Longford–Westmeath is a

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represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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. The constituency elects five deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of

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by means of the

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(PR-STV). It contains all of

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and

County Westmeath County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...

History and boundaries

The constituency existed from 1921 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1992, but was abolished for the 1992 general election. It was re-created by the

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which gave effect to the 2004 ''Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies'', and has been in use since the 2007 general election. From 2007 until 2024, it was a four-seat constituency, with part of

around

Castlepollard Castlepollard ( or ''Cionn Toirc'') is a village in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. Name The name ''Castlepollard'' comes from the name of a castle or fortified m ...

and

Delvin Delvin () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland; it is located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan. The town is from Mullingar (along the N52). The word Delvin comes from Delbhna. That tribe settled in what is present- ...

in the Meath West constituency. It was then defined as: The

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defines the constituency as: In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the

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recommended that the electoral divisions of Westmeath in the Meath West constituency should be transferred to Longford–Westmeath, thereby making the constituency comprise the entire counties of Longford and Westmeath for the first time since 1981. It was also allocated an additional seat to become a five-seat constituency.

TDs

TDs 1921–1937

TDs 1948–1992

TDs since 2007

Elections

2024 general election

2020 general election

2016 general election

Final result following a recount.

2014 by-election

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TD Nicky McFadden died on 25 March 2014. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 23 May 2014, the same date as the 2014

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, and a by-election in Dublin West. The seat was won by Gabrielle McFadden, sister of the deceased TD.

2011 general election

2007 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1977 general election

1973 general election

1970 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD

Patrick Lenihan Patrick James Lenihan (4 September 1902 – 11 March 1970) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 1965 to 1970. He held the distinction of being the only parent t ...

died on 11 March 1970. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 14 April 1970.

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1951 general election

1948 general election

1933 general election

1932 general election

1930 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD James Killane died on 26 April 1930. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 13 June 1930.

September 1927 general election

June 1927 general election

1923 general election

Michael Gallagher notes that newspapers at the time were not consistent with the exact figures of the first count so there may have been slight differences to the below. Full figures for the second to the ninth counts are unavailable. The order of eliminations was O'Farrell on 138 votes, Carrigy 735, Groarke 924, Philips 1,203, Gavin 1,244, Redmond 1,396, Victory 1,851, Wilson 2,689 and Garahan 2,793.

1922 general election

1921 general election

References

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