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Sligo was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created for the 1937 general election, when the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 split the old Leitrim–Sligo constituency, with County Leitrim being represented from 1937 through the new Leitrim constituency.

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, the Sligo constituency was abolished, and the Sligo–Leitrim constituency was created for the 1948 general election.

Boundaries

Some Dáil constituencies cross county boundaries, in order to ensure a reasonably consistent ratio of electors to TDs. The Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 defined the boundaries of the Sligo constituency as being:

"The administrative County of Sligo except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Leitrim."

The boundaries of the Leitrim constituency were defined as:

"The administrative County of Leitrim and The District Electoral Divisions of: Ballintogher East, Ballynakill, Ballynashee, Cliffony North, Cliffony South, Drumcolumb, Killadoon, Kilmactranny, Rossinver East and Shancough in the administrative County of Sligo."

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

1944 general election

1943 general election

1938 general election

1937 general election

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
3. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
4. ^ "General election 1937: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
5. ^ "General election 1938: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
6. ^ "General election 1943: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
7. ^ "General election 1944: Sligo". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database

• Historic constituencies in County Sligo
• Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
• 1937 establishments in Ireland
• 1948 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 1937
• Constituencies disestablished in 1948