Dáil constituency (1921–1937, 1948–present)
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 [ edit ]
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 2024 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
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
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.
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.
^ Pattison served as Ceann Comhairle in the 28th Dáil from 1997 to 2002, and was returned automatically at the 2002 general election.
^ *: Outgoing TD
2024 general election [ edit ]
2020 general election [ edit ]
2020 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 52] [ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%)
2016 general election [ edit ]
2016 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 51] [ 58] [ 59]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 50]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
2011 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 49] [ 60]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%)
2007 general election [ edit ]
2007 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 48]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
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
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Séamus Pattison [*]
N/A
Returned automatically
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 [ edit ]
1997 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 46] [ 62]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1992 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 45] [ 63]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1989 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 44] [ 64]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1987 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 43] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
November 1982 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 42] [ 66]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
February 1982 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 41] [ 67]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1981 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 40] [ 68]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1977 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 39] [ 69] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1973 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 38] [ 69] [ 71]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1969 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 37] [ 69]
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 [ edit ]
1965 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 36] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ edit ]
1961 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 35] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%
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.[ 72] The Dáil seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan.
1957 general election [ edit ]
1957 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 33] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%
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.
1954 general election [ edit ]
1954 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 31] [ 69]
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 [ edit ]
1951 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 30] [ 69]
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 [ edit ]
The poll was postponed due to the death of outgoing Fine Gael TD Eamonn Coogan during the campaign.
1948 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 29] [ 69]
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 [ edit ]
1933 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 28] [ 73]
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 [ edit ]
1932 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 27] [ 73]
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%
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.
September 1927 general election [ edit ]
September 1927 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 25] [ 73]
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 [ edit ]
June 1927 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 24] [ 73]
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%
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.
1923 general election [ edit ]
1923 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 22] [ 73]
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 [ edit ]
1922 general election : Carlow–Kilkenny[ 21] [ 73]
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 [ edit ]
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