Laois–Offaly
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Laois–Offaly is a Dáil Éireann parliamentary constituency in Ireland that elects representatives from the counties of Laois and Offaly to the national legislature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Dáil constituency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TDs ⓘ |
| abolished | 2016 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Carlow–Kilkenny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kildare North NERFINISHED ⓘ Kildare South NERFINISHED ⓘ Longford–Westmeath NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscommon–Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipperary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
most of County Laois
ⓘ
most of County Offaly ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Electoral Act 1923 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote ⓘ |
| electorateType | parliamentary ⓘ |
| elects | Teachtaí Dála NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCreated | 1923 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Irish electoral law ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryChanges | multiple times since 1923 ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Portlaoise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Birr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edenderry NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountmellick NERFINISHED ⓘ Portlaoise NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullamore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSeats |
3
ⓘ
5 ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfElectoralSystemOf | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | Irish ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
County Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Offaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Laois–Uíbh Fhailí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryName | Dáil Éireann constituency of Laois–Offaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dáil Éireann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | King's County–Queen's County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousStatus | abolished constituency (2016–2020) ⓘ |
| recreated | 2020 ⓘ |
| recreatedBy | Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active constituency (since 2020) ⓘ |
| successor |
Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Offaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForElection |
Dáil by-elections
ⓘ
Irish general elections ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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