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Part of the 2009 Irish local elections
2009 Laois County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Laois_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Laois_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Laois County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Laois County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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).
Results by local electoral area
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Borris-in-Ossory - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Fianna Fáil
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John Joe Fennelly*
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19.87
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1,758
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Fine Gael
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Michael Lalor*
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15.06
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1,332
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Fine Gael
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John King
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11.42
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1,010
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753
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756
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842
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853
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880
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899
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Fianna Fáil
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Brendan Phelan*
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11.00
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973
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1,109
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1,110
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1,190
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Fine Gael
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John Bonham*
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9.69
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857
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954
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955
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976
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986
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1,056
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1,191
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Fine Gael
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Marty Phelan*
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10.94
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968
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1,008
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1,009
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1,041
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1,069
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1,111
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1,191
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Phelan
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8.68
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768
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886
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886
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903
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906
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984
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1,001
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Labour
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Raymond Fitzpatrick
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5.35
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473
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508
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508
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542
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546
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646
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Sinn Féin
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Aaron Delaney
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5.30
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469
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498
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499
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531
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536
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Independent
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M.J. Walsh
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2.61
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231
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247
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248
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.09
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8
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10
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Electorate: 14,167 Valid: 8,847 (62.45%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 1,264 Turnout: 8,956 (63.22%)
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Emo- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
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Fine Gael
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Tom Mulhall
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13.41
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747
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747
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821
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837
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939
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991
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1,066
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1,091
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Independent
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Paul Mitchell
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12.10
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674
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676
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701
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772
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829
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960
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983
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1,102
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Fianna Fáil
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Ray Cribbin*
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11.08
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617
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617
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625
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644
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673
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694
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832
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1,191
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Sinn Féin
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Aidan Mullins
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10.25
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571
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573
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583
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615
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636
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753
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799
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895
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Fine Gael
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James Deegan*
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10.16
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566
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567
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647
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661
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767
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831
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964
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992
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Fianna Fáil
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Willie Murphy
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9.66
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538
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538
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541
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562
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572
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610
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709
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Fianna Fáil
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Paschal McEvoy
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8.99
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501
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501
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504
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508
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588
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604
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Independent
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Tom Cushen
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7.68
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428
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428
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434
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460
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Labour
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Margaret Guijt Lawlor
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7.20
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401
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401
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428
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484
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505
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Fine Gael
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Winifred Champ Cox
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4.63
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258
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258
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Independent
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Frances Emerson
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4.63
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258
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260
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280
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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4.63
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11
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Electorate: 8,110 Valid: 4,847 (59.77%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 970 Turnout: 4,929 (60.78%)
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Luggacurren- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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Fine Gael
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James Daly*
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20.98
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1,179
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Fine Gael
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John Moran*
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20.68
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1,162
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Fianna Fáil
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Dick Miller*
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14.10
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792
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801
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817
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831
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839
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957
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Fianna Fáil
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Padraig Fleming
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14.04
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789
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801
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840
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875
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886
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1,148
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Fianna Fáil
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Laurence Phelan
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12.62
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709
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716
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728
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745
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753
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Independent
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Ben Brennan
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10.43
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586
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598
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677
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770
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781
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1,025
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Independent
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Nuala Finnegan
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2.94
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165
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171
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208
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Sinn Féin
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Marie Johnston
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2.63
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148
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154
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Independent
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James Scully
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1.42
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80
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83
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.16
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9
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Electorate: 9,045 Valid: 5,619 (62.12%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,124 Turnout: 5,685 (62.85%)
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Mountmellick- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Bracken*
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15.37
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928
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944
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983
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987
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1,011
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1,156
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1,263
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Fine Gael
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David Goodwin*
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13.85
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836
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849
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855
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974
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1,107
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1,178
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1,488
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Fianna Fáil
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Seamus McDonald*
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12.69
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766
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776
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836
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848
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941
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1,006
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1,063
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1,083
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Labour
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Pat Bowe
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11.69
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706
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741
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751
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764
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796
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923
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1,064
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1,185
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Independent
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Michael Gormley
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8.66
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523
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549
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585
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590
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622
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Fianna Fáil
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Joe Digan
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8.55
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516
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522
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560
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607
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774
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789
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799
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809
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Independent
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Patrick Delaney
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8.08
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488
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500
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515
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579
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Fine Gael
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Rosemary Whelan
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7.16
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432
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452
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485
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601
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649
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780
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Fine Gael
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Pat Lalor
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6.73
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406
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410
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426
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Fianna Fáil
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Talitha Horan
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4.24
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256
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264
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Sinn Féin
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Adam Haughton
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2.75
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166
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.23
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14
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Electorate: 9,255 Valid: 6,037 (65.23%) Spoilt: 70 Quota: 1,208 Turnout: 6,107 (65.99%)
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Portlaoise - 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11
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Fine Gael
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William Aird*
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17.81
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1,485
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Sinn Féin
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Brian Stanley*
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17.46
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1,456
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Fianna Fáil
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Jerry Lodge*
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7.96
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663
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683
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712
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756
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773
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896
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922
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1,005
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1,067
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Independent
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Rotimi Adebari
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7.78
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649
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662
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711
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720
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733
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750
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835
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891
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934
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942
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946
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Fine Gael
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Mary Sweeney*
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7.75
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646
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706
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756
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769
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785
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831
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898
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976
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1,129
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Fianna Fáil
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Catherine Fitzgerald*
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6.85
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571
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599
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620
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639
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653
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785
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814
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860
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901
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914
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921
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Fine Gael
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Kathleen O'Brien
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5.31
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443
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509
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540
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551
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566
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587
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647
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756
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906
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946
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953
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Fine Gael
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Paddy Buggy
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5.22
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435
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527
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562
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571
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589
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615
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676
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740
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877
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903
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910
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Labour
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Jim O'Brien
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5.13
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427
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441
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492
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501
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522
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533
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Independent
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Tom Jacob*
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5.08
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424
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465
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497
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515
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530
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560
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621
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Fine Gael
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Matthew Keegan
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4.96
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413
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491
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521
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533
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542
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579
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622
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697
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Fianna Fáil
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Liam Phelan
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4.77
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397
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413
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453
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481
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493
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Independent
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Michael Moloney*
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1.76
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147
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154
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166
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178
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Fianna Fáil
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Tony Walsh
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1.39
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116
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118
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123
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Independent
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Joe McCormack
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0.70
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58
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63
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89
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.07
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6
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6
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8
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Electorate: 15,512 Valid: 8,340 (53.76%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,034 Turnout: 8,428 (54.33%)
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