Constituency signal

Wicklow

Mixed commuter and rural constituency with transport, housing, and health capacity concerns.

Pressure readout

This page explains how local delivery conditions are feeding back into national positioning.

Why this seat matters

Wicklow seat with sustained pressure on housing.

Recent activity suggests Wicklow is being shaped by housing and transport.

Top policy driver

Housing

Housing supply, planning reform, tenant protections, and delivery targets.

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Bill under pressure

Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2026

The bill is currently at report stage with 4 recorded member votes and 2 linked activity items.

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Constituency metrics

Measures that explain how local heat is translating into parliamentary relevance.

Seats

5

Wicklow returns 5 TDs.

Tracked TDs

2

Members in the seeded constituency profile bundle.

Topic pressure

Housing

Most visible policy cluster coming through local records.

TDs in this constituency

Members whose local brief is currently shaping the national conversation.

High · 0.84

Simon Harris TD

Fine Gael · Wicklow

Pushed Planning and Infrastructure Bill through report stage

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High · 0.87

Jennifer Whitmore TD

Social Democrats · Wicklow

Elective Care Access Bill reached committee stage

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Parties exposed here

Party rooms with meaningful sensitivity to this constituency’s current conditions.

Party

High · 0.88

Fine Gael

Government · Simon Harris

Fine Gael is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.

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Party

High · 0.84

Social Democrats

Opposition · Holly Cairns

Social Democrats is under the most visible pressure on health while trying to hold discipline.

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Bills linked to this seat

Legislative files where local delivery concerns are materially relevant.

Bill

High · 0.83

Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2026

Report Stage · Fine Gael

The bill is currently at report stage with 4 recorded member votes and 2 linked activity items.

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Bill

High · 0.83

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2026

Second Stage · Sinn Féin

The bill is currently at second stage with 8 recorded member votes and 3 linked activity items.

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Bill

High · 0.83

Elective Care Access Bill 2026

Committee Stage · Social Democrats

The bill is currently at committee stage with 0 recorded member votes and 1 linked activity items.

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Topics driving local pressure

Policy areas currently defining the constituency brief.

Topic

Medium · 0.80

Housing

Housing is carrying 28% of the current briefing and is clustering around 3 party rooms.

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Topic

Medium · 0.80

Transport

Transport is carrying 7% of the current briefing and is clustering around 2 party rooms.

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Topic

Medium · 0.80

Climate

Climate is carrying 8% of the current briefing and is clustering around 1 party rooms.

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Topic

Medium · 0.80

Health

Health is carrying 21% of the current briefing and is clustering around 3 party rooms.

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