Leitrim–Sligo_(Dáil_constituency)

Leitrim–Sligo (Dáil constituency)

Leitrim–Sligo (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1923–1937)


Leitrim–Sligo was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937. The constituency elected 7 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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History and boundaries

The constituency was defined in the Electoral Act 1923 as:[1]

"The administrative counties of Leitrim and Sligo."

This was the first time that the Dáil had not used constituencies defined under British law. Leitrim–Sligo replaced the old Leitrim–Roscommon North and Sligo–Mayo East constituencies, which had been created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The constituency was first used at the 1923 general election.[1]

Under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, the Leitrim–Sligo constituency was abolished, and replaced for the 1937 general election by two separate 3 seat constituencies: Sligo and Leitrim.[2] The territory was reunited as Sligo–Leitrim under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, in operation from the 1948 general election.[3] The Sligo–Leitrim constituency was abolished at the 2007 general election,[4][5] and replaced by two new constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim.

TDs

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Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1933 general election

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    1932 general election

    The vote was delayed two weeks in Leitrim–Sligo due to the assassination of Patrick Reynolds TD two days before the election was to take place. His widow Mary took his place on the ballot and was elected.

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      1929 by-election

      Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Samuel Holt on 18 April 1929, a by-election was held on 7 June 1929.

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        September 1927 general election

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          June 1927 general election

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            1925 by-election

            Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Thomas Carter and Alexander McCabe on 30 October 1924, a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925.

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              1923 general election

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                See also


                References

                1. Electoral Act 1923, 8th Sch.: Constituencies (No. 12 of 1923, 8th Sch.). Enacted on 17 April 1923. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 10 October 2021.
                2. Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, 1st Sch.: Revised Constituencies (No. 5 of 1935, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 October 2021.
                3. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, 1st Sch.: Constituencies (No. 31 of 1947, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 November 2021.
                4. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, Schedule (No. 16 of 2005, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 December 2021.
                5. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009, Schedule (No. 4 of 2009, Schedule). Enacted on 24 February 2009. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 December 2021.
                6. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
                7. "General election 1923: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                8. "By-election 1925: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                9. "General election June 1927: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                10. "General election September 1927: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                11. "By-election 1929: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                12. "General election 1932: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                13. "General election 1933: Leitrim–Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
                14. Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

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