History and boundaries
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The constituency has had two separate periods of existence:
from the 1923 general election until its abolition at the 1969 general election ,[ 1] when it was amalgamated into the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency, which in turn existed until the 1981 general election . At different periods it returned 4, 3 or 4 TDs. It comprised the administrative county of Roscommon .
as a 3-seat constituency from the 1981 general election until its abolition at the 1992 general election to be replaced by the 4-seat constituency of Longford–Roscommon . It comprised the administrative county of Roscommon; and, in the administrative county of Galway , the district electoral divisions of: Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Island, Kilcroan, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy.[ 2]
For the 2007 general election , the county was represented by the new Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency.
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.
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.
1989 general election
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1989 general election : Roscommon[ 25] [ 26]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fine Gael
John Connor
22.1
6,823
7,306
7,749
Independent
Tom Foxe
22.1
6,811
7,521
8,400
Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden
20.8
6,424
10,228
Fine Gael
Liam Naughten
17.6
5,435
5,639
6,196
Fianna Fáil
Seán Doherty
17.1
5,281
Independent
Andrew Kerrigan
0.4
119
Electorate: ? Valid: 30,893 Quota: 7,724
1987 general election
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1987 general election : Roscommon[ 24] [ 27] [ 28]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Seán Doherty
27.6
8,944
Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden
22.4
7,257
8,812
Fine Gael
John Connor
19.0
6,144
7,163
7,625
7,876
Fine Gael
Liam Naughten
18.4
5,949
7,047
7,438
7,894
Independent
Eithne Quinn
12.6
4,067
Electorate: 41,515 Valid: 32,361 Quota: 8,091 Turnout: 77.9%
November 1982 general election
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November 1982 general election : Roscommon[ 23] [ 29] [ 30]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Seán Doherty
28.5
9,362
Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden
24.8
8,121
8,342
Fine Gael
Liam Naughten
22.4
7,338
8,072
8,646
Fine Gael
John Connor
15.8
5,177
6,976
7,562
Fine Gael
Thomas Callan
8.6
2,806
Electorate: 40,664 Valid: 32,804 Quota: 8,202 Turnout: 80.7%
February 1982 general election
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February 1982 general election : Roscommon[ 22] [ 31]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Seán Doherty
28.1
8,936
Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden
26.6
8,450
Fine Gael
Liam Naughten
23.6
7,502
7,940
8,311
Fine Gael
John Connor
21.7
6,897
7,448
7,580
Electorate: 40,249 Valid: 31,785 Quota: 7,947 Turnout: 79.0%
1981 general election
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1981 general election : Roscommon[ 21] [ 32]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Seán Doherty
26.9
8,918
Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden
21.4
7,095
7,590
7,862
8,583
Fine Gael
Liam Naughten
14.6
4,845
4,852
4,886
4,956
5,837
7,168
7,214
Fine Gael
John Connor
14.2
4,717
4,739
4,906
5,232
5,341
7,430
7,589
Fine Gael
Charles Duignan
10.6
3,505
3,557
3,640
3,751
3,853
Independent
Patrick Lenihan
5.3
1,771
1,793
1,832
2,165
Independent
Patrick Moylan
4.7
1,569
1,583
1,684
Independent
Tom McGarry
1.9
633
648
Independent
Patrick Greaney
0.3
100
102
Electorate: 40,249 Valid: 33,153 Quota: 8,289 Turnout: 82.4%
1965 general election
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Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Burke , a by-election was held on 8 July 1964. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Joan Burke, widow of the deceased TD.
1961 general election
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1961 general election : Roscommon[ 18]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
%
Seat
Count
National Progressive Democrats
Jack McQuillan
5,289
15.1
1
Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan Snr
4,873
13.9
4
Fine Gael
James Burke
4,753
13.6
2
Fine Gael
Patrick J. Reynolds
3,754
10.7
3
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
3,634
10.4
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
3,211
9.2
Fianna Fáil
Peter Charles
2,331
6.7
Independent
James Doherty
1,975
5.6
Clann na Poblachta
Peter McGuinness
1,603
4.6
Fine Gael
Rose Shannon
1,467
4.2
Sinn Féin
Sylvester Fitzsimons
1,138
3.3
Independent
Richard Ellis
968
2.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,996 Quota: 7,000 Turnout:
1957 general election
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1957 general election : Roscommon[ 17] [ 33]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
13.8
4,222
4,327
4,515
4,640
5,810
5,899
6,405
Independent
Jack McQuillan
13.3
4,075
4,116
4,285
4,589
4,836
5,023
6,562
Fine Gael
James Burke
12.8
3,914
3,937
4,024
4,251
4,775
4,881
5,162
5,408
Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan Snr
11.1
3,393
3,400
3,712
3,783
3,852
4,410
4,843
5,032
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
10.7
3,288
3,350
4,040
4,092
4,129
6,150
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
9.2
2,805
2,833
3,054
3,222
3,357
Sinn Féin
Seán Scott
8.9
2,741
2,894
3,007
3,238
3,379
3,517
Clann na Talmhan
Paddy Concannon
6.7
2,043
2,054
2,067
2,505
Fianna Fáil
Walter McGuire
5.9
1,813
1,834
Labour
James Connaughton
5.7
1,756
1,872
1,879
Labour
James Regan
1.9
583
Electorate: 41,131 Valid: 30,633 Quota: 6,127 Turnout: 74.5%
1954 general election
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1954 general election : Roscommon[ 16] [ 33]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
16.4
5,456
5,470
5,542
5,579
7,190
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
14.7
4,894
4,912
4,999
5,424
5,862
5,889
8,745
Independent
Jack McQuillan
14.3
4,756
4,800
5,081
5,236
5,518
5,542
5,916
6,284
6,734
Fine Gael
James Burke
13.7
4,549
4,589
4,777
5,026
5,124
5,135
6,077
7,756
Clann na Talmhan
John Finan
13.1
4,337
4,380
4,425
4,541
4,577
4,583
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
10.9
3,629
3,637
3,698
3,728
4,700
5,181
5,362
5,419
5,446
Fianna Fáil
Peter Lynch
10.4
3,447
3,459
3,506
3,552
Clann na Poblachta
John Scott
2.7
901
1,041
1,140
Labour
Andrew Treacy
2.7
894
906
Clann na Poblachta
Michael Garvey
1.0
339
Electorate: 42,470 Valid: 33,202 Quota: 6,641 Turnout: 78.2%
1951 general election
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1951 general election : Roscommon[ 33]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
18.4
6,269
6,796
7,683
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
14.6
4,980
5,072
5,180
5,202
6,655
6,786
6,831
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
13.8
4,710
4,732
4,828
4,843
5,946
6,090
6,129
Clann na Talmhan
John Finan
12.9
4,408
4,558
5,320
5,746
5,771
7,556
Independent
Jack McQuillan
10.8
3,666
3,772
4,290
4,400
4,748
5,768
6,298
Fianna Fáil
John J. Smyth
8.9
3,036
3,045
3,083
3,092
Clann na Poblachta
Michael Kelly
8.1
2,751
2,962
Fine Gael
Michael Brennan
7.5
2,551
3,101
3,546
3,725
3,802
Fine Gael
Patrick J. Flynn
5.0
1,691
Electorate: 44,017 Valid: 34,062 Quota: 6,813 Turnout: 77.38%
1948 general election
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1948 general election : Roscommon[ 33]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
21.5
7,581
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
13.7
4,841
5,039
5,065
5,101
5,131
5,178
5,340
7,948
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
12.7
4,470
4,484
4,549
4,987
5,416
5,514
6,135
6,774
Fianna Fáil
Peter Lynch
10.3
3,633
3,846
3,857
3,890
3,918
3,999
4,124
Clann na Talmhan
John Finan
10.2
3,604
3,609
3,671
3,892
4,095
4,254
4,647
4,679
Clann na Poblachta
Jack McQuillan
8.6
3,025
3,041
3,087
3,252
3,449
5,814
6,862
7,277
Clann na Poblachta
Michael Kelly
7.5
2,660
2,670
2,698
2,731
2,861
Independent
Michael Brennan
6.7
2,370
2,405
2,490
2,777
3,138
3,177
Fine Gael
Martin Conlon
3.6
1,255
1,263
1,511
1,555
Clann na Talmhan
Matthew Davis
3.4
1,216
1,232
1,301
Fine Gael
Peter Farrell
1.9
655
659
Electorate: 46,197 Valid: 35,310 Quota: 7,062 Turnout: 76.43%
1944 general election
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1944 general election : Roscommon[ 13] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
25.5
7,800
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
23.0
7,044
7,358
7,493
7,874
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
17.5
5,359
5,521
6,349
7,213
Clann na Talmhan
John Meighan
15.1
4,629
4,920
5,836
6,583
Fine Gael
Michael Brennan
7.8
2,394
2,505
2,811
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick Farrell
7.1
2,189
2,294
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe
Joseph O'Kelly
4.0
1,217
Electorate: 41,518 Valid: 30,632 Quota: 7,659 Turnout: 73.8%
1943 general election
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1943 general election : Roscommon[ 12] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
22.2
7,091
7,186
7,784
8,423
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
20.4
6,522
6,562
6,860
7,098
7,296
Clann na Talmhan
John Meighan
16.0
5,122
6,194
6,722
7,651
7,686
Clann na Talmhan
John Beirne
15.4
4,903
5,345
5,903
7,234
7,352
Fine Gael
Michael Brennan
10.2
3,261
3,416
4,141
Labour
John Doran
9.8
3,132
3,205
Clann na Talmhan
Thomas O'Donnell
6.0
1,902
Electorate: 41,518 Valid: 31,933 Quota: 7,984 Turnout: 76.9%
1938 general election
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1937 general election
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1937 general election : Roscommon[ 10] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
28.4
8,925
Fine Gael
Michael Brennan
26.4
8,295
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
18.4
5,774
6,638
6,647
8,387
Fine Gael
Dudley Costello
15.3
4,806
4,850
5,266
5,822
Independent
Patrick O'Dowd
11.5
3,599
3,766
3,786
Electorate: 42,103 Valid: 31,399 Quota: 7,850 Turnout: 74.6%
1933 general election
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1933 general election : Roscommon[ 9] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
20.8
8,246
Fianna Fáil
Patrick O'Dowd
20.6
8,160
National Centre Party
Frank MacDermot
19.4
7,703
7,712
7,716
8,975
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
18.1
7,190
7,475
7,697
7,748
7,780
Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Brennan
11.5
4,568
4,585
4,586
6,990
8,003
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Conlon
9.5
3,781
3,786
3,789
Electorate: 48,958 Valid: 39,648 Quota: 7,930 Turnout: 81.0%
1932 general election
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Details of the fifth count are not available. Gallagher notes [ 34] it is unclear as to why the returning officer proceeded with the elimination of O'Dowd on the final count.
1932 general election : Roscommon[ 8] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
18.7
6,606
6,723
6,779
6,821
N/A
10,289
Fianna Fáil
Patrick O'Dowd
17.9
6,314
6,353
6,421
6,521
N/A
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
17.5
6,189
6,230
6,486
6,604
N/A
9,237
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Conlon
13.3
4,715
6,116
9,777
Independent
Frank MacDermot
12.9
4,560
5,050
5,667
7,490
Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Brennan
11.5
4,077
4,817
Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Grogan
8.2
2,897
Electorate: 48,403 Valid: 35,358 Quota: 7,072 Turnout: 73.1%
September 1927 general election
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September 1927 general election : Roscommon[ 7] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
16.3
5,417
5,496
5,520
5,521
5,945
8,108
Fianna Fáil
Patrick O'Dowd
15.9
5,289
5,479
5,569
5,571
5,754
6,933
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Conlon
14.9
4,959
5,126
6,883
Independent
Michael Brennan
11.6
3,844
4,593
4,742
4,763
5,528
5,615
5,736
Fianna Fáil
Daniel O'Rourke
10.3
3,424
3,472
3,497
3,499
3,616
Cumann na nGaedheal
Joseph Burke
9.2
3,050
3,180
3,445
3,652
4,844
4,903
4,947
Independent
John Doran
9.0
2,987
3,146
3,267
3,278
Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Lavin
7.0
2,326
2,522
Independent
John Keaveney
5.7
1,895
Electorate: 50,586 Valid: 33,191 Quota: 6,639 Turnout: 65.6%
June 1927 general election
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June 1927 general election : Roscommon[ 6] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Boland
18.0
5,615
5,641
6,306
Independent
Michael Brennan
13.3
4,151
4,270
4,317
4,319
4,367
5,099
5,300
5,878
7,503
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Conlon
12.0
3,734
3,969
3,974
3,975
3,989
4,133
5,374
5,769
6,099
6,302
Fianna Fáil
Patrick O'Dowd
9.6
3,000
3,027
3,257
3,328
4,520
4,606
4,666
5,114
5,406
5,492
Independent
John Keaveney
8.0
2,500
2,652
2,672
2,672
2,717
2,803
2,964
3,281
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Doran
7.5
2,341
2,432
2,445
2,446
2,472
2,611
2,934
3,417
3,627
3,725
Labour
Thomas Larkin
7.3
2,256
2,326
2,353
2,355
2,434
2,751
2,887
Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Lavin
6.3
1,963
2,194
2,208
2,208
2,232
2,351
Independent
Michael Killian
5.9
1,834
1,847
1,877
1,878
1,902
Sinn Féin
George Noble Plunkett
5.1
1,575
1,584
1,603
1,609
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Duffy
3.6
1,108
1,114
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Flanagan
3.3
1,032
Electorate: 50,586 Valid: 31,109 Quota: 6,222 Turnout: 61.5%
Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Henry Finlay , a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Martin Conlon.
1923 general election
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1923 general election : Roscommon[ 4] [ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Republican
George Noble Plunkett
17.7
5,507
5,537
5,567
5,658
5,893
6,879
Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Lavin
16.0
5,001
5,073
5,205
5,210
5,372
5,453
5,470
5,638
5,965
6,306
Republican
Gerald Boland
12.3
3,843
3,857
3,866
4,288
4,321
4,455
5,002
5,066
5,492
5,630
5,675
Cumann na nGaedheal
Henry Finlay
12.3
3,827
3,879
3,919
3,947
3,990
4,002
4,007
4,205
4,568
5,137
6,489
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Dyar
7.2
2,253
2,375
2,453
2,466
2,490
2,502
2,509
2,561
2,691
2,865
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Dorr
6.1
1,906
1,926
1,974
2,034
2,079
2,090
2,098
2,475
2,531
3,002
3,759
Farmers' Party
Michael Brennan
5.5
1,711
1,745
1,853
1,869
1,919
1,933
1,946
2,438
2,523
Labour
Liam Kelleher
5.0
1,545
1,673
1,690
1,717
1,791
1,848
1,875
1,929
Farmers' Party
Edward Cline
4.5
1,397
1,422
1,584
1,617
1,675
1,691
1,706
Republican
James Moran
3.9
1,205
1,216
1,234
1,339
1,395
Republican
Gerald Davis
2.7
839
842
849
Independent
Jasper Tully
2.6
811
869
901
905
Farmers' Party
John Drury
2.3
716
739
Independent
Henry Fitzgibbon
2.0
636
Electorate: 53,710 Valid: 31,197 Quota: 6,240 Turnout: 58.1%