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Part of the 2009 Irish local elections
2009 Offaly County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Offaly_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Offaly_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Offaly County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Offaly County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 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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Birr- 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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Peter Ormond*
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20.61
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1,481
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Independent
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Tony McLoughlin*
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14.61
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1,050
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1,053
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1,056
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1,093
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1,146
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1,348
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1,670
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Independent
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John Carroll*
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14.41
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1,036
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1,043
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1,046
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1,099
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1,134
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1,254
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1,415
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1,514
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Fine Gael
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Percy Clendennen*
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13.27
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954
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956
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959
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1,031
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1,157
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1,200
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1,276
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1,322
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Fianna Fáil
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Denis Tierney
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8.99
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646
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648
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668
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686
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714
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Independent
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Denis Sheils
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8.86
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637
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640
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642
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681
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715
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826
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Fine Gael
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Brian Whelahan
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8.74
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628
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628
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632
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704
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801
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897
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1,050
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1,122
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Fine Gael
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Nigel Craughwell
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5.32
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382
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382
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383
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403
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Independent
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Philip Ryan
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4.91
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353
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354
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361
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.28
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20
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Electorate: 10,677 Valid: 7,187 (67.31%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,438 Turnout: 7,295 (68.32%)
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Edenderry – 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14
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Fianna Fáil
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John Foley*
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17.25
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1,649
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Independent
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Eddie Fitzpatrick*
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12.93
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1,236
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1,245
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1,248
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1,295
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1,340
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1,353
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1,366
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1,481
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Fianna Fáil
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Noel Bourke*
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12.60
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1,205
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1,324
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1,344
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1,367
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Fine Gael
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Liam Quinn
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7.55
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722
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736
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766
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769
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776
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839
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846
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857
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859
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908
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948
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981
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1,088
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1,272
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Labour
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Declan Leddin
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6.20
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593
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609
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610
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610
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614
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620
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681
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688
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690
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735
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750
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833
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867
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918
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Fianna Fáil
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Ger Plunkett
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6.15
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588
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605
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608
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654
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671
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694
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700
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727
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739
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778
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797
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815
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831
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962
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Fine Gael
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Nichola Hogan
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6.09
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582
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603
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608
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609
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615
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638
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706
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713
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717
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740
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818
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931
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1,148
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1,278
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Independent
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Michael Fox*
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4.67
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447
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455
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464
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465
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478
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525
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537
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557
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577
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632
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667
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734
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804
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Independent
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Fergus McDonnell*
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3.59
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343
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363
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370
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370
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378
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398
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455
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478
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483
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513
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521
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Fine Gael
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John Foran*
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3.47
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332
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342
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346
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349
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360
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364
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387
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413
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425
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433
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528
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580
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Fine Gael
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Jack Deegan
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3.36
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321
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322
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323
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333
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349
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351
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360
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378
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392
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413
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Sinn Féin
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Martin O'Reilly
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3.22
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308
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313
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320
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327
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337
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348
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358
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379
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381
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Independent
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Stephen Mather
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2.92
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279
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284
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284
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288
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309
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315
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320
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Independent
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Noel Cribbin
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2.81
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269
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285
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292
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292
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296
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306
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Independent
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Fidelma Doolan
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2.46
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235
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246
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263
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264
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269
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Independent
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Frank Weir
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1.87
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179
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181
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183
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193
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Nolan
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1.56
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149
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158
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159
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Independent
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Dominic Sheehy
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1.17
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112
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113
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.14
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13
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13
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Electorate: 15,602 Valid: 9,562 (61.29%) Spoilt: 120 Quota: 1,367 Turnout: 9,682 (62.06%)
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Ferbane- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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Fianna Fáil
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Eamon Dooley*
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15.97
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1,257
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1,268
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1,335
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1,351
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1,669
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Independent
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John Leahy
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14.54
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1,144
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1,297
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1,403
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1,546
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1,798
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Fine Gael
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Connie Hanniffy*
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14.26
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1,122
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1,163
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1,280
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1,450
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1,505
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1,525
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Fianna Fáil
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Sinead Moylan-Ryan*
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13.70
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1,078
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1,088
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1,117
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1,242
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1,432
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1,522
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Fine Gael
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Marcella Corcoran Kennedy*
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11.48
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903
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954
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1,015
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1,246
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1,280
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1,320
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Feighery*
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10.79
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849
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874
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895
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907
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Fine Gael
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Tom Rigney
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9.20
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723
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735
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748
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Independent
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Ollie Daly
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5.49
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432
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460
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Labour
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Mary Kiely
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4.19
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330
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.38
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30
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Electorate: 11,766 Valid: 7,869 (66.88%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,574 Turnout: 7,998 (67.98%)
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Tullamore – 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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Fianna Fáil
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Barry Cowen*
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13.26
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1,626
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Fine Gael
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Tommy McKeigue*
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13.01
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1,496
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Fianna Fáil
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Sinead Dooley
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10.52
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1,234
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1,290
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1,304
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1,307
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1,338
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1,378
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1,510
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Fine Gael
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Molly Buckley*
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9.96
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1,168
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1,173
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1,234
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1,245
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1,288
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1,489
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Independent
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Dervill Dolan*
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9.95
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1,167
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1,201
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1,208
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1,210
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1,267
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1,368
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1,420
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1,425
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1,927
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Fianna Fáil
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Danny Owens*
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8.83
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1,036
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1,061
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1,078
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1,080
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1,082
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1,092
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1,137
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1,148
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1,204
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1,275
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1,280
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Sinn Féin
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Brendan Killeavey
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6.72
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788
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791
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796
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797
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830
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853
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1,007
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1,020
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1,073
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1,113
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1,117
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Independent
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Johnny Butterfield*
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6.59
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773
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777
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801
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804
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850
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886
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999
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1,010
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1,072
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1,128
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1,141
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Independent
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Frank Moran
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5.99
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702
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719
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721
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721
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778
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917
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948
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951
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Labour
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Seán O'Brien
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5.57
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653
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656
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668
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671
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688
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724
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Fine Gael
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Frank Feery
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4.76
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558
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565
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608
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611
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633
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Independent
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John Bracken
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2.84
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333
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337
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340
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341
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Fine Gael
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Vinny O'Brien
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1.58
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185
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186
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Christian Solidarity
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Colm Callanan
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0.09
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10
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10
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Electorate: 18,568 Valid: 11,729 (63.17%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1,467 Turnout: 11,874 (63.95%)
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