Part of the 2024 Irish local elections
2024 Laois County Council election|
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![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Laois_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Laois_in_Ireland.svg.png) Area of Laois County Council |
An election to all 19 seats on Laois County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Laois is divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[2]
Candidates by local electoral area
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^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick
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Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick: 6 seats[3][4]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
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Fine Gael
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Conor Bergin[*]
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13.41%
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1,606
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1,614
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1,628
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1,659
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1,665
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1,684
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1,813
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Fianna Fáil
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Paddy Bracken[*]
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12.12%
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1,452
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1,457
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1,470
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1,472
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1,501
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1,515
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1,550
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1,562
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1,620
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1,753
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Independent
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James Kelly[*]
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11.75%
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1,408
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1,416
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1,433
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1,497
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1,506
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1,536
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1,740
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Fine Gael
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John King[*]
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11.29%
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1,353
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1,359
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1,363
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1,366
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1,371
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1,413
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1,427
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1,440
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1,675
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1,711
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Independent
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Ollie Clooney[*]
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10.39%
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1,245
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1,258
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1,275
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1,310
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1,312
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1,332
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1,379
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1,402
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1,524
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1,650
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Fine Gael
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Paddy Buggy
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9.27%
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1,111
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1,122
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1,137
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1,141
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1,191
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1,194
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1,201
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1,209
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1,213
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1,284
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Fianna Fáil
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Seamus McDonald[*]
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9.11%
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1,091
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1,094
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1,101
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1,103
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1,211
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1,214
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1,269
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1,277
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1,365
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1,460
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Fianna Fáil
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Brian Phelan
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4.88%
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585
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594
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602
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603
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609
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636
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687
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700
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Fianna Fáil
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Fintan Cuddy
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4.72%
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566
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568
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573
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588
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596
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601
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Sinn Féin
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Lorna Holohan Garry
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3.78%
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453
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458
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475
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477
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507
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754
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774
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778
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800
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Sinn Féin
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Helen Campion
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3.5%
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419
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425
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430
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438
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411
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Fianna Fáil
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Declan Good
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2.32%
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278
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279
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280
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284
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Independent
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Kevin Drennan
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1.60%
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192
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195
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198
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Green
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Fiona Dunne
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1.01%
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121
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136
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Labour
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Bryan Corrigan
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0.83%
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99
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Electorate: 21,812 Valid: 11,979 Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,712 Turnout: 12,126 (55.59%)
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Graiguecullen–Portarlington
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Graiguecullen–Portarlington: 6 seats[5][6]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
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Independent
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Ben Brennan[*]
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12.17%
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1,350
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1,357
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1,492
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1,499
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1,666
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Fianna Fáil
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Padraig Fleming[*]
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11.49%
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1,275
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1,287
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1,371
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1,433
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1,483
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1,511
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1,520
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1,708
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Fianna Fáil
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Paschal McEvoy[*]
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12.64%
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1,402
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1,414
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1,427
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1,534
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1,666
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Sinn Féin
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Aidan Mullins[*]
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12.25%
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1,359
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1,371
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1,394
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1,597
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Independent
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Aisling Moran[*]
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10.29%
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1,142
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1,156
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1,220
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1,233
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1,335
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1,347
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1,401
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1,633
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Fine Gael
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P.J Kelly[†]
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8.99%
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997
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1,012
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1,035
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1,140
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1,164
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1,168
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1,171
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1,197
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1,226
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1,240
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Fine Gael
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Vivienne Phelan
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7.26%
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806
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835
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890
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957
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1,049
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1,080
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1,087
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1,175
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1,224
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1,257
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Sinn Féin
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Aaron Kelly
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7.07%
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785
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796
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865
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869
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911
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916
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923
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Independent Ireland
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Patsy Fennell
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6.15%
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682
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690
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708
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722
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Fianna Fáil
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Joey Kennedy
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5.21%
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578
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607
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625
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Labour
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Eoin Barry
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4.56%
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506
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557
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Green
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Charlie Hackett
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1.93%
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214
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Electorate: 22,233 Valid: 11,096 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,586 Turnout: 11,299 (50.51%)
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Portlaoise: 7 seats[7][8]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14
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Fine Gael
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Willie Aird[*]
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13.04%
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1,540
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Sinn Féin
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Caroline Dwane-Stanley[*]
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11.98%
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1,415
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1,420
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1,460
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Fianna Fáil
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John Joe Fennelly[*]
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9.71%
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1,147
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1,153
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1,170
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1,180
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1,188
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1,273
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1,325
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1,378
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1,389
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1,398
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1,426
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1,440
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1,446
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1,521
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Independent
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Tommy Mulligan
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9.31%
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1,099
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1,108
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1,117
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1,144
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1,197
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1,209
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1,227
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1,276
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1,303
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1,339
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1,445
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1,643
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Fianna Fáil
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Catherine Fitzgerald[*]
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9.22%
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1,089
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1,103
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1,103
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1,112
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1,123
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1,129
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1,144
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1,152
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1,165
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1,181
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1,223
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1,309
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1,324
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1,489
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Fine Gael
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Barry Walsh[†]
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7.19%
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849
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858
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861
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866
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880
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912
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940
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974
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979
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1,004
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1,042
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1,046
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1,075
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1,101
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Labour
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Marie Tuohy[†]
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5.35%
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632
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637
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646
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658
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671
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690
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751
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757
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797
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850
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899
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1,003
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1,042
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1,119
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Fianna Fáil
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Naeem Iqbal
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5.28%
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624
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625
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626
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629
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631
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632
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640
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641
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700
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711
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721
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752
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765
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Fine Gael
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Thomasina Connell[*]
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4.75%
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540
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556
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561
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565
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578
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584
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603
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613
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658
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681
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712
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762
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782
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884
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Independent
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Pauline Flanagan
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3.29%
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389
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392
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395
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407
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439
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454
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473
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510
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531
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570
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677
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Independent
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Bolaji Adeyanju
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2.92%
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345
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345
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345
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348
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353
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360
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377
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385
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Independent
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Dom Dunne
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2.88%
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340
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344
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358
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367
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399
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327
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432
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477
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508
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542
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Green
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Rosie Palmer
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2.5%
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295
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296
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302
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305
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307
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313
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Sinn Féin
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Maria McCormack
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2.34%
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276
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277
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218
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325
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332
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339
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360
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387
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418
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Independent
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Noel Burke
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2.23%
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263
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265
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274
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281
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290
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Independent
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Donal Kelly
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2.07%
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244
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246
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248
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271
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Independent Ireland
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Colette Byrne
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1.97%
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233
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234
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237
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258
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294
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325
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352
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Aontú
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Martha Ryan
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1.54%
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182
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183
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187
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Sinn Féin
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Jason Phelan
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1.05%
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124
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124
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Independent
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John Cowhig
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0.41%
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49
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49
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Electorate: 24,426 Valid: 11,675 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,460 Turnout: 11,808 (48.34%)
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