Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)


Longford–Westmeath is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies. The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.

History and boundaries

The constituency previously existed from 1921 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1992, but was abolished for the 1992 general election. It was re-created by the Electoral Act 2005 which gave effect to the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies, and was first used in its current form at the 2007 general election. It contains the County Longford portion of the former Longford–Roscommon constituency, and most of the former Westmeath constituency apart from the north-eastern area around Castlepollard and Delvin, which became part of the new Meath West constituency.
The Electoral Act 2017 defines the constituency as:

TDs

TDs 1921–1937

TDs 1948–1992

TDs since 2007

Elections

2020 general election

2016 general election

Final result following a recount.

2014 by-election

2011 general election

2007 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1977 general election

1973 general election

1970 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lenihan, a by-election was held on 14 April 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick Cooney.

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1951 general election

1948 general election

1933 general election

1932 general election

1930 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD James Killane, a by-election was held on 13 June 1930. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate James Geoghegan.

September 1927 general election

June 1927 general election

1923 general election

1922 general election

1921 general election