Meath Constituency

The Meath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county of Meath in Leinster, Ireland, taking in Navan, Trim and Ashbourne. The constituency has an electorate of 108,717 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

Presently, the Minister for Communications, Noel Dempsey is one of the most high profile TDs from the constituency. John Bruton, the former Taoiseach and former leader of Fine Gael, has since resigned his Dáil seat after thirty-five years service to take up a post as European Union Ambassador to Washington, D.C.. A by-election took place on March 11, 2005 to fill the vacant seat.

The Meath constituency is just one of the many constituencies that will be changing at the next general election. It will be divided into the two new constituencies of Meath East and Meath West.

Recent Results

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The by-election was won by Fine Gael's candidate, Shane McEntee (see: Meath by-election, 2005).

Former TDs

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• John Bruton
• James Tully

See also

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• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• List of political parties in Ireland
• List of Irish by-elections
• Elections in Ireland

Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland | County Meath | Meath (kiesdistrict)