Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)

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Template:Short description Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox constituency Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County, Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly) was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland), from 1921 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2024. The constituency elected deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

Template:Infobox constituency Laois–Offaly was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as King's County–Queen's County (the respective names of County Offaly and County Laois before independence). The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. It was known in the Dáil as Leix–Offaly, and first used for the 1921 general election to the Second Dáil. The Sinn Féin candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the Second Dáil (1921–22). It was used at every subsequent general election until 2011. It was abolished at the 2016 general election, and was replaced by the new constituencies of Laois and Offaly.

It was re-established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, which came into effect for the 2020 general election.[1]

In August 2023, the Electoral Commission published its review of constituency boundaries in Ireland, which recommended that the constituency of Laois–Offaly be abolished, with the creation of two new three-seat constituencies: Laois and Offaly.[2] Each new constituency would elect 3 deputies. These changes took effect for the 2024 general election under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.

Changes to the Laois–Offaly constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1921–1923 4 County Laois (Queen's County) and County Offaly (King's County)[3] In the Dáil record, the constituency was variously described as Leix and Offaly[4] and Offaly, Leix[5]
1923–2011 5 County Laois and County Offaly Named as Leix–Offaly.;[6][7][8]
Renamed as Laoighis–Offaly from 1961;[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Renamed as Laois–Offaly from 2007.[17]
2011–2016 5 County Laois;
and County Offaly except the areas in the Tipperary North constituency. 		Transfer of Aghacon, Barna, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Ettagh, Gorteen, Mountheaton, Shinrone, Templeharry, in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2, to Tipperary North.[18]
2016–2020 5 Constituency abolished. Moved to constituencies of Laois and Offaly.[19]
2020–2024 5 County Laois; except the area in the Kildare South constituency;
County Offaly; except the area in the Kildare South constituency. 		Transfer to Kildare South:
in County Laois, the electoral divisions of: Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;
and in County Offaly, the electoral division of: Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.[1]

TDs

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Elections

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2020 general election

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2011 general election

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2007 general election

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2002 general election

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1997 general election

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1992 general election

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1989 general election

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1987 general election

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1984 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Cowen died on 24 January 1984. A Fianna Fáil motion to move the writ on 29 February was defeated by the Fine Gael–Labour government.[20] A second motion to move the writ on 17 May was unopposed.[21] The by-election was held on 14 June 1984, the same day as the European Parliament elections. The seat was won by the son of the deceased TD.[22] Template:STV Election box begin2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box end2

November 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election

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1981 general election

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1977 general election

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1973 general election

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1969 general election

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1965 general election

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1961 general election

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1957 general election

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1956 by-election

Labour Party TD William Davin died on 1 March 1956. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 30 April 1956. Template:STV Election box begin2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box end2

1954 general election

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1951 general election

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1948 general election

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1944 general election

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1943 general election

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1938 general election

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1937 general election

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1933 general election

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1932 general election

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September 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election

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1926 by-election

Republican TD Seán McGuinness was disqualified on 30 November 1925. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 18 February 1926. Template:STV Election box begin2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box end2

1923 general election

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1922 general election

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1921 general election

1921 general election: Leix–Offaly[23]Template:Efn
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
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Script error: No such module "political party". Joseph Lynch Unopposed N/A 2
Script error: No such module "political party". Patrick McCartan[*] Unopposed N/A 3
Script error: No such module "political party". Kevin O'Higgins[*] Unopposed N/A 4

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See also

References

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