Donegal-Leitrim (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Donegal-Leitrim is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering a small part of northern County Leitrim and a larger area of south and western County Donegal, it existed from 1969–1977. It elected three Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, for the 1969 general election to the 19th Dáil. It was used again for the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil.

Donegal-Leitrim was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974. The areas in County Donegal were mostly incorporated into the new Donegal constituency, while the more northerly Leitrim territories and the southern area of Donegal (around Bundoran and Ballyshannon), were incorporated into the substantially-revised Sligo-Letrim.

Boundaries

Its territory did not change in the eight years of its existence, and was defined in the 1969 Act as being:

:"In the administrative county of Donegal, the district electoral divisions of:

:"Ballintra, Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, in the former Rural District of Ballyshannon;"

:"Ballintra, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Clogher, Corkemore, Donegal, Dunkineely, Eanymore, Grousehall, Haugh, Inver, Laghy, Lough Eask, Pettigoe. Tantallon Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tullynaught, in the former Rural District of Donegal;"

:"Magheraclogher (with the exception of the townland of Glentornan), Meenaclalp in the former Rural District of Dunfanaghy."

:"Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Doocharry, Dunglo, Fintown, Glencolumbkille, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Graffy, Inishkeel Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Largymore, Letter macaward, Maas, Maghery, Malinbeg, Mulmosog, Rutland, Tieveskeelta, in the former Rural District of Glenties;"

:"Altnapaste, Castlefinn, Cloghan, Cloghard Convoy (with the exception of the townlands of Aughagault, Aughagault Big, Breen, Drumkeen, Mullaghfin, Stralongford, Treantaboy), Dooish, Gleneely, Goland, Killygordon, Knock, Stranorlar, Urney West, and the townlands of:"

:"Aghawee, Ardnaglass, Ballybogan, Camus, Churchtown, Gortin South, Gortnavilly, Legnabraid, Tirkeeran, Untshinagh Lower, Unshinagh Upper, in the district electoral division of Clondeigh South; Ardvarnock Glebe, Deerpark, Flemingstown, Kiltole Tullydonnell Lower, Tullydonnell Upper, in the district electoral division of Figart; in the former Rural District of Stranorlar;

:"and the urban district of Bundoran;"

:"and, in the administrative county of Leitrim, the district electoral divisions of:"

:"Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Aghavoghill, Gubacreeny, Kinlough, Melvin, Tullaghan, in the former Rural District of Kinlough;"

:"Ballaghameehan, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Lurganboy, Manorhamilton, Munakill, Sramor in the former Rural District of Manorhamilton."

TDs elected

TDs are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of election.

19th Dáil, 1969-1973

*Joseph Brennan (Fianna Fáil)
*Patrick O'Donnell (Fine Gael)
*Cormac Breslin (Ceann Comhairle)

;Changes:On a by-election on December 2, 1970, Patrick Delap (FF) was elected to the seat vacated by the death of Patrick O'Donnell

20th Dáil, 1973-1977

*Joseph Brennan (Fianna Fáil)
*James White (Fine Gael)
*Cormac Breslin (Ceann Comhairle)

External links

* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/ Oireachtas members database]
* http://acts.oireachtas.ie/

ee also

*Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969
*County Donegal
*County Leitrim