1985 Wexford County Council election|
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![Wexford in Ireland.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Wexford_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Wexford_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Wexford County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Wexford 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
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy - 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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John BrowneTD*
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2,265
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Fine Gael
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Ivan YatesTD
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1,770
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Sinnott*
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1,589
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1,723
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Independent
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Seán Doyle
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1,137
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1,256
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1,264
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1,355
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1,586
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1,619
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Fianna Fáil
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Hugh Dunne
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1,048
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1,271
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1,273
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1,317
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1,355
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1,395
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Fine Gael
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Jack Bolger
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944
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960
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981
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997
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1,090
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1,739
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Fine Gael
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Thomas Neville
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803
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808
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823
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834
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875
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Labour
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Andy Doyle
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503
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541
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547
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578
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Workers' Party
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Richard Synott
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144
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151
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152
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Independent
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George Mullaly
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91
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98
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99
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Electorate: 16,743 Valid: 10,294 (62.56%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 1,716 Turnout: 10,475
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Gorey
Gorey - 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Fianna Fáil
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Lorcan Allen*
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2,554
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Fine Gael
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Francis D'Arcy*
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1,742
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Fianna Fáil
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Rory Murphy*
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1,252
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1,415
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1,477
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1,643
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Fianna Fáil
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Joe Murphy
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1,242
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1,709
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Fine Gael
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Jim Gahan
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1,120
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1,152
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1,170
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1,384
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Fine Gael
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Deirdre Bolger*
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1,065
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1,166
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1,227
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1,478
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Labour
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Bobby Ireton
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467
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525
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566
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Labour
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Thomas Davitt
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384
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402
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413
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Independent
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Michael O'Connor
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248
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283
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Electorate: 16,743 Valid: 10,294 (62.56%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 1,716 Turnout: 10,475
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New Ross
New Ross - 5 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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Hugh ByrneTD*
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2,325
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Fianna Fáil
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Jimmy Curtis*
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1,497
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1,774
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Fianna Fáil
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Jim Walsh*
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1,417
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1,522
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1,583
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1,612
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1,755
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Fine Gael
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John T. Browne*
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1,150
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1,182
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1,184
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1,225
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1,247
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1,251
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1,487
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1,615
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Fianna Fáil
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Seamus Whelan
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967
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1,150
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1,216
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1,244
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1,275
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1,305
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1,398
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1,494
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Fine Gael
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Louise Hennessy
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597
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613
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615
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657
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706
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716
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940
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1,107
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Fine Gael
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John Hayes
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579
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616
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621
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637
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655
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659
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Sinn Féin
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Jim Dwyer
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455
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469
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473
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516
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Labour
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Denis North*
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445
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462
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463
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580
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691
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724
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778
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Labour
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Michael O'Brien
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190
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195
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196
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Workers' Party
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Ingrid O'Brien
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142
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147
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147
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Independent
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John O'Brien
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23
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25
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25
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Electorate: 16,227 Valid: 9,787 (61.54%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,632 Turnout: 9,986
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Wexford
Wexford - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15
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Fine Gael
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Avril DoyleTD*
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1,518
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1,529
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1,544
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1,555
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1,568
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1,580
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1,618
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1,636
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1,756
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Fianna Fáil
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Gus Byrne*
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1,449
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1,485
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1,500
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1,516
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1,547
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1,564
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1,610
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1,617
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1,652
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1,711
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1,897
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Independent
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Padge Reck
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1,229
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1,239
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1,258
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1,295
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1,359
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1,387
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1,490
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1,508
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1,523
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1,650
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1,711
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1,717
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1,927
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Labour
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Senator Brendan Howlin
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1,137
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1,144
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1,156
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1,170
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1,208
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1,222
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1,266
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1,454
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1,482
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1,602
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1,634
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1,646
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1,738
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1,772
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Independent
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Leo Carthy*
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959
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970
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982
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990
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1,005
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1,018
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1,030
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1,109
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1,220
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1,256
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1,279
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1,283
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1,338
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1,367
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1,736
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Fianna Fáil
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Tommy Howlin*
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787
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796
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807
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818
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823
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841
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851
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873
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935
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948
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1,061
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1,130
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1,157
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1,165
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1,285
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Fine Gael
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Toddy Moore
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710
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712
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714
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718
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724
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727
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732
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767
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844
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863
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870
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872
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888
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895
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Fianna Fáil
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Robert Lambert
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674
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675
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678
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682
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687
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695
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698
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720
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735
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743
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920
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966
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985
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987
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1,024
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Fianna Fáil
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Sean O'Gorman
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586
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588
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603
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615
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623
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628
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649
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651
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658
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669
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Independent
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Thomas Doyle
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534
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538
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552
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561
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563
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570
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574
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577
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Workers' Party
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Michael Enright
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480
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484
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486
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505
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525
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564
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578
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583
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588
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Labour
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Joan Fennelly
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414
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416
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416
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417
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424
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432
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436
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Independent
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Philip Kelly
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384
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385
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389
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407
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445
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556
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578
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589
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601
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709
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729
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733
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Independent
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John Roche*
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322
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325
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329
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336
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351
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358
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Sinn Féin
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Sean Finn
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320
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323
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327
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341
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351
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Independent
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Jimmy Hayes
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287
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291
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293
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308
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Independent
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Desmond McCabe
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208
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211
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214
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Independent
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Jim O'Dowd
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154
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157
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Independent
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Olive Brennan
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121
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Electorate: 20,731 Valid: 12,273 (60.19%) Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,754 Turnout: 12,479
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