Louth (Dáil constituency)

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Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election.[1] It currently spans the entire area of County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, and East Meath, taking in Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Ardee. The boundaries enlarged at the 2011 general election to include an area of County Meath adjacent to the town of Drogheda.[2] This followed a recommendation of the Report of the Constituency Commission on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 outlined "by extending the constituency southwards from, and in the environs of, Drogheda and taking in electoral divisions which have extensive linkages with the town. This will allow the inclusion of the town of Drogheda and hinterland areas in a single constituency." This revision also increased the number of seats to 5.[3][4]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[5]

"The county of Louth;

and, in the county of Meath, the electoral divisions of:

Julianstown, St. Mary's (part), in the former Rural District of Meath."
Changes to the constituency of Louth
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1923–1961 3 The county of Louth.[1][6][7] Previously part of Louth–Meath.
1961–1977 3 The county of Louth, except the part in the constituency of Monaghan.[8][9] <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Transfer to Monaghan of the DEDs of

Barronstown, Castlering, Creggan Upper, Killanny, in the former Rural District of Dundalk;

Ardee Urban, Clonkeen, Tallanstown, and the townlands of:

Artnalevery, Ballybailie, Ballygowan, Bogtown, Boharnamoe, Cappocksgreen, Charlestown, Cookstown, Coole, Dowds-town, Glebe, Greenlane, Gudderstown, Harristown (part of, north of the river Dee), Irishtown, Knockcurlan, Knock-lore, Lambtown, Lisrenny, Manistown, Mapastown, Mullacloe, Mullanstown, Pepperstown, Philbenstown, Rahanna, Riverstown, Rock, Scogganstown, Streamstown and Townparks in the district electoral division of Ardee Rural in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 1.
1977–1981 4 The county of Louth;
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Drumboory, Inishkeen, Kiltybegs, in the former Rural District of Carrickmacross.
Increase in number of TDs from 144 to 148
1981–2011 4 The county of Louth.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Increase in number of TDs from 148 to 166
2011– 5 The county of Louth;
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Julianstown, St. Mary’s (part), in the former Rural District of Meath.
Dáil size stayed at 166 in 2011,
with a reduction to 158 TDs in 2016,
and an increase to 160 TDs in 2020.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth 1923–[19]
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Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[20] Frank Aiken
(Rep)
James Murphy
(CnaG)
Peter Hughes
(CnaG)
3 seats
until 1977
5th 1927 (Jun)[21] Frank Aiken
(FF)
James Coburn
(NL)
6th 1927 (Sep)[22]
7th 1932[23] James Coburn
([[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/abbrev]])
8th 1933[24]
9th 1937[25] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
James Coburn
(FG)
10th 1938[26]
11th 1943[27] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
12th 1944[28] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
13th 1948[29] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
14th 1951[30] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
1954 by-election[31] George Coburn
(FG)
15th 1954[32] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
16th 1957[33] Pádraig Faulkner[lower-alpha 1]
(FF)
17th 1961[34] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
18th 1965[35]
19th 1969[36]
20th 1973[37] Joseph Farrell
(FF)
21st 1977[38] Eddie Filgate
(FF)
4 seats
1977–2011
22nd 1981[39] Paddy Agnew
(AHB)
Bernard Markey
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[40] Thomas Bellew
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[41] Michael Bell
(Lab)
Séamus Kirk[lower-alpha 2]
(FF)
Brendan McGahon
(FG)
25th 1987[42] Dermot Ahern
(FF)
26th 1989[43]
27th 1992[44]
28th 1997[45]
29th 2002[46] Arthur Morgan
(SF)
Fergus O'Dowd
(FG)
30th 2007[47]
31st 2011[48] Gerry Adams
(SF)
Ged Nash
(Lab)
Peter Fitzpatrick
(FG)
32nd 2016[49] Declan Breathnach
(FF)
Imelda Munster
(SF)
33rd Ruairí Ó’Murchú
(SF)
Ged Nash
(Lab)
Peter Fitzpatrick
([[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/abbrev]])

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Electoral division

Louth population as per electoral division,[50] for the Dáil constituency of Louth. This population count includes those within the county of Louth, as well as the electoral divisions of Julianstown, and St. Mary's (part) in the county of Meath, as per the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017.[5]

Elections

2020 general election

2020 general election: Louth[51][52]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10
Sinn Féin Imelda Munster 24.3 17,203                  
Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Murchú 17.7 12,491                  
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 9.0 6,380 6,737 6,746 6,752 6,775 6,936 6,980 7,485 10,159 11,282
Independent politician (Ireland) Peter Fitzpatrick 8.6 6,085 6,515 6,703 6,734 6,956 7,571 8,201 8,379 8,988 10,779
Labour Party Ged Nash 8.2 5,824 6,889 6,918 6,926 6,973 7,190 7,545 8,389 8,638 11,659
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 8.2 5,781 5,919 5,958 5,975 6,023 6,124 6,178 8,403 8,771 9,625
Green Party Mark Dearey 7.7 5,418 6,113 6,263 6,290 6,436 6,680 7,675 7,917 8,497  
Fine Gael John McGahon 6.3 4,442 4,516 4,544 4,549 4,560 4,606 4,642 4,738    
Fianna Fáil James Byrne 5.5 3,911 4,179 4,187 4,198 4,232 4,325 4,355      
style="background-color: Template:Solidarity–People Before Profit/meta/color" | Solidarity–People Before Profit Audrey Fergus[n 1] 1.6 1,120 2,317 2,478 2,501 2,675 3,028        
Renua Eamon Sweeney 1.1 794 1,067 1,083 1,092 1,163          
style="background-color: Template:Irish Freedom Party/meta/color" | Irish Freedom Party Cathal Ó Murchú 0.8 574 1,000 1,041 1,053 1,138          
Independent politician (Ireland) Topanga Bird 0.3 243 474 500 538            
Independent politician (Ireland) David Bradley 0.4 256 410 417 465            
Independent politician (Ireland) Albert Byrne 0.2 145 262 273              
Electorate: 113,128   Valid: 70,667   Spoilt: 757   Quota: 11,778   Turnout: 71,424 (63.1%)

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2016 general election

2016 general election: Louth[53][54][49]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 13.5 9,099 9,146 9,220 9,609 9,931 12,192          
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 15.8 10,661 10,774 10,826 10,908 11,096 11,278          
Sinn Féin Imelda Munster 13.1 8,829 9,061 9,103 9,224 9,356 9,563 9,712 9,995 10,992 13,029  
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 10.1 6,814 6,838 6,943 7,271 7,418 7,586 7,680 8,115 8,827 9,124 9,256
Fine Gael Peter Fitzpatrick 9.5 6,408 6,417 6,591 6,693 6,969 7,113 7,206 7,977 8,231 8,931 9,132
Labour Party Ged Nash 7.3 4,945 4,976 5,293 5,472 5,593 5,760 5,895 6,715 7,888 8,454 8,746
AAA–PBP Garrett Weldon 5.1 3,462 3,644 3,690 3,816 4,468 4,586 4,675 5,588 6,290    
Independent politician (Ireland) Kevin Callan 5.2 3,541 3,683 3,701 4,030 4,388 4,592 4,779 5,224      
Green Party Mark Dearey 4.7 3,187 3,225 3,363 3,530 4,099 4,327 4,517        
Fianna Fáil Emma Coffey 5.1 3,422 3,442 3,496 3,622 3,819            
Independent politician (Ireland) Maeve Yore 4.1 2,746 2,814 2,953 3,138              
Renua Ireland Michael O'Dowd 3.1 2,095 2,219 2,242                
Labour Party Mary Moran 1.8 1,198 1,211                  
Direct Democracy Anthony Connor 1.0 676                    
Independent politician (Ireland) David Bradley 0.5 319                    
Direct Democracy Pat Greene 0.2 127                    
Electorate: 104,696   Valid: 67,529   Spoilt: 749   Quota: 11,255   Turnout: 68,278 (65.22%)

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2011 general election

Séamus Kirk was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 30th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

2011 general election: Louth[48]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11 Count 12 Count 13
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk Automatically Returned N/A                        
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 21.7 15,072                        
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 20.2 13,980                        
Labour Party Ged Nash 12.6 8,718 8,942 8,948 8,984 8,998 9,037 9,098 9,404 9,821 10,480 10,658 14,620  
Fine Gael Peter Fitzpatrick 11.3 7,845 7,998 8,002 8,052 8,069 8,130 8,177 8,475 8,982 9,930 10,626 11,770 12,323
Fianna Fáil James Carroll 8.2 5,681 5,749 5,751 5,759 5,774 5,792 5,803 5,987 6,481 6,769 10,711 11,185 11,388
Labour Party Mary Moran 6.6 4,546 4,738 4,742 4,747 4,748 4,808 4,908 5,124 5,436 6,430 6,974    
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 7.5 5,177 5,245 5,245 5,247 5,263 5,285 5,297 5,373 5,603 6,001      
Green Party Mark Dearey 4.7 3,244 3,358 3,362 3,366 3,374 3,421 3,506 3,672 3,939        
New Vision Thomas Clare 3.2 2,233 2,318 2,324 2,328 2,390 2,456 2,569 3,024          
Independent politician (Ireland) Fred Matthews 1.4 957 1,004 1,013 1,015 1,024 1,089 1,207            
Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey 0.8 649 714 727 731 754 781 829            
Independent politician (Ireland) Robin Wilson 0.8 536 592 597 598 610 692              
Independent politician (Ireland) Luke Martin 0.3 224 289 293 293 300                
Independent politician (Ireland) Gerry Crilly 0.3 222 252 254 254 267                
Independent politician (Ireland) David Bradley 0.3 174 211 215 215                  
Independent politician (Ireland) Robert Glynn 0.1 61 65                      
Electorate: 99,530   Valid: 69,319   Spoilt: 871 (1.2%)   Quota: 13,864   Turnout: 70,190 (70.5%)

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2007 general election

2007 general election: Louth[47]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 18.5 10,190 10,225 10,400 10,457 11,696  
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 18.1 9,982 10,020 10,375 10,500 11,321  
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 15.2 8,387 8,421 8,738 10,208 11,036  
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 15.0 8,274 8,385 8,596 8,836 8,989 10,556
Fine Gael Mairead McGuinness 9.5 5,199 5,228 6,240 6,503 6,550 8,847
Green Party Mark Dearey 7.6 4,172 4,296 4,711 5,118 5,225  
Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 5.5 3,009 3,031 3,045 3,287    
Labour Party Ged Nash 5.0 2,739 2,786 2,856      
Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 4.7 2,573 2,596        
Workers' Party (Ireland) Peter Short 0.4 193          
Fathers Rights Luke Martin 0.3 169          
Independent politician (Ireland) Dermot Duke 0.2 127          
Electorate: 86,007   Valid: 55,014   Spoilt: 592 (1.1%)   Quota: 11,003   Turnout: 55,606 (64.7%)

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2002 general election

2002 general election: Louth[46]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 20.2 9,603              
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 11.6 5,505 5,540 5,686 5,688 6,098 6,346 7,740 10,175
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 13.6 6,495 6,561 6,768 6,811 6,993 7,644 7,960 9,987
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 14.9 7,121 7,275 7,488 7,495 7,805 8,474 8,992 9,477
Fine Gael Terry Brennan 8.7 4,130 4,207 4,442 4,449 4,670 5,394 6,046 6,133
Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 9.8 4,653 4,668 4,807 4,811 4,946 5,018 5,643  
Labour Party Michael Bell 6.7 3,185 3,237 3,388 3,391 3,732 4,117    
Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Grehan 5.0 2,384 2,496 3,021 3,030 3,521      
Green Party Bernadette Martin 4.2 1,979 2,109 2,306 2,309        
Independent politician (Ireland) Martin Bellew 2.7 1,307 1,410            
Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey 1.0 473 502            
Independent politician (Ireland) Aidan Mahon 0.6 294              
Independent politician (Ireland) Liam Ó Gogain 0.5 239              
Workers' Party (Ireland) Peter Short 0.4 176              
Christian Solidarity Michael Maguire 0.2 79              
Electorate: 81,952   Valid: 47,623   Spoilt: 651 (1.4%)   Quota: 9,525   Turnout: 48,274 (58.9%)

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1997 general election

1997 general election: Louth[55]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11 Count 12
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 22.6 10,192                      
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 12.6 5,667 6,334 6,381 6,544 6,594 6,697 6,881 8,160 9,399      
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 9.7 4,346 4,429 4,504 4,584 4,597 4,638 4,859 4,867 5,356 5,868 8,075 8,262
Labour Party Michael Bell 10.5 4,725 4,771 4,829 4,851 4,958 5,236 5,518 5,905 6,230 6,755 7,316 7,430
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 10.0 4,486 4,499 4,506 4,538 4,598 4,867 5,066 5,437 5,704 5,871 6,953 7,049
Fine Gael Terry Brennan 8.3 3,723 3,776 3,807 3,840 3,851 3,875 4,035 4,050 4,307 4,588    
Sinn Féin Owen Hanratty 6.1 2,760 2,816 2,890 2,934 3,426 3,465 3,602 3,658 3,813      
Progressive Democrats Mary Grehan 5.3 2,395 2,536 2,592 2,681 2,694 2,760 3,041 3,256        
Fianna Fáil Maria O'Brien Campbell 4.8 2,151 2,215 2,221 2,245 2,295 2,474 2,533          
Green Party Neil McCann 3.1 1,403 1,428 1,531 1,636 1,685 1,762            
Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey 2.3 1,037 1,045 1,067 1,118 1,167              
Sinn Féin Maeve Healy 2.0 891 899 916 929                
Independent politician (Ireland) Michael G. Salter 1.5 686 695 725                  
Independent politician (Ireland) Brian Doyle 1.1 475 491                    
Independent politician (Ireland) Dessie Taaffe 0.2 71 72                    
Electorate: 71,086   Valid: 45,008   Spoilt: 603 (1.3%)   Quota: 9,002   Turnout: 45,611 (64.2%)

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1992 general election

1992 general election: Louth[56]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9
Labour Party Michael Bell 22.1 9,608                
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 17.7 7,704 7,766 7,788 7,810 7,826 8,003 8,271 8,707  
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 15.3 6,672 6,825 6,887 6,942 6,950 7,092 7,211 7,916 8,087
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 15.2 6,602 6,654 6,666 6,710 6,721 6,948 7,086 7,285 9,835
Fine Gael Henry Mount Charles 9.6 4,161 4,344 4,382 4,438 4,470 4,541 4,598 4,750 5,304
Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy 8.9 3,853 4,108 4,117 4,127 4,188 4,306 4,468 4,553  
Independent politician (Ireland) Tom Bellew 3.7 1,603 1,663 1,711 1,754 1,768 1,903 2,060    
Sinn Féin Seán Kenna 3.0 1,289 1,306 1,317 1,328 1,584 1,616      
Independent politician (Ireland) Maimie Ahern 2.3 1,017 1,045 1,065 1,100 1,112        
Sinn Féin Tommy Murtagh 1.0 416 440 453 472          
Independent politician (Ireland) Dessie Taaffe 0.7 296 314 354            
Workers' Party (Ireland) Peter Short 0.6 249 310              
Electorate: 65,896   Valid: 43,470   Spoilt: 928 (2.1%)   Quota: 8,695   Turnout: 44,398 (67.4%)

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1989 general election

1989 general election: Louth[43]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
Labour Party Michael Bell 19.2 8,375 8,601 9,011        
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 17.9 7,812 8,289 8,931        
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 15.8 6,892 6,930 7,151 7,563 8,117 8,198 8,272
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 13.6 5,924 5,950 6,062 6,500 6,884 6,929 7,018
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 13.9 6,052 6,140 6,211 6,441 6,907 6,968 7,013
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 5.3 2,291 3,042 3,712 3,901      
Independent politician (Ireland) Bernard Markey 5.1 2,217 2,324 2,379        
Progressive Democrats Frank Aiken 4.9 2,146 2,293          
Fine Gael Richard Brannigan 4.0 1,744            
Independent politician (Ireland) Ronald Smith 0.4 159            
Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,612   Quota: 8,723   Turnout:

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1987 general election

1987 general election: Louth[42]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 11.4 5,319 5,378 6,035 6,255 7,019 10,037      
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 15.3 7,156 7,197 7,209 7,724 8,115 8,349 11,066    
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 12.4 5,822 5,876 5,884 6,314 6,952 7,031 8,580 8,622 10,128
Labour Party Michael Bell 13.3 6,205 6,465 6,842 7,154 7,440 7,628 8,923 9,048 9,191
Progressive Democrats Frank Aiken 11.2 5,219 5,276 5,534 5,672 6,171 6,758 6,959 7,467 7,522
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 11.7 5,492 5,538 5,626 5,818 5,920 5,970      
Fine Gael Joseph Lennon 7.6 3,560 3,579 4,105 4,186 4,282        
Independent politician (Ireland) Thomas Bellew 5.8 2,709 2,787 2,800 3,082          
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 5.6 2,599 2,682 2,692            
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 4.2 1,941 1,964              
Workers' Party (Ireland) Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1.2 570                
Independent politician (Ireland) Ronald Smith 0.2 86                
Independent politician (Ireland) Charles Ross 0.2 66                
Independent politician (Ireland) Barbara Hyland 0.1 65                
Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,809   Quota: 9,362   Turnout:

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November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Louth[41]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 15.6 6,793 7,033 7,264 7,419 11,288  
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 13.9 6,066 6,126 6,750 6,869 8,791  
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 12.1 5,269 5,325 5,511 7,881 8,197 8,873
Labour Party Michael Bell 14.7 6,435 7,241 7,431 7,629 7,812 8,451
Fine Gael Thomas Donegan 10.9 4,737 4,886 4,935 6,855 7,015 7,221
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 13.7 5,966 6,083 6,450 6,545    
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 10.9 4,745 4,816 4,932      
Independent politician (Ireland) Micheal O'Donnell 4.4 1,915 2,036        
Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey 2.2 951          
Workers' Party (Ireland) Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1.5 671          
Independent politician (Ireland) Aíne Ní Ghidhir 0.3 129          
Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,677   Quota: 8,736   Turnout:

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February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Louth[40]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 18.6 8,083 8,492 9,016      
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 18.2 7,928 8,237 8,543 8,562 10,197  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 14.5 6,305 6,427 7,143 7,219 7,961 8,050
Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 14.1 6,109 6,204 6,862 7,055 7,391 7,428
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 12.2 5,311 5,406 5,629 5,635 6,001 7,177
Labour Party Michael Bell 8.0 3,474 4,422 4,928 4,947    
Sinn Féin Francis Browne 8.5 3,714 4,117        
Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey 3.8 1,662          
Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Donnchadha Mac Raghnaill 1.7 742          
Independent politician (Ireland) Helen Corcoran 0.4 183          
Electorate: 57,075   Valid: 43,511   Spoilt: 451 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,703   Turnout: 43,962 (77.0%)

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1981 general election

Pádraig Faulkner was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 21st Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a three-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

1981 general election: Louth[39]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner Automatically Returned N/A            
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 10.3 4,694 4,810 5,007 5,258 8,316 8,513 13,315
Anti H-Block Paddy Agnew 18.3 8,368 8,846 8,998 9,525 9,841 10,409 10,814
Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 12.7 5,823 5,914 7,235 7,308 7,553 11,076 11,325
Fianna Fáil John Connor 10.7 4,920 5,276 6,047 6,791 6,812 8,190 8,829
Fine Gael Dick Branigan 9.6 4,372 4,624 4,687 5,548 6,463 6,651  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 11.6 5,314 5,413 5,672 5,794 6,059    
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 10.1 4,612 4,723 4,770 4,932      
Labour Party Michael Bell 5.5 2,515 3,128 3,147        
Fianna Fáil Nicholas McCabe 6.1 2,804 2,887          
Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey 2.6 1,210            
Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Donnchadha Mac Raghnaill 1.7 785            
Labour Party James McArdle 0.8 346            
Electorate: 57,075   Valid: 45,763   Spoilt: 514 (1.1%)   Quota: 11,441   Turnout: 46,277 (81.1%)

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1977 general election

1977 general election: Louth[38]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 10,244 24.0 1 1
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 9,455 22.2 2 1
Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 5,954 14.0 3
Fianna Fáil Joseph Farrell 5,402 12.7 4
[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]] James Bellew 2,523 5.9
Sinn Féin (Official) Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1,894 4.4
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 1,718 4.0
Labour Party Fergus O'Dowd 1,289 3.0
Fine Gael Hugh McGahon 1,252 2.9
Fine Gael Joseph Lennon 1,241 2.9
Labour Party Frank Carney 908 2.1
[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]] Frank Godfrey 751 1.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,631   Quota: 8,527   Turnout:

1973 general election

1973 general election: Louth[37]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 9,256 29.6 1 1
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,787 21.7 3
Fianna Fáil Joseph Farrell 6,767 21.6 2
Fine Gael Brid O'Rourke 3,532 11.3
Labour Party Paul Callan 2,577 8.2
Sinn Féin (Official) Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1,450 4.6
[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]] Micheal O'Donnell 472 1.5
[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]] James Sarsfield 263 0.8
[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]] Geoffrey Eager 210 0.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,314   Quota: 7,829   Turnout:

1969 general election

1969 general election: Louth[36]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 8,618 28.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,312 24.2 3
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,883 22.7 2
Labour Party Paul Callan 2,800 9.3
Fine Gael Thomas Elmore 2,073 6.9
Fine Gael Francis Johnston 1,513 5.0
Labour Party Patrick Mulholland 1,077 3.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,276   Quota: 7,570   Turnout:

1965 general election

1965 general election: Louth[35][57]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 24.4 6,897 8,039
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 23.6 6,679 6,972
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 23.4 6,617 7,132
Fine Gael Patrick O'Hare 16.3 4,605 5,653
Labour Party Proinsias Mac Aonghusa 12.3 3,461  
Electorate: 36,629   Valid: 28,259   Quota: 7,065   Turnout: 77.2%

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1961 general election

1961 general election: Louth[34]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 6,869 26.9 1 1
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,518 25.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 4,288 16.8 3
Fine Gael Patrick O'Hare 4,003 15.7
[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]] Peter Moore 2,749 10.8
Sinn Féin Larry Grogan 1,130 4.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,557   Quota: 6,390   Turnout:

1957 general election

1957 general election: Louth[33]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,972 25.2 1 1
Fine Gael George Coburn 6,745 21.3 3
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,672 21.1 2
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 5,855 18.5
Sinn Féin Larry Grogan 2,991 9.5
Labour Party James Murphy 1,424 4.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,659   Quota: 7,915   Turnout:

1954 general election

1954 general election: Louth[32]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael George Coburn 10,778 31.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 8,769 26.0 2 1
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 5,945 17.6
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 4,665 13.8 3
Labour Party Roddy Connolly 2,576 7.6
Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 1,011 3.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,744   Quota: 8,437   Turnout:

1954 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Coburn, a by-election was held on 3 March 1954. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Coburn, son of the deceased TD.

1954 by-election: Louth[57]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3
Fine Gael George Coburn 43.4 13,360 13,817 16,459
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 40.7 12,531 12,801 13,432
Labour Party Roddy Connolly 11.2 3,452 3,952  
Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 4.7 1,446    
Electorate: 41,975   Valid: 30,789   Quota: 15,395   Turnout: 73.35%

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1951 general election

1951 general election: Louth[57]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 24.9 7,927 7,981
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 24.5 7,792 8,009
Fine Gael James Coburn 21.3 6,779 9,984
Labour Party Roddy Connolly 15.2 4,856 5,845
Fine Gael Thomas Francis Roe 14.1 4,505  
Electorate: 41,646   Valid: 31,859   Quota: 7,965   Turnout: 76.50%

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1948 general election

1948 general election: Louth[57]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 28.0 8,589        
Fine Gael James Coburn 23.6 7,251 7,342 7,368 7,716  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 16.6 5,107 5,867 5,912 6,012 6,724
Fine Gael Thomas F. Roe 12.5 3,854 3,862 3,955 4,198  
Labour Party Roddy Connolly 12.3 3,767 3,802 3,912 4,818 6,879
Clann na Poblachta Aodh De Blacam 4.4 1,348 1,356 1,886    
Clann na Poblachta George Owens 2.7 814 818      
Electorate: 40,740   Valid: 30,730   Quota: 7,683   Turnout: 75.43%

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1944 general election

1944 general election: Louth[28][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 25.6 7,493        
Fine Gael James Coburn 22.8 6,672 6,690 6,808 8,310  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 20.5 5,996 6,145 6,359 6,920 7,105
Clann na Talmhan Frank Jeffers 17.1 5,000 5,005 5,138 6,009 6,725
Labour Party Roddy Connolly 11.2 3,287 3,295 3,559    
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Eoin Ó Coigligh 2.7 795 797      
Electorate: 39,506   Valid: 29,243   Quota: 7,311   Turnout: 74.0%

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1943 general election

1943 general election: Louth[27][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 28.2 8,723          
Fine Gael James Coburn 22.7 7,005 7,072 7,123 9,035    
Labour Party Roddy Connolly 15.8 4,880 4,932 5,190 5,609 6,252 7,527
Clann na Talmhan Frank Jeffers 12.0 3,698 3,719 3,764 4,005 4,608 5,071
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 10.7 3,318 4,118 4,261 4,392 4,454  
Fine Gael John Callan 8.7 2,698 2,744 2,783      
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Eoin Ó Coigligh 1.9 585 595        
Electorate: 39,506   Valid: 30,907   Quota: 7,727   Turnout: 78.2%

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1938 general election

1938 general election: Louth[26][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 31.8 9,787  
Fine Gael James Coburn 27.2 8,375  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 20.1 6,200 8,137
Fine Gael Patrick Roe 14.1 4,353 4,398
Labour Party Michael O'Connor 4.4 1,351 1,414
Labour Party Anthony Flynn 2.4 740 780
Electorate: 38,665   Valid: 30,806   Quota: 7,702   Turnout: 79.7%

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1937 general election

1937 general election: Louth[25][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 31.0 9,215  
Fine Gael James Coburn 28.2 8,364  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 22.8 6,768 8,449
Fine Gael James Murphy 18.0 5,341 5,452
Electorate: 38,570   Valid: 29,688   Quota: 7,423   Turnout: 77.0%

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1933 general election

1933 general election: Louth[24][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 34.9 10,235  
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 26.0 7,632  
Independent politician (Ireland) James Coburn 24.8 7,282 7,484
Fianna Fáil John O'Dowd 14.2 4,175 6,876
Electorate: 36,803   Valid: 29,324   Quota: 7,332   Turnout: 79.7%

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1932 general election

1932 general election: Louth[23][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 26.3 7,267      
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 22.0 6,094 6,101 6,824 7,094
Independent politician (Ireland) James Coburn 20.2 5,594 5,606 6,135 6,501
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 16.3 4,512 4,523 4,804 5,035
Labour Party David Blood 7.9 2,192 2,235    
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Reilly 7.3 2,019 2,293 2,823  
Electorate: 36,260   Valid: 27,678   Quota: 6,920   Turnout: 76.3%

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September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Louth[22][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 29.6 7,881    
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 24.2 6,425 6,444 6,533
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 22.1 5,886 5,937 6,010
National League Party James Coburn 21.3 5,666 5,931 7,034
Fianna Fáil Laurence McKenna 2.8 733 1,631  
Electorate: 36,703   Valid: 26,591   Quota: 6,648   Turnout: 72.5%

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June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Louth[21][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
National League Party James Coburn 26.4 7,093            
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 25.5 6,851            
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 14.4 3,886 4,002 4,007 4,037 4,203 4,489 4,956
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 14.1 3,787 3,843 3,845 3,906 3,966 4,391 5,177
Labour Party Michael Connor 6.9 1,867 1,926 1,931 2,164 2,716 3,356  
Independent politician (Ireland) Matthew Campbell 6.5 1,738 1,797 1,806 1,906 2,037    
Labour Party Thomas O'Hanlon 3.5 930 986 992 1,074      
Fianna Fáil Laurence McKenna 2.8 748 769 867        
Electorate: 36,703   Valid: 26,900   Quota: 6,726   Turnout: 73.3%

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1923 general election

1923 general election: Louth[20][58]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3
Republican Frank Aiken 27.1 6,651    
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 23.7 5,798 5,836 6,302
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 23.1 5,663 5,677 6,751
Farmers' Party Patrick McGee 15.8 3,877 4,021 4,784
Labour Party Cathal O'Shannon 10.3 2,517 2,845  
Electorate: 38,548   Valid: 24,506   Quota: 6,127   Turnout: 63.6%

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See also

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Electoral Act 1923 (Public Act No. 12 of 1923). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  2. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 (Public Act No. 4 of 2009). Act of the Irish Parliament.
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  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 (Public Act No. 39 of 2017). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  6. Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 Act of the Irish Parliament.
  7. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 (Public Act No. 31 of 1947). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  8. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961 (Public Act No. 19 of 1961). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  9. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 (Public Act No. 3 of 1969). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  10. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 (Public Act No. 7 of 1974). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  11. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 (Public Act No. 17 of 1980). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  12. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1983 (Public Act No. 36 of 1983). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  13. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990 (Public Act No. 36 of 1990). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  14. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 (Public Act No. 21 of 1995). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  15. Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998 (Public Act No. 19 of 1998). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  16. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (Public Act No. 16 of 2005). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  17. Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 (Public Act No. 4 of 2009). Act of the Irish Parliament.
  18. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 (Public Act No. 7 of 2013). Act of the Irish Parliament.
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