Wicklow (constituency)

The Wicklow parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wicklow, Arklow, Greystones and Bray. The constituency has an electorate of 86,763 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is the current Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government, Dick Roche. Another TD, Liz McManus, is currently the deputy-leader of the Labour Party.

Irish General Election, 2002

The first five candidates in bold type indicate the current representatives in Dáil Éireann for Wicklow. The full results are as follows:

Candidate
Party
1st Pref
Count

Dick Roche Fianna Fáil 9,213 1

Joe Jacob Fianna Fáil 7,836 9

Liz McManus Labour 7,595 5

Billy Timmins Fine Gael 7,372 8

Mildred Fox Independent 6,324 10

Nicky Kelly Labour 6,529 -

Deirdre de Burca Green Party 3,208 -

Jimmy O'Shaughnessy Labour 2,029 -

Mairéad Keane Sinn Féin 1,527 -

Raymond O'Rourke Fine Gael 1,332 -

Robert Kearns Independent 406 -

Catherine Kennedy Socialist Workers Party 399 -

Charlie Keddy Independent 383 -

Brian Kenny Independent 236 -

Barbara Hyland Independent 171 -