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Northern Ireland MPs

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As well as the 108 members of Northern Ireland's home-rule Assembly, established in the year 2000, Northern Ireland elects 18 representatives to sit in the United Kingdom Parliament in Westminster, London. These elections take place at least every 5 years. The last election was in 1997, and the next one is widely expected to be in May 2001. The map below shows the electoral constituencies in Northern Ireland, each of which sends one representative to Westminster in a first-past-the-post ballot. Each constituency has very roughly the same population and are changed every decade or so, as the pattern of settlement changes. The last realignment of boundaries was in 1995 when Tyrone West was created.

Northern Ireland Electoral Constituency [13kB]

Representative Party Constituency
Adams, Gerry2 Sinn Fein Belfast West
Beggs, Roy UUP Antrim East
Donaldson, Jeffrey UUP Lagan Valley
Hume, John SDLP Foyle
Maginnis, Ken UUP Fermanagh / South Tyrone
Mallon, Seamus SDLP Newry and Armagh
McCartney, Robert UKUP North Down
McCrea, William1 DUP Antrim South
McGrady, Eddy SDLP South Down
McGuinness, Martin2 Sinn Fein Mid Ulster
Paisley, Rev Ian DUP Antrim North
Robinson, Peter DUP Belfast East
Ross, William UUP Londonderry East
Smyth, Rev Martin UUP Belfast South
Taylor, John UUP Strangford
Thompson, William UUP Tyrone West
Trimble, David UUP Upper Bann
Walker, Cecil UUP Belfast North

1 - Since 2000. Elected following the death of the previous MP, Clifford Forsyth, of the Ulster Unionist Party.
2 - Although elected, the two Sinn Fein MPs refuse to take part in government activity in Westminster.

Summary
Ulster Unionist Party - 9 seats
Democratic Unionist Party - 3 seats
SDLP - 3 seats
Sinn Fein - 2 seats
UKUP - 1 seat

 

Republic of Ireland TDs

The Republic of Ireland is divided into a series of electoral constituencies, each of which elects a fixed number of representatives to the Dail, which sits in Dublin, by a process of proportional representation. The last election was in 1997. The map below shows the electoral constituencies in the country.

Dail Electoral Constituencies [18kB]

Representative Party Constituency
Ahearn, Theresa1 Fine Gael Tipperary South
Ahern, Bertie (Taoiseach) Fianna Fail Dublin Central
Ahern, Dermot Fianna Fail Louth
Ahern, Michael Fianna Fail Cork East
Ahern, Noel Fianna Fail Dublin North - West
Allen, Bernard Fine Gael Cork North - Central
Andrews, David Fianna Fail D�n Laoghaire
Ardagh, Se�n Fianna Fail Dublin South - Central
Aylward, Liam Fianna Fail Carlow - Kilkenny
Barnes, Monica Fine Gael D�n Laoghaire
Barrett, Se�n Fine Gael D�n Laoghaire
Bell, Michael Labour Louth
Belton, Louis J. Fine Gael Longford - Roscommon
Blaney, Harry Independent Donegal North - East
Boylan, Andrew Fine Gael Cavan - Monaghan
Bradford, Paul Fine Gael Cork East
Brady, Johnny Fianna Fail Meath
Brady, Martin Fianna Fail Dublin North - East
Brennan, Matt Fianna Fail Sligo - Leitrim
Brennan, S�amus Fianna Fail Dublin South
Briscoe, Ben Fianna Fail Dublin South - Central
Broughan, Tommy Labour Dublin North - East
Browne, John Fine Gael Carlow- Kilkenny
Browne, John Fianna Fail Wexford
Bruton, John Fine Gael Meath
Bruton, Richard Fine Gael Dublin North - Central
Burke, Liam Fine Gael Cork North - Central
Burke, Ulick Fine Gael Galway East
Byrne, Hugh Fianna Fail Wexford
Callely, Ivor Fianna Fail

Dublin North - Central
Carey, Donal Fine Gael Clare
Carey, Pat Fianna Fail Dublin North - West
Clune, Deirdre Fine Gael Cork South - Central
Collins, Michael Fianna Fail Limerick West
Connaughton, Paul Fine Gael Galway East
Cooper-Flynn, Beverley Fianna Fail Mayo
Cosgrave, Michael Joe Fine Gael Dublin North - East
Coughlan, Mary Fianna Fail Donegal South - West
Coveney, Simon Fine Gael Cork South - Central
Cowen, Brian Fianna Fail Laoighis- Offaly
Crawford, Seymour Fine Gael Cavan- Monaghan
Creed, Michael Fine Gael Cork North - West
Cullen, Martin Fianna Fail Waterford
Currie, Austin Fine Gael Dublin West
D'Arcy, Michael Fine Gael Wexford
Daly, Brendan Fianna Fail Clare
Davern, Noel Fianna Fail Tipperary South
De Rossa, Proinsias Labour Dublin North - West
de Valera, S�le Fianna Fail Clare
Deasy, Austin Fine Gael Waterford
Deenihan, Jimmy Fine Gael Kerry North
Dempsey, Noel Fianna Fail Meath
Dennehy, John Fianna Fail Cork South - Central
Doherty, Se�n Fianna Fail Longford - Roscommon
Dukes, Alan M. Fine Gael Kildare South
Durkan, Bernard J. Fine Gael Kildare North
Ellis, John Fianna Fail Sligo - Leitrim
Enright, Tom Fine Gael Laoighis - Offaly
Fahey, Frank Fianna Fail Galway West
Farrelly, John V. Fine Gael Meath
Finucane, Michael Fine Gael Limerick West
Fitzgerald, Frances Fine Gael Dublin South- East
Flanagan, Charles Fine Gael Laoighis - Offaly
Fleming, S�an Fianna Fail Laoighis - Offaly
Flood, Chris Fianna Fail Dublin South - West
Foley, Denis Fianna Fail Kerry North
Fox, Mildred Independent Wicklow
Gildea, Thomas Independent Donegal South - West
Gilmore, Eamon Labour D�n Laoghaire
Gormley, John Green Dublin South - East
Gregory, Tony Independent Dublin Central
Hanafin, Mary Fianna Fail D�n Laoghaire
Harney, Mary Progressive Democrats Dublin South - West
Haughey, Se�n Fianna Fail Dublin North - Central
Hayes, Brian Fine Gael Dublin South -West
Healy, Seamus Independent Tipperary South
Healy-Rae, Jackie Independent Kerry South
Higgins, Jim Fine Gael Mayo
Higgins, Joe Soc. Dublin West
Higgins, Michael D Labour Galway West
Hogan, Philip Fine Gael Carlow - Kilkenny
Howlin, Brendan Labour Wexford
Jacob, Joe Fianna Fail Wicklow
Keaveney, Cecilia Fianna Fail Donegal North - East
Kelleher, Billy Fianna Fail Cork North - Central
Kenneally, Brendan Fianna Fail Waterford
Kenny, Enda Fine Gael Mayo
Killeen, Tony Fianna Fail Clare
Kirk, S�amus Fianna Fail Louth
Kitt, Michael P. Fianna Fail Galway East
Kitt, Tom Fianna Fail Dublin South
Lawlor, Liam Independent Dublin West
Lenihan, Brian Fianna Fail Dublin West
Lenihan, Conor Fianna Fail Dublin South - West
Lowry, Michael Independent Tipperary North
Martin, Miche�l Fianna Fail Cork South - Central
McCormack, P�draic Fine Gael Galway West
McCreevy, Charlie Fianna Fail Kildare North
McDaid, James Fianna Fail Donegal North - East
McDowell, Derek Labour Dublin North - Central
McGahon, Brendan Fine Gael Louth
McGennis, Marian Fianna Fail Dublin Central
McGinley, Dinny Fine Gael Donegal South - West
McGrath, Paul Fine Gael Westmeath
McGuinness, John Fianna Fail Carlow - Kilkenny
McManus, Liz Labour Wicklow
Mitchell, Gay Fine Gael Dublin South - Central
Mitchell, Jim Fine Gael Dublin Central
Mitchell, Olivia Fine Gael Dublin South
Moffatt, Tom Fianna Fail Mayo
Molloy, Robert Progressive Democrats Galway West
Moloney, John Fianna Fail Laoighis - Offaly
Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda Labour Kerry South
Moynihan, Donal Fianna Fail Cork North - West
Moynihan, Michael Fianna Fail Cork North - West
Naughten, Denis Fine Gael Longford - Roscommon
Neville, Dan Fine Gael Limerick West
Noonan, Michael Fine Gael Limerick East
� Caol�in, Caoimhgh�n Sinn Fein Cavan - Monaghan
� Cu�v, Eamon Fianna Fail Galway West
O'Dea, Willie Fianna Fail Limerick East
O'Donnell, Liz Progressive Democrats Dublin South
O'Donoghue, John Fianna Fail Kerry South
O'Flynn, Noel Fianna Fail Cork North - Central
O'Hanlon, Rory Fianna Fail Cavan - Monaghan
O'Keeffe, Batt Fianna Fail Cork South - Central
O'Keeffe, Jim Fine Gael Cork South - West
O'Keeffe, Ned Fianna Fail Cork East
O'Kennedy, Michael Fianna Fail Tipperary North
O'Malley, Desmond J. Progressive Democrats Limerick East
O'Rourke, Mary Fianna Fail Westmeath
O'Shea, Brian Labour Waterford
O' Sullivan, Jan Labour Limerick East
Owen, Nora Fine Gael Dublin North
Pattison, S�amus Labour Carlow - Kilkenny
Penrose, William Labour Westmeath
Perry, John Fine Gael Sligo - Leitrim
Power, Se�n Fianna Fail Kildare South
Quinn, Ruair� Labour Dublin South - East
Rabbitte, Pat Labour Dublin South - West
Reynolds, Albert Fianna Fail Longford - Roscommon
Reynolds, Gerry Fine Gael Sligo - Leitrim
Ring, Michael Fine Gael Mayo
Roche, Dick Fianna Fail Wicklow
Ryan, Eoin Fianna Fail Dublin South - East
Ryan, Se�n Labour Dublin North
Sargent, Trevor Green Dublin North
Shatter, Alan Fine Gael Dublin South
Sheehan, P.J. Fine Gael Cork South - West
Shortall, R�is�n Labour Dublin North - West
Smith, Brendan Fianna Fail Cavan - Monaghan
Smith, Michael Fianna Fail Tipperary North
Spring, Dick Labour Kerry North
Stagg, Emmet Labour Kildare North
Stanton, David Fine Gael Cork East
Timmins, Billy Fine Gael Wicklow
Treacy, Noel Fianna Fail Galway East
Upton, Mary Labour Dublin South - Central
Wade, Eddie Fianna Fail Limerick East
Wallace, Dan Fianna Fail Cork North - Central
Wallace, Mary Fianna Fail Meath
Wall, Jack Labour Kildare South
Walsh, Joe Fianna Fail Cork South - West
Woods, Michael J. Fianna Fail Dublin North - East
Wright, G.V. Fianna Fail Dublin North
Yates, Ivan Fine Gael Wexford

1 - Died 20 Sep 2000

Summary:
Fianna Fail - 75 seats
Fine Gael - 54 seats
Labour - 21 seats
Progressive Democrats - 4 seats
Green Party - 2 seats
Soc - 1 seat
Sinn Fein - 1 seat
Others - 8 seats