Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
Oireachtas
Long title AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN AND FOR THE REVISION OF CONSTITUENCIES, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS AND TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL ACT 1997.
Citation	No. 16 of 2005
Signed	9 July 2005
Commenced	9 July 2005 & 29 April 2007
Legislative history
Bill citation	No. 6 of 2005
Introduced by	Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Dick Roche )
Introduced	8 March 2005
Repeals
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
Amended by
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 16) is a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies in light of the 2002 census. The new constituencies took effect on the dissolution of the 29th Dáil on 29 April 2007 and a general election for the 30th Dáil on the revised constituencies took place on 24 May 2007.