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The constituency was used for one electoral revision only. It was defined in the 1969 Act as:<ref name="ea-1969">{{cite Irish legislation |name=]|stitle=Constituencies|year=1969|number=3|schedule=y|access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015100825/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/sched1.html |archive-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref> The constituency was used for one electoral revision only. It was defined in the 1969 Act as:<ref name="ea-1969">{{cite Irish legislation |name=]|stitle=Constituencies|year=1969|number=3|schedule=y|access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015100825/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/sched1.html |archive-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref>


{{quote frame|"In the ], the district electoral divisions of: {{quote frame|"In the ], the ]s of:
:Ballintra, Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, ] Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, in the former Rural District of ]; :Ballintra, Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, ] Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, in the former ''Rural District of ]'';


:Ballintra, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Clogher, Corkemore, Donegal, Dunkineely, Eanymore, Grousehall, Haugh, Inver, Laghy, Lough Eask, Pettigoe. Tantallon Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tullynaught, in the former Rural District of ]; :Ballintra, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Clogher, Corkemore, Donegal, Dunkineely, Eanymore, Grousehall, Haugh, Inver, Laghy, Lough Eask, Pettigoe. Tantallon Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tullynaught, in the former ''Rural District of ]'';


:Magheraclogher (with the exception of the townland of Glentornan), Meenaclalp in the former Rural District of Dunfanaghy. :Magheraclogher (with the exception of the townland of Glentornan), Meenaclalp in the former ''Rural District of Dunfanaghy''.


:Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Doocharry, Dunglo, Fintown, ], Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Graffy, Inishkeel Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Largymore, Letter macaward, Maas, Maghery, Malin Beg, Mulmosog, Rutland, Tieveskeelta, in the former Rural District of ]; :Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Doocharry, Dunglo, Fintown, ], Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Graffy, Inishkeel Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Largymore, Letter macaward, Maas, Maghery, Malin Beg, Mulmosog, Rutland, Tieveskeelta, in the former ''Rural District of ]'';


:Altnapaste, Castlefinn, Cloghan, Cloghard Convoy (with the exception of the townlands of Aughagault, Aughagault Big, Breen, Drumkeen, Mullaghfin, Stralongford, Treantaboy), Dooish, ], Goland, Killygordon, Knock, Stranorlar, Urney West, and the townlands of: :Altnapaste, Castlefinn, Cloghan, Cloghard Convoy (with the exception of the townlands of Aughagault, Aughagault Big, Breen, Drumkeen, Mullaghfin, Stralongford, Treantaboy), Dooish, ], Goland, Killygordon, Knock, Stranorlar, Urney West, and the townlands of:


:Aghawee, Ardnaglass, Ballybogan, Camus, Churchtown, Gortin South, Gortnavilly, Legnabraid, Tirkeeran, Untshinagh Lower, Unshinagh Upper, in the district electoral division of Clondeigh South; Ardvarnock Glebe, Deerpark, Flemingstown, Kiltole Tullydonnell Lower, Tullydonnell Upper, in the district electoral division of Figart; in the former Rural District of ]; :Aghawee, Ardnaglass, Ballybogan, Camus, Churchtown, Gortin South, Gortnavilly, Legnabraid, Tirkeeran, Untshinagh Lower, Unshinagh Upper, in the district electoral division of Clondeigh South; Ardvarnock Glebe, Deerpark, Flemingstown, Kiltole Tullydonnell Lower, Tullydonnell Upper, in the district electoral division of Figart; in the former ''Rural District of ]'';


:and the urban district of ]; :and the urban district of ];
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and, in the ], the district electoral divisions of: and, in the ], the district electoral divisions of:


:Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Aghavoghill, Gubacreeny, Kinlough, Melvin, Tullaghan, in the former Rural District of ]; :Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Aghavoghill, Gubacreeny, Kinlough, Melvin, Tullaghan, in the former ''Rural District of ]'';


:Ballaghameehan, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Lurganboy, Manorhamilton, Munakill, Sramor in the former Rural District of ]."}} :Ballaghameehan, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Lurganboy, Manorhamilton, Munakill, Sramor in the former ''Rural District of ]''."}}


== TDs == == TDs ==
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== Elections == == Elections ==

Revision as of 16:10, 27 December 2022

Dáil constituency (1969–1977)

Donegal–Leitrim
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1977
Seats3
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by

Donegal–Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 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 under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, and first used at the 1969 general election to the 19th Dáil. It was used again for the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil.

Donegal–Leitrim was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974. The areas in County Donegal were mostly incorporated into the new Donegal constituency, while the more northerly Leitrim territories and the southern area of Donegal (around Bundoran and Ballyshannon), were incorporated into the substantially revised Sligo–Leitrim constituency.

The constituency was used for one electoral revision only. It was defined in the 1969 Act as:

"In the administrative county of Donegal, the district electoral divisions of:
Ballintra, Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, in the former Rural District of Ballyshannon;
Ballintra, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Clogher, Corkemore, Donegal, Dunkineely, Eanymore, Grousehall, Haugh, Inver, Laghy, Lough Eask, Pettigoe. Tantallon Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tullynaught, in the former Rural District of Donegal;
Magheraclogher (with the exception of the townland of Glentornan), Meenaclalp in the former Rural District of Dunfanaghy.
Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Doocharry, Dunglo, Fintown, Glencolmcille, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Graffy, Inishkeel Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Largymore, Letter macaward, Maas, Maghery, Malin Beg, Mulmosog, Rutland, Tieveskeelta, in the former Rural District of Glenties;
Altnapaste, Castlefinn, Cloghan, Cloghard Convoy (with the exception of the townlands of Aughagault, Aughagault Big, Breen, Drumkeen, Mullaghfin, Stralongford, Treantaboy), Dooish, Gleneely, Goland, Killygordon, Knock, Stranorlar, Urney West, and the townlands of:
Aghawee, Ardnaglass, Ballybogan, Camus, Churchtown, Gortin South, Gortnavilly, Legnabraid, Tirkeeran, Untshinagh Lower, Unshinagh Upper, in the district electoral division of Clondeigh South; Ardvarnock Glebe, Deerpark, Flemingstown, Kiltole Tullydonnell Lower, Tullydonnell Upper, in the district electoral division of Figart; in the former Rural District of Stranorlar;
and the urban district of Bundoran;

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

Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Aghavoghill, Gubacreeny, Kinlough, Melvin, Tullaghan, in the former Rural District of Kinlough;
Ballaghameehan, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Lurganboy, Manorhamilton, Munakill, Sramor in the former Rural District of Manorhamilton."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal–Leitrim 1969–1977
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969 Cormac Breslin
(FF) 		Joseph Brennan
(FF) 		Patrick O'Donnell
(FG)
1970 by-election Patrick Delap
(FF)
20th 1973 James White
(FG)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Donegal and Sligo–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.

  1. Breslin was Ceann Comhairle from 1967 to 1973. As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, he was automatically re-elected at the 1969 and 1973 general elections.

Elections

1973 general election

1973 general election: Donegal–Leitrim
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Cormac Breslin N/A Automatically Returned 1
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 10,240 36.4 2
Fine Gael James White 7,122 25.3 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick Delap 5,146 18.3
Fine Gael Francis Cunningham 3,103 11.0
Official Sinn Féin Séamus Rodgers 2,436 8.7
Independent politicians in Ireland Kathleen Diskin 122 0.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,169   Quota: 9,390   Turnout:

1970 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Patrick O'Donnell, a by-election was held on 2 December 1970. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Delap.

1970 Donegal-Leitrim by-election: Donegal–Leitrim
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Delap 53.0 15,485
Fine Gael James White 44.2 12,926
Labour Maeve Gilmartin 2.8 804
Electorate: 38,605   Valid: 29,215   Quota: 14,608   Turnout: 75.68%  

1969 general election

1969 general election: Donegal–Leitrim
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Ceann Comhairle Cormac Breslin Automatically Returned N/A  
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 50.7 14,108  
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 29.3 8,141 9,432
Independent politicians in Ireland Eunan Curristan 14.0 3,883 6,340
Labour George Hunter 3.2 883 1,265
Labour Maeve Gilmartin 2.8 789 1,498
Electorate: 38,599   Valid: 27,804   Quota: 9,269   Turnout: 72.0%  

See also

References

  1. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 September 2010.
  2. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  3. ^ "General election 1969: Donegal–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  4. "By-election 1970: Donegal–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  5. ^ "General election 1973: Donegal–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.

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