Laois–Offaly (Dáil Éireann constituency)
| Laois–Offaly | |
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| Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency |
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Location of Laois–Offaly within Ireland
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1921 |
| Abolished | 2016 |
| Seats | 4 (1921–1923) 5 (1923–2016) |
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County Laois County Offaly |
Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County,Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly) was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1921 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Laois–Offaly was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, and first used for the 1921 general election to the Second Dáil. It was used at every subsequent general election until 2011.
It spanned the entire area of County Laois and most of County Offaly, and includes the towns of Abbeyleix, Birr, Edenderry, Mountrath, Portarlington, Portlaoise and Tullamore. A small part of County Offaly was in the Tipperary North constituency.
It was abolished at the 2016 general election, and was replaced by the new constituencies of Laois and Offaly.
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