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=== 1923 general election ===
=== 1923 general election ===
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|candidate = '''[[George Noble Plunkett]]'''
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|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 17.7
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|candidate = '''[[Andrew Lavin]]'''
|candidate = '''[[Andrew Lavin]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 16.0
|percentage = 16.0
|votes = 5,001
|count1 = 5,001
|seat = 3
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|count8 = 5,638
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|count10 = '''6,306'''
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|candidate = '''[[Gerald Boland]]'''
|candidate = '''[[Gerald Boland]]'''
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 12.3
|percentage = 12.3
|votes = 3,843
|count1 = 3,843
|seat = 4
|count2 = 3,857
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|count4 = 4,288
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|count7 = 5,002
|count8 = 5,066
|count9 = 5,492
|count10 = 5,630
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|candidate = '''[[Henry Finlay]]'''
|candidate = '''[[Henry Finlay]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 12.3
|percentage = 12.3
|votes = 3,827
|count1 = 3,827
|seat = 2
|count2 = 3,879
|count =
|count3 = 3,919
|count4 = 3,947
|count5 = 3,990
|count6 = 4,002
|count7 = 4,007
|count8 = 4,205
|count9 = 4,568
|count10 = 5,137
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|candidate = Patrick Dyar
|candidate = Patrick Dyar
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 7.2
|percentage = 7.2
|votes = 2,253
|count1 = 2,253
|seat =
|count2 = 2,375
|count =
|count3 = 2,453
|count4 = 2,466
|count5 = 2,490
|count6 = 2,502
|count7 = 2,509
|count8 = 2,561
|count9 = 2,691
|count10 = 2,865
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|candidate = Patrick Dorr
|candidate = Patrick Dorr
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 6.1
|percentage = 6.1
|votes = 1,906
|count1 = 1,906
|seat =
|count2 = 1,926
|count =
|count3 = 1,974
|count4 = 2,034
|count5 = 2,079
|count6 = 2,090
|count7 = 2,098
|count8 = 2,475
|count9 = 2,531
|count10 = 3,002
|count11 = 3,759
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|candidate = [[Michael Brennan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Brennan]]
|candidate = [[Michael Brennan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Brennan]]
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.5
|percentage = 5.5
|votes = 1,711
|count1 = 1,711
|seat =
|count2 = 1,745
|count =
|count3 = 1,853
|count4 = 1,869
|count5 = 1,919
|count6 = 1,933
|count7 = 1,946
|count8 = 2,438
|count9 = 2,523
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|candidate = Liam Kelleher
|candidate = Liam Kelleher
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.9
|percentage = 5.0
|votes = 1,545
|count1 = 1,545
|seat =
|count2 = 1,673
|count =
|count3 = 1,690
|count4 = 1,717
|count5 = 1,791
|count6 = 1,848
|count7 = 1,875
|count8 = 1,929
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|candidate = Edward Cline
|candidate = Edward Cline
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.5
|percentage = 4.5
|votes = 1,397
|count1 = 1,397
|seat =
|count2 = 1,422
|count =
|count3 = 1,584
|count4 = 1,617
|count5 = 1,675
|count6 = 1,691
|count7 = 1,706
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|candidate = James Moran
|candidate = James Moran
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 3.9
|percentage = 3.9
|votes = 1,205
|count1 = 1,205
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|count2 = 1,216
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|count3 = 1,234
|count4 = 1,339
|count5 = 1,395
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|candidate = Gerald Davis
|candidate = Gerald Davis
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 2.7
|percentage = 2.7
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|candidate = Jasper Tully
|candidate = Jasper Tully
|party = Independent politicians in Ireland
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|percentage = 2.6
|percentage = 2.6
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|count3 = 901
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|candidate = John Drury
|candidate = John Drury
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
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|percentage = 2.3
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|candidate = Henry Fitzgibbon
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|valid = 31,197

Revision as of 18:03, 12 October 2022

Roscommon was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969 and from 1981 to 1992. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency has had two separate periods of existence:

For the 2007 general election, the county was represented by the new Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency.

TDs

TDs 1923–1969

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon 1923–1969[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[4] George Noble Plunkett
(Rep)
Henry Finlay
(CnaG)
Gerald Boland
(Rep)
Andrew Lavin
(CnaG)
1925 by-election[5] Martin Conlon
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[6] Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Gerald Boland
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(Independent politicians in Ireland)
6th 1927 (Sep)[7]
7th 1932[8] Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
Frank MacDermot
(NCP)
8th 1933[9] Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(CnaG)
9th 1937[10] Michael Brennan
(FG)
Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
3 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938[11]
11th 1943[12] John Meighan
(CnaT)
John Beirne
(CnaT)
12th 1944[13] Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
13th 1948[14] Jack McQuillan
(CnaP)
14th 1951[15] John Finan
(CnaT)
Jack McQuillan
(Independent politicians in Ireland)
15th 1954[16] James Burke
(FG)
16th 1957[17]
17th 1961[18] Patrick J. Reynolds
(FG)
Brian Lenihan Snr
(FF)
Jack McQuillan
(NPD)
1964 by-election[19] Joan Burke
(FG)
18th 1965[20] Hugh Gibbons
(FF)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Roscommon–Leitrim

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

TDs 1981–1992

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon 1981–1992[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[21] Terry Leyden
(FF)
Seán Doherty
(FF)
John Connor
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[22] Liam Naughten
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[23]
25th 1987[24]
26th 1989[25] Tom Foxe
(Independent politicians in Ireland)
John Connor
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1989 general election

1989 general election: Roscommon[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael John Connor 6,823 22.1 3
Independent politicians in Ireland Tom Foxe 6,811 22.1 2
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 6,424 20.8 1
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 5,435 17.6
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 5,281 17.1
Independent politicians in Ireland Andrew Kerrigan 119 0.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,893   Quota: 7,724   Turnout:

1987 general election

1987 general election: Roscommon[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 8,944 27.6 1 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 7,257 22.4 2
Fine Gael John Connor 6,144 19.0
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 5,949 18.4 3
Independent politicians in Ireland Eithne Quinn 4,067 12.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,361   Quota: 8,091   Turnout:

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Roscommon[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 9,362 28.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 8,121 24.8 2
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 7,338 22.4 3
Fine Gael John Connor 5,177 15.8
Fine Gael Thomas Callan 2,806 8.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,804   Quota: 8,202   Turnout:

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Roscommon[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 8,936 28.1 1 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 8,450 26.6 2 1
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 7,502 23.6 3
Fine Gael John Connor 6,897 21.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,785   Quota: 7,947   Turnout:

1981 general election

1981 general election: Roscommon[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 8,918 26.9 1
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 7,095 21.4 2
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 4,845 14.6
Fine Gael John Connor 4,717 14.2 3
Fine Gael Charles Duignan 3,505 10.6
Independent politicians in Ireland Patrick Lenihan 1,771 5.3
Independent politicians in Ireland Patrick Moylan 1,569 4.7
Independent politicians in Ireland Tom McGarry 633 1.9
Independent politicians in Ireland Patrick Greaney 100 0.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,153   Quota: 8,289   Turnout:

1965 general election

1965 general election: Roscommon[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Joan Burke 9,467 26.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 7,616 21.6 2 1
Fine Gael Patrick J. Reynolds 4,870 13.9 3
Labour Jack McQuillan 4,449 12.7
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gibbons 3,882 11.0 4
Fianna Fáil Willie Farrell 3,659 10.4
Fine Gael Michael Fallon 1,217 3.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,160   Quota: 7,033   Turnout:

1964 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Burke, a by-election was held on 8 July 1964. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Joan Burke, widow of the deceased TD.

1964 by-election: Roscommon[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Joan Burke 49.7 17,308 18,754
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gibbons 43.4 15,107 15,673
Labour Oliver Macklin 5.9 2,056  
Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 1.0 352  
Electorate: 44,635   Valid: 34,823   Quota: 17,412   Turnout: 78.02%  

1961 general election

1961 general election: Roscommon[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
National Progressive Democrats Jack McQuillan 5,289 15.1 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 4,873 13.9 4
Fine Gael James Burke 4,753 13.6 2
Fine Gael Patrick J. Reynolds 3,754 10.7 3
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 3,634 10.4
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 3,211 9.2
Fianna Fáil Peter Charles 2,331 6.7
Independent politicians in Ireland James Doherty 1,975 5.6
Clann na Poblachta Peter McGuinness 1,603 4.6
Fine Gael Rose Shannon 1,467 4.2
Sinn Féin Sylvester Fitzsimons 1,138 3.3
Independent politicians in Ireland Richard Ellis 968 2.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,996   Quota: 7,000   Turnout:

1957 general election

1957 general election: Roscommon[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 4,222 13.8 3
Independent politicians in Ireland Jack McQuillan 4,075 13.3 2
Fine Gael James Burke 3,914 12.8 4
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 3,393 11.1
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 3,288 10.7 1
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 2,805 9.2
Sinn Féin Seán Scott 2,741 9.0
Clann na Talmhan Paddy Concannon 2,043 6.7
Fianna Fáil Walter McGuire 1,813 5.9
Labour Joseph Connaughton 1,756 5.7
Labour James Regan 583 1.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,633   Quota: 6,127   Turnout:

1954 general election

1954 general election: Roscommon[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 5,456 16.4 1
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 4,894 14.7 2
Independent politicians in Ireland Jack McQuillan 4,756 14.3 4
Fine Gael James Burke 4,549 13.7 3
Clann na Talmhan John Finan 4,337 13.1
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 3,629 10.9
Fianna Fáil Peter Lynch 3,447 10.4
Clann na Poblachta John Scott 901 2.7
Labour Andrew Treacy 894 2.7
Clann na Poblachta Michael Garvey 339 1.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,202   Quota: 6,641   Turnout:

1951 general election

1951 general election: Roscommon[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 18.4 6,269 6,796 7,683        
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 14.6 4,980 5,072 5,180 5,202 6,655 6,786 6,831
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 13.8 4,710 4,732 4,828 4,843 5,946 6,090 6,129
Clann na Talmhan John Finan 12.9 4,408 4,558 5,320 5,746 5,771 7,556  
Independent politicians in Ireland Jack McQuillan 10.8 3,666 3,772 4,290 4,400 4,748 5,768 6,298
Fianna Fáil John J. Smyth 8.9 3,036 3,045 3,083 3,092      
Clann na Poblachta Michael Kelly 8.1 2,751 2,962          
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 7.5 2,551 3,101 3,546 3,725 3,802    
Fine Gael Patrick J. Flynn 5.0 1,691            
Electorate: 44,017   Valid: 34,062   Quota: 6,813   Turnout: 77.38%  

1948 general election

1948 general election: Roscommon[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 21.5 7,581              
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 13.7 4,841 5,039 5,065 5,101 5,131 5,178 5,340 7,948
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 12.7 4,470 4,484 4,549 4,987 5,416 5,514 6,135 6,774
Fianna Fáil Peter Timothy Lynch 10.3 3,633 3,846 3,857 3,890 3,918 3,999 4,124  
Clann na Talmhan John Finan 10.2 3,604 3,609 3,671 3,892 4,095 4,254 4,647 4,679
Clann na Poblachta John McQuillan 8.6 3,025 3,041 3,087 3,252 3,449 5,814 6,862 7,277
Clann na Poblachta Michael Kelly 7.5 2,660 2,670 2,698 2,731 2,861      
Independent politicians in Ireland Michael Brennan 6.7 2,370 2,405 2,490 2,777 3,138 3,177    
Fine Gael Martin Conlon 3.6 1,255 1,263 1,511 1,555        
Clann na Talmhan Matt Davis 3.4 1,216 1,232 1,301          
Fine Gael Peter Farrell 1.9 655 659            
Electorate: 46,197   Valid: 35,310   Quota: 7,062   Turnout: 76.43%  

1944 general election

1944 general election: Roscommon[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 7,800 25.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 7,044 23.0 2
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 5,359 17.5 3
Independent politicians in Ireland John Meighan 4,629 15.1
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 2,394 7.8
Independent politicians in Ireland Peter Farrell 2,189 7.2
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Joseph O'Kelly 1,217 4.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,632   Quota: 7,659   Turnout:

1943 general election

1943 general election: Roscommon[12][27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 7,091 22.2 1
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 6,522 20.4
Clann na Talmhan John Meighan 5,122 16.0 2
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 4,903 15.4 3
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 3,261 10.2
Labour John Doran 3,132 9.8
Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Donnell 1,902 6.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,933   Quota: 7,984   Turnout:

1938 general election

1938 general election: Roscommon[11][27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 33.8 10,719  
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 26.0 8,223  
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 20.7 6,547 7,800
Fine Gael Dudley Costello 19.6 6,200 6,636
Electorate: 41,620   Valid: 31,689   Quota: 7,923   Turnout: 76.1%  

1937 general election

1937 general election: Roscommon[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 8,925 28.4 1 1
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 8,295 26.4 2 1
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 5,774 18.4 3
Fine Gael Dudley Costello 4,806 15.3
Independent politicians in Ireland Patrick O'Dowd 3,599 11.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,399   Quota: 7,850   Turnout:

1933 general election

1933 general election: Roscommon[9][27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 20.8 8,246        
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 20.6 8,160        
National Centre Party Frank MacDermot 19.4 7,703 7,712 7,716 8,975  
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.1 7,190 7,475 7,697 7,748 7,780
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennan 11.5 4,568 4,585 4,586 6,990 8,003
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 9.5 3,781 3,786 3,789    
Electorate: 48,958   Valid: 39,648   Quota: 7,930   Turnout: 81.0%  

1932 general election

1932 general election: Roscommon[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 6,606 18.7 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 6,314 17.9
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 6,189 17.5 4
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 4,715 13.3 1
Independent politicians in Ireland Frank MacDermot 4,560 12.9 2
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennan 4,077 11.5
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Grogan 2,897 8.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,358   Quota: 7,072   Turnout:

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Roscommon[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 5,417 16.3 2
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 5,289 15.9 3
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 4,959 14.9 1
Independent politicians in Ireland Michael Brennan 3,844 11.6 4
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 3,424 10.3
Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph Burke 3,050 9.2
Independent politicians in Ireland John Doran 2,987 9.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 2,326 7.0
Independent politicians in Ireland John Keaveney 1,895 5.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,191   Quota: 6,639   Turnout:

June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Roscommon[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 5,615 18.1 1
Independent politicians in Ireland Michael Brennan 4,151 13.3 2
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 3,734 12.0 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 3,000 9.6 4
Independent politicians in Ireland John Keaveney 2,500 8.0
Cumann na nGaedheal John Doran 2,341 7.5
Labour Thomas Larkin 2,256 7.2
Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 1,963 6.3
Independent politicians in Ireland Michael Killian 1,834 5.9
Sinn Féin George Noble Plunkett 1,575 5.1
Fianna Fáil Séamus Duffy 1,108 3.6
Cumann na nGaedheal James Flanagan 1,032 3.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,109   Quota: 6,222   Turnout:

1925 by-election

Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Henry Finlay, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Martin Conlon.

1925 by-election: Roscommon[5][27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 61.2 21,118
Republican John J. O'Kelly 38.8 13,410
Electorate: 52,929   Valid: 34,528   Quota: 17,265   Turnout: 65.2%  

1923 general election

1923 general election: Roscommon[4][27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Republican George Noble Plunkett 17.7 5,507 5,537 5,567 5,658 5,893 6,879          
Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 16.0 5,001 5,073 5,205 5,210 5,372 5,453 5,470 5,638 5,965 6,306  
Republican Gerald Boland 12.3 3,843 3,857 3,866 4,288 4,321 4,455 5,002 5,066 5,492 5,630 5,675
Cumann na nGaedheal Henry Finlay 12.3 3,827 3,879 3,919 3,947 3,990 4,002 4,007 4,205 4,568 5,137 6,489
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Dyar 7.2 2,253 2,375 2,453 2,466 2,490 2,502 2,509 2,561 2,691 2,865  
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Dorr 6.1 1,906 1,926 1,974 2,034 2,079 2,090 2,098 2,475 2,531 3,002 3,759
Farmers' Party Michael Brennan 5.5 1,711 1,745 1,853 1,869 1,919 1,933 1,946 2,438 2,523    
Labour Liam Kelleher 5.0 1,545 1,673 1,690 1,717 1,791 1,848 1,875 1,929      
Farmers' Party Edward Cline 4.5 1,397 1,422 1,584 1,617 1,675 1,691 1,706        
Republican James Moran 3.9 1,205 1,216 1,234 1,339 1,395            
Republican Gerald Davis 2.7 839 842 849                
Independent politicians in Ireland Jasper Tully 2.6 811 869 901 905              
Farmers' Party John Drury 2.3 716 739                  
Independent politicians in Ireland Henry Fitzgibbon 2.0 636                    
Electorate: 53,710   Valid: 31,197   Quota: 6,240   Turnout: 58.1%  

See also

References

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