History and boundaries edit
The constituency has had two separate periods of existence:
from the 1923 general election until its abolition at the 1969 general election ,[1] Roscommon–Leitrim constituency, which in turn existed until the 1981 general election . At different periods it returned 4, 3 or 4 TDs. It comprised the administrative county of Roscommon . as a 3-seat constituency from the 1981 general election until its abolition at the 1992 general election to be replaced by the 4-seat constituency of Longford–Roscommon . It comprised the administrative county of Roscommon; and, in the administrative county of Galway , the district electoral divisions of: Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Island, Kilcroan, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy.[2] For the 2007 general election , the county was represented by the new Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency.
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.
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.
1989 general election edit 1989 general election : Roscommon[25] [26] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fine Gael John Connor 22.1 6,823 7,306 7,749 Independent Tom Foxe 22.1 6,811 7,521 8,400 Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 20.8 6,424 10,228 Fine Gael Liam Naughten 17.6 5,435 5,639 6,196 Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 17.1 5,281 Independent Andrew Kerrigan 0.4 119 Electorate: ? Valid: 30,893 Quota: 7,724
1987 general election edit 1987 general election : Roscommon[24] [27] [28] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 27.6 8,944 Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 22.4 7,257 8,812 Fine Gael John Connor 19.0 6,144 7,163 7,625 7,876 Fine Gael Liam Naughten 18.4 5,949 7,047 7,438 7,894 Independent Eithne Quinn 12.6 4,067 Electorate: 41,515 Valid: 32,361 Quota: 8,091 Turnout: 77.9%
November 1982 general election edit November 1982 general election : Roscommon[23] [29] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 28.5 9,362 Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 24.8 8,121 8,342 Fine Gael Liam Naughten 22.4 7,338 8,072 8,646 Fine Gael John Connor 15.8 5,177 6,976 7,562 Fine Gael Thomas Callan 8.6 2,806 Electorate: 40,664 Valid: 32,804 Quota: 8,202 Turnout: 80.7%
February 1982 general election edit February 1982 general election : Roscommon[22] [31] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 28.1 8,936 Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 26.6 8,450 Fine Gael Liam Naughten 23.6 7,502 7,940 8,311 Fine Gael John Connor 21.7 6,897 7,448 7,580 Electorate: 40,249 Valid: 31,785 Quota: 7,947 Turnout: 79.0%
1981 general election edit 1981 general election : Roscommon[21] [32] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 26.9 8,918 Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 21.4 7,095 7,590 7,862 8,583 Fine Gael Liam Naughten 14.6 4,845 4,852 4,886 4,956 5,837 7,168 7,214 Fine Gael John Connor 14.2 4,717 4,739 4,906 5,232 5,341 7,430 7,589 Fine Gael Charles Duignan 10.6 3,505 3,557 3,640 3,751 3,853 Independent Patrick Lenihan 5.3 1,771 1,793 1,832 2,165 Independent Patrick Moylan 4.7 1,569 1,583 1,684 Independent Tom McGarry 1.9 633 648 Independent Patrick Greaney 0.3 100 102 Electorate: 40,249 Valid: 33,153 Quota: 8,289 Turnout: 82.4%
1965 general election edit 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.
1961 general election edit 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 edit 1957 general election : Roscommon[17] [33] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 13.8 4,222 4,327 4,515 4,640 5,810 5,899 6,405 Independent Jack McQuillan 13.3 4,075 4,116 4,285 4,589 4,836 5,023 6,562 Fine Gael James Burke 12.8 3,914 3,937 4,024 4,251 4,775 4,881 5,162 5,408 Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 11.1 3,393 3,400 3,712 3,783 3,852 4,410 4,843 5,032 Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 10.7 3,288 3,350 4,040 4,092 4,129 6,150 Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 9.2 2,805 2,833 3,054 3,222 3,357 Sinn Féin Seán Scott 8.9 2,741 2,894 3,007 3,238 3,379 3,517 Clann na Talmhan Paddy Concannon 6.7 2,043 2,054 2,067 2,505 Fianna Fáil Walter McGuire 5.9 1,813 1,834 Labour James Connaughton 5.7 1,756 1,872 1,879 Labour James Regan 1.9 583 Electorate: 41,131 Valid: 30,633 Quota: 6,127 Turnout: 74.5%
1954 general election edit 1954 general election : Roscommon[16] [33] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 16.4 5,456 5,470 5,542 5,579 7,190 Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 14.7 4,894 4,912 4,999 5,424 5,862 5,889 8,745 Independent Jack McQuillan 14.3 4,756 4,800 5,081 5,236 5,518 5,542 5,916 6,284 6,734 Fine Gael James Burke 13.7 4,549 4,589 4,777 5,026 5,124 5,135 6,077 7,756 Clann na Talmhan John Finan 13.1 4,337 4,380 4,425 4,541 4,577 4,583 Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 10.9 3,629 3,637 3,698 3,728 4,700 5,181 5,362 5,419 5,446 Fianna Fáil Peter Lynch 10.4 3,447 3,459 3,506 3,552 Clann na Poblachta John Scott 2.7 901 1,041 1,140 Labour Andrew Treacy 2.7 894 906 Clann na Poblachta Michael Garvey 1.0 339 Electorate: 42,470 Valid: 33,202 Quota: 6,641 Turnout: 78.2%
1951 general election edit 1951 general election : Roscommon[33] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 edit 1948 general election : Roscommon[33] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 edit 1944 general election : Roscommon[13] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 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 edit 1943 general election : Roscommon[12] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 22.2 7,091 7,186 7,784 8,423 Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 20.4 6,522 6,562 6,860 7,098 7,296 Clann na Talmhan John Meighan 16.0 5,122 6,194 6,722 7,651 7,686 Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 15.4 4,903 5,345 5,903 7,234 7,352 Fine Gael Michael Brennan 10.2 3,261 3,416 4,141 Labour John Doran 9.8 3,132 3,205 Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Donnell 6.0 1,902 Electorate: 41,518 Valid: 31,933 Quota: 7,984 Turnout: 76.9%
1938 general election edit
1937 general election edit 1937 general election : Roscommon[10] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 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 edit 1933 general election : Roscommon[9] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 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 edit Details of the fifth count are not available. Gallagher notes [34]
1932 general election : Roscommon[8] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 edit September 1927 general election : Roscommon[7] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 edit June 1927 general election : Roscommon[6] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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%
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.
1923 general election edit 1923 general election : Roscommon[4] [34] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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%
