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Part of the 2009 Irish local elections
2009 Roscommon County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Roscommon_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Roscommon_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Roscommon County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 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).
Results by local electoral area
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Athlone - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Independent
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Tony Ward*
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18.28
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1,463
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Fine Gael
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John Naughten*
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16.08
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1,287
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Independent
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Jimmy Kenny
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12.58
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1,007
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1,072
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1,093
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1,180
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Fine Gael
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Ollie Moore*
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10.39
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832
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870
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930
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989
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1,032
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1,403
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Fianna Fáil
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John Keogh
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8.93
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715
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744
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760
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811
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882
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908
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951
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Kilduff*
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8.43
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675
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711
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720
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733
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920
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1,027
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1,091
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Fianna Fáil
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Trevor Finneran*
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8.20
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656
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676
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683
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706
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795
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876
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912
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Fine Gael
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Dermot Kelly
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6.93
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555
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622
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637
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671
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734
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Fianna Fáil
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Anthony Geraghty*
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5.65
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452
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485
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489
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508
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Sinn Féin
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Alma Keogh
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4.52
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362
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393
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404
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Electorate: 10,796 Valid: 8,004 (74.14%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,144 Turnout: 8,078 (74.82%)
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Boyle - 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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John Cummins*
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22.95
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1,321
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Fine Gael
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Ernie Keenan*
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19.11
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1,100
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1,162
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Fianna Fáil
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Rachel Doherty*
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18.02
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1,037
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1,111
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1,196
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Fine Gael
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Gerry Garvey*
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17.34
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998
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1,011
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1,056
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1,079
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1,086
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Fine Gael
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Charlie Hopkins*
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16.98
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977
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987
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1,057
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1,072
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1,075
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Sinn Féin
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Jane Suffin
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5.60
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322
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332
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Electorate: 7,757 Valid: 5,755 (74.19%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,152 Turnout: 5,839 (75.27%)
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Castlerea - 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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Independent
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John Kelly*
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24.01
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2,230
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Independent
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Luke Flanagan*
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16.75
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1,556
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Fine Gael
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Michael McGreal*
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9.79
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909
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942
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994
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1,054
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1,124
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1,149
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Fine Gael
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Michael Creaton*
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8.19
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761
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902
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942
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966
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1,046
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1,115
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Fine Gael
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Liam Callaghan
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8.00
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743
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854
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909
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949
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1,143
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1,163
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Sinn Féin
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Michael Mulligan*
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7.48
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695
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1,011
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1,040
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1,071
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1,094
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1,268
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Fianna Fáil
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Paschal Fitzmaurice
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6.96
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647
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706
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788
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864
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947
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1,141
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Fianna Fáil
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James Kilcoyne
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5.92
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550
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682
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691
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702
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704
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Fine Gael
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Michael Frain
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5.39
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501
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685
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693
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700
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710
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827
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Fine Gael
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John Murray
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4.63
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430
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470
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525
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579
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Independent
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Padraig Morris
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2.63
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244
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279
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332
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Independent
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Ger O'Brien
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0.25
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23
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Electorate: 12,753 Valid: 9,289 (72.84%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,162 Turnout: 9,397 (73.68%)
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Roscommon - 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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Martin Connaughton*
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19.94
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1,239
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Independent
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Paula McNamara*
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19.66
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1,222
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Fianna Fáil
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Orla Leyden*
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16.28
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1,012
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1,075
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Fine Gael
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Laurence Fallon
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14.38
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894
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922
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958
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961
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990
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1,051
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Fine Gael
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Dominick Connolly*
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14.22
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884
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938
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1,006
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1,019
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1,053
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Fianna Fáil
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Larry Brennan
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11.30
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702
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752
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797
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819
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830
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861
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Independent
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Martin Connaughton
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2.30
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143
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146
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156
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156
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183
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People Before Profit
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Tim Stevens
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1.91
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119
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Electorate: 8,522 Valid: 6,215 (72.93%) Spoilt: 77 Quota: 1,036 Turnout: 6,292 (73.83%)
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Strokestown- 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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Independent
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Tom Crosby*
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21.81
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1,181
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Independent
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Valerie Byrne*
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19.43
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1,052
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1,071
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1,086
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Fianna Fáil
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Eugene Murphy*
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17.81
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964
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993
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1,003
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1,071
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1,157
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Fine Gael
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Seán Beirne*
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16.22
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806
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886
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896
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918
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1,090
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Fine Gael
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Adrian Cox
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11.20
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613
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640
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645
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651
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762
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Fine Gael
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John Gormley
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6.11
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331
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334
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341
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361
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Independent
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Mary Rattigan
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2.96
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160
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286
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287
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362
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Fianna Fáil
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John Ames
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2.73
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148
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271
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273
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Sinn Féin
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Catherine Vallely
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1.63
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88
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Electorate: 7,349 Valid: 5,414 (73.67%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,083 Turnout: 5,468 (74.40%)
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