| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 | |
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| Oireachtas | |
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| Citation | No. 7 of 1974 |
| Signed | 7 May 1974 |
| Commenced | 7 May 1974 & 25 May 1977 |
| Repealed | 21 May 1981 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | No. 3 of 1973 |
| Introduced by | Minister for Local Government (James Tully) |
| Introduced | 28 March 1973 |
| Repeals | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 (No. 7) was a law in Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies.[1] It was a review of parliamentary constituencies passed in Ireland by the governing Fine Gael–Labour Party National Coalition. It was intended to secure their re-election, but instead backfired disastrously resulting in a landslide victory for their main opponents in Fianna Fáil. Consequently, the word Tullymander – combining the name of the minister James Tully with the word "gerrymander" – was coined.
It repealed the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, which had defined constituencies since the 1969 general election.[2]
- ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 (No. 7 of 1974). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 November 2021.
- ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, s. 8: Repeal (No. 7 of 1974, s. 8). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 November 2021.