Longford-Roscommon
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The Longford-Roscommon parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of County Longford in Leinster County Roscommon in Connacht and, taking in the towns of Longford and Roscommon and many other areas. The constituency has an electorate of 70,650 and at present is served by four Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
The Longford Roscommon constituency is just one of a number of constituencies that will be changing at the next general election. The current Longford-Roscommon division will be replaced by the new constituencies of Longford-Westmeath and Roscommon-South Leitrim.
[edit] Irish General Election, 2002
The first four candidates in bold type indicate the current representatives in Dáil Éireann for Longford-Roscommon. The full results are as follows:
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kelly | Fianna Fáil | 7,319 | 10 |
| Denis Naughten | Fine Gael | 6,660 | 8 |
| Michael Finneran | Fianna Fáil | 6,502 | 10 |
| Mae Sexton | Progressive Democrats | 4,679 | 10 |
| Greg Kelly | Fianna Fáil | 6,430 | - |
| Louis Belton | Fine Gael | 4,762 | - |
| John Connor | Fine Gael | 3,829 | - |
| Úna Quinn | Independent | 3,598 | - |
| Tom Crosby | Independent | 2,123 | - |
| Paul Whelan | Sinn Féin | 1,673 | - |
| Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | Independent | 779 | - |
| Hugh Baxter | Labour | 638 | - |
| Catherine Ansboro | Green Party | 426 | - |
| Vincent Killalea | Independent | 191 | - |
| Brian Lenehan | Christian Solidarity | 80 | - |
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
