Limerick City–Limerick East was a
parliamentary constituency represented in
Dáil Éireann
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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or
Oireachtas
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from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 4 deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of
proportional representation by means of the
single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created by the
Government of Ireland Act 1920 and first used at the
1921 general election to the
House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the
2nd Dáil. It covered
Limerick City and the eastern parts of
County Limerick.
It succeeded the
United Kingdom House of Commons constituencies of
Limerick City and
East Limerick which
in 1918 were used to elect the
members of the 1st Dáil.
It was abolished under the
Electoral Act 1923, when it was replaced by the new
Limerick constituency which was first used in the
1923 general election for the
members of the 4th Dáil.
TDs
Elections
At both the
1921 general election and the
1922 general election, the number of candidates in Limerick City–Limerick East exactly matched the number of seats. There was therefore no ballot in the constituency on either occasion, and all candidates were returned without a contest.
1922 general election
1921 general election
See also
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Dáil constituencies
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Politics of the Republic of Ireland
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Historic Dáil constituencies
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Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
External links
Oireachtas Members Database
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Historic constituencies in County Limerick
Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
1921 establishments in Ireland
1923 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1921
Constituencies disestablished in 1923