Dublin South-East (Dáil constituency)
Template:Dáil Éireann constituency infobox Dublin South East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the south-eastern part of Dublin City, including areas such as Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount (collectively referred to as "Dublin 4"), as well as the areas of Ranelagh and Rathmines, and the central business district of the city (including Trinity College Dublin and St. Stephen's Green). The constituency has an electorate of 59,896 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
The constituency includes some of the most affluent parts of the country, such as Ballsbridge, with inner-city estates in deprived areas, as well as more working-class districts like Ringsend. It was the constituency of Michael McDowell, the outgoing Minister for Justice and ex-leader of the Progressive Democrats, and was the constituency of former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
It is also one of the most high-profile constituencies with 3/4 outgoing TDs respective front bench spokespersons. The two Fianna Fáil candidates in the 2007 General Election, Chris Andrews and Jim O'Callaghan come from reasonably well known dynasties.
2007 General
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Chris Andrews | 6,600 | 19.50% | 1 | 3 | |
| Fine Gael | Lucinda Creighton | 6,311 | 18.65% | 2 | 5 | |
| Labour | *Ruairi Quinn | 5,636 | 16.65% | 3 | 5 | |
| Green | *John Gormley | 4,685 | 13.84% | 4 | 5 | |
| Progressive Democrats | *Michael McDowell | 4,450 | 13.15% | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Jim O'Callaghan | 3,120 | 9.22% | |||
| Sinn Féin | Daithí Doolan | 1,599 | 4.72% | |||
| People Before Profit | Rory Hearne | 591 | 1.75% | |||
| Independent | Eoin Tierney | 102 | 0.30% | |||
*Denoted outgoing TD
Quota: 6,769
2002 Election results
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | John Gormley | 5,264 | 16.23 | 1 | 4 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Michael McDowell | 6,093 | 18.79 | 2 | 4 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Eoin Ryan | 5,318 | 16.40 | 3 | 5 | |
| Labour | Ruairi Quinn | 4,032 | 12.43 | 4 | 6 | |
| Fine Gael | Frances Fitzgerald | 3,337 | 10.29 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Chris Andrews | 3,449 | 10.63 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Daithí Doolan | 2,398 | 7.39 | |||
| Fine Gael | Colm MacEochaidh | 1,873 | 5.77 | |||
| Socialist Workers | Shay Ryan | 286 | 0.88 | |||
| Workers' Party | Tom Crilly | 284 | 0.88 | |||
| Independent | Norman Gray | 99 | 0.31 | |||