Carlow–Kilkenny is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny has been used at Irish elections since the election of the Second Dáil at the 1921 general election. Prior to Irish independence, elections to the UK Parliament were held in three single-seat constituencies, known as Carlow, Kilkenny North and Kilkenny South, and it was these three constituencies that elected members of the First Dáil. Carlow–Kilkenny did not exist between 1937 and 1948, when it was replaced by the constituencies of Carlow–Kildare and Kilkenny.
The constituency spans the entire area of County Kilkenny and most of County Carlow (a small part of which is in the Wicklow constituency), taking in Kilkenny city, Carlow town, Urlingford, Tullow and Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag).[1]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:
- "The county of Kilkenny and the county of Carlow, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow."
TDs
TDs 1921–1937
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.
TDs since 1948
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.
Elections
2016 general election
2016 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[34] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John McGuinness |
15.0 |
10,528 |
10,545 |
10,823 |
10,886 |
10,965 |
11,490 |
11,903 |
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Fine Gael |
John Paul Phelan |
10.8 |
7,568 |
7,577 |
7,689 |
7,713 |
7,768 |
8,080 |
8,420 |
8,450 |
10,222 |
14,200 |
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Sinn Féin |
Kathleen Funchion |
12.4 |
8,700 |
8,838 |
8,891 |
9,094 |
9,856 |
10,228 |
10,934 |
10,970 |
11,516 |
11,720 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Aylward |
13.4 |
9,366 |
9,375 |
9,469 |
9,491 |
9,549 |
9,803 |
9,956 |
10,030 |
10,634 |
11,077 |
11,335 |
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Fine Gael |
Pat Deering |
9.4 |
6,562 |
6,580 |
6,606 |
6,623 |
6,693 |
6,829 |
6,937 |
6,940 |
7,675 |
8,935 |
11,149 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor |
12.0 |
8,373 |
8,436 |
8,502 |
8,540 |
8,745 |
8,919 |
9,023 |
9,049 |
9,371 |
9,459 |
9,518 |
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Fine Gael |
David Fitzgerald |
7.2 |
5,017 |
5,021 |
5,094 |
5,106 |
5,122 |
5,355 |
5,686 |
5,721 |
6,588 |
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Labour Party |
Ann Phelan |
6.3 |
4,391 |
4,396 |
4,442 |
4,465 |
4,548 |
4,740 |
5,566 |
5,596 |
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Green Party |
Malcom Noonan |
3.7 |
2,621 |
2,655 |
2,717 |
2,816 |
3,208 |
3,660 |
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Renua Ireland |
Patrick McKee |
3.5 |
2,483 |
2,511 |
2,656 |
2,752 |
3,005 |
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AAA–PBP |
Adrienne Wallace |
2.3 |
1,582 |
1,728 |
1,769 |
2,342 |
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AAA–PBP |
Conor MacLiam |
1.6 |
1,120 |
1,179 |
2,656 |
1,231 |
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Independent |
Paddy Manning |
1.5 |
1,078 |
1,142 |
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Independent |
Keith Gilligan |
0.7 |
456 |
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Independent |
Noel G. Walsh |
0.2 |
164 |
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Electorate: 107,023 Valid: 70,009 Spoilt: 505 (0.7%) Quota: 11,669 Turnout: 70,514 (65.9%) |
2015 by-election
2015 by-election: Carlow–Kilkenny[33] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Aylward |
27.8 |
18,572 |
18,713 |
18,845 |
19,223 |
19,480 |
19,898 |
20,950 |
22,826 |
26,529 |
|
Fine Gael |
David Fitzgerald |
20.6 |
13,744 |
13,826 |
13,895 |
14,174 |
14,289 |
15,058 |
16,612 |
18,875 |
21,632 |
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Sinn Féin |
Kathleen Funchion |
16.2 |
10,806 |
11,006 |
11,501 |
11,974 |
13,113 |
13,879 |
14,632 |
16,437 |
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Renua Ireland |
Patrick McKee |
9.5 |
6,365 |
6,530 |
6,736 |
7,225 |
7,678 |
8,532 |
9,269 |
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Labour Party |
Willie Quinn |
7.0 |
4,673 |
4,803 |
4,853 |
4,954 |
5,252 |
5,775 |
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Green Party |
Malcolm Noonan |
5.3 |
3,549 |
3,651 |
3,836 |
4,257 |
4,528 |
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People Before Profit |
Adrienne Wallace |
3.6 |
2,377 |
2,644 |
3,256 |
3,640 |
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Independent |
Breda Gardner |
4.2 |
2,792 |
3,016 |
3,226 |
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Anti-Austerity Alliance |
Conor MacLiam |
3.3 |
2,194 |
2,296 |
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Independent |
Peter O'Loughlin |
1.4 |
930 |
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Independent |
Daithí Holohan |
0.6 |
374 |
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Independent |
Noel Walsh |
0.4 |
243 |
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Independent |
Elizabeth Hourihane |
0.3 |
215 |
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Electorate: 105,449 Valid: 66,834 Spoilt: 2,066 (3.0%) Quota: 33,418 Turnout: 68,900 (65.3%) |
2011 general election
2011 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[32] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 |
|
Labour Party |
Ann Phelan |
10.9 |
8,072 |
8,085 |
8,098 |
8,125 |
8,153 |
8,171 |
8,526 |
9,062 |
9,186 |
11,633 |
12,066 |
14,160 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John McGuinness |
12.9 |
9,531 |
9,543 |
9,548 |
9,583 |
9,595 |
9,612 |
9,767 |
9,939 |
9,999 |
10,108 |
11,805 |
12,630 |
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Fine Gael |
John Paul Phelan |
14.8 |
10,929 |
10,939 |
10,949 |
10,975 |
10,993 |
11,017 |
11,183 |
11,416 |
11,467 |
11,579 |
11,711 |
12,217 |
12,574 |
|
Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
14.3 |
10,525 |
10,537 |
10,540 |
10,558 |
10,565 |
10,587 |
10,772 |
10,934 |
10,968 |
11,120 |
11,207 |
11,770 |
11,997 |
|
Fine Gael |
Pat Deering |
10.1 |
7,470 |
7,474 |
7,483 |
7,491 |
7,502 |
7,597 |
7,654 |
7,964 |
8,238 |
8,908 |
9,967 |
10,335 |
10,486 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Aylward |
9.2 |
6,762 |
6,772 |
6,775 |
6,786 |
6,796 |
6,797 |
6,867 |
6,928 |
6,961 |
7,005 |
8,068 |
8,469 |
8,610 |
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Sinn Féin |
Kathleen Funchion |
5.5 |
4,075 |
4,089 |
4,101 |
4,121 |
4,144 |
4,162 |
4,462 |
4,573 |
6,458 |
6,759 |
7,091 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor |
6.0 |
4,428 |
4,431 |
4,434 |
4,435 |
4,453 |
4,493 |
4,533 |
4,758 |
5,065 |
5,636 |
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Labour Party |
Des Hurley |
5.3 |
3,908 |
3,910 |
3,919 |
3,928 |
3,952 |
3,978 |
4,091 |
4,298 |
4,683 |
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Sinn Féin |
John Cassin |
4.0 |
2,958 |
2,959 |
2,966 |
2,970 |
3,003 |
3,034 |
3,216 |
3,314 |
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Green Party |
Mary White |
2.8 |
2,072 |
2,077 |
2,082 |
2,098 |
2,106 |
2,135 |
2,278 |
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Socialist Party |
Conor MacLiam[35] |
1.5 |
1,135 |
1,144 |
1,157 |
1,179 |
1,200 |
1,217 |
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Independent |
Stephen Kelly |
0.8 |
601 |
625 |
646 |
681 |
734 |
820 |
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Independent |
Johnny Couchman |
0.5 |
384 |
390 |
410 |
423 |
471 |
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Independent |
John O'Hara |
0.3 |
253 |
270 |
327 |
345 |
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Independent |
Raemie Leahy |
0.3 |
256 |
272 |
277 |
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Independent |
David Murphy |
0.3 |
195 |
207 |
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Independent |
Noel Walshe |
0.2 |
119 |
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Independent |
John Dalton |
0.1 |
70 |
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Electorate: 105,449 Valid: 73,743 Spoilt: 821 (1.1%) Quota: 12,291 Turnout: 74,564 (70.7%) |
2007 general election
2007 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[31] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
John McGuinness |
17.2 |
11,635 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Aylward |
17.1 |
11,600 |
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Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
12.7 |
8,569 |
8,673 |
8,725 |
8,751 |
9,056 |
9,543 |
11,360 |
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Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
13.4 |
9,037 |
9,481 |
9,693 |
9,901 |
10,350 |
10,457 |
11,136 |
12,593 |
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|
Green Party |
Mary White |
8.0 |
5,386 |
5,533 |
5,560 |
5,573 |
6,266 |
6,695 |
7,405 |
9,883 |
10,464 |
|
Fine Gael |
John Paul Phelan |
9.6 |
6,494 |
6,548 |
6,568 |
6,604 |
6,841 |
7,361 |
8,170 |
9,499 |
9,815 |
|
Labour Party |
Jim Townsend |
5.0 |
3,401 |
3,529 |
3,534 |
3,536 |
3,732 |
5,285 |
6,389 |
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Fine Gael |
Fergal Browne |
7.3 |
4,948 |
5,084 |
5,087 |
5,092 |
5,190 |
5,226 |
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Labour Party |
Michael O'Brien |
4.3 |
2,923 |
2,939 |
2,957 |
2,972 |
3,304 |
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Sinn Féin |
Kathleen Funchion |
3.8 |
2,568 |
2,597 |
2,619 |
2,638 |
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Progressive Democrats |
Walter Lacey |
1.6 |
1,073 |
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Electorate: 102,016 Valid: 67,654 Spoilt: 705 (1.0%) Quota: 11,276 Turnout: 68,359 (67.0%) |
2002 general election
In 2002 Séamus Pattison, the outgoing Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, was returned automatically, by virtue of his office.
2002 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[30] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Ceann Comhairle |
Séamus Pattison |
N/A |
Automatically returned |
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Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
20.5 |
12,489 |
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Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
12.9 |
7,841 |
7,852 |
8,074 |
8,239 |
8,903 |
12,238 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John McGuinness |
15.4 |
9,343 |
9,371 |
9,657 |
10,085 |
10,527 |
10,654 |
10,878 |
12,111 |
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Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
14.3 |
8,711 |
8,772 |
8,887 |
9,140 |
9,204 |
9,832 |
9,895 |
11,009 |
|
Labour Party |
Jim Townsend |
7.0 |
4,272 |
4,330 |
4,415 |
4,568 |
6,625 |
7,646 |
7,653 |
10,615 |
|
Green Party |
Mary White |
8.2 |
4,961 |
5,003 |
5,401 |
6,055 |
6,696 |
7,329 |
7,355 |
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Fine Gael |
Fergal Browne |
8.9 |
5,468 |
5,530 |
5,670 |
5,762 |
5,894 |
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Labour Party |
Michael O'Brien |
6.1 |
3,732 |
3,739 |
3,946 |
4,220 |
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Sinn Féin |
Tom Kiernan |
3.4 |
2,078 |
2,098 |
2,216 |
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Independent |
Eddie Collins Hughes |
2.6 |
1,614 |
1,644 |
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Independent |
Billy Nolan |
0.6 |
335 |
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Electorate: 97,071 Valid: 60,844 Spoilt: 844 (1.4%) Quota: 12,169 Turnout: 61,688 (63.5%) |
1997 general election
1997 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[29] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
11,849 |
20.9 |
1 |
1 |
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Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
9,642 |
17.1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
John Browne |
6,834 |
12.1 |
3 |
8 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
John McGuinness |
5,990 |
10.6 |
4 |
8 |
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Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
5,578 |
9.8 |
5 |
8 |
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Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
5,975 |
10.6 |
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Green Party |
Mary White |
3,116 |
5.5 |
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Progressive Democrats |
Jim Gibbons, Jnr |
3,184 |
5.6 |
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Labour Party |
Jim Townsend |
2,995 |
5.3 |
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National Party |
Michael Quinn |
870 |
1.5 |
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Independent |
Billy Nolan |
416 |
0.7 |
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Electorate: 85,096 Valid: 56,449 Spoilt: 691 (1.2%) Quota: 9,409 Turnout: 57,140 (67.2%) |
1992 general election
1992 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[28] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
13,713 |
24.6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
11,331 |
20.3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
6,573 |
11.8 |
3 |
5 |
|
Fine Gael |
John Browne |
6,471 |
11.6 |
4 |
6 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
7,195 |
12.9 |
5 |
6 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Kevin Fennelly |
4,059 |
7.3 |
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Independent |
Miriam Hogan |
2,596 |
4.6 |
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Fine Gael |
Andy Cotterell |
2,358 |
4.2 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Evelyn White |
1,462 |
2.6 |
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Electorate: 81,377 Valid: 55,758 Spoilt: 793 (1.4%) Quota: 9,294 Turnout: 56,551 (69.5%) |
1989 general election
1989 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[27] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
10,161 |
18.6 |
1 |
1 |
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Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
9,599 |
17.6 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
6,431 |
11.8 |
3 |
5 |
|
Fine Gael |
John Browne |
6,526 |
11.9 |
4 |
6 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
7,798 |
14.3 |
5 |
7 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Pat Millea |
5,950 |
10.9 |
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Fine Gael |
Andy Cotterell |
3,839 |
7.0 |
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Progressive Democrats |
Martin Gibbons |
3,068 |
5.6 |
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Workers' Party |
Liam Quigley |
1,159 |
2.1 |
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Electorate: 79,073 Valid: 54,531 Spoilt: 736 (1.3%) Quota: 9,089 Turnout: 55,267 (69.9%) |
1987 general election
1987 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[26] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
10,773 |
18.7 |
1 |
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Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
9,319 |
16.2 |
2 |
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Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
7,358 |
12.8 |
3 |
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Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
5,107 |
8.8 |
4 |
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Progressive Democrats |
Martin Gibbons |
4,511 |
7.8 |
5 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Pat Millea |
5,435 |
9.5 |
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Fine Gael |
Phil Hogan |
5,376 |
9.3 |
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Fine Gael |
John Browne |
4,390 |
7.6 |
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Progressive Democrats |
Michael Kearns |
3,552 |
6.2 |
|
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Workers' Party |
Joseph Butler |
1,664 |
2.9 |
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Electorate: Valid: 57,485 Spoilt: Quota: 9,581 Turnout: |
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[25] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
9,291 |
16.6 |
1 |
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Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
8,377 |
15.0 |
2 |
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|
Fine Gael |
Dick Dowling |
5,661 |
10.1 |
3 |
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Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
5,642 |
10.1 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
M. J. Nolan |
6,998 |
12.5 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
7,032 |
12.6 |
|
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Fine Gael |
Joseph Manning |
3,436 |
6.2 |
|
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|
Fine Gael |
Harry Slattery |
2,665 |
4.8 |
|
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|
Workers' Party |
Seán Walsh |
2,189 |
3.9 |
|
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|
Labour Party |
Michael Meaney |
1,869 |
3.4 |
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|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mick Lanigan |
1,558 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Eileen Brophy |
1,021 |
1.8 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Patrick Jones |
65 |
0.1 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 55,804 Spoilt: Quota: 9,301 Turnout: |
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[24] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
16.4 |
8,910 |
8,927 |
9,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
16.3 |
8,844 |
8,853 |
8,966 |
9,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
14.5 |
7,869 |
7,878 |
7,898 |
7,995 |
8,026 |
8,150 |
8,387 |
8,747 |
12,154 |
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
8.6 |
4,663 |
4,682 |
4,730 |
4,738 |
4,738 |
5,115 |
5,192 |
6,370 |
7,375 |
10,009 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
10.3 |
5,565 |
5,570 |
5,583 |
5,665 |
5,685 |
6,394 |
7,071 |
7,168 |
7,701 |
8,145 |
8,148 |
9,071 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
12.0 |
6,529 |
6,542 |
6,885 |
7,048 |
7,401 |
7,560 |
7,840 |
8,025 |
8,129 |
8,158 |
8,207 |
8,246 |
|
Fine Gael |
Dick Dowling |
8.3 |
4,506 |
4,512 |
4,521 |
4,524 |
4,526 |
4,588 |
4,834 |
5,285 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Michael Deering |
4.1 |
2,220 |
2,225 |
2,251 |
2,256 |
2,260 |
2,333 |
2,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |
Seán Walsh |
3.2 |
1,753 |
1,775 |
1,785 |
1,821 |
1,839 |
1,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Eileen Brophy |
2.8 |
1,544 |
1,560 |
1,604 |
1,611 |
1,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
John McGuinness |
1.7 |
907 |
909 |
938 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Carpenter |
1.5 |
834 |
841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent |
Peter McCormack |
0.2 |
137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 72,148 Valid: 54,281 Spoilt: 668 (1.2%) Quota: 9,047 Turnout: 54,949 (76.2%) |
1981 general election
1981 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[23] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
16.6 |
9,374 |
9,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
14.6 |
8,285 |
8,324 |
8,334 |
8,487 |
9,267 |
9,271 |
9,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
10.1 |
5,669 |
5,763 |
5,935 |
6,020 |
7,183 |
7,184 |
7,211 |
10,762 |
|
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
10.8 |
6,095 |
6,104 |
6,853 |
7,547 |
7,631 |
7,634 |
7,895 |
8,720 |
9,931 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
12.7 |
7,080 |
7,563 |
7,659 |
7,760 |
7,892 |
7,935 |
8,623 |
8,713 |
8,762 |
8,834 |
8,883 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
10.9 |
6,177 |
6,298 |
6,318 |
6,490 |
6,540 |
6,626 |
8,164 |
8,478 |
8,581 |
8,731 |
8,860 |
|
Fine Gael |
Dick Dowling |
7.8 |
4,447 |
4,465 |
4,694 |
4,794 |
5,102 |
5,103 |
5,141 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mick Lanigan |
4.7 |
2,708 |
2,755 |
2,765 |
2,887 |
2,901 |
2,933 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
John Browne |
4.3 |
2,421 |
2,449 |
2,535 |
2,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |
Seán Walsh |
3.3 |
1,881 |
1,892 |
1,932 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Jim Townsend |
2.1 |
1,178 |
1,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Carpenter |
1.9 |
1,176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 72,148 Valid: 56,435 Spoilt: 798 (1.4%) Quota: 9,399 Turnout: 57,233 (79.3%) |
1977 general election
1977 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[22] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
7,119 |
12.8 |
1 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
8,376 |
15.1 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
8,143 |
14.7 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward |
6,317 |
11.4 |
4 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
6,276 |
11.3 |
5 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
5,990 |
10.8 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mick Lanigan |
4,126 |
7.4 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Carpenter |
2,673 |
4.8 |
|
|
|
Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |
Seán Walsh |
1,666 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Thomas Coogan |
1,510 |
2.7 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John McNally |
1,430 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Peter O'Hanrahan |
1,214 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Bolger |
589 |
1.1 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 55,429 Quota: 9,239 Turnout: |
1973 general election
1973 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[21] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
7,098 |
15.2 |
1 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
7,343 |
15.7 |
2 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
6,953 |
14.9 |
3 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
5,300 |
11.3 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
7,128 |
15.3 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bob Aylward |
6,618 |
14.2 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Thomas Coogan |
2,362 |
5.1 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John McManamy |
1,488 |
3.2 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Michael Wall |
1,222 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Liam Murphy |
1,205 |
2.6 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,717 Quota: 7,787 Turnout: |
1969 general election
1969 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[20] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
8,090 |
17.6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
7,771 |
16.9 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Kieran Crotty |
5,863 |
12.7 |
3 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
6,041 |
13.1 |
4 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
6,146 |
13.3 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bob Aylward |
6,273 |
13.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
James Keeffe |
2,251 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John McManamy |
1,946 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Thomas Hogan |
1,692 |
3.7 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,073 Quota: 7,679 Turnout: |
1965 general election
1965 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[19] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
7,805 |
17.4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Crotty |
6,114 |
13.7 |
2 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
6,299 |
14.1 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
5,865 |
13.1 |
4 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
4,741 |
10.6 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bob Aylward |
4,996 |
11.2 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Martin Medlar |
3,305 |
7.4 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John Moriarty |
2,767 |
6.2 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Matthew Byrne |
2,684 |
6.0 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Charles Cummins |
175 |
0.4 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,751 Quota: 7,459 Turnout: |
1961 general election
1961 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[18] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Crotty |
7,434 |
17.2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Desmond Governey |
5,343 |
12.4 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Martin Medlar |
5,009 |
11.6 |
3 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Séamus Pattison |
4,116 |
9.5 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
4,046 |
9.4 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Tom Nolan |
4,666 |
10.8 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Teehan |
3,072 |
7.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Moriarty |
2,350 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael McGuinness |
2,056 |
4.8 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Francis O'Brien |
1,891 |
4.4 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John Fahey |
1,674 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Kathleen Brady |
1,484 |
3.4 |
|
|
Electorate: 57,784 Valid: 43,141 Quota: 7,191 Turnout: 74.6% |
1960 by-election
Following the death of Fine Gael TD Joseph Hughes, a by-election was held on 23 June 1960. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan.
1957 general election
1957 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[16] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Martin Medlar |
9,447 |
22.1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Crotty |
5,742 |
13.4 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Gibbons |
5,761 |
13.5 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Francis Humphreys |
5,738 |
13.4 |
4 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Joseph Hughes |
4,419 |
10.3 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Teehan |
3,042 |
7.1 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Herbert Devoy |
1,992 |
4.7 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
William Cotterell |
1,929 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
James Pattison |
1,900 |
4.4 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John Fahey |
1,739 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
Clann na Poblachta |
John Moriarty |
1,037 |
2.4 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 42,746 Quota: 7,125 Turnout: |
1956 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Walsh, a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Medlar.
1954 general election
1954 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[14] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Walsh |
9,948 |
21.6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Crotty |
8,492 |
18.4 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Joseph Hughes |
5,053 |
11.0 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
6,164 |
13.4 |
4 |
|
|
Labour Party |
James Pattison |
5,522 |
12.0 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Francis Humphreys |
5,216 |
11.3 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Thomas Fielding |
2,413 |
5.2 |
|
|
|
Independent |
William Nolan |
2,248 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Daniel Maguire |
1,106 |
2.4 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,162 Quota: 7,694 Turnout: |
1951 general election
1951 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[13] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Walsh |
8,701 |
18.9 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Crotty |
7,901 |
17.2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
7,890 |
17.1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Joseph Hughes |
5,132 |
11.1 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Francis Humphreys |
5,758 |
12.5 |
5 |
|
|
Labour Party |
James Pattison |
4,551 |
9.9 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Thomas Hayden |
3,056 |
6.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Thomas Fielding |
1,703 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
Clann na Poblachta |
P. Gleeson |
1,384 |
3.0 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,076 Quota: 7,680 Turnout: |
1948 general election
The poll was postponed due to the death of outgoing Fine Gael TD Eamonn Coogan during the campaign.
1948 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[12] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
8,787 |
19.3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Joseph Hughes |
6,055 |
13.3 |
2 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Crotty |
5,438 |
11.9 |
3 |
|
|
National Labour Party |
James Pattison |
4,707 |
10.3 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Walsh |
4,468 |
9.8 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Francis Humphreys |
4,301 |
9.4 |
|
|
|
Clann na Poblachta |
M. J. Barry |
2,797 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Patrick Bergin |
2,537 |
5.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
David Burke |
1,543 |
3.4 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Joseph Rice |
1,506 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
Clann na Poblachta |
Charles Sheehan |
1,186 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
W. J. Cleere |
991 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
Clann na Poblachta |
Patrick Gleeson |
809 |
1.8 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Stephen Carroll |
527 |
1.2 |
|
|
Electorate: 61,031 Valid: 45,652 Quota: 7,609 Turnout: 74.8% |
1933 general election
1933 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
10,022 |
19.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Desmond FitzGerald |
6,078 |
11.9 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Gibbons |
6,167 |
12.0 |
3 |
|
|
Labour Party |
James Pattison |
6,833 |
13.3 |
4 |
|
|
National Centre Party |
Richard Holohan |
5,029 |
9.8 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Francis Humphreys |
5,614 |
11.0 |
|
|
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Edward Dundon |
5,293 |
10.3 |
|
|
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Denis Gorey |
4,801 |
9.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
James Murphy |
1,453 |
2.8 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 51,290 Quota: 8,549 Turnout: |
1932 general election
1932 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
11,848 |
25.2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Desmond FitzGerald |
8,672 |
18.4 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Gibbons |
4,749 |
10.1 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Francis Humphreys |
4,629 |
9.8 |
4 |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Denis Gorey |
2,799 |
5.9 |
5 |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
James Hughes |
4,272 |
9.1 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
James Pattison |
4,105 |
8.7 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Richard Holohan |
2,688 |
5.7 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Edward Doyle |
2,540 |
5.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Thomas Bolger |
718 |
1.5 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,020 Quota: 7,837 Turnout: |
1927 by-election
W. T. Cosgrave was also elected for the Cork Borough constituency and resigned his seat in Carlow–Kilkenny following the election. A by-election was held on 3 November 1927 and the seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Denis Gorey.
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
W. T. Cosgrave |
13,949 |
32.4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
9,891 |
23.0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Peter de Loughry |
2,516 |
5.8 |
3 |
|
|
Farmers' Party |
Richard Holohan |
4,599 |
10.7 |
4 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Edward Doyle |
4,956 |
11.5 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael Delaney |
3,229 |
7.5 |
|
|
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Denis Gorey |
2,541 |
5.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
James Reade |
1,348 |
3.1 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 43,029 Quota: 7,172 Turnout: |
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
W. T. Cosgrave |
13,271 |
31.4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Derrig |
5,408 |
12.8 |
2 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Edward Doyle |
5,060 |
12.0 |
3 |
|
|
Farmers' Party |
Richard Holohan |
3,695 |
8.8 |
4 |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedheal |
Denis Gorey |
954 |
2.3 |
5 |
|
|
Farmers' Party |
Arthur Kavanagh |
3,276 |
7.8 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Edmund Wall |
3,096 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael Skelly |
2,961 |
7.0 |
|
|
|
National League Party |
John Magennis |
2,096 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Edward McDonald |
1,653 |
3.9 |
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Cumann na nGaedheal |
John Nolan |
761 |
1.8 |
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Electorate: ? Valid: 42,231 Quota: 7,039 Turnout: |
1925 by-election
Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Seán Gibbons, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Bolger.
1923 general election
1922 general election
1921 general election
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