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An Longfort An Lar Mhi
Longford Westmeath Area (Leinster)

5 Seats 15 Candidates
Electorate: not available Quota: 6,942
 Candidate     Party     1st Pref   Share   Quota     Count   Status   Seat 

General Seán MacEoin1  Fine Gael Lozenge   5,483   13.16%   0.79   0          1   ♂
Charles Fagan  Non party/Independent Lozenge   6,319   15.17%   0.91   0          2   ♂
Thomas Carter  Fianna Fail Lozenge   5,907   14.18%   0.85   0          3   ♂
Erskine Childers  Fianna Fail Lozenge   5,325   12.79%   0.77   0          4   ♂
Michael Kennedy1  Fianna Fail Lozenge   5,158   12.38%   0.74   0          5   ♂

Gerry L'Estrange  Fine Gael Lozenge   859   2.06%   0.12   0            ♂
Seán Lynch1  Labour Lozenge   1,041   2.50%   0.15   0            ♂
Conor Byrne  Clann na Poblachta Lozenge   2,403   5.77%   0.35   0            ♂
Frank Waters  Fine Gael Lozenge   1,137   2.73%   0.16   0            ♂
Thomas McManus  Clann na Talmhan Lozenge   1,277   3.07%   0.18   0            ♂
William Finnerty  Fine Gael Lozenge   520   1.25%   0.07   0            ♂
James McAuley  Fianna Fail Lozenge   1,956   4.70%   0.28   0            ♂
John Hoey  Labour Lozenge   1,851   4.44%   0.27   0            ♂
Patrick Farrell  Clann na Poblachta Lozenge   1,648   3.96%   0.24   0            ♂
James Killean  Clann na Poblachta Lozenge   766   1.84%   0.11   0            ♂

Total poll 41,650

Final votes required for expenses: 1,736
Candidates: 0 female (♀), 15 male (♂)