1985 Carlow County Council election|
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![Carlow in Ireland.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Carlow_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Carlow_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Carlow County Council |
Council control before election
Fine Gael/Labour
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Council control after election
Fine Gael/Labour
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An election to Carlow County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Borris
Borris - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Labour
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Michael Meaney*
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1,063
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Fianna Fáil
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Mary Kinsella
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598
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670
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742
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Fine Gael
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Cyril Hughes
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500
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607
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865
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Fianna Fáil
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Liam Murphy*
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445
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508
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567
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620
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Fianna Fáil
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Richard O'Driscoll*
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434
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490
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508
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522
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Fine Gael
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Margaret Kavanagh*
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360
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444
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Electorate: 5,424 Valid: 3,400 (62.68%) Quota: 681
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Carlow
Carlow - 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13
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Independent
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Michael Kearns
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699
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Fine Gael
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Senator John Browne*
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690
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Fianna Fáil
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Patrick Carpenter*
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618
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623
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625
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630
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658
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673
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Fianna Fáil
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M.J. NolanTD*
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543
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546
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547
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550
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568
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574
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574
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592
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642
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713
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Fianna Fáil
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Jimmy Murnane
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409
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411
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412
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421
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433
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434
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434
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441
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472
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533
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552
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574
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623
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Fine Gael
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Carmel McDonnell*
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379
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384
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392
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394
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403
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429
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430
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447
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454
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466
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469
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522
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545
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Fine Gael
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Patrick Governey
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367
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370
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376
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380
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388
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416
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421
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433
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441
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461
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464
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517
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533
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Fianna Fáil
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James Brady
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308
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311
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311
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316
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323
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329
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330
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341
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369
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386
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404
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435
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504
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Sinn Féin
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Kieran Foley
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265
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266
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266
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282
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286
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297
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298
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321
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326
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331
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333
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361
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Labour
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Cecil Whelan
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220
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223
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224
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241
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243
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252
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253
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278
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284
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296
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300
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Fianna Fáil
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Jim Nolan*
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177
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178
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179
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181
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192
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194
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194
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204
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228
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Fianna Fáil
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James Doyle
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170
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171
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173
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175
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181
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182
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182
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187
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Independent
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George Russell
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154
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157
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157
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170
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171
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174
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174
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Fianna Fáil
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T.J. Byrne
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111
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112
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112
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113
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Fine Gael
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Eileen Brophy
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107
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109
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113
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115
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118
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Workers' Party
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Margaret O'Brien
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91
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93
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93
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Electorate: 10,225 Valid: 5,308 (53.26%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 664 Turnout: 5,446
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Muinebheag
Muinebheag - 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11
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Labour
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John McNally*
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864
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Labour
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Jim Townsend*
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727
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734
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758
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Fianna Fáil
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Martin Nevin*
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492
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496
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515
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517
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541
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568
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578
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695
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784
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Nolan
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414
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418
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434
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434
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448
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575
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584
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641
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883
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Fine Gael
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Mary McDonald*
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360
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361
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367
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367
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401
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422
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525
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564
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578
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596
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607
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Fianna Fáil
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Donie Nolan
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318
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325
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327
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327
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332
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363
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376
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423
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Fianna Fáil
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Eddie Cullen
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288
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289
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292
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292
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298
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320
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331
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Fine Gael
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Kay Brophy
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272
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273
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276
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277
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302
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309
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Fine Gael
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Joe Manning*
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250
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253
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264
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265
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369
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387
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529
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548
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569
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588
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592
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Fianna Fáil
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Arthur McDonald
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247
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256
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270
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270
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292
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Fine Gael
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Denis Foley
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232
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237
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250
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251
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Independent
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John Curran
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49
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Electorate: 6,439 Valid: 4,513 (71.28%) Spoilt: 77 Quota: 753 Turnout: 4,590
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Tullow
Tullow - 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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Fine Gael
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Michael Deering*
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730
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Fianna Fáil
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Arthur Kennedy*
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681
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Fianna Fáil
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Bill Bolger*
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567
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579
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599
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653
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Fianna Fáil
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John Pender
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558
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561
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568
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656
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Fine Gael
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Brendan Brophy*
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448
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481
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484
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500
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596
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Fine Gael
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Pat O'Toole*
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366
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394
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397
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405
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535
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Labour
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Michael Hickey
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317
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327
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329
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346
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Fianna Fáil
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Sean Gallagher
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189
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190
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193
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Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,856 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 643 Turnout: 3,910
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