Roscommon–South Leitrim was a parliamentary constituency represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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, 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, which gave effect to the 2004 ''Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies''. It included all of

County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...

and the southern portion of

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...

(the area to the east and south of Lough Allen). 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 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