Louth (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency |
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Location of Louth within Ireland
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| Created | 1923 |
| Seats | 3 (1923–1977) 4 (1977–2011) 5 (2011–) |
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Louth County Council Meath County Council |
| EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election. It was a 3-seat constituency from 1923 until 1977, when it was increased to 4 seats. The boundaries were last amended in October 2007 to include an area of County Meath known as East Meath adjacent to the town of Drogheda.
The Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 outlined "by extending the constituency southwards from, and in the environs of, Drogheda and taking in electoral divisions which have extensive linkages with the town. This will allow the inclusion of the town of Drogheda and hinterland areas in a single constituency."
The constituency spans the entire area of the smallest county in Ireland and East Meath, taking in Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington and Ardee.
At the 2011 general election the number of seats was increased to 5.
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:
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