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Roscommon–South Leitrim
Former Dáil constituency
Location of Roscommon–South Leitrim within Ireland
Former constituency
Created	2007
Abolished	2016
Seats	3
Local government areas	County Roscommon County Leitrim
Created from	Longford–Roscommon Sligo–Leitrim
Replaced by	Roscommon–Galway Sligo–Leitrim

Roscommon–South Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 2007 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 2007 general election by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which gave effect to the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies. It included all of County Roscommon and the southern portion of County Leitrim (the area to the east and south of Lough Allen). This territory was previously represented through the constituencies of Longford–Roscommon and Sligo–Leitrim, both of which were abolished in 2007.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:

"The county of Roscommon;

and, in the county of Leitrim, the electoral divisions of:

Ballinamore, Cloverhill, Corralla, Drumreilly North, Drumreilly South, Garradice, Greaghglass, Killygar, Newtowngore, Oughteragh, in the former Rural District of Ballinamore;

Annaduff, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drumsna, Gortnagullion, Gowel, in the former Rural District of Carrick-on-Shannon No. 1;

Aghavas, Beihy, Breandrum, Bunny Beg, Carrigallen East, Carrigallen West, Cashel, Castlefore, Cattan, Cloone, Corriga, Drumard, Drumdoo, Drumod, Fenagh, Gortermone, Keeldra, Lisgillock, Mohill, Rinn, Riverstown, Roosky, Rowan, in the former Rural District of Mohill."

It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the Roscommon–Galway and Sligo–Leitrim constituencies.

TDs

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

2014 by-election

2011 general election

1. Flanagan campaigned as a member of the New Vision alliance.

2007 general election

2015 Marriage Equality referendum

On 22 May 2015, Roscommon–South Leitrim was the only constituency to vote against the proposition in what is sometimes described as the marriage equality referendum, with 51.42% voting No.

See also

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

References

1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
3. ^ "General election 2007: Roscommon–South Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
4. ^ "General election 2011: Roscommon–South Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
5. Flanagan campaigned as a member of the New Vision alliance.
6. ^ "Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
7. "Referendum Results 1937–2015" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. p. 93. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database
• Roscommon-South Leitrim

• Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
• Historic constituencies in County Roscommon
• Historic constituencies in County Leitrim
• 2007 establishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 2007
• 2016 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies disestablished in 2016