Roscommon–Leitrim
Dáil constituency (1969–1981)
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::summary Dáil constituency (1969–1981) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Roscommon–Leitrim |
| type | Dáil |
| year | 1969 |
| abolished | 1981 |
| map_entity | Ireland |
| map_size | 200px |
| seats | 3 |
| local_council_label | Local government area |
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| name = Roscommon–Leitrim | type = Dáil | year = 1969 | abolished = 1981 | map4 = | map_entity = Ireland | map_size = 200px | seats = 3 | local_council_label = Local government area | local_council = | previous = | next = Roscommon–Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1981. The constituency elected 3 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).
History
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, and first used for the 1969 general election. It replaced the previous Roscommon constituency and part of the Sligo–Leitrim constituency.
Its boundaries were revised in 1977, but the number of seats remained unchanged. The constituency was abolished for the 1981 general election, when its territory was divided between the existing Sligo–Leitrim constituency and a new Roscommon constituency.
Boundaries
It covered most of the County Roscommon and part of County Leitrim. ::data[format=table title="'''Changes to the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency'''"]
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Law | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1977 | 3 | Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 | Constituency created. | |
| 1977–1981 | 3 | Boundaries more closely aligned with county boundaries, and defined as: | Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 | The following parts of Roscommon in Mayo East: |
| 1981 | — | title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies) | url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0017/sched1.html | work=Irish Statute Book database |
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TDs
|constituency = Roscommon–Leitrim |maxTDs = 3 |start = 1969 |end = 1981 |refs = |Fianna Fáil |Fine Gael |dailnum = 19 |refs = |name = Hugh Gibbons |elections = 2 |party = Fianna Fáil |name = Brian Lenihan |elections = 1 |party = Fianna Fáil |name = Joan Burke |elections = 3 |party = Fine Gael |dailnum = 20 |refs = |name = Patrick J. Reynolds |elections = 1 |party = Fine Gael |dailnum = 21 |refs = |name = Terry Leyden |elections = 1 |party = Fianna Fáil |name = Seán Doherty |elections = 1 |party = Fianna Fáil |dailnum = 22 |maxTDs = 3 |comment = Constituency abolished. See Roscommon and Sligo–Leitrim
Elections
1977 general election
|title = 1977 general election: Roscommon–Leitrim
|numcounts = 7
|candidate = Joan Burke
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 22.1
|count1 = 7,862
|count2 = 7,913
|count3 = 8,082
|count4 = 8,274
|count5 = 10,208
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Terry Leyden
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.5
|count1 = 6,563
|count2 = 6,607
|count3 = 6,638
|count4 = 6,660
|count5 = 7,017
|count6 = 7,139
|count7 = 8,986
|candidate = Seán Doherty
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.8
|count1 = 5,968
|count2 = 6,056
|count3 = 6,124
|count4 = 6,167
|count5 = 6,211
|count6 = 6,225
|count7 = 9,109
|candidate = Patrick J. Reynolds
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 16.3
|count1 = 5,802
|count2 = 5,815
|count3 = 5,873
|count4 = 5,953
|count5 = 6,212
|count6 = 7,381
|count7 = 8,096
|candidate = John Ellis
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.5
|count1 = 5,496
|count2 = 5,547
|count3 = 5,578
|count4 = 5,682
|count5 = 5,720
|count6 = 5,731
|count7 =
|candidate = Liam Naughten
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.4
|count1 = 2,624
|count2 = 2,636
|count3 = 2,678
|count4 = 2,718
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = James Reynolds
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.4
|count1 = 502
|count2 = 521
|count3 = 536
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Connie Fallon
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.1
|count1 = 395
|count2 = 444
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Desmond Curley
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.0
|count1 = 355
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
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|count6 =
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|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 43,958
|valid = 35,567
|spoilt =
|quota = 8,892
|turnout = 80.9%
1973 general election
|title = 1973 general election: Roscommon–Leitrim
|numcounts = 7
|candidate = Joan Burke
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 25.4
|count1 = 7,241
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Hugh Gibbons
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.0
|count1 = 5,689
|count2 = 5,695
|count3 = 5,720
|count4 = 5,776
|count5 = 5,902
|count6 = 6,916
|count7 = 7,119
|candidate = Brian Lenihan
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.5
|count1 = 5,548
|count2 = 5,553
|count3 = 5,587
|count4 = 5,647
|count5 = 5,760
|count6 = 6,234
|count7 = 6,318
|candidate = Patrick J. Reynolds
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 16.5
|count1 = 4,706
|count2 = 4,740
|count3 = 4,974
|count4 = 5,076
|count5 = 5,306
|count6 = 5,536
|count7 = 7,253
|candidate = Gerald Dodd
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.3
|count1 = 1,801
|count2 = 1,871
|count3 = 1,979
|count4 = 2,036
|count5 = 2,283
|count6 = 2,295
|count7 =
|candidate = Farrell McElgunn
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.0
|count1 = 1,704
|count2 = 1,704
|count3 = 1,720
|count4 = 1,728
|count5 = 1,771
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Frances Grehan
|party = Sinn Féin (Official)
|percentage = 2.7
|count1 = 770
|count2 = 772
|count3 = 832
|count4 = 1,006
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Thomas McCrann
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.8
|count1 = 513
|count2 = 515
|count3 = 533
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|candidate = Tony O'Connell
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.8
|count1 = 503
|count2 = 506
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 37,682
|valid = 28,475
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,119
|turnout = 75.6%
1969 general election
|title = 1969 general election: Roscommon–Leitrim
|numcounts = 8
|candidate = Joan Burke
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 26.7
|count1 = 8,102
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
|candidate = Brian Lenihan
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 22.7
|count1 = 6,867
|count2 = 6,895
|count3 = 6,906
|count4 = 7,008
|count5 = 7,181
|count6 = 7,428
|count7 = 8,280
|count8 =
|candidate = Hugh Gibbons
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.4
|count1 = 5,282
|count2 = 5,318
|count3 = 5,349
|count4 = 5,365
|count5 = 5,420
|count6 = 5,645
|count7 = 6,860
|count8 = 7,502
|candidate = Patrick J. Reynolds
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.1
|count1 = 4,574
|count2 = 4,771
|count3 = 4,826
|count4 = 4,858
|count5 = 5,736
|count6 = 6,207
|count7 = 6,567
|count8 = 6,628
|candidate = Farrell McElgunn
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 8.2
|count1 = 2,467
|count2 = 2,471
|count3 = 2,480
|count4 = 2,494
|count5 = 2,528
|count6 = 2,575
|count7 =
|count8 =
|candidate = Peter McGuinness
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.8
|count1 = 1,163
|count2 = 1,188
|count3 = 1,246
|count4 = 1,612
|count5 = 1,654
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
|candidate = Thomas Kilroy
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.3
|count1 = 1,009
|count2 = 1,233
|count3 = 1,241
|count4 = 1,338
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
|candidate = Neil O'Shea
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.0
|count1 = 610
|count2 = 618
|count3 = 675
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
|candidate = James Nolan
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 0.8
|count1 = 232
|count2 = 235
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 38,461
|valid = 30,306
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,577
|turnout = 78.8%
References
References
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (constituencies)". [[Irish Statute Book]] database.
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database.
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database.
- (1992). "Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92". Royal Irish Academy.
- "General election 1969: Roscommon–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org.
- "General election 1973: Roscommon–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org.
- "General election 1977: Roscommon–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org.
- (February 1978). "21st Dáil 1977 general election results". Houses of the Oireachtas.
- (October 1973). "20th Dáil 1973 general election results". Houses of the Oireachtas.
- (January 1970). "19th Dáil 1969 general election results". Houses of the Oireachtas.
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