Limerick County is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Limerick County be created from territory then in the constituencies of Kerry North–West Limerick and Limerick. This was adopted under the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 which came into effect at the 2016 general election. The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election.

For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:

"The city and county of Limerick, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituency of Limerick City."
Changes to the Limerick County constituency
YearsTDsBoundariesNotes
2016–20203The city and county of Limerick, except the parts in the constituency of Limerick City.Created from Limerick constituency, with the additions of electoral divisions in County Limerick previously part of the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency; transfer of the electoral divisions of Abington, Ballybricken, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Roxborough in the former rural district of Limerick No. 1, and Bilboa the former Tipperary No. 2 Rural District to the Limerick City constituency.
2020–3Transfer of the electoral divisions of Cappamore, Doon West and Bilboa from the Limerick City constituency.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick County 2016–
Key to partiesFF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael II = Independent Ireland Ind. = Independent
DáilElectionDeputy (Party)Deputy (Party)Deputy (Party)
32nd2016Niall Collins (FF)Patrick O'Donovan (FG)Tom Neville (FG)
33rd2020Richard O'Donoghue (Ind.)
34th2024Richard O'Donoghue (II)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

2024 general election: Limerick County
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine GaelPatrick O'Donovan25.411,563
Independent IrelandRichard O'Donoghue23.210,54010,57610,59110,64010,66310,78210,81511,03411,468
Fianna FáilNiall Collins20.49,2849,3319,3349,3409,3509,3589,3739,4689,5969,79910,09510,12411,525
Sinn FéinJoanne Collins13.26,0056,0106,0226,0376,0746,1196,3356,3986,6026,8997,2517,2887,505
Fianna FáilBridie Collins3.71,6871,6951,6971,6991,7061,7131,7221,7501,8091,9472,0882,096
Fine GaelNoreen Stokes3.31,5111,5801,5891,5901,6031,6081,6151,6451,6721,8722,1072,1162,314
AontúMichael Ryan2.91,3091,3121,3151,3481,3621,4581,4741,5101,5711,647
IndependentJim Barrett2.09139189219409649931,0131,070
GreenRob O'Donnell1.98738768808869429511,0631,0841,120
IndependentRichie Crehan1.2565566568578584602611
PBP–SolidarityLaura Fahey0.9413413422424471478
The Irish PeopleLorraine O'Sullivan0.6281281282377392
Irish FreedomDonna O'Loughlin0.6256256258
Party for Animal WelfareGerben Uunk0.6254255266277
IndependentApril Sheehan Corkery0.28282
Electorate: 75,018 Valid: 45,536 Spoilt: 332 Quota: 11,385 Turnout: 61.1%

2020 general election

2020 general election: Limerick County
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fine GaelPatrick O'Donovan20.09,2289,4589,95210,89315,552
Fianna FáilNiall Collins18.48,4368,6318,88511,870
Sinn FéinSéighin Ó Ceallaigh15.06,9167,2047,8148,1258,5798,955
IndependentRichard O'Donoghue13.16,0216,5997,0507,6478,58710,320
Fine GaelTom Neville12.65,8105,9706,3586,765
Fianna FáilMichael Collins11.25,1505,3205,532
GreenClaire Keating5.42,5032,688
AontúConor O'Donoghue1.5714
IndependentRobert O'Donnell0.9402
IndependentCon Cremin0.8373
RenuaJohn Dalton0.7313
National PartyCristín Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh0.5224
Electorate: 72,165 Valid: 46,090 Spoilt: 409 Quota: 11,523 Turnout: 46,499 (64.4%)

2016 general election

2016 general election: Limerick County
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fianna FáilNiall Collins27.612,276
Fine GaelPatrick O'Donovan19.18,4798,6378,7129,1839,49810,291
Fine GaelTom Neville18.08,0138,2148,2918,8749,21710,369
IndependentEmmett O'Brien12.25,4325,7375,8796,6767,5699,481
Sinn FéinSeamus Browne7.53,3473,4653,5503,783
Social DemocratsJames Heffernan7.43,2703,4633,6984,3195,662
IndependentRichard O'Donoghue6.42,8553,0213,118
GreenAlexander Storey Cosgrave0.7311321
Direct DemocracyMark Keogh0.5222231
IndependentJohn O'Gorman0.5207219
Electorate: 67,633 Valid: 44,412 Spoilt: 336 Quota: 11,104 Turnout: 44,748 (66.16%)

See also