Roscommon (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Roscommon was an parliamentary constituency in the Irish Free State and in the Republic of Ireland, returning Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament). It covered the whole of County Roscommon, and elections were held by the method of proportional representation known as the Single Transferable Vote (known as STV, or PR-STV).
[edit] History
The Roscommon constituency has had two separate periods of existence:
- from the 1923 general election until its abolition at the 1969 general election, when it was amalgamated into the Roscommon-Leitrim constituency. At different periods it returned 4, 3 or 4 TDs.
- as a 3-seater from the 1981 general election until its abolition at the 1992 general election to be replaced by the 4-seat Longford-Roscommon constituency.
From the next general election (due in 2006/7), the county will be represented by the new Roscommon-South Leitrim constituency.
[edit] TDs
[edit] 13th Dáil, 1948–1951
- James Burke (Fine Gael)
- Gerald Boland (Fianna Fáil)
- Daniel O'Rourke (Fianna Fáil)
- John Beirne (Clann na Talmhan)
- Jack McQuillan (Clann na Poblachta)
[edit] 14th Dáil, 1951–1954
- James Burke (Fine Gael)
- Gerald Boland (Fianna Fáil)
- Jack McQuillan (Independent)
- John Beirne (Clann na Talmhan)
- John Finan (Clann na Talmhan)
[edit] 15th Dáil, 1954–1957
- James Burke (Fine Gael)
- Gerald Boland (Fianna Fáil)
- Jack McQuillan (Independent)
- John Beirne (Clann na Talmhan)
[edit] 16th Dáil, 1957–1961
- James Burke (Fine Gael)
- Gerald Boland (Fianna Fáil)
- Jack McQuillan (Independent)
- John Beirne (Clann na Talmhan)
[edit] 17th Dáil, 1961–1965
- James Burke (Fine Gael)
- Patrick J. Reynolds (Fine Gael)
- Brian Lenihan (Fianna Fáil)
- Jack McQuillan (Independent)
[edit] 18th Dáil, 1965–1969
- Joan Burke (Fine Gael)
- Patrick J. Reynolds (Fine Gael)
- Hugh Gibbons (Fianna Fáil)
- Brian Lenihan (Fianna Fáil)
[edit] 1969–1981
The Roscommon constituency was abolished for the 1969 general election, and recreated for the 1981 general election. In the intervening period County Roscommon was represented through the Roscommon-Leitrim constituency.
