Wicklow's Electoral Register Appears To Be The Most Accurate In Ireland

A new report from An Coimisiún Toghcháin considers Wicklow to be one of the better-quality registers in the country.

According to the report, the Wicklow register increased by 11,712 people between February 2023 and December 2024.

This represents an increase of 11.4%.

The high registration rate relative to the estimated eligible population at 92.5% may be one of the more accurate estimates of registration given the context of very high accuracy indicators.

Registers for electoral events

• Family and Care Referendums: Between December 2023 and March 2024, the period leading up to the Family and Care referendums, electors for this event increased by 3.5%.
• Local and European Elections: In the period between December 2023 and the local and European elections in June 2024, there were increases of 7.6% and 7.1% respectively.
• General Election: Between December 2023 and December 2024 (GE 29 November), electors on the register for Dáil elections increased by 10.0%.

The Report’s key recommendations set out the need for: 

• accuracy audits of each register, 
• a national awareness campaign focused on accurate voter registration, 
• the setting of standards for accuracy, 
• the increase of resources for local authority electoral register functions and;
• increased prioritisation of the registers and multi-annual plans in local authorities.