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previous next General Election: 4 October 1961
Back Next Roscommon
Ros Comain
Connaught Area

4 Seats 12 Candidates
Electorate: not available Quota: 7,000
 Candidate     Party     1st Pref   Share   Quota     Count   Status   Seat 

Jack McQuillan  Non party/Independent Lozenge   5,289   15.11%   0.76   0          1   ♂
James J Burke2  Fine Gael Lozenge   4,753   13.58%   0.68   0          2   ♂
Patrick Reynolds2  Fine Gael Lozenge   3,754   10.73%   0.54   0          3   ♂
Brian Lenihan1 Snr  Fianna Fail Lozenge   4,873   13.92%   0.70   0          4   ♂

Rose Shannon  Fine Gael Lozenge   1,467   4.19%   0.21   0          ♀  
Peter Charles  Fianna Fail Lozenge   2,331   6.66%   0.33   0            ♂
Sylvester Fitzsimons  Sinn Féin Lozenge   1,138   3.25%   0.16   0            ♂
Gerald Boland  Fianna Fail Lozenge   3,634   10.38%   0.52   0            ♂
Peter McGuinness  Clann na Poblachta Lozenge   1,603   4.58%   0.23   0            ♂
James Doherty  Non party/Independent Lozenge   1,975   5.64%   0.28   0            ♂
John Beirne2 Jnr  Clann na Talmhan Lozenge   3,211   9.18%   0.46   0            ♂
Richard Ellis  Non party/Independent Lozenge   968   2.77%   0.14   0            ♂

Total poll 34,996

Final votes required for expenses: 1,751
Candidates: 1 female (♀), 11 male (♂)