Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland

E418181

The Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland are a series of laws that periodically revise Dáil constituency boundaries and representation to reflect population changes and ensure fair parliamentary elections.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish statute
series of legislation
administeredBy Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
affects candidates for Dáil Éireann
voters in Dáil constituencies
aimsTo maintain equality of representation between constituencies
prevent malapportionment
appliesTo Dáil constituencies
Dáil Éireann elections
basedOn population census data
componentAct Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2023
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1959
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 ONNED1
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983 NERFINISHED
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990 NERFINISHED
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1998
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
country Ireland
ensures proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
frequency periodic
implements constitutional requirements on representation
jurisdiction Republic of Ireland
language English
Irish
legalSystem Irish law
linked to: Irish judiciary
legislativeBody Oireachtas
purpose ensure fair parliamentary elections
reflect population changes
revise Dáil constituency boundaries
revise parliamentary representation
regulates boundaries of Dáil constituencies
number of TDs per constituency
relatedProcess Electoral Commission reviews
constituency commission recommendations
relatedTo Constitution of Ireland
subjectArea constitutional law
electoral law
usedFor by-elections to Dáil Éireann
general elections to Dáil Éireann

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cork South-Central governingLaw Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland
Teachta Dála governingLaw Electoral Acts of Ireland
linked to: Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland
Carlow–Kilkenny governingLaw Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland
Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland componentAct Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013
linked to: Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland