04 November 2024 –  An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today launched a new online tool for voters to find their constituency for the forthcoming general election.

The online map available at www.electoralcommission.ie/what-constituency-am-i-in/ allows users to simply enter their Eircode or address to be informed which of the 43 constituencies they are in, and how many TDs they will be electing to the 34^th Dáil in this year’s General Election.

This election will see over 400,000 people living in different constituencies from the 2020 General Election as a result of the 2023 Constituency Review boundaries adopted by the Oireachtas.

This year has also seen a rush of new additions to the electoral register with over 250,000 people added to the register between December 2023 and June 2024.

Mr Art O’Leary, Chief Executive of the An Coimisiún Toghcháin, stated:

“While people with a deep interest in electoral politics often know immediately which constituency they live in, for most people it’s not something that’s a part of your normal life until an election comes along.

“This is a simple tool that allows you to type in your Eircode or your address and immediately find out which constituency you’re in and how many TDs you’ll be voting to elect.”

Among its functions, An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, is tasked with building awareness of Ireland’s elections and increasing the numbers of people voting through education and information campaigns.

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For further information, please contact:

Brian Dawson, Communications and Public Engagement Manager, 

An Coimisiún Toghcháin, The Electoral Commission,

086 0749344 Brian.dawson@electoralcommission.ie 

Editor’s Note:

The ‘Find My Constituency’ online tool is available at:

• English – https://www.electoralcommission.ie/what-constituency-am-i-in/
• Irish – https://www.electoralcommission.ie/ga/cen-dailcheantar-ina-gconaim/

An Coimisiún Toghcháin, The Electoral Commission

An Coimisiún Toghcháin is a statutory, independent body, established on 9 February 2023 with responsibility for a broad range of electoral functions set out in the Electoral Reform Act 2022. An Coimisiún is central to Ireland’s electoral system, carrying out a range of existing electoral functions, including:

• responsibility for the registration of political parties;
• promoting public awareness of, and working to increase public participation in the State’s electoral and democratic processes through education and information programmes;
• overseeing the modernised Electoral Register, making recommendations and setting standards in relation to its maintenance and updating;
• the regulation of online paid-for political advertising, ensuring transparency in respect of online political advertisements during the period of an election or referendum campaign; (Legislation not yet commenced); and
• responsibility for the investigation and monitoring of online disinformation, online misinformation and manipulative or inauthentic behaviour online during election campaign periods, as well as functions to prevent manipulative or inauthentic behaviours online. (Legislation not yet commenced).

An Coimisiún is also tasked with several new electoral roles, including:

• making reports for the Minister in relation to local electoral boundaries;
• preparing research programmes and conducting research on electoral policy and procedure, and providing advice, as required, to the Minister and Government;
• the preparation of ex-post reports on the administration of electoral events;
• the decision-making, oversight, secretariat and supporting services associated with explaining the subject matter of referendum proposals, the promotion of public awareness of referendums and encouragement of the electorate to vote at referendum polls; and
• the conducting of reviews and making reports in relation to the constituencies for the election of members to the Dáil and the election of members to the European Parliament.

It is anticipated that the initial set of functions assigned to An Coimisiún will be expanded upon as it builds capacity and expertise.