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AN BILLE TOGHCHAIN (LEASU), 1947. ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1947.

Mar do tugadh isteach. As introduced.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section. 1. Definitions.

2. Number of members of Dail Eireann.

3. Constituencies.

4. Number of members to be returned by Constituency.

5. Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle.

6. Title-page of electors list, etc.

7. Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

8. Repeals.

9. Commencement.

10. Short title, construction and collective citation.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Constituencies .

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed

[No. 34 of 1947.] EIRE

AN BILLE TOGHCHAIN (LEASU), 1947. ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1947. BILL entitled

AN ACT TO FIX THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF* DAIL 5 EIREANN AND TO REVISE THEIR CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Definitions. 1.—In this Act— 10 the expression “ the MinisterM means the Minister for Local Government; the expression “ the Principal Act ” means the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923).

Number of 2. —Dail Eireann shall consist of One Hundred and Forty-seven members of members. Dail Eireann.

Constituencies. 3. —(1) The members of Dail Eireann shall represent the con­ stituencies specified in the J^irst Schedule to this Act. (2) A constituency specified in Part I of the First Schedule to this Act shall be a borough constituency and a constituency speci- 20 fied in Part II thereof shall be a county constituency. (3) An area specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall be taken to be that area as constituted on the 1st day of January, 1947, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which any or area smaller than a townland is included, the doubt 2b shall be determined by the Minister.

(4) In the First Schedule to the Act— (a) a reference to a line drawn along any road, street or rail ­ way shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the 30 middle of the road, street or railway, (b) a reference to a point at which any road or street intersects, cuts, meets, joins, crosses, reaches, leaves or departs . from any road or street shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the 3b point at which a line drawn along the middle of the one and a line drawn along the middle of the other would intersect when prolonged.

Number of 4.—A constituency specified in the First Schedule to this Act members to be shall return the number of members set o.ut in respect thereof in 40 returned by the third column of that Schedule. constituency

Re-election of 5.—For the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 11 of the outgoing C'eaan Electoral (Chairman of Dail Eireann) Act, 1937 (No. 25 of 1937), Comhairle. the constituency of South Galway specified in the First Schedule to this Act is hereby declared to correspond to the constituency of 45 East Galway specified in the Schedule to the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935 (No. 5 of 1935). 2 6. —(1) The title page of every electors list, list of claimants, list T,tle pag 0 of of objections and register of electors, prepared under the First ^ctore Ust8' Schedule to the Principal Act after the passing of this Act and before the dissolution of the Oireachtas which next occurs after such 5 passing, for a registration unit in a constituency existing at the passing of this Act which is not identical in area and name with a constituency specified in the First Schedule to this Act, shall show the name of the constituency specified in the First Schedule to this Act in which such registration unit will be situate as well as the 10 name of the said existing constituency in which it is situate at the piassing of this Act. (2) This section shall come into operation on the passing of this Act.

7. —(1) The returning officer for a constituency specified in the Returning 15 First Schedule to this Act shall be— officers and ~ assistant (а) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county returning or county borough for which there is a sheriff—the °fficers- sheriff, ' (б) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county 20 for which there is an undersheriff—the undersheriff, (c) in case part of the constituency is situate in a county borough and part in a county and there is a sheriff or undersheriff for the county borough and a sheriff or undersheriff for the county—either the sheriff or under- 25 sheriff for the county borough or the sheriff or under­ sheriff for the county as the Minister by order appoints from time to time, (d) in any other case —the county registrar or, where part of the constituency has one county registrar and part 30 another county registrar, such one of the county registrars as the Minister by order appoints from time to time. • (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the returning officer for the borough constituencies of Dublin South (East) and 35 Dublin South (West) specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall, so long as the undersheriff at the passing of this Act for the county of Dublin continues to hold that office, be such undersheriff. (3) A county registrar, sheriff or undersheriff for a county who is the returning officer for a constituency part of which is situate in 40 such county and the other part of which is situate in another county or a county borough, or a county registrar, sheriff or undersheriff for a county borough who is the returning officer for a constituency part of which is situate in such county borough and the other part in a county, may appoint the appropriate officer, and shall 45 appoint him if he so requires, to be assistant returning officer for such other part of the constituency. In this subsection, the expression “ the appropriate officer ” means— (a) in case there is a sheriff or undersheriff for such other part 50 of the constituency—that sheriff or undersheriff, (b) in any other case —the county registrar for such other part of the constituency. (4) The duties of an assistant returning officer shall be the per­ formance, in the part of a constituency for which he was appointed, 55 of such of the duties of the returning officer for the constituency as that officer is not required by law to perform in person, but if any doubt arises as to the duties of an assistant returning officer, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.

fi() 8 —The enactments specified in the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule. 3 Commencement. 9. —Save as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into operation on the dissolution of Dail Eireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act.

Short title, 10. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) construction Act, 1947. 5 and collective citation. (2) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, and this Act shall be con­ strued together as one Act. (3) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, and this Act may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1947.

FIRST SCHEDULE Constituencies, part i. Borough Constituencies.

Number Name Area of Members Cork ...... The County Borough of Cork and the Five District Electoral Divisions of Bishops- town, Blackrock and St. Mary’s in the administrative county of Cork. Dublin North (East) The Ballybough, Clontarf East, Clontarf Five West, Drumcondra North, Drumcondra South, North Dock and Raheny Wards, and the portion of the Mountjoy Ward lying south of a line drawn as follows : Commencing at a point where the middle of Summerhill meets theward boundary, thence along Summerhill to Hutton’s Place and Mountjoy Place, thence along Mountjoy Place to Charles Street Great, and thence in an easterly direction along Charles Street Great to the Ward boundary. Dublin North The Glasnevin, Inn’s Quay, North City Three (Central). and Rotunda Wards, the portion of the Mountjoy Ward not included in the Borough Constituency of Dublin North (East) and the portion of the Cabragh East Ward bounded by a line drawn as follows :—Commencing at the point where the Cabra Road meets the North Circular Road thence westerly along Cabra Road to St. Peter’s Road, thence northerly along and to the end of St. Peter’s Road, thence in a straight line to the nearest point on the eastern side of the carriageway at Shandon Road, thence northerly along and to the end of the said side of the said carriageway, thence in a straight line to the canal, thence along the canal to the ward boundary at Liffey Junction, thence to the boundary of the Glasnevin Ward, thencesoutherly along the boundary of the Cabragh East Ward to the middle of the North Circular Road and thence westerly to the point first mentioned. Dublin North (West) The Arran Quay, Cabragh West and Three Phoenix Park Wards and the portion of the Cabragh East Ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin North (Central). Dublin South (East) The Pembroke East, Pembroke West and Three Rathmines East Wards and the portion of the Rathmines West Ward lying to the east of a line drawn as follow’s : Commencing at a point in the ward boundary due north of the middle of Rathmines Road, thence southerly along Rathmines Road and Rathmines Upper to Highfield Road, thence in a straight line to and along Dartry Road to the ward boundary. Dublin South (West) The Crumlin, Kilmainham, Kimmage, Five Rathfarnham and Terenure Wards and the portion of the Rathmines West Ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East). Dublin South The Mansion House, Merchants’ Quay, Five (Central). Royal Exchange, St. Kevin’s, South Dock, Usher’s and Wood Quay Wards. 4 PART II.

County Constituencies.

Number Name Area of Members Carlow-Kilkenny ... The administrativeCounties of Carlow and Five Kilkenny. Dun Laoghaire and The Borough of Dun Laoghaire and the Three Rathdown. District Electoral Divisions of Bally- brack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathmichael and Stillorgan. Dublin ...... The Beann Eadair Ward and the adminis­ Three trative County of Dublin except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Dun Laogh­ aire and Rathdown. Kildare ...... The Administrative County of Kildare Three Leix-Offaly ... The administrative counties of Leix and Five Offaly. Longford-WestmeathThe administrative counties of Longford Five and Westmeath. Louth The administrative County of Louth Three Meath The administrative County of Meath Three Wexford The administrative County of Wexford Four Wicklow The administrative County of Wicklow Three Clare ...... The administrative county of Clare Four Cork West The district electoral divisions of : Bealanageary, Cleanrath, Derryfineen, Three Gortnatubbrid, Inchigeelagh, Slieve- reagh ; Aultagh, Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Bealanagarry, Bealock, Carrigboy, Coolmountain, Drinagh, Dunman- way North, Dunmanway South, Garrown, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane ; Ahil, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Douce, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy ; Adrigole, Bear, Coulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kil- namanagh; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crook- haven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormoore ; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Gar- ranes, Gortnascrceny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tul- lagh, Woodfort; Ardfield, Argideen, Cahermore, Castle- ventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Knocks, Rath- barry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore; and the Urban Districts of Clonakilty and Skibbereen. Cork East ... The district electoral divisions of: Shanballymore, Skahanagh and Walls- Three town ; Ballyarthur, Derryvillane, Farahy, Kil- dorrcry, Kilgullane, Kilphelan, Mar- shalstown, Mitchelstown, Temple- molaga ; Aghem, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Carrig. Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glan- worth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummcr, Kildiuan, Killathv, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, Watergrasshill; Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Ballyspillane, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, 5 » PART II.—continued.

Number Name Area of Members Cork East (contd.) Cloyne, Corkbeg, Dangan, Dun- goumey, Garryvoe, Ightermurragh, Inch, Lisgoold, Middleton Rural, Mogeely, Rostellan, Templebodan, Templenacarriga; Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh, Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural; Caherlag, Cobh Rural, Knockraha and Riverstown ; and the Urban Districts of Cobh, Eermoy Middleton and Youghal. Cork North ... The district electoral divisions of : Caherbarnagh, Coomlogane, Crinnaloo, Three Cullen, Derragh, Doonasleen, Drish- ane, Keale, Kilcorney, Knocknagree, Rathcool and Skagh; Allow, Ballyhoolahan, Banteer, Barley- hill, Bamacurra, Bawncross, Boher- boy, Castlecor, Castlemagner, Clon- fert East, Clonfert West, Clonmeen, Coolclogh, Dromina, Glenlara, Gort- more, Greenane, Kanturk, Kilbrin, Kilmeen, Knockatooan, Knocktemple, Meens, Milford, Nad, Newmarket, Newtown, Roskeen, Rosnalee, Rowls, Tincoora, Tullylease, Williamstown ; Ardskeagh, Ballyclogh, Ballynamona, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Churchtown, Clenor, Doneraile, Dro- more, Imphrick, Kilmaclenine, Kil- shannig, Liscarroll, Mallow Rural, Milltown, Monanimy, Rahan, Rathluirc, Springfort, Streamhill, Templemary; Aghinagh, Candroma, Clondrohid, Kil- berrihert, Kilnamartery, Macloneigh, Mashanaglass, Rahalisk, Ullanes; and the Urban Districts of Macroom and Mallow. Cork South The administrative county of Cork except Three the portions thereof which are comprised in the Borough Constituency of Cork and the County Constituencies of Cork North, Cork East and Cork West. North Kerry The district electoral divisions of:— Banninvoher, Ballyouff, Ballynacourty, Four Brandon, Castlegregory, Cloghane, Deelis, Dingle, Dunquin, Dunurlin, Glin, Inch, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, Kinard, Lack, Marhin, Minard, Strad- bally, Ventry j, Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardfert, Ball>- egan, Ballyheige, Ballynahaglish, Ballynorig, Ballyseedy, Banna, Baur- tregaun, Blennerville, Boolteens, Brosna, Carker, Castleisland, Clogher- brien, Cordal, Crinny, Derreen, Doon, Gneeves, Kerryhead, Kilflyn, Kil- garrylander, Kilgobban, Killahan, Kilmurry, Kiltallagh, Knockglass, Knocknagashel,Lackabaun, Mill- brook, Mount Eagle, Nohaval, O’Brennan, Ratass, Scartaglin, Tralee Rural, Tubrid : Ardagh, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff, Ballyegan, Ballyhorgan, Beal, Carrig, Causeway, Cloontubbrid, Drommartin, Duagh, Ennismore, Gullane, Gunsborough, Kilfeighny, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmeany, Kil- shenane, Kiltomy, Leitrim, Lislaugh- tin, Lisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Moynsha, Newtownsandes, Rathca, Shronowen, Tarbert, Tarmon, Trien- earagh, Urlee ; and the Urban Districts of Listowel and Tralee. South Kerry The administrative County of Kerry except Three the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of North Kerry. West The district electoral divisionsof : Fleanmore, Glin, Kilfergus, Kilmoylan ; Three , Ardagh, Ballintober, Ballynoe West, Boola, Broadford,

6 PART II.-—continued.

Number of Name Area Members West Limerick—contd. Caher, Cleanglass, Cloncagh, . Dang- • anbeg, , Dromtrasna, Feenagh, Garryduff, Glenagower, Glengort, Glensharrold, , Knockadcrry, , Mona- gay, Mountcollins, Mountplummer, Newcastle Rural, Newcastle Urban, Port, Rathronan, Rooskagh, Temple- glentan ; Abbeyville, North, Adare South, Ballingarry, , Ballygrennan, Ballynabanoge, Bally- noe, Castletown, Coolrus, Crean, , Croom, Dunnaman, Garrane, Kilfinny, Kilpeacon, Rathmore ; Ballycummin, Carrig, Clarina, Patricks- • well; , Ballymacshaneboy, , Colmanswell, Dromin, , Rockhill, Tobernea. East Limerick The County Borough of Limerick, and the Four administrative County of Limerick ex­ cept the portion thereof which is com­ prised in the County Constituency of West Limerick. North Tipperary The administrative County of Tipperary, Three North Riding. South Tipperary The administrative County of Tipperary, Four South Riding. Waterford ... The County Borough of Waterford, and Four the administrative County of Waterford. West Galway The district electoral divisions of: Ballynakill, Bencorr, Bunowen, Cleg- Three gan, Clifden, Cushkillary, Derry- cunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughar, Errislannan, Illion, Inishbofin, Knockboy, Moyrus, Owengowla, Rinvyle, Roundstone, Sillerna, Skannive; Camus, Cloonbur, Cong, Crumpaun, Cur, Gorumna, Kilcummin, Letter- brickaun, Letterfore, Lettermore, Oughterard, Ross, Turlough, Worm- hole ; Ballintemple, Bama, Carrowbrowne, Furbogh, Galway Rural, Inishmore, Kilcummin, Killannin, Moycullen, Selema, Slieveaneena, Spiddle and Tullokyne ; and the Borough of Galway. South Galway The district electoral divisions of : Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Bally caha- Three lan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Kil- leenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kil- thomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Ske- hanagh; Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Brack- lagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castle- boy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Dcrrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kil- chreest. Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, I^ackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Moyode, Ra- ford, Tiaquin, Woodford ; Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Kil- loran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Krltor- mer, Kylemore, Laurencestown, Lismanny, Oatfield ; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, 'Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kil- malinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh; Aughrim, Ballynacourty, Clarinbridge, Oranmore, Stradbal ly ; and the Urban District of Ballinasloe. 7 PART II.—continued.

Number Name Area of Members East* Galway The administrative County of Galway Three except the portion thereof which is com­ prised in the County Constituencies of West Galway and South Galway. South Mayo The district electoral divisions of :— Aghagower North, Aghagower South, Five Aghamore, Aillemore, Balia, Ballina- fad, Ballinamore, Ballinchalla, Ballindine, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Ballyhean, Ballyhowly, Ballyovey, Bakan, Bellavary, Bohola, Brack- loon, Breaghwy, Bundorragha, Bur- ren, Burriscarra, Cappaghduff, Car- aun, Castlebar Rural, Clare Island, Claremorris, Clogher (Castlebar), Clogher (Westport), Cloghermore, Cloonkeen, Cloonmore, Cong, Cool- naha, Coonard, Course, - moyle, Croaghpatrick, Crossboyne, Culnacleha, Dalgan, Derryloughan, Doocastle, Drummin, Emlagh, Erriff, Garrymore, Hollymount, Hounds- wood, Islandeady, Kilbeagh, Kil- colman, Kilcommon, Kilgeever, Kil- kelly, Killavally, Killedan, Kilmac- lasser, Kilmaine, Kilmeena, Kilmovee, Kilsallagh, Kiltamagh, Kilvine, Knappagh, Knock, North, Knock South, Loughanboy, Louisburgh, Manulla, Mayo, Meelick, Murneen, Neale, Newbrook, Owenbrin, Owen- nadornaun, Portroyal, Rosslee, Shrule, Slievemahanagh, Sonnagh, Swineford, Tagheen, Tawnynagry, Toocananagh, Turlough, Urlaur and Westport Rural, and the Urban Districts of Castlebar and Westport. North Mayo The administrative County of Mayo except Three the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of South Mayo. Roscommon The administrative County of Roscommon Four Sligo-Leitrim The administrative counties of Sligo and Leitrim. Five Cavan The administrative County of Cavan Four West The district electoral divisions of:— Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Three (), Ballintra (Donegal), Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Bun- doran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavan- garden. Cliff, Clogher, Corkermore, Cross Roads, Crovehy, Crowkerragh, Crowarad, Dawros, Donegal, Doo- charry, , Dunglow, Dun- kineely, Dunlewy, Eanymore, , Glencolumbkille, Glengesh, Glenle- heen, , , Graffy, Grousehall, Haugh, , , Kilcar, Kilgoly, , , Largymore, Lettermacward, Lough Eask, Maas, Magheraclogher, Maghery, Malinbeg, Meenaclady, , Mulmosog, Pettigoe, Rutland, Tawna- wully, Templecarn, Tieveskeelta and Tullynaught, and the Urban District of . East Donegal The administrative County of Donegal Four except the portion thereof which is com­ prised in the County Constituency of West Donegal. Monaghan ... The administrative County of Monaghan Three

SECOND SCHEDULE. Enactments Repealed .

No. and Year Short title Extent of Repeal No. 12 of 1923 ... Electoral Act, 1923 Section 50: the Eighth Schedule. No. 6 of 1935 ... Electoral (Revision of Constitu- The whole Act. encies) Act, 1935.

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AN BILLE TOGHCHAIN (LEASU), 1947. ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1947.

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Acht do shoeru Hon comhaltai Dhail Eireann An Act to fix the number of members of Dail agus dathmheas a ndailcheantar agus do fiireann and to revise their constituencies leasu an dli a bhaineas le toghadh na and to amend the law relating to the gcomhaltal sin. election of such members.

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