Sligo (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Sligo
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created	1937
Abolished	1948
Seats	3
County/City council	County Sligo

Sligo was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

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 Leitrim being represented from 1937 through the new Leitrim constituency.^[1]

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

Boundaries

Some Dáil Éireann constituencies cross county boundaries, in order to ensure a reasonably consistent ratio of electors to TDs. The Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 defined the boundaries of the Sligo constituency as being:^[1]

"The administrative County of Sligo except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Leitrim."

The boundaries of the Leitrim constituency were defined as:

"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."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Sligo 1937–1948^[3]
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
9th	1937^[4]		Frank Carty (FF)		Martin Roddy (FG)		Patrick Rogers (FG)
10th	1938^[5]		Frank Carty (FF)		Martin Brennan (FF)
11th	1943^[6]		Martin Roddy (FG)
12th	1944^[7]		Martin Roddy (FG)
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

1944 general election

1944 general election: Sligo^[7]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Brennan	7,532	28.8	1	1
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	6,485	24.8	2
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	5,288	20.3	3
	Labour Party	Michael Nevin	3,453	13.2
	Fianna Fáil	Frank O'Beirne	3,359	12.9
Electorate: ? Valid: 26,117 Quota: 6,530 Turnout:

1943 general election

1943 general election: Sligo^[6]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Brennan	6,888	24.5	1
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	4,555	16.2	2
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	4,606	16.4	3
	Labour Party	Michael Nevin	3,320	11.8
	Fianna Fáil	Peadar Glynn	2,688	9.6
	Independent	William Gormley	2,397	8.5
	Independent	Michael Hanley	2,163	7.7
	Fine Gael	Thomas McGoldrick	1,458	5.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,075 Quota: 7,019 Turnout:

1938 general election

1938 general election: Sligo^[5]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Brennan	8,465	29.4	1	1
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	7,667	26.6	2	1
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	6,319	22.0	3
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	6,336	22.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,787 Quota: 7,197 Turnout:

1937 general election

1937 general election: Sligo^[4]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	5,535	19.7	1
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	6,755	24.0	2
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	4,514	16.0	3
	Independent	Michael Brennan	4,936	17.5
	Fine Gael	William Caffrey	3,672	13.0
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	2,747	9.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,159 Quota: 7,040 Turnout:

References

1 2 "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
1 2 "General election 1937: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
1 2 "General election 1938: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
1 2 "General election 1943: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
1 2 "General election 1944: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Parliamentary constituencies in County Sligo and Borough

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Sligo Borough (1614–1800) Sligo County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Sligo County (1801–85) Sligo Borough (1801–70) North Sligo (1885–1922) South Sligo (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Sligo–Mayo East (1921–23) Leitrim–Sligo (1923–37) Sligo (1937–48) Sligo–Leitrim (1948–2007, 2016–) Sligo–North Leitrim (2007–16)

European Parliament 1979–present	Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004) North-West (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

Irish counties: 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

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