Meath-Westmeath (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Meath-Westmeath is a former parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering the whole of the territory of County Meath and most of the territory of Westmeath, it existed from 1937 to 1948. It elected five Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 TDs elected 3.1 12th Dáil, 1944-1948 3.2 11th Dáil, 1943-1944 3.3 10th Dáil, 1938-1943 3.4 9th Dáil, 1937-1938 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] History

The constituency was created in 1937, under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, for the 1937 general election to the 9th Dáil. It was last used for the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil.

Meath-Westmeath was abolished under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1947, and replaced by the two new constituencies of Meath and Longford-Westmeath.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] TDs elected

TDs are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of election.

[edit] 12th Dáil, 1944-1948

[edit] 11th Dáil, 1943-1944

[edit] 10th Dáil, 1938-1943

[edit] 9th Dáil, 1937-1938

[edit] External links

• http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
• http://acts.oireachtas.ie/

[edit] See also

• County Meath
• County Westmeath
• Meath (constituency): constituencies in County Meath
• Westmeath (constituency): constituencies in County Westmeath

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