the urban district of Ballinasloe.

North Galway

The administrative county of Galway except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituencies of West Galway and South Galway.

Three

South Mayo

The district electoral divisions of:

Aghagower North, Aghagower South, Aghamore, Aillemore, Balla, Ballinafad, Ballinamore, Ballinchalla, Ballindine, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Ballyhean, Ballyhowly, Ballyovey, Bekan, Bellavary, Bohola, Brackloon, Breaghwy, Bundorragha, Burren, Burriscarra, Cappaghduff, Caraun, Castlebar Rural, Clare Island, Claremorris, Clogher (Castlebar), Clogher (Westport), Cloghermore, Cloonkeen, Cloonmore, Cong, Coolnaha, Coonard, Course, Croaghmoyle, Croaghpatrick, Crossboyne, Culnacleha, Dalgan, Derryloughan, Doocastle, Drummin, Emlagh, Erriff, Garrymore, Hollymount, Houndswood, Islandeady, Kilbeagh, Kil-colman, Kilcommon, Kilgeever, Kilkelly, Killavally, Killedan, Kilmaclasser, Kilmaine, Kilmeena, Kilmovee, Kilsallagh, Kiltamagh, Kilvine, Knappagh, Knock North, Knock South, Loughanboy, Louisburgh, Manulla, Mayo, Meelick, Murneen, Neale, Newbrook, Owenbrin, Owennadornaun, Portroyal, Rosslee,

Four

Shrule, Slievemahanagh, Sonnagh, Swineford, Tagheen, Tawnynagry, Toocananagh, Turlough, Urlaur, Westport Rural;

and the urban districts of Castlebar and Westport.

North Mayo

The administrative county of Mayo except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of South Mayo.

Three

Roscommon

The administrative county of Roscommon.

Three

Sligo-Leitrim

The administrative counties of Sligo and Leitrim.

Five

Cavan

The administrative county of Cavan.

Three

West Donegal

The district electoral divisions of:

Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Ballintra (Ballyshannon), Ballintra (Donegal), Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, Clogher, Corkermore, Cross Roads, Crovehy, Crowkerragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Donegal, Doocharry, Dunfanaghy, Dunglow, Dunkineely, Dunlewy, Eanymore, Fintown, Glencolumbkille, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Gortahork, Graffy, Grousehall, Haugh, Inishkeel, Inver, Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Laghy, Largymore, Lettermacaward, Lough Eask, Maas, Magheraclogher, Maghery, Malinbeg, Meenaclady, Mulmosog, Pettigoe, Rutland, Tantallon, Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tieveskeelta, Tullynaught;

Three

and the urban district of Bundoran.

East Donegal

The administrative county of Donegal except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of West Donegal.

Four

Monaghan

The administrative county of Monaghan.

Three