Leitrim (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1937–1948)

Leitrim

Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created| 1937
Abolished| 1948
Seats| 3
Local government areas|

* County Leitrim
* County Sligo

Created from| Leitrim–Sligo
Replaced by| Sligo–Leitrim

Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish parliament) from 1937 to 1948. 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

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The constituency was created for the 1937 general election, when the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 split the old Leitrim–Sligo constituency, with County Sligo being represented from 1937 through the new Sligo constituency.[1]

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, the Leitrim constituency was abolished, and the Sligo–Leitrim constituency was created for the 1948 general election.[2]

## Boundaries

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Some Dáil constituencies cross county boundaries, in order to ensure a reasonably consistent ratio of electors to TDs. The 1935 Act defines the boundaries of the Leitrim constituency as being:

> "The administrative County of Leitrim and The District Electoral Divisions of: Ballintogher East, Ballynakill, Ballynashee, Cliffony North, Cliffony South, Drumcolumb, Killadoon, Kilmactranny, Rossinver East and Shancough in the administrative County of Sligo."[1]

## TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Leitrim 1937–1948[3]

Key to parties

*   FF = Fianna Fáil
*   FG = Fine Gael
*   Ind = Independent
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
9th | 1937[4] |  | Stephen Flynn
(FF)  |  | Bernard Maguire
(FF)  |  | Mary Reynolds
(FG)
10th | 1938[5]
11th | 1943[6] |  | Bernard Maguire
(Ind)
12th | 1944[7]
13th | 1948 | Constituency abolished. See Sligo–Leitrim

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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### 1944 general election

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1944 general election: Leitrim[7][8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2
| Independent | Bernard Maguire | 27.8  | 6,597 |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Flynn | 26.8  | 6,347 |
| Fine Gael | Mary Reynolds | 24.5  | 5,815  | 6,136
| Clann na Talmhan | James Reynolds  | 20.8  | 4,935  | 5,287
Electorate: 35,677   Valid: 23,694   Quota: 5,924   Turnout: 66.4%

### 1943 general election

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1943 general election: Leitrim[6][8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | Bernard Maguire | 20.2  | 5,502  | 5,621  | 5,725  | 5,931  | 6,309  | 6,566  | 6,654  | 7,610
| Fine Gael | Mary Reynolds | 19.4  | 5,290  | 5,384  | 5,499  | 5,568  | 5,842  | 7,440 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Flynn | 15.3  | 4,175  | 4,226  | 4,567  | 5,199  | 6,156  | 6,321  | 6,370  | 6,979
| Independent | Patrick Carey  | 9.7  | 2,642  | 2,724  | 2,807  | 2,889  | 3,110  | 3,171  | 3,203  |
| Fine Gael | Michael McGowan  | 8.8  | 2,409  | 2,459  | 2,550  | 2,613  | 2,629  |   |   |
| Independent | Joseph Mooney | 6.9  | 1,896  | 2,057  | 2,329  | 2,536  | 2,671  | 3,051  | 3,498  | 4,068
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Burke  | 6.6  | 1,812  | 1,872  | 1,882  | 2,122  |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Edward Boles  | 5.7  | 1,558  | 1,684  | 1,709  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | James McHugh  | 3.9  | 1,072  | 1,197  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Labour | James Gilhooly  | 3.4  | 939  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 35,677   Valid: 27,295   Quota: 6,824   Turnout: 76.5%

### 1938 general election

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1938 general election: Leitrim[5][8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Maguire | 31.3  | 8,481 |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Flynn | 29.4  | 7,958 |   |
| Fine Gael | Mary Reynolds | 21.3  | 5,778  | 6,090  | 6,188
| Fine Gael | Andrew Mooney  | 18.0  | 4,862  | 4,987  | 5,099
Electorate: 35,568   Valid: 27,079   Quota: 6,770   Turnout: 76.1%

### 1937 general election

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1937 general election: Leitrim[4][8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Fianna Fáil | Bernard Maguire | 28.5  | 7,755 |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Flynn | 22.5  | 6,129  | 6,942 |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Mary Reynolds | 19.5  | 5,296  | 5,357  | 5,909  | 5,976  | 6,653
| Independent | James Dolan | 9.2  | 2,508  | 2,522  | 2,568  | 2,598  | 2,947
| Fine Gael | John Travers  | 7.6  | 2,070  | 2,079  | 2,169  | 2,193  | 2,993
| Fine Gael | John Hennigan | 7.6  | 2,057  | 2,065  | 2,090  | 2,104  |
| Independent | Patrick Tubman  | 5.2  | 1,411  | 1,454  |   |   |
Electorate: 36,368   Valid: 27,226   Quota: 6,807   Turnout: 74.9%

## 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 (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
2. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
3. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
4. ^ a b "General election 1937: Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
5. ^ a b "General election 1938: Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
6. ^ a b "General election 1943: Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
7. ^ a b "General election 1944: Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
8. ^ a b c d Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

## External links

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* Oireachtas Members Database

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