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1991 Donegal County Council election|
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An election to Donegal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.
Results by party
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style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7FFF00;" data-sort-value="Independent Fianna Fáil" |
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Results by Electoral Area
Buncrana
Buncrana - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
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Fianna Fáil
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Hugh Conaghan*
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14.9%
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1,733
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Fine Gael
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Bernard McGuinness*
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13.1%
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1,524
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1,544
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1,545
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1,746
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Sinn Féin
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Jim Ferry
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11.6%
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1,344
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1,390
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1,398
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1,405
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1,501
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1,503
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1,668
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Keaveney*
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9.3%
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1,082
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1,218
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1,229
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1,420
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1,445
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1,461
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1,624
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1,751
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Fianna Fáil
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Denis McGonagle*
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9.0%
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1,046
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1,053
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1,056
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1,064
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1,084
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1,084
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1,181
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1,519
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Fine Gael
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Seamus Gill*
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8.3%
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958
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962
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966
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1,021
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1,138
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1,199
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1,348
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1,384
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Fianna Fáil
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John McLaughlin
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7.7%
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888
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899
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901
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919
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943
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947
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990
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Albert Doherty
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6.9%
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798
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864
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871
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880
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999
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1,002
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1,031
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1,240
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Fianna Fáil
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Joseph Doherty
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6.4%
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740
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759
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792
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798
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923
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926
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Philip Diggin
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5.0%
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579
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611
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617
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623
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Fine Gael
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Mary McGroarty
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4.3%
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503
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536
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537
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Conal Gillespie
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3.5%
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403
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Electorate: 19,588 Valid: 11,598 (59.21%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,657 Turnout: 11,757 (60.02%)
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Donegal
Donegal - 6 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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Mary CoughlanTD*
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14.7%
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1,747
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Fianna Fáil
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Sean McEniff*
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12.5%
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1,484
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1,489
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1,496
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1,547
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1,550
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1,673
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1,679
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1,686
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1,893
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Fine Gael
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Colm Gallagher*
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10.1%
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1,196
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1,205
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1,267
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1,273
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1,284
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1,293
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1,329
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1,515
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1,564
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1,564
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1,818
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Fianna Fáil
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Peter Kennedy*
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9.9%
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1,168
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1,185
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1,210
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1,210
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1,213
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1,227
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1,248
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1,274
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1,320
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1,340
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1,356
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Fine Gael
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Frank O'Kelly*
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9.2%
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1,085
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1,086
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1,091
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1,121
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1,124
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1,171
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1,180
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1,205
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1,337
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1,390
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1,515
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Fianna Fáil
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James McBrearty*
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8.7%
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1,026
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1,029
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1,035
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1,037
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1,129
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1,133
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1,174
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1,204
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1,224
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1,233
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1,564
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy McCloskey
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6.2%
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732
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738
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741
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744
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760
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761
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909
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1,038
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1,058
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1,153
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1,214
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Fine Gael
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Patrick McShane
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6.1%
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718
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719
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720
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720
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796
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803
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885
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1,022
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1,049
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1,050
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Donal Kelly
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4.8%
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569
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571
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579
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601
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668
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794
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799
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817
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Fine Gael
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John Boyle
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4.7%
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552
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556
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560
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563
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569
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571
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677
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Independent
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Tommy Murphy
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3.8%
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456
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458
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463
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477
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477
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477
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Independent
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Joe O'Neill
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3.2%
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377
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377
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403
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465
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472
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Fianna Fáil
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Tony Byrne
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2.7%
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318
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319
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329
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333
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Fine Gael
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Michael Mulhern
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1.9%
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220
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221
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226
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Independent
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Tom Kennedy
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1.7%
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202
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Electorate: 18,138 Valid: 11,850 (65.33%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,693 Turnout: 11,981 (66.05%)
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Glenties
Glenties - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Fine Gael
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Connell Boyle*
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13.1%
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1,528
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1,529
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1,547
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1,703
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Fianna Fáil
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Francis Brennan
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12.3%
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1,427
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1,441
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1,443
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1,592
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1,629
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1,677
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Workers' Party of Ireland
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Seamus Rogers*
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12.2%
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1,425
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1,453
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1,599
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1,724
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Kelly
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10.1%
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1,175
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1,285
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1,339
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1,446
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1,452
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1,489
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1,526
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Fianna Fáil
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James Breslin
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8.7%
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1,010
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1,037
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1,077
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1,106
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1,114
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1,299
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1,363
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Fine Gael
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Maureen Doohan*
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8.0%
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932
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1,046
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1,061
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1,070
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1,073
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1,095
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1,435
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Independent
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Fred Coll
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7.7%
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899
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915
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1,013
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1,022
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1,027
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1,231
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1,513
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Fine Gael
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Pádraig Doherty
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7.5%
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873
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885
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921
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933
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934
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1,024
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Fianna Fáil
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Feardorca O'Colla
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6.1%
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709
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787
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839
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842
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843
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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John Boyle
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5.5%
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635
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638
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673
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Jimmy Doherty
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4.7%
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543
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547
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Fianna Fáil
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Hugh McGarvey
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4.1%
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483
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444
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447
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Electorate: 19,969 Valid: 11,639 (58.29%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 1,663 Turnout: 11,771 (59.95%)
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Letterkenny
Letterkenny - 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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9 |
10
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Independent
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Jim Devenney
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12.9%
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1,775
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Fianna Fáil
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Senator Patrick McGowan*
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11.7%
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1,611
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1,614
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1,689
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1,691
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1,704
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1,727
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Danny Harkin*
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10.8%
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1,489
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1,491
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1,512
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1,519
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1,534
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1,558
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1,640
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1,770
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Labour
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Seán Maloney
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9.6%
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1,317
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1,344
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1,362
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1,364
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1,470
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1,625
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1,683
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1,809
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Fine Gael
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Paddy Harte*
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9.5%
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1,309
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1,364
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1,402
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1,427
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1,476
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1,527
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1,565
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1,592
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1,601
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1,713
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Fine Gael
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J.J. Reid*
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8.2%
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1,136
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1,164
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1,182
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1,191
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1,215
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1,233
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1,318
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1,338
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1,349
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1,384
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Fianna Fáil
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Bernard McGlinchey*
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7.9%
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1,087
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1,103
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1,175
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1,176
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1,204
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1,254
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1,294
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1,418
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1,446
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1,563
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Sinn Féin
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Liam McElhinney*
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6.9%
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946
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950
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956
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956
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971
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982
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1,028
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1,067
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1,075
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1,216
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Charles Meehan
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6.1%
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844
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847
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858
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861
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866
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873
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880
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965
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980
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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James Larkin
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3.8%
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520
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537
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541
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541
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553
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610
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632
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Independent
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Eileen Gillespie
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3.2%
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439
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440
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444
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446
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517
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544
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Independent
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P.J. Blake
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3.1%
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424
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438
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444
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444
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473
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Green
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Rory Brophy
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2.8%
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382
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397
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404
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405
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Fianna Fáil
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Billy Patterson
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2.2%
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300
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306
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Fine Gael
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Joe O'Donnell
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1.5%
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203
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Electorate: 24,915 Valid: 13,782 (55.32%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,723 Turnout: 13,940 (55.95%)
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Milford
Milford - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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2 |
3 |
4
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Edward O'Donnell*
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19.8%
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1,615
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1,667
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Harry Blaney*
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18.9%
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1,540
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1,613
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1,641
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Fianna Fáil
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Noel McGinley*
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18.5%
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1,506
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1,531
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1,597
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1,851
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Fine Gael
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Joachim Loughrey*
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11.4%
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926
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935
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1,298
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1,370
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Fianna Fáil
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Elizabeth Grier
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10.5%
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857
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887
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975
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1,038
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Independent Fianna Fáil
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Sean McGee
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9.0%
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732
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814
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837
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Fine Gael
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Lexie Diver
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9.0%
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653
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659
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Sinn Féin
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Pat Doherty
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3.9%
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315
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Electorate: 12,016 Valid: 8,144 (69.36%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,629 Turnout: 8,246 (70.12%)
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