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1985 Westmeath County Council election|
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![Westmeath in Ireland.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Westmeath_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Westmeath_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Westmeath 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 Westmeath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Athlone
Athlone - 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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10 |
11 |
12 |
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14 |
15 |
16 |
17
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Fianna Fáil
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Mary O'RourkeTD*
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1,876
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Fianna Fáil
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Senator Seán Fallon*
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1,001
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1,288
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Fianna Fáil
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P.J. Coghill*
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737
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923
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945
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947
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954
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956
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969
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997
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1,016
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1,033
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1,048
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1,080
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1,096
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1,207
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Independent
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Stephen Price
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773
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800
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804
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810
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838
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843
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850
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876
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888
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938
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954
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996
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1,083
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1,355
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Fine Gael
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Vincent Dooley
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598
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605
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606
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606
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612
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621
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637
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644
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658
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667
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705
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734
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747
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772
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777
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795
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799
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Fine Gael
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George Allen*
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592
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605
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606
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606
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611
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625
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668
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675
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691
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717
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811
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847
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867
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903
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913
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962
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966
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Fine Gael
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Brendan McFadden*
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591
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620
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626
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626
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629
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665
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754
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764
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822
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880
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1,035
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1,103
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1,184
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Fianna Fáil
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John Dillon*
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494
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515
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529
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534
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546
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548
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551
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560
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562
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566
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572
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586
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603
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Independent
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Oliver Gavin
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319
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357
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361
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367
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367
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372
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376
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408
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432
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502
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509
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555
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Fianna Fáil
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Padraic Dunne
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318
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404
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450
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451
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455
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464
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476
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494
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509
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532
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559
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615
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681
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755
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760
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807
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842
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Fine Gael
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Des Lynch
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293
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309
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311
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311
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311
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335
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388
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390
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409
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430
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Fine Gael
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Kevin O'Brien
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266
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276
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277
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277
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277
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283
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Labour
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John Henson
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256
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278
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281
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284
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295
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321
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328
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371
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432
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457
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483
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Labour
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John Keenehan
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248
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273
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280
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282
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286
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319
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324
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340
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Independent
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Frank Waters
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241
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280
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288
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290
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292
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300
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315
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344
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384
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Sinn Féin
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Tony Hogan
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230
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242
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243
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292
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302
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304
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307
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Labour
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Neil O'Shea
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161
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178
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181
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181
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192
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Labour
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Michael McCallon
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97
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101
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101
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105
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Sinn Féin
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Gerald Farrell
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85
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88
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89
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Electorate: 15,067 Valid: 9,306 (62.88%) Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,164 Turnout: 9,474
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Coole
Coole - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
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Fianna Fáil
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Senator Donie Cassidy
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1,284
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Fianna Fáil
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P.J. O'Shaughnessy*
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899
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959
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996
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1,006
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Fianna Fáil
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Thomas Bourke
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683
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750
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753
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813
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868
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868
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900
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943
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Fine Gael
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Frank McDermott*
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575
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601
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684
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705
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935
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936
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1,351
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Fianna Fáil
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Molly Cahill
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401
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510
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518
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535
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538
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540
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570
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625
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Fine Gael
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Colm Smyth
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390
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406
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429
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445
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538
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540
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Fine Gael
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Michael Leslie*
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327
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330
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368
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419
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Labour
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Paddy Jordan
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217
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220
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234
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Fine Gael
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Betty Leonard
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211
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213
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Electorate: 7,124 Valid: 4,987 (71%) Spoilt: 71 Quota: 998 Turnout: 5,058
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Kilbeggan
Mullingar Lough Owel
Mullingar Urban
Mullingar Urban - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9
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Labour
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Mick Dollard
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907
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Fianna Fáil
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Camillus Glynn*
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773
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793
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Independent
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Frank McIntyre
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357
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384
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388
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406
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456
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563
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601
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829
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Fianna Fáil
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Martin Hynes
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353
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361
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364
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366
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453
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518
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536
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622
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643
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Labour
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Jack Coleman*
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348
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392
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293
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403
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435
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476
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523
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Independent
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Eddie Byrne
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272
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282
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284
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288
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304
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Fine Gael
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Frank Wallace
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271
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273
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274
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315
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322
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350
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544
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612
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640
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Fine Gael
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Denis Burke
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269
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273
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274
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296
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305
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328
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Fianna Fáil
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Kathleen Campbell
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141
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146
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147
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149
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Sinn Féin
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Billy Cleary
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105
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108
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108
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108
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Fine Gael
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Mary Mahon
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101
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105
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105
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Electorate: 6,654 Valid: 3,897 (59.15%) Spoilt: 39 Quota: 780 Turnout: 3,936
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