Kildare North
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Kildare North within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1997
Seats
  • 3 (1997–2007)
  • 4 (2007–)
TDs
  •   Réada Cronin (SF)
  •   Bernard Durkan (FG)
  •   James Lawless (FF)
  •   Catherine Murphy (SD)
Local government areaCounty Kildare
Created fromKildare
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

Kildare North is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created at the 1997 general election, when the former 5-seat Kildare constituency was divided into Kildare North and Kildare South. At the 1997 and 2002 elections, Kildare North was a 3-seat constituency, but it was allocated an extra seat at the 2007 general election. The constituency spans the more densely populated north-eastern corner of County Kildare, taking in the towns of Celbridge, Clane, Leixlip, Kilcock, Maynooth and Naas.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]

"In the county of Kildare the electoral divisions of:
Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;
Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;
and Naas Urban."

The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Kildare North be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Kildare South.[2] It proposed the following boundaries:

"In the county of Kildare, the electoral divisions of:
Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;
Bodenstown, Clane, Carragh, Donore, Downings, Kill, Killashee, Kilteel, Ladytown, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;
and Naas Urban."
Changes to the Kildare North constituency 1997–present
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1997–2002 3
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[3]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas;

and the urban district of Naas.
 Created from Kildare[4]
2002–2007 3
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[5]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Bodenstown, Clane, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas;

and the urban district of Naas.
Transfer to Kildare South of[6]
Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2.
2007–2011 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[7]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Oughterard, Rathmore, Robertstown, Timahoe North, Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and the town of Naas.
Transfer from Kildare South of[8]

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2,

and Downings, Robertstown, and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2011–2016 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[9]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilpatrick, Kilrainy, Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Robertstown, Timahoe North, Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and the town of Naas.
Transfer from Kildare South of[10]
Kilpatrick, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Newtown, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2016–2020 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[11]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Carbury, Carrick, Drehid, Dunfierth, Kilrainy, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and the town of Naas.
Transfer to Kildare South of[12]
Kilpatrick and Windmill Cross, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2, and Robertstown and Timahoe South, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1.
2020– 4
In County Kildare, the electoral divisions of[1]

Balraheen, Celbridge, Cloncurry, Donadea, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 1;

Ballynadrumny, Cadamstown, Dunfierth, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2;

Bodenstown, Clane, Downings, Kill, Kilteel, Naas Rural, Newtown, Oughterard, Rathmore, Timahoe North, in the former Rural District of Naas No. 1;

and Naas Urban.
Transfer to Kildare South of[13]
Carbury, Carrick, Drehid and Kilrainy, in the former Rural District of Edenderry No. 2.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kildare North 1997–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
28th1997[14] Emmet Stagg
(Lab)		 Charlie McCreevy
(FF)		 Bernard Durkan
(FG)		 3 seats
until 2007
29th2002[15]
2005 by-election[16] Catherine Murphy
(Ind)
30th2007[17] Áine Brady
(FF)		 Michael Fitzpatrick
(FF)
31st2011[18] Catherine Murphy
(Ind)		 Anthony Lawlor
(FG)
32nd2016[19] Frank O'Rourke
(FF)		 Catherine Murphy
(SD)		 James Lawless
(FF)
33rd2020[20] Réada Cronin
(SF)

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

2020 general election

2020 general election: Kildare North[20][21][22]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Social Democrats Catherine Murphy 19.3 9,808 10,180 11,008      
Sinn Féin Réada Cronin 17.1 8,705 9,192 9,508 9,623 9,732 11,079
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 10.7 5,447 5,522 5,910 6,006 8,521 10,258
Fianna Fáil James Lawless 13.8 7,029 7,146 7,357 7,417 7,909 9,357
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke 12.4 6,336 6,596 6,945 7,035 7,238 7,956
Green Vincent P. Martin 10.0 5,100 5,473 5,901 6,211 6,674  
Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 7.1 3,621 3,693 3,871 3,920    
Labour Emmet Stagg 5.4 2,751 2,853        
Renua Séamus Ó Riain 1.9 967          
Solidarity–PBP Paul Mahon[lower-alpha 1] 1.7 861          
Independent David Monaghan 0.4 197          
Independent Wayne Swords 0.2 123          
Electorate: 81,884   Valid: 50,945   Spoilt: 382 (0.74%)   Quota: 10,190   Turnout: 51,327 (62.68%)  
    1. ↑ Mahon was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election

    2016 general election: Kildare North[23][24][19]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Social Democrats Catherine Murphy 22.7 11,108                
    Fianna Fáil James Lawless 15.3 7,461 7,592 7,696 7,737 7,919 8,003 8,256 8,850 9,444
    Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 12.6 6,147 6,268 6,302 6,322 6,472 6,531 6,740 6,974 8,890
    Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke 12.9 6,341 6,486 6,528 6,562 6,711 6,879 7,138 7,684 8,479
    Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 11.1 5,406 5,490 5,544 5,572 5,714 5,767 6,046 6,213 7,402
    Labour Emmet Stagg 8.4 4,087 4,288 4,349 4,408 4,488 4,632 5,181 5,775  
    Sinn Féin Réada Cronin 6.5 3,205 3,323 3,390 3,621 3,708 4,146 4,497    
    Green Maebh Ní Fhallúin 3.0 1,485 1,649 1,715 1,804 2,020 2,419      
    Independent Brendan Young 2.4 1,200 1,323 1,467 1,737 1,858        
    Renua Shane Fitzgerald 2.0 994 1,086 1,154 1,236          
    AAA–PBP Ashling Merriman 1.6 781 873 943            
    Independent Michael Beirne 0.7 372 389              
    Independent Gerard Dunne 0.5 249 261              
    Independent Elizabeth O'Sullivan 0.2 99 119              
    Electorate: 77,609   Valid: 48,935   Spoilt: 291 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,788   Turnout: 49,226 (63.4%)  

      2011 general election

      2011 general election: Kildare North[25][18]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 19.9 10,168 10,420      
      Labour Emmet Stagg 19.0 9,718 9,976 10,264    
      Independent Catherine Murphy 13.5 6,911 7,474 7,696 8,716 11,639
      Fine Gael Anthony Lawlor 13.4 6,882 7,074 7,283 7,667 9,088
      Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 9.3 4,777 4,910 6,627 6,821 7,288
      Labour John McGinley 10.3 5,261 5,489 5,590 6,449  
      Sinn Féin Martin Kelly 5.7 2,896 3,043 3,111    
      Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 5.2 2,659 2,714      
      Green Shane Fitzgerald 1.8 905        
      Independent Eric Doyle-Higgins 0.8 423        
      Independent Michael Beirne 0.8 422        
      Independent Bart Murphy 0.4 200        
      Electorate: 76,773   Valid: 51,222   Spoilt: 388 (0.8%)   Quota: 10,245   Turnout: 51,610 (67.2%)  

        2007 general election

        2007 general election: Kildare North[17]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 24.9 11,245          
        Labour Emmet Stagg 17.4 7,882 8,063 8,107 8,468 9,220  
        Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 14.6 6,606 8,113 8,151 8,817 9,097  
        Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 11.8 5,340 5,427 5,471 5,663 5,912 9,229
        Independent Catherine Murphy 11.5 5,188 5,339 5,474 5,881 6,733 7,652
        Fine Gael Darren Scully 9.4 4,250 4,306 4,332 4,489 4,832  
        Green Shane Fitzgerald 4.9 2,215 2,289 2,342 2,668    
        Sinn Féin Cristin McCauley 2.4 1,103 1,135 1,154      
        Progressive Democrats Jeff Aherne 2.1 983 1,083 1,103      
        Independent John Corish 0.5 234 244        
        Independent Gerry Browne 0.3 145 153        
        Electorate: 71,311   Valid: 45,191   Spoilt: 232 (0.5%)   Quota: 9,039   Turnout: 45,423 (63.7%)  

          2005 by-election

          2005 by-election: Kildare North[16]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Independent Catherine Murphy 23.6 5,985 6,189 7,176 8,809 12,256
          Fianna Fáil Áine Brady 24.5 6,201 6,255 7,265 8,133 9,818
          Fine Gael Darren Scully 18.3 4,630 4,660 5,382 7,421  
          Labour Paddy MacNamara 17.8 4,507 4,545 5,199    
          Progressive Democrats Kate Walsh 7.9 2,006 2,023      
          Green J. J. Power 6.1 1,547 1,621      
          Independent Gerry Browne 0.9 226        
          Independent Seanán Ó Coistín 0.8 211        
          Electorate: 65,080   Valid: 25,313   Spoilt: 211 (0.8%)   Quota: 12,657   Turnout: 25,524 (39.2%)  

            2002 general election

            2002 general election: Kildare North[15]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 27.5 9,082        
            Labour Emmet Stagg 21.4 7,051 7,168 8,005 9,472  
            Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 17.5 5,786 5,859 6,177 7,341 8,025
            Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 15.7 5,168 5,681 5,923 7,382 7,890
            Progressive Democrats Kate Walsh 11.9 3,919 4,027 4,473    
            Green Anne Kelly McCormack 6.0 1,974 1,999      
            Electorate: 60,094   Valid: 32,980   Spoilt: 291 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,246   Turnout: 33,271 (55.4%)  

              1997 general election

              1997 general election: Kildare North[14][26]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Fine Gael Bernard Durkan 21.2 6,653 6,804 7,932    
              Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy 21.9 6,905 7,055 7,152 8,156  
              Labour Emmet Stagg 19.0 5,964 6,255 6,445 6,721 8,952
              Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 12.9 4,039 4,160 4,197 4,879 5,582
              Democratic Left Catherine Murphy 8.8 2,762 3,067 3,204 3,392  
              Progressive Democrats Timmy Conway 6.7 2,101 2,252 2,351    
              Fine Gael Mary French 5.0 1,569 1,719      
              Green Seán English 4.5 1,403        
              Electorate: 50,957   Valid: 31,396   Spoilt: 295 (0.9%)   Quota: 7,850   Turnout: 31,691 (60.5%)  

                See also

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