Longford–Westmeath

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Longford–Westmeath is a former Irish Dáil parliamentary constituency in the Midlands region, covering parts of Counties Longford and Westmeath.

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Longford–Westmeath canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dáil constituency
abbreviation PR-STV
category Dáil constituency in Leinster
Irish parliamentary constituency
containsTown Athlone
Ballymahon
Edgeworthstown
Granard
Kilbeggan
Kinnegad
Longford
Moate
Mullingar
country Ireland
electoralPurpose to return members to Dáil Éireann
electoralSystem proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
elects Teachtaí Dála
linked to: Teachta Dála
governmentalJurisdiction Republic of Ireland
hasBorderWith Cavan–Monaghan
Laois–Offaly
Meath East
Meath West
Roscommon–South Leitrim
hasType multi-seat constituency
isConstituencyFor Dáil by-elections
Irish general elections
isElectoralAreaFor national parliament of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
isPartiallyCoterminousWith administrative county of Longford
administrative county of Westmeath
languageOfName English
languageOfNativeName Irish
legislativeBody Dáil Éireann
locatedIn County Longford
County Westmeath
Midlands Region
locatedInProvince Leinster
namedAfter County Longford
County Westmeath
partOf Oireachtas constituency system
regionType parliamentary constituency
representedIn Dáil Éireann
shortName TDs
status former constituency
usedFor elections to Dáil Éireann
votingMethod single transferable vote

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Albert Reynolds constituencyRepresented Longford–Westmeath
Seán Mac Eoin representedConstituency Longford–Westmeath
Laois–Offaly borderedBy Longford–Westmeath
Longford parliamentaryConstituency Longford–Westmeath
Tyrrellspass isInParliamentaryConstituency Longford–Westmeath
Brian Lenihan Snr representedConstituency Longford–Westmeath