Dublin North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1937 to 1977 and from 1981 to 2016. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created for the 1937 general election when the Dublin North constituency was divided into Dublin North-West and Dublin North-East. It was abolished in 1977 as a result of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 when it was largely replaced by the Dublin Artane constituency before being recreated in 1981. It was subsumed into the new Dublin Bay North constituency at the 2016 general election.
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|1937–1948
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|Created from abolished constituency of Dublin North;
and transfer of townlands from Dublin County in line with transfer of territory from the county to the city in 1931.
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|1948–1961
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|1961–1969
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|1969–1977
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|Transfer of Baldoyle to Dublin County North;
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|1977–1981
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|style="text-align:center"|Constituency abolished
|Artane and Drumcondra North and Santry A moved to Dublin Artane;
Beann Éadair, Raheny and part of Clontarf East moved to Dublin Clontarf;
Coolock and Santry A moved to Dublin County North;
remaining part of Clontarf West moved to Dublin North-Central.
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|1981–1992
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|Artane A and B from Dublin Artane
Baldoyle, Beann Éadair A, Beann Éadair B, Coolock A, Coolock B, Raheny A, Raheny B from Dublin Clontarf
part of Coolock from Dublin County North.
<br/>(No change in 1987)
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|1992–2002
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|Transfer of Ennafort–St Annes area from Dublin North-Central, and minor transfer from Dublin North.
Wards and DEDs redefined in 1986.
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|2002–2007
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|Transfer of population to Dublin North-Central in the Kilmore, Edenmore and Raheny areas;
Alignment of northern boundary of with the M50 and its Malahide Road extension.
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|2007–2011
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|Transfer of Grange E and Edenmore from Dublin North-Central.
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|2011–2016
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|2016
|style="text-align:center"|—
|Constituency abolished
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Remainder of constituency merged with Dublin North-Central to form Dublin Bay North.
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TDs
TDs 1937–1977
TDs 1981–2016
Elections
2011 general election
1992 general election
1989 general election
1987 general election
November 1982 general election
February 1982 general election
1981 general election
1973 general election
1969 general election
1965 general election
1963 by-election
Following the death of Fine Gael TD Jack Belton, a by-election was held on 30 May 1963. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Paddy Belton, brother of the deceased TD.