Dún Laoghaire
Co. DublinDún Laoghaire is a 4-seat south Dublin constituency covering Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey. Fine Gael took two of the four seats in 2024 — Cabinet minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and running mate Barry Ward — alongside Fianna Fáil's Cormac Devlin and People Before Profit-Solidarity's Richard Boyd Barrett.
Why this leans Fine Gael
The 5.1-point gap between the top two finishers here in 2024 sits on top of a longer pattern: Fine Gael's first-preference vote share in Dún Laoghaire has run 36.0% in 2024, 33.4% in 2020, then 36.0% in 2016 — this constituency's own results, not a national proxy.
Election History in Dún Laoghaire
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).
Elected TDs (4)
21.0% first preference · 11,685 votes
15.9% first preference · 8,831 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
15.0% first preference · 8,337 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
12.2% first preference · 6,795 votes · elected below quota, via transfers
2024 General Election — First Preferences
First-preference vote share by candidate. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Fine Gael) topped the poll with 21%. 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
Labour Minister for Health and Social Welfare in the 1980s; represented the predecessor constituency Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown.