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County Limerick

Limerick was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering Limerick city and all of County Limerick, it existed from 1923–1948. It elected seven deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created in 1923, under the Electoral Act 1923, for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the 4th Dáil. The constituency returned seven Teachtaí Dála.

It succeeded the constituencies of Limerick City-Limerick East and Kerry-Limerick West which were used to elect members to the 2nd and 3rd Dála.

It was abolished under the Electoral Amendment Act 1947, when it was replaced by the two new constituencies of Limerick East and Limerick West.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick 1923–1948
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 Richard Hayes
(CnaG)
James Ledden
(CnaG)
Seán Carroll
(SF)
James Colbert
(SF)
John Nolan
(CnaG)
Patrick Clancy
(Lab)
Patrick Hogan
(FP)
1924 by-election Richard O'Connell
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Gilbert Hewson
(Ind)
Tadhg Crowley
(FF)
James Colbert
(FF)
George C. Bennett
(CnaG)
Michael Keyes
(Lab)
6th 1927 (Sep) Daniel Bourke
(FF)
John Nolan
(CnaG)
7th 1932 James Reidy
(CnaG)
Robert Ryan
(FF)
John O'Shaughnessy
(FP)
8th 1933 Donnchadh Ó Briain
(FF)
Michael Keyes
(Lab)
9th 1937 John O'Shaughnessy
(FG)
Michael Colbert
(FF)
George C. Bennett
(FG)
10th 1938 James Reidy
(FG)
Tadhg Crowley
(FF)
11th 1943
12th 1944 Michael Colbert
(FF)
13th 1948 constituency abolished: see Limerick East and Limerick West

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

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References

  1. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.

See also

External links

Parliamentary constituencies in County Limerick and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918
Dáil Éireann
1918–present
Historic
Current
European Parliament
1979–present
Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
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