Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin South
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Dublin South within County Dublin
Former constituency
Created	1981
Abolished	2016
Seats	5
County council	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown South Dublin

Dublin South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1921 to 1948 and from 1981 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

A Dublin South constituency existed from 1921 to 1948 when it was abolished. The constituency was re-created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and was first used for the 1981 general election.

The legislation establishing the constituency defined it as consisting of the wards of: Pembroke East D, Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham South together with the district electoral divisions of: Dundrum Number One, Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, Rathfarnham Number One, Rathfarnham Number Two, Stillorgan Number One, Whitechurch and the part of the district electoral division of Firhouse Number One situated south of the centre of the River Dodder.

Of these, Pembroke East D and Dundrum number one had been in Dublin South-East in 1977. All five Rathfarnam wards as well as Whitechurch had been in the abolished Dublin County Mid seat while Dundrum 2–5 along with Glencullen and Milltown 1–2 had been in Dublin County South constituency while Stilorgan one had been divided between Dublin County South and Dún Laoghaire.

From 2009 the constituency covered the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin county areas. It covered areas such as Stillorgan (west of the N11 road), Cabinteely (west of the N11 road), Dundrum, Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, Goatstown, Rathfarnham, Sandyford, Stepaside, Kilternan, Ballinteer, Churchtown and Ballyboden.