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| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | Share | Status | Seat | |||||||||||
| * | Gerry Fitt | 16,480 | 49.51% | Elected | 1 | ♂ | ||||||||||
| Thomas Passmore | 8,245 | 24.77% | Not Elected | ♂ | ||||||||||||
| William Dickson | 3,716 | 11.16% | Lost deposit | ♂ | ||||||||||||
| Brian Brennan1 | 2,282 | 6.86% | Lost deposit | ♂ | ||||||||||||
| John Cousins | 2,024 | 6.08% | Lost deposit | ♂ | ||||||||||||
| Derek O'Brien | 540 | 1.62% | Lost deposit | ♂ | ||||||||||||
| Total poll | 33,287 | 56.53% | ||||||||||||||
| Majority | 8,235 | 24.74% | ||||||||||||||
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* outgoing MP (1) |
Candidates: 0 female (♀), 6 male (♂) |
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