Longford-Roscommon (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Longford-Roscommon was a parliamentary constituency from 1992–2007, represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The method of election was the Single Transferable Vote.
The constituency had an electorate of 70,650 (in 2002) and was served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The constituency spanned the entire area of County Longford in Leinster and County Roscommon in Connacht, taking in the towns of Longford and Roscommon and many other areas.
The Longford-Roscommon constituency was one of a number of constituencies which were altered by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, with effect from the 2007 general election. The Longford-Roscommon division was replaced by the new constituencies of Longford-Westmeath and Roscommon-South Leitrim.
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| 2002 General Election: Longford-Roscommon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fine Gael | Denis Naughten | 6,660 | 13.40 | 1 | 8 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Peter Kelly | 7,319 | 14.73 | 2 | 10 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Mae Sexton | 4,679 | 9.42 | 3 | 10 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Finneran | 6,502 | 13.09 | 4 | 10 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Greg Kelly | 6,430 | 12.94 | |||
| Fine Gael | Louis Belton | 4,762 | 9.58 | |||
| Fine Gael | John Connor | 3,829 | 7.71 | |||
| Independent | Úna Quinn | 3,598 | 7.24 | |||
| Independent | Tom Crosby | 2,123 | 4.27 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Whelan | 1,673 | 3.37 | |||
| Independent | Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | 779 | 1.57 | |||
| Labour Party | Hughie Baxter | 638 | 1.28 | |||
| Green Party | Catherine Ansboro | 426 | 0.86 | |||
| Independent | Vincent Killalea | 191 | 0.38 | |||
| Christian Solidarity | Brian Lenehan | 80 | 0.16 | |||
