Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
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The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 is an Irish law that redefined Dáil constituency boundaries and seat allocations in advance of subsequent general elections.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 canonical | 2 |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| affects |
candidates for election to Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
voters in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Dáil constituencies
ⓘ
Dáil Éireann elections ⓘ |
| basedOn | recommendations of a Constituency Commission ⓘ |
| category |
1990s in Irish law
ⓘ
Irish electoral law ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
Dáil Éireann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seanad Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | representation of population in the national parliament ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | proportional representation by single transferable vote ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Irish electoral authorities ⓘ |
| governs | division of the State into Dáil constituencies ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
composition of Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
general elections to Dáil Éireann ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | returning officers at Dáil elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Irish law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentAffected | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish electoral legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to revise Dáil constituency boundaries
ⓘ
to revise the number of members to be elected for each Dáil constituency ⓘ |
| regulates |
allocation of Teachtaí Dála (TDs) per constituency
ⓘ
boundaries of Dáil constituencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constituency Commission reports
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electoral (Amendment) Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| subject |
constituency revision
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ representation in Dáil Éireann ⓘ |
| temporalScope | subsequent general elections after its commencement ⓘ |
| typeOfElectoralChange |
constituency boundary revision
ⓘ
seat reallocation among constituencies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947