Roscommon-South Leitrim (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Roscommon-South Leitrim
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Roscommon-South Leitrim shown within Ireland
Created: 2007
TDs: 3
Counties: County Roscommon, County Leitrim
EP constituency: North-West

Roscommon-South Leitrim is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency was created for the 2007 general election. The constituency is served by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005, which gave effect to the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies.

[edit] Boundaries

Its territory includes all of County Roscommon and the southern portion of County Leitrim (the area to the east and south of Lough Allen) in the province of Connacht. This territory was previously represented through the constituencies of Longford-Roscommon and Sligo-Leitrim, both of which were abolished in 2007. The new arrangement eliminated the breach of the Leinster-Connacht provincial boundary caused by the Longford-Roscommon constituency.

[edit] 2007 Election result

2007 General Election: Roscommon-South Leitrim
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael Finneran 9982 21.7 1 4
Fine Gael Frank Feighan 9103 19.8 2 4
Fine Gael Denis Naughten 8928 19.4 3 4
Fianna Fáil John Ellis 7915 17.2
Independent John Kelly 4539 9.9
Sinn Féin Martin Kenny 3876 8.4
Green Party Garreth McDaid 836 1.8
Labour Party Hughie Baxter 832 1.8
Independent Noel O'Gara 66 0.1

[edit] See also

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