Leitrim–Sligo

The constituency was defined in the Electoral Act 1923 as:^[1]

"The administrative counties of Leitrim and Sligo."

This was the first time that the Dáil had not used constituencies defined under British law. Leitrim–Sligo replaced the old Leitrim–Roscommon North and Sligo–Mayo East constituencies, which had been created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The constituency was first used at the 1923 general election.^[1]

Under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, the Leitrim–Sligo constituency was abolished, and replaced for the 1937 general election by two separate 3 seat constituencies: Sligo and Leitrim.^[2] The territory was reunited as Sligo–Leitrim under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, in operation from the 1948 general election.^[3] The Sligo–Leitrim constituency was abolished at the 2007 general election,^[4][5] and replaced by two new constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim.

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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.

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1933 general election

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1933 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire[*]	15.5	8,861
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty[*]	13.2	7,581
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy[*]	10.8	6,173	6,178	6,185	6,296	6,296	6,318	6,368	7,249
	National Centre Party	Patrick Rogers	10.5	6,001	6,011	6,023	6,050	6,050	6,124	6,246	6,785
	Fianna Fáil	Stephen Flynn[*]	10.0	5,731	7,204
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan	8.9	5,114	5,125	5,129	5,164	5,164	5,214	5,284	7,788
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan[*]	8.1	4,630	4,640	4,642	4,703	4,703	4,802	4,846	5,024
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Mary Reynolds[*]	8.0	4,555	4,633	4,634	4,716	4,717	4,738	4,764
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne[*]	7.8	4,492	4,558	4,835	5,263	5,274	8,289
	Fianna Fáil	Andrew Conway	5.6	3,185	3,223	3,343	3,445	3,483
	Labour	Maurice O'Regan	1.6	902	918	922
Electorate: 72,386   Valid: 57,225   Quota: 7,154   Turnout: 79.1%

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1932 general election

The vote was delayed two weeks in Leitrim–Sligo due to the assassination of Patrick Reynolds TD two days before the election was to take place. His widow Mary took his place on the ballot and was elected.

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1932 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[12][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty[*]	14.8	8,145
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy[*]	13.4	7,382
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire[*]	13.3	7,356
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Mary Reynolds	9.6	5,317	5,325	5,431	5,454	5,808	6,187	6,902
	Fianna Fáil	Stephen Flynn	9.1	4,988	5,097	5,100	5,453	5,683	5,819	6,324	6,795	7,409
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan[*]	6.7	3,699	3,717	3,744	3,747	3,804	3,867	4,027	4,080	4,090	4,100	5,173
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	6.3	3,490	4,360	4,375	4,398	4,426	4,926	5,138	7,529
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan[*]	6.1	3,378	3,388	3,607	3,610	3,637	3,836	3,903	4,087	4,096	4,103	5,867
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Armstrong	5.9	3,266	3,308	3,393	3,394	3,404	3,612	3,683	3,728	3,735	3,744
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Gilbride	5.4	2,979	3,122	3,127	3,157	3,191	3,320	3,399
	Independent	Michael Carter	3.6	1,984	2,000	2,007	2,025	2,291	2,367
	Labour	Hugh O'Donnell	3.5	1,934	1,969	1,991	1,994	2,014
	Independent	Andrew Mooney	2.2	1,190	1,195	1,199	1,209
Electorate: 71,762   Valid: 55,108   Quota: 6,889   Turnout: 76.8%

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1929 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Samuel Holt on 18 April 1929, a by-election was held on 7 June 1929.

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1929 by-election: Leitrim–Sligo^[11][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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	Cumann na nGaedheal	Seán Mac Eoin	53.7	28,598
	Fianna Fáil	Eamon Donnelly	46.3	24,621
Electorate: 72,573   Valid: 53,219   Quota: 26,610   Turnout: 73.3%

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September 1927 general election

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September 1927 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[10][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy[*]	15.1	7,829
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan[*]	10.6	5,500	5,563	5,735	5,753	5,931	6,208	6,605
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty[*]	10.0	5,162	5,202	5,233	5,949	6,319	6,445	6,456	6,457	6,615
	Fianna Fáil	Samuel Holt[*]	9.4	4,883	4,890	4,920	4,968	5,117	5,136	5,145	5,145	5,658	5,692	7,631
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Patrick Reynolds	7.6	3,958	3,999	4,045	4,051	4,129	4,211	4,369	4,470	5,929	5,939	5,978	5,988
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire	7.4	3,826	3,830	3,849	3,863	3,982	3,996	4,003	4,003	4,163	4,172	5,011	6,133
	Farmers' Party	Michael Carter[*]	6.7	3,479	3,496	3,536	3,563	3,622	3,669	3,693	3,704
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan[*]	6.4	3,336	4,023	4,509	4,620	4,898	7,166
	Farmers' Party	Albert Robinson	6.0	3,107	3,255	3,400	3,427	3,533	3,745	3,819	3,829	4,407	4,418	4,502	4,519
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Gilligan	5.7	2,948	3,144	3,239	3,274	3,391
	Fianna Fáil	William Browne	4.9	2,550	2,558	2,641	3,122	3,855	3,875	3,879	3,879	3,989	4,005
	Labour	Archie Heron	4.2	2,163	2,209	2,506	2,551
	Fianna Fáil	Edward Hannon	3.1	1,601	1,622	1,637
	Independent	John Jinks[*]	2.9	1,506	1,575
Electorate: 72,640   Valid: 51,848   Quota: 6,482   Turnout: 71.4%

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June 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[9][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy[*]	15.4	7,677
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Carty[*]	10.0	4,958	4,995	5,057	5,120	6,331
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan[*]	8.8	4,383	4,433	4,448	4,632	4,649	5,346	5,494	5,602	5,602	5,797	6,929
	Farmers' Party	Michael Carter	8.2	4,081	4,097	4,107	4,204	4,238	4,609	4,638	4,716	4,716	4,798	5,614	5,688	5,739	7,456
	Sinn Féin	Seán Farrell[*]	6.9	3,455	3,457	3,467	3,502	3,622	3,666	3,683	3,790	3,798	3,940	4,049	4,063	4,067	4,095	4,116
	Farmers' Party	Albert Robinson	5.9	2,956	3,105	3,143	3,251	3,276	3,337	3,492	3,520	3,521	3,641	3,717	3,737	3,751
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan[*]	5.9	2,943	3,628	3,684	3,814	3,911	4,043	5,473	5,494	5,495	5,792	6,023	6,587
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Patrick Briody	4.9	2,434	2,447	2,453	2,460	2,461	2,744	2,871	2,881	2,881	2,990
	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Maguire	4.8	2,398	2,403	2,413	2,511	2,542	2,571	2,584
	Fianna Fáil	Samuel Holt[*]	4.8	2,384	2,394	2,408	2,467	2,560	2,645	2,696	4,585	4,672	4,986	5,077	5,093	5,097	5,204	5,303
	National League	John Jinks	4.5	2,224	2,301	2,410	2,533	2,604	2,653	2,729	2,808	2,810	3,790	3,852	3,866	3,890	4,367	4,625
	Labour	Archie Heron	4.4	2,171	2,227	2,285	2,417	2,485	2,571	2,691	2,765	2,770
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Gilligan	4.3	2,154	2,323	2,340	2,364	2,395	2,442
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Andrew Mooney	3.9	1,939	2,059	2,081	2,115	2,121
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Gilbride	3.6	1,770	1,777	1,821	1,895
	Independent	James McGowan	2.7	1,359	1,386	1,401
	Clann Éireann	William J. Tolan	1.1	523	550
Electorate: 72,640   Valid: 49,809   Quota: 6,227   Turnout: 68.6%

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1925 by-election

On 11 March 1925, a "mini general election" was held comprising by-elections in seven constituencies, including one for two vacancies in Leitrim–Sligo. The vacancies were caused by the resignations on 30 October 1924 of nine TDs who had left Cumann na nGaedheal to form the National Group in protest at the handling of the Army Mutiny. The two who resigned in Leitrim–Sligo were Thomas Carter and Alexander McCabe, neither of whom stood for re-election.

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1925 by-election: Leitrim–Sligo^[8][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Martin Roddy	32.9	16,332	16,868
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Andrew Mooney	28.3	14,054	14,343
	Republican	Samuel Holt	20.3	10,062	18,287
	Republican	Frank O'Beirne	18.6	9,232
Electorate: 79,234   Valid: 49,680   Quota: 16,561   Turnout: 62.7%

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1923 general election

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1923 general election: Leitrim–Sligo^[7][14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Alexander McCabe[*]	17.7	8,087
	Cumann na nGaedheal	James Dolan[*]	12.2	5,556	5,721
	Republican	Frank Carty[*]	11.4	5,197	5,251	5,337	5,352	5,375	5,416	5,459	5,515	5,559	5,562	5,856
	Republican	Seán Farrell	11.0	5,014	5,020	5,029	5,094	5,154	5,206	5,212	5,382	5,395	5,395	5,511	5,538	5,550	5,576
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas Carter[*]	9.9	4,505	4,668	4,674	4,821	4,907	5,081	5,253	5,571	5,899
	Republican	Martin McGowan	8.2	3,756	3,796	3,816	3,826	3,834	3,855	3,871	3,898	3,928	3,930	4,082	4,099	4,154	4,200
	Cumann na nGaedheal	John Hennigan	5.3	2,431	2,914	2,918	2,933	3,063	3,103	3,406	3,451	4,077	4,223	4,417	4,423	4,949	6,352
	Republican	Liam Pilkington	4.6	2,089	2,105	2,311	2,324	2,361	2,365	2,389	2,433	2,477	2,479	2,890	2,980	3,012	3,154
	Farmers' Party	Martin Roddy	3.2	1,470	1,590	1,598	1,601	1,622	1,643	1,713	1,837	1,942	1,958	2,039	2,045	2,946
	Labour	John Lynch	3.2	1,470	1,528	1,539	1,548	1,650	1,674	1,714	1,733	1,791	1,795
	Farmers' Party	James Gilligan	2.8	1,286	1,479	1,483	1,487	1,530	1,557	1,699	1,767	1,871	1,891	1,947	1,951
	Farmers' Party	James O'Rourke	2.0	901	907	912	1,112	1,114	1,365	1,391
	Independent	Laurence Hayden	1.6	745	752	755	829	841
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Jeremiah O'Connell	1.6	740	1,093	1,115	1,118	1,278	1,298	1,561	1,595
	Independent	Henry Depew	1.6	735	784	790	792
	Farmers' Party	Patrick O'Neill	1.5	679	685	694
	Cumann na nGaedheal	Thomas O'Donnell[*]	1.2	562	1,208	1,218	1,227	1,259	1,277
	Republican	Denis Mulcahy	0.9	423	439
Electorate: 81,432   Valid: 45,646   Quota: 5,706   Turnout: 56.1%

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