Louth–Meath (Dáil constituency)

Louth–Meath
Louth–Meath
Former Dáil constituency
	Location of Louth–Meath within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1923
Seats	5
Local government areas	County Louth; County Meath;
Replaced by	Louth; Meath;

Louth–Meath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 5 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 created in 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 general election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil. It was used again for the 1922 general election to the 3rd Dáil. It covered County Louth and County Meath.

Louth–Meath was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923, and replaced by the two new constituencies of Louth and Meath.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth–Meath 1921–1923^[1]
Key to parties Lab = Labour SF = Sinn Féin AT-SF = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
2nd	1921^[2]		Justin McKenna (SF)		Eamonn Duggan (SF)		Peter Hughes (SF)		James Murphy (SF)		John J. O'Kelly (SF)
3rd	1922^[3]		Cathal O'Shannon (Lab)		Eamonn Duggan (PT-SF)		Peter Hughes (PT-SF)		James Murphy (PT-SF)		John J. O'Kelly (AT-SF)
4th	1923	Constituency abolished. See Louth and Meath

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

1922 general election

1922 general election: Louth–Meath^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Labour	Cathal O'Shannon	38.3	13,994
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Eamonn Duggan	19.2	6,990
	Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)	John J. O'Kelly	15.7	5,733	8,602
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Peter Hughes	11.7	4,282	6,112
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	James Murphy	9.2	3,367	5,293	6,222
	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)	Justin McKenna	5.8	2,135	3,420	3,912
Electorate: 62,505 Valid: 36,501 Quota: 6,084 Turnout: 58.4%

1921 general election

1921 general election: Louth–Meath^[2]
	Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat
Sinn Féin	Eamonn Duggan	Unopposed	N/A	1
Sinn Féin	Peter Hughes	Unopposed	N/A	2
Sinn Féin	Justin McKenna	Unopposed	N/A	3
Sinn Féin	James Murphy	Unopposed	N/A	4
Sinn Féin	John J. O'Kelly	Unopposed	N/A	5

References

^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
^ ^a ^b "General election 1921: Louth–Meath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b "General election 1922: Louth–Meath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

[walker-1] Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.

[ei-louthmeath-1921-2] "General election 1921: Louth–Meath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

[ei-louthmeath-1922-3] "General election 1922: Louth–Meath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

[GallagherIrishElections1922-44-4] Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

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