Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)

Carlow–Kilkenny
Carlow–Kilkenny
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created	1921
Abolished	1937
Seats	4 (1921–1923); 5 (1923–1937);
Local government areas	County Carlow; County Kilkenny;
Created from	County Carlow; North Kilkenny; South Kilkenny;
Replaced by	Carlow–Kildare; Kilkenny;

Carlow–Kilkenny
Carlow–Kilkenny
Dáil constituency
Major settlements	Carlow; Kilkenny; Tullow;
Current constituency
Created	1948
Seats	5
TDs	Kathleen Funchion (SF); John McGuinness (FF); Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF); Malcolm Noonan (GP); John Paul Phelan (FG);
Local government areas	County Carlow; County Kilkenny;
Created from	Carlow–Kildare; Kilkenny;
EP constituency	South

Carlow–Kilkenny is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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