Roscommon–South Leitrim (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Roscommon–South Leitrim
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary constituency
Location of Roscommon–South Leitrim within Ireland
Current constituency
Created	2007
TDs	Frank Feighan (FG) Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (Ind)^[1] Denis Naughten (Ind)
Seats	3
County/City council	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 elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 2007 general election by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005,^[2] which gave effect to the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies. It includes all of County Roscommon and the southern portion of County Leitrim (the area to the east and south of Lough Allen).^[3] This territory was previously represented through the constituencies of Longford–Roscommon and Sligo–Leitrim, both of which were abolished in 2007.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defines the constituency as:

"The county of Roscommon;

and, in the county of Leitrim, the electoral divisions of:

Ballinamore, Cloverhill, Corralla, Drumreilly North, Drumreilly South, Garradice, Greaghglass, Killygar, Newtowngore, Oughteragh, in the former Rural District of Ballinamore;

Annaduff, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drumsna, Gortnagullion, Gowel, in the former Rural District of Carrick-on-Shannon No. 1;

Aghavas, Beihy, Breandrum, Bunny Beg, Carrigallen East, Carrigallen West, Cashel, Castlefore, Cattan, Cloone, Corriga, Drumard, Drumdoo, Drumod, Fenagh, Gortermone, Keeldra, Lisgillock, Mohill, Rinn, Riverstown, Roosky, Rowan, in the former Rural District of Mohill."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon–South Leitrim 2007–
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael Ind = Independent
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
30th	2007^[4]		Michael Finneran (FF)		Frank Feighan (FG)		Denis Naughten (FG)
31st	2011^[5]		Luke 'Ming' Flanagan^[1] (Ind)		Frank Feighan (FG)		Denis Naughten (FG)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

2011 general election

2011 general election: Roscommon–South Leitrim^[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	Independent	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan^[1]	18.8	8,925	9,251	10,448	12,149
	Fine Gael	Frank Feighan	18.9	8,983	9,457	9,902	11,130	11,239	13,266
	Fine Gael	Denis Naughten	19.6	9,320	9,429	10,618	11,349	11,415	12,122
	Fianna Fáil	Ivan Connaughton	8.6	4,070	5,379	5,856	6,254	6,285	7,034
	Sinn Féin	Martin Kenny	9.8	4,637	5,369	5,526	6,042	6,108
	Labour Party	John Kelly	9.4	4,455	4,617	4,894
	Independent	John McDermott	7.9	3,770	3,882
	Fianna Fáil	Gerry Kilrane	6.4	3,033
	Green Party	Garreth McDaid	0.5	220
	Independent	Seán Kearns	0.2	91
Electorate: 60,235 Valid: 47,504 Spoilt: 531 (1.1%) Quota: 11,877 Turnout: 48,035 (79.7%)

2007 general election

2007 general election: Roscommon–South Leitrim^[4]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	Fine Gael	Frank Feighan	19.8	9,103	9,507	10,421	12,065
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Finneran	21.7	9,982	10,135	10,529	12,017
	Fine Gael	Denis Naughten	19.4	8,928	9,354	9,670	11,048
	Fianna Fáil	John Ellis	17.2	7,915	8,060	9,347	9,650
	Independent	John Kelly	9.9	4,539	4,839	5,522
	Sinn Féin	Martin Kenny	8.4	3,876	4,118
	Green Party	Garreth McDaid	1.8	836
	Labour Party	Hughie Baxter	1.8	832
	Independent	Noel O'Gara	0.1	66
Electorate: 62,437 Valid: 46,077 Spoilt: ? Quota: 11,520 Turnout: 73.8%

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flanagan campaigned as a member of the New Vision alliance.
↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "General election 2007: Roscommon–South Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "General election 2011: Roscommon–South Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Current Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

Parliamentary constituencies in County Roscommon

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Athlone (1607–1800)
Boyle (1614–1800)
Tulsk (1643–1800)
Roscommon Borough (1611–1800)
Roscommon County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918

Roscommon (1801–1885)
North Roscommon (1885–1922)
South Roscommon (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Leitrim–Roscommon North (1921–1923)
Mayo South–Roscommon South (1921–1923)
Roscommon (1923–1969, 1981–1992)
Roscommon–Leitrim (1969–1981)
Longford–Roscommon (1992–2007)
Roscommon–South Leitrim (2007– )

Future	Roscommon–Galway

European Parliament
1979–present

Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004)
North-West (2004– )

Irish counties: Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Donegal
Dublin
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow

v t e Parliamentary constituencies in County Leitrim

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Carrick (1614–1800) Jamestown (????–1800) Leitrim (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Leitrim (1801–1885) North Leitrim (1885–1918) South Leitrim (1885–1918) Leitrim (1918–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Leitrim–Roscommon North (1921–1923) Leitrim–Sligo (1923–1937) Leitrim (1937–1948) Sligo–Leitrim (1948–2007, 2016– ) Donegal–Leitrim (1969–1977) Roscommon–Leitrim (1969–1981) Sligo–North Leitrim (2007– ) Roscommon–South Leitrim (2007– )

European Parliament 1979–present	Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004) North-West (2004– )

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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