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Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Laois County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Laois_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Laois_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Laois County Council |
Council control before election
Fianna Fáil
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Council control after election
Fianna Fáil
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An election to Laois County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local election. 25 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[1]
Results by local electoral area
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Borris-in-Ossory: 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
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Fianna Fáil
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Liam Hyland TD*
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1,479
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Independent
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Jimmy Kelly*
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837
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873
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Fine Gael
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William Mansfield*
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712
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744
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745
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800
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845
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850
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854
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Fine Gael
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Sean Jacob*
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589
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654
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655
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657
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749
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751
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835
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914
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Fine Gael
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Jim Phelan*
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508
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528
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529
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530
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571
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572
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582
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664
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785
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829
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Fianna Fáil
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Fintan Phelan
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390
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460
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466
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493
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536
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537
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569
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641
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735
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737
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Labour
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Larry Kavanagh
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377
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395
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402
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405
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500
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501
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511
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Phelan*
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369
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446
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447
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527
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528
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531
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651
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665
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723
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725
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Fianna Fáil
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Thomas Fennelly
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356
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421
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423
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441
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446
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447
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533
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552
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Fine Gael
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Brendan Dunne
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349
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362
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368
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373
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Fianna Fáil
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Eddie Kirwan
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326
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386
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387
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435
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465
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470
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530
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649
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821
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824
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Fianna Fáil
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Eamon Rafter*
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313
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411
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412
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428
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433
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433
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Fianna Fáil
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Martin Keane
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193
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260
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262
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Independent
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Brendan Clear
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31
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35
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Electorate: 9,808 Valid: 6,829 (70.01%) Spoilt: 38 Quota: 854 Turnout: 6,867
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Emo- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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Fianna Fáil
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Ray Cribbin
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691
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700
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729
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903
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Nerney*
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684
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716
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741
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852
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Fine Gael
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Jim Buggie*
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553
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624
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711
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718
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725
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Labour
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Ned Kelly*
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456
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593
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626
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698
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747
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Fianna Fáil
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Don Cunningham
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377
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383
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394
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Fine Gael
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Mary Lewis
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369
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387
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495
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513
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521
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Fine Gael
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John O'Reilly*
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296
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298
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Labour
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Frank Byrne
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279
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Electorate: 6,146 Valid: 3,705 (60.93%) Spoilt: 40 Quota: 742 Turnout: 3,745
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Luggacurren- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Fianna Fáil
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Martin Rohan*
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668
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674
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681
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681
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712
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775
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785
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Fianna Fáil
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James Cooney*
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649
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679
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695
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708
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927
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Fianna Fáil
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Mary Wheatley
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556
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572
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593
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610
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718
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760
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862
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Fianna Fáil
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Liam Doran
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369
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373
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386
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439
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Independent
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William Fleming*
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366
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408
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436
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450
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455
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458
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Independent
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John Daly*
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363
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403
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443
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458
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489
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496
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683
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Fine Gael
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Sen. Charles McDonald*
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338
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357
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432
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649
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674
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680
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755
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Fine Gael
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John Gaffney
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267
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282
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347
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Fine Gael
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John Moran
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240
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271
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Labour
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Tony O'Brien
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211
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Electorate: 5,915 Valid: 4,027 (63.13%) Spoilt: 41 Quota: 806 Turnout: 4,068
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Portlaoise: 5 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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Joe Dunne*
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907
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Fine Gael
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Tom Keenan*
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750
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Fianna Fáil
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Jerry Lodge*
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564
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639
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669
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678
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813
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Fine Gael
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William Aird
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549
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563
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581
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654
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690
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763
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Fianna Fáil
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John Hosey*
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471
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483
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490
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568
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621
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674
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Fine Gael
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Joe Carroll*
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395
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401
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413
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439
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457
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552
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Independent
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Joe McCormack
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256
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267
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312
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329
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359
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Jacob
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228
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269
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278
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280
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Fine Gael
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Michael Dea
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196
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197
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213
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Labour
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Tom Phelan
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123
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125
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Independent
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Patrick Larkin
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20
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21
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Electorate: 7,056 Valid: 4,459 (63.79%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 744 Turnout: 4,501
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