Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
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The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 is an Irish law that redefined Dáil constituency boundaries and seat allocations in advance of subsequent general elections.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 canonical | 2 |
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 Context triple: [Mayo (Dáil constituency), governingLaw, Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995]
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A.
Electoral Act 1993
The Electoral Act 1993 is New Zealand’s principal electoral law, setting out the rules for parliamentary elections, the voting system, and the conduct and regulation of the democratic process.
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B.
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
The Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 is an Australian federal law that reformed the nation’s electoral system and created the independent Australian Electoral Commission to oversee elections.
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C.
Electoral Act 1956
The Electoral Act 1956 was a key New Zealand statute that governed the country’s parliamentary electoral system and voting rules until it was replaced by the Electoral Act 1993.
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D.
Political Reform Act of 1976
The Political Reform Act of 1976 was a pivotal Spanish law that dismantled the Francoist regime’s institutional framework and enabled the country’s peaceful transition to a parliamentary democracy.
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E.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is a UK law that reformed rules on parliamentary constituency boundaries and provided for a referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote system for elections to the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 Target entity description: The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 is an Irish law that redefined Dáil constituency boundaries and seat allocations in advance of subsequent general elections.
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A.
Electoral Act 1993
The Electoral Act 1993 is New Zealand’s principal electoral law, setting out the rules for parliamentary elections, the voting system, and the conduct and regulation of the democratic process.
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B.
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
The Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 is an Australian federal law that reformed the nation’s electoral system and created the independent Australian Electoral Commission to oversee elections.
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C.
Electoral Act 1956
The Electoral Act 1956 was a key New Zealand statute that governed the country’s parliamentary electoral system and voting rules until it was replaced by the Electoral Act 1993.
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D.
Political Reform Act of 1976
The Political Reform Act of 1976 was a pivotal Spanish law that dismantled the Francoist regime’s institutional framework and enabled the country’s peaceful transition to a parliamentary democracy.
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E.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is a UK law that reformed rules on parliamentary constituency boundaries and provided for a referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote system for elections to the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| affects |
candidates for election to Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
voters in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Dáil constituencies
ⓘ
Dáil Éireann elections ⓘ |
| basedOn | recommendations of a Constituency Commission ⓘ |
| category |
1990s in Irish law
ⓘ
Irish electoral law ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
Dáil Éireann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seanad Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | representation of population in the national parliament ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | proportional representation by single transferable vote ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Irish electoral authorities ⓘ |
| governs | division of the State into Dáil constituencies ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
composition of Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
general elections to Dáil Éireann ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | returning officers at Dáil elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Irish law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentAffected | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish electoral legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to revise Dáil constituency boundaries
ⓘ
to revise the number of members to be elected for each Dáil constituency ⓘ |
| regulates |
allocation of Teachtaí Dála (TDs) per constituency
ⓘ
boundaries of Dáil constituencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constituency Commission reports
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electoral (Amendment) Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| subject |
constituency revision
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ representation in Dáil Éireann ⓘ |
| temporalScope | subsequent general elections after its commencement ⓘ |
| typeOfElectoralChange |
constituency boundary revision
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seat reallocation among constituencies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 Description of subject: The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 is an Irish law that redefined Dáil constituency boundaries and seat allocations in advance of subsequent general elections.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947