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|Constituency created. The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]]. The [[Sinn Féin]] candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the [[Second Dáil]] (1921–22). In the Dáil the Irish form of the constituency name was Co. Laoighise agus Co. Ó bhFáilghe. Leix and Offaly seem to be the versions used in English. The four-seat constituency was also used for the [[Third Dáil]] (1922–23). In the [[Irish Free State]] the official name in English of the constituency was undoubtedly Leix–Offaly (see the list of constituencies mentioned in [http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/DT/D.S.192205200002.html the motion passed by the Second Dáil on 20 May 1922] and [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1923/en/act/pub/0012/sched8.html#sched8 the Electoral Act 1923]).
|Constituency created. The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]]. The [[Sinn Féin]] candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the [[Second Dáil]] (1921–22). In the Dáil the Irish form of the constituency name was Co. Laoighise agus Co. Ó bhFáilghe. Leix and Offaly seem to be the versions used in English. The four-seat constituency was also used for the [[Third Dáil]] (1922–23). In the [[Irish Free State]] the official name in English of the constituency was undoubtedly Leix–Offaly (see the list of constituencies mentioned in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211135337/ http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/DT/D.S.192205200002.html the motion passed by the Second Dáil on 20 May 1922] and [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1923/en/act/pub/0012/sched8.html#sched8 the Electoral Act 1923]).
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Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County ,[ 1] Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly ) was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas , from 1921 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
Laois–Offaly was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 , and first used for the 1921 general election to the Second Dáil . It was used at every subsequent general election until 2011.
It spanned the entire area of County Laois [ 2] and most of County Offaly ,[ 3] and includes the towns of Abbeyleix , Birr , Edenderry , Mountrath , Portarlington , Portlaoise and Tullamore . A small part of County Offaly was in the Tipperary North constituency.[ 4]
It was abolished at the 2016 general election , and was replaced by the new constituencies of Laois and Offaly .
Years
Name
TDs
Boundaries
Law
Notes
1921–1923
Leix–Offaly
4
The full territory of both counties
Government of Ireland Act 1920
Constituency created. The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the House of Commons of Southern Ireland . The Sinn Féin candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the Second Dáil (1921–22). In the Dáil the Irish form of the constituency name was Co. Laoighise agus Co. Ó bhFáilghe. Leix and Offaly seem to be the versions used in English. The four-seat constituency was also used for the Third Dáil (1922–23). In the Irish Free State the official name in English of the constituency was undoubtedly Leix–Offaly (see the list of constituencies mentioned in the motion passed by the Second Dáil on 20 May 1922 and the Electoral Act 1923 ).
1923–1961
Leix–Offaly
5
No change in boundaries
Electoral Act 1923
The constituency was granted a fifth seat.[ 5]
1961–2007
Laoighis–Offaly
5
No change in boundaries
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
The constituency was renamed Laoighis–Offaly , but was otherwise unchanged.[ 6]
2007–2011
Laois–Offaly
5
No change in boundaries
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005
The constituency was renamed Laois–Offaly , but was otherwise unchanged.[ 7]
2011–2016
Laois–Offaly
5
All of County Laois, and all of County Offaly except those areas included in Tipperary North
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
In County Offaly, the electoral divisions of: Aghacon, Barna, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Ettagh, Gorteen, Mountheaton, Shinrone, Templeharry, in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2, are in the Tipperary North constituency.[ 4]
TDs
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
2011 general election
2011 general election : Laois–Offaly[ 41]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
14.1
10,443
10,432
10,448
10,461
10,491
10,660
11,007
13,515
Fine Gael
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
7.8
5,817
5,838
5,871
5,919
5,978
6,163
6,289
6,595
6,989
8,291
11,837
12,106
13,128
Fianna Fáil
Barry Cowen
11.1
8,257
8,281
8,285
8,302
8,332
8,497
8,636
8,647
8,651
9,414
9,656
10,654
11,860
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
10.8
8,032
8,042
8,058
8,079
8,132
8,593
8,919
9,112
9,170
9,793
10,062
10,707
11,775
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
8.1
6,024
6,026
6,036
6,043
6,050
6,101
6,206
6,569
6,685
6,838
6,967
10,193
10,851
Labour
John Whelan
7.8
5,802
5,805
5,890
5,912
5,951
6,255
6,489
6,764
6,865
7,288
7,814
8,208
9,026
Independent
John Foley
6.0
4,465
4,469
4,478
4,500
4,524
4,930
5,490
5,506
5,513
6,330
7,231
7,521
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
7.5
5,579
5,588
5,597
5,607
5,616
5,670
5,989
6,093
6,116
6,293
6,399
Fine Gael
Liam Quinn
6.0
4,482
4,486
4,499
4,516
4,526
4,619
4,784
5,348
5,797
6,275
Independent
John Leahy
6.6
4,882
4,889
4,908
4,960
5,032
5,259
5,438
5,449
5,452
Fine Gael
John Moran
5.8
4,306
4,307
4,318
4,326
4,328
4,373
4,437
Independent
Eddie Fitzpatrick
3.4
2,544
2,553
2,565
2,586
2,619
2,776
Independent
Rotimi Adebari
0.8
628
634
662
675
691
Independent
John Bracken
0.8
625
656
665
674
695
Socialist Party
Ray Fitzpatrick[ 42]
0.8
561
562
584
594
604
Independent
Fergus McDonnell
0.7
525
526
527
533
542
Independent
Liam Dumpleton
0.5
382
393
399
436
Independent
James Fanning
0.5
335
343
352
Green
Christopher Fettes
0.4
306
308
Independent
John Boland
0.2
119
Independent
Michael Cox
0.1
60
Electorate: 106,312 Valid: 74,234 Spoilt: 979 (1.3%) Quota: 12,373 Turnout: 75,213 (70.7%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Laois–Offaly[ 40]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
26.7
19,102
Fine Gael
Olwyn Enright
11.6
8,297
9,091
9,195
9,354
9,673
10,038
11,808
12,544
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
11.3
8,064
10,089
10,131
10,200
10,313
10,437
10,561
11,231
12,533
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
12.7
9,067
9,210
9,259
9,326
9,380
9,834
10,215
10,965
12,108
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
10.1
7,242
8,010
8,042
8,075
8,116
8,235
8,298
8,967
9,895
10,008
10,277
Fianna Fáil
John Foley
8.3
5,899
7,924
7,958
7,990
8,114
8,141
8,310
8,619
9,480
9,618
9,966
Progressive Democrats
Tom Parlon
5.9
4,233
4,829
4,867
4,933
5,020
5,093
5,249
5,514
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
5.1
3,656
3,802
3,862
3,975
4,120
4,373
4,477
Fine Gael
Molly Buckley
3.1
2,196
2,533
2,595
2,672
2,873
2,995
Labour
Jim O'Brien
1.8
1,278
1,310
1,530
1,711
1,746
Independent
John Bracken
1.3
934
1,144
1,204
1,252
Green
Máire McKay
1.1
812
861
902
Labour
David Whelan
0.6
425
475
Christian Solidarity
Colm Callanan
0.2
156
161
Independent
Joseph McCormack
0.1
85
88
Independent
Noel O'Gara
0.1
45
48
Electorate: 103,673 Valid: 71,491 Spoilt: 662 (0.9%) Quota: 11,916 Turnout: 72,153 (69.6%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 39]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
19.8
12,529
Progressive Democrats
Tom Parlon
14.4
9,088
9,358
9,531
9,689
10,572
Fine Gael
Olwyn Enright
12.7
8,053
8,255
8,403
8,897
10,205
11,005
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
12.8
8,093
8,260
8,343
8,384
8,848
10,972
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
11.2
7,091
7,530
7,642
7,728
8,361
10,453
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
10.3
6,500
6,530
6,646
6,865
7,384
7,606
Fianna Fáil
Ger Killally
7.5
4,719
5,387
5,437
5,530
6,062
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
4.1
2,600
2,639
2,820
3,017
Ind. Health Alliance
Molly Buckley
2.7
1,695
1,783
1,966
2,356
Labour
John Dwyer
2.5
1,600
1,675
1,809
Green
Christopher Fettes
0.8
520
529
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.6
351
353
Independent
John Kelly
0.4
236
237
Christian Solidarity
Michael Redmond
0.2
142
144
Electorate: 95,373 Valid: 63,217 Spoilt: 671 (1.1%) Quota: 10,537 Turnout: 63,888 (67.0%)
1997 general election
1997 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 38]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
10,865
18.7
1
1
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
8,271
14.2
2
4
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
5,481
9.4
3
5
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
8,375
14.4
4
5
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
8,104
13.9
5
5
Labour
Pat Gallagher
6,741
11.6
Fianna Fáil
Ger Killally
4,328
7.5
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
3,778
6.5
National Party
Peter McNamee
1,099
1.9
Independent
Seán Fennelly
516
0.9
Independent
Joe McCormack
378
0.7
Natural Law
Paddy Seery
134
0.2
Electorate: 84,358 Valid: 58,070 Spoilt: 542 (0.9%) Quota: 9,679 Turnout: 58,612 (69.5%)
1992 general election
1992 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 37]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
10,117
18.9
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
8,361
15.6
2
8
Labour
Pat Gallagher
6,966
13.0
3
10
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
4,316
8.0
4
10
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
5,876
11.0
5
10
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
5,742
10.7
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
5,018
9.4
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
3,560
6.6
Independent
Johnny Butterfield
1,508
2.8
Fine Gael
Mary Buckley
1,165
2.2
Sinn Féin
John Carroll
665
1.2
Independent
Joe McCormack
244
0.5
Independent
Edward Delaney
132
0.3
Electorate: 77,291 Valid: 53,670 Spoilt: 753 (1.4%) Quota: 8,946 Turnout: 54,423 (70.4%)
1989 general election
1989 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 36]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
8,443
16.1
1
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
7,936
15.2
2
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
7,142
13.6
3
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
7,103
13.6
4
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
6,627
12.7
5
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Dunne
4,970
9.5
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
4,411
8.4
Labour
Pat Gallagher
3,030
5.8
Fine Gael
Tommy McKeigue
2,318
4.4
Independent
Joe McCormack
394
0.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,374 Quota: 8,730 Turnout:
1987 general election
1987 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 35]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
9,168
16.3
1
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
9,208
16.4
2
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
7,472
13.3
3
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
5,317
9.5
4
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
5,136
9.2
5
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
5,353
9.5
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
4,356
7.8
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,921
7.0
Fine Gael
Michael Fox
3,105
5.5
Sinn Féin
John Carroll
1,405
2.5
Labour
Thomas Phelan
818
1.5
Independent
May Keeley
509
0.9
Independent
Joe McCormack
354
0.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 56,122 Quota: 9,354 Turnout:
1984 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Cowen , a by-election was held on 14 June 1984. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Brian Cowen, son of the deceased TD.
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 33]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
8,181
14.9
1
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
8,428
15.4
2
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
7,910
14.4
3
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
6,646
12.1
4
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
7,423
13.5
5
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
5,973
10.9
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
4,090
7.5
Fine Gael
Michael Fox
4,019
7.3
Labour
Seán Sheehan
2,050
3.7
Independent
Joe McCormack
195
0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 54,915 Quota: 9,153 Turnout:
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 32]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
8,539
15.9
1
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
8,102
15.1
2
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
7,156
13.3
3
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
7,252
13.5
4
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
6,078
11.3
5
Fine Gael
Johnny Butterfield
4,081
7.6
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,930
7.3
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
3,346
6.2
Fine Gael
Thomas Keenan
2,600
4.8
Labour
Gerry McGuire
1,637
3.0
Labour
Larry Kavanagh
971
1.8
Independent
Joe McCormack
124
0.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 53,816 Quota: 8,970 Turnout:
1981 general election
1981 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 31]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
9,177
16.4
1
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
8,952
16.0
2
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
8,467
15.1
3
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
6,409
11.4
4
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
6,892
12.3
5
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
5,010
9.0
Fine Gael
Johnny Butterfield
4,691
8.4
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
3,618
6.5
Labour
Gerry McGuire
2,394
4.3
Independent
Joe McCormack
201
0.4
Independent
Francis Dunne
191
0.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 56,002 Quota: 9,334 Turnout:
1977 general election
1977 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 30]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
7,415
14.1
1
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
7,432
14.2
2
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
5,338
10.2
3
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
6,734
12.8
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
7,043
13.4
5
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
5,550
10.6
Independent
James Guinan
4,037
7.7
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,780
7.2
Labour
James Kelly
1,654
3.2
Fine Gael
Connie Hanniffy
1,473
2.8
Independent
James Flanagan
1,035
2.0
Labour
Benny Dowd
967
1.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,458 Quota: 8,744 Turnout:
1973 general election
1973 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 29]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
8,205
18.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
8,160
18.2
2
1
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
5,020
11.2
3
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,151
7.02
4
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
4,829
10.8
5
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
4,384
9.8
Fine Gael
Johnny Butterfield
2,643
5.9
Fine Gael
Thomas Keenan
2,389
5.3
Fianna Fáil
James Houlihan
2,274
5.1
Labour
Lar Byrne
1,253
2.8
Labour
Henry Byrne
952
2.1
Independent
Thomas Dolan
906
2.0
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Culliton
748
1.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,914 Quota: 7,486 Turnout:
1969 general election
1969 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 28]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
9,485
21.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
8,659
19.5
2
1
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
4,341
9.8
3
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
3,550
8.0
4
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
3,616
8.1
5
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,076
6.9
Fianna Fáil
James Houlihan
2,946
6.6
Fine Gael
Frank Feery
2,519
5.7
Labour
James Kelly
2,180
4.9
Labour
James Flanagan
1,354
3.0
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Culliton
1,322
3.0
Labour
John Galvin
754
1.7
Independent
Frank Powers
652
1.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,454 Quota: 7,410 Turnout:
1965 general election
1965 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 27]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
12,204
28.0
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
7,151
16.4
2
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
4,775
11.0
3
Labour
Henry Byrne
4,936
11.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
5,338
12.3
5
Fianna Fáil
Kieran Egan
5,463
12.5
Fine Gael
Frank Feery
2,730
6.3
Fianna Fáil
James Martin
962
2.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 43,559 Quota: 7,260 Turnout:
1961 general election
1961 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 26]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
11,200
26.6
1
1
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
4,943
11.8
2
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
5,255
12.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Kieran Egan
5,197
12.4
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
4,488
10.7
5
Labour
Henry Byrne
3,698
8.8
Fine Gael
Frank Feery
2,164
5.1
Fianna Fáil
James Martin
2,022
4.8
Labour
Bernard Corcoran
1,672
4.0
Sinn Féin
John Behan
1,423
3.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 42,062 Quota: 7,011 Turnout:
1957 general election
1957 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 25]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
9,747
21.8
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Kieran Egan
7,881
17.6
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Maher
6,776
15.2
3
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
5,486
12.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
5,548
12.4
5
Sinn Féin
Bhaltar Misteil
2,939
6.6
Labour
Bernard Corcoran
2,555
5.7
Fianna Fáil
James Martin
1,634
3.7
Fine Gael
Frank Byrne
1,544
3.5
Fine Gael
Michael Pettit
575
1.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,685 Quota: 7,448 Turnout:
1956 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD William Davin , a by-election was held on 30 April 1956. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Kieran Egan.
1954 general election
1954 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 23]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
13,545
28.6
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Maher
7,912
16.7
2
1
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
5,487
11.6
3
Labour
William Davin
5,359
11.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
7,273
15.4
5
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
5,186
10.9
Fine Gael
Redmond Kerin
2,627
5.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,389 Quota: 7,899 Turnout:
1951 general election
1951 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 22]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Independent
Oliver J. Flanagan
11,034
23.6
1
1
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
7,541
16.1
2
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
5,675
12.1
3
Labour
William Davin
3,882
8.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Maher
5,367
11.5
5
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
3,534
7.6
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
3,404
7.3
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
2,968
6.4
Fine Gael
Redmond Kerin
2,127
4.6
Independent
James Flanagan
1,229
2.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,761 Quota: 7,794 Turnout:
1948 general election
1948 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 21]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Independent
Oliver J. Flanagan
14,369
30.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
7,366
15.6
2
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins, Jnr
5,458
11.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
3,505
7.4
4
Labour
William Davin
2,636
5.6
5
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
3,030
6.4
Fianna Fáil
Gerard Harkin
2,929
6.2
Independent
Edward Colton
1,899
4.0
Independent
James Flanagan
1,141
2.4
Fianna Fáil
James O'Connor
942
2.0
Fine Gael
Patrick Doyle
916
1.9
Clann na Poblachta
Thomas Murphy
903
1.9
Clann na Poblachta
Con Lehane
847
1.8
Labour
Patrick Muldowney
683
1.4
Clann na Poblachta
Matthew Moore
422
0.9
Independent
William Milner
327
0.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,373 Quota: 7,896 Turnout:
1944 general election
1944 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 20]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Independent
Oliver J. Flanagan
9,856
22.0
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
7,831
17.4
2
1
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
6,354
14.2
3
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
4,439
9.9
4
Labour
William Davin
4,426
9.9
5
Fianna Fáil
George Connell
3,929
8.8
Independent
Patrick Bermingham
3,047
6.8
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collier
2,100
4.7
Independent
James Clarke
1,378
3.1
Independent
Richard Hipwell
1,233
2.8
Fine Gael
Patrick Kavanagh
305
0.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,898 Quota: 7,484 Turnout:
1943 general election
1943 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 19]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
6,479
13.6
1
Labour
William Davin
5,727
12.0
2
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
6,908
14.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
4,029
8.5
4
Independent
Oliver J. Flanagan
4,379
9.2
5
Independent
Patrick Bermingham
4,001
8.4
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
3,527
7.4
Fianna Fáil
George Connell
3,282
6.9
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Brady
3,260
6.8
Labour
Edward Breen
2,005
4.2
Labour
John Condron
1,780
3.7
Fine Gael
Joseph Kearney
1,157
2.4
Fine Gael
Charles Delaney
1,103
2.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,637 Quota: 7,940 Turnout:
1938 general election
1938 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 18]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
8,440
17.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
8,422
17.3
2
1
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
8,315
17.0
3
1
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
5,778
11.8
4
Labour
William Davin
6,190
12.7
5
Fine Gael
Jack Finlay
4,922
10.1
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collier
3,556
7.3
Labour
Edward Breen
2,206
4.5
Fine Gael
John McMahon
981
2.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 48,810 Quota: 8,136 Turnout:
1937 general election
1937 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 17]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
William Davin
8,317
17.5
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
7,571
15.9
2
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
6,774
14.2
3
Fine Gael
Jack Finlay
5,127
10.8
4
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
6,122
12.9
5
Fine Gael
Patrick Doyle
3,974
8.4
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
3,795
8.0
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Brady
3,390
7.1
Labour
Edward Breen
2,517
5.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,587 Quota: 7,932 Turnout:
1933 general election
1933 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 16]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas F. O'Higgins
7,640
15.2
1
National Centre Party
Jack Finlay
5,784
11.5
2
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Donnelly
8,326
16.5
3
Labour
William Davin
7,120
14.1
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
6,209
12.3
5
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
5,199
10.3
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Brady
4,563
9.1
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Doyle
2,808
5.6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eugene O'Brien
2,740
5.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 50,389 Quota: 8,399 Turnout:
1932 general election
1932 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 15]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
8,082
17.3
1
1
Labour
William Davin
6,687
14.3
2
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eugene O'Brien
3,713
7.9
3
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas F. O'Higgins
4,811
10.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
5,693
12.2
5
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Donnelly
4,087
8.7
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Doyle
3,820
8.2
Fianna Fáil
James Bowles
3,448
7.4
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Dwyer
2,711
5.8
Labour
John Gill
2,240
4.8
Farmers' Party
Daniel Kennedy
1,553
3.3
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,845 Quota: 7,808 Turnout:
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 14]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
William Aird
8,472
19.4
1
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Dwyer
7,046
16.1
2
Labour
William Davin
6,585
15.1
3
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
6,766
15.5
4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
3,914
9.0
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Fay
4,067
9.3
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Tynan
3,840
8.8
Labour
John Gill
2,962
6.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 43,652 Quota: 7,276 Turnout:
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 13]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
William Davin
9,973
23.1
1
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Dwyer
3,411
7.9
2
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
6,095
14.1
3
Labour
John Gill
3,730
8.6
4
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Tynan
3,240
7.5
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Egan
3,488
8.1
Farmers' Party
William Cobbe
3,257
7.6
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
3,162
7.3
Cumann na nGaedheal
Francis Bulfin
2,838
6.6
Independent
Richard Hipwell
2,835
6.6
Independent
Michael Cahill
1,105
2.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 43,134 Quota: 7,190 Turnout:
1926 by-election
Following the disqualification of Republican TD Seán McGuinness , a by-election was held on 18 February 1926. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate James Dwyer.
1923 general election
1923 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 11]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
Francis Bulfin
5,689
14.1
1
Labour
William Davin
6,323
15.7
2
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Egan
3,630
9.0
3
Republican
Seán McGuinness
5,572
13.8
4
Republican
Laurence Brady
4,751
11.8
5
Labour
Denis Cullen
2,717
6.7
Farmers' Party
Daniel Kennedy
2,227
5.5
National Democratic
Joseph Delaney
2,049
5.1
Farmers' Party
Patrick Bermingham
1,996
4.9
National Democratic
Patrick Belton
1,445
3.6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán Kelly
1,416
3.5
Farmers' Party
Francis Doorley
1,248
3.1
Republican
Patrick Gorry
697
1.7
Independent
Andrew Byrne
557
1.4
Electorate: 64,211 Valid: 40,317 Quota: 6,720 Turnout: 62.8%
1922 general election
1921 general election
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