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Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Kilkenny County Council election|
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An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[1]
Results by local electoral area
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Ballyragget: 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Fine Gael
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Mary Hilda Cavanagh*
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1,078
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1,087
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1,092
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1,274
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Fianna Fáil
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John Murphy*
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1,058
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1,063
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1,097
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1,188
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Fianna Fáil
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Martin Fitzpatrick*
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959
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959
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1,009
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1,022
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1,029
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1,115
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1,117
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Labour
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Dick Brennan*
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851
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946
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1,044
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1,067
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1,074
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1,146
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1,149
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Fine Gael
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Thomas Coogan
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680
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734
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776
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950
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1,043
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1,135
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1,149
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Fianna Fáil
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Martin Gibbons
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660
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666
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743
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799
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807
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1,109
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1,121
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Fine Gael
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Kieran Brennan
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529
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558
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566
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Fianna Fáil
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Patricia Owens
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442
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464
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586
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599
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601
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Fianna Fáil
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Charles Brennan
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432
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454
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Fine Gael
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John Brennan
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249
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Electorate: 9,852 Valid: 6,938 (71.42%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,157 Turnout: 7,036
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Piltown: 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9
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Fianna Fáil
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Liam Aylward TD*
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1,785
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Fine Gael
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Dick Dowling TD*
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1,212
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Workers' Party
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Sean Walsh*
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1,145
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Fianna Fáil
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Eamonn Meade*
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824
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950
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952
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954
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958
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967
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1,028
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1,087
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Fine Gael
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Andy Cotterell*
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654
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708
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754
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759
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764
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840
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890
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958
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991
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Fianna Fáil
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Dermot Kavanagh
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544
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618
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626
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630
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634
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640
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643
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660
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860
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Fine Gael
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John Maher
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513
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549
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566
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573
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576
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651
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858
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974
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988
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Fianna Fáil
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Thomas Walsh
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477
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579
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588
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590
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611
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615
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618
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635
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Fianna Fáil
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Dick Dunphy*
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430
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704
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708
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719
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727
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771
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780
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834
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1,071
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Labour
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Desmond Scahill
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326
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347
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354
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441
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459
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469
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505
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Fine Gael
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Mick Wall
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315
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327
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337
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344
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346
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382
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Fine Gael
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Joe Cummins
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226
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241
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272
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278
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284
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Labour
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John Mahon
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127
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134
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138
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Electorate: 12,979 Valid: 8,588 (70.14%) Spoilt: 119 Quota: 1,074 Turnout: 8,707
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Thomastown: 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9
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Fianna Fáil
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James Brett*
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1,189
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Fianna Fáil
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Breda Somers
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768
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790
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821
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828
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834
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1,075
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1,103
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1,114
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Fenlon*
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636
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650
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670
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692
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808
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920
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958
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965
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993
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Labour
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Michael O'Brien*
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629
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631
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729
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740
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968
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1,029
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1,184
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Fine Gael
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Billy Ireland*
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626
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628
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643
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717
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742
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789
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963
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987
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1,241
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Fianna Fáil
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John Fennelly*
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579
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598
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622
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622
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631
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Fine Gael
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Philip Brennan*
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571
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576
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582
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634
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665
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676
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797
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812
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1,086
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Fine Gael
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Tom Maher*
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568
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576
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583
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647
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650
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665
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737
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751
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Quinn
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553
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559
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564
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627
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637
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732
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762
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767
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812
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Fine Gael
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Joe Prendergast
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463
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464
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498
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614
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638
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662
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Labour
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John Bolger
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445
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445
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479
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486
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Fine Gael
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Frank Prendergast
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427
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428
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431
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Workers' Party
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Joe Doyle
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301
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302
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Electorate: 11,440 Valid: 7,755 (68.77%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,108 Turnout: 7,867
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