In 2005, a new Electoral Amendment Act was introduced, which meant that the 2007 general election would be held with redrawn constituencies. Unlike the minor changes which occurred in 1997 and 2002, this revision brought with it some noticeable changes for the Irish electoral map.
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The changes occurred in north Leinster and in west Munster.
Meath was split in to two 3-seat constituencies, Meath East and Meath West, the latter of which took some territory from a newly reconstituted
Longford-Westmeath. The boundaries of
Kerry North,
Cork North Central and
Cork South Central were extended, as was that of
Kildare North, which now took up the entire northern section of the county.
Limerick's east-west division was altered slightly. With Longford separated from it,
Roscommon took southern
Leitrim to become, while the northern half of that county remained with
Sligo.
In Dublin, the
West constituency more than doubled in size, although it was a three-seater. Minor adjustments were made to other boundaries in Dublin, but the biggest change was the reduction in the number of seats allocated to the northern constituencies. Each lost one seat, while the Dublin South constituencies retained their fourth seats.
