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Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Longford County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Longford_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Longford_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Longford County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Longford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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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Ballinalee: 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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James Coyle
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26.4%
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839
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Doherty
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23.06%
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733
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Fine Gael
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Pat Stenson
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16.9%
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537
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556
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567
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627
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687
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Fine Gael
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Andy Dalton
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14%
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445
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464
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478
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546
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572
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Independent
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Bertie Moorhead
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9.5%
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302
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326
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338
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370
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Fine Gael
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Kathleen Murray
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5.07%
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161
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175
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179
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Fianna Fáil
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Gerry Nevin
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5.07%
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161
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288
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344
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353
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427
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Electorate: 4,279 Valid: 3,178 (74.27%) Quota: 636
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Ballymahon: 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Fine Gael
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James Bannon
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14.45%
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712
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Fianna Fáil
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Barney Steele
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14.33%
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706
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Fine Gael
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Louis J. Belton
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11.75%
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579
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618
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628
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758
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Fianna Fáil
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James Dowler
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11.28%
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556
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557
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559
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588
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636
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644
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647
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Independent
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Michael Brennan
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9.9%
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488
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508
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559
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607
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544
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654
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660
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Fine Gael
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Adrian Farrell
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9.28%
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457
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498
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586
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626
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695
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730
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Farrell
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9.21%
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454
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499
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541
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547
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674
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675
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676
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Fianna Fáil
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Lorcan Connaughton
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5.48%
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270
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276
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317
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332
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Fine Gael
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Bernard Hackett
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5.38%
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265
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291
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293
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Independent
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Tom Farrell
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4.75%
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234
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258
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Fine Gael
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John Farrell
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4.18%
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206
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Electorate: 6,152 Valid: 4,927 (80.09%) Quota: 704
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Drumlish: 3 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3
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Fianna Fáil
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Luie McEntire
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32.68%
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853
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Fine Gael
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Gerry Brady
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30.5%
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796
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Fianna Fáil
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Seán Mulleady
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19.39%
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506
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644
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704
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Sinn Féin
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Seán Lynch
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17.43%
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455
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517
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600
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Electorate: 3,150 Valid: 2,610 (82.86%) Quota: 653
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Granard: 3 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Fianna Fáil
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Brian Lynch
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29.45%
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713
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Fianna Fáil
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Fintan Flood
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24.25%
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587
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662
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Fine Gael
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Maura Kilbride-Harkin
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22.88%
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554
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567
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567
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606
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Fine Gael
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James Reilly
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13.59%
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329
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338
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348
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362
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Fine Gael
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Matt Murtagh
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5.52%
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141
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148
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153
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169
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Sinn Féin
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Liam Browne
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4.01%
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97
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100
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117
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Electorate: 3,163 Valid: 2,421 (76.54%) Quota: 606
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Longford- 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9
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Fianna Fáil
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Peter Kelly
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21.32%
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764
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Fine Gael
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Seamous Finnan
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14.93%
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535
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544
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552
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571
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588
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685
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Independent
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Peter Murphy
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14.56%
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522
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538
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551
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562
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583
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639
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Independent
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Michael Nevin
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11.58%
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415
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434
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462
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476
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498
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522
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525
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541
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545
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Fine Gael
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Peter Clarke
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9.68%
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347
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366
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369
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385
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400
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533
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612
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Fine Gael
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Philo Kelly
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9.18%
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329
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342
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345
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370
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381
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Fianna Fáil
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Noel McGeeney
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7.09%
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254
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291
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304
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352
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471
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518
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522
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542
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552
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Brewster
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4.55%
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163
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184
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191
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Fianna Fáil
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Tony Egan
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4.52%
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162
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192
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201
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248
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Sinn Féin
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Seamus McDonnell
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2.59%
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93
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95
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Electorate: 5,154 Valid: 3,584 (69.54%) Quota: 598
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