# Limerick City (Dáil constituency)

Limerick City is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

The Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a constituency called Limerick City be created from territory which had been in Limerick East. It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009. Limerick City was first represented at the 2011 general election.
In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the transfer of the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty and Newport to the new Tipperary North constituency, thereby making the Limerick constituencies contiguous with the county boundary.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
          Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Killeely A, Killeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence,, in the former City of Limerick;
          Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1"

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick City 2011– :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  GP = Green  Lab = Labour  SF = Sinn Féin ||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 31st | 2011 | | Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) | | Willie O'Dea (FF) | | Kieran O'Donnell (FG) | | Michael Noonan (FG) |
| 32nd | 2016 | | Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) | | Willie O'Dea (FF) | | Maurice Quinlivan (SF) | | Michael Noonan (FG) |
| 33rd | 2020 | | Brian Leddin (GP) | | Willie O'Dea (FF) | | Maurice Quinlivan (SF) | | Kieran O'Donnell (FG) |
| 34th | 2024 | | Conor Sheehan (Lab) | | Willie O'Dea (FF) | | Maurice Quinlivan (SF) | | Kieran O'Donnell (FG) |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

## Elections

^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

2024 general election: Limerick City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 19.5 | 8,214 | 8,282 | 8,332 | 8,402 | 8,426 | 8,523 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 14.5 | 6,133 | 6,190 | 6,216 | 6,241 | 6,250 | 6,260 | 6,284 | 6,600 | 6,782 | 8,755 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 14.1 | 5,936 | 5,960 | 6,021 | 6,053 | 6,184 | 6,305 | 7,420 | 7,528 | 8,242 | 8,350 | 8,358 | 8,385 | 9,236 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dee Ryan | 6.7 | 2,831 | 2,863 | 2,887 | 2,931 | 2,942 | 2,949 | 2,982 | 3,222 | 3,371 | 3,777 | 3,945 | 3,954 | 4,346 | 4,427 | |
| | Fine Gael | Maria Byrne | 6.7 | 2,813 | 2,835 | 2,862 | 2,897 | 2,904 | 2,914 | 2,926 | 3,082 | 3,173 | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Elisa O'Donovan | 6.7 | 2,808 | 2,841 | 2,919 | 2,966 | 3,305 | 3,319 | 3,449 | 3,825 | 3,997 | 4,152 | 4,195 | 4,201 | 4,550 | 4,736 | 5,797 |
| | Labour | Conor Sheehan | 6.5 | 2,733 | 2,754 | 2,824 | 2,843 | 2,914 | 2,937 | 2,991 | 3,549 | 3,867 | 4,151 | 4,237 | 4,250 | 4,631 | 4,752 | 6,395 |
| | Independent | Frankie Daly | 4.8 | 2,034 | 2,090 | 2,163 | 2,272 | 2,304 | 2,573 | 2,624 | 2,677 | | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Sarah Beasley | 4.7 | 1,977 | 2,024 | 2,084 | 2,291 | 2,309 | 2,674 | 2,736 | 2,786 | 3,336 | 3,426 | 3,441 | 3,460 | | | |
| | Green | Brian Leddin | 4.2 | 1,782 | 1,811 | 1,822 | 1,840 | 1,882 | 1,893 | 1,929 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Gavan | 3.3 | 1,378 | 1,392 | 1,423 | 1,459 | 1,543 | 1,564 | | | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Dean Quinn | 2.3 | 965 | 976 | 998 | 1,059 | 1,071 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Ruairí Fahy | 1.7 | 720 | 729 | 787 | 807 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Esther Ahern | 1.6 | 688 | 722 | 775 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Melanie Cleary | 1.5 | 636 | 676 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michelle Hayes | 0.9 | 394 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dean Lillis | 0.3 | 132 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 77,735 Valid: 42,174 Spoilt: 316 Quota: 8,435 Turnout: 54.7% |||||||||||||||||||
* ↑ Fahy is a member of People Before Profit.

### 2020 general election

2020 general election: Limerick City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 23.9 | 11,006 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 19.9 | 9,198 | 9,460 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 14.3 | 6,589 | 6,628 | 6,661 | 6,867 | 6,951 | 6,966 | 7,649 | 9,754 | |
| | Green | Brian Leddin | 7.0 | 3,252 | 3,385 | 3,538 | 3,770 | 4,810 | 4,833 | 5,400 | 5,856 | 8,207 |
| | Independent | Frankie Daly | 6.9 | 3,200 | 3,725 | 4,022 | 4,413 | 4,940 | 5,017 | 5,404 | 5,685 | 6,720 |
| | Fine Gael | Maria Byrne | 6.5 | 2,998 | 3,021 | 3,042 | 3,135 | 3,253 | 3,266 | 3,671 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Collins | 6.0 | 2,759 | 2,788 | 2,808 | 3,035 | 3,107 | 3,150 | | | |
| | Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 5.9 | 2,729 | 2,838 | 2,916 | 3,076 | 3,601 | 3,626 | 4,127 | 4,667 | |
| | Social Democrats | Jenny Blake | 3.9 | 1,799 | 1,987 | 2,467 | 2,650 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Michael Ryan | 3.4 | 1,553 | 1,683 | 1,860 | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity–PBP | Mary Cahillane | 1.5 | 701 | 1,008 | | | | | | | |
| | National Party | Rebecca Barrett | 0.7 | 345 | 380 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 77,643 Valid: 46,129 Spoilt: 355 Quota: 9,226 Turnout: 46,484 (59.9%) |||||||||||||
* ↑ Cahillane was a member of Solidarity.

### 2016 general election

2016 general election: Limerick City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 27.8 | 12,999 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 15.6 | 7,294 | 7,909 | 8,221 | 8,591 | 9,018 | 9,311 |
| | Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.9 | 6,047 | 6,545 | 6,830 | 7,177 | 7,512 | 7,849 |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 12.6 | 5,894 | 6,527 | 6,651 | 7,025 | 10,517 | |
| | Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 11.2 | 5,227 | 5,838 | 6,166 | 7,001 | 7,722 | 8,187 |
| | AAA–PBP | Cian Prendiville | 9.8 | 4,584 | 5,244 | 5,496 | 6,724 | | |
| | Social Democrats | Sarah Jane Hennelly | 5.9 | 2,747 | 3,039 | 3,620 | | | |
| | Green | James Gaffney | 2.1 | 964 | 1,081 | | | | |
| | Catholic Democrats | Nora Bennis | 1.4 | 673 | 823 | | | | |
| | Independent | Desmond Hayes | 0.5 | 254 | 314 | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.2 | 78 | 88 | | | | |
| Electorate: 75,568 Valid: 46,761 Spoilt: 357 (0.8%) Quota: 9,353 Turnout: 62.4% ||||||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Limerick City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 30.8 | 13,291 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 16.1 | 6,956 | 7,369 | 7,403 | 7,432 | 7,768 | 9,424 | |
| | Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 14.7 | 6,353 | 7,122 | 7,161 | 7,314 | 7,728 | 8,079 | 8,520 |
| | Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.5 | 5,405 | 8,306 | 8,414 | 8,545 | 8,774 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 8.6 | 3,711 | 3,829 | 3,877 | 3,894 | 4,518 | 4,634 | 4,758 |
| | Labour | Joe Leddin | 5.6 | 2,411 | 2,628 | 2,645 | 2,712 | 2,926 | 3,084 | 3,291 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Power | 5.3 | 2,303 | 2,399 | 2,429 | 2,466 | 2,533 | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Kiely | 2.6 | 1,129 | 1,200 | 1,270 | 1,306 | | | |
| | Socialist Party | Cian Prendiville | 1.7 | 721 | 740 | 769 | 799 | | | |
| | Green | Sheila Cahill | 1.1 | 490 | 520 | 542 | | | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Conor O'Donoghue | 0.4 | 186 | 197 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.4 | 173 | 178 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Matt Larkin | 0.1 | 59 | 62 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 64,909 Valid: 43,188 Spoilt: 429 (1.0%) Quota: 8,638 Turnout: 43,617 (67.2%) |||||||||||
* ↑ Prendiville campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.