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'''Donegal–Leitrim''' was a ] represented in ], the lower house of the ] parliament or ] from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (], commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the ] form of ] (PR-STV). | '''Donegal–Leitrim''' was a ] represented in ], the lower house of the ] parliament or ] from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (], commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the ] form of ] (PR-STV). |
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Template:Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox 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 in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, for 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–Letrim.
Boundaries
Its territory did not change in the eight years of its existence, and was defined in the 1969 Act as being:
- "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, Malinbeg, 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 | |||||||
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Key to parties
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||
19th | 1969 | Joseph Brennan (FF) |
Patrick O'Donnell (FG) |
Cormac Breslin (Ceann Comhairle) | |||
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.
Elections
1973 general election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
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Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin | Automatically returned | N/A | 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 | |||
Sinn Féin | Seamus Rodgers | 2,436 | 8.7 | |||
Independent | Kathleen Diskin | 122 | 0.4 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,169 Quota: 9,390 Turnout: |
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.
- "General election 1969: Donegal–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- "By-election 1970: Donegal–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "General election 1973: Donegal–Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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