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title="Dunboyne">Dunboyne</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dunshaughlin" title="Dunshaughlin">Dunshaughlin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kells,_County_Meath" title="Kells, County Meath">Kells</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ratoath" title="Ratoath">Ratoath</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #efefef;">Current constituency</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>3 (2007–2024)</li><li>4 (2024–)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Local government in the Republic of Ireland">Local government area</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland">EP constituency</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Midlands%E2%80%93North-West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency)">Midlands–North-West</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Meath East</b> is a <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_constituencies" title="Dáil constituencies">parliamentary constituency</a> represented in <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a>, the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> parliament or <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">Oireachtas</a>. The constituency elects four deputies (<a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachtaí Dála</a>, commonly known as TDs) on the system of <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> by means of the <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a> (PR-STV). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_boundaries">History and boundaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History and boundaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was established by the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_(Amendment)_Act_2005" title="Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005">Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005</a> when the previous 5-seat <a href="/wiki/Meath_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath (Dáil constituency)">Meath</a> constituency was divided into two 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and <a href="/wiki/Meath_West_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath West (Dáil constituency)">Meath West</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ea-2005_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ea-2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was first used at the <a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007 general election</a> to the <a href="/wiki/30th_D%C3%A1il" title="30th Dáil">30th Dáil</a>. </p><p>It spans the eastern portions of <a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a>. It includes <a href="/wiki/Nobber" title="Nobber">Nobber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slane" title="Slane">Slane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunboyne" title="Dunboyne">Dunboyne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kells,_County_Meath" title="Kells, County Meath">Kells</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ashbourne,_County_Meath" title="Ashbourne, County Meath">Ashbourne</a>, the constituency's biggest town.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Electoral_(Amendment)_(D%C3%A1il_Constituencies)_Act_2017" title="Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017">Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017</a> defines the constituency as:<sup id="cite_ref-ea-2017_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ea-2017-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote class="quote-frame pullquote" style="font-size: 95%; padding: 0.5em 2em; background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa ); color: var( --color-base, black ); border: 1px solid #aaa; display:table; float:none;"><div style="padding: 0.6em 1em;">"In the county of Meath the electoral divisions of: <dl><dd>Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former <i>Rural District of Ardee No. 2</i>;</dd> <dd>Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former <i>Rural District of Dunshaughlin</i>;</dd> <dd>Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Maperath, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Staholmog, in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>;</dd> <dd>Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former <i>Rural District of Meath</i>;</dd> <dd>Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former <i>Rural District of Navan</i>;</dd> <dd>and Ceannanas Mór Urban."</dd></dl></div></blockquote> <p>The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(Ireland)" title="Electoral Commission (Ireland)">Electoral Commission</a> recommended that at the <a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election" title="2024 Irish general election">next general election</a>, Meath East be increased to a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from <a href="/wiki/Cavan%E2%80%93Monaghan_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)">Cavan–Monaghan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Louth_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Louth (Dáil constituency)">Louth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the <a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election" title="2024 Irish general election">2024 general election</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_(Amendment)_Act_2023" title="Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023">Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023</a> defines the constituency as:<sup id="cite_ref-ea-2023_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ea-2023-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote class="quote-frame pullquote" style="font-size: 95%; padding: 0.5em 2em; background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa ); color: var( --color-base, black ); border: 1px solid #aaa; display:table; float:none;"><div style="padding: 0.6em 1em;">"In the county of Meath, the electoral divisions of: <dl><dd>Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former <i>Rural District of Ardee No. 2</i>;</dd> <dd>Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former <i>Rural District of Dunshaughlin</i>;</dd> <dd>Ardagh, Carrickleck, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Maperath, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Staholmog, Trohanny, in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>;</dd> <dd>Ardcath, Duleek, Julianstown, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former <i>Rural District of Meath</i>;</dd> <dd>Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former <i>Rural District of Navan</i>;</dd> <dd>and Ceannanas Mór Urban."</dd></dl></div></blockquote> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Changes to the Meath East constituency 2007–present </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Years </th> <th>TDs </th> <th>Boundaries </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2007–2011 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">In <a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_(Ireland)" title="Electoral division (Ireland)">electoral divisions</a> of<sup id="cite_ref-ea-2005_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ea-2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <p>Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former <i>Rural District of Ardee No. 2</i>; </p><p>Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former <i>Rural District of Dunshaughlin</i>; </p><p>Ardagh, Carrickleck, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Trohanny, in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>; </p><p>Ardcath, Duleek, Julianstown, Mellifont, St. Mary's (part), Stamullin, in the former <i>Rural District of Meath</i>; </p> Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former <i>Rural District of Navan</i>.</div></div> </td> <td>Created from <a href="/wiki/Meath_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath (Dáil constituency)">Meath</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–2020 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">In County Meath, the electoral divisions of<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <p>Drumcondra, Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former <i>Rural District of Ardee No. 2</i>; </p><p>Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former <i>Rural District of Dunshaughlin</i>; </p><p>Ardagh, Carrickleck, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Kilmainham, Maperath, Moybolgue, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Posseckstown, Staholmog, Trohanny, in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>; </p><p>Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former <i>Rural District of Meath</i>; </p><p>Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former <i>Rural District of Navan</i>; </p> and the town of Kells.</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">Transfer from <a href="/wiki/Meath_West_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath West (Dáil constituency)">Meath West</a> of<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> Ceanannas Mór Urban, and of Ceanannas Mór Rural, Maperath and Staholmog in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>;</div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">and transfer to <a href="/wiki/Louth_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Louth (Dáil constituency)">Louth</a> of</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> Julianstown and St. Mary’s (part in County Meath) in the former <i>Rural District of Meath</i>.</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020– </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">In County Meath, the electoral divisions of<sup id="cite_ref-ea-2017_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ea-2017-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <p>Grangegeeth, Killary, in the former <i>Rural District of Ardee No. 2</i>; </p><p>Culmullin, Donaghmore, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Kilbrew, Killeen, Kilmore, Rathfeigh, Ratoath, Rodanstown, Skreen, in the former <i>Rural District of Dunshaughlin</i>; </p><p>Ceanannas Mór Rural, Cruicetown, Maperath, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Staholmog, in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>; </p><p>Ardcath, Duleek, Mellifont, Stamullin, in the former <i>Rural District of Meath</i>; </p><p>Ardmulchan, Castletown, Domhnach Phádraig, Kentstown, Painestown, Rathkenny, Slane, Stackallan, Tara, in the former <i>Rural District of Navan</i>; </p> and Ceannanas Mór Urban.</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;">Transfer to <a href="/wiki/Cavan%E2%80%93Monaghan_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)">Cavan–Monaghan</a> of<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <p>Ardagh, Carrickleck, Kilmainhamm, Moybolgue, Posseckstown and Trohanny, in the former <i>Rural District of Kells</i>, </p> and Drumcondra in the former <i>Rural District of Ardee No. 2</i>.</div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TDs">TDs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: TDs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachtaí Dála</a> (TDs) for Meath East 2007– </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8"><style 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li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style=""><i>Key to parties</i></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: #66BB66">  </span><b>FF</b> = <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: #6699FF">  </span><b>FG</b> = <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: #CC0000">  </span><b>Lab</b> = <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: #326760">  </span><b>SF</b> = <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_D%C3%A1il" title="30th Dáil">30th</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007</a><sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2007_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">FF</a>) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Wallace" title="Mary Wallace">Mary Wallace</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">FF</a>) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Shane_McEntee_(politician)" title="Shane McEntee (politician)">Shane McEntee</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/31st_D%C3%A1il" title="31st Dáil">31st</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Irish_general_election" title="2011 Irish general election">2011</a><sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2011_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2011-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Hannigan" title="Dominic Hannigan">Dominic Hannigan</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Lab</a>) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Meath_East_by-election" title="2013 Meath East by-election"><i> 2013 by-election</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2013_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2013-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_D%C3%A1il" title="32nd Dáil">32nd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Irish_general_election" title="2016 Irish general election">2016</a><sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2016_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2016-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">FF</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_D%C3%A1il" title="33rd Dáil">33rd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Irish_general_election" title="2020 Irish general election">2020</a><sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2020_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2020-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">Darren O'Rourke</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">SF</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table><p><small><b>Note:</b> 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.</small> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span id="cnote_*"><b><a href="#ref_*">^</a></b></span> <b>*:</b> Outgoing TD<br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_general_election">2024 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2024 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption style="background-color: var( --background-color-neutral, #EAECF0 ); color: inherit; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid var( --border-color-base, #a2a9b1 ); padding: .2em .4em"><a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election" title="2024 Irish general election">2024 general election</a>: Meath East<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Meath_East_Profile_2024_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Meath_East_Profile_2024-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate</th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="First preference votes percentage">FPv%</abbr></th> <th colspan="1">Count </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Eilish Balfe </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Charles Bobbett </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Ruadháin Bonham </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Joseph Bonner </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DB1DEC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Party_for_Animal_Welfare" title="Party for Animal Welfare">Party for Animal Welfare</a> </td> <td>Carolyn Fahy </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#006633"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irish_Freedom_Party" title="Irish Freedom Party">Irish Freedom</a> </td> <td>Martin Gurr </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#8E2420"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit%E2%80%93Solidarity" title="People Before Profit–Solidarity">PBP–Solidarity</a> </td> <td>Clara McCormack<sup id="cite_ref-PBP_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PBP-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#264A3C"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(Ireland,_2016)" title="National Party (Ireland, 2016)">National Party</a> </td> <td>Jean Murray </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Sivakumar Murugadoss </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Caroline O'Reilly </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">Darren O'Rourke</a><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#44532A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> </td> <td>Emer Tóibín </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td>Sharon Tolan </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Gillian Toole </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Raymond Westlake </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td>Maria White </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;"><b>Quota:</b>   </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-PBP-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-PBP_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McCormack is a member of <a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit" title="People Before Profit">People Before Profit</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_general_election">2020 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2020 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption style="background-color: var( --background-color-neutral, #EAECF0 ); color: inherit; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid var( --border-color-base, #a2a9b1 ); padding: .2em .4em"><a href="/wiki/2020_Irish_general_election" title="2020 Irish general election">2020 general election</a>: Meath East<sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2020_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2020-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-east-report_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-east-report-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-east-results_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-meath-east-results-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate</th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="First preference votes percentage">FPv%</abbr></th> <th colspan="7">Count </th></tr> <tr> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3</th> <th>4</th> <th>5</th> <th>6</th> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">Darren O'Rourke</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,223 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,617</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,691 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,856 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,123 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,333 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,937 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,416 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>12,984</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,039 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,095 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,348 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,637 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,222 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,999 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>9,622</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,180 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,272 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,330 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,505 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,643 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,122 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Seán McCabe </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,251 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,756 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,036 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,167 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,677 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,999 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,547 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Joe Bonner </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,934 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,053 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,240 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,338 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,037 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Keogan" title="Sharon Keogan">Sharon Keogan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,475 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,570 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,939 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,024 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Deirdre Geraghty-Smith </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,941 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,977 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,047 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#44532A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> </td> <td>Emer Tóibín </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,634 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,705 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annie_Hoey" title="Annie Hoey">Annie Hoey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">874 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#8E2420"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solidarity%E2%80%93People_Before_Profit" class="mw-redirect" title="Solidarity–People Before Profit">Solidarity–PBP</a> </td> <td>Andrew Keegan<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">569 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#930C1A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_(Ireland)" title="Workers' Party (Ireland)">Workers' Party</a> </td> <td>Seamus McDonagh </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">134 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="11" style="text-align:left;"><b>Electorate:</b> 66,507   <b>Valid:</b> 41,945   <b>Spoilt:</b> 253   <b>Quota:</b> 10,487   <b>Turnout:</b> 42,198 (63.4%)   </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Keegan was a member of <a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit" title="People Before Profit">People Before Profit</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016_general_election">2016 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2016 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption style="background-color: var( --background-color-neutral, #EAECF0 ); color: inherit; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid var( --border-color-base, #a2a9b1 ); padding: .2em .4em"><a href="/wiki/2016_Irish_general_election" title="2016 Irish general election">2016 general election</a>: Meath East<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2016_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2016-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate</th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="First preference votes percentage">FPv%</abbr></th> <th colspan="9">Count </th></tr> <tr> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3</th> <th>4</th> <th>5</th> <th>6</th> <th>7</th> <th>8</th> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,818</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,556 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,656 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,671 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,749 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,841 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,887 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,237 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,435 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>9,958</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,830 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,889 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,899 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,979 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,064 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,109 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,247 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,477 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>9,612</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">Darren O'Rourke</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,780 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,860 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,970 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,017 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,096 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,341 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,637 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,236 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,556 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Joe Bonner </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,482 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,527 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,545 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,600 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,665 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,857 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,215 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,825 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Hannigan" title="Dominic Hannigan">Dominic Hannigan</a><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,270 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,307 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,325 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,350 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,494 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,525 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,680 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,084 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#752F8B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)" title="Social Democrats (Ireland)">Social Democrats</a> </td> <td>Aisling O'Neill </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,715 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,740 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,801 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,885 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,148 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,463 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Keogan" title="Sharon Keogan">Sharon Keogan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,528 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,579 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,600 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,663 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,709 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,805 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Direct_Democracy_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Democracy Ireland">Direct Democracy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gilroy" title="Ben Gilroy">Ben Gilroy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">794 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">809 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">841 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">876 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">899 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Seán Ó Buachalla </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">766 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">784 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">801 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">853 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#FFA500"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renua" title="Renua">Renua</a> </td> <td>Sarah Tyrrell </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">523 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">554 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">563 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#930C1A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_(Ireland)" title="Workers' Party (Ireland)">Workers' Party</a> </td> <td>Seamus McDonagh </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">326 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">335 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="13" style="text-align:left;"><b>Electorate:</b> 65,588   <b>Valid:</b> 41,388   <b>Spoilt:</b> 240   <b>Quota:</b> 10,348   <b>Turnout:</b> 63.5%   </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_by-election">2013 by-election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2013 by-election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> TD <a href="/wiki/Shane_McEntee_(politician)" title="Shane McEntee (politician)">Shane McEntee</a> died on 21 December 2012. A <a href="/wiki/By-election" title="By-election">by-election</a> was held to fill the vacancy on 27 March 2013. The seat was won by his daughter Helen McEntee. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption style="background-color: var( --background-color-neutral, #EAECF0 ); color: inherit; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid var( --border-color-base, #a2a9b1 ); padding: .2em .4em"><a href="/wiki/2013_Meath_East_by-election" title="2013 Meath East by-election">2013 by-election</a>: Meath East<sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2013_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2013-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate</th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="First preference votes percentage">FPv%</abbr></th> <th colspan="3">Count </th></tr> <tr> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,356 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,547 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>11,473</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,002 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,106 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,582 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">Darren O'Rourke</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,165 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,370 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Direct_Democracy_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Democracy Ireland">Direct Democracy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gilroy" title="Ben Gilroy">Ben Gilroy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,568 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,793 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td>Eoin Holmes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,112 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,245 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Seán Ó Buachalla </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">423 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#930C1A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_(Ireland)" title="Workers' Party (Ireland)">Workers' Party</a> </td> <td>Seamus McDonagh </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">263 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Mick Martin </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">190 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Charlie Keddy </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">110 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Gerard O'Brien </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Jim Tallon </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"><b>Electorate:</b> 64,164   <b>Valid:</b> 24,309   <b>Spoilt:</b> 259   <b>Quota:</b> 12,155   <b>Turnout:</b> 38.3%   </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011_general_election">2011 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2011 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption style="background-color: var( --background-color-neutral, #EAECF0 ); color: inherit; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid var( --border-color-base, #a2a9b1 ); padding: .2em .4em"><a href="/wiki/2011_Irish_general_election" title="2011 Irish general election">2011 general election</a>: Meath East<sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2011_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2011-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate</th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="First preference votes percentage">FPv%</abbr></th> <th colspan="4">Count </th></tr> <tr> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3</th> <th>4 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Hannigan" title="Dominic Hannigan">Dominic Hannigan</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,994 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,383 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,669 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>12,382</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shane_McEntee_(politician)" title="Shane McEntee (politician)">Shane McEntee</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,794 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,994 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,142 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,143</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,677 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,858 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,305 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,447</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,715 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,892 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,354 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,173 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td>Michael Gallagher </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,795 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,958 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,025 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Joe Bonner </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,479 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,866 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,074 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td>Nick Killian </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,669 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,719 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC00FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Vision_(electoral_alliance)" title="New Vision (electoral alliance)">New Vision</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Keogan" title="Sharon Keogan">Sharon Keogan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,168 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Seán Ó Buachalla </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">461 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8" style="text-align:left;"><b>Electorate:</b> 64,873   <b>Valid:</b> 42,752   <b>Spoilt:</b> 346 (0.8%)   <b>Quota:</b> 10,689   <b>Turnout:</b> 43,098 (66.4%)   </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_general_election">2007 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2007 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption style="background-color: var( --background-color-neutral, #EAECF0 ); color: inherit; margin-bottom: -1px; border: 1px solid var( --border-color-base, #a2a9b1 ); padding: .2em .4em"><a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007 general election</a>: Meath East<sup id="cite_ref-ei-meatheast-2007_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ei-meatheast-2007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate</th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="First preference votes percentage">FPv%</abbr></th> <th colspan="8">Count </th></tr> <tr> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3</th> <th>4</th> <th>5</th> <th>6</th> <th>7</th> <th>8 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mary_Wallace" title="Mary Wallace">Mary Wallace</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,901</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,834 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,866 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,267 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,469 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,628 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,079 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,770 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,077</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shane_McEntee_(politician)" title="Shane McEntee (politician)">Shane McEntee</a></b><sup id="ref_*" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_*">[*]</a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,766 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,789 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,877 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,941 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,106 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,351 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,870 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>11,619</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Hannigan" title="Dominic Hannigan">Dominic Hannigan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,136 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,193 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,337 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,575 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,095 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,554 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,247 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,596 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,363 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,377 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,508 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,764 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,992 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,164 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,972 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Brian Fitzgerald (politician)">Brian Fitzgerald</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,586 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,617 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,659 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,816 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,008 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,334 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td>Joanne Finnegan </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,695 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,723 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,762 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,859 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,008 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green</a> </td> <td>Seán Ó Buachalla </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,330 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,355 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,417 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,547 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Joseph Bonner </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,170 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,195 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,223 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#1251A2"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Democrats" title="Progressive Democrats">Progressive Democrats</a> </td> <td>Sirena Campbell </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">957 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">983 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> </td> <td>A. J. Cahill </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">269 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">  </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="12" style="text-align:left;"><b>Electorate:</b> 67,443   <b>Valid:</b> 43,007   <b>Spoilt:</b> 359 (0.8%)   <b>Quota:</b> 10,752   <b>Turnout:</b> 43,366 (64.3%)   </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Elections in the Republic of Ireland">Elections in the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Politics of the Republic of Ireland">Politics of the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_D%C3%A1il_by-elections" title="List of Dáil by-elections">List of Dáil by-elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland">List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meath_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ea-2005-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ea-2005_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ea-2005_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_(Amendment)_Act_2005" title="Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005">Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005</a>, Schedule (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2005/act/16/schedule/enacted/en/html">No. 16 of 2005, Schedule</a>). 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(1561–1800)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navan_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)" title="Navan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)">Navan</a> (1469–1800)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratoath_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)" title="Ratoath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)">Ratoath</a> (????–1800)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trim_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)" title="Trim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)">Trim</a> (1572–1800)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">Westminster</a> 1801–1922<br />and <a href="/wiki/First_D%C3%A1il" title="First Dáil">First Dáil</a> 1918</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Meath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Meath (UK Parliament constituency)">Meath</a> (1801–1885)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Meath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Meath (UK Parliament constituency)">North Meath</a> (1885–1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Meath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Meath (UK Parliament constituency)">South Meath</a> (1885–1922)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a><br />1918–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louth%E2%80%93Meath_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Louth–Meath (Dáil constituency)">Louth–Meath</a> (1921–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meath_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath (Dáil constituency)">Meath</a> (1923–1937, 1948–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meath%E2%80%93Westmeath_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)">Meath–Westmeath</a> (1937–1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Meath East</a> (2007–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meath_West_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Meath West (Dáil constituency)">Meath West</a> (2007–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a><br />1979–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leinster_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leinster (European Parliament constituency)">Leinster</a> (1979–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East (European Parliament constituency)">East</a> (2004–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands%E2%80%93North-West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency)">Midlands–North-West</a> (2004–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="padding:0; background:transparent;"><div></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 gray;"><div id="Constituencies_in_Ireland_by_county">Constituencies in Ireland by county</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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