Dublin South-Central
Co. DublinDublin South-Central is a 4-seat constituency covering Crumlin, Drimnagh, Walkinstown and the Liberties. Sinn Féin topped the poll and took two of the four seats in 2024 — party stalwart Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Máire Devine — alongside Fianna Fáil's Catherine Ardagh and the Social Democrats' Jen Cummins.
Why this leans Sinn Féin
The 1.3-point gap between the top two finishers here in 2024 sits on top of a longer pattern: Sinn Féin's first-preference vote share in Dublin South-Central has run 31.1% in 2024, 39.3% in 2020*, then 23.3% in 2016* — this constituency's own results, not a national proxy. * marks a year where boundaries differed from today's: Boundary shifted for 2024 (received territory from Dublin Bay South). Also a real PR-STV transfer example: Fine Gael's Catherine Byrne had more first preferences than Others' Joan Collins but lost the seat on transfers. Boundary shifted for 2024 (received territory from Dublin Bay South). PBPS figure for this year is an estimated residual (source table omitted Bríd Smith's individual line but confirms her as elected); treat as approximate.
Election History in Dublin South-Central
First-preference vote share by party, 2016–2024, from this constituency's own results (top 6 parties by best showing shown; smaller parties omitted for legibility).
* Some years shown used different boundaries than 2024: Boundary shifted for 2024 (received territory from Dublin Bay South). PBPS figure for this year is an estimated residual (source table omitted Bríd Smith's individual line but confirms her as elected); treat as approximate. Boundary shifted for 2024 (received territory from Dublin Bay South). Also a real PR-STV transfer example: Fine Gael's Catherine Byrne had more first preferences than Others' Joan Collins but lost the seat on transfers.
Elected TDs (4)
12.0% first preference · 4,497 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
10.7% first preference · 3,988 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
10.3% first preference · 3,854 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
8.9% first preference · 3,347 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
2024 General Election — First Preferences
First-preference vote share by candidate. Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Féin) topped the poll with 12%. Bold candidates were elected — final seats are decided by PR-STV transfers, not first preferences alone.
Under PR-STV, surplus and elimination transfers decide the final seats, so a candidate can be elected from well below the quota — or miss out despite a strong first count. .
Notable Past TDs
Fianna Fáil TD and Lord Mayor of Dublin (1988–89); son of Robert Briscoe, also a long-serving TD and Dublin's first Jewish Lord Mayor.