Athlone–Longford was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 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). The constituency covered County Longford and an area to the south centred om the town of Athlone.
History The constituency was created for the 1937 general election under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, replacing the old Longford–Westmeath constituency.
Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, the constituency was abolished, and the Longford–Westmeath constituency was re-created for the 1948 general election.
Boundaries The constituency consisted of all of County Longford and parts of counties Roscommon and Westmeath. In the 1935 Act, its boundaries were defined as:
TDs
Elections
1944 general election
1943 general election
1938 general election
1937 general election
See also Dáil constituencies Politics of the Republic of Ireland Historic Dáil constituencies Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
External links Oireachtas Members Database