Carlow–Kilkenny is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny has been used at Irish elections since the election of the Second Dáil at the 1921 general election . Prior to Irish independence, elections to the UK Parliament were held in three single-seat constituencies, known as Carlow , Kilkenny North and Kilkenny South , and it was these three constituencies that elected members of the First Dáil. Carlow–Kilkenny did not exist between 1937 and 1948, when it was replaced by the constituencies of Carlow–Kildare and Kilkenny .
The constituency spans the entire area of County Kilkenny and most of County Carlow (a small part of which is in the Wicklow constituency ), taking in Kilkenny city , Carlow town , Urlingford , Tullow and Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag ).[ 1]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:
"The county of Kilkenny and the county of Carlow, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow."
TDs
TDs 1921–1937
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
TDs since 1948
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections
2016 general election
2016 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
John McGuinness
15.0
10,528
10,545
10,823
10,886
10,965
11,490
11,903
Fine Gael
John Paul Phelan
10.8
7,568
7,577
7,689
7,713
7,768
8,080
8,420
8,450
10,222
14,200
Sinn Féin
Kathleen Funchion
12.4
8,700
8,838
8,891
9,094
9,856
10,228
10,934
10,970
11,516
11,720
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Aylward
13.4
9,366
9,375
9,469
9,491
9,549
9,803
9,956
10,030
10,634
11,077
11,335
Fine Gael
Pat Deering
9.4
6,562
6,580
6,606
6,623
6,693
6,829
6,937
6,940
7,675
8,935
11,149
Fianna Fáil
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
12.0
8,373
8,436
8,502
8,540
8,745
8,919
9,023
9,049
9,371
9,459
9,518
Fine Gael
David Fitzgerald
7.2
5,017
5,021
5,094
5,106
5,122
5,355
5,686
5,721
6,588
Labour
Ann Phelan
6.3
4,391
4,396
4,442
4,465
4,548
4,740
5,566
5,596
Green
Malcom Noonan
3.7
2,621
2,655
2,717
2,816
3,208
3,660
Renua
Patrick McKee
3.5
2,483
2,511
2,656
2,752
3,005
AAA–PBP
Adrienne Wallace
2.3
1,582
1,728
1,769
2,342
AAA–PBP
Conor MacLiam
1.6
1,120
1,179
2,656
1,231
Independent
Paddy Manning
1.5
1,078
1,142
Independent
Keith Gilligan
0.7
456
Independent
Noel G. Walsh
0.2
164
Electorate: 107,023 Valid: 70,009 Spoilt: 505 (0.7%) Quota: 11,669 Turnout: 70,514 (65.9%)
2015 by-election
2015 by-election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 33]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Aylward
27.8
18,572
18,713
18,845
19,223
19,480
19,898
20,950
22,826
26,529
Fine Gael
David Fitzgerald
20.6
13,744
13,826
13,895
14,174
14,289
15,058
16,612
18,875
21,632
Sinn Féin
Kathleen Funchion
16.2
10,806
11,006
11,501
11,974
13,113
13,879
14,632
16,437
Renua
Patrick McKee
9.5
6,365
6,530
6,736
7,225
7,678
8,532
9,269
Labour
Willie Quinn
7.0
4,673
4,803
4,853
4,954
5,252
5,775
Green
Malcolm Noonan
5.3
3,549
3,651
3,836
4,257
4,528
People Before Profit
Adrienne Wallace
3.6
2,377
2,644
3,256
3,640
Independent
Breda Gardner
4.2
2,792
3,016
3,226
Anti-Austerity Alliance
Conor MacLiam
3.3
2,194
2,296
Independent
Peter O'Loughlin
1.4
930
Independent
Daithí Holohan
0.6
374
Independent
Noel Walsh
0.4
243
Independent
Elizabeth Hourihane
0.3
215
Electorate: 105,449 Valid: 66,834 Spoilt: 2,066 (3.0%) Quota: 33,418 Turnout: 68,900 (65.3%)
2011 general election
2011 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 32]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Labour
Ann Phelan
10.9
8,072
8,085
8,098
8,125
8,153
8,171
8,526
9,062
9,186
11,633
12,066
14,160
Fianna Fáil
John McGuinness
12.9
9,531
9,543
9,548
9,583
9,595
9,612
9,767
9,939
9,999
10,108
11,805
12,630
Fine Gael
John Paul Phelan
14.8
10,929
10,939
10,949
10,975
10,993
11,017
11,183
11,416
11,467
11,579
11,711
12,217
12,574
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
14.3
10,525
10,537
10,540
10,558
10,565
10,587
10,772
10,934
10,968
11,120
11,207
11,770
11,997
Fine Gael
Pat Deering
10.1
7,470
7,474
7,483
7,491
7,502
7,597
7,654
7,964
8,238
8,908
9,967
10,335
10,486
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Aylward
9.2
6,762
6,772
6,775
6,786
6,796
6,797
6,867
6,928
6,961
7,005
8,068
8,469
8,610
Sinn Féin
Kathleen Funchion
5.5
4,075
4,089
4,101
4,121
4,144
4,162
4,462
4,573
6,458
6,759
7,091
Fianna Fáil
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
6.0
4,428
4,431
4,434
4,435
4,453
4,493
4,533
4,758
5,065
5,636
Labour
Des Hurley
5.3
3,908
3,910
3,919
3,928
3,952
3,978
4,091
4,298
4,683
Sinn Féin
John Cassin
4.0
2,958
2,959
2,966
2,970
3,003
3,034
3,216
3,314
Green
Mary White
2.8
2,072
2,077
2,082
2,098
2,106
2,135
2,278
Socialist Party
Conor MacLiam[ 35]
1.5
1,135
1,144
1,157
1,179
1,200
1,217
Independent
Stephen Kelly
0.8
601
625
646
681
734
820
Independent
Johnny Couchman
0.5
384
390
410
423
471
Independent
John O'Hara
0.3
253
270
327
345
Independent
Raemie Leahy
0.3
256
272
277
Independent
David Murphy
0.3
195
207
Independent
Noel Walshe
0.2
119
Independent
John Dalton
0.1
70
Electorate: 105,449 Valid: 73,743 Spoilt: 821 (1.1%) Quota: 12,291 Turnout: 74,564 (70.7%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 31]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
John McGuinness
17.2
11,635
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Aylward
17.1
11,600
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
12.7
8,569
8,673
8,725
8,751
9,056
9,543
11,360
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
13.4
9,037
9,481
9,693
9,901
10,350
10,457
11,136
12,593
Green
Mary White
8.0
5,386
5,533
5,560
5,573
6,266
6,695
7,405
9,883
10,464
Fine Gael
John Paul Phelan
9.6
6,494
6,548
6,568
6,604
6,841
7,361
8,170
9,499
9,815
Labour
Jim Townsend
5.0
3,401
3,529
3,534
3,536
3,732
5,285
6,389
Fine Gael
Fergal Browne
7.3
4,948
5,084
5,087
5,092
5,190
5,226
Labour
Michael O'Brien
4.3
2,923
2,939
2,957
2,972
3,304
Sinn Féin
Kathleen Funchion
3.8
2,568
2,597
2,619
2,638
Progressive Democrats
Walter Lacey
1.6
1,073
Electorate: 102,016 Valid: 67,654 Spoilt: 705 (1.0%) Quota: 11,276 Turnout: 68,359 (67.0%)
2002 general election
In 2002 Séamus Pattison , the outgoing Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann , was returned automatically, by virtue of his office.
2002 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 30]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Ceann Comhairle
Séamus Pattison
N/A
Automatically returned
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
20.5
12,489
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
12.9
7,841
7,852
8,074
8,239
8,903
12,238
Fianna Fáil
John McGuinness
15.4
9,343
9,371
9,657
10,085
10,527
10,654
10,878
12,111
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
14.3
8,711
8,772
8,887
9,140
9,204
9,832
9,895
11,009
Labour
Jim Townsend
7.0
4,272
4,330
4,415
4,568
6,625
7,646
7,653
10,615
Green
Mary White
8.2
4,961
5,003
5,401
6,055
6,696
7,329
7,355
Fine Gael
Fergal Browne
8.9
5,468
5,530
5,670
5,762
5,894
Labour
Michael O'Brien
6.1
3,732
3,739
3,946
4,220
Sinn Féin
Tom Kiernan
3.4
2,078
2,098
2,216
Independent
Eddie Collins Hughes
2.6
1,614
1,644
Independent
Billy Nolan
0.6
335
Electorate: 97,071 Valid: 60,844 Spoilt: 844 (1.4%) Quota: 12,169 Turnout: 61,688 (63.5%)
1997 general election
1997 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 29]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
11,849
20.9
1
1
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
9,642
17.1
2
1
Fine Gael
John Browne
6,834
12.1
3
8
Fianna Fáil
John McGuinness
5,990
10.6
4
8
Labour
Séamus Pattison
5,578
9.8
5
8
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
5,975
10.6
Green
Mary White
3,116
5.5
Progressive Democrats
Jim Gibbons, Jnr
3,184
5.6
Labour
Jim Townsend
2,995
5.3
National Party
Michael Quinn
870
1.5
Independent
Billy Nolan
416
0.7
Electorate: 85,096 Valid: 56,449 Spoilt: 691 (1.2%) Quota: 9,409 Turnout: 57,140 (67.2%)
1992 general election
1992 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 28]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Séamus Pattison
13,713
24.6
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
11,331
20.3
2
1
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
6,573
11.8
3
5
Fine Gael
John Browne
6,471
11.6
4
6
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
7,195
12.9
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Kevin Fennelly
4,059
7.3
Independent
Miriam Hogan
2,596
4.6
Fine Gael
Andy Cotterell
2,358
4.2
Fianna Fáil
Evelyn White
1,462
2.6
Electorate: 81,377 Valid: 55,758 Spoilt: 793 (1.4%) Quota: 9,294 Turnout: 56,551 (69.5%)
1989 general election
1989 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 27]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
10,161
18.6
1
1
Labour
Séamus Pattison
9,599
17.6
2
1
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
6,431
11.8
3
5
Fine Gael
John Browne
6,526
11.9
4
6
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
7,798
14.3
5
7
Fianna Fáil
Pat Millea
5,950
10.9
Fine Gael
Andy Cotterell
3,839
7.0
Progressive Democrats
Martin Gibbons
3,068
5.6
Workers' Party of Ireland
Liam Quigley
1,159
2.1
Electorate: 79,073 Valid: 54,531 Spoilt: 736 (1.3%) Quota: 9,089 Turnout: 55,267 (69.9%)
1987 general election
1987 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 26]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
10,773
18.7
1
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
9,319
16.2
2
Labour
Séamus Pattison
7,358
12.8
3
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
5,107
8.8
4
Progressive Democrats
Martin Gibbons
4,511
7.8
5
Fianna Fáil
Pat Millea
5,435
9.5
Fine Gael
Phil Hogan
5,376
9.3
Fine Gael
John Browne
4,390
7.6
Progressive Democrats
Michael Kearns
3,552
6.2
Workers' Party of Ireland
Joseph Butler
1,664
2.9
Electorate: Valid: 57,485 Spoilt: Quota: 9,581 Turnout:
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 25]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
9,291
16.6
1
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
8,377
15.0
2
Fine Gael
Dick Dowling
5,661
10.1
3
Labour
Séamus Pattison
5,642
10.1
4
Fianna Fáil
M. J. Nolan
6,998
12.5
5
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
7,032
12.6
Fine Gael
Joseph Manning
3,436
6.2
Fine Gael
Harry Slattery
2,665
4.8
Workers' Party of Ireland
Seán Walsh
2,189
3.9
Labour
Michael Meaney
1,869
3.4
Fianna Fáil
Mick Lanigan
1,558
2.8
Independent
Eileen Brophy
1,021
1.8
Independent
Patrick Jones
65
0.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 55,804 Spoilt: Quota: 9,301 Turnout:
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 24]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
16.4
8,910
8,927
9,099
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
16.3
8,844
8,853
8,966
9,478
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
14.5
7,869
7,878
7,898
7,995
8,026
8,150
8,387
8,747
12,154
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
8.6
4,663
4,682
4,730
4,738
4,738
5,115
5,192
6,370
7,375
10,009
Labour
Séamus Pattison
10.3
5,565
5,570
5,583
5,665
5,685
6,394
7,071
7,168
7,701
8,145
8,148
9,071
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
12.0
6,529
6,542
6,885
7,048
7,401
7,560
7,840
8,025
8,129
8,158
8,207
8,246
Fine Gael
Dick Dowling
8.3
4,506
4,512
4,521
4,524
4,526
4,588
4,834
5,285
Fine Gael
Michael Deering
4.1
2,220
2,225
2,251
2,256
2,260
2,333
2,358
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Seán Walsh
3.2
1,753
1,775
1,785
1,821
1,839
1,909
Labour
Eileen Brophy
2.8
1,544
1,560
1,604
1,611
1,614
Fianna Fáil
John McGuinness
1.7
907
909
938
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Carpenter
1.5
834
841
Independent
Peter McCormack
0.2
137
Electorate: 72,148 Valid: 54,281 Spoilt: 668 (1.2%) Quota: 9,047 Turnout: 54,949 (76.2%)
1981 general election
1981 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 23]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
16.6
9,374
9,569
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
14.6
8,285
8,324
8,334
8,487
9,267
9,271
9,577
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
10.1
5,669
5,763
5,935
6,020
7,183
7,184
7,211
10,762
Labour
Séamus Pattison
10.8
6,095
6,104
6,853
7,547
7,631
7,634
7,895
8,720
9,931
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
12.7
7,080
7,563
7,659
7,760
7,892
7,935
8,623
8,713
8,762
8,834
8,883
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
10.9
6,177
6,298
6,318
6,490
6,540
6,626
8,164
8,478
8,581
8,731
8,860
Fine Gael
Dick Dowling
7.8
4,447
4,465
4,694
4,794
5,102
5,103
5,141
Fianna Fáil
Mick Lanigan
4.7
2,708
2,755
2,765
2,887
2,901
2,933
Fine Gael
John Browne
4.3
2,421
2,449
2,535
2,573
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Seán Walsh
3.3
1,881
1,892
1,932
Labour
Jim Townsend
2.1
1,178
1,189
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Carpenter
1.9
1,176
Electorate: 72,148 Valid: 56,435 Spoilt: 798 (1.4%) Quota: 9,399 Turnout: 57,233 (79.3%)
1977 general election
1977 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 22]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
7,119
12.8
1
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
8,376
15.1
2
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
8,143
14.7
3
Fianna Fáil
Liam Aylward
6,317
11.4
4
Labour
Séamus Pattison
6,276
11.3
5
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
5,990
10.8
Fianna Fáil
Mick Lanigan
4,126
7.4
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Carpenter
2,673
4.8
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Seán Walsh
1,666
3.0
Fine Gael
Thomas Coogan
1,510
2.7
Labour
John McNally
1,430
2.6
Fine Gael
Peter O'Hanrahan
1,214
2.2
Independent
John Bolger
589
1.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 55,429 Quota: 9,239 Turnout:
1973 general election
1973 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 21]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
7,098
15.2
1
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
7,343
15.7
2
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
6,953
14.9
3
Labour
Séamus Pattison
5,300
11.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
7,128
15.3
5
Fianna Fáil
Bob Aylward
6,618
14.2
Fine Gael
Thomas Coogan
2,362
5.1
Labour
John McManamy
1,488
3.2
Fine Gael
Michael Wall
1,222
2.6
Fianna Fáil
Liam Murphy
1,205
2.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,717 Quota: 7,787 Turnout:
1969 general election
1969 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 20]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
8,090
17.6
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
7,771
16.9
2
1
Fine Gael
Kieran Crotty
5,863
12.7
3
Labour
Séamus Pattison
6,041
13.1
4
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
6,146
13.3
5
Fianna Fáil
Bob Aylward
6,273
13.6
Fine Gael
James Keeffe
2,251
4.9
Labour
John McManamy
1,946
4.2
Fine Gael
Thomas Hogan
1,692
3.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,073 Quota: 7,679 Turnout:
1965 general election
1965 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 19]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
7,805
17.4
1
1
Fine Gael
Patrick Crotty
6,114
13.7
2
Labour
Séamus Pattison
6,299
14.1
3
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
5,865
13.1
4
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
4,741
10.6
5
Fianna Fáil
Bob Aylward
4,996
11.2
Fianna Fáil
Martin Medlar
3,305
7.4
Labour
John Moriarty
2,767
6.2
Fine Gael
Matthew Byrne
2,684
6.0
Independent
Charles Cummins
175
0.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,751 Quota: 7,459 Turnout:
1961 general election
1961 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 18]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Patrick Crotty
7,434
17.2
1
1
Fine Gael
Desmond Governey
5,343
12.4
2
Fianna Fáil
Martin Medlar
5,009
11.6
3
Labour
Séamus Pattison
4,116
9.5
4
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
4,046
9.4
5
Fianna Fáil
Tom Nolan
4,666
10.8
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Teehan
3,072
7.1
Independent
John Moriarty
2,350
5.5
Fianna Fáil
Michael McGuinness
2,056
4.8
Fine Gael
Francis O'Brien
1,891
4.4
Labour
John Fahey
1,674
3.9
Independent
Kathleen Brady
1,484
3.4
Electorate: 57,784 Valid: 43,141 Quota: 7,191 Turnout: 74.6%
1960 by-election
Following the death of Fine Gael TD Joseph Hughes , a by-election was held on 23 June 1960. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan.
1957 general election
1957 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 16]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Martin Medlar
9,447
22.1
1
1
Fine Gael
Patrick Crotty
5,742
13.4
2
Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons
5,761
13.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys
5,738
13.4
4
Fine Gael
Joseph Hughes
4,419
10.3
5
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Teehan
3,042
7.1
Labour
Herbert Devoy
1,992
4.7
Fine Gael
William Cotterell
1,929
4.5
Labour
James Pattison
1,900
4.4
Labour
John Fahey
1,739
4.1
Clann na Poblachta
John Moriarty
1,037
2.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 42,746 Quota: 7,125 Turnout:
1956 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Walsh , a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Medlar.
1954 general election
1954 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 14]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Walsh
9,948
21.6
1
1
Fine Gael
Patrick Crotty
8,492
18.4
2
1
Fine Gael
Joseph Hughes
5,053
11.0
3
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
6,164
13.4
4
Labour
James Pattison
5,522
12.0
5
Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys
5,216
11.3
Fine Gael
Thomas Fielding
2,413
5.2
Independent
William Nolan
2,248
4.9
Labour
Daniel Maguire
1,106
2.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,162 Quota: 7,694 Turnout:
1951 general election
1951 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 13]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Walsh
8,701
18.9
1
1
Fine Gael
Patrick Crotty
7,901
17.2
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
7,890
17.1
3
1
Fine Gael
Joseph Hughes
5,132
11.1
4
Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys
5,758
12.5
5
Labour
James Pattison
4,551
9.9
Labour
Thomas Hayden
3,056
6.6
Fine Gael
Thomas Fielding
1,703
3.7
Clann na Poblachta
P. Gleeson
1,384
3.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 46,076 Quota: 7,680 Turnout:
1948 general election
The poll was postponed due to the death of outgoing Fine Gael TD Eamonn Coogan during the campaign.
1948 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 12]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
8,787
19.3
1
1
Fine Gael
Joseph Hughes
6,055
13.3
2
Fine Gael
Patrick Crotty
5,438
11.9
3
National Labour Party
James Pattison
4,707
10.3
4
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Walsh
4,468
9.8
5
Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys
4,301
9.4
Clann na Poblachta
M. J. Barry
2,797
6.1
Labour
Patrick Bergin
2,537
5.6
Fine Gael
David Burke
1,543
3.4
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Rice
1,506
3.3
Clann na Poblachta
Charles Sheehan
1,186
2.6
Labour
W. J. Cleere
991
2.2
Clann na Poblachta
Patrick Gleeson
809
1.8
Independent
Stephen Carroll
527
1.2
Electorate: 61,031 Valid: 45,652 Quota: 7,609 Turnout: 74.8%
1933 general election
1933 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 11]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
10,022
19.5
1
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
Desmond FitzGerald
6,078
11.9
2
Fianna Fáil
Seán Gibbons
6,167
12.0
3
Labour
James Pattison
6,833
13.3
4
National Centre Party
Richard Holohan
5,029
9.8
5
Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys
5,614
11.0
Cumann na nGaedheal
Edward Dundon
5,293
10.3
Cumann na nGaedheal
Denis Gorey
4,801
9.4
Independent
James Murphy
1,453
2.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 51,290 Quota: 8,549 Turnout:
1932 general election
1932 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 10]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
11,848
25.2
1
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
Desmond FitzGerald
8,672
18.4
2
1
Fianna Fáil
Seán Gibbons
4,749
10.1
3
Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys
4,629
9.8
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
Denis Gorey
2,799
5.9
5
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Hughes
4,272
9.1
Labour
James Pattison
4,105
8.7
Independent
Richard Holohan
2,688
5.7
Independent
Edward Doyle
2,540
5.4
Independent
Thomas Bolger
718
1.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 47,020 Quota: 7,837 Turnout:
1927 by-election
W. T. Cosgrave was also elected for the Cork Borough constituency and resigned his seat in Carlow–Kilkenny following the election. A by-election was held on 3 November 1927 and the seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Denis Gorey.
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 8]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
W. T. Cosgrave
13,949
32.4
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
9,891
23.0
2
1
Cumann na nGaedheal
Peter de Loughry
2,516
5.8
3
Farmers' Party
Richard Holohan
4,599
10.7
4
Labour
Edward Doyle
4,956
11.5
5
Fianna Fáil
Michael Delaney
3,229
7.5
Cumann na nGaedheal
Denis Gorey
2,541
5.9
Independent
James Reade
1,348
3.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 43,029 Quota: 7,172 Turnout:
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 7]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Cumann na nGaedheal
W. T. Cosgrave
13,271
31.4
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Derrig
5,408
12.8
2
Labour
Edward Doyle
5,060
12.0
3
Farmers' Party
Richard Holohan
3,695
8.8
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
Denis Gorey
954
2.3
5
Farmers' Party
Arthur Kavanagh
3,276
7.8
Labour
Edmund Wall
3,096
7.3
Fianna Fáil
Michael Skelly
2,961
7.0
National League
John Magennis
2,096
5.0
Fianna Fáil
Edward McDonald
1,653
3.9
Cumann na nGaedheal
John Nolan
761
1.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 42,231 Quota: 7,039 Turnout:
1925 by-election
Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Seán Gibbons , a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Bolger.
1923 general election
1922 general election
1921 general election
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