Dáil constituency (1921–2016, 2020–present)
Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County , Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly ) is a parliamentary constituency which is represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). It was previously a constituency from 1921 to 2016.
History and boundaries [ edit ] Laois–Offaly was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as King's County–Queen's County (the official names of the counties before independence). The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the House of Commons of Southern Ireland . It was known in the Dáil as Leix–Offaly, and first used for the 1921 general election to the Second Dáil . The Sinn Féin candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the Second Dáil (1921–22). It was used at every subsequent general election until 2011. It was abolished at the 2016 general election , and was replaced by the new constituencies of Laois and Offaly .
It was re-established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 , It replaced the constituencies of Laois and Offaly , which came into effect at the 2020 general election , where it was defined as:[ 1]
"The county of Laois except those parts that are comprised within the constituency of
Kildare South ,
and the county of Offaly except those parts that are comprised within the constituency of Kildare South." In August 2023, the Electoral Commission published its review of constituency boundaries in Ireland, which recommended that the constituency of Laois–Offaly be abolished, with the creation of two new three-seat constituencies: Laois and Offaly .[ 2] Each new constituency would elect 3 deputies. These changes would commence at the next general election .
Changes to the Laois–Offaly constituency Years TDs Boundaries Notes 1921–1923 4 County Laois (Queen's County) and County Offaly (King's County)[ 3] In the Dáil record, the constituency was variously described as Leix and Offaly [ 4] and Offaly, Leix [ 5] 1923–2011 5 County Laois and County Offaly Named as Leix–Offaly.;[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] renamed as Laoighis–Offaly from 1961;[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
renamed as Laois–Offaly from 2007.[ 17]
2011–2016 5 County Laois; and County Offaly except the areas in the Tipperary North constituency.
Transfer of Aghacon, Barna, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Ettagh, Gorteen, Mountheaton, Shinrone, Templeharry, in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2, to Tipperary North.[ 18] 2016–2020 5 Constituency abolished. Moved to constituencies of Laois and Offaly .[ 19] 2020–present 5 County Laois; except the area in the Kildare South constituency; County Offaly; except the area in the Kildare South constituency.
Transfer to Kildare South: in County Laois, the electoral divisions of: Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick; and in County Offaly, the electoral division of: Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.[ 1]
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.
2020 general election [ edit ] 2020 general election : Laois-Offaly[ 54] [ 55] [ 56] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sinn Féin Brian Stanley 24.0 16,654 Fianna Fáil Barry Cowen 12.5 8,677 8,889 8,919 9,130 9,166 9,242 9,698 12,162 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 10.8 7,463 7,641 7,675 7,791 7,821 8,203 8,287 8,396 8,418 11,757 Independent Carol Nolan 7.8 5,436 6,182 6,362 6,434 6,806 7,109 8,353 8,848 8,927 9,364 12,521 Fianna Fáil Seán Fleming 11.0 7,636 8,116 8,190 9,106 9,162 9,736 9,835 10,327 10,676 10,868 11,364 Green Pippa Hackett 5.0 3,494 3,921 3,991 4,081 4,565 5,243 5,811 5,941 5,964 6,468 7,109 Independent John Leahy 5.0 3,463 3,725 3,862 3,876 4,063 4,192 4,821 5,172 5,252 5,669 Fine Gael Marcella Corcoran Kennedy 6.5 4,519 4,585 4,594 4,643 4,666 4,783 4,917 5,157 5,195 Fianna Fáil Peter Ormond 5.9 4,073 4,132 4,137 4,320 4,334 4,360 4,449 Irish Democratic Ken Smollen 3.8 2,611 3,173 3,261 3,274 3,640 3,941 Labour Noel Tuohy 2.9 2,011 2,596 2,664 2,806 3,190 Solidarity–PBP Stephen Tynan[ a] 1.3 910 2,128 2,243 2,273 Fianna Fáil Pauline Flanagan 2.5 1,744 1,850 1,874 National Party John Daly 0.6 441 557 Renua Noel O'Rourke 0.4 290 356 Electorate: 110,839 Valid: 69,422 Spoilt: 576 Quota: 11,571 Turnout: 69,998 (63.15%)
2011 general election [ edit ] 2011 general election : Laois–Offaly[ 53] [ 57] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 14.1 10,443 10,432 10,448 10,461 10,491 10,660 11,007 13,515 Fine Gael Marcella Corcoran Kennedy 7.8 5,817 5,838 5,871 5,919 5,978 6,163 6,289 6,595 6,989 8,291 11,837 12,106 13,128 Fianna Fáil Barry Cowen 11.1 8,257 8,281 8,285 8,302 8,332 8,497 8,636 8,647 8,651 9,414 9,656 10,654 11,860 Sinn Féin Brian Stanley 10.8 8,032 8,042 8,058 8,079 8,132 8,593 8,919 9,112 9,170 9,793 10,062 10,707 11,775 Fianna Fáil Seán Fleming 8.1 6,024 6,026 6,036 6,043 6,050 6,101 6,206 6,569 6,685 6,838 6,967 10,193 10,851 Labour John Whelan 7.8 5,802 5,805 5,890 5,912 5,951 6,255 6,489 6,764 6,865 7,288 7,814 8,208 9,026 Independent John Foley 6.0 4,465 4,469 4,478 4,500 4,524 4,930 5,490 5,506 5,513 6,330 7,231 7,521 Fianna Fáil John Moloney 7.5 5,579 5,588 5,597 5,607 5,616 5,670 5,989 6,093 6,116 6,293 6,399 Fine Gael Liam Quinn 6.0 4,482 4,486 4,499 4,516 4,526 4,619 4,784 5,348 5,797 6,275 Independent John Leahy 6.6 4,882 4,889 4,908 4,960 5,032 5,259 5,438 5,449 5,452 Fine Gael John Moran 5.8 4,306 4,307 4,318 4,326 4,328 4,373 4,437 Independent Eddie Fitzpatrick 3.4 2,544 2,553 2,565 2,586 2,619 2,776 Independent John Bracken 0.8 625 656 665 674 695 Independent Rotimi Adebari 0.8 628 634 662 675 691 Socialist Party Ray Fitzpatrick[ a] 0.8 561 562 584 594 604 Independent Fergus McDonnell 0.7 525 526 527 533 542 Independent Liam Dumpleton 0.5 382 393 399 436 Independent James Fanning 0.5 335 343 352 Green Christopher Fettes 0.4 306 308 Independent John Boland 0.2 119 Independent Michael Cox 0.1 60 Electorate: 106,312 Valid: 74,234 Spoilt: 979 (1.3%) Quota: 12,373 Turnout: 75,213 (70.7%)
2007 general election [ edit ] 2007 general election : Laois–Offaly[ 52] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fianna Fáil Brian Cowen 26.7 19,102 Fine Gael Olwyn Enright 11.6 8,297 9,091 9,195 9,354 9,673 10,038 11,808 12,544 Fianna Fáil Seán Fleming 11.3 8,064 10,089 10,131 10,200 10,313 10,437 10,561 11,231 12,533 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 12.7 9,067 9,210 9,259 9,326 9,380 9,834 10,215 10,965 12,108 Fianna Fáil John Moloney 10.1 7,242 8,010 8,042 8,075 8,116 8,235 8,298 8,967 9,895 10,008 10,277 Fianna Fáil John Foley 8.3 5,899 7,924 7,958 7,990 8,114 8,141 8,310 8,619 9,480 9,618 9,966 Progressive Democrats Tom Parlon 5.9 4,233 4,829 4,867 4,933 5,020 5,093 5,249 5,514 Sinn Féin Brian Stanley 5.1 3,656 3,802 3,862 3,975 4,120 4,373 4,477 Fine Gael Molly Buckley 3.1 2,196 2,533 2,595 2,672 2,873 2,995 Labour Jim O'Brien 1.8 1,278 1,310 1,530 1,711 1,746 Independent John Bracken 1.3 934 1,144 1,204 1,252 Green Máire McKay 1.1 812 861 902 Labour David Whelan 0.6 425 475 Christian Solidarity Colm Callanan 0.2 156 161 Independent Joseph McCormack 0.1 85 88 Independent Noel O'Gara 0.1 45 48 Electorate: 103,673 Valid: 71,491 Spoilt: 662 (0.9%) Quota: 11,916 Turnout: 72,153 (69.6%)
2002 general election [ edit ] 2002 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 51] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Brian Cowen 19.8 12,529 Progressive Democrats Tom Parlon 14.4 9,088 9,358 9,531 9,689 10,572 Fine Gael Olwyn Enright 12.7 8,053 8,255 8,403 8,897 10,205 11,005 Fianna Fáil John Moloney 12.8 8,093 8,260 8,343 8,384 8,848 10,972 Fianna Fáil Seán Fleming 11.2 7,091 7,530 7,642 7,728 8,361 10,453 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 10.3 6,500 6,530 6,646 6,865 7,384 7,606 Fianna Fáil Ger Killally 7.5 4,719 5,387 5,437 5,530 6,062 Sinn Féin Brian Stanley 4.1 2,600 2,639 2,820 3,017 Ind. Health Alliance Molly Buckley 2.7 1,695 1,783 1,966 2,356 Labour John Dwyer 2.5 1,600 1,675 1,809 Green Christopher Fettes 0.8 520 529 Independent Joe McCormack 0.6 351 353 Independent John Kelly 0.4 236 237 Christian Solidarity Michael Redmond 0.2 142 144 Electorate: 95,373 Valid: 63,217 Spoilt: 671 (1.1%) Quota: 10,537 Turnout: 63,888 (67.0%)
1997 general election [ edit ] 1997 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 50] [ 58] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Brian Cowen 18.7 10,865 Fianna Fáil John Moloney 14.2 8,271 8,406 8,702 9,800 Fianna Fáil Seán Fleming 9.4 5,481 5,810 6,160 6,904 10,367 Fine Gael Tom Enright 14.4 8,375 8,478 8,760 9,192 9,558 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 13.9 8,104 8,132 8,384 8,995 9,266 Labour Pat Gallagher 11.6 6,741 6,847 7,101 7,542 8,053 Fianna Fáil Gerard Killally 7.5 4,328 4,707 4,899 5,436 Progressive Democrats Cathy Honan 6.5 3,778 3,865 4,090 National Party Peter McNamee 1.9 1,099 1,105 Independent Sean Fennelly 0.9 516 525 Independent Joe McCormack 0.7 378 379 Natural Law Paddy Seery 0.2 134 137 Electorate: 83,232 Valid: 58,070 Spoilt: 542 (0.9%) Quota: 9,679 Turnout: 58,612 (69.5%)
1992 general election [ edit ] 1992 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 49] [ 59] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fianna Fáil Brian Cowen 18.9 10,117 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 15.6 8,361 8,548 8,560 8,604 8,675 8,698 8,794 9,246 Labour Pat Gallagher 13.0 6,966 7,053 7,061 7,097 7,239 7,398 7,708 8,634 8,666 9,098 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 8.0 4,316 4,932 4,952 4,960 5,074 5,115 5,378 5,726 5,788 9,010 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 11.0 5,876 5,903 5,914 5,936 5,968 6,203 6,459 7,403 7,491 8,468 Fine Gael Tom Enright 10.7 5,742 5,824 5,852 5,864 5,955 6,414 6,768 7,351 7,374 7,545 Fianna Fáil John Moloney 9.4 5,018 5,103 5,105 5,123 5,151 5,166 5,226 5,519 5,614 Progressive Democrats Cathy Honan 6.6 3,560 3,587 3,594 3,619 3,640 3,729 3,875 Independent John Butterfield 2.8 1,508 1,538 1,565 1,601 1,688 1,829 Fine Gael Mary A. Buckley 2.2 1,165 1,180 1,182 1,186 1,193 Sinn Féin John Joseph Carroll 1.2 665 675 681 689 Independent Joe McCormack 0.5 244 245 252 Independent Edward Delaney 0.3 132 136 Electorate: 77,291 Valid: 53,670 Spoilt: 753 (1.4%) Quota: 8,946 Turnout: 54,423 (70.4%)
1989 general election [ edit ] 1989 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 48] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 16.1 8,443 8,473 8,503 8,636 11,434 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 15.2 7,936 7,946 8,045 8,472 9,072 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 13.6 7,142 7,182 7,864 8,476 8,957 Fianna Fáil Brian Cowen 13.6 7,103 7,107 7,210 7,597 8,129 10,235 Fine Gael Tom Enright 12.7 6,627 6,656 7,176 7,724 7,952 8,056 8,271 Progressive Democrats Cathy Honan 8.4 4,411 4,460 4,693 5,513 5,809 5,959 6,120 Fianna Fáil Joseph Dunne 9.5 4,970 5,062 5,071 5,197 Labour Pat Gallagher 5.8 3,030 3,086 3,693 Fine Gael Tommy McKeigue 4.4 2,318 2,338 Independent Joe McCormack 0.8 394 Electorate: ? Valid: 52,374 Quota: 8,730
1987 general election [ edit ] 1987 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 47] [ 60] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Brian Cowen 16.3 9,168 9,172 9,296 9,636 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 16.4 9,208 9,243 9,331 9,418 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 13.3 7,472 7,480 7,620 7,916 8,167 8,346 8,472 11,852 Fine Gael Charles Flanagan 9.5 5,317 5,345 5,484 5,517 6,735 6,756 8,972 9,267 9,481 Fine Gael Tom Enright 9.2 5,136 5,162 5,257 5,429 6,305 6,335 7,691 7,870 8,022 Progressive Democrats Cathy Honan 9.5 5,353 5,389 5,618 5,771 6,250 6,261 6,797 7,205 7,529 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Lodge 7.8 4,356 4,415 4,501 4,594 4,628 4,668 4,849 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 7.0 3,921 3,959 4,089 4,109 4,510 4,511 Fine Gael Michael Fox 5.5 3,105 3,105 3,239 3,295 Sinn Féin John Carroll 2.5 1,405 1,425 1,529 Labour Thomas Phelan 1.5 818 853 Independent May Keeley 0.9 509 519 Independent Joe McCormack 0.6 354 Electorate: 75,201 Valid: 56,122 Quota: 9,354 Turnout: 74.6%
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Cowen , a by-election was held on 14 June 1984, the same day as the European Parliament elections . A Fianna Fáil motion to move the writ in March was defeated by the Fine Gael–Labour government .[ 61] The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Brian Cowen, son of the deceased TD.[ 62]
November 1982 general election [ edit ] November 1982 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 45] [ 63] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 14.9 8,181 8,260 10,899 Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 15.3 8,428 8,946 9,110 10,917 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 14.4 7,910 8,105 8,730 8,922 9,823 Fine Gael Tom Enright 12.1 6,646 6,878 6,963 8,293 8,338 9,573 Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen 13.5 7,423 7,559 7,980 8,149 8,874 8,950 9,609 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 10.9 5,973 6,366 6,542 7,478 7,553 7,970 7,981 Fine Gael Michael Fox 7.3 4,019 4,447 4,481 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Lodge 7.4 4,090 4,211 Labour Seán Sheehan 3.7 2,050 Independent Joe McCormack 0.4 195 Electorate: 71,962 Valid: 54,915 Quota: 9,153 Turnout: 76.3%
February 1982 general election [ edit ] February 1982 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 44] [ 64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 15.9 8,539 8,646 8,674 8,856 11,157 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 15.1 8,102 8,115 8,367 8,394 8,865 9,942 Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 13.5 7,252 7,371 7,732 8,545 8,719 8,810 8,823 10,365 Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen 13.3 7,156 7,165 7,288 7,297 7,649 8,559 9,488 Fine Gael Tom Enright 11.3 6,078 6,168 6,350 6,836 6,935 6,985 7,001 9,428 Fine Gael John Butterfield 7.6 4,081 4,097 4,731 4,808 4,825 4,830 4,836 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 7.3 3,930 4,041 4,222 5,230 5,399 5,453 5,461 6,009 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Lodge 6.2 3,346 3,406 3,441 3,683 Fine Gael Thomas Keenan 4.8 2,600 2,754 2,889 Labour Gerry McGuire 3.0 1,637 2,018 Labour Larry Kavanagh 1.8 971 Independent Joe McCormack 0.2 124 Electorate: 70,417 Valid: 53,816 Quota: 8,970 Turnout: 76.4%
1981 general election [ edit ] 1981 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 43] [ 65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 16.4 9,177 9,226 9,699 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 16.0 8,952 8,972 9,035 11,416 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 15.1 8,467 8,503 8,829 9,403 Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen 12.3 6,892 6,919 7,084 7,310 9,085 9,118 9,803 Fine Gael Tom Enright 11.4 6,409 6,438 6,668 6,816 6,927 7,029 10,477 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 9.0 5,010 5,049 5,361 5,662 5,839 5,912 7,005 Fine Gael John Butterfield 8.4 4,691 4,722 5,445 5,465 5,484 5,641 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Lodge 6.5 3,618 3,691 3,751 Labour Gerry McGuire 4.3 2,394 2,431 Independent Joe McCormack 0.4 201 Independent Francis Dunne 0.3 191 Electorate: 70,417 Valid: 56,002 Quota: 9,334 Turnout: 79.5%
1977 general election [ edit ] 1977 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 42] [ 66] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 7,432 14.2 2 Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 7,415 14.1 1 Fianna Fáil Patrick Lalor 7,043 13.4 5 Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen 6,734 12.8 4 Fianna Fáil Liam Hyland 5,550 10.6 Fine Gael Tom Enright 5,338 10.2 3 Independent James Guinan 4,037 7.7 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 3,780 7.2 Labour James Kelly 1,654 3.2 Fine Gael Connie Hanniffy 1,473 2.8 Independent James Flanagan 1,035 2.0 Labour Benny Dowd 967 1.8 Electorate: 65,252 Valid: 52,458 Quota: 8,744 Turnout: 80.4%
1973 general election [ edit ] 1973 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 41] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 8,205 18.3 1 1 Fianna Fáil Patrick Lalor 8,160 18.2 2 1 Fine Gael Tom Enright 5,020 11.2 3 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 4,829 10.8 5 Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen 4,384 9.8 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 3,151 7.0 4 Fine Gael Johnny Butterfield 2,643 5.9 Fine Gael Thomas Keenan 2,389 5.3 Fianna Fáil James Houlihan 2,274 5.1 Labour Lar Byrne 1,253 2.8 Labour Henry Byrne 952 2.1 Independent Thomas Dolan 906 2.0 Fianna Fáil Thomas Culliton 748 1.7 Electorate: ? Valid: 44,914 Quota: 7,486 Turnout:
1969 general election [ edit ] 1969 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 40] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 9,485 21.3 1 1 Fianna Fáil Patrick Lalor 8,659 19.5 2 1 Fine Gael Tom Enright 4,341 9.8 3 Fianna Fáil Ger Connolly 3,616 8.1 5 Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen 3,550 8.0 4 Fine Gael Charles McDonald 3,076 6.9 Fianna Fáil James Houlihan 2,946 6.6 Fine Gael Frank Feery 2,519 5.7 Labour James Kelly 2,180 4.9 Labour James Flanagan 1,354 3.0 Fianna Fáil Thomas Culliton 1,322 3.0 Labour John Galvin 754 1.7 Independent Frank Powers 652 1.5 Electorate: ? Valid: 44,454 Quota: 7,410 Turnout:
1965 general election [ edit ] 1961 general election [ edit ] 1961 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 38] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 11,200 26.6 1 1 Fianna Fáil Nicholas Egan 5,255 12.5 3 Fianna Fáil Kieran Egan 5,197 12.4 4 Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 4,943 11.8 2 Fianna Fáil Patrick Lalor 4,488 10.7 5 Labour Henry Byrne 3,698 8.8 Fine Gael Frank Feery 2,164 5.1 Fianna Fáil James Martin 2,022 4.8 Labour Bernard Corcoran 1,672 4.0 Sinn Féin John Behan 1,423 3.4 Electorate: ? Valid: 42,062 Quota: 7,011 Turnout:
1957 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 37] [ 67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 21.8 9,747 Fianna Fáil Kieran Egan 17.6 7,881 Fianna Fáil Peadar Maher 15.2 6,776 6,955 6,975 7,009 8,185 Fianna Fáil Nicholas Egan 12.4 5,548 5,690 5,730 6,097 6,389 7,084 7,376 Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 12.3 5,486 6,811 7,210 7,216 7,287 7,300 8,250 Sinn Féin Bhaltar Misteil 6.6 2,939 3,079 3,108 3,114 3,162 3,180 3,235 Labour Bernard Corcoran 5.7 2,555 2,776 2,829 2,840 2,855 2,861 3,129 Fianna Fáil James Martin 3.7 1,634 1,684 1,694 1,701 Fine Gael Frank Byrne 3.5 1,544 1,687 1,755 1,757 1,767 1,772 Fine Gael Michael Pettit 1.3 575 674 Electorate: 58,833 Valid: 44,685 Quota: 7,448 Turnout: 76.0%
Following the death of Labour Party TD William Davin , a by-election was held on 30 April 1956. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Kieran Egan.
1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 35] [ 67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan 28.6 13,545 Fianna Fáil Peadar Maher 16.7 7,912 Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 11.6 5,487 8,049 Labour William Davin 11.3 5,359 6,303 8,395 Fianna Fáil Nicholas Egan 15.3 7,273 7,510 7,692 Fianna Fáil Daniel Hogan 10.9 5,186 5,542 5,728 Fine Gael Redmond Kerin 5.5 2,627 4,174 Electorate: 59,950 Valid: 47,389 Quota: 7,899 Turnout: 79.1%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 34] [ 67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Independent Oliver J. Flanagan 23.6 11,034 Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 16.1 7,541 8,523 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 12.1 5,675 5,868 5,891 6,005 6,172 7,296 9,196 Labour William Davin 8.3 3,882 4,955 5,198 5,573 6,913 7,084 7,333 7,415 Fianna Fáil Peadar Maher 11.5 5,367 5,499 5,522 5,559 5,647 6,574 6,944 7,204 Fianna Fáil Daniel Hogan 7.6 3,534 3,655 3,674 3,749 3,851 4,528 5,648 6,708 Fianna Fáil Nicholas Egan 7.3 3,404 3,516 3,532 3,763 3,853 4,159 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 6.4 2,968 3,182 3,209 3,359 3,447 Fine Gael Redmond Kerin 4.6 2,127 2,400 2,756 2,904 Independent James Flanagan 2.6 1,229 1,369 1,391 Electorate: 60,759 Valid: 46,761 Quota: 7,794 Turnout: 76.96%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 33] [ 67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Independent Oliver J. Flanagan 30.3 14,369 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 15.6 7,366 7,883 7,932 Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 11.5 5,458 6,677 6,750 6,752 6,797 6,905 6,962 7,738 7,887 8,002 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 7.4 3,505 3,979 4,037 4,054 4,064 4,097 4,446 4,485 4,691 4,718 4,722 5,170 6,851 7,069 Labour William Davin 5.6 2,636 3,938 3,981 3,982 3,993 4,444 4,507 4,570 4,931 5,049 5,064 5,411 5,589 6,545 Fianna Fáil Daniel Hogan 6.4 3,030 3,190 3,208 3,211 3,217 3,249 3,479 3,527 3,635 3,657 3,660 3,785 5,019 5,153 Clann na Poblachta Tommy Murphy 1.9 903 1,752 1,807 1,808 2,012 2,099 2,123 2,136 2,249 3,222 3,250 3,519 3,602 Fianna Fáil Gerard Harkin 6.2 2,929 3,127 3,135 3,139 3,142 3,174 3,352 3,368 3,410 3,433 3,433 3,493 Independent Edward J. Colton 4.0 1,899 2,143 2,166 2,169 2,190 2,232 2,297 2,338 2,392 2,430 2,443 Clann na Poblachta Cornelius Lehane 1.8 847 1,237 1,263 1,265 1,443 1,496 1,511 1,535 1,617 Independent James J. Flanagan 2.4 1,141 1,398 1,410 1,410 1,425 1,460 1,484 1,512 Fine Gael Patrick J. Doyle 1.9 916 1,086 1,097 1,099 1,108 1,119 1,132 Fianna Fáil James O'Connor 2.0 942 1,057 1,066 1,067 1,076 1,099 Labour Patrick Muldowney 1.4 683 948 981 981 1,021 Clann na Poblachta Matthew P. Moore 0.9 422 547 590 590 Independent William Henry Milner 0.7 327 515 Electorate: 62,687 Valid: 47,373 Quota: 7,896 Turnout: 75.57%
1944 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 32] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Monetary Reform Oliver J. Flanagan 22.0 9,856 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 17.4 7,831 Fine Gael Thomas F. O'Higgins 14.2 6,354 6,768 6,774 7,014 7,312 7,464 7,499 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 9.9 4,439 4,744 4,844 4,852 4,936 5,230 6,579 7,149 Labour William Davin 9.9 4,426 5,315 5,334 5,357 5,413 5,792 5,969 6,669 Fianna Fáil George Connell 8.8 3,929 4,071 4,154 4,155 4,182 4,429 5,205 5,640 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Bermingham 6.8 3,047 3,212 3,224 3,234 3,973 4,110 4,188 Fianna Fáil Michael Collier 4.7 2,100 2,191 2,294 2,304 2,351 2,598 Independent James Clarke 3.1 1,378 1,633 1,654 1,657 1,674 Clann na Talmhan Richard Hipwell 2.7 1,233 1,320 1,322 1,342 Fine Gael Patrick Kavanagh 0.7 305 329 330 Electorate: 62,694 Valid: 44,898 Quota: 7,484 Turnout: 71.6%
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 31] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fine Gael Thomas F. O'Higgins 13.6 6,479 7,006 8,037 Labour William Davin 12.0 5,727 5,803 5,831 6,578 8,368 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 14.5 6,908 6,922 6,944 7,125 7,178 7,229 8,237 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 8.5 4,029 4,056 4,072 4,109 4,198 4,249 5,709 5,873 5,878 7,463 8,137 Monetary Reform Oliver J. Flanagan 9.2 4,377 4,449 4,482 4,594 4,861 5,072 5,312 5,325 5,341 5,592 6,532 Fianna Fáil George Connell 6.9 3,282 3,287 3,293 3,439 3,541 3,583 3,830 3,910 3,916 4,978 5,500 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Bermingham 8.4 4,001 4,055 4,160 4,209 4,251 4,271 4,328 4,336 4,400 4,523 Fianna Fáil Daniel Hogan 7.4 3,527 3,542 3,568 3,590 3,616 3,649 3,792 3,824 3,830 Fianna Fáil Laurence Brady 6.8 3,260 3,293 3,302 3,330 3,392 3,412 Labour Edward Breen 4.2 2,005 2,020 2,027 2,510 Labour John Condron 3.7 1,780 1,783 1,860 Fine Gael Joseph Kearney 2.4 1,157 1,381 Fine Gael Charles Delaney 2.3 1,103 Electorate: 62,694 Valid: 47,635 Quota: 7,940 Turnout: 76.0%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1938 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 30] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 17.3 8,440 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 17.3 8,422 Fine Gael Thomas F. O'Higgins 17.0 8,315 Labour William Davin 12.7 6,190 6,232 6,255 8,105 8,605 Fianna Fáil Daniel Hogan 11.8 5,778 5,817 5,917 5,973 8,619 Fine Gael Jack Finlay 10.1 4,922 5,744 5,753 5,825 6,033 Fianna Fáil Michael Collier 7.3 3,556 3,571 3,705 3,905 Labour Edward Breen 4.5 2,206 2,217 2,255 Fine Gael John McMahon 2.0 981 Electorate: 60,858 Valid: 48,810 Quota: 8,136 Turnout: 80.2%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 29] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour William Davin 17.5 8,317 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 15.9 7,571 7,590 7,990 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 14.2 6,774 6,801 7,550 10,145 Fine Gael Thomas F. O'Higgins 12.9 6,122 6,132 6,395 6,439 6,461 7,700 Fine Gael Jack Finlay 10.8 5,127 5,142 5,289 5,445 5,496 8,053 Fine Gael Patrick Doyle 8.4 3,974 3,986 4,166 4,278 4,314 Fianna Fáil Daniel Hogan 8.0 3,795 3,803 3,994 4,293 6,069 6,241 Fianna Fáil Laurence Brady 7.1 3,390 3,407 3,666 Labour Edward Breen 5.3 2,517 2,794 Electorate: 60,945 Valid: 47,587 Quota: 7,932 Turnout: 78.1%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 28] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas F. O'Higgins 15.2 7,640 9,383 National Centre Party Jack Finlay 11.5 5,784 6,270 6,502 9,335 Fianna Fáil Eamon Donnelly 16.5 8,326 8,359 8,365 8,421 Labour William Davin 14.1 7,120 7,208 7,228 7,446 7,643 8,321 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 12.3 6,209 6,246 6,257 6,336 6,412 8,084 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 10.3 5,199 5,243 5,253 5,311 5,413 7,549 Fianna Fáil Laurence Brady 9.1 4,563 4,575 4,576 4,607 4,615 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Doyle 5.6 2,808 3,084 3,788 Cumann na nGaedheal Eugene O'Brien 5.4 2,740 Electorate: 60,364 Valid: 50,389 Quota: 8,399 Turnout: 83.5%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 27] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 17.3 8,082 Labour William Davin 14.3 6,687 7,016 8,801 Cumann na nGaedheal Eugene O'Brien 7.9 3,713 3,932 4,025 4,251 5,014 5,090 5,094 7,901 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas F. O'Higgins 10.3 4,811 5,030 5,055 5,126 6,204 6,251 6,254 7,455 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 12.2 5,693 5,921 6,010 6,145 6,264 7,006 7,064 7,289 Fianna Fáil Eamon Donnelly 8.7 4,087 4,183 4,238 4,400 4,436 6,800 6,999 7,120 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Doyle 8.2 3,820 3,865 3,916 3,995 4,738 4,928 4,938 Fianna Fáil James Bowles 7.4 3,448 3,516 3,627 3,904 3,973 Cumann na nGaedheal James Dwyer 5.8 2,711 2,938 2,973 3,016 Labour John Gill 4.8 2,240 2,274 Farmers' Party Daniel Kennedy 3.3 1,553 Electorate: 59,774 Valid: 46,845 Quota: 7,808 Turnout: 78.4%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 26] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cumann na nGaedheal William Aird 19.4 8,472 Cumann na nGaedheal James Dwyer 16.1 7,046 7,851 Labour William Davin 15.1 6,585 6,718 6,732 9,115 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 15.5 6,766 6,834 6,835 6,937 7,531 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 9.0 3,914 3,925 3,932 4,165 4,556 4,742 8,314 Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Fay 9.3 4,067 4,223 4,764 4,856 5,217 5,230 5,302 Fianna Fáil Thomas Tynan 8.8 3,840 3,854 3,859 3,946 4,308 4,364 Labour John Gill 6.8 2,962 2,971 2,978 Electorate: 61,568 Valid: 43,652 Quota: 7,276 Turnout: 70.9%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 25] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour William Davin 23.1 9,973 Cumann na nGaedheal James Dwyer 7.9 3,411 3,662 3,777 5,132 5,650 5,712 7,408 Fianna Fáil Patrick Boland 14.1 6,095 6,147 6,182 6,232 6,323 7,009 7,162 Labour John Gill 8.6 3,730 5,670 6,064 6,207 6,587 6,717 7,115 Fianna Fáil Thomas Tynan 7.5 3,240 3,305 3,354 3,374 3,764 5,946 6,155 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Egan 8.1 3,488 3,605 3,694 4,602 4,887 4,944 5,803 Farmers' Party William Cobbe 7.6 3,257 3,345 3,518 3,768 4,495 4,615 Fianna Fáil Patrick Gorry 7.3 3,162 3,206 3,261 3,299 3,519 Independent Richard Hipwell 6.6 2,835 2,937 2,998 3,048 Cumann na nGaedheal Francis Bulfin 6.6 2,838 2,909 2,976 Independent Michael Cahill 2.6 1,105 1,158 Electorate: 61,568 Valid: 43,134 Quota: 7,190 Turnout: 70.1%
Following the disqualification of Republican TD Seán McGuinness , a by-election was held on 18 February 1926. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate James Dwyer.
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 23] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cumann na nGaedheal Francis Bulfin 14.1 5,689 5,763 5,777 5,950 6,140 6,553 6,972 Labour William Davin 15.7 6,323 6,405 6,428 6,471 6,563 6,698 6,898 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Egan 9.0 3,630 3,711 3,724 3,884 3,978 4,643 4,955 5,100 5,117 5,806 6,860 Republican Seán McGuinness 13.8 5,572 5,606 5,850 5,897 6,023 6,048 6,092 6,094 6,098 6,198 6,811 Republican Laurence Brady 11.8 4,751 4,762 5,059 5,074 5,170 5,181 5,292 5,296 5,303 5,619 5,745 Farmers' Party Patrick Bermingham 5.0 1,996 2,018 2,028 2,642 3,033 3,072 3,788 3,850 3,879 4,235 4,330 Labour Denis Cullen 6.7 2,717 2,843 2,850 2,862 2,898 2,958 2,972 2,974 3,007 3,162 National Democratic Joseph Delaney 5.1 2,049 2,070 2,091 2,114 2,451 2,480 2,857 2,894 2,928 Farmers' Party Daniel Kennedy 5.5 2,227 2,232 2,249 2,317 2,338 2,425 Cumann na nGaedheal Seán Kelly 3.5 1,416 1,447 1,472 1,506 1,533 National Democratic Patrick Belton 3.6 1,445 1,457 1,462 1,490 Farmers' Party Francis Doorley 3.1 1,248 1,257 1,267 Republican Patrick Gorry 1.7 697 708 Independent Andrew Byrne 1.4 557 Electorate: 64,211 Valid: 40,317 Quota: 6,720 Turnout: 62.8%
1922 general election [ edit ] 1922 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 22] [ 68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Labour William Davin 46.5 15,167 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Kevin O'Higgins 20.8 6,792 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Francis Bulfin 19.8 6,446 8,945 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Patrick McCartan 8.6 2,796 5,614 6,451 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Joseph Lynch 4.3 1,391 4,722 5,779 Electorate: 46,031 Valid: 32,592 Quota: 6,519 Turnout: 70.8%
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