Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1921–2016, 2020–2024)

Laois–Offaly

Former Dáil constituency

Location of Laois–Offaly within Ireland

Major settlements|

* Birr
* Edenderry
* Mountrath
* Mountmellick
* Portlaoise
* Tullamore

Former constituency
Created| 2020
Abolished| 2024
Seats| 5 (2020–2024)
Local government areas|

* County Laois
* County Offaly

Created from|

* Laois
* Offaly

Replaced by|

* Laois
* Offaly

EP constituency| South

Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County, Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly) was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland), from 1921 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2024. The constituency elected deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

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Laois–Offaly

Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created| 1921
Abolished| 2016
Seats|

* 4 (1921–1923)
* 5 (1923–2016)

Local government areas|

* County Laois
* County Offaly

Created from|

* King's County
* Queen's County

Laois–Offaly was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as King's County–Queen's County (the respective names of County Offaly and County Laois before independence). The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. It was known in the Dáil as Leix–Offaly, and first used for the 1921 general election to the Second Dáil. The Sinn Féin candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the Second Dáil (1921–22). It was used at every subsequent general election until 2011. It was abolished at the 2016 general election, and was replaced by the new constituencies of Laois and Offaly.

It was re-established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, which came into effect for the 2020 general election.[1]

In August 2023, the Electoral Commission published its review of constituency boundaries in Ireland, which recommended that the constituency of Laois–Offaly be abolished, with the creation of two new three-seat constituencies: Laois and Offaly.[2] Each new constituency would elect 3 deputies. These changes took effect for the 2024 general election under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.

Changes to the Laois–Offaly constituency  Years  | TDs  | Boundaries  | Notes

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1921–1923 | 4  | County Laois (Queen's County) and County Offaly (King's County)[3] | In the Dáil record, the constituency was variously described as Leix and Offaly[4] and Offaly, Leix[5]
1923–2011  | 5  | County Laois and County Offaly  | Named as Leix–Offaly.;[6][7][8]
Renamed as Laoighis–Offaly from 1961;[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Renamed as Laois–Offaly from 2007.[17]
2011–2016  | 5  | County Laois;
and County Offaly except the areas in the Tipperary North constituency.  | Transfer of Aghacon, Barna, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Ettagh, Gorteen, Mountheaton, Shinrone, Templeharry, in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2, to Tipperary North.[18]
2016–2020  | 5  | Constituency abolished.  | Moved to constituencies of Laois and Offaly.[19]
2020–2024  | 5  | County Laois; except the area in the Kildare South constituency;
County Offaly; except the area in the Kildare South constituency.  | Transfer to Kildare South:
in County Laois, the electoral divisions of: Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;
and in County Offaly, the electoral division of: Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.[1]

## TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Laois–Offaly 1921-2024[20]

Key to parties

* CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal
* FF = Fianna Fáil
* FG = Fine Gael
* IMR = Monetary Reform
* Ind = Independent
* Lab = Labour
* NCP = National Centre Party
* PDs = Progressive Democrats
* Rep = Republican
* SF = Sinn Féin
* PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
2nd | 1921[21] |  | Joseph Lynch
(SF)  |  | Patrick McCartan
(SF)  |  | Francis Bulfin
(SF)  |  | Kevin O'Higgins
(SF)  | 4 seats
1921–1923
3rd | 1922[22] |  | William Davin
(Lab)  |  | Patrick McCartan
(PT-SF)  |  | Francis Bulfin
(PT-SF)  |  | Kevin O'Higgins
(PT-SF)
4th | 1923[23] |  | Laurence Brady
(Rep)  |  | Francis Bulfin
(CnaG)  |  | Patrick Egan
(CnaG)  |  | Seán McGuinness
(Rep)
1926 by-election[24] |  | James Dwyer
(CnaG)
5th | 1927 (Jun)[25] |  | Patrick Boland
(FF)  |  | Thomas Tynan
(FF)  |  | John Gill
(Lab)
6th | 1927 (Sep)[26] |  | Patrick Gorry
(FF)  |  | William Aird
(CnaG)
7th | 1932[27] |  | Thomas F. O'Higgins
(CnaG)  |  | Eugene O'Brien
(CnaG)
8th | 1933[28] |  | Eamon Donnelly
(FF)  |  | Jack Finlay
(NCP)
9th | 1937[29] |  | Patrick Gorry
(FF)  |  | Thomas F. O'Higgins
(FG)  |  | Jack Finlay
(FG)
10th | 1938[30] |  | Daniel Hogan
(FF)
11th | 1943[31] |  | Oliver J. Flanagan
(IMR)
12th | 1944[32]
13th | 1948[33] |  | Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
(FG)  |  | Oliver J. Flanagan
(Ind)
14th | 1951[34] |  | Peadar Maher
(FF)
15th | 1954[35] |  | Nicholas Egan
(FF)  |  | Oliver J. Flanagan
(FG)
1956 by-election[36] |  | Kieran Egan
(FF)
16th | 1957[37]
17th | 1961[38] |  | Patrick Lalor
(FF)
18th | 1965[39] |  | Henry Byrne
(Lab)
19th | 1969[40] |  | Ger Connolly
(FF)  |  | Bernard Cowen
(FF)  |  | Tom Enright
(FG)
20th | 1973[41] |  | Charles McDonald
(FG)
21st | 1977[42] |  | Bernard Cowen
(FF)
22nd | 1981[43] |  | Liam Hyland
(FF)
23rd | 1982 (Feb)[44]
24th | 1982 (Nov)[45]
1984 by-election[46] |  | Brian Cowen
(FF)
25th | 1987[47] |  | Charles Flanagan
(FG)
26th | 1989[48]
27th | 1992[49] |  | Pat Gallagher
(Lab)
28th | 1997[50] |  | John Moloney
(FF)  |  | Seán Fleming
(FF)  |  | Tom Enright
(FG)
29th | 2002[51] |  | Olwyn Enright
(FG)  |  | Tom Parlon
(PDs)
30th | 2007[52] |  | Charles Flanagan
(FG)
31st | 2011[53] |  | Brian Stanley
(SF)  |  | Barry Cowen
(FF)  |  | Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
(FG)
32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Laois and Offaly.
33rd | 2020[54] |  | Brian Stanley
(SF)  |  | Barry Cowen
(FF)  |  | Seán Fleming
(FF)  |  | Carol Nolan
(Ind)  |  | Charles Flanagan
(FG)
2024  |  | (Vacant)
34th | 2024 | Constituency abolished. See Laois and Offaly.

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

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^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2020 general election

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2020 general election: Laois-Offaly[54][55][56] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Sinn Féin | Brian Stanley[*] | 24.0  | 16,654 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Barry Cowen[*] | 12.5  | 8,677  | 8,889  | 8,919  | 9,130  | 9,166  | 9,242  | 9,698  | 12,162 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Fleming[*] | 11.0  | 7,636  | 8,116  | 8,190  | 9,106  | 9,162  | 9,736  | 9,835  | 10,327  | 10,676  | 10,868  | 11,364
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan[*] | 10.8  | 7,463  | 7,641  | 7,675  | 7,791  | 7,821  | 8,203  | 8,287  | 8,396  | 8,418  | 11,757 |
| Independent | Carol Nolan[*] | 7.8  | 5,436  | 6,182  | 6,362  | 6,434  | 6,806  | 7,109  | 8,353  | 8,848  | 8,927  | 9,364  | 12,521
| Fine Gael | Marcella Corcoran Kennedy[*] | 6.5  | 4,519  | 4,585  | 4,594  | 4,643  | 4,666  | 4,783  | 4,917  | 5,157  | 5,195  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Peter Ormond  | 5.9  | 4,073  | 4,132  | 4,137  | 4,320  | 4,334  | 4,360  | 4,449  |  |  |  |
| Green | Pippa Hackett | 5.0  | 3,494  | 3,921  | 3,991  | 4,081  | 4,565  | 5,243  | 5,811  | 5,941  | 5,964  | 6,468  | 7,109
| Independent | John Leahy | 5.0  | 3,463  | 3,725  | 3,862  | 3,876  | 4,063  | 4,192  | 4,821  | 5,172  | 5,252  | 5,669  |
| Irish Democratic | Ken Smollen  | 3.8  | 2,611  | 3,173  | 3,261  | 3,274  | 3,640  | 3,941  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Noel Tuohy  | 2.9  | 2,011  | 2,596  | 2,664  | 2,806  | 3,190  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Pauline Flanagan  | 2.5  | 1,744  | 1,850  | 1,874  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Solidarity–PBP | Stephen Tynan[a] | 1.3  | 910  | 2,128  | 2,243  | 2,273  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| National Party | John Daly  | 0.6  | 441  | 557  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Renua | Noel O'Rourke  | 0.4  | 290  | 356  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 110,839  Valid: 69,422  Spoilt: 576  Quota: 11,571  Turnout: 69,998 (63.2%)

1. ^ Tynan was a member of People Before Profit.

### 2011 general election

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2011 general election: Laois–Offaly[53][57] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan[*] | 14.1  | 10,443  | 10,432  | 10,448  | 10,461  | 10,491  | 10,660  | 11,007  | 13,515 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Barry Cowen | 11.1  | 8,257  | 8,281  | 8,285  | 8,302  | 8,332  | 8,497  | 8,636  | 8,647  | 8,651  | 9,414  | 9,656  | 10,654  | 11,860
| Sinn Féin | Brian Stanley | 10.8  | 8,032  | 8,042  | 8,058  | 8,079  | 8,132  | 8,593  | 8,919  | 9,112  | 9,170  | 9,793  | 10,062  | 10,707  | 11,775
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Fleming[*] | 8.1  | 6,024  | 6,026  | 6,036  | 6,043  | 6,050  | 6,101  | 6,206  | 6,569  | 6,685  | 6,838  | 6,967  | 10,193  | 10,851
| Fine Gael | Marcella Corcoran Kennedy | 7.8  | 5,817  | 5,838  | 5,871  | 5,919  | 5,978  | 6,163  | 6,289  | 6,595  | 6,989  | 8,291  | 11,837  | 12,106  | 13,128
| Labour | John Whelan | 7.8  | 5,802  | 5,805  | 5,890  | 5,912  | 5,951  | 6,255  | 6,489  | 6,764  | 6,865  | 7,288  | 7,814  | 8,208  | 9,026
| Fianna Fáil | John Moloney[*] | 7.5  | 5,579  | 5,588  | 5,597  | 5,607  | 5,616  | 5,670  | 5,989  | 6,093  | 6,116  | 6,293  | 6,399  |  |
| Independent | John Leahy | 6.6  | 4,882  | 4,889  | 4,908  | 4,960  | 5,032  | 5,259  | 5,438  | 5,449  | 5,452  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Liam Quinn  | 6.0  | 4,482  | 4,486  | 4,499  | 4,516  | 4,526  | 4,619  | 4,784  | 5,348  | 5,797  | 6,275  |  |  |
| Independent | John Foley  | 6.0  | 4,465  | 4,469  | 4,478  | 4,500  | 4,524  | 4,930  | 5,490  | 5,506  | 5,513  | 6,330  | 7,231  | 7,521  |
| Fine Gael | John Moran  | 5.8  | 4,306  | 4,307  | 4,318  | 4,326  | 4,328  | 4,373  | 4,437  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Eddie Fitzpatrick  | 3.4  | 2,544  | 2,553  | 2,565  | 2,586  | 2,619  | 2,776  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Rotimi Adebari | 0.8  | 628  | 634  | 662  | 675  | 691  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Bracken  | 0.8  | 625  | 656  | 665  | 674  | 695  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Socialist Party | Ray Fitzpatrick[a] | 0.8  | 561  | 562  | 584  | 594  | 604  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Fergus McDonnell  | 0.7  | 525  | 526  | 527  | 533  | 542  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Liam Dumpleton  | 0.5  | 382  | 393  | 399  | 436  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James Fanning  | 0.5  | 335  | 343  | 352  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Green | Christopher Fettes | 0.4  | 306  | 308  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Boland  | 0.2  | 119  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Cox | 0.1  | 60  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 106,312  Valid: 74,234  Spoilt: 979 (1.3%)  Quota: 12,373  Turnout: 75,213 (70.7%)

1. ^ Fitzpatrick campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance

### 2007 general election

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2007 general election: Laois–Offaly[52] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen[*] | 26.7  | 19,102 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan | 12.7  | 9,067  | 9,210  | 9,259  | 9,326  | 9,380  | 9,834  | 10,215  | 10,965  | 12,108 |  |
| Fine Gael | Olwyn Enright[*] | 11.6  | 8,297  | 9,091  | 9,195  | 9,354  | 9,673  | 10,038  | 11,808  | 12,544 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Fleming[*] | 11.3  | 8,064  | 10,089  | 10,131  | 10,200  | 10,313  | 10,437  | 10,561  | 11,231  | 12,533 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John Moloney[*] | 10.1  | 7,242  | 8,010  | 8,042  | 8,075  | 8,116  | 8,235  | 8,298  | 8,967  | 9,895  | 10,008  | 10,277
| Fianna Fáil | John Foley  | 8.3  | 5,899  | 7,924  | 7,958  | 7,990  | 8,114  | 8,141  | 8,310  | 8,619  | 9,480  | 9,618  | 9,966
| Progressive Democrats | Tom Parlon[*] | 5.9  | 4,233  | 4,829  | 4,867  | 4,933  | 5,020  | 5,093  | 5,249  | 5,514  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Brian Stanley | 5.1  | 3,656  | 3,802  | 3,862  | 3,975  | 4,120  | 4,373  | 4,477  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Molly Buckley  | 3.1  | 2,196  | 2,533  | 2,595  | 2,672  | 2,873  | 2,995  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Jim O'Brien  | 1.8  | 1,278  | 1,310  | 1,530  | 1,711  | 1,746  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Bracken  | 1.3  | 934  | 1,144  | 1,204  | 1,252  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Green | Máire McKay  | 1.1  | 812  | 861  | 902  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | David Whelan  | 0.6  | 425  | 475  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Christian Solidarity | Colm Callanan  | 0.2  | 156  | 161  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joseph McCormack  | 0.1  | 85  | 88  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Noel O'Gara  | 0.1  | 45  | 48  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 103,673  Valid: 71,491  Spoilt: 662 (0.9%)  Quota: 11,916  Turnout: 72,153 (69.6%)

### 2002 general election

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2002 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[51] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen[*] | 19.8  | 12,529 |  |  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Tom Parlon | 14.4  | 9,088  | 9,358  | 9,531  | 9,689  | 10,572 |
| Fianna Fáil | John Moloney[*] | 12.8  | 8,093  | 8,260  | 8,343  | 8,384  | 8,848  | 10,972
| Fine Gael | Olwyn Enright | 12.7  | 8,053  | 8,255  | 8,403  | 8,897  | 10,205  | 11,005
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Fleming[*] | 11.2  | 7,091  | 7,530  | 7,642  | 7,728  | 8,361  | 10,453
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan[*] | 10.3  | 6,500  | 6,530  | 6,646  | 6,865  | 7,384  | 7,606
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Killally  | 7.5  | 4,719  | 5,387  | 5,437  | 5,530  | 6,062  |
| Sinn Féin | Brian Stanley | 4.1  | 2,600  | 2,639  | 2,820  | 3,017  |  |
| Ind. Health Alliance | Molly Buckley  | 2.7  | 1,695  | 1,783  | 1,966  | 2,356  |  |
| Labour | John Dwyer  | 2.5  | 1,600  | 1,675  | 1,809  |  |  |
| Green | Christopher Fettes | 0.8  | 520  | 529  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.6  | 351  | 353  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Kelly  | 0.4  | 236  | 237  |  |  |  |
| Christian Solidarity | Michael Redmond  | 0.2  | 142  | 144  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 95,373  Valid: 63,217  Spoilt: 671 (1.1%)  Quota: 10,537  Turnout: 63,888 (67.0%)

### 1997 general election

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1997 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[50][58] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen[*] | 18.7  | 10,865 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 14.4  | 8,375  | 8,478  | 8,760  | 9,192  | 9,558
| Fianna Fáil | John Moloney | 14.2  | 8,271  | 8,406  | 8,702  | 9,800 |
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan[*] | 13.9  | 8,104  | 8,132  | 8,384  | 8,995  | 9,266
| Labour | Pat Gallagher[*] | 11.6  | 6,741  | 6,847  | 7,101  | 7,542  | 8,053
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Fleming | 9.4  | 5,481  | 5,810  | 6,160  | 6,904  | 10,367
| Fianna Fáil | Gerard Killally  | 7.5  | 4,328  | 4,707  | 4,899  | 5,436  |
| Progressive Democrats | Cathy Honan | 6.5  | 3,778  | 3,865  | 4,090  |  |
| National Party | Peter McNamee  | 1.9  | 1,099  | 1,105  |  |  |
| Independent | Sean Fennelly  | 0.9  | 516  | 525  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.7  | 378  | 379  |  |  |
| Natural Law | Paddy Seery  | 0.2  | 134  | 137  |  |  |
Electorate: 83,232  Valid: 58,070  Spoilt: 542 (0.9%)  Quota: 9,679  Turnout: 58,612 (69.5%)

### 1992 general election

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1992 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[49][59] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen[*] | 18.9  | 10,117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland[*] | 15.6  | 8,361  | 8,548  | 8,560  | 8,604  | 8,675  | 8,698  | 8,794  | 9,246 |  |
| Labour | Pat Gallagher | 13.0  | 6,966  | 7,053  | 7,061  | 7,097  | 7,239  | 7,398  | 7,708  | 8,634  | 8,666  | 9,098
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan[*] | 11.0  | 5,876  | 5,903  | 5,914  | 5,936  | 5,968  | 6,203  | 6,459  | 7,403  | 7,491  | 8,468
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 10.7  | 5,742  | 5,824  | 5,852  | 5,864  | 5,955  | 6,414  | 6,768  | 7,351  | 7,374  | 7,545
| Fianna Fáil | John Moloney | 9.4  | 5,018  | 5,103  | 5,105  | 5,123  | 5,151  | 5,166  | 5,226  | 5,519  | 5,614  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 8.0  | 4,316  | 4,932  | 4,952  | 4,960  | 5,074  | 5,115  | 5,378  | 5,726  | 5,788  | 9,010
| Progressive Democrats | Cathy Honan | 6.6  | 3,560  | 3,587  | 3,594  | 3,619  | 3,640  | 3,729  | 3,875  |  |  |
| Independent | John Butterfield  | 2.8  | 1,508  | 1,538  | 1,565  | 1,601  | 1,688  | 1,829  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Mary A. Buckley  | 2.2  | 1,165  | 1,180  | 1,182  | 1,186  | 1,193  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | John Joseph Carroll  | 1.2  | 665  | 675  | 681  | 689  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.5  | 244  | 245  | 252  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Edward Delaney  | 0.3  | 132  | 136  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 77,291  Valid: 53,670  Spoilt: 753 (1.4%)  Quota: 8,946  Turnout: 54,423 (70.4%)

### 1989 general election

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1989 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[48][60] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland[*] | 16.1  | 8,443  | 8,473  | 8,503  | 8,636  | 11,434 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 15.2  | 7,936  | 7,946  | 8,045  | 8,472  | 9,072 |  |
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan[*] | 13.6  | 7,142  | 7,182  | 7,864  | 8,476  | 8,957 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen[*] | 13.6  | 7,103  | 7,107  | 7,210  | 7,597  | 8,129  | 10,235 |
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 12.7  | 6,627  | 6,656  | 7,176  | 7,724  | 7,952  | 8,056  | 8,271
| Fianna Fáil | Joseph Dunne  | 9.5  | 4,970  | 5,062  | 5,071  | 5,197  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Cathy Honan | 8.4  | 4,411  | 4,460  | 4,693  | 5,513  | 5,809  | 5,959  | 6,120
| Labour | Pat Gallagher | 5.8  | 3,030  | 3,086  | 3,693  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tommy McKeigue  | 4.4  | 2,318  | 2,338  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.8  | 394  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 75,120  Valid: 52,374  Quota: 8,730  Turnout: 69.7%

### 1987 general election

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1987 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[47][61] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland[*] | 16.4  | 9,208  | 9,243  | 9,331  | 9,418 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen[*] | 16.3  | 9,168  | 9,172  | 9,296  | 9,636 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 13.3  | 7,472  | 7,480  | 7,620  | 7,916  | 8,167  | 8,346  | 8,472  | 11,852 |
| Progressive Democrats | Cathy Honan | 9.5  | 5,353  | 5,389  | 5,618  | 5,771  | 6,250  | 6,261  | 6,797  | 7,205  | 7,529
| Fine Gael | Charles Flanagan | 9.5  | 5,317  | 5,345  | 5,484  | 5,517  | 6,735  | 6,756  | 8,972  | 9,267  | 9,481
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 9.2  | 5,136  | 5,162  | 5,257  | 5,429  | 6,305  | 6,335  | 7,691  | 7,870  | 8,022
| Fianna Fáil | Jeremiah Lodge  | 7.8  | 4,356  | 4,415  | 4,501  | 4,594  | 4,628  | 4,668  | 4,849  |  |
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald | 7.0  | 3,921  | 3,959  | 4,089  | 4,109  | 4,510  | 4,511  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Fox  | 5.5  | 3,105  | 3,105  | 3,239  | 3,295  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | John Carroll  | 2.5  | 1,405  | 1,425  | 1,529  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Thomas Phelan  | 1.5  | 818  | 853  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | May Keeley  | 0.9  | 509  | 519  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.6  | 354  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 75,201  Valid: 56,122  Quota: 9,354  Turnout: 74.6%

### 1984 by-election

[edit]

Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Cowen died on 24 January 1984. A Fianna Fáil motion to move the writ on 29 February was defeated by the Fine Gael–Labour government.[62] A second motion to move the writ on 17 May was unopposed.[63] The by-election was held on 14 June 1984, the same day as the European Parliament elections. The seat was won by the son of the deceased TD.[64]

1984 by-election: Laoighis–Offaly[46][61] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

| Fianna Fáil | Brian Cowen | 54.7  | 26,022
| Fine Gael | Pádraig Horan | 38.2  | 18,173
| Labour | Seán O'Brien  | 3.7  | 1,737
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 3.1  | 1,471
| Communist | Eoin Ó Murchú | 0.3  | 120
| Independent | Jim Tallon  | 0.1  | 58
Electorate: 74,087  Valid: 47,581  Quota: 23,791  Turnout: 64.2%

### November 1982 general election

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November 1982 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[45][65] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 15.3  | 8,428  | 8,946  | 9,110  | 10,917 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland[*] | 14.9  | 8,181  | 8,260  | 10,899 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 14.4  | 7,910  | 8,105  | 8,730  | 8,922  | 9,823 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Cowen[*] | 13.5  | 7,423  | 7,559  | 7,980  | 8,149  | 8,874  | 8,950  | 9,609
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 12.1  | 6,646  | 6,878  | 6,963  | 8,293  | 8,338  | 9,573 |
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald | 10.9  | 5,973  | 6,366  | 6,542  | 7,478  | 7,553  | 7,970  | 7,981
| Fianna Fáil | Jeremiah Lodge  | 7.4  | 4,090  | 4,211  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Fox  | 7.3  | 4,019  | 4,447  | 4,481  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Seán Sheehan  | 3.7  | 2,050  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.4  | 195  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 71,962  Valid: 54,915  Quota: 9,153  Turnout: 76.3%

### February 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[44][66] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland[*] | 15.9  | 8,539  | 8,646  | 8,674  | 8,856  | 11,157 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 15.1  | 8,102  | 8,115  | 8,367  | 8,394  | 8,865  | 9,942 |  |
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 13.5  | 7,252  | 7,371  | 7,732  | 8,545  | 8,719  | 8,810  | 8,823  | 10,365
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Cowen[*] | 13.3  | 7,156  | 7,165  | 7,288  | 7,297  | 7,649  | 8,559  | 9,488 |
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 11.3  | 6,078  | 6,168  | 6,350  | 6,836  | 6,935  | 6,985  | 7,001  | 9,428
| Fine Gael | John Butterfield  | 7.6  | 4,081  | 4,097  | 4,731  | 4,808  | 4,825  | 4,830  | 4,836  |
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald | 7.3  | 3,930  | 4,041  | 4,222  | 5,230  | 5,399  | 5,453  | 5,461  | 6,009
| Fianna Fáil | Jeremiah Lodge  | 6.2  | 3,346  | 3,406  | 3,441  | 3,683  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Keenan  | 4.8  | 2,600  | 2,754  | 2,889  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Gerry McGuire  | 3.0  | 1,637  | 2,018  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Larry Kavanagh  | 1.8  | 971  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.2  | 124  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 70,417  Valid: 53,816  Quota: 8,970  Turnout: 76.4%

### 1981 general election

[edit]

1981 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[43][67] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 16.4  | 9,177  | 9,226  | 9,699 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland | 16.0  | 8,952  | 8,972  | 9,035  | 11,416 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 15.1  | 8,467  | 8,503  | 8,829  | 9,403 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Cowen[*] | 12.3  | 6,892  | 6,919  | 7,084  | 7,310  | 9,085  | 9,118  | 9,803
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 11.4  | 6,409  | 6,438  | 6,668  | 6,816  | 6,927  | 7,029  | 10,477
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald | 9.0  | 5,010  | 5,049  | 5,361  | 5,662  | 5,839  | 5,912  | 7,005
| Fine Gael | John Butterfield  | 8.4  | 4,691  | 4,722  | 5,445  | 5,465  | 5,484  | 5,641  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jeremiah Lodge  | 6.5  | 3,618  | 3,691  | 3,751  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Gerry McGuire  | 4.3  | 2,394  | 2,431  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe McCormack  | 0.4  | 201  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Francis Dunne  | 0.3  | 191  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 70,417  Valid: 56,002  Quota: 9,334  Turnout: 79.5%

### 1977 general election

[edit]

1977 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[42][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 14.2  | 7,432  | 7,474  | 7,788  | 7,823  | 7,859  | 7,862  | 8,867 |  |
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 14.1  | 7,415  | 7,549  | 7,811  | 8,316  | 8,919 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Lalor[*] | 13.4  | 7,043  | 7,056  | 7,082  | 7,098  | 7,205  | 7,211  | 7,329  | 7,578  | 7,748
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Cowen | 12.8  | 6,734  | 6,778  | 6,810  | 6,881  | 6,898  | 6,899  | 8,310  | 8,342  | 8,445
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hyland | 10.6  | 5,550  | 5,571  | 5,597  | 5,610  | 5,814  | 5,821  | 5,949  | 6,291  | 6,563
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 10.2  | 5,338  | 5,468  | 5,569  | 6,108  | 6,549  | 6,625  | 7,484  | 11,178 |
| Independent | Jim Guinan  | 7.7  | 4,037  | 4,097  | 4,184  | 4,340  | 4,411  | 4,414  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald[*] | 7.2  | 3,780  | 3,816  | 3,852  | 4,041  | 4,511  | 4,590  | 4,891  |  |
| Labour | James Kelly  | 3.2  | 1,654  | 2,008  | 2,050  | 2,094  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Constance Hanniffy  | 2.8  | 1,473  | 1,558  | 1,587  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James Flanagan  | 2.0  | 1,035  | 1,076  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Benny Dowd  | 1.8  | 967  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 65,252  Valid: 52,458  Quota: 8,744  Turnout: 80.4%

### 1973 general election

[edit]

1973 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[41][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 18.3  | 8,205 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Lalor[*] | 18.2  | 8,160 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright[*] | 11.2  | 5,020  | 5,217  | 5,227  | 5,322  | 5,344  | 5,417  | 5,670  | 5,968  | 6,834  | 8,986 |
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly[*] | 10.8  | 4,829  | 4,851  | 4,984  | 5,027  | 5,335  | 5,387  | 5,536  | 6,365  | 6,489  | 6,767  | 6,797
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Cowen[*] | 9.8  | 4,384  | 4,397  | 4,491  | 4,690  | 4,953  | 4,969  | 5,082  | 6,465  | 6,520  | 6,727  | 6,768
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald | 7.0  | 3,151  | 3,305  | 3,338  | 3,382  | 3,404  | 3,514  | 3,640  | 3,360  | 5,026  | 5,578  | 7,002
| Fine Gael | Johnny Butterfield  | 5.9  | 2,643  | 2,746  | 2,748  | 2,872  | 2,883  | 2,935  | 3,591  | 3,614  | 3,785  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Keenan  | 5.3  | 2,389  | 2,524  | 2,550  | 2,614  | 2,653  | 2,800  | 3,022  | 3,059  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | James Houlihan  | 5.1  | 2,274  | 2,289  | 2,469  | 2,498  | 2,724  | 2,738  | 2,754  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Laurence Byrne  | 2.8  | 1,253  | 1,285  | 1,287  | 1,393  | 1,401  | 1,889  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Henry Byrne | 2.1  | 952  | 975  | 983  | 1,031  | 1,041  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aontacht Éireann | Thomas Dolan  | 2.0  | 906  | 919  | 924  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Culliton  | 1.7  | 748  | 760  | 941  | 973  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 56,344  Valid: 44,914  Quota: 7,486  Turnout: 79.7%

### 1969 general election

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1969 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[40][70] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 21.3  | 9,485 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Lalor[*] | 19.5  | 8,659 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tom Enright | 9.8  | 4,341  | 4,785  | 4,805  | 4,916  | 5,013  | 5,093  | 5,161  | 6,758  | 7,218  | 7,603
| Fianna Fáil | Ger Connolly | 8.1  | 3,616  | 3,671  | 3,850  | 3,884  | 3,892  | 4,112  | 4,630  | 4,656  | 4,788  | 5,720
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Cowen | 8.0  | 3,550  | 3,584  | 3,661  | 3,673  | 3,707  | 3,730  | 4,256  | 4,652  | 4,753  | 6,874
| Fine Gael | Charles McDonald | 6.9  | 3,076  | 3,764  | 3,841  | 3,981  | 3,993  | 4,067  | 4,156  | 4,831  | 5,438  | 5,499
| Fianna Fáil | James Houlihan  | 6.6  | 2,946  | 2,984  | 3,223  | 3,259  | 3,317  | 3,359  | 3,828  | 3,876  | 4,014  |
| Fine Gael | Frank Feery  | 5.7  | 2,519  | 3,006  | 3,011  | 3,056  | 3,113  | 3,281  | 3,317  |  |  |
| Labour | James Kelly  | 4.9  | 2,180  | 2,271  | 2,330  | 2,468  | 2,748  | 3,525  | 3,599  | 3,737  |  |
| Labour | James Flanagan  | 3.0  | 1,354  | 1,422  | 1,430  | 1,461  | 1,680  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Culliton  | 3.0  | 1,322  | 1,383  | 1,933  | 1,976  | 1,986  | 2,011  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John Galvin  | 1.7  | 754  | 819  | 823  | 841  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Frank Powders  | 1.5  | 652  | 696  | 727  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 56,066  Valid: 44,454  Quota: 7,410  Turnout: 79.3%

### 1965 general election

[edit]

1965 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[39][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 28.0  | 12,204 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Lalor[*] | 16.4  | 7,151  | 7,445 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Kieran Egan[*] | 12.5  | 5,463  | 5,601  | 5,806  | 5,960
| Fianna Fáil | Nicholas Egan[*] | 12.3  | 5,338  | 5,530  | 6,068  | 6,337
| Labour | Henry Byrne | 11.3  | 4,936  | 5,466  | 5,578  | 7,123
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Higgins[*] | 11.0  | 4,775  | 7,277 |  |
| Fine Gael | Frank Feery  | 6.3  | 2,730  | 3,965  | 4,010  |
| Fianna Fáil | James Martin | 2.2  | 962  | 1,015  |  |
Electorate: 56,237  Valid: 43,559  Quota: 7,260  Turnout: 77.5%

### 1961 general election

[edit]

1961 general election: Laoighis–Offaly[38][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 26.6  | 11,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Nicholas Egan[*] | 12.5  | 5,255  | 5,454  | 5,570  | 5,716  | 5,724  | 6,166  | 6,548
| Fianna Fáil | Kieran Egan[*] | 12.4  | 5,197  | 5,320  | 5,447  | 5,777  | 5,781  | 6,013  | 6,215
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Higgins[*] | 11.8  | 4,943  | 7,197 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Lalor | 10.7  | 4,488  | 4,722  | 4,828  | 4,863  | 4,874  | 5,943  | 6,122
| Labour | Henry Byrne | 8.8  | 3,698  | 4,032  | 4,570  | 5,010  | 5,027  | 5,241  | 5,596
| Fine Gael | Frank Feery  | 5.1  | 2,164  | 2,886  | 2,985  | 3,414  | 3,552  | 3,597  |
| Fianna Fáil | James Martin | 4.8  | 2,022  | 2,114  | 2,213  | 2,242  | 2,250  |  |
| Labour | Bernard Corcoran  | 4.0  | 1,672  | 1,802  | 1,906  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | John Behan  | 3.4  | 1,423  | 1,524  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 56,568  Valid: 42,062  Quota: 7,011  Turnout: 74.4%

### 1957 general election

[edit]

1957 general election: Leix–Offaly[37][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 21.8  | 9,747 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Kieran Egan[*] | 17.6  | 7,881 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Peadar Maher[*] | 15.2  | 6,776  | 6,955  | 6,975  | 7,009  | 8,185 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Nicholas Egan[*] | 12.4  | 5,548  | 5,690  | 5,730  | 6,097  | 6,389  | 7,084  | 7,376
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Higgins[*] | 12.3  | 5,486  | 6,811  | 7,210  | 7,216  | 7,287  | 7,300  | 8,250
| Sinn Féin | Bhaltar Misteil  | 6.6  | 2,939  | 3,079  | 3,108  | 3,114  | 3,162  | 3,180  | 3,235
| Labour | Bernard Corcoran  | 5.7  | 2,555  | 2,776  | 2,829  | 2,840  | 2,855  | 2,861  | 3,129
| Fianna Fáil | James Martin | 3.7  | 1,634  | 1,684  | 1,694  | 1,701  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Frank Byrne  | 3.5  | 1,544  | 1,687  | 1,755  | 1,757  | 1,767  | 1,772  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Pettit  | 1.3  | 575  | 674  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 58,833  Valid: 44,685  Quota: 7,448  Turnout: 76.0%

### 1956 by-election

[edit]

Labour Party TD William Davin died on 1 March 1956. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 30 April 1956.

1956 by-election: Leix–Offaly[36][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

| Fianna Fáil | Kieran Egan | 55.5  | 23,565
| Labour | Michael Davin  | 44.5  | 18,863
Electorate: 59,075  Valid: 42,428  Quota: 21,215  Turnout: 71.8%

### 1954 general election

[edit]

1954 general election: Leix–Offaly[35][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3
| Fine Gael | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 28.6  | 13,545 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Peadar Maher[*] | 16.7  | 7,912 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Nicholas Egan | 15.3  | 7,273  | 7,510  | 7,692
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Higgins[*] | 11.6  | 5,487  | 8,049 |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 11.3  | 5,359  | 6,303  | 8,395
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Hogan | 10.9  | 5,186  | 5,542  | 5,728
| Fine Gael | Redmond Kerin  | 5.5  | 2,627  | 4,174  |
Electorate: 59,950  Valid: 47,389  Quota: 7,899  Turnout: 79.1%

### 1951 general election

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1951 general election: Leix–Offaly[34][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 23.6  | 11,034 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Higgins[*] | 16.1  | 7,541  | 8,523 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 12.1  | 5,675  | 5,868  | 5,891  | 6,005  | 6,172  | 7,296  | 9,196 |
| Fianna Fáil | Peadar Maher | 11.5  | 5,367  | 5,499  | 5,522  | 5,559  | 5,647  | 6,574  | 6,944  | 7,204
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 8.3  | 3,882  | 4,955  | 5,198  | 5,573  | 6,913  | 7,084  | 7,333  | 7,415
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Hogan | 7.6  | 3,534  | 3,655  | 3,674  | 3,749  | 3,851  | 4,528  | 5,648  | 6,708
| Fianna Fáil | Nicholas Egan | 7.3  | 3,404  | 3,516  | 3,532  | 3,763  | 3,853  | 4,159  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 6.4  | 2,968  | 3,182  | 3,209  | 3,359  | 3,447  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Redmond Kerin  | 4.6  | 2,127  | 2,400  | 2,756  | 2,904  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James Flanagan  | 2.6  | 1,229  | 1,369  | 1,391  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 60,759  Valid: 46,761  Quota: 7,794  Turnout: 77.0%

### 1948 general election

[edit]

1948 general election: Leix–Offaly[33][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
| Independent | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 30.3  | 14,369 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 15.6  | 7,366  | 7,883  | 7,932 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Higgins | 11.5  | 5,458  | 6,677  | 6,750  | 6,752  | 6,797  | 6,905  | 6,962  | 7,738  | 7,887  | 8,002 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 7.4  | 3,505  | 3,979  | 4,037  | 4,054  | 4,064  | 4,097  | 4,446  | 4,485  | 4,691  | 4,718  | 4,722  | 5,170  | 6,851  | 7,069
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Hogan | 6.4  | 3,030  | 3,190  | 3,208  | 3,211  | 3,217  | 3,249  | 3,479  | 3,527  | 3,635  | 3,657  | 3,660  | 3,785  | 5,019  | 5,153
| Fianna Fáil | Gerard Harkin  | 6.2  | 2,929  | 3,127  | 3,135  | 3,139  | 3,142  | 3,174  | 3,352  | 3,368  | 3,410  | 3,433  | 3,433  | 3,493  |  |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 5.6  | 2,636  | 3,938  | 3,981  | 3,982  | 3,993  | 4,444  | 4,507  | 4,570  | 4,931  | 5,049  | 5,064  | 5,411  | 5,589  | 6,545
| Independent | Edward J. Colton  | 4.0  | 1,899  | 2,143  | 2,166  | 2,169  | 2,190  | 2,232  | 2,297  | 2,338  | 2,392  | 2,430  | 2,443  |  |  |
| Independent | James J. Flanagan  | 2.4  | 1,141  | 1,398  | 1,410  | 1,410  | 1,425  | 1,460  | 1,484  | 1,512  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | James O'Connor  | 2.0  | 942  | 1,057  | 1,066  | 1,067  | 1,076  | 1,099  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick J. Doyle  | 1.9  | 916  | 1,086  | 1,097  | 1,099  | 1,108  | 1,119  | 1,132  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Tommy Murphy | 1.9  | 903  | 1,752  | 1,807  | 1,808  | 2,012  | 2,099  | 2,123  | 2,136  | 2,249  | 3,222  | 3,250  | 3,519  | 3,602  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Cornelius Lehane  | 1.8  | 847  | 1,237  | 1,263  | 1,265  | 1,443  | 1,496  | 1,511  | 1,535  | 1,617  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Patrick Muldowney  | 1.4  | 683  | 948  | 981  | 981  | 1,021  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Matthew P. Moore  | 0.9  | 422  | 547  | 590  | 590  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | William Henry Milner  | 0.7  | 327  | 515  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 62,687  Valid: 47,373  Quota: 7,896  Turnout: 75.6%

### 1944 general election

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1944 general election: Leix–Offaly[32][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Monetary Reform | Oliver J. Flanagan[*] | 22.0  | 9,856 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 17.4  | 7,831 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas F. O'Higgins[*] | 14.2  | 6,354  | 6,768  | 6,774  | 7,014  | 7,312  | 7,464  | 7,499 |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 9.9  | 4,439  | 4,744  | 4,844  | 4,852  | 4,936  | 5,230  | 6,579  | 7,149
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 9.9  | 4,426  | 5,315  | 5,334  | 5,357  | 5,413  | 5,792  | 5,969  | 6,669
| Fianna Fáil | George Connell  | 8.8  | 3,929  | 4,071  | 4,154  | 4,155  | 4,182  | 4,429  | 5,205  | 5,640
| Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Bermingham  | 6.8  | 3,047  | 3,212  | 3,224  | 3,234  | 3,973  | 4,110  | 4,188  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Collier  | 4.7  | 2,100  | 2,191  | 2,294  | 2,304  | 2,351  | 2,598  |  |
| Independent | James Clarke  | 3.1  | 1,378  | 1,633  | 1,654  | 1,657  | 1,674  |  |  |
| Clann na Talmhan | Richard Hipwell  | 2.7  | 1,233  | 1,320  | 1,322  | 1,342  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Kavanagh  | 0.7  | 305  | 329  | 330  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 62,694  Valid: 44,898  Quota: 7,484  Turnout: 71.6%

### 1943 general election

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1943 general election: Leix–Offaly[31][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 14.5  | 6,908  | 6,922  | 6,944  | 7,125  | 7,178  | 7,229  | 8,237 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas F. O'Higgins[*] | 13.6  | 6,479  | 7,006  | 8,037 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 12.0  | 5,727  | 5,803  | 5,831  | 6,578  | 8,368 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Monetary Reform | Oliver J. Flanagan | 9.2  | 4,377  | 4,449  | 4,482  | 4,594  | 4,861  | 5,072  | 5,312  | 5,325  | 5,341  | 5,592  | 6,532
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 8.5  | 4,029  | 4,056  | 4,072  | 4,109  | 4,198  | 4,249  | 5,709  | 5,873  | 5,878  | 7,463  | 8,137
| Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Bermingham  | 8.4  | 4,001  | 4,055  | 4,160  | 4,209  | 4,251  | 4,271  | 4,328  | 4,336  | 4,400  | 4,523  |
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Hogan[*] | 7.4  | 3,527  | 3,542  | 3,568  | 3,590  | 3,616  | 3,649  | 3,792  | 3,824  | 3,830  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | George Connell  | 6.9  | 3,282  | 3,287  | 3,293  | 3,439  | 3,541  | 3,583  | 3,830  | 3,910  | 3,916  | 4,978  | 5,500
| Fianna Fáil | Laurence Brady | 6.8  | 3,260  | 3,293  | 3,302  | 3,330  | 3,392  | 3,412  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Edward Breen  | 4.2  | 2,005  | 2,020  | 2,027  | 2,510  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John Condron  | 3.7  | 1,780  | 1,783  | 1,860  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Joseph Kearney  | 2.4  | 1,157  | 1,381  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Charles Delaney  | 2.3  | 1,103  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 62,694  Valid: 47,635  Quota: 7,940  Turnout: 76.0%

### 1938 general election

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1938 general election: Leix–Offaly[30][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 17.3  | 8,440 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 17.3  | 8,422 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas F. O'Higgins[*] | 17.0  | 8,315 |  |  |  |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 12.7  | 6,190  | 6,232  | 6,255  | 8,105  | 8,605
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Hogan | 11.8  | 5,778  | 5,817  | 5,917  | 5,973  | 8,619
| Fine Gael | Jack Finlay[*] | 10.1  | 4,922  | 5,744  | 5,753  | 5,825  | 6,033
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Collier  | 7.3  | 3,556  | 3,571  | 3,705  | 3,905  |
| Labour | Edward Breen  | 4.5  | 2,206  | 2,217  | 2,255  |  |
| Fine Gael | John McMahon  | 2.0  | 981  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 60,858  Valid: 48,810  Quota: 8,136  Turnout: 80.2%

### 1937 general election

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1937 general election: Leix–Offaly[29][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 17.5  | 8,317 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 15.9  | 7,571  | 7,590  | 7,990 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry | 14.2  | 6,774  | 6,801  | 7,550  | 10,145 |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas F. O'Higgins[*] | 12.9  | 6,122  | 6,132  | 6,395  | 6,439  | 6,461  | 7,700
| Fine Gael | Jack Finlay[*] | 10.8  | 5,127  | 5,142  | 5,289  | 5,445  | 5,496  | 8,053
| Fine Gael | Patrick Doyle  | 8.4  | 3,974  | 3,986  | 4,166  | 4,278  | 4,314  |
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Hogan | 8.0  | 3,795  | 3,803  | 3,994  | 4,293  | 6,069  | 6,241
| Fianna Fáil | Laurence Brady | 7.1  | 3,390  | 3,407  | 3,666  |  |  |
| Labour | Edward Breen  | 5.3  | 2,517  | 2,794  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 60,945  Valid: 47,587  Quota: 7,932  Turnout: 78.1%

### 1933 general election

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1933 general election: Leix–Offaly[28][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Eamon Donnelly | 16.5  | 8,326  | 8,359  | 8,365  | 8,421 |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas F. O'Higgins[*] | 15.2  | 7,640  | 9,383 |  |  |  |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 14.1  | 7,120  | 7,208  | 7,228  | 7,446  | 7,643  | 8,321
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 12.3  | 6,209  | 6,246  | 6,257  | 6,336  | 6,412  | 8,084
| National Centre Party | Jack Finlay | 11.5  | 5,784  | 6,270  | 6,502  | 9,335 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 10.3  | 5,199  | 5,243  | 5,253  | 5,311  | 5,413  | 7,549
| Fianna Fáil | Laurence Brady | 9.1  | 4,563  | 4,575  | 4,576  | 4,607  | 4,615  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Doyle  | 5.6  | 2,808  | 3,084  | 3,788  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Eugene O'Brien[*] | 5.4  | 2,740  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 60,364  Valid: 50,389  Quota: 8,399  Turnout: 83.5%

### 1932 general election

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1932 general election: Leix–Offaly[27][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 17.3  | 8,082 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 14.3  | 6,687  | 7,016  | 8,801 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry[*] | 12.2  | 5,693  | 5,921  | 6,010  | 6,145  | 6,264  | 7,006  | 7,064  | 7,289
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas F. O'Higgins | 10.3  | 4,811  | 5,030  | 5,055  | 5,126  | 6,204  | 6,251  | 6,254  | 7,455
| Fianna Fáil | Eamon Donnelly | 8.7  | 4,087  | 4,183  | 4,238  | 4,400  | 4,436  | 6,800  | 6,999  | 7,120
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Doyle  | 8.2  | 3,820  | 3,865  | 3,916  | 3,995  | 4,738  | 4,928  | 4,938  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Eugene O'Brien | 7.9  | 3,713  | 3,932  | 4,025  | 4,251  | 5,014  | 5,090  | 5,094  | 7,901
| Fianna Fáil | James Bowles  | 7.4  | 3,448  | 3,516  | 3,627  | 3,904  | 3,973  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | James Dwyer[*] | 5.8  | 2,711  | 2,938  | 2,973  | 3,016  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John Gill | 4.8  | 2,240  | 2,274  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Daniel Kennedy  | 3.3  | 1,553  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 59,774  Valid: 46,845  Quota: 7,808  Turnout: 78.4%

### September 1927 general election

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September 1927 general election: Leix–Offaly[26][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Cumann na nGaedheal | William Aird | 19.4  | 8,472 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | James Dwyer[*] | 16.1  | 7,046  | 7,851 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland[*] | 15.5  | 6,766  | 6,834  | 6,835  | 6,937  | 7,531 |  |
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 15.1  | 6,585  | 6,718  | 6,732  | 9,115 |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Andrew Fay  | 9.3  | 4,067  | 4,223  | 4,764  | 4,856  | 5,217  | 5,230  | 5,302
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry | 9.0  | 3,914  | 3,925  | 3,932  | 4,165  | 4,556  | 4,742  | 8,314
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Tynan[*] | 8.8  | 3,840  | 3,854  | 3,859  | 3,946  | 4,308  | 4,364  |
| Labour | John Gill[*] | 6.8  | 2,962  | 2,971  | 2,978  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 61,568  Valid: 43,652  Quota: 7,276  Turnout: 70.9%

### June 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election: Leix–Offaly[25][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 23.1  | 9,973 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boland | 14.1  | 6,095  | 6,147  | 6,182  | 6,232  | 6,323  | 7,009  | 7,162
| Labour | John Gill | 8.6  | 3,730  | 5,670  | 6,064  | 6,207  | 6,587  | 6,717  | 7,115
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Egan[*] | 8.1  | 3,488  | 3,605  | 3,694  | 4,602  | 4,887  | 4,944  | 5,803
| Cumann na nGaedheal | James Dwyer[*] | 7.9  | 3,411  | 3,662  | 3,777  | 5,132  | 5,650  | 5,712  | 7,408
| Farmers' Party | William Cobbe  | 7.6  | 3,257  | 3,345  | 3,518  | 3,768  | 4,495  | 4,615  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Tynan | 7.5  | 3,240  | 3,305  | 3,354  | 3,374  | 3,764  | 5,946  | 6,155
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gorry | 7.3  | 3,162  | 3,206  | 3,261  | 3,299  | 3,519  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Francis Bulfin[*] | 6.6  | 2,838  | 2,909  | 2,976  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Richard Hipwell  | 6.6  | 2,835  | 2,937  | 2,998  | 3,048  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Cahill  | 2.6  | 1,105  | 1,158  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 61,568  Valid: 43,134  Quota: 7,190  Turnout: 70.1%

### 1926 by-election

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Republican TD Seán McGuinness was disqualified on 30 November 1925. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 18 February 1926.

1926 by-election: Leix–Offaly[24][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| Cumann na nGaedheal | James Dwyer | 40.3  | 16,618  | 19,345
| Republican | Art O'Connor | 37.4  | 15,400  | 18,523
| Labour | John Gill | 22.3  | 9,187  |
Electorate: 64,199  Valid: 41,205  Quota: 20,603  Turnout: 64.2%

### 1923 general election

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1923 general election: Leix–Offaly[23][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Labour | William Davin[*] | 15.7  | 6,323  | 6,405  | 6,428  | 6,471  | 6,563  | 6,698  | 6,898 |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Francis Bulfin[*] | 14.1  | 5,689  | 5,763  | 5,777  | 5,950  | 6,140  | 6,553  | 6,972 |  |  |  |
| Republican | Seán McGuinness | 13.8  | 5,572  | 5,606  | 5,850  | 5,897  | 6,023  | 6,048  | 6,092  | 6,094  | 6,098  | 6,198  | 6,811
| Republican | Laurence Brady | 11.8  | 4,751  | 4,762  | 5,059  | 5,074  | 5,170  | 5,181  | 5,292  | 5,296  | 5,303  | 5,619  | 5,745
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Egan | 9.0  | 3,630  | 3,711  | 3,724  | 3,884  | 3,978  | 4,643  | 4,955  | 5,100  | 5,117  | 5,806  | 6,860
| Labour | Denis Cullen | 6.7  | 2,717  | 2,843  | 2,850  | 2,862  | 2,898  | 2,958  | 2,972  | 2,974  | 3,007  | 3,162  |
| Farmers' Party | Daniel Kennedy  | 5.5  | 2,227  | 2,232  | 2,249  | 2,317  | 2,338  | 2,425  |  |  |  |  |
| National Democratic | Joseph Delaney  | 5.1  | 2,049  | 2,070  | 2,091  | 2,114  | 2,451  | 2,480  | 2,857  | 2,894  | 2,928  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Patrick Bermingham  | 5.0  | 1,996  | 2,018  | 2,028  | 2,642  | 3,033  | 3,072  | 3,788  | 3,850  | 3,879  | 4,235  | 4,330
| National Democratic | Patrick Belton | 3.6  | 1,445  | 1,457  | 1,462  | 1,490  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Seán Kelly  | 3.5  | 1,416  | 1,447  | 1,472  | 1,506  | 1,533  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Francis Doorley  | 3.1  | 1,248  | 1,257  | 1,267  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Republican | Patrick Gorry | 1.7  | 697  | 708  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Andrew Byrne  | 1.4  | 557  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 64,211  Valid: 40,317  Quota: 6,720  Turnout: 62.8%

### 1922 general election

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1922 general election: Leix–Offaly[22][72] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3
| Labour | William Davin | 46.5  | 15,167 |  |
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Kevin O'Higgins[*] | 20.8  | 6,792 |  |
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Francis Bulfin[*] | 19.8  | 6,446  | 8,945 |
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Patrick McCartan[*] | 8.6  | 2,796  | 5,614  | 6,451
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Joseph Lynch[*] | 4.3  | 1,391  | 4,722  | 5,779
Electorate: 46,031  Valid: 32,592  Quota: 6,519  Turnout: 70.8%

### 1921 general election

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1921 general election: Leix–Offaly[21][a] Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

|
|
|
|
|

| Sinn Féin | Francis Bulfin | Unopposed  | N/A | 1  |
| Sinn Féin | Joseph Lynch | Unopposed  | N/A | 2  |
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McCartan[*] | Unopposed  | N/A | 3  |
| Sinn Féin | Kevin O'Higgins[*] | Unopposed  | N/A | 4  |

1. ^ Constituency named "King's County–Queen's County" in legislation

## See also

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* Dáil constituencies
* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* Historic Dáil constituencies
* Elections in the Republic of Ireland

## References

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1. ^ a b Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 10 April 2018.
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6. ^ Electoral Act 1923, 8th Sch.: Constituencies (No. 12 of 1923, 8th Sch.). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 January 2011.
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8. ^ 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 21 May 2022.
9. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 19 of 1961, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 January 2011.
10. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 May 2022.
11. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 May 2022.
12. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 17 of 1980, Schedule). Enacted on 1 July 1980. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 May 2022.
13. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 36 of 1983, Schedule). Enacted on 14 December 1983. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 May 2022.
14. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990, Schedule (No. 36 of 1990, Schedule). Enacted on 26 December 1990. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 May 2022.
15. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995, Schedule (No. 21 of 1995, Schedule). Enacted on 20 July 1995. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 May 2022.
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Parliamentary constituencies in County Laois

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* Ballynakill (1613-1800)
* Maryborough (1571-1800)
* Portarlington (1668-1800)
* Queen's County (????-1800)

Westminster 1801-1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Portarlington (1801-85)
* Queen's County (1801-85)
* Queen's County Leix (1885-1918)
* Queen's County Ossory (1885-1918)
* Queen's County (1918-1922)

Dáil Éireann
1921–present|

| Historic|

* Laois–Offaly (1921-2016, 2020-2024)
* Laois (2016-2020)

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Current|

* Laois (2024-)

European Parliament
1979-present|

* Leinster (1979-2004)
* East (2004-2014)
* Midlands–North-West (2014-2019)
* South (2019-)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland|

* Carlow
* Cavan
* Clare
* Cork
* Donegal
* Dublin
* Galway
* Kerry
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Leitrim
* Limerick
* Longford
* Louth
* Mayo
* Meath
* Monaghan
* Offaly
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Tipperary
* Waterford
* Westmeath
* Wexford
* Wicklow

Northern Ireland|

* Antrim
* Armagh
* Down
* Fermanagh
* Londonderry
* Tyrone

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Offaly

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* Banagher (1629-1800)
* King's County (????-1800)
* Philipstown (1571-1800)
* Portarlington (1668-1800)

Westminster 1801-1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* King's County (1801-1885)
* Portarlington (1801-1885)
* Birr (1885-1918)
* Tullamore (1885-1918)
* King's County (1918-1922)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present|

| Historic|

* Laois–Offaly (1921-2016, 2020-2024)
* Offaly (2016-2020)

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Current|

* Offaly (2024-)

European Parliament
1979-present|

* Leinster (1979-2004)
* East (2004-2014)
* Midlands–North-West (2014-2019)
* South (2019-)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland|

* Carlow
* Cavan
* Clare
* Cork
* Donegal
* Dublin
* Galway
* Kerry
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Leitrim
* Limerick
* Longford
* Louth
* Mayo
* Meath
* Monaghan
* Offaly
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Tipperary
* Waterford
* Westmeath
* Wexford
* Wicklow

Northern Ireland|

* Antrim
* Armagh
* Down
* Fermanagh
* Londonderry
* Tyrone

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