Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)

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Longford–Westmeath
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Longford–Westmeath within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats
  • 4 (2007–)
  • 5 (Next–)
TDs
  •   Peter Burke (FG)
  •   Sorca Clarke (SF)
  •   Joe Flaherty (FF)
  •   Robert Troy (FF)
Local government areas
Created from
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Longford–Westmeath
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1992
Seats
  • 5 (1948–1961)
  • 4 (1961–1992)
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by
Longford–Westmeath
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1937
Seats
  • 4 (1921–1923)
  • 5 (1923–1937)
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by

Longford–Westmeath is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 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[edit]

Map
Longford–Westmeath (2007–present)

The constituency previously existed from 1921 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1992, but was abolished for the 1992 general election. It was re-created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 which gave effect to the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies, and was first used in its current form at the 2007 general election.[1][2][3] It contains the County Longford portion of the former Longford–Roscommon constituency, and most of the former Westmeath constituency apart from the north-eastern area around Castlepollard and Delvin, which became part of the new Meath West constituency.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[4]

"The county of Longford;

and, in the county of Westmeath, the electoral divisions of:

Athlone East Rural, Auburn, Ballybroder, Bellanalack, Carn, Castledaly, Glassan, Kilcumreragh, Killinure, Moate, Mount Temple, Moydrum, Muckanagh, Tubbrit, Umma, in the former Rural District of Athlone No. 1;
Ardnagragh, Ballymore, Doonis, Drumraney, Noughaval, Piercetown, Templepatrick, Winetown, in the former Rural District of Ballymore;
Boherquill, Coole, Coolure, Finnea, Glore, Knockarrow, Rathowen, Street, in the former Rural District of Coole;
Ardnaglew, Ballinalack, Ballykilmore, Ballymorin, Ballynagore, Belvidere, Carrick, Castle, Castlelost, Castletown, Churchtown, Cloghan, Clonfad, Clonlost, Derrymore, Dysart, Emper, Enniscoffey, Gaybrook, Glenlough, Greenpark, Griffinstown, Heathstown, Hopestown, Huntingdon, Jamestown, Kilbeggan, Kilbixy, Killare, Killucan, Kinnegad, Knockdrin, Lackan, Lauree, Middleton, Milltown, Mullingar Rural, Mullingar North Urban, Mullingar South Urban, Multyfarnham, Newtown, Owel, Portloman, Raharney, Rahugh, Rathconrath, Russellstown, Skeagh, Sonna, Stonehall, Streamstown, Taghmon, Tullaghan, Woodland, in the former Rural District of Mullingar;
and Athlone East Urban, Athlone West Urban."

In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended that the electoral divisions of Westmeath in the Meath West constituency should be transferred to the Longford-Westmeath constituency, thereby making the constituency comprise the entire counties of Longford and Westmeath for the first time since 1980. It was also allocated an additional seat to become a five seat constituency.[5]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[6]

"The county of Longford and the county of Westmeath."

TDs[edit]

TDs 1921–1937[edit]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Longford–Westmeath 1921–1937[7]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[8] Lorcan Robbins
(SF) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(SF) 		Joseph McGuinness
(SF) 		Laurence Ginnell
(SF) 		4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922[9] John Lyons
(Lab) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(PT-SF) 		Francis McGuinness
(PT-SF) 		Laurence Ginnell
(AT-SF)
4th 1923[10] John Lyons
(Ind) 		Conor Byrne
(Rep) 		James Killane[a]
(Rep) 		Patrick Shaw
(CnaG) 		Patrick McKenna
(FP)
5th 1927 (Jun)[11] Henry Broderick
(Lab) 		Michael Kennedy
(FF) 		James Victory
(FF) 		Hugh Garahan
(FP)
6th 1927 (Sep)[12] James Killane
(FF) 		Michael Connolly
(CnaG)
1930 by-election[13] James Geoghegan
(FF)
7th 1932[14] Francis Gormley
(FF) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(CnaG)
8th 1933[15] James Victory
(FF) 		Charles Fagan[b]
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–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.

  1. ^ James Killane was elected as a Republican candidate of anti-Treaty rump of Sinn Féin, but joined Fianna Fáil when it split from Sinn Féin in 1926.
  2. ^ Charles Fagan was elected as a candidate of the National Centre Party, became a Fine Gael TD on 8 September 1933 when Cumann na nGaedheal and the National Centre Party, along with the Army Comrades Association, merged to form the new Fine Gael party.

TDs 1948–1992[edit]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Longford–Westmeath 1948–1992[7]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[16] Erskine H. Childers
(FF) 		Thomas Carter
(FF) 		Michael Kennedy
(FF) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(FG) 		Charles Fagan
(Ind)
14th 1951[17] Frank Carter
(FF)
15th 1954[18] Charles Fagan
(FG)
16th 1957[19] Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
(SF)
17th 1961[20] Frank Carter
(FF) 		Joe Sheridan
(Ind) 		4 seats
1961–1992
18th 1965[21] Patrick Lenihan
(FF) 		Gerry L'Estrange
(FG)
19th 1969[22]
1970 by-election[23] Patrick Cooney
(FG)
20th 1973[24]
21st 1977[25] Albert Reynolds
(FF) 		Seán Keegan
(FF)
22nd 1981[26] Patrick Cooney
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[27]
24th 1982 (Nov)[28] Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
25th 1987[29] Henry Abbott
(FF)
26th 1989[30] Louis Belton
(FG) 		Paul McGrath
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and 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.

TDs since 2007[edit]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Longford–Westmeath 2007–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007[31] Willie Penrose
(Lab) 		Peter Kelly
(FF) 		Mary O'Rourke
(FF) 		James Bannon
(FG)
31st 2011[32] Robert Troy
(FF) 		Nicky McFadden
(FG)
2014 by-election[33] Gabrielle McFadden
(FG)
32nd 2016[34] Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind) 		Peter Burke
(FG)
33rd 2020[35] Sorca Clarke
(SF) 		Joe Flaherty
(FF)

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[edit]

2020 general election[edit]

2020 general election: Longford-Westmeath[35][36][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Sorca Clarke 21.0 11,848                  
Fianna Fáil Robert Troy 16.6 9,331 9,384 9,399 9,410 9,445 9,476 9,578 9,661 10,620 10,793
Fianna Fáil Joe Flaherty 13.6 7,666 7,703 7,755 7,761 7,788 7,825 7,976 7,999 8,236 11,064
Fine Gael Peter Burke 11.7 6,617 6,635 6,645 6,648 6,662 6,677 6,731 7,306 8,325 11,034
Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran 11.9 6,730 6,827 6,866 6,896 6,978 7,097 7,363 7,746 9,229 10,003
Fine Gael Micheál Carrigy 11.2 6,334 6,350 6,398 6,399 6,421 6,451 6,534 6,707 6,981  
Green Louise Heavin 4.1 2,325 2,397 2,410 2,441 2,488 2,721 2,780 2,910    
Labour Alan Mangan 3.4 1,904 1,949 1,957 1,964 1,990 2,036 2,079 2,119    
Fine Gael Gabrielle McFadden 2.5 1,411 1,416 1,422 1,425 1,432 1,439 1,450      
National Party James Reynolds 1.7 983 1,001 1,020 1,030 1,081 1,130        
Solidarity–PBP Barbara Smyth[a] 0.7 411 478 483 675 725          
Independent Anna Kavanagh 0.6 334 363 397 408            
Solidarity–PBP Dom Parker[b] 0.4 221 314 322              
Independent Frank Kilbride 0.4 197 206                
Independent Donal Jackson 0.1 71 83                
Electorate: 94,835   Valid: 56,383   Spoilt: 500   Quota: 11,277   Turnout: 56,883 (59.98%)  
  1. ^ People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Smyth was a member of People Before Profit.
  2. ^ Parker was a member of Solidarity.

2016 general election[edit]

Final result following a recount.[38]

2016 general election: Longford–Westmeath[39][40][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Fianna Fáil Robert Troy 21.1 11,655                            
Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran 13.7 7,585 7,658 7,672 7,714 7,733 7,838 7,960 8,134 8,341 8,486 9,244 10,108 11,120    
Fine Gael Peter Burke 10.3 5,683 5,751 5,757 5,774 5,779 5,787 5,900 6,074 6,246 6,291 7,451 7,633 7,877 7,890 11,385
Labour Willie Penrose 8.7 4,822 4,940 4,947 4,980 4,986 5,015 5,039 5,185 5,503 5,642 6,041 6,360 7,058 7,087 8,505
Sinn Féin Paul Hogan 9.5 5,276 5,311 5,346 5,375 5,407 5,607 5,633 5,784 5,909 6,039 6,110 6,643 7,370 7,386 7,824
Fine Gael James Bannon 8.4 4,649 4,659 4,663 4,665 4,669 4,672 4,703 4,711 4,775 4,985 5,436 5,955 7,077 7,081  
Fianna Fáil Connie Gerety-Quinn 7.1 3,944 4,163 4,167 4,176 4,186 4,195 4,266 4,297 4,370 4,703 4,764 5,917      
Independent James Morgan 6.0 3,329 3,344 3,356 3,367 3,423 3,443 3,492 3,531 3,657 4,315 4,339        
Fine Gael Gabrielle McFadden 5.1 2,834 2,842 2,846 2,856 2,867 2,872 2,905 2,915 2,991 3,025          
Independent Mae Sexton 3.0 1,646 1,654 1,657 1,662 1,729 1,755 1,781 1,822 1,895            
Green Manchán Magan 2.0 1,104 1,111 1,122 1,134 1,157 1,235 1,261 1,395              
Independent Brian Fagan 1.6 898 921 935 952 965 1,023 1,053                
Catholic Democrats Noel McKervey 1.2 654 658 664 672 676 686                  
AAA–PBP Dominic Parker 0.9 506 510 532 549 591                    
Independent Barbara Smyth 0.5 296 299 308 312                      
Independent James Miller 0.4 210 213 232                        
Direct Democracy Stephanie Healy 0.2 132 133                          
Independent Donal Jackson 0.1 53 53                          
Electorate: 84,219   Valid: 55,276   Spoilt: 540   Quota: 11,056   Turnout: 66.27%  

2014 by-election[edit]

2014 by-election: Longford–Westmeath[33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Gabrielle McFadden 25.2 12,365 12,459 13,414 14,390 15,841 17,564 20,058
Fianna Fáil Aengus O'Rourke 18.2 8,910 8,966 9,289 9,763 10,811 12,431 14,581
Sinn Féin Paul Hogan 15.4 7,548 7,677 8,014 8,756 9,570 11,254  
Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran 11.5 5,629 5,849 6,085 6,833 7,797    
Independent James Morgan 12.2 5,959 6,096 6,206 6,615      
Independent Brian Fagan 8.6 4,195 4,378 4,985        
Labour Denis Leonard 6.7 3,290 3,352          
Independent John McNamara 1.8 869            
Independent Donal Jackson 0.5 238            
Electorate: 87,999   Valid: 49,003   Spoilt: 1,492 (3.0%)   Quota: 24,502   Turnout: 50,495 (57.4%)  

2011 general election[edit]

2011 general election: Longford–Westmeath[32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Willie Penrose 19.8 11,406 11,560            
Fine Gael James Bannon 15.9 9,129 9,178 9,292 10,888 11,017 12,440    
Fine Gael Nicky McFadden 10.7 6,129 6,240 6,626 6,989 8,906 9,071 9,245 10,664
Fianna Fáil Robert Troy 7.4 4,275 4,323 5,453 5,624 5,953 8,490 8,757 9,401
Fine Gael Peter Burke 11.5 6,629 6,717 6,807 6,976 7,147 7,207 7,317 8,097
Sinn Féin Paul Hogan 7.5 4,339 4,464 4,647 5,166 6,063 6,340 6,487  
Fianna Fáil Peter Kelly 6.7 3,876 3,904 4,385 4,976 5,161      
Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran 6.4 3,707 3,899 4,333 4,559        
Labour Mae Sexton 6.9 3,960 4,046 4,175          
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke 5.3 3,046 3,101            
Independent John Boland 0.6 330              
Green Siobhán Kinahan 0.5 309              
New Vision David D'arcy 0.3 159              
Independent Benny Cooney 0.2 130              
Independent Donal Jackson 0.2 101              
Electorate: 83,970   Valid: 57,525   Spoilt: 661 (1.1%)   Quota: 11,506   Turnout: 58,186 (69.3%)  

2007 general election[edit]

2007 general election: Longford–Westmeath[31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Willie Penrose 17.6 9,692 10,055 10,523 10,716 12,276    
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke 14.9 8,215 8,311 8,646 8,872 8,965 9,083 12,677
Fianna Fáil Peter Kelly 14.1 7,720 7,765 7,992 8,967 9,006 9,026 11,032
Fine Gael James Bannon 13.9 7,652 7,723 7,943 8,611 9,467 9,845 10,158
Fine Gael Nicky McFadden 9.8 5,359 5,476 5,798 5,894 7,253 7,742 8,276
Fianna Fáil Donie Cassidy 12.1 6,664 6,740 6,958 7,060 7,330 7,555  
Fine Gael Peter Burke 7.3 3,988 4,140 4,245 4,287      
Progressive Democrats Mae Sexton 4.2 2,298 2,350 2,420        
Sinn Féin Paul Hogan 3.9 2,136 2,280          
Green Betty Doran 1.7 960            
Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 0.2 124            
Independent Noel O'Gara 0.2 84            
Independent Séamus Cunningham 0.1 24            
Electorate: 83,980   Valid: 54,916   Spoilt: 557 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,984   Turnout: 55,473 (66.1%)  

1989 general election[edit]

1989 general election: Longford–Westmeath[30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Albert Reynolds 21.4 9,055          
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke 16.9 7,154 7,474 7,536 7,988 8,729  
Fine Gael Louis Belton 15.4 6,515 6,602 6,721 7,153 8,604  
Fine Gael Paul McGrath 11.1 4,690 4,696 4,964 5,533 7,602 7,765
Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott 15.9 6,733 6,891 6,985 7,391 7,402 7,508
Fine Gael Brendan McFadden 9.6 4,047 4,051 4,172 4,771    
Independent June Kiernan 7.6 3,207 3,220 3,376      
Progressive Democrats Patrick Whelan 1.7 733 738        
Independent Hugh O'Brien 0.4 161 163        
Electorate: 60,784   Valid: 42,295   Spoilt: 488   Quota: 8,460   Turnout: 42,783 (70%)  

1987 general election[edit]

1987 general election: Longford–Westmeath[29][41]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Albert Reynolds 23.4 10,542            
Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott 17.8 8,035 8,498 8,534 8,805 8,879 9,903  
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 12.6 5,680 5,731 5,750 5,852 6,282 7,983 11,743
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke 16.5 7,440 8,219 8,283 8,384 8,698 8,753 8,952
Progressive Democrats Helena McAuliffe-Ennis 7.7 3,463 3,494 3,518 3,700 4,699 5,089 5,702
Fine Gael Séamus Finnan 8.1 3,642 3,751 3,827 3,902 3,992 4,954  
Fine Gael Colm Smyth 6.9 3,094 3,101 3,105 3,231 3,312    
Progressive Democrats Daniel O'Sullivan 4.3 1,938 1,967 1,993 2,062      
Labour Séamus McNamee 2.3 1,038 1,046 1,078        
Independent Peter Murphy 0.6 280 314          
Electorate: 61,253   Valid: 45,152   Quota: 9,031   Turnout: 73.7%  

November 1982 general election[edit]

November 1982 general election: Longford–Westmeath[28][42]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Albert Reynolds 20.5 8,999          
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 18.2 7,902 8,377 9,948      
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 17.1 7,421 7,989 9,635      
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke 16.2 7,040 7,158 7,321 7,456 7,748 8,066
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 16.3 7,058 7,243 7,370 7,451 7,671 7,891
Fine Gael Séamus Finnan 8.0 3,455 3,636        
Labour Robert Brady 3.8 1,636          
Electorate: 57,780   Valid: 43,411   Quota: 8,683   Turnout: 75.1%  

February 1982 general election[edit]

February 1982 general election: Longford–Westmeath[27][43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Albert Reynolds 23.7 10,214          
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 19.1 8,249 8,304 8,563 9,365    
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 17.3 7,450 7,503 7,905 8,766    
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 15.4 6,648 7,197 7,267 7,319 7,393 8,097
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke 13.2 5,688 6,439 6,459 6,535 6,631 7,493
Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 4.9 2,121 2,231 2,308 2,431 2,613  
Fine Gael Gus Hanley 4.2 1,797 1,859 1,960      
Labour Robert Brady 2.2 957 966        
Electorate: 56,787   Valid: 43,124   Quota: 8,625   Turnout: 75.9%  

1981 general election[edit]

1981 general election: Longford Westmeath[26][44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Albert Reynolds 23.0 10,450              
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 18.2 8,244 8,388 8,444 9,575        
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 12.1 5,499 5,515 5,563 6,594 7,033 8,426 9,986  
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 12.1 5,476 5,486 6,058 6,133 6,140 6,760 8,141 8,403
Fianna Fáil Seán Fallon 11.7 5,285 5,331 5,728 5,818 5,835 6,161 7,431 7,720
Anti H-Block Martin Hurson 10.1 4,573 4,596 4,747 5,088 5,118 5,520    
Labour James Bennett 6.2 2,826 2,964 2,978 3,018 3,026      
Fine Gael Gus Hanley 5.8 2,619 2,630 2,768          
Labour Neil O'Shea 0.9 393              
Electorate: 56,787   Valid: 45,365   Quota: 9,074   Turnout: 79.9%  

1977 general election[edit]

1977 general election: Longford–Westmeath[25][45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 11.9 5,493 5,502 5,760 7,236 11,015    
Fianna Fáil Albert Reynolds 15.4 7,064 7,187 7,219 7,536 8,802 10,491  
Independent Joe Sheridan 16.2 7,461 7,601 8,023 8,283 8,601 8,694 8,913
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 15.0 6,873 7,349 8,457 8,652 8,769 8,798 8,816
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 14.3 6,590 7,002 7,507 7,663 8,397 8,450 8,524
Fianna Fáil Seán Fallon 11.3 5,189 5,201 5,289 6,392      
Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott 7.3 3,366 3,382 3,576        
Labour James Bennett 5.9 2,687 2,716          
Fine Gael Philomena Kelly 2.7 1,227            
Electorate: 56,421   Valid: 45,950   Spoilt: 262 (0.6%)   Quota: 9,191   Turnout: 46,212 (81.9%)[46]  

1973 general election[edit]

1973 general election: Longford–Westmeath[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 6,973 19.2 1
Independent Joe Sheridan 6,841 18.8 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 5,882 16.2 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 4,792 13.2
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 4,759 13.1 3
Fianna Fáil Seán Fallon 3,304 9.1
Labour Jack Coleman 2,127 5.8
Fine Gael Thomas Kilbride 1,729 4.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,407   Quota: 7,282   Turnout:

1970 by-election[edit]

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lenihan, a by-election was held on 14 April 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick Cooney.

1970 by-election: Longford–Westmeath[23][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 46.7 16,146 18,252
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 44.1 15,228 15,904
Labour Jack Coleman 9.2 3,180  
Electorate: 45,956   Valid: 34,554   Quota: 17,278   Turnout: 75.19%  

1969 general election[edit]

1969 general election: Longford–Westmeath[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent Joe Sheridan 7,133 19.5 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 5,455 14.9 3
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 4,935 13.5 2
Fianna Fáil Patrick Lenihan 4,499 12.3 4
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 3,844 10.5
Fianna Fáil James O'Brien 2,767 7.6
Fine Gael Thomas Kilbride 2,615 7.2
Labour Timothy McAuliffe 2,084 5.7
Fine Gael Séamus Finnan 1,479 4.0
Labour James Bennett 1,360 3.7
Labour Michael Brady 420 1.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,591   Quota: 7,319   Turnout:

1965 general election[edit]

1965 general election: Longford–Westmeath[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 6,443 18.6 1
Independent Joe Sheridan 5,566 16.0 3
Fine Gael Seán Mac Eoin 4,898 14.1
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 4,193 12.1 2
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 3,665 10.6
Fianna Fáil Patrick Lenihan 3,126 9.0 4
Labour Timothy McAuliffe 2,833 8.2
Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan 2,589 7.5
Fianna Fáil Daniel Leavy 1,391 4.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,704   Quota: 6,941   Turnout:

1961 general election[edit]

1961 general election: Longford–Westmeath[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 5,891 17.3 2
Fine Gael Seán Mac Eoin 5,719 16.8 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 4,822 14.1 3
Independent Joe Sheridan 4,561 13.4 4
Fine Gael Gerry L'Estrange 3,862 11.3
Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 2,598 7.6
Fianna Fáil Patrick Lenihan 2,593 7.6
Fine Gael Patrick Cooney 2,540 7.4
Labour Thomas Darcy 1,563 4.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,149   Quota: 6,830   Turnout:

1957 general election[edit]

1957 general election: Longford–Westmeath[19][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Seán Mac Eoin 15.4 6,031 6,110 6,318 6,695      
Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 14.1 5,506 5,562 5,871 6,060 6,252 6,506 6,851
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 14.0 5,482 5,498 5,535 5,546 6,125 6,226 6,300
Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 13.2 5,141 5,213 5,312 5,411 6,383 6,468 6,529
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 12.8 4,985 5,000 5,096 5,146 5,529 5,590 5,656
Fine Gael Charles Fagan 9.2 3,598 3,634 3,737 4,130 4,222 7,054  
Fine Gael Joe Sheridan 7.4 2,878 2,910 3,020 3,468 3,557    
Fianna Fáil James McAuley 5.5 2,155 2,202 2,365 2,457      
Fine Gael George Allen 3.6 1,394 1,473 1,700        
Labour Joseph Brennan 3.4 1,326 1,423          
Independent Henry Rice 1.4 549            
Electorate: 51,757   Valid: 39,045   Quota: 6,508   Turnout: 75.4%  

1954 general election[edit]

1954 general election: Longford–Westmeath[18][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Seán Mac Eoin 15.8 6,693 6,929 7,349      
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 14.0 5,941 6,027 6,039 6,098 6,222 7,120
Fine Gael Charles Fagan 13.7 5,800 5,826 5,971 6,273 7,151  
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 12.5 5,284 5,300 5,329 5,384 5,558 6,539
Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 10.8 4,573 4,612 4,621 4,673 4,825 6,585
Fine Gael Joe Sheridan 9.9 4,188 4,260 4,633 5,035 5,749 5,990
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 8.7 3,666 3,680 3,739 3,915 4,411  
Labour Thomas Darcy 5.1 2,172 2,723 2,797 3,514    
Clann na Poblachta Alfred Faulkner 4.0 1,695 1,771 1,856      
Fine Gael Michael Heavey 2.9 1,216 1,218        
Labour Hubert Wilson 2.7 1,144          
Electorate: 52,876   Valid: 42,372   Quota: 7,063   Turnout: 80.1%  

1951 general election[edit]

1951 general election: Longford–Westmeath[17][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Seán Mac Eoin 19.0 7,860                  
Fianna Fáil Frank Carter 16.7 6,924                  
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 14.6 6,068 6,086 6,087 6,117 6,162 6,223 6,347 6,377 6,970  
Independent Charles Fagan 14.5 6,009 6,126 6,126 6,200 6,365 6,615 7,266      
Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 8.9 3,702 3,763 3,777 3,799 3,933 4,061 4,126 4,143 5,270 5,902
Fine Gael Joe Sheridan 6.2 2,582 3,168 3,168 3,203 3,539 3,683 4,066 4,287 4,330 5,416
Fianna Fáil Patrick Hogan 4.4 1,819 1,827 1,828 1,854 1,900 2,139 2,181 2,190    
Labour Thomas Darcy 4.3 1,769 1,792 1,792 1,812 1,979 2,716 3,133 3,214 3,489  
Independent Frank Waters 3.9 1,608 1,630 1,630 1,661 1,697          
Clann na Poblachta Gerard Jennings 3.3 1,375 1,382 1,382 1,521 1,869 1,915        
Clann na Poblachta Patrick Farrell 3.2 1,317 1,421 1,421 1,456            
Clann na Poblachta Thomas Kavanagh 1.0 414 420 420              
Electorate: 53,822   Valid: 41,447   Quota: 6,908   Turnout: 77.01%  

1948 general election[edit]

1948 general election: Longford–Westmeath[16][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent Charles Fagan 15.2 6,319 6,442 6,474 6,789 6,797 6,862 6,869 7,078        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Carter 14.2 5,907 5,920 5,939 5,943 6,106 6,160 6,161 6,383 6,399 6,927 7,064  
Fine Gael Seán Mac Eoin 13.2 5,483 5,575 5,598 6,027 6,265 6,963            
Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 12.8 5,325 5,336 5,346 5,358 5,614 5,706 5,708 5,938 5,963 6,752 6,959  
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 12.4 5,158 5,173 5,199 5,224 5,236 5,251 5,252 5,276 5,280 5,781 6,016 6,149
Clann na Poblachta Conor Byrne 5.8 2,403 2,413 2,797 2,815 2,832 2,907 2,910 2,967 2,977 3,021 3,564 5,077
Fianna Fáil James McAuley 4.7 1,956 1,963 1,972 1,979 1,991 2,092 2,093 2,134 2,137      
Labour John J. Hoey 4.4 1,851 1,871 1,887 1,907 2,116 2,193 2,196 2,217 2,218 2,264    
Clann na Poblachta Patrick Farrell 4.0 1,648 1,652 1,860 1,864 1,913 1,988 1,991 2,327 2,362 2,394 2,594  
Clann na Talmhan Thomas McManus 3.1 1,277 1,280 1,286 1,289 1,353 1,382 1,382          
Fine Gael Frank Waters 2.7 1,137 1,206 1,217 1,342 1,346              
Labour Seán F. Lynch 2.5 1,041 1,045 1,050 1,060                
Fine Gael Gerald L'Estrange 2.1 859 978 984                  
Clann na Poblachta James J. Killean 1.8 766 778                    
Fine Gael William Finnerty 1.3 520                      
Electorate: 54,709   Valid: 41,650   Quota: 6,942   Turnout: 76.13%  

1933 general election[edit]

1933 general election: Longford–Westmeath[15][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 17.5 7,784            
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán Mac Eoin 13.9 6,171 6,175 6,991 7,650      
Fianna Fáil James Victory 13.3 5,935 5,985 6,006 6,145 6,183 6,204 7,038
National Centre Party Charles Fagan 12.9 5,729 5,734 5,829 8,301      
Fianna Fáil Francis Gormley 11.3 5,020 5,049 5,061 5,112 5,194 5,220 5,595
Fianna Fáil James Geoghegan 10.4 4,649 4,890 4,952 5,031 5,164 5,179 7,866
Labour Henry Broderick 10.0 4,457 4,481 4,579 4,816 4,941 5,008  
National Centre Party Robert Belton 8.2 3,654 3,655 3,683        
Cumann na nGaedheal John Grenham 2.6 1,152 1,156          
Electorate: 55,004   Valid: 44,551   Quota: 7,426   Turnout: 81.0%  

1932 general election[edit]

1932 general election: Longford–Westmeath[14][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil James Geoghegan 17.5 7,202            
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 15.8 6,484 6,631 6,712 6,723 6,728 7,712  
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán Mac Eoin 15.2 6,249 6,257 8,439        
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Shaw 14.9 6,128 6,143 6,677 8,084      
Fianna Fáil James Victory 9.7 3,974 4,010 4,090 4,121 4,162 4,649 4,876
Fianna Fáil Francis Gormley 9.2 3,796 3,930 4,222 4,242 4,256 5,120 5,365
Labour Henry Broderick 9.2 3,765 3,776 3,901 3,940 4,151    
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Connolly 8.4 3,463 3,470          
Electorate: 54,592   Valid: 41,061   Quota: 6,844   Turnout: 75.2%  

1930 by-election[edit]

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD James Killane, a by-election was held on 13 June 1930. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate James Geoghegan.

1930 by-election: Longford–Westmeath[13][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil James Geoghegan 53.6 21,881
Cumann na nGaedheal Vincent Delany 40.3 16,438
Labour Michael Duffy 6.2 2,525
Electorate: 56,059   Valid: 40,844   Quota: 20,423   Turnout: 72.9%  

September 1927 general election[edit]

September 1927 general election: Longford–Westmeath[12][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Shaw 18.1 6,812                
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 11.3 4,247 4,268 4,333 4,431 4,459 6,695      
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Connolly 10.7 4,052 4,257 4,374 4,709 5,922 5,946 5,947 6,032 6,123
Labour Henry Broderick 10.7 4,051 4,094 4,433 4,545 4,930 5,049 5,052 5,296 6,109
Farmers' Party Hugh Garahan 10.2 3,841 3,879 3,925 4,494 4,740 4,892 4,895 5,031 5,195
Fianna Fáil James Killane 9.1 3,434 3,439 3,485 3,670 3,686 4,038 4,369 7,735  
Fianna Fáil James Victory 9.0 3,376 3,381 3,509 3,759 3,798 4,212 4,283    
Fianna Fáil James Higgins 8.3 3,121 3,125 3,233 3,397 3,449        
Independent Patrick McKenna 4.9 1,860 1,897 2,033            
Cumann na nGaedheal Owen Dolan 4.4 1,658 1,788 2,050 2,180          
Independent John Lyons 3.3 1,259 1,297              
Electorate: 56,079   Valid: 37,711   Quota: 6,286   Turnout: 67.3%  

June 1927 general election[edit]

June 1927 general election: Longford–Westmeath[11][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Shaw 16.1 6,094 6,170 6,313              
Labour Henry Broderick 11.3 4,282 4,552 4,612 4,789 4,937 5,071 5,145 5,622 6,264 6,329
Independent Robert Belton 7.8 2,952 2,976 2,989 3,058 3,085 3,141 3,273      
Farmers' Party Hugh Garahan 6.9 2,623 2,640 3,048 3,137 3,170 3,263 4,238 4,754 5,668 5,790
Fianna Fáil James Victory 6.8 2,557 2,598 2,609 2,659 2,984 3,350 3,487 3,881 4,008 6,527
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 6.6 2,504 2,619 2,658 2,685 3,158 4,262 4,337 4,452 4,663 5,262
Fianna Fáil James Killane 6.5 2,470 2,510 2,524 2,552 2,806 3,246 3,377 3,833 3,984  
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Connolly 6.5 2,449 2,475 2,498 3,117 3,126 3,160 3,455 4,048 4,461 4,552
National League Richard Cleary 6.3 2,396 2,485 2,611 2,703 2,771 2,866 3,392 3,639    
Fianna Fáil James Higgins 5.5 2,090 2,130 2,197 2,215 2,537          
Farmers' Party Patrick McKenna 5.3 1,997 2,020 2,350 2,501 2,567 2,673        
Sinn Féin Conor Byrne 4.7 1,766 1,801 1,828 1,850            
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McCrann 3.6 1,375 1,417 1,461              
Farmers' Party William Finerty 3.5 1,305 1,331                
Clann Éireann Patrick Brett 1.4 538                  
Clann Éireann Seán O'Hurley 1.0 385                  
Electorate: 56,079   Valid: 37,783   Quota: 6,298   Turnout: 67.4%  

1923 general election[edit]

Michael Gallagher notes[48] that newspapers at the time were not consistent with the exact figures of the first count so there may have been slight differences to the below. Full figures for the second to the ninth counts are unavailable. The order of eliminations was O'Farrell on 138 votes, Carrigy 735, Groarke 924, Philips 1,203, Gavin 1,244, Redmond 1,396, Victory 1,851, Wilson 2,689 and Garahan 2,793.

1923 general election: Longford–Westmeath[10][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Republican Conor Byrne 15.2 5,299 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,152        
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Shaw 14.8 5,147 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,891
Independent John Lyons 12.8 4,452 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,793
Cumann na nGaedheal Francis McGuinness 9.9 3,454 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,249
Farmers' Party Patrick McKenna 9.4 3,274 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,434
Republican James Killane 7.9 2,757 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,569
Farmers' Party Hugh Garahan 5.7 1,991                  
Republican James Victory 4.7 1,634                  
Labour Hubert Wilson 4.6 1,590                  
Labour Thomas Redmond 3.7 1,285                  
Republican John Gavin 3.3 1,150                  
Farmers' Party Francis Phillips 3.1 1,091                  
Farmers' Party Thomas Groarke 2.5 877                  
Cumann na nGaedheal James Carrigy 2.0 708                  
National Democratic Seán O'Farrell 0.4 136                  
Electorate: 58,884   Valid: 34,845   Quota: 5,808   Turnout: 59.2%  

1922 general election[edit]

1922 general election: Longford–Westmeath[9][48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Seán Mac Eoin 35.3 10,152      
Labour John Lyons 24.6 7,073      
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Laurence Ginnell 17.4 5,022 5,604 6,073  
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Francis McGuinness 7.9 2,280 5,173 5,728 5,873
Independent Patrick Belton 7.8 2,258 2,515 2,590 2,617
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Lorcan Robbins 6.9 1,996 2,659 2,876 2,970
Electorate: 47,078   Valid: 28,781   Quota: 5,757   Turnout: 61.1%  

1921 general election[edit]

1921 general election: Longford–Westmeath[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Laurence Ginnell Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Seán Mac Eoin Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Joseph McGuinness Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin Lorcan Robbins Unopposed N/A 4

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