Longford–Westmeath
Dáil constituency
Location of Longford–Westmeath within Ireland
Interactive map of constituency boundaries since the2024 general election
Major settlements	Athlone Edgeworthstown Kinnegad Longford Moate Mullingar
Current constituency
Created	2007
Seats	4 (2007–2024) 5 (2024–)
TDs	Peter Burke (FG)  Micheál Carrigy (FG)  Sorca Clarke (SF)  Kevin "Boxer" Moran (Ind)  Robert Troy (FF)
Local government areas	County Longford County Westmeath
Created from	Longford–Roscommon Westmeath
EP constituency	Midlands–North-West

Longford–Westmeath is aparliamentary constituency represented inDáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament orOireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system ofproportional representation by means of thesingle transferable vote (PR-STV). It contains all ofCounty Longford andCounty Westmeath.

The constituency existed from 1921 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1992, but was abolished for the1992 general election. It was re-created by theElectoral (Amendment) Act 2005 which gave effect to the 2004Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies, and has been in use since the2007 general election.

From 2007 until 2024, it was a four-seat constituency, with part ofCounty Westmeath aroundCastlepollard andDelvin in theMeath West constituency. It was then defined as:^[1][2][3][4]

TheElectoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:^[5][6]

"The county of Longford and the county of Westmeath."

In the Constituency Review Report 2023, theElectoral Commission recommended that the electoral divisions of Westmeath in theMeath West constituency should be transferred to Longford–Westmeath, thereby making the constituency comprise the entire counties of Longford and Westmeath for the first time since 1981. It was also allocated an additional seat to become a five-seat constituency.^[7]

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.

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.

^ *: Outgoing TD

Final result following a recount.^[41]

Fine Gael TDNicky McFadden died on 25 March 2014. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 23 May 2014, the same date as the 2014European andlocal elections, and aby-election in Dublin West. The seat was won byGabrielle McFadden, sister of the deceased TD.

Fianna Fáil TDPatrick Lenihan died on 11 March 1970. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 14 April 1970.

Fianna Fáil TDJames Killane died on 26 April 1930. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 13 June 1930.

Michael Gallagher notes^[54] that newspapers at the time were not consistent with the exact figures of the first count so there may have been slight differences to the below. Full figures for the second to the ninth counts are unavailable. The order of eliminations was O'Farrell on 138 votes, Carrigy 735, Groarke 924, Philips 1,203, Gavin 1,244, Redmond 1,396, Victory 1,851, Wilson 2,689 and Garahan 2,793.