The working-class area of Fettercairn is being moved from Dublin South-West, home to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, to Dublin Mid-West, home to party colleague Gino Kenny
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New calculus for Michael Fitzmaurice, Paul Kehoe, Aindrias Moynihan and Cathal Berry after population shifts
Agreeing to a fixed-sized Dáil, no more three-seaters and stable constituency boundaries would deprive political anoraks of some excitement but it would be better for democracy
Politicians can at last plan for a campaign ahead with 14 new seats created and constituency boundaries redrawn as Electoral Commission review fires starter gun for the next general election
A referendum to cap the number at 174 would surely find favour with voters, although sitting TDs may be reluctant to contemplate it
Clare now has the highest population per TD in the country, at 31,995
In any constituency review some people will be disappointed, writes the chair of the Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission: Bigger parties, especially Sinn Féin, are likely to be happier with plans published
It’s a lot more difficult for smaller parties to win in three-seat constituencies
Chairwoman notes any shake-up of the current system would require constitutional change
The commission allowed a greater divergence from the national average than before – essentially meaning that TDs in some constituencies will represent more people than those in others
Some people in Arklow, Gorey and Enniscorthy were sceptical about the change
Move will see Dublin Rathdown’s TD count go up to four
Sinn Féin on course to take at least one seat in almost all constituencies and will be in the running for multiple seats in many constituencies
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