Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990

Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990
Oireachtas
Long title AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN AND FOR THE REVISION OF CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS.
Citation	No. 36 of 1990
Signed	26 December 1990
Commenced	26 December 1990 & 5 November 1992
Repealed	15 May 1997
Legislative history
Bill citation	No. 40 of 1990
Introduced by	Minister for the Environment (Pádraig Flynn)
Introduced	23 November 1990
Repeals
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983
Repealed by
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
Status: Repealed

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990 (No. 36) was a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies in light of the 1986 census. It took effect on the dissolution of the 26th Dáil on 5 November 1992 and a general election for the 27th Dáil on the revised constituencies took place on 25 November 1992.

It adopted recommendations from an independent Commission chaired by Liam Hamilton, President of the High Court, which delivered its report on 31 July 1990.^[1][2]

It repealed the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983, which had defined constituencies since the 1987 general election.^[3]

It was repealed by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, which created a new schedule of constituencies first used at the 1997 general election for the 28th Dáil held on 6 June 1997.^[4]

Constituencies

Constituency[5]	Seats
Carlow–Kilkenny	5
Cavan–Monaghan	5
Clare	4
Cork East	4
Cork North-Central	5
Cork North-West	3
Cork South-Central	5
Cork South-West	3
Donegal North-East	3
Donegal South-West	3
Dublin Central	4
Dublin North	4
Dublin North-Central	4
Dublin North-East	4
Dublin North-West	4
Dublin South	5
Dublin South-Central	4
Dublin South-East	4
Dublin South-West	5
Dublin West	4
Dún Laoghaire	5
Galway East	3
Galway West	5
Kerry North	3
Kerry South	3
Kildare	5
Laoighis–Offaly	5
Limerick East	5
Limerick West	3
Longford–Roscommon	4
Louth	4
Mayo East	3
Mayo West	3
Meath	5
Sligo–Leitrim	4
Tipperary North	3
Tipperary South	4
Waterford	4
Westmeath	3
Wexford	3
Wicklow	5
Total	166

Summary of changes

This list summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies.

• Longford–Westmeath (4) and Roscommon (3) were replaced with Westmeath (3) and Longford–Roscommon (4)
• Dublin North was increased from 3 to 4 seats
• Dublin Central was reduced from 5 to 4 seats
• Dublin South-West was increased from 4 to 5 seats
• Dublin South-Central was reduced from 5 to 4 seats
• Dublin West was reduced from 5 to 4 seats
• Wicklow was increased from 4 to 5 seats

References

1. "Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1990 – Explanatory Memorandum" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 November 1990. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Dáil Constituency Commission Report 1990" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Constituency Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
3. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990, s. 6: Repeal (No. 36 of 1990, s. 6). Enacted on 26 December 1990. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 November 2021.
4. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, s. 5: Repeal (No. 21 of 1995, s. 5). Enacted on 20 July 1995. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 November 2021.
5. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990, Schedule (No. 36 of 1990, Schedule). Enacted on 26 December 1990. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 November 2021.