Roscommon–South Leitrim was a

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represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the

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parliament or Oireachtas, from 2007 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was

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by means of the

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(PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 2007 general election by the

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 16) is a law of Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies in light of the 2002 census. The new constituencies took effect on the dissolution of the 29th Dáil on 29 April 2007 and a general election f ...

, which gave effect to the 2004 ''Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies''. It included all of County Roscommon and the southern portion of

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...

(the area to the east and south of

Lough Allen Lough Allen () is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source, near the Iron Mountains, ...

). 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 The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 4) is a law of Ireland which amended electoral law, including revisions to Dáil constituencies and European Parliament constituencies in light of the 2006 census. The new European Parliament constituen ...

defined the constituency as: It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the Roscommon–Galway and Sligo–Leitrim constituencies.

TDs

Elections

2014 by-election

2011 general election

2007 general election

2015 Marriage Equality referendum

On 22 May 2015, Roscommon–South Leitrim was the only constituency to vote against the proposition in what is sometimes described as the marriage equality referendum, with 51.42% voting No.

References

External links

Oireachtas Members Database

Roscommon-South Leitrim
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roscommon-South Leitrim (Dail constituency) Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) Historic constituencies in County Roscommon Historic constituencies in County Leitrim 2007 establishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 2007 2016 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 2016