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{{short description|Dáil constituency (1921–1923)}} |
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[[Image:IrelandLouth.png|thumb|right|125px|[[County Louth]]]] |
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[[Image:IrelandMeath.png|thumb|right|125px|[[County Meath]]]] |
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'''Louth-Meath''' was a [[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] parliament or [[Oireachtas]]. Covering most of [[County Louth]] and [[County Meath]], it existed from 1921 to 1923. It elected five deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the [[Single Transferable Vote]] method of [[proportional representation]] (PR-STV). |
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{{Infobox constituency |
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| name = Louth–Meath |
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==History== |
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| type = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]] |
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The constituency was created in 1921, under the [[Government of Ireland Act 1920]], for the [[Irish general election, 1921|1921 general election]] to the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]], whose members formed the [[2nd Dáil]]. It was used again for the [[Irish general election, 1922|1922 general election]] to the [[3rd Dáil]] |
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| year = [[1921 Irish elections|1921]] |
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| abolished = [[1923 Irish general election|1923]] |
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| map4 = Louth-Meath Dáil constituency 1921-1923.png |
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| map_entity = Ireland |
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| map_size = 200px |
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| seats = 5 |
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| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government areas]] |
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| local_council = {{ubl|[[County Louth]]|[[County Meath]]}} |
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| next = {{ubl|[[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]]|[[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath]]}} |
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}} |
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'''Louth–Meath''' was a [[Dáil constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the Irish parliament or [[Oireachtas]] from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 5 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV). |
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== History and boundaries == |
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Louth-Meath was abolished under the [[Electoral Act 1923]], and replaced by the two new constituencies of [[Louth (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Louth]] and [[Meath (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Meath]] |
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The constituency was created in 1921, under the [[Government of Ireland Act 1920]], for the [[1921 Irish elections|1921 general election]] to the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]], whose members formed the [[2nd Dáil]]. It was used again for the [[1922 Irish general election|1922 general election]] to the [[3rd Dáil]]. It covered [[County Louth]] and [[County Meath]]. |
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Louth–Meath was abolished under the [[Electoral Act 1923]], and replaced by the two new constituencies of [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]] and [[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath]]. |
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==Boundaries== |
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{{section-stub|date=February 2009}} |
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== TDs == |
== TDs == |
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{{Irish TD table begin |
{{Irish TD table begin |
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| maxTDs = 5 |
| maxTDs = 5 |
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| constituency = |
| constituency = Louth–Meath |
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| start = 1921 |
| start = 1921 |
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| end = 1923 |
| end = 1923 |
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| refs |
| refs =<ref name="walker">{{cite book |title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 |editor=Walker, Brian M |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |location=Dublin |year=1992 |isbn=0-901714-96-8 |issn=0332-0286 }}</ref> |
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| Labour Party (Ireland) |
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| Sinn Féin |
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| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) |
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| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table Dáil <!-- Duggan, Hughes, McKenna, Murphy, O'Kelly --> |
{{Irish TD table Dáil <!-- Duggan, Hughes, McKenna, Murphy, O'Kelly --> |
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| dailnum |
| dailnum = 2 |
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| refs =<ref name="ei-louthmeath-1921">{{cite web |title=General election 1921: Louth–Meath |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1921&cons=561 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=21 September 2010}}</ref> |
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| byelections = 0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[ |
| name = [[Justin McKenna]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin |
| party = Sinn Féin |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[ |
| name = [[Eamonn Duggan]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin |
| party = Sinn Féin |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[ |
| name = [[Peter Hughes (Irish politician)|Peter Hughes]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin |
| party = Sinn Féin |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[James Murphy (Irish politician)|James Murphy]] |
| name = [[James Murphy (Irish politician)|James Murphy]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin |
| party = Sinn Féin |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[John J. O'Kelly]] |
| name = [[John J. O'Kelly]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin |
| party = Sinn Féin |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table Dáil <!-- Duggan, Hughes, McKenna, Murphy, O'Kelly --> |
{{Irish TD table Dáil <!-- Duggan, Hughes, McKenna, Murphy, O'Kelly --> |
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| dailnum |
| dailnum = 3 |
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| refs =<ref name="ei-louthmeath-1922">{{cite web |title=General election 1922: Louth–Meath |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1922&cons=561 |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=21 September 2010}}</ref> |
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| byelections = 0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[ |
| name = [[Cathal O'Shannon]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= |
| party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[ |
| name = [[Eamonn Duggan]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
| party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[ |
| name = [[Peter Hughes (Irish politician)|Peter Hughes]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= |
| party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[James Murphy (Irish politician)|James Murphy]] |
| name = [[James Murphy (Irish politician)|James Murphy]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
| party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
{{Irish TD table TD with party link |
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| name= [[John J. O'Kelly]] |
| name = [[John J. O'Kelly]] |
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| elections = 1 |
| elections = 1 |
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| party= Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) |
| party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Irish TD table end |
{{Irish TD table end |
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| dailnum = 4 |
| dailnum = 4 |
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| maxTDs = 5 |
| maxTDs = 5 |
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| comment = |
| comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]] and [[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath]] |
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}} |
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== Elections == |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 Oireachtas Members Database] |
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=== 1922 general election === |
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{{STV Election box begin2 |
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* [[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland]] |
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|title = [[1922 Irish general election|1922 general election]]: Louth–Meath<ref name="ei-louthmeath-1922"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections1922-44">{{cite book|last=Gallagher|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Gallagher (academic)|date=1993|title=Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis |publisher=PSAI Press|isbn=0951974815}}</ref> |
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* [[List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies]] |
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|numcounts = 3 |
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* [[Elections in the Republic of Ireland]] |
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}} |
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* [[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]] |
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{{STV Election box candidate2 |
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*[[County Louth]] |
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|candidate = '''[[Cathal O'Shannon]]''' |
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*[[County Meath]] |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|percentage = 38.3 |
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|count1 = '''13,994''' |
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|count2 = |
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|count3 = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2 |
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|candidate = '''[[Eamonn Duggan]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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|percentage = 19.2 |
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|count1 = '''6,990''' |
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|count2 = |
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|count3 = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2 |
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|candidate = '''[[John J. O'Kelly]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) |
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|percentage = 15.7 |
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|count1 = 5,733 |
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|count2 = '''8,602''' |
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|count3 = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2 |
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|candidate = '''[[Peter Hughes (Irish politician)|Peter Hughes]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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|percentage = 11.7 |
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|count1 = 4,282 |
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|count2 = '''6,112''' |
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|count3 = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2 |
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|candidate = '''[[James Murphy (Irish politician)|James Murphy]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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|percentage = 9.2 |
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|count1 = 3,367 |
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|count2 = 5,293 |
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|count3 = '''6,222''' |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2 |
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|candidate = [[Justin McKenna]] |
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|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
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|percentage = 5.8 |
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|count1 = 2,135 |
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|count2 = 3,420 |
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|count3 = 3,912 |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box end2 |
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|numcounts = 3 |
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|electorate = 62,505 |
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|valid = 36,501 |
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|spoilt = |
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|quota = 6,084 |
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|turnout = 58.4% |
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}} |
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== |
=== 1921 general election === |
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{{STV Election box begin |
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* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 Oireachtas Members Database] |
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|title = [[1921 Irish elections|1921 general election]]: Louth–Meath<ref name="ei-louthmeath-1921"/> |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link |
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|candidate = '''[[Eamonn Duggan]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
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|percentage = ''N/A'' |
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|votes = Unopposed |
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|seat = 1 |
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|count = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link |
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|candidate = '''[[Peter Hughes (Irish politician)|Peter Hughes]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
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|percentage = ''N/A'' |
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|votes = Unopposed |
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|seat = 2 |
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|count = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link |
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|candidate = '''[[Justin McKenna]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
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|percentage = ''N/A'' |
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|votes = Unopposed |
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|seat = 3 |
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|count = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link |
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|candidate = '''[[James Murphy (Irish politician)|James Murphy]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
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|percentage = ''N/A'' |
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|votes = Unopposed |
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|seat = 4 |
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|count = |
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}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link |
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|candidate = '''[[John J. O'Kelly]]''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
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|percentage = ''N/A'' |
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|votes = Unopposed |
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|seat = 5 |
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|count = |
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}} |
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==See also== |
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{{Meath constituencies}} |
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*[[Dáil constituencies]] |
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*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]] |
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*[[Historic Dáil constituencies]] |
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*[[Elections in the Republic of Ireland]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*[https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/ Oireachtas Members Database] |
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{{County Meath constituencies}} |
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{{County Louth constituencies}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Louth-Meath (Dail constituency)}} |
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[[Category:Historic constituencies in County Meath]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 7 August 2022
Louth–Meath | |
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Former Dáil constituency | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1921 |
Abolished | 1923 |
Seats | 5 |
Local government areas | |
Replaced by |
Louth–Meath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 5 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 and boundaries
The constituency was created in 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 general election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil. It was used again for the 1922 general election to the 3rd Dáil. It covered County Louth and County Meath.
Louth–Meath was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923, and replaced by the two new constituencies of Louth and Meath.
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth–Meath 1921–1923[1] | |||||||||||
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Key to parties
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||||
2nd | 1921[2] | Justin McKenna (SF) |
Eamonn Duggan (SF) |
Peter Hughes (SF) |
James Murphy (SF) |
John J. O'Kelly (SF) | |||||
3rd | 1922[3] | Cathal O'Shannon (Lab) |
Eamonn Duggan (PT-SF) |
Peter Hughes (PT-SF) |
James Murphy (PT-SF) |
John J. O'Kelly (AT-SF) | |||||
4th | 1923 | Constituency abolished. See Louth and Meath |
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
1922 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Labour | Cathal O'Shannon | 38.3 | 13,994 | |||
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Eamonn Duggan | 19.2 | 6,990 | |||
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | John J. O'Kelly | 15.7 | 5,733 | 8,602 | ||
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Peter Hughes | 11.7 | 4,282 | 6,112 | ||
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | James Murphy | 9.2 | 3,367 | 5,293 | 6,222 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Justin McKenna | 5.8 | 2,135 | 3,420 | 3,912 | |
Electorate: 62,505 Valid: 36,501 Quota: 6,084 Turnout: 58.4% |
1921 general election
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Sinn Féin | Eamonn Duggan | Unopposed | N/A | 1 | ||
Sinn Féin | Peter Hughes | Unopposed | N/A | 2 | ||
Sinn Féin | Justin McKenna | Unopposed | N/A | 3 | ||
Sinn Féin | James Murphy | Unopposed | N/A | 4 | ||
Sinn Féin | John J. O'Kelly | Unopposed | N/A | 5 |
See also
- Dáil constituencies
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Historic Dáil constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ a b "General election 1921: Louth–Meath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1922: Louth–Meath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
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