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).
| Louth–Meath | |
|---|---|
| Former Dáil constituency | |
 Location of Louth–Meath within Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1921 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Local government areas | |
| Replaced by | |
History and boundaries edit
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 edit
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth–Meath 1921–1923[1] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 edit
1922 general election edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit