Mayo North and West (Dáil constituency)

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).

Mayo North and West
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Mayo North and West within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1923
Seats4
Local government areaCounty Mayo
Created from
Replaced by

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 members of the 4th Dáil.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo North and West 1921–1923[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd1921[3] Joseph MacBride
(SF)		 John Crowley
(SF)		 Thomas Derrig
(SF)		 P. J. Ruttledge
(SF)
3rd1922[4] Joseph MacBride
(PT-SF)		 John Crowley
(AT-SF)		 Thomas Derrig
(AT-SF)		 P. J. Ruttledge
(AT-SF)
4th1923 Constituency abolished. See Mayo North and Mayo South

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.

Elections

1922 general election
1922 general election: Mayo North and West[4][5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) John Crowley Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Thomas Derrig Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Joseph MacBride Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) P. J. Ruttledge Unopposed N/A 4
Electorate: 46,977   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1921 general election
1921 general election: Mayo North and West[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Sinn Féin John Crowley Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Thomas Derrig Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Joseph MacBride Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin P. J. Ruttledge Unopposed N/A 4

See also

References
  1. "Electoral Act, 1923: Eighth Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  3. "General election 1921: Mayo North and West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  4. "General election 1922: Mayo North and West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  5. Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

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