Leitrim–Sligo (Dáil constituency)

For the 1948–2007 and 2016 to present constituency, see Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency).

Leitrim–Sligo was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937. The constituency elected 7 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).

Leitrim–Sligo
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created	1923
Abolished	1937
Seats	7
Local government areas	County Leitrim County Sligo
Created from	Leitrim–Roscommon North Sligo–Mayo East
Replaced by	Leitrim Sligo

History and boundaries

The constituency was defined in the Electoral Act 1923 as:^[1]

"The administrative counties of Leitrim and Sligo."

This was the first time that the Dáil had not used constituencies defined under British law. Leitrim–Sligo replaced the old Leitrim–Roscommon North and Sligo–Mayo East constituencies, which had been created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The constituency was first used at the 1923 general election.^[1]

Under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, the Leitrim–Sligo constituency was abolished, and replaced for the 1937 general election by two separate 3 seat constituencies: Sligo and Leitrim.^[2] The territory was reunited as Sligo–Leitrim under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, in operation from the 1948 general election.^[3] The Sligo–Leitrim constituency was abolished at the 2007 general election,^[4][5] and replaced by two new constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Leitrim–Sligo 1923–1937[6]
Key to parties   CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal   FP = Farmers' Party   FF = Fianna Fáil   FG = Fine Gael   NCP = National Centre Party   NL = National League   Rep = Republican
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
4th	1923[7]		Martin McGowan (Rep)		Frank Carty (Rep)		Thomas Carter (CnaG)		Seán Farrell (Rep)		James Dolan (CnaG)		John Hennigan (CnaG)		Alexander McCabe (CnaG)
	1925 by-election[8]						Samuel Holt (Rep)								Martin Roddy (CnaG)
5th	1927 (Jun)[9]		John Jinks (NL)		Frank Carty (FF)		Samuel Holt (FF)		Michael Carter (FP)
6th	1927 (Sep)[10]		Bernard Maguire (FF)						Patrick Reynolds (CnaG)
	1929 by-election[11]						Seán Mac Eoin (CnaG)
7th	1932[12]						Stephen Flynn (FF)		Mary Reynolds (CnaG)		William Browne (FF)
8th	1933[13]								Patrick Rogers (NCP)				James Dolan (CnaG)
9th	1937	Constituency abolished. See Sligo and 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

1933 general election

1933 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire	15.5	8,861
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	13.2	7,581
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy	10.8	6,173	6,178	6,185	6,296	6,296	6,318	6,368	7,249
	National Centre Party	Patrick Rogers	10.5	6,001	6,011	6,023	6,050	6,050	6,124	6,246	6,785
	Fianna Fáil	Stephen Flynn	10.0	5,731	7,204
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan	8.9	5,114	5,125	5,129	5,164	5,164	5,214	5,284	7,788
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan	8.1	4,630	4,640	4,642	4,703	4,703	4,802	4,846	5,024
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Mary Reynolds	8.0	4,555	4,633	4,634	4,716	4,717	4,738	4,764
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	7.8	4,492	4,558	4,835	5,263	5,274	8,289
	Fianna Fáil	Andrew Conway	5.6	3,185	3,223	3,343	3,445	3,483
	Labour	Maurice O'Regan	1.6	902	918	922
Electorate: 72,386   Valid: 57,225   Quota: 7,154   Turnout: 79.1%

1932 general election

The vote was delayed two weeks in Leitrim–Sligo due to the assassination of Patrick Reynolds TD two days before the election was to take place. His widow Mary took his place on the ballot and was elected.

1932 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[12][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	14.8	8,145
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy	13.4	7,382
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire	13.3	7,356
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Mary Reynolds	9.6	5,317	5,325	5,431	5,454	5,808	6,187	6,902
	Fianna Fáil	Stephen Flynn	9.1	4,988	5,097	5,100	5,453	5,683	5,819	6,324	6,795	7,409
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan	6.7	3,699	3,717	3,744	3,747	3,804	3,867	4,027	4,080	4,090	4,100	5,173
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	6.3	3,490	4,360	4,375	4,398	4,426	4,926	5,138	7,529
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan	6.1	3,378	3,388	3,607	3,610	3,637	3,836	3,903	4,087	4,096	4,103	5,867
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Armstrong	5.9	3,266	3,308	3,393	3,394	3,404	3,612	3,683	3,728	3,735	3,744
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Gilbride	5.4	2,979	3,122	3,127	3,157	3,191	3,320	3,399
	Independent	Michael Carter	3.6	1,984	2,000	2,007	2,025	2,291	2,367
	Labour	Hugh O'Donnell	3.5	1,934	1,969	1,991	1,994	2,014
	Independent	Andrew Mooney	2.2	1,190	1,195	1,199	1,209
Electorate: 71,762   Valid: 55,108   Quota: 6,889   Turnout: 76.8%

1929 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Samuel Holt on 18 April 1929, a by-election was held on 7 June 1929.

1929 by-election: Leitrim–Sligo^[11][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Seán Mac Eoin	53.7	28,598
	Fianna Fáil	Eamon Donnelly	46.3	24,621
Electorate: 72,573   Valid: 53,219   Quota: 26,610   Turnout: 73.3%

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[10][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy	15.1	7,829
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan	10.6	5,500	5,563	5,735	5,753	5,931	6,208	6,605
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	10.0	5,162	5,202	5,233	5,949	6,319	6,445	6,456	6,457	6,615
	Fianna Fáil	Samuel Holt	9.4	4,883	4,890	4,920	4,968	5,117	5,136	5,145	5,145	5,658	5,692	7,631
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Patrick Reynolds	7.6	3,958	3,999	4,045	4,051	4,129	4,211	4,369	4,470	5,929	5,939	5,978	5,988
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire	7.4	3,826	3,830	3,849	3,863	3,982	3,996	4,003	4,003	4,163	4,172	5,011	6,133
	Farmers' Party	Michael Carter	6.7	3,479	3,496	3,536	3,563	3,622	3,669	3,693	3,704
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan	6.4	3,336	4,023	4,509	4,620	4,898	7,166
	Farmers' Party	Albert Robinson	6.0	3,107	3,255	3,400	3,427	3,533	3,745	3,819	3,829	4,407	4,418	4,502	4,519
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Gilligan	5.7	2,948	3,144	3,239	3,274	3,391
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	4.9	2,550	2,558	2,641	3,122	3,855	3,875	3,879	3,879	3,989	4,005
	Labour	Archie Heron	4.2	2,163	2,209	2,506	2,551
	Fianna Fáil	Edward Hannon	3.1	1,601	1,622	1,637
	Independent	John Jinks	2.9	1,506	1,575
Electorate: 72,640   Valid: 51,848   Quota: 6,482   Turnout: 71.4%

June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[9][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy	15.4	7,677
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty	10.0	4,958	4,995	5,057	5,120	6,331
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan	8.8	4,383	4,433	4,448	4,632	4,649	5,346	5,494	5,602	5,602	5,797	6,929
	Farmers' Party	Michael Carter	8.2	4,081	4,097	4,107	4,204	4,238	4,609	4,638	4,716	4,716	4,798	5,614	5,688	5,739	7,456
	Sinn Féin	Seán Farrell	6.9	3,455	3,457	3,467	3,502	3,622	3,666	3,683	3,790	3,798	3,940	4,049	4,063	4,067	4,095	4,116
	Farmers' Party	Albert Robinson	5.9	2,956	3,105	3,143	3,251	3,276	3,337	3,492	3,520	3,521	3,641	3,717	3,737	3,751
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan	5.9	2,943	3,628	3,684	3,814	3,911	4,043	5,473	5,494	5,495	5,792	6,023	6,587
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Patrick Briody	4.9	2,434	2,447	2,453	2,460	2,461	2,744	2,871	2,881	2,881	2,990
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire	4.8	2,398	2,403	2,413	2,511	2,542	2,571	2,584
	Fianna Fáil	Samuel Holt	4.8	2,384	2,394	2,408	2,467	2,560	2,645	2,696	4,585	4,672	4,986	5,077	5,093	5,097	5,204	5,303
	National League	John Jinks	4.5	2,224	2,301	2,410	2,533	2,604	2,653	2,729	2,808	2,810	3,790	3,852	3,866	3,890	4,367	4,625
	Labour	Archie Heron	4.4	2,171	2,227	2,285	2,417	2,485	2,571	2,691	2,765	2,770
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Gilligan	4.3	2,154	2,323	2,340	2,364	2,395	2,442
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Andrew Mooney	3.9	1,939	2,059	2,081	2,115	2,121
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Gilbride	3.6	1,770	1,777	1,821	1,895
	Independent	James McGowan	2.7	1,359	1,386	1,401
	Clann Éireann	William J. Tolan	1.1	523	550
Electorate: 72,640   Valid: 49,809   Quota: 6,227   Turnout: 68.6%

1925 by-election

Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Thomas Carter and Alexander McCabe on 30 October 1924, a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925.

1925 by-election: Leitrim–Sligo^[8][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy	32.9	16,332	16,868
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Andrew Mooney	28.3	14,054	14,343
	Republican	Samuel Holt	20.3	10,062	18,287
	Republican	Frank O'Beirne	18.6	9,232
Electorate: 79,234   Valid: 49,680   Quota: 16,561   Turnout: 62.7%

1923 general election

1923 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[7][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Alexander McCabe	17.7	8,087
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan	12.2	5,556	5,721
	Republican	Frank Carty	11.4	5,197	5,251	5,337	5,352	5,375	5,416	5,459	5,515	5,559	5,562	5,856
	Republican	Seán Farrell	11.0	5,014	5,020	5,029	5,094	5,154	5,206	5,212	5,382	5,395	5,395	5,511	5,538	5,550	5,576
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Carter	9.9	4,505	4,668	4,674	4,821	4,907	5,081	5,253	5,571	5,899
	Republican	Martin McGowan	8.2	3,756	3,796	3,816	3,826	3,834	3,855	3,871	3,898	3,928	3,930	4,082	4,099	4,154	4,200
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan	5.3	2,431	2,914	2,918	2,933	3,063	3,103	3,406	3,451	4,077	4,223	4,417	4,423	4,949	6,352
	Republican	Liam Pilkington	4.6	2,089	2,105	2,311	2,324	2,361	2,365	2,389	2,433	2,477	2,479	2,890	2,980	3,012	3,154
	Farmers' Party	Martin Roddy	3.2	1,470	1,590	1,598	1,601	1,622	1,643	1,713	1,837	1,942	1,958	2,039	2,045	2,946
	Labour	John Lynch	3.2	1,470	1,528	1,539	1,548	1,650	1,674	1,714	1,733	1,791	1,795
	Farmers' Party	James Gilligan	2.8	1,286	1,479	1,483	1,487	1,530	1,557	1,699	1,767	1,871	1,891	1,947	1,951
	Farmers' Party	James O'Rourke	2.0	901	907	912	1,112	1,114	1,365	1,391
	Independent	Laurence Hayden	1.6	745	752	755	829	841
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Jeremiah O'Connell	1.6	740	1,093	1,115	1,118	1,278	1,298	1,561	1,595
	Independent	Henry Depew	1.6	735	784	790	792
	Farmers' Party	Patrick O'Neill	1.5	679	685	694
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas O'Donnell	1.2	562	1,208	1,218	1,227	1,259	1,277
	Republican	Denis Mulcahy	0.9	423	439
Electorate: 81,432   Valid: 45,646   Quota: 5,706   Turnout: 56.1%

See also

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