Meath–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1937–1948)
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, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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
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] [ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard
19.5
8,648
Fine Gael
Charles Fagan
14.9
6,606
6,617
6,705
6,845
6,960
7,967
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
12.6
5,560
5,677
5,717
5,730
7,113
7,244
7,274
8,750
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
12.4
5,497
5,548
5,564
5,783
5,791
6,393
6,846
7,007
7,085
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
10.9
4,828
5,143
5,152
5,188
5,416
5,536
5,565
8,114
Labour
Peadar Cowan
8.9
3,961
3,986
4,622
4,795
4,857
4,977
5,051
5,153
5,208
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
8.0
3,522
4,233
4,256
4,286
4,404
4,445
4,449
Fianna Fáil
Patrick McKenna
4.5
1,970
1,991
2,001
2,007
Clann na Talmhan
Gerry L'Estrange
3.6
1,613
1,622
1,642
2,169
2,230
Clann na Talmhan
Michael Bracken
2.7
1,189
1,195
1,205
Labour
Owen Comiskey
1.9
863
868
Electorate: 64,104 Valid: 44,257 Quota: 7,377 Turnout: 69.0%
1943 general election
1943 general election : Meath–Westmeath[ 5] [ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fine Gael
Charles Fagan
14.9
7,163
7,227
7,332
7,372
7,470
7,947
8,017
8,045
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard
14.8
7,160
7,166
7,456
7,491
7,627
7,770
8,027
9,126
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
10.7
5,161
5,226
5,255
5,269
6,362
6,377
6,418
6,995
7,287
7,599
7,663
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
8.7
4,202
4,206
4,383
4,544
4,560
5,861
6,134
6,245
8,465
Labour
Peadar Cowan
8.3
3,983
4,305
4,484
4,502
4,553
4,629
6,276
6,337
6,937
6,956
7,113
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
7.8
3,786
3,796
3,882
3,942
4,107
4,207
4,261
6,241
6,561
7,210
7,415
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
7.7
3,736
3,750
3,840
3,852
3,924
3,958
4,034
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Cooney
6.8
3,284
3,304
3,345
4,278
4,366
4,603
4,668
4,691
Fine Gael
Michael Sweeney
5.1
2,439
2,444
2,479
2,529
2,536
Labour
John Fitzgerald
4.3
2,081
2,312
2,571
2,582
2,596
2,660
Fianna Fáil
Patrick McKenna
3.6
1,719
1,772
1,778
1,800
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick McMahon
2.8
1,351
1,358
1,378
Independent
Seán Doyle
2.8
1,349
1,356
Labour
Charles McGurk
1.7
818
Electorate: 64,104 Valid: 48,232 Quota: 8,039 Turnout: 75.2%
1938 general election
1938 general election : Meath–Westmeath[ 4] [ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
19.9
9,690
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
18.8
9,139
Fine Gael
Charles Fagan
15.8
7,665
7,673
7,915
8,413
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
15.5
7,552
9,066
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
14.3
6,959
6,986
7,085
9,309
Labour
Peadar Cowan
9.5
4,621
4,656
5,160
5,305
Fine Gael
Michael Sweeney
6.1
2,962
2,969
3,164
Electorate: 61,877 Valid: 48,588 Quota: 8,099 Turnout: 78.5%
1937 general election
1937 general election : Meath–Westmeath[ 3] [ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
James Kelly
19.4
9,328
Fine Gael
Charles Fagan
15.6
7,514
7,515
7,671
7,883
8,124
Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly
14.8
7,111
7,950
7,992
8,056
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
13.8
6,641
7,058
7,069
7,435
7,463
7,489
7,535
Fine Gael
Patrick Giles
13.2
6,354
6,366
6,519
6,546
7,428
9,849
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Robbins
5.9
2,815
2,830
2,836
3,032
3,049
3,117
3,162
Fine Gael
Gerald Williamson
4.8
2,292
2,294
2,313
2,320
2,788
Labour
Peadar Cowan
4.5
2,160
2,173
2,202
2,934
2,971
3,031
3,253
Fine Gael
Michael Sweeney
3.6
1,750
1,753
1,780
1,793
Labour
John Hayden
3.5
1,667
1,671
1,684
Independent
James Daly
1.0
486
488
Electorate: 61,654 Valid: 48,118 Quota: 8,020 Turnout: 78.1%
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