| Dublin Mid-West | |
| Type: | Dáil |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Map Entity: | County Dublin |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Members Label: | TDs |
| Local Council Label: | Local government area |
| Local Council: | South Dublin |
| Blank1 Name: | EP constituency |
| Blank1 Info: | Dublin |
Dublin Mid-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Dublin Mid-West contains the areas of Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle and Saggart. The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 as a three-seat constituency, composed of areas which had previously been in the constituencies of Dublin South-West and Dublin West, and came into operation at the 2002 general election.[1] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, the town of Palmerstown was incorporated into Dublin Mid-West (having been in Dublin South-West), with an increase to 4 seats, taking effect at the 2007 general election.[2] It has retained these boundaries since 2007.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election Dublin Mid-West become a five-seat constituency, with transfers of territory from Dublin South-West and Dublin South-Central.[3]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[4]
| +Changes to the Dublin Mid-West constituency | ||||
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2007 | 3 | Created from Dublin South-West and Dublin West. | ||
| 2007– | 4 | Territory added from Dublin South-West. |
A by-election was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019 to fill the seat vacated by Frances Fitzgerald on her election to the European Parliament in May 2019.[5]