Wexford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Boundaries The constituency was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and first used at the 1921 elections electing 4 deputies. Before 2024, it spanned the entire area of County Wexford, taking in Wexford, Enniscorthy, New Ross and Gorey.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Wexford lose a seat to become a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory in the north of County Wexford to the new constituency of Wicklow–Wexford.
For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
+Changes to the Wexford constituencyYearsTDsBoundariesNotes1921–19234The county of Wexford.Constituency created from North Wexford and South Wexford1923–19375The county of Wexford.1937–19485The county of Wexford and;Transfer from Carlow–Kilkenny1948–19615The county of Wexford.1961–19814The county of Wexford, except the part in the constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny.1981–20245The county of Wexford.2024–4The county of Wexford except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow–Wexford.
TDs
Elections
2024 general election
2020 general election
2019 by-election Mick Wallace was elected for the South constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election on 24 May, vacating his Dáil seat on 1 July. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 29 November 2019.
2016 general election
2011 general election
2007 general election
2002 general election
1997 general election
1992 general election
1989 general election
1987 general election
November 1982 general election
February 1982 general election
1981 general election
1977 general election
1973 general election
1969 general election
1965 general election
1961 general election
1957 general election
1954 general election
1951 general election
1948 general election
1945 by-election Labour Party TD Richard Corish died on 19 July 1945. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Brendan Corish, son of the deceased TD.
1944 general election
1943 general election
1938 general election
1937 general election
1936 by-election Fine Gael TD Osmond Esmonde died on 22 July 1936. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 17 August 1936, and the seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Denis Allen.
1933 general election
1932 general election
September 1927 general election
June 1927 general election
1923 general election
1922 general election
1921 general election
See also Elections in the Republic of Ireland Politics of the Republic of Ireland List of Dáil by-elections List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland
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