Roscommon (Dáil constituency)

Roscommon was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969 and from 1981 to 1992. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Roscommon
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1969
Seats
  • 4 (1923–37)
  • 3 (1937–48)
  • 4 (1948–69)
Local government areaCounty Roscommon
Created from
Replaced by
Roscommon
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1981
Abolished1992
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Roscommon
Created from
Replaced by

History and boundaries

The constituency has had two separate periods of existence:

For the 2007 general election, the county was represented by the new Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency.

TDs

TDs 1923–1969
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon 1923–1969[3]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th1923[4] George Noble Plunkett
(Rep)		 Henry Finlay
(CnaG)		 Gerald Boland
(Rep)		 Andrew Lavin
(CnaG)
1925 by-election[5] Martin Conlon
(CnaG)
5th1927 (Jun)[6] Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)		 Gerald Boland
(FF)		 Michael Brennan
(Ind)
6th1927 (Sep)[7]
7th1932[8] Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)		 Frank MacDermot
(NCP)
8th1933[9] Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)		 Michael Brennan
(CnaG)
9th1937[10] Michael Brennan
(FG)		 Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)		 3 seats
1937–1948
10th1938[11]
11th1943[12] John Meighan
(CnaT)		 John Beirne
(CnaT)
12th1944[13] Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
13th1948[14] Jack McQuillan
(CnaP)
14th1951[15] John Finan
(CnaT)		 Jack McQuillan
(Ind)
15th1954[16] James Burke
(FG)
16th1957[17]
17th1961[18] Patrick J. Reynolds
(FG)		 Brian Lenihan Snr
(FF)		 Jack McQuillan
(NPD)
1964 by-election[19] Joan Burke
(FG)
18th1965[20] Hugh Gibbons
(FF)
19th1969 Constituency abolished. See Roscommon–Leitrim

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 1981–1992
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon 1981–1992[3]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
22nd1981[21] Terry Leyden
(FF)		 Seán Doherty
(FF)		 John Connor
(FG)
23rd1982 (Feb)[22] Liam Naughten
(FG)
24th1982 (Nov)[23]
25th1987[24]
26th1989[25] Tom Foxe
(Ind)		 John Connor
(FG)
27th1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon

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

1989 general election
1989 general election: Roscommon[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael John Connor 6,823 22.1 3
Independent Tom Foxe 6,811 22.1 2
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 6,424 20.8 1
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 5,435 17.6
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 5,281 17.1
Independent Andrew Kerrigan 119 0.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,893   Quota: 7,724   Turnout:

1987 general election
1987 general election: Roscommon[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 8,944 27.6 1 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 7,257 22.4 2
Fine Gael John Connor 6,144 19.0
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 5,949 18.4 3
Independent Eithne Quinn 4,067 12.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,361   Quota: 8,091   Turnout:

November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election: Roscommon[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 9,362 28.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 8,121 24.8 2
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 7,338 22.4 3
Fine Gael John Connor 5,177 15.8
Fine Gael Thomas Callan 2,806 8.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,804   Quota: 8,202   Turnout:

February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election: Roscommon[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 8,936 28.1 1 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 8,450 26.6 2 1
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 7,502 23.6 3
Fine Gael John Connor 6,897 21.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,785   Quota: 7,947   Turnout:

1981 general election
1981 general election: Roscommon[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 8,918 26.9 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 7,095 21.4 2
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 4,845 14.6
Fine Gael John Connor 4,717 14.2 3
Fine Gael Charles Duignan 3,505 10.6
Independent Patrick Lenihan 1,771 5.3
Independent Patrick Moylan 1,569 4.7
Independent Tom McGarry 633 1.9
Independent Patrick Greaney 100 0.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,153   Quota: 8,289   Turnout:

1965 general election
1965 general election: Roscommon[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Joan Burke 9,467 26.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 7,616 21.6 2 1
Fine Gael Patrick J. Reynolds 4,870 13.9 3
Labour Jack McQuillan 4,449 12.7
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gibbons 3,882 11.0 4
Fianna Fáil Willie Farrell 3,659 10.4
Fine Gael Michael Fallon 1,217 3.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,160   Quota: 7,033   Turnout:

1964 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Burke, a by-election was held on 8 July 1964. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Joan Burke, widow of the deceased TD.

1964 by-election: Roscommon[26]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Fine Gael Joan Burke 49.7 17,308 18,754
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gibbons 43.4 15,107 15,673
Labour Oliver Macklin 5.9 2,056  
Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 1.0 352  
Electorate: 44,635   Valid: 34,823   Quota: 17,412   Turnout: 78.02%  

    1961 general election
    1961 general election: Roscommon[18]
    Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
    National Progressive Democrats Jack McQuillan 5,289 15.1 1
    Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 4,873 13.9 4
    Fine Gael James Burke 4,753 13.6 2
    Fine Gael Patrick J. Reynolds 3,754 10.7 3
    Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 3,634 10.4
    Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 3,211 9.2
    Fianna Fáil Peter Charles 2,331 6.7
    Independent James Doherty 1,975 5.6
    Clann na Poblachta Peter McGuinness 1,603 4.6
    Fine Gael Rose Shannon 1,467 4.2
    Sinn Féin Sylvester Fitzsimons 1,138 3.3
    Independent Richard Ellis 968 2.8
    Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,996   Quota: 7,000   Turnout:

    1957 general election
    1957 general election: Roscommon[17]
    Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
    Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 4,222 13.8 3
    Independent Jack McQuillan 4,075 13.3 2
    Fine Gael James Burke 3,914 12.8 4
    Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 3,393 11.1
    Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 3,288 10.7 1
    Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 2,805 9.2
    Sinn Féin Seán Scott 2,741 9.0
    Clann na Talmhan Paddy Concannon 2,043 6.7
    Fianna Fáil Walter McGuire 1,813 5.9
    Labour Joseph Connaughton 1,756 5.7
    Labour James Regan 583 1.9
    Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,633   Quota: 6,127   Turnout:

    1954 general election
    1954 general election: Roscommon[16]
    Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
    Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 5,456 16.4 1
    Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 4,894 14.7 2
    Independent Jack McQuillan 4,756 14.3 4
    Fine Gael James Burke 4,549 13.7 3
    Clann na Talmhan John Finan 4,337 13.1
    Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 3,629 10.9
    Fianna Fáil Peter Lynch 3,447 10.4
    Clann na Poblachta John Scott 901 2.7
    Labour Andrew Treacy 894 2.7
    Clann na Poblachta Michael Garvey 339 1.0
    Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,202   Quota: 6,641   Turnout:

    1951 general election
    1951 general election: Roscommon[26]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 18.4 6,269 6,796 7,683        
    Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 14.6 4,980 5,072 5,180 5,202 6,655 6,786 6,831
    Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 13.8 4,710 4,732 4,828 4,843 5,946 6,090 6,129
    Clann na Talmhan John Finan 12.9 4,408 4,558 5,320 5,746 5,771 7,556  
    Independent Jack McQuillan 10.8 3,666 3,772 4,290 4,400 4,748 5,768 6,298
    Fianna Fáil John J. Smyth 8.9 3,036 3,045 3,083 3,092      
    Clann na Poblachta Michael Kelly 8.1 2,751 2,962          
    Fine Gael Michael Brennan 7.5 2,551 3,101 3,546 3,725 3,802    
    Fine Gael Patrick J. Flynn 5.0 1,691            
    Electorate: 44,017   Valid: 34,062   Quota: 6,813   Turnout: 77.38%  

      1948 general election
      1948 general election: Roscommon[26]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 21.5 7,581              
      Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 13.7 4,841 5,039 5,065 5,101 5,131 5,178 5,340 7,948
      Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 12.7 4,470 4,484 4,549 4,987 5,416 5,514 6,135 6,774
      Fianna Fáil Peter Lynch 10.3 3,633 3,846 3,857 3,890 3,918 3,999 4,124  
      Clann na Talmhan John Finan 10.2 3,604 3,609 3,671 3,892 4,095 4,254 4,647 4,679
      Clann na Poblachta Jack McQuillan 8.6 3,025 3,041 3,087 3,252 3,449 5,814 6,862 7,277
      Clann na Poblachta Michael Kelly 7.5 2,660 2,670 2,698 2,731 2,861      
      Independent Michael Brennan 6.7 2,370 2,405 2,490 2,777 3,138 3,177    
      Fine Gael Martin Conlon 3.6 1,255 1,263 1,511 1,555        
      Clann na Talmhan Matthew Davis 3.4 1,216 1,232 1,301          
      Fine Gael Peter Farrell 1.9 655 659            
      Electorate: 46,197   Valid: 35,310   Quota: 7,062   Turnout: 76.43%  

        1944 general election
        1944 general election: Roscommon[13][27]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 25.5 7,800      
        Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 23.0 7,044 7,358 7,493 7,874
        Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 17.5 5,359 5,521 6,349 7,213
        Clann na Talmhan John Meighan 15.1 4,629 4,920 5,836 6,583
        Fine Gael Michael Brennan 7.8 2,394 2,505 2,811  
        Clann na Talmhan Patrick Farrell 7.1 2,189 2,294    
        Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Joseph O'Kelly 4.0 1,217      
        Electorate: 41,518   Valid: 30,632   Quota: 7,659   Turnout: 73.8%  

          1943 general election
          1943 general election: Roscommon[12][27]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 7,091 22.2 1
          Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 6,522 20.4
          Clann na Talmhan John Meighan 5,122 16.0 2
          Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 4,903 15.4 3
          Fine Gael Michael Brennan 3,261 10.2
          Labour John Doran 3,132 9.8
          Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Donnell 1,902 6.0
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,933   Quota: 7,984   Turnout:

          1938 general election
          1938 general election: Roscommon[11][27]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12
          Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 33.8 10,719  
          Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 26.0 8,223  
          Fine Gael Michael Brennan 20.7 6,547 7,800
          Fine Gael Dudley Costello 19.6 6,200 6,636
          Electorate: 41,620   Valid: 31,689   Quota: 7,923   Turnout: 76.1%  

            1937 general election
            1937 general election: Roscommon[10][27]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 28.4 8,925      
            Fine Gael Michael Brennan 26.4 8,295      
            Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.4 5,774 6,638 6,647 8,387
            Fine Gael Dudley Costello 15.3 4,806 4,850 5,266 5,822
            Independent Patrick O'Dowd 11.5 3,599 3,766 3,786  
            Electorate: 42,103   Valid: 31,399   Quota: 7,850   Turnout: 74.6%  

              1933 general election
              1933 general election: Roscommon[9][27]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 20.8 8,246        
              Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 20.6 8,160        
              National Centre Party Frank MacDermot 19.4 7,703 7,712 7,716 8,975  
              Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.1 7,190 7,475 7,697 7,748 7,780
              Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennan 11.5 4,568 4,585 4,586 6,990 8,003
              Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 9.5 3,781 3,786 3,789    
              Electorate: 48,958   Valid: 39,648   Quota: 7,930   Turnout: 81.0%  

                1932 general election

                Details of the fifth count are not available. Gallagher notes [27] it is unclear as to why the returning officer proceeded with the elimination of O'Dowd on the final count.

                1932 general election: Roscommon[8][27]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456
                Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.7 6,606 6,723 6,779 6,821 N/A 10,289
                Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 17.9 6,314 6,353 6,421 6,521 N/A  
                Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 17.5 6,189 6,230 6,486 6,604 N/A 9,237
                Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 13.3 4,715 6,116 9,777      
                Independent Frank MacDermot 12.9 4,560 5,050 5,667 7,490    
                Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennan 11.5 4,077 4,817        
                Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Grogan 8.2 2,897          
                Electorate: 48,403   Valid: 35,358   Quota: 7,072   Turnout: 73.1%  

                  September 1927 general election
                  September 1927 general election: Roscommon[7][27]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 16.3 5,417 5,496 5,520 5,521 5,945 8,108  
                  Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 15.9 5,289 5,479 5,569 5,571 5,754 6,933  
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 14.9 4,959 5,126 6,883        
                  Independent Michael Brennan 11.6 3,844 4,593 4,742 4,763 5,528 5,615 5,736
                  Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 10.3 3,424 3,472 3,497 3,499 3,616    
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph Burke 9.2 3,050 3,180 3,445 3,652 4,844 4,903 4,947
                  Independent John Doran 9.0 2,987 3,146 3,267 3,278      
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 7.0 2,326 2,522          
                  Independent John Keaveney 5.7 1,895            
                  Electorate: 50,586   Valid: 33,191   Quota: 6,639   Turnout: 65.6%  

                    June 1927 general election
                    June 1927 general election: Roscommon[6][27]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345678910
                    Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 18.0 5,615 5,641 6,306              
                    Independent Michael Brennan 13.3 4,151 4,270 4,317 4,319 4,367 5,099 5,300 5,878 7,503  
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 12.0 3,734 3,969 3,974 3,975 3,989 4,133 5,374 5,769 6,099 6,302
                    Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 9.6 3,000 3,027 3,257 3,328 4,520 4,606 4,666 5,114 5,406 5,492
                    Independent John Keaveney 8.0 2,500 2,652 2,672 2,672 2,717 2,803 2,964 3,281    
                    Cumann na nGaedheal John Doran 7.5 2,341 2,432 2,445 2,446 2,472 2,611 2,934 3,417 3,627 3,725
                    Labour Thomas Larkin 7.3 2,256 2,326 2,353 2,355 2,434 2,751 2,887      
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 6.3 1,963 2,194 2,208 2,208 2,232 2,351        
                    Independent Michael Killian 5.9 1,834 1,847 1,877 1,878 1,902          
                    Sinn Féin George Noble Plunkett 5.1 1,575 1,584 1,603 1,609            
                    Fianna Fáil Séamus Duffy 3.6 1,108 1,114                
                    Cumann na nGaedheal James Flanagan 3.3 1,032                  
                    Electorate: 50,586   Valid: 31,109   Quota: 6,222   Turnout: 61.5%  

                      1925 by-election

                      Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Henry Finlay, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Martin Conlon.

                      1925 by-election: Roscommon[5][27]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 61.2 21,118
                      Republican John J. O'Kelly 38.8 13,410
                      Electorate: 52,929   Valid: 34,528   Quota: 17,265   Turnout: 65.2%  

                        1923 general election
                        1923 general election: Roscommon[4][27]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1234567891011
                        Republican George Noble Plunkett 17.7 5,507 5,537 5,567 5,658 5,893 6,879          
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 16.0 5,001 5,073 5,205 5,210 5,372 5,453 5,470 5,638 5,965 6,306  
                        Republican Gerald Boland 12.3 3,843 3,857 3,866 4,288 4,321 4,455 5,002 5,066 5,492 5,630 5,675
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Henry Finlay 12.3 3,827 3,879 3,919 3,947 3,990 4,002 4,007 4,205 4,568 5,137 6,489
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Dyar 7.2 2,253 2,375 2,453 2,466 2,490 2,502 2,509 2,561 2,691 2,865  
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Dorr 6.1 1,906 1,926 1,974 2,034 2,079 2,090 2,098 2,475 2,531 3,002 3,759
                        Farmers' Party Michael Brennan 5.5 1,711 1,745 1,853 1,869 1,919 1,933 1,946 2,438 2,523    
                        Labour Liam Kelleher 5.0 1,545 1,673 1,690 1,717 1,791 1,848 1,875 1,929      
                        Farmers' Party Edward Cline 4.5 1,397 1,422 1,584 1,617 1,675 1,691 1,706        
                        Republican James Moran 3.9 1,205 1,216 1,234 1,339 1,395            
                        Republican Gerald Davis 2.7 839 842 849                
                        Independent Jasper Tully 2.6 811 869 901 905              
                        Farmers' Party John Drury 2.3 716 739                  
                        Independent Henry Fitzgibbon 2.0 636                    
                        Electorate: 53,710   Valid: 31,197   Quota: 6,240   Turnout: 58.1%  

                          See also

                          References
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