Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil Éireann constituency)
| Sligo–Leitrim | |
|---|---|
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Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency |
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2016 |
| Seats | 4 |
| TDs | |
| County council |
Sligo County Council Leitrim County Council Donegal County Council Cavan County Council |
| EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Sligo–Leitrim | |
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| Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency |
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1948 |
| Abolished | 2007 |
| Seats | 5 (1948–1961) 4 (1961–1969) 3 (1969–1981) 4 (1981–2007) |
| County council |
County Sligo County Leitrim |
Sligo–Leitrim is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from the 2016 general election. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). Another constituency of the same name existed from 1948 to 2007.
The Sligo–Leitrim constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, and first used for the 1948 general election. It replaced the two previous constituencies of Sligo and Leitrim, which had been created for the 1937 general election.
The constituency was abolished for the 2007 general election, when it was replaced by two new constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim.
The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Sligo–Leitrim be created. The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.
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