Sligo (Dáil constituency)

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, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Sligo
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created	1937
Abolished	1948
Seats	3
Local government area	County Sligo
Created from	Leitrim–Sligo
Replaced by	Sligo–Leitrim

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 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]				Martin Brennan (FF)
11th	1943[6]		Martin Roddy (FG)
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

1944 general election

1944 general election: Sligo^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Brennan	28.8	7,532
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	24.8	6,485	6,530
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	20.2	5,288	5,354	6,655
	Labour	Michael Nevin	13.2	3,453	3,561
	Fianna Fáil	Frank O'Beirne	12.9	3,359	4,142	5,495
Electorate: 36,777   Valid: 26,117   Quota: 6,530   Turnout: 71.0%

1943 general election

1943 general election: Sligo^[6][8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Brennan	24.5	6,888	6,921	7,253
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	16.4	4,606	4,803	4,867	4,876	4,993	6,136
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	16.2	4,555	5,424	5,702	5,721	5,951	6,949
	Labour	Michael Nevin	11.8	3,320	3,501	3,649	3,675	5,041	5,462
	Fianna Fáil	Peadar Glynn	9.6	2,688	2,731	2,796	2,933
	Clann na Talmhan	William Gormley	8.5	2,397	2,474	3,620	3,663	3,882
	Clann na Talmhan	Michael Hanley	7.7	2,163	2,205
	Fine Gael	Thomas McGoldrick	5.2	1,458
Electorate: 36,777   Valid: 28,075   Quota: 7,019   Turnout: 76.3%

1938 general election

1938 general election: Sligo^[5][8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Brennan	29.4	8,465
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	26.6	7,667
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	22.0	6,336	6,424
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	22.0	6,319	7,499
Electorate: 36,049   Valid: 28,787   Quota: 7,197   Turnout: 79.9%

1937 general election

1937 general election: Sligo^[4][8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Fine Gael	Martin Roddy	24.0	6,755	6,899	9,518
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	19.7	5,535	7,150
	Independent	Michael Brennan	17.5	4,936	5,736	6,024	6,077
	Fine Gael	Patrick Rogers	16.0	4,514	4,544	5,092	7,486
	Fine Gael	William Caffrey	13.0	3,672	3,757
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	9.8	2,747
Electorate: 36,516   Valid: 28,159   Quota: 7,040   Turnout: 77.1%

See also

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

References

1. "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. "General election 1937: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
5. "General election 1938: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
6. "General election 1943: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
7. "General election 1944: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
8. Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database