Meath West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 when the previous 5-seat Meath constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West.
For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
|Created from Meath and Westmeath
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|2011–2020
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|County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East,
and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.
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|2020–2024
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|County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Cavan–Monaghan, Louth and Meath East,
and County Westmeath, except that part in the constituency of Longford–Westmeath.
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|2024–
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|County Meath, except the parts in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East
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