Following population growth and the return of a number of DED’s from Galway West to Mayo, the Electoral Commission decided that Mayo should once again be a five seat constituency and that the boundaries of the constituency be the county boundaries. One of the effects of this will be to lower the quota required to… Continue reading Five seats in Mayo
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Boundary Changes
Recent figures and speculation The 2022 Census preliminary results just released indicate that the overall population of Co. Mayo has risen to 137,231 from 130,507 in the 2016 census. This increase of 6,724 represents a percentage increase of 5.2%. The population of every other county has also increased and at an overall figure of 5,123,536… Continue reading Boundary Changes