2009 Clare County Council election|
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![Clare in Ireland.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Clare_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Clare_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Clare County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Clare County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. [1]
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Ennis East
Ennis East - 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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5 |
6 |
7
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Fine Gael
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Johnny Flynn
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17.64
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1,402
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Fine Gael
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Paul Murphy*
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16.80
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1,335
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Fine Gael
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Sonny Scanlan*
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15.45
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1,228
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1,286
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1,321
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1,326
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Fianna Fáil
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Pat Daly*
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13.71
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1,089
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1,106
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1,113
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1,114
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1,319
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1,633
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Independent
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Tommy Brennan*
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11.49
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913
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951
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966
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967
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1,034
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1,142
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1,211
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Independent
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Michael Guilfoyle
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8.26
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656
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708
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720
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721
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803
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874
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939
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Malone
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7.03
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559
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584
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590
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590
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679
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Fianna Fáil
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Bernard Hanrahan*
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6.61
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525
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538
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540
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542
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Independent
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J.J. McCabe
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3.01
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239
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Electorate: 13,666 Valid: 7,946 (58.14%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,325 Turnout: 8,034 (58.79%)
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Ennis West
Ennis West - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9
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Independent
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James Breen
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30.88
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1,747
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Fine Gael
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Tony Mulqueen
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15.50
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877
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1,023
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1,046
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1,092
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1,166
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom McNamara
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10.85
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614
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693
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704
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714
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716
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717
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805
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846
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1,084
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Green
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Brian Meaney*
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9.44
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534
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594
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610
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632
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692
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703
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771
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908
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1,020
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Independent
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Frankie Neylon
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6.70
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379
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454
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470
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537
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565
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573
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618
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753
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828
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Fianna Fáil
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Peter Considine*
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5.74
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325
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382
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393
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399
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403
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404
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Fianna Fáil
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Garrett Greene
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5.62
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318
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369
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385
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398
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407
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407
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530
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595
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Independent
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Rita McInerney
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4.93
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279
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357
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381
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409
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467
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480
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514
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Labour
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Paul O'Shea
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4.08
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231
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247
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264
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286
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Independent
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Martin White
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3.41
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193
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221
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244
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Sinn Féin
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Seán Hayes
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2.85
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161
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186
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Electorate: 22,471 Valid: 12,144 (54.04%) Spoilt: 215 Quota: 1,519 Turnout: 12,359 (55.00%)
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Ennistymon
Ennistymon - 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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Martin Conway*
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18.35
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1,820
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Hillery
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16.34
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1,621
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1,634
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1,640
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1,663
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Fianna Fáil
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Michael Kelly*
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15.95
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1,582
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1,590
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1,598
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1,613
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1,765
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Fianna Fáil
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Richard Nagle*
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14.40
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1,428
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1,452
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1,454
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1,521
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1,848
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Fine Gael
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Joe Arkins*
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13.93
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1,382
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1,459
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1,484
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1,573
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1,690
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Fianna Fáil
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Michelle Moroney
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8.06
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800
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808
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814
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845
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Green
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Ann Marie Flanagan
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7.63
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757
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781
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804
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944
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1,068
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Independent
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Eugene McNamara
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3.99
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396
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407
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446
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Independent
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Paddy Kenneally
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1.35
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134
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135
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Electorate: 14,446 Valid: 9,920 (68.67%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,654 Turnout: 10,005 (69.26%)
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Killaloe
Killaloe - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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Fine Gael
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Joe Cooney*
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24.43
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2,780
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Fianna Fáil
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Pat Hayes*
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14.07
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1,601
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1,952
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Labour
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Pascal Fitzgerald*
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13.10
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1,491
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1,532
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1,549
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1,676
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Independent
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Michael Begley
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11.55
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1,314
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1,386
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1,413
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1,641
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Fianna Fáil
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Cathal Crowe*
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11.51
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1,310
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1,343
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1,379
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1,487
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1,531
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Fianna Fáil
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Tony O'Brien*
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9.89
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1,125
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1,193
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1,271
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1,338
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1,385
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Fine Gael
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Pat Burke
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9.25
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1,053
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1,505
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1,604
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1,886
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Fine Gael
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John McInerney*
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6.20
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705
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842
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869
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Electorate: 17,493 Valid: 11,379 (65.05%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,696 Turnout: 11,475 (65.60%)
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Kilrush
Kilrush - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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Independent
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Christy Curtin*
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15.33
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1,733
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Fine Gael
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Oliver Garry*
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15.18
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1,716
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Fianna Fáil
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P.J. Kelly*
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13.57
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1,533
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1,551
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1,575
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1,646
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Fianna Fáil
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Patrick Keane*
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12.00
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1,356
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1,364
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1,367
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1,426
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1,651
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Fine Gael
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Gabriel Keating
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11.02
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1,245
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1,262
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1,301
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1,442
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1,618
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Fianna Fáil
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Bill Chambers*
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10.34
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1,168
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1,190
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1,200
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1,314
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1,635
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Fianna Fáil
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Tom Prendeville*
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8.62
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974
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979
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982
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1,047
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Independent
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Ciaran O'Dea
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8.16
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922
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958
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963
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1,097
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1,219
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Independent
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Anne Breen
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5.79
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654
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666
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683
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Electorate: 16,804 Valid: 11,301 (67.25%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,615 Turnout: 11,428 (68.01%)
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Shannon
Shannon - 6 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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Fine Gael
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John Crowe*
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15.85
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1,577
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Fine Gael
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Tony Mulcahy*
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13.41
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1,334
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1,362
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1,380
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1,412
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1,534
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Independent
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Patricia McCarthy*
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12.82
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1,275
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1,287
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1,303
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1,345
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1,468
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Fianna Fáil
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Pat McMahon*
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10.69
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1,063
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1,068
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1,114
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1,122
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1,135
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1,138
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1,371
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Independent
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Gerry Flynn
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10.65
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1,059
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1,066
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1,084
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1,134
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1,252
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1,286
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1,337
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Independent
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P.J. Ryan
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10.18
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1,013
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1,063
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1,083
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1,140
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1,169
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1,179
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1,524
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Fianna Fáil
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Pat O'Gorman
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7.96
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792
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803
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852
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886
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900
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907
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Fine Gael
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Marinella Raftery
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7.70
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766
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794
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803
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837
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916
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967
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1,125
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Labour
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Tony McMahon
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5.49
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546
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551
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568
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595
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Independent
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Noel Broggy
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3.06
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304
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308
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317
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Fianna Fáil
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Eamon Fennessy
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1.77
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176
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180
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Independent
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Damon Wise
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0.42
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42
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43
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Electorate: 16,617 Valid: 9,947 (59.86%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,422 Turnout: 10,032 (60.37%)
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