Laois-Offaly (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Laois–Offaly
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Laois–Offaly within Ireland
Future constituency
Created	2021
Seats	5
County/City council	County Laois County Offaly
EP constituency	Midlands–North-West

Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County,Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly) is a parliamentary constituency which will be represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from the next Irish general election due in 2021. The constituency will elect 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). It was previously a constituency from 1921 to 2016.

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.