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Election in Ireland
1985 Kerry County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kerry_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Kerry_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Kerry County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Kerry County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting.
Results by party
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style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" |
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style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |
Results by Electoral Area
Killarney
Killarney - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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8
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Fianna Fáil
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John O'Leary TD
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16.64%
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2,504
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Fleming*
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15.80%
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2,377
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Fianna Fáil
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Jackie Healy-Rae*
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14.71%
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2,213
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Labour
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Michael Gleeson*
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11.49%
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1,729
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1,756
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1,773
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1,780
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1,887
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2,021
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2,159
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Fianna Fáil
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P.J. Cronin*
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8.39%
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1,262
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1,462
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1,582
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1,609
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1,647
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1,676
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1,802
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2,057
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Fine Gael
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Thomas Dennehy
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7.11%
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1,070
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1,083
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1,123
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1,125
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1,231
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1,416
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1,472
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1,574
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Fine Gael
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Christy McSweeney*
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6.77%
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1,018
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1,035
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1,055
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1,059
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1,233
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1,474
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1,557
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1,805
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Workers' Party of Ireland
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Sean O'Grady
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6.56%
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987
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1,029
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1,037
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1,044
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1,105
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1,139
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1,343
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Independent
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Redmond Sullivan
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4.45%
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670
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699
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714
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719
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741
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779
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Fine Gael
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Tom Randles
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4.15%
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625
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635
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638
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647
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712
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Fine Gael
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Paudie O'Connor*
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3.94%
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593
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609
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613
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615
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Electorate: 19,651 Valid: 15,048 (76.58%) Spoilt: 178 (1.17%) Quota: 2,150 Turnout: 15,226 (77.48%)
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Killorglin
Killorglin - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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10
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Fianna Fáil
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John O'Donoghue*
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17.00%
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2,215
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Fine Gael
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Michael Connor-Scarteen*
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11.81%
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1,539
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1,542
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1,543
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1,547
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1,566
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1,637
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1,964
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Fianna Fáil
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Thomas Cahill*
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10.27%
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1,338
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1,403
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1,425
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1,448
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1,487
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1,530
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1,895
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Fine Gael
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Danny Kissane*
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9.93%
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1,293
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1,296
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1,319
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1,347
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1,365
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1,505
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1,513
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1,521
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1,577
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1,627
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Fine Gael
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Dan Barry
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9.45%
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1,231
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1,304
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1,306
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1,308
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1,346
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1,512
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1,525
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1,532
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2,012
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Independent
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Michael Ahern
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8.61%
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1,122
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1,135
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1,154
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1,206
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1,267
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1,395
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1,411
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1,419
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1,657
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1,738
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Fianna Fáil
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Teddy O'Connor*
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7.60%
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990
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1,051
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1,063
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1,076
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1,118
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1,168
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1,310
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1,354
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1,468
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1,488
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Independent
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Michael O'Connell*
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7.10%
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925
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979
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989
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1,000
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1,113
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1,219
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1,241
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1,277
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Fianna Fáil
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Jackie Cahill
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6.83%
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890
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931
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938
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939
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961
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981
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Labour
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Michael Doyle
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5.50%
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717
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740
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748
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764
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801
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Sinn Féin
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Dave O'Shea Sinn Féin
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1.96%
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255
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259
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261
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270
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Sinn Féin
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Derek McKenna
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1.67%
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217
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228
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230
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231
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Workers' Party of Ireland
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Paddy Callaghan
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1.30%
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169
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170
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177
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Independent
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Dan O'Connor
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0.96%
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125
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127
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Electorate: 17,751 Valid: 13,026 (73.38%) Spoilt: 165 (1.25%) Quota: 1,861 Turnout: 13,191 (74.31%)
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Listowel
Listowel- 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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5
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Fine Gael
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Senator Jimmy Deenihan
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20.27%
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3,123
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Fianna Fáil
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Dan Kiely*
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15.99%
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2,463
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Fianna Fáil
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Eamonn Walsh*
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12.23%
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1,884
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2,008
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2,127
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2,195
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2,553
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Fianna Fáil
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Noel Brassil*
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12.00%
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1,849
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1,872
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1,910
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1,916
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2,154
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Fine Gael
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Eamonn Barry
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11.24%
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1,731
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2,216
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Labour
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John Joe O'Sullivan
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11.00%
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1,694
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1,764
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1,777
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2,055
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2,130
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Sinn Féin
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Jerry Walsh*
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9.56%
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1,473
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1,562
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1,588
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1,673
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1,747
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Fianna Fáil
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Jack Stack
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4.73%
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728
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795
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849
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868
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Labour
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Con Scanlon
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3.00%
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462
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525
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536
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Electorate: 20,984 Valid: 15,407 (73.42%) Spoilt: 166 (1.07%) Quota: 2,202 Turnout: 15,573 (74.21%)
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Mid-Kerry
Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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7
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom McEllistrim, Jnr TD
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19.89%
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2,239
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Independent
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James Courtney*
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15.57%
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1,753
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1,779
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1,912
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Fine Gael
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Michael Begley TD*
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12.75%
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1,436
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1,439
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1,463
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1,660
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1,665
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2,369
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Independent
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Breandán Mac Gearailt*
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11.80%
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1,329
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1,335
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1,401
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1,467
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1,484
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1,547
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1,666
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Fianna Fáil
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Thomas Fitzgerald*
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11.08%
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1,248
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1,313
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1,358
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1,408
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1,414
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1,439
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1,483
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Long*
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8.54%
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961
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1,150
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1,237
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1,342
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1,346
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1,638
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1,764
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Fine Gael
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Bobby O'Connell
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8.46%
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953
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977
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1,012
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1,310
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1,313
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Labour
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Michael Moynihan TD
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6.96%
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784
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805
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873
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Sinn Féin
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Matt Lee
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4.94%
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556
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584
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Electorate: 15,376 Valid: 11,259 (73.22%) Spoilt: 106 (0.93%) Quota: 1,877 Turnout: 11,365 (73.91%)
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Tralee
Tralee - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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6
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Fianna Fáil
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Denis Foley TD*
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32.67%
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3,101
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Labour
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Meave Spring
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18.00%
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1,709
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1,872
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1,964
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Fianna Fáil
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Ted Fitzgerald
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12.03%
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1,142
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1,575
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1,670
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1,680
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1,808
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2,379
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Sinn Féin
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Sean O'Callaghan
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9.27%
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880
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971
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1,060
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1,071
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1,101
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1,175
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Independent
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John Blennerhassett*
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8.98%
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852
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974
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1,059
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1,081
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1,519
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1,686
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Fine Gael
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Sean Shanahan
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8.31%
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789
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827
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852
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863
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Fianna Fáil
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Pauline Fuller*
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6.39%
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607
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879
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904
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914
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995
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Workers' Party of Ireland
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Donal Tobin
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4.35%
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413
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496
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Electorate: 14,535 Valid: 9,493 (65.31%) Spoilt: 124 (1.29%) Quota: 1,899 Turnout: 9,617 (66.16%)
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