Mayo East (Dáil constituency) explained

Mayo East
Type:	Dáil
Year:	1969
Abolished:	1997
Map Entity:	Ireland
Map Size:	200px
Seats:	3
Local Council Label:	Local government area
Local Council:	County Mayo
Next:	Mayo

Mayo East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, taking in parts of the former Mayo North and Mayo South constituencies.^[1] It was abolished for the 1997 general election when it was combined with Mayo West to form the new 5 seat Mayo constituency.

Elections

1969 general election

See also

• Dáil constituencies
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies) . Irish Statute Book database . 12 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015100825/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/sched1.html . 15 October 2013 .