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).
History and boundaries The constituency was defined in the Electoral Act 1923 as: "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.
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. The territory was reunited as Sligo–Leitrim under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, in operation from the 1948 general election. The Sligo–Leitrim constituency was abolished at the 2007 general election, and replaced by two new constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim.
TDs
Elections
1933 general election
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.
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.
September 1927 general election
June 1927 general election
1925 by-election On 11 March 1925, a "mini general election" was held comprising by-elections in seven constituencies, including one for two vacancies in Leitrim–Sligo. The vacancies were caused by the resignations on 30 October 1924 of nine TDs who had left Cumann na nGaedheal to form the National Group in protest at the handling of the Army Mutiny. The two who resigned in Leitrim–Sligo were Thomas Carter and Alexander McCabe, neither of whom stood for re-election.
1923 general election
See also Politics of the Republic of Ireland Historic Dáil constituencies Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
External links Oireachtas Members Database