Meath–Westmeath (Dáil Éireann constituency)











Meath–Westmeath

Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created
1937
Abolished
1948
Seats
5
County/City council
County Meath
County Westmeath

Meath–Westmeath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Boundaries


  • 3 TDs


  • 4 Elections

    • 4.1 1944 general election


    • 4.2 1943 general election


    • 4.3 1938 general election


    • 4.4 1937 general election



  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




History


The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 for the 1937 general election to the 9th Dáil.[1] It was last used for the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil.


Meath–Westmeath was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, and replaced by the two new constituencies of Meath and Longford–Westmeath.



Boundaries


The 1935 Act defined its area as: "The administrative County of Meath and the administrative County of Westmeath except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Athlone–Longford."[1]



TDs

































Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath–Westmeath 1937–1948[2]


Key to parties


  •   FF = Fianna Fáil

  •   FG = Fine Gael





























































DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
9th
1937[3]
Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)

Michael Kennedy
(FF)

James Kelly
(FF)

Charles Fagan
(FG)

Patrick Giles
(FG)
10th
1938[4]
11th
1943[5]
Michael Hilliard
(FF)
12th
1944[6]
13th
1948

Constituency abolished. See Meath and Longford–Westmeath

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.



Elections



1944 general election






















































































1944 general election: Meath–Westmeath[6]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Michael Hilliard
8,648
19.5
1
1


Fine Gael

Charles Fagan
6,606
14.9
2



Fianna Fáil

Michael Kennedy
5,560
12.6
3



Fianna Fáil

Matthew O'Reilly
4,828
10.9
4



Fine Gael

Patrick Giles
5,497
12.4
5



Labour Party

Peadar Cowan
3,961
8.9




Fianna Fáil

James Kelly
3,522
8.0




Fianna Fáil
Patrick McKenna
1,970
4.5




Independent

Gerry L'Estrange
1,189
2.7




Independent
Michael Bracken
1,613
3.6




Labour Party
Owen Comiskey
863
2.0



Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,257   Quota: 7,377   Turnout:


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1943 general election: Meath–Westmeath[5]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Michael Hilliard
7,160
14.8
1



Fine Gael

Charles Fagan
7,163
14.9
2



Fine Gael

Patrick Giles
4,202
8.7
3



Fianna Fáil

Michael Kennedy
5,161
10.7
4



Fianna Fáil

Matthew O'Reilly
3,786
7.9
5



Labour Party

Peadar Cowan
3,983
8.3




Fianna Fáil

James Kelly
3,736
7.8




Independent
Joseph Cooney
3,284
6.8




Fine Gael
Michael Sweeney
2,439
5.1




Labour Party
John Fitzgerald
2,081
4.3




Fianna Fáil
Patrick McKenna
1,719
3.6




Independent
Patrick McMahon
1,351
2.8




Independent
Seán Doyle
1,349
2.8




Labour Party
Charles McGurk
818
1.7



Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,232   Quota: 8,039   Turnout:


1938 general election


























































1938 general election: Meath–Westmeath[4]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

James Kelly
9,690
19.9
1
1


Fianna Fáil

Michael Kennedy
9,139
18.8
2
1


Fianna Fáil

Matthew O'Reilly
7,552
15.5
3



Fine Gael

Patrick Giles
6,959
14.3
4



Fine Gael

Charles Fagan
7,665
15.8
5



Labour Party

Peadar Cowan
4,621
9.5




Fine Gael
Michael Sweeney
2,962
6.1



Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,588   Quota: 8,099   Turnout:


1937 general election






















































































1937 general election: Meath–Westmeath[3]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

James Kelly
9,328
19.4
1
1


Fianna Fáil

Matthew O'Reilly
7,111
14.8
2



Fine Gael

Charles Fagan
7,514
15.6
3



Fine Gael

Patrick Giles
6,354
13.2
4



Fianna Fáil

Michael Kennedy
6,641
13.8
5



Fianna Fáil
Eugene Robbins
2,815
5.9




Fine Gael
Gerald Williamson
2,292
4.8




Labour Party

Peadar Cowan
2,160
4.5




Fine Gael
Michael Sweeney
1,750
3.6




Labour Party
John Hayden
1,667
3.5




Independent
James Daly
486
1.0



Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,118   Quota: 8,020   Turnout:


See also


  • Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

  • Politics of the Republic of Ireland

  • List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies

  • Elections in the Republic of Ireland


References




  1. ^ ab "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 


  2. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286. 


  3. ^ ab "General election 1937: Meath–Westmeath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 


  4. ^ ab "General election 1938: Meath–Westmeath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 


  5. ^ ab "General election 1943: Meath–Westmeath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 


  6. ^ ab "General election 1944: Meath–Westmeath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 




External links


  • Oireachtas Members Database






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