Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)

Dáil constituency (1921–1937, 1948–present)

Carlow–Kilkenny

Dáil constituency

Location of Carlow–Kilkenny within Ireland

Major settlements|

* Carlow
* Kilkenny
* Tullow

Current constituency
Created| 1948
Seats| 5
TDs|

* John McGuinness (FF)
* Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF)
* Malcolm Noonan (GP)
* John Paul Phelan (FG)
* Vacant

Local government areas|

* County Carlow
* County Kilkenny

Created from|

* Carlow–Kildare
* Kilkenny

EP constituency| South
Carlow–Kilkenny

Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created| 1921
Abolished| 1937
Seats|

* 4 (1921–1923)
* 5 (1923–1937)

Local government areas|

* County Carlow
* County Kilkenny

Created from|

* County Carlow
* North Kilkenny
* South Kilkenny

Replaced by|

* Carlow–Kildare
* Kilkenny

Carlow–Kilkenny is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

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The constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny first existed at the election of the Second Dáil at the 1921 general election, combining the UK parliament constituencies of County Carlow, Kilkenny North and Kilkenny South, which had elected members of the First Dáil. Carlow–Kilkenny did not exist between 1937 and 1948, when it was replaced by the constituencies of Carlow–Kildare and Kilkenny. The constituency has continued in existence since 1948.

From the 2020 general election, the constituency has spanned the entire area of County Kilkenny and the entire area of County Carlow, taking in the parts of Carlow which had been in the Wicklow constituency since the 1997 general election.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]

> "The county of Carlow and the county of Kilkenny."

The 2023 Report of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Carlow–Kilkenny remain as a five-seat constituency, with the transfer of a population of 6,431 to the new constituency of Tipperary North.[2]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]

> "The county of Carlow;
> and the county of Kilkenny except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituency of Tipperary North."

Changes to the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency  Years  | TDs  | Boundaries  | Notes

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1921–1923 | 4  | The counties of Carlow and Kilkenny.[4] | Constituency created from County Carlow, Kilkenny North and Kilkenny South
1923–1937 | 5  | The counties of Carlow and Kilkenny.[5] | Increase in number of TDs from 128 to 153.
1937–1948 |  | Constituency disestablished.[6] | Decrease in number of TDs from 153 to 138.
Replaced by Carlow–Kildare (4 seats) and Kilkenny (3 seats)
1948–1961 | 5  | The counties of Carlow and Kilkenny.[7] | Increase in number of TDs from 138 to 147
1961–1981 | 5  | The counties of Carlow and Kilkenny;
and in the county of Wexford, the district electoral divisions of:

Kilrush, Kiltealy, Moyacomb, Newtownbarry, Rossard, St. Mary's, Tombrack in the former rural district of Enniscorthy;
Ballybeg, in the former rural district of Gorey.[8][9][10]
| Decrease in number of TDs from 147 to 144
Increase in 1977 from 144 to 148
1981–1997 | 5  | The counties of Carlow and Kilkenny.[11][12][13] | Increase in number of TDs from 148 to 166
1997–2020 | 5  | The county of Carlow, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow;

and the county of Kilkenny.[14][15][16][17][18]

| Dáil size stayed at 166, until a reduction to 158 TDs in 2016
2020– | 5  | The counties of Carlow and Kilkenny.[1] | Increase in number of TDs from 158 to 160

## TDs

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### TDs 1921–1937

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Carlow–Kilkenny 1921-1937[19]

Key to parties

* CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal
* FP = Farmers' Party
* FF = Fianna Fáil
* Lab = Labour
* NCP = National Centre Party
* Rep = Republican
* SF = Sinn Féin
* PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
2nd | 1921[20] |  | Edward Aylward
(SF)  |  | W. T. Cosgrave
(SF)  |  | James Lennon
(SF)  |  | Gearóid O'Sullivan
(SF)  | 4 seats
1921–1923
3rd | 1922[21] |  | Patrick Gaffney
(Lab)  |  | W. T. Cosgrave
(PT-SF)  |  | Denis Gorey
(FP)  |  | Gearóid O'Sullivan
(PT-SF)
4th | 1923[22] |  | Edward Doyle
(Lab)  |  | W. T. Cosgrave
(CnaG)  |  | Michael Shelly
(Rep)  |  | Seán Gibbons
(CnaG)
1925 by-election[23] |  | Thomas Bolger
(CnaG)
5th | 1927 (Jun)[24] |  | Denis Gorey
(CnaG)  |  | Thomas Derrig
(FF)  |  | Richard Holohan
(FP)
6th | 1927 (Sep)[25] |  | Peter de Loughry
(CnaG)
1927 by-election[26] |  | Denis Gorey
(CnaG)
7th | 1932[27] |  | Francis Humphreys
(FF)  |  | Desmond FitzGerald
(CnaG)  |  | Seán Gibbons
(FF)
8th | 1933[28] |  | James Pattison
(Lab)  |  | Richard Holohan
(NCP)
9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Kilkenny and Carlow–Kildare

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.

### TDs since 1948

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Carlow–Kilkenny 1948-[19]

Key to parties

* FF = Fianna Fáil
* FG = Fine Gael
* GP = Green
* Lab = Labour
* NLP = National Labour Party
* PDs = Progressive Democrats
* SF = Sinn Féin
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)
13th | 1948[29] |  | James Pattison
(NLP)  |  | Thomas Walsh
(FF)  |  | Thomas Derrig
(FF)  |  | Joseph Hughes
(FG)  |  | Patrick Crotty
(FG)
14th | 1951[30] |  | Francis Humphreys
(FF)
15th | 1954[31] |  | James Pattison
(Lab)
1956 by-election[32] |  | Martin Medlar
(FF)
16th | 1957[33] |  | Francis Humphreys
(FF)  |  | Jim Gibbons
(FF)
1960 by-election[34] |  | Patrick Teehan
(FF)
17th | 1961[35] |  | Séamus Pattison[a]
(Lab)  |  | Desmond Governey
(FG)
18th | 1965[36] |  | Tom Nolan
(FF)
19th | 1969[37] |  | Kieran Crotty
(FG)
20th | 1973[38]
21st | 1977[39] |  | Liam Aylward
(FF)
22nd | 1981[40] |  | Desmond Governey
(FG)
23rd | 1982 (Feb)[41] |  | Jim Gibbons
(FF)
24th | 1982 (Nov)[42] |  | M. J. Nolan
(FF)  |  | Dick Dowling
(FG)
25th | 1987[43] |  | Martin Gibbons
(PDs)
26th | 1989[44] |  | Phil Hogan
(FG)  |  | John Browne
(FG)
27th | 1992[45]
28th | 1997[46] |  | John McGuinness
(FF)
29th | 2002[47] |  | M. J. Nolan
(FF)
30th | 2007[48] |  | Mary White
(GP)  |  | Bobby Aylward
(FF)
31st | 2011[49] |  | Ann Phelan
(Lab)  |  | John Paul Phelan
(FG)  |  | Pat Deering
(FG)
2015 by-election[50] |  | Bobby Aylward
(FF)
32nd | 2016[51] |  | Kathleen Funchion
(SF)
33rd | 2020[52] |  | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
(FF)  |  | Malcolm Noonan
(GP)
2024  |  | Vacant

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.

1. ^ Pattison served as Ceann Comhairle in the 28th Dáil from 1997 to 2002, and was returned automatically at the 2002 general election.

## Elections

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^ *: Outgoing TD.

### 2020 general election

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2020 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[52][53][54][55][56] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen Funchion[*] | 23.8  | 17,493 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness[*] | 14.3  | 10,558  | 11,021  | 11,298  | 11,622  | 12,201  | 12,612 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Paul Phelan[*] | 8.7  | 6,396  | 6,498  | 6,547  | 6,752  | 6,975  | 9,429  | 9,548  | 13,172 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor | 12.7  | 9,351  | 9,723  | 9,895  | 10,093  | 10,253  | 10,333  | 10,761  | 12,839 |  |
| Green | Malcolm Noonan | 6.7  | 4,942  | 5,504  | 5,647  | 6,207  | 7,078  | 7,313  | 9,408  | 9,891  | 10,331  | 10,543
| Fianna Fáil | Bobby Aylward[*] | 10.3  | 7,550  | 7,791  | 7,920  | 8,124  | 8,408  | 8,642  | 8,819  | 9,174  | 9,632  | 9,985
| Fine Gael | Pat Deering[*] | 8.1  | 5,929  | 6,037  | 6,137  | 6,323  | 6,420  | 6,995  | 7,143  |  |  |
| Solidarity–PBP | Adrienne Wallace[a] | 2.1  | 1,558  | 3,350  | 3,769  | 4,059  | 4,776  | 4,823  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick O'Neill  | 5.0  | 3,674  | 3,723  | 3,776  | 3,943  | 4,186  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Alan Hayes  | 3.2  | 2,347  | 2,951  | 3,383  | 3,710  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Denis Hynes  | 3.0  | 2,208  | 2,610  | 2,712  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Renua | Helena Byrne  | 1.4  | 992  | 1,164  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Irish Freedom | Melissa O'Neill  | 0.6  | 431  | 666  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Angela Ray  | 0.3  | 214  | 331  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 114,343  Valid: 73,643  Spoilt: 546 (0.7%)  Quota: 12,274  Turnout: 74,189 (64.9%)

1. ^ Wallace was a member of People Before Profit.

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Candidate votes by stage

### 2016 general election

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2016 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[51][57][58] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness[*] | 15.0  | 10,528  | 10,545  | 10,823  | 10,886  | 10,965  | 11,490  | 11,903 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Paul Phelan[*] | 10.8  | 7,568  | 7,577  | 7,689  | 7,713  | 7,768  | 8,080  | 8,420  | 8,450  | 10,222  | 14,200 |
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen Funchion | 12.4  | 8,700  | 8,838  | 8,891  | 9,094  | 9,856  | 10,228  | 10,934  | 10,970  | 11,516  | 11,720 |
| Fianna Fáil | Bobby Aylward[*] | 13.4  | 9,366  | 9,375  | 9,469  | 9,491  | 9,549  | 9,803  | 9,956  | 10,030  | 10,634  | 11,077  | 11,335
| Fine Gael | Pat Deering[*] | 9.4  | 6,562  | 6,580  | 6,606  | 6,623  | 6,693  | 6,829  | 6,937  | 6,940  | 7,675  | 8,935  | 11,149
| Fianna Fáil | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor | 12.0  | 8,373  | 8,436  | 8,502  | 8,540  | 8,745  | 8,919  | 9,023  | 9,049  | 9,371  | 9,459  | 9,518
| Fine Gael | David Fitzgerald  | 7.2  | 5,017  | 5,021  | 5,094  | 5,106  | 5,122  | 5,355  | 5,686  | 5,721  | 6,588  |  |
| Labour | Ann Phelan[*] | 6.3  | 4,391  | 4,396  | 4,442  | 4,465  | 4,548  | 4,740  | 5,566  | 5,596  |  |  |
| Green | Malcolm Noonan | 3.7  | 2,621  | 2,655  | 2,717  | 2,816  | 3,208  | 3,660  |  |  |  |  |
| Renua | Patrick McKee | 3.5  | 2,483  | 2,511  | 2,656  | 2,752  | 3,005  |  |  |  |  |  |
| AAA–PBP | Adrienne Wallace  | 2.3  | 1,582  | 1,728  | 1,769  | 2,342  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| AAA–PBP | Conor MacLiam | 1.6  | 1,120  | 1,179  | 1,231  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Paddy Manning  | 1.5  | 1,078  | 1,142  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Keith Gilligan  | 0.7  | 456  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Noel G. Walsh  | 0.2  | 164  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 107,023  Valid: 70,009  Spoilt: 505 (0.7%)  Quota: 11,669  Turnout: 70,514 (65.9%)

### 2015 by-election

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2015 by-election: Carlow–Kilkenny[50] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | Bobby Aylward | 27.8  | 18,572  | 18,713  | 18,845  | 19,223  | 19,480  | 19,898  | 20,950  | 22,826  | 26,529
| Fine Gael | David Fitzgerald  | 20.6  | 13,744  | 13,826  | 13,895  | 14,174  | 14,289  | 15,058  | 16,612  | 18,875  | 21,632
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen Funchion | 16.2  | 10,806  | 11,006  | 11,501  | 11,974  | 13,113  | 13,879  | 14,632  | 16,437  |
| Renua | Patrick McKee | 9.5  | 6,365  | 6,530  | 6,736  | 7,225  | 7,678  | 8,532  | 9,269  |  |
| Labour | Willie Quinn  | 7.0  | 4,673  | 4,803  | 4,853  | 4,954  | 5,252  | 5,775  |  |  |
| Green | Malcolm Noonan | 5.3  | 3,549  | 3,651  | 3,836  | 4,257  | 4,528  |  |  |  |
| People Before Profit | Adrienne Wallace  | 3.6  | 2,377  | 2,644  | 3,256  | 3,640  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Breda Gardner  | 4.2  | 2,792  | 3,016  | 3,226  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Anti-Austerity Alliance | Conor MacLiam | 3.3  | 2,194  | 2,296  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Peter O'Loughlin  | 1.4  | 930  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Daithí Holohan | 0.6  | 374  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Noel Walsh  | 0.4  | 243  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Elizabeth Hourihane  | 0.3  | 215  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 105,449  Valid: 66,834  Spoilt: 2,066 (3.0%)  Quota: 33,418  Turnout: 68,900 (65.3%)

### 2011 general election

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2011 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[49][59] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
| Labour | Ann Phelan | 10.9  | 8,072  | 8,085  | 8,098  | 8,125  | 8,153  | 8,171  | 8,526  | 9,062  | 9,186  | 11,633  | 12,066  | 14,160 |
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness[*] | 12.9  | 9,531  | 9,543  | 9,548  | 9,583  | 9,595  | 9,612  | 9,767  | 9,939  | 9,999  | 10,108  | 11,805  | 12,630 |
| Fine Gael | John Paul Phelan | 14.8  | 10,929  | 10,939  | 10,949  | 10,975  | 10,993  | 11,017  | 11,183  | 11,416  | 11,467  | 11,579  | 11,711  | 12,217  | 12,574
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan[*] | 14.3  | 10,525  | 10,537  | 10,540  | 10,558  | 10,565  | 10,587  | 10,772  | 10,934  | 10,968  | 11,120  | 11,207  | 11,770  | 11,997
| Fine Gael | Pat Deering | 10.1  | 7,470  | 7,474  | 7,483  | 7,491  | 7,502  | 7,597  | 7,654  | 7,964  | 8,238  | 8,908  | 9,967  | 10,335  | 10,486
| Fianna Fáil | Bobby Aylward[*] | 9.2  | 6,762  | 6,772  | 6,775  | 6,786  | 6,796  | 6,797  | 6,867  | 6,928  | 6,961  | 7,005  | 8,068  | 8,469  | 8,610
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen Funchion | 5.5  | 4,075  | 4,089  | 4,101  | 4,121  | 4,144  | 4,162  | 4,462  | 4,573  | 6,458  | 6,759  | 7,091  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor | 6.0  | 4,428  | 4,431  | 4,434  | 4,435  | 4,453  | 4,493  | 4,533  | 4,758  | 5,065  | 5,636  |  |  |
| Labour | Des Hurley  | 5.3  | 3,908  | 3,910  | 3,919  | 3,928  | 3,952  | 3,978  | 4,091  | 4,298  | 4,683  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | John Cassin  | 4.0  | 2,958  | 2,959  | 2,966  | 2,970  | 3,003  | 3,034  | 3,216  | 3,314  |  |  |  |  |
| Green | Mary White[*] | 2.8  | 2,072  | 2,077  | 2,082  | 2,098  | 2,106  | 2,135  | 2,278  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Socialist Party | Conor MacLiam[a] | 1.5  | 1,135  | 1,144  | 1,157  | 1,179  | 1,200  | 1,217  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Stephen Kelly  | 0.8  | 601  | 625  | 646  | 681  | 734  | 820  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Johnny Couchman  | 0.5  | 384  | 390  | 410  | 423  | 471  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John O'Hara  | 0.3  | 253  | 270  | 327  | 345  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Raemie Leahy  | 0.3  | 256  | 272  | 277  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | David Murphy  | 0.3  | 195  | 207  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Noel Walshe  | 0.2  | 119  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Dalton  | 0.1  | 70  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 105,449  Valid: 73,743  Spoilt: 821 (1.1%)  Quota: 12,291  Turnout: 74,564 (70.7%)

1. ^ MacLiam was a member of the Socialist Party. He campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.[60]

### 2007 general election

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2007 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[48] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness[*] | 17.2  | 11,635 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Bobby Aylward | 17.1  | 11,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan[*] | 12.7  | 8,569  | 8,673  | 8,725  | 8,751  | 9,056  | 9,543  | 11,360 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan[*] | 13.4  | 9,037  | 9,481  | 9,693  | 9,901  | 10,350  | 10,457  | 11,136  | 12,593 |
| Green | Mary White | 8.0  | 5,386  | 5,533  | 5,560  | 5,573  | 6,266  | 6,695  | 7,405  | 9,883  | 10,464
| Fine Gael | John Paul Phelan | 9.6  | 6,494  | 6,548  | 6,568  | 6,604  | 6,841  | 7,361  | 8,170  | 9,499  | 9,815
| Labour | Jim Townsend | 5.0  | 3,401  | 3,529  | 3,534  | 3,536  | 3,732  | 5,285  | 6,389  |  |
| Fine Gael | Fergal Browne | 7.3  | 4,948  | 5,084  | 5,087  | 5,092  | 5,190  | 5,226  |  |  |
| Labour | Michael O'Brien  | 4.3  | 2,923  | 2,939  | 2,957  | 2,972  | 3,304  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen Funchion | 3.8  | 2,568  | 2,597  | 2,619  | 2,638  |  |  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Walter Lacey  | 1.6  | 1,073  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 102,016  Valid: 67,654  Spoilt: 705 (1.0%)  Quota: 11,276  Turnout: 68,359 (67.0%)

### 2002 general election

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Séamus Pattison was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 28th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

2002 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[47] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | Automatically Returned | N/A |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 20.5  | 12,489 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan[*] | 12.9  | 7,841  | 7,852  | 8,074  | 8,239  | 8,903  | 12,238 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness[*] | 15.4  | 9,343  | 9,371  | 9,657  | 10,085  | 10,527  | 10,654  | 10,878  | 12,111
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan | 14.3  | 8,711  | 8,772  | 8,887  | 9,140  | 9,204  | 9,832  | 9,895  | 11,009
| Labour | Jim Townsend | 7.0  | 4,272  | 4,330  | 4,415  | 4,568  | 6,625  | 7,646  | 7,653  | 10,615
| Green | Mary White | 8.2  | 4,961  | 5,003  | 5,401  | 6,055  | 6,696  | 7,329  | 7,355  |
| Fine Gael | Fergal Browne | 8.9  | 5,468  | 5,530  | 5,670  | 5,762  | 5,894  |  |  |
| Labour | Michael O'Brien  | 6.1  | 3,732  | 3,739  | 3,946  | 4,220  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Tom Kiernan  | 3.4  | 2,078  | 2,098  | 2,216  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Eddie Collins Hughes  | 2.6  | 1,614  | 1,644  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Billy Nolan  | 0.6  | 335  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 97,071  Valid: 60,844  Spoilt: 844 (1.4%)  Quota: 12,169  Turnout: 61,688 (63.5%)

### 1997 general election

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1997 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[46][61] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 21.0  | 11,849 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan[*] | 17.1  | 9,642 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Browne[*] | 12.1  | 6,834  | 6,921  | 6,974  | 7,075  | 7,774  | 7,930  | 8,444  | 9,378
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness | 10.6  | 5,990  | 7,252  | 7,322  | 7,447  | 7,483  | 7,496  | 8,776  | 9,310
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 9.9  | 5,578  | 5,746  | 5,784  | 5,860  | 7,425  | 7,467  | 7,782  | 9,026
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan[*] | 10.6  | 5,975  | 6,462  | 6,568  | 6,663  | 7,033  | 7,036  | 7,897  | 8,548
| Green | Mary White | 5.5  | 3,116  | 3,197  | 3,242  | 3,501  | 3,742  | 3,750  | 4,253  |
| Progressive Democrats | Jim Gibbons Jnr | 5.6  | 3,184  | 3,468  | 3,501  | 3,623  | 3,738  | 3,749  |  |
| Labour | Jim Townsend | 5.3  | 2,995  | 3,007  | 3,073  | 3,102  |  |  |  |
| National Party | Michael Anthony Quinn  | 1.5  | 870  | 883  | 900  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Billy Nolan  | 0.7  | 416  | 462  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 85,096  Valid: 56,449  Spoilt: 691 (1.2%)  Quota: 9,409  Turnout: 57,140 (67.2%)

### 1992 general election

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1992 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[45][62] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 24.6  | 13,713 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 20.3  | 11,331 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan[*] | 11.8  | 6,573  | 7,686  | 7,804  | 8,003  | 9,497 |
| Fine Gael | John Browne[*] | 11.6  | 6,471  | 7,273  | 7,319  | 7,375  | 8,003  | 9,227
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan[*] | 12.9  | 7,195  | 7,605  | 7,878  | 8,339  | 8,402  | 8,965
| Fianna Fáil | Kevin Fennelly | 7.3  | 4,059  | 4,532  | 5,781  | 6,578  | 6,815  | 7,637
| Independent | Miriam Hogan  | 4.7  | 2,596  | 3,602  | 3,676  | 3,883  | 4,111  |
| Fine Gael | Andy Cotterell  | 4.2  | 2,358  | 2,721  | 2,795  | 2,823  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Evelyn White  | 2.6  | 1,462  | 1,714  | 1,917  |  |  |
Electorate: 81,377  Valid: 55,758  Spoilt: 793 (1.4%)  Quota: 9,294  Turnout: 56,551 (69.5%)

### 1989 general election

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1989 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[44][63] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 18.6  | 10,161 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 17.6  | 9,599 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan | 11.8  | 6,431  | 6,611  | 6,666  | 7,929  | 10,528 |  |
| Fine Gael | John Browne | 12.0  | 6,526  | 6,616  | 6,642  | 7,225  | 8,499  | 9,826 |
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan[*] | 14.3  | 7,798  | 7,883  | 8,096  | 8,307  | 8,406  | 8,450  | 8,543
| Fianna Fáil | Pat Millea  | 10.9  | 5,950  | 6,059  | 6,714  | 7,082  | 7,254  | 7,322  | 7,513
| Fine Gael | Andy Cotterell  | 7.0  | 3,839  | 3,914  | 3,980  | 4,470  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Martin Gibbons[*] | 5.6  | 3,068  | 3,263  | 3,320  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Liam Quigley  | 2.1  | 1,159  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 79,073  Valid: 54,531  Spoilt: 736 (1.3%)  Quota: 9,089  Turnout: 55,267 (69.9%)

### 1987 general election

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1987 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[43][64] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 18.7  | 10,773 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan[*] | 16.2  | 9,319  | 9,529  | 9,634 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 12.8  | 7,358  | 7,423  | 8,061  | 8,418  | 8,962  | 10,347 |
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty[*] | 8.9  | 5,107  | 5,153  | 5,244  | 5,370  | 7,883  | 8,303  | 8,444
| Progressive Democrats | Martin Gibbons | 7.8  | 4,511  | 4,569  | 4,766  | 6,782  | 7,353  | 8,113  | 8,322
| Fine Gael | Phil Hogan | 9.4  | 5,376  | 5,406  | 5,479  | 5,593  | 6,700  | 7,420  |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat Millea  | 9.5  | 5,435  | 6,155  | 6,350  | 6,493  | 6,592  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Browne | 7.6  | 4,390  | 4,409  | 4,445  | 5,221  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Michael Kearns  | 6.2  | 3,552  | 3,566  | 3,675  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Joseph Butler  | 2.9  | 1,664  | 1,694  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 78,410  Valid: 57,485  Spoilt: Quota: 9,581  Turnout: 73.3%

### November 1982 general election

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November 1982 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[42][65] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 16.6  | 9,291  | 9,297  | 9,336 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty[*] | 15.0  | 8,377  | 8,379  | 8,447  | 8,528  | 8,578  | 8,842  | 9,288  | 9,293  | 11,205 |  |
| Fine Gael | Dick Dowling | 10.1  | 5,661  | 5,664  | 5,693  | 5,719  | 5,754  | 5,972  | 6,324  | 6,324  | 8,844  | 10,478 |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 10.1  | 5,642  | 5,644  | 5,744  | 5,836  | 6,914  | 7,859  | 8,098  | 8,099  | 8,463  | 8,568  | 9,557
| Fianna Fáil | M. J. Nolan | 12.5  | 6,998  | 7,006  | 7,178  | 7,660  | 7,977  | 8,134  | 8,390  | 8,397  | 8,818  | 8,847  | 8,940
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons[*] | 12.6  | 7,032  | 7,038  | 7,101  | 7,894  | 7,990  | 8,353  | 8,407  | 8,426  | 8,542  | 8,573  | 8,668
| Fine Gael | Joseph Manning  | 6.2  | 3,436  | 3,440  | 3,519  | 3,535  | 3,759  | 3,797  | 5,467  | 5,470  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Harry Slattery  | 4.8  | 2,665  | 2,665  | 2,937  | 2,942  | 3,026  | 3,109  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Seán Walsh  | 3.9  | 2,189  | 2,193  | 2,298  | 2,343  | 2,390  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Michael Meaney  | 3.3  | 1,869  | 1,870  | 1,950  | 1,962  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Mick Lanigan | 2.8  | 1,558  | 1,566  | 1,572  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Eileen Brophy  | 1.8  | 1,021  | 1,039  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Patrick Jones  | 0.1  | 65  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 74,064  Valid: 55,804  Spoilt: Quota: 9,301  Turnout: 75.3%

### February 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[41][66] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons | 16.4  | 8,910  | 8,927  | 9,099 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 16.3  | 8,844  | 8,853  | 8,966  | 9,478 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty[*] | 14.5  | 7,869  | 7,878  | 7,898  | 7,995  | 8,026  | 8,150  | 8,387  | 8,747  | 12,154 |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey[*] | 8.6  | 4,663  | 4,682  | 4,730  | 4,738  | 4,738  | 5,115  | 5,192  | 6,370  | 7,375  | 10,009 |  |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 10.3  | 5,565  | 5,570  | 5,583  | 5,665  | 5,685  | 6,394  | 7,071  | 7,168  | 7,701  | 8,145  | 8,148  | 9,071
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan[*] | 12.0  | 6,529  | 6,542  | 6,885  | 7,048  | 7,401  | 7,560  | 7,840  | 8,025  | 8,129  | 8,158  | 8,207  | 8,246
| Fine Gael | Dick Dowling | 8.3  | 4,506  | 4,512  | 4,521  | 4,524  | 4,526  | 4,588  | 4,834  | 5,285  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Deering  | 4.1  | 2,220  | 2,225  | 2,251  | 2,256  | 2,260  | 2,333  | 2,358  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Seán Walsh  | 3.2  | 1,753  | 1,775  | 1,785  | 1,821  | 1,839  | 1,909  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Eileen Brophy  | 2.8  | 1,544  | 1,560  | 1,604  | 1,611  | 1,614  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John McGuinness  | 1.7  | 907  | 909  | 938  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Carpenter  | 1.5  | 834  | 841  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Peter McCormack  | 0.2  | 137  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 72,148  Valid: 54,281  Spoilt: 668 (1.2%)  Quota: 9,047  Turnout: 54,949 (76.2%)

### 1981 general election

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1981 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[40][67] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward[*] | 16.6  | 9,374  | 9,569 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty[*] | 14.6  | 8,285  | 8,324  | 8,334  | 8,487  | 9,267  | 9,271  | 9,577 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey[*] | 10.1  | 5,669  | 5,763  | 5,935  | 6,020  | 7,183  | 7,184  | 7,211  | 10,762 |  |  |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 10.8  | 6,095  | 6,104  | 6,853  | 7,547  | 7,631  | 7,634  | 7,895  | 8,720  | 9,931 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan[*] | 12.7  | 7,080  | 7,563  | 7,659  | 7,760  | 7,892  | 7,935  | 8,623  | 8,713  | 8,762  | 8,834  | 8,883
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons | 10.9  | 6,177  | 6,298  | 6,318  | 6,490  | 6,540  | 6,626  | 8,164  | 8,478  | 8,581  | 8,731  | 8,860
| Fine Gael | Dick Dowling | 7.8  | 4,447  | 4,465  | 4,694  | 4,794  | 5,102  | 5,103  | 5,141  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Mick Lanigan | 4.7  | 2,708  | 2,755  | 2,765  | 2,887  | 2,901  | 2,933  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Browne | 4.3  | 2,421  | 2,449  | 2,535  | 2,573  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Seán Walsh  | 3.3  | 1,881  | 1,892  | 1,932  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Jim Townsend | 2.1  | 1,178  | 1,189  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Carpenter  | 1.9  | 1,176  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 72,148  Valid: 56,435  Spoilt: 798 (1.4%)  Quota: 9,399  Turnout: 57,233 (79.3%)

### 1977 general election

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1977 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[39][68][69] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty[*] | 12.8  | 7,119  | 7,242  | 7,887  | 7,920  | 8,061  | 9,258 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan[*] | 15.1  | 8,376  | 8,402  | 8,410  | 8,584  | 8,648  | 8,661  | 10,080 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons[*] | 14.7  | 8,143  | 8,182  | 8,207  | 8,219  | 8,336  | 8,422  | 8,795  | 11,094 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Aylward | 11.4  | 6,317  | 6,352  | 6,384  | 6,397  | 6,851  | 6,878  | 7,292  | 8,805  | 10,478 |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 11.3  | 6,276  | 6,375  | 6,480  | 7,399  | 7,891  | 8,088  | 8,134  | 8,599  | 8,759  | 8,963
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey[*] | 10.8  | 5,990  | 6,035  | 6,190  | 6,378  | 6,428  | 6,627  | 6,898  | 6,964  | 6,986  | 7,033
| Fianna Fáil | Mick Lanigan | 7.4  | 4,126  | 4,208  | 4,221  | 4,232  | 4,330  | 4,358  | 4,520  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Carpenter  | 4.8  | 2,673  | 2,695  | 2,697  | 2,724  | 2,772  | 2,776  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Coogan  | 2.7  | 1,510  | 1,541  | 1,748  | 1,765  | 1,788  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Seán Walsh  | 3.0  | 1,666  | 1,705  | 1,722  | 1,749  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John McNally  | 2.6  | 1,430  | 1,444  | 1,453  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Peter O'Hanrahan  | 2.2  | 1,214  | 1,225  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Bolger  | 1.1  | 589  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 70,136  Valid: 55,429  Quota: 9,239  Turnout: 79.0%

### 1973 general election

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1973 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[38][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan[*] | 15.2  | 7,098  | 7,899 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty[*] | 15.7  | 7,343  | 7,349  | 7,947 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey[*] | 14.9  | 6,953  | 7,025  | 7,222  | 7,650  | 7,723  | 9,394 |  |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 11.3  | 5,300  | 5,317  | 5,480  | 6,416  | 6,429  | 6,886  | 6,894  | 7,878
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons[*] | 15.3  | 7,128  | 7,224  | 7,238  | 7,265  | 7,266  | 7,504  | 7,564  | 7,588
| Fianna Fáil | Bob Aylward | 14.2  | 6,618  | 6,775  | 6,822  | 6,858  | 6,861  | 6,946  | 6,990  | 7,011
| Fine Gael | Thomas Coogan  | 5.1  | 2,362  | 2,364  | 2,535  | 2,564  | 2,634  |  |  |
| Labour | John McManamy  | 3.2  | 1,488  | 1,511  | 1,528  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Wall  | 2.6  | 1,222  | 1,222  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Murphy  | 2.6  | 1,205  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 59,415  Valid: 46,717  Quota: 7,787  Turnout: 78.6%

### 1969 general election

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1969 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[37][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan[*] | 17.6  | 8,090 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons[*] | 16.9  | 7,771 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Kieran Crotty | 12.7  | 5,863  | 5,870  | 6,765  | 6,796  | 8,394 |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 13.1  | 6,041  | 6,062  | 6,169  | 7,640  | 7,761 |
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey[*] | 13.3  | 6,146  | 6,189  | 6,347  | 6,646  | 7,355  | 8,040
| Fianna Fáil | Bob Aylward | 13.6  | 6,273  | 6,586  | 6,655  | 6,710  | 6,832  | 6,862
| Fine Gael | James Keeffe  | 4.9  | 2,251  | 2,253  | 2,654  | 2,675  |  |
| Labour | John McManamy  | 4.2  | 1,946  | 1,968  | 1,984  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Hogan  | 3.7  | 1,692  | 1,695  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 58,645  Valid: 46,073  Quota: 7,679  Turnout: 78.6%

### 1965 general election

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1965 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[36][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan | 17.4  | 7,805 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Crotty[*] | 13.7  | 6,114  | 6,118  | 6,154  | 8,152 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison[*] | 14.1  | 6,299  | 6,316  | 6,322  | 6,376  | 8,343 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons[*] | 13.1  | 5,865  | 5,922  | 5,939  | 5,986  | 6,040  | 6,062  | 8,065 |
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey[*] | 10.6  | 4,741  | 4,771  | 4,787  | 5,255  | 5,623  | 6,277  | 6,402  | 6,978
| Fianna Fáil | Bob Aylward | 11.2  | 4,996  | 5,026  | 5,055  | 5,109  | 5,161  | 5,174  | 6,166  | 6,252
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Medlar[*] | 7.4  | 3,305  | 3,482  | 3,503  | 3,550  | 3,690  | 3,694  |  |
| Labour | John Moriarty  | 6.2  | 2,767  | 2,795  | 2,801  | 2,832  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Matthew Byrne  | 6.0  | 2,684  | 2,687  | 2,722  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Charles B. Cummins  | 0.4  | 175  | 175  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 58,026  Valid: 44,751  Quota: 7,459  Turnout: 77.1%

### 1961 general election

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1961 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[35][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Fine Gael | Patrick Crotty[*] | 17.2  | 7,434 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey | 12.4  | 5,343  | 5,500  | 5,848  | 7,263 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Medlar[*] | 11.6  | 5,009  | 5,013  | 5,132  | 5,180  | 5,305  | 5,936  | 6,188  | 7,807 |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison | 9.5  | 4,116  | 4,132  | 4,262  | 4,448  | 5,475  | 6,007  | 6,586  | 6,951  | 6,999
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons[*] | 9.4  | 4,046  | 4,057  | 4,148  | 4,200  | 4,329  | 4,922  | 5,014  | 5,901  | 6,365
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Nolan | 10.8  | 4,666  | 4,667  | 4,802  | 4,821  | 5,019  | 5,101  | 5,715  | 5,980  | 6,084
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Teehan[*] | 7.1  | 3,072  | 3,076  | 3,093  | 3,145  | 3,173  | 3,349  | 3,423  |  |
| Independent | John Moriarty  | 5.4  | 2,350  | 2,352  | 2,516  | 2,549  | 2,685  | 2,727  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael J. McGuinness  | 4.8  | 2,056  | 2,063  | 2,096  | 2,119  | 2,162  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John Fahey  | 3.9  | 1,674  | 1,679  | 1,956  | 1,979  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Francis O'Brien  | 4.4  | 1,891  | 1,922  | 1,948  |  |  |  |  |  |
| National Progressive Democrats | Kathleen Brady  | 3.4  | 1,484  | 1,489  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 57,784  Valid: 43,141  Quota: 7,191  Turnout: 74.7%

### 1960 by-election

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Following the death of Fine Gael TD Joseph Hughes, a by-election was held on 23 June 1960. The Elections Act 1960 enabled the election to be held the same day as the 1960 local elections, using the same administrative apparatus.[70] The Dáil seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan.

1960 by-election: Carlow–Kilkenny[34][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Teehan | 40.7  | 15,515  | 17,555
| Fine Gael | Desmond Governey | 39.1  | 14,892  | 17,426
| Labour | Séamus Pattison | 20.2  | 7,678  |
Electorate: 55,848  Valid: 38,085  Quota: 19,043  Turnout: 68.19%

### 1957 general election

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1957 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[33][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Medlar[*] | 22.1  | 9,447 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Crotty[*] | 13.4  | 5,742  | 5,796  | 5,881  | 5,937  | 7,457 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Jim Gibbons | 13.5  | 5,761  | 6,431  | 6,467  | 6,537  | 6,578  | 6,732  | 6,743  | 8,504 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Francis Humphreys | 13.4  | 5,738  | 6,466  | 6,636  | 6,897  | 6,915  | 7,070  | 7,073  | 8,435 |  |
| Fine Gael | Joseph Hughes[*] | 10.3  | 4,419  | 4,471  | 4,616  | 4,812  | 5,035  | 5,208  | 5,456  | 5,587  | 5,701  | 5,793
| Labour | Herbert Devoy  | 4.7  | 1,992  | 2,037  | 2,141  | 2,882  | 2,946  | 4,271  | 4,338  | 4,485  | 4,662  | 4,799
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Teehan | 7.1  | 3,042  | 3,617  | 3,670  | 3,693  | 3,714  | 3,982  | 3,985  |  |  |
| Labour | James Pattison[*] | 4.4  | 1,900  | 1,996  | 2,187  | 2,501  | 2,529  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | William Cotterell  | 4.5  | 1,929  | 1,939  | 1,953  | 1,960  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | John Fahey  | 4.1  | 1,739  | 1,781  | 1,875  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | John Moriarty  | 2.4  | 1,037  | 1,087  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 58,216  Valid: 42,746  Quota: 7,125  Turnout: 73.4%

### 1956 by-election

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Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Walsh, a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Medlar.

The surplus votes of the elected candidate were distributed after being declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.

1956 by-election: Carlow–Kilkenny[32][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Medlar | 57.8  | 23,782 |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Fielding  | 28.6  | 11,752  | 13,137
| Labour | Herbert Devoy  | 13.7  | 5,617  | 7,438
Electorate: 58,216  Valid: 41,151  Quota: 20,576  Turnout: 70.69%

### 1954 general election

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1954 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[31][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Walsh[*] | 21.6  | 9,948 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Crotty[*] | 18.4  | 8,492 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Joseph Hughes[*] | 10.9  | 5,053  | 5,134  | 5,226  | 5,473  | 5,974  | 8,468
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig[*] | 13.4  | 6,164  | 7,481  | 7,522  | 7,571  | 7,639  | 7,717
| Labour | James Pattison | 12.0  | 5,522  | 5,683  | 6,371  | 6,438  | 7,447  | 7,644
| Fianna Fáil | Francis Humphreys[*] | 11.3  | 5,216  | 5,838  | 5,903  | 5,911  | 6,506  | 6,577
| Fine Gael | Thomas Fielding  | 5.2  | 2,413  | 2,445  | 2,476  | 2,897  | 2,948  |
| Independent | William Nolan  | 4.9  | 2,248  | 2,272  | 2,448  | 2,454  |  |
| Labour | Daniel Maguire  | 2.4  | 1,106  | 1,123  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 58,947  Valid: 46,162  Quota: 7,694  Turnout: 78.3%

### 1951 general election

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1951 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[30][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Walsh[*] | 18.9  | 8,701 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Crotty[*] | 17.2  | 7,901 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig[*] | 17.1  | 7,890 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Joseph Hughes[*] | 11.1  | 5,132  | 5,180  | 5,262  | 5,462  | 7,029  | 7,882 |
| Fianna Fáil | Francis Humphreys | 12.5  | 5,758  | 6,590  | 6,593  | 6,707  | 6,749  | 7,292  | 7,485
| Labour | James Pattison[*] | 9.9  | 4,551  | 4,649  | 4,666  | 5,211  | 5,342  | 7,104  | 7,121
| Labour | Thomas Hayden | 6.6  | 3,056  | 3,069  | 3,072  | 3,329  | 3,440  |  |
| Fine Gael | Thomas Fielding  | 3.7  | 1,703  | 1,721  | 1,828  | 1,993  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Patrick Gleeson  | 3.0  | 1,384  | 1,396  | 1,405  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 60,522  Valid: 46,076  Quota: 7,680  Turnout: 76.13%

### 1948 general election

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The poll was postponed due to the death of outgoing Fine Gael TD Eamonn Coogan during the campaign.

1948 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[29][68] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig[*] | 19.3  | 8,787 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Joseph Hughes | 13.3  | 6,055  | 6,085  | 6,118  | 6,151  | 6,178  | 6,216  | 6,585  | 6,631  | 7,174  | 8,012 |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Crotty | 11.9  | 5,438  | 5,449  | 5,477  | 5,555  | 5,665  | 5,762  | 6,840  | 6,913  | 7,102  | 7,884 |
| National Labour Party | James Pattison[*] | 10.3  | 4,707  | 4,786  | 5,060  | 5,152  | 5,326  | 5,432  | 5,464  | 5,634  | 5,882  | 6,591  | 6,749
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Walsh | 9.8  | 4,468  | 4,800  | 4,804  | 4,819  | 4,896  | 4,932  | 4,945  | 6,119  | 6,227  | 6,451  | 6,520
| Fianna Fáil | Francis Humphreys[*] | 9.4  | 4,301  | 4,719  | 4,770  | 4,785  | 4,827  | 4,837  | 4,848  | 5,155  | 5,614  | 5,987  | 6,104
| Clann na Poblachta | Michael J. Barry  | 6.1  | 2,797  | 2,803  | 2,838  | 3,090  | 3,156  | 4,257  | 4,299  | 4,315  | 5,151  |  |
| Labour | Patrick Bergin | 5.6  | 2,537  | 2,541  | 2,570  | 2,577  | 2,906  | 2,944  | 2,956  | 2,958  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Joseph Rice  | 3.3  | 1,506  | 1,773  | 1,782  | 1,802  | 1,822  | 1,838  | 1,840  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | David Burke  | 3.4  | 1,543  | 1,546  | 1,549  | 1,557  | 1,588  | 1,622  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Charles Sheehan  | 2.6  | 1,186  | 1,189  | 1,190  | 1,466  | 1,555  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | William J. Cleere  | 2.2  | 991  | 998  | 1,026  | 1,042  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clann na Poblachta | Patrick Gleeson  | 1.8  | 809  | 824  | 831  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| National Labour Party | Stephen Carroll  | 1.2  | 527  | 530  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 61,031  Valid: 45,652  Quota: 7,609  Turnout: 74.8%

### 1933 general election

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1933 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[28][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig[*] | 19.5  | 10,022 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Desmond FitzGerald[*] | 11.9  | 6,078  | 6,110  | 6,224  | 8,718 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Gibbons[*] | 12.0  | 6,167  | 7,317  | 7,368  | 7,437  | 12,080 |  |
| Labour | James Pattison | 13.3  | 6,833  | 6,913  | 6,955  | 7,027  | 7,913  | 11,321 |
| National Centre Party | Richard Holohan | 9.8  | 5,029  | 5,043  | 5,971  | 7,462  | 7,538  | 7,628  | 7,738
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Edward Dundon  | 10.3  | 5,293  | 5,366  | 5,486  | 6,152  | 6,238  | 6,271  | 6,311
| Fianna Fáil | Francis Humphreys[*] | 10.9  | 5,614  | 5,727  | 5,799  | 5,853  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey[*] | 9.4  | 4,801  | 4,809  | 4,907  |  |  |  |
| National Centre Party | James Murphy  | 2.8  | 1,453  | 1,456  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 61,464  Valid: 51,290  Quota: 8,549  Turnout: 83.5%

### 1932 general election

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1932 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[27][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig[*] | 25.2  | 11,848 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Desmond FitzGerald[*] | 18.4  | 8,672 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Gibbons | 10.1  | 4,749  | 7,904 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Francis Humphreys | 9.8  | 4,629  | 5,015  | 5,021  | 5,086  | 5,288  | 6,179  | 8,147
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey[*] | 6.0  | 2,799  | 2,847  | 3,421  | 3,508  | 5,150  | 5,658  | 6,531
| Cumann na nGaedheal | James Hughes | 9.1  | 4,272  | 4,306  | 4,419  | 4,512  | 5,092  | 5,651  | 6,050
| Labour | James Pattison | 8.7  | 4,105  | 4,254  | 4,291  | 4,310  | 4,436  | 4,931  |
| Independent | Edward Doyle[*] | 5.4  | 2,540  | 2,702  | 2,728  | 3,041  | 3,149  |  |
| Independent | Richard Holohan[*] | 5.7  | 2,688  | 2,747  | 2,819  | 2,879  |  |  |
| Independent | Thomas Bolger | 1.5  | 718  | 736  | 743  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 60,576  Valid: 47,020  Quota: 7,837  Turnout: 77.6%

### 1927 by-election

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W. T. Cosgrave was also elected for the Cork Borough constituency and resigned his seat in Carlow–Kilkenny following the election. A by-election was held on 3 November 1927 and the seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Denis Gorey.

1927 by-election: Carlow–Kilkenny[26][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

| Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey | 50.3  | 23,007
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Shelly | 49.7  | 22,734
Electorate: 61,724  Valid: 45,741  Quota: 22,871  Turnout: 74.1%

### September 1927 general election

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September 1927 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[25][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Cumann na nGaedheal | W. T. Cosgrave[*] | 32.4  | 13,949 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig[*] | 23.0  | 9,891 |  |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Peter de Loughry | 5.8  | 2,516  | 5,529  | 5,573  | 5,824  | 8,519 |
| Farmers' Party | Richard Holohan[*] | 10.7  | 4,599  | 5,247  | 5,328  | 5,427  | 6,767  | 8,005
| Labour | Edward Doyle[*] | 11.5  | 4,956  | 5,535  | 6,052  | 6,846  | 7,015  | 7,097
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Delaney  | 7.5  | 3,229  | 3,710  | 5,703  | 5,872  | 5,958  | 5,985
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey[*] | 5.9  | 2,541  | 4,471  | 4,492  | 4,582  |  |
| Independent | Joseph Reade  | 3.1  | 1,348  | 1,474  | 1,537  |  |  |
Electorate: 61,724  Valid: 43,029  Quota: 7,172  Turnout: 69.7%

### June 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[24][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Cumann na nGaedheal | W. T. Cosgrave[*] | 31.4  | 13,272 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Derrig | 12.8  | 5,407  | 5,508  | 5,514  | 6,314  | 6,531  | 8,918 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Edward Doyle[*] | 12.0  | 5,060  | 6,052  | 6,216  | 6,397  | 6,789  | 7,002  | 7,294 |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Richard Holohan | 8.7  | 3,695  | 4,325  | 4,370  | 4,396  | 4,594  | 4,758  | 5,076  | 5,101  | 7,562 |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey[*] | 2.3  | 954  | 3,877  | 4,557  | 4,584  | 4,699  | 4,755  | 4,782  | 4,783  | 5,442  | 5,871
| Labour | Edward Wall  | 7.3  | 3,096  | 3,331  | 3,387  | 3,438  | 4,113  | 4,570  | 4,950  | 5,099  | 5,446  | 5,540
| Farmers' Party | Arthur MacMurrough-Kavanagh  | 7.8  | 3,276  | 3,774  | 4,040  | 4,159  | 4,436  | 4,513  | 4,587  | 4,597  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Shelly[*] | 7.0  | 2,961  | 2,998  | 3,035  | 3,452  | 3,621  |  |  |  |  |
| National League | John Magennis  | 5.0  | 2,096  | 2,246  | 2,258  | 2,275  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Edward McDonald  | 3.9  | 1,653  | 1,705  | 1,729  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | John Nolan  | 1.8  | 761  | 1,376  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 61,724  Valid: 42,231  Quota: 7,039  Turnout: 68.4%

### 1925 by-election

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Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Seán Gibbons, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Bolger.

1925 by-election: Carlow–Kilkenny[23][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

| Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Bolger | 58.9  | 24,142
| Republican | Michael Barry  | 41.1  | 16,830
Electorate: 63,112  Valid: 40,972  Quota: 20,487  Turnout: 64.9%

### 1923 general election

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1923 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[22][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Cumann na nGaedheal | W. T. Cosgrave[*] | 44.1  | 17,709 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Denis Gorey[*] | 9.2  | 3,702  | 6,007  | 6,089  | 7,693 |  |  |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Seán Gibbons | 1.5  | 615  | 5,267  | 5,386  | 5,485  | 5,846  | 7,950 |
| Labour | Edward Doyle | 11.9  | 4,783  | 6,066  | 6,302  | 6,412  | 6,496  | 6,919 |
| Republican | Michael Shelly | 14.0  | 5,641  | 5,733  | 5,922  | 5,937  | 5,965  | 6,017  | 6,094
| Republican | Michael Barry  | 10.8  | 4,355  | 4,457  | 4,697  | 4,770  | 4,866  | 4,960  | 5,033
| Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Bolger | 1.8  | 723  | 2,712  | 2,767  | 2,932  | 3,283  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Edward Broughan  | 4.6  | 1,830  | 2,197  | 2,225  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Patrick Gaffney[*] | 2.0  | 803  | 1,028  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 62,937  Valid: 40,161  Quota: 6,694  Turnout: 63.8%

### 1922 general election

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1922 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[21][71] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Labour | Patrick Gaffney | 34.8  | 10,875 |  |  |
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | W. T. Cosgrave[*] | 22.6  | 7,071 |  |  |
| Farmers' Party | Denis Gorey | 19.6  | 6,122  | 6,591 |  |
| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Gearóid O'Sullivan[*] | 8.6  | 2,681  | 5,111  | 5,711  | 6,480
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Edward Aylward[*] | 10.8  | 3,365  | 4,368  | 5,098  | 5,154
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | James Lennon[*] | 3.6  | 1,113  | 1,840  |  |
Electorate: 51,012  Valid: 31,227  Quota: 6,246  Turnout: 61.2%

### 1921 general election

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1921 general election: Carlow–Kilkenny[20] Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

|
|
|
|
|

| Sinn Féin | Edward Aylward | Unopposed  | N/A | 1  |
| Sinn Féin | W. T. Cosgrave[*] | Unopposed  | N/A | 2  |
| Sinn Féin | James Lennon[*] | Unopposed  | N/A | 3  |
| Sinn Féin | Gearóid O'Sullivan | Unopposed  | N/A | 4  |

## See also

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* Dáil constituencies
* Elections in the Republic of Ireland
* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of Dáil by-elections
* List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland

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