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The [[Limerick West]] parliamentary constituency is located in the western part of the [[Munster]] county. The constituency has an electorate of 53,879 and at present is served by 3 [[TD (parliament)|Teachtaí Dála]] (TDs). The method of election is the [[Single Transferable Vote]].

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'''Homicide''' is the killing of another [[human being]] by one or more others. In contrast, [[suicide]] is the self killing of a human being. The word is often misspelled as '''homocide'''.

==[[Irish General Election, 2002]]==

Legally homicide is classified as either [[justifiable homicide]] which is not a [[crime]], or the following crimes:

The first three candidates in bold type indicate the current representatives in [[Dáil Éireann]] for Dún Laoghaire. The full results are as follows:

* [[murder]]

* [[manslaughter]]

** [[voluntary manslaughter]]

** [[involuntary manslaughter]]

* [[homicide]]

** [[culpable homicide]] (in [[Scots law]])

** [[negligent homicide]] (in some [[jurisdiction]]s)

*** [[reckless manslaughter]]

*** [[mere negligence]]

** [[excusable homicide]]

** [[justifiable homicide]]

** [[legal homicide]]

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* [[infanticide]]

* causing [[death by dangerous driving]]

: UK offence. The [[mens rea]] requirements for this offence to be committed are weaker than the requirements for manslaughter or murder.

* [[genocide]]

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[[Defense]]s against the crime of homicide, where the identity of the killer is not in dispute, include [[Insanity defense|insanity]], [[self-defense]] and [[provocation]]. Defense of property is not per se a defense against homicide, although a homicide where self-defense became necessary as a result of undertaking defense of property may be justifiable homicide.

<th> Candidate

All [[murder]]s are homicides, but not all homicides are [[murder]]s.

<th> Party

<th> 1st Pref

<th> Count

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>'''[[John Cregan]]'''<td> [[Fianna Fáil]] <td> 10,823 <td> 1

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>'''[[Michael Collins (Limerick politician)|Michael J. Collins]]'''<td> [[Fianna Fáil]] <td> 8,236 <td> 3

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<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>'''[[Dan Neville]]'''<td> [[Fine Gael]] <td> 7,446 <td> 4

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<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>[[Michael Finucane]]<td> [[Fine Gael]] <td> 7,410 <td> -

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<tr bgcolor=yellowgreen><td>[[Marcus Briody]]<td> [[Irish Green Party|Green Party]] <td> 948 <td> -

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<tr bgcolor=#EDEDED><td>[[Mike MacDomhnaill]]<td> Independent <td> 662 <td> -

<tr bgcolor="powderblue"><td>[[Patrick O'Riordan]]<td> [[Christian Solidarity]] <td> 144 <td> -

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==See also==

* [[Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland]].

* [[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]].

* [[List of political parties in Ireland]].

* [[Elections in Ireland]].

[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland]]