Sligo (Dáil constituency)
Sligo 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 to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.History
The constituency was created for the 1937 general election, when the Electoral Act 1935 split the old Leitrim–Sligo constituency, with County Leitrim being represented from 1937 through the new Leitrim constituency.
Under the Electoral Act 1947, the Sligo constituency was abolished, and the Sligo–Leitrim constituency was created for the 1948 general election.Boundaries
Some Dáil constituencies cross county boundaries, in order to ensure a reasonably consistent ratio of electors to TDs. The Electoral Act 1935 defined the boundaries of the Sligo constituency as being:
The boundaries of the Leitrim constituency were defined as:TDs
Elections
1938 general election
1937 general election
