Mayo North and West (Dáil constituency) explained

Mayo North and West
Type:Dáil
Year:1921
Abolished:1923
Map4:Mayo North and West Dáil constituency 1921-1923.png
Map Entity:Ireland
Map Size:200px
Seats:4
Local Council Label:Local government area
Local Council:County Mayo

Mayo North and West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 4 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 and boundaries

Mayo North and West was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as a 4-seat constituency, for the 1921 general election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil. It covered the northern and western parts of County Mayo.

It succeeded the constituencies of North Mayo and East Mayo which were used to elect the members of the 1st Dáil and earlier UK House of Commons members.

It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923, when it was replaced by the new Mayo North and Mayo South constituencies.[1] The new constituencies were first used in the 1923 general election for the 4th Dáil.

Elections

1921 general election

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Act, 1923: Eighth Schedule (Constituencies) . Irish Statute Book database . 15 February 2009.