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| name = Louth–Meath |
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| type = [[Dáil Éireann]]<br>[[Dáil constituencies|Parliamentary]] |
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| year = [[Irish elections |
| year = [[1921 Irish elections|1921]] |
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| abolished = [[Irish general election |
| abolished = [[1923 Irish general election|1923]] |
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== History and boundaries == |
== History and boundaries == |
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The constituency was created in 1921, under the [[Government of Ireland Act 1920]], for the [[Irish elections |
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 most of [[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]] |
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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=== 1922 general election === |
=== 1922 general election === |
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=== 1921 general election === |
=== 1921 general election === |
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Revision as of 15:02, 11 June 2019
Louth–Meath | |
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Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary constituency | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1921 |
Abolished | 1923 |
Seats | 5 |
County/City council | County Louth County Meath |
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, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (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 most of 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 | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Labour | Cathal O'Shannon | 13,994 | 38.3 | 1 | 1 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Eamonn Duggan | 6,990 | 19.2 | 2 | 1 | |
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | John J. O'Kelly | 5,733 | 15.7 | 3 | 2 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Peter Hughes | 4,282 | 11.7 | 4 | 2 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | James Murphy | 3,367 | 9.2 | 5 | 3 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Justin McKenna | 2,135 | 5.9 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 36,501 Quota: 6,084 Turnout: |
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.
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