Clare (Dáil constituency)

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Clare
Dáil Constituency
Outline map
Location of Clare within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1921
Seats4 (1921–1923)
5 (1923–1948)
4 (1948–1969)
3 (1969–1981)
4 (1981–)
TDs
  •   Joe Carey (FG)
  •   Cathal Crowe (FF)
  •   Michael McNamara (Ind)
  •   Violet-Anne Wynne (Ind)
County councilClare County Council
Created fromEast Clare and West Clare
EP constituencySouth

Clare is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History[]

Clare is historically a Fianna Fáil stronghold. The party founder Éamon de Valera served the constituency for 38 years, from 1921 to 1959, for many years of that time as Taoiseach and then, on his resignation as a TD, as president of Ireland. From 1917 to 1922 he had been Sinn Féin Westminster MP for the preceding constituency of East Clare. His granddaughter, Síle de Valera, represented the constituency from 1987 to 2007. Other notable former deputies include Patrick Hillery (later president 1976–1990), the long-serving Ceann Comhairle (chairman of the Dáil) Patrick Hogan and Moosajee Bhamjee, the first Muslim TD.

Boundaries[]

The constituency was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and has been in use for Dáil elections since the 1921 election. From the 2020 general election, the constituency spans the entire area of County Clare. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]

"The county of Clare."

The constituency's boundaries have varied since its formation in 1921.

Changes to the constituency of Clare
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1921–1923 4 The county of Clare.[2] Constituency created from East Clare and West Clare
1923–1937 5 The county of Clare.[3] Increase in number of TDs from 128 to 153
1937–1948 5 The county of Clare;
and in the county of Galway,[4]
Ardnamullivan, Ballycahalan, Ballynagar, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Coos, Derrylaur, Doorus, Drumkeary, Drummin, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Kill-inny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Loughatorick, Marblehill, Skehanagh and Woodford.
 Decrease in number of TDs from 153 to 138
1948–1969 4 The county of Clare.[5][6] Increase in number of TDs from 138 to 147.
Decrease in 1961 to 144 TDs
1969–1977 3 The county of Clare, except the part in the constituency of Clare–South Galway.[7]
1977–1981 3 The county of Clare, except the part in the constituency of West Galway.[8] Increase in number of TDs from 144 to 148
1981–1992 4 The county of Clare.[9][10] Increase in number of TDs from 148 to 166
1992–2011 4 The county of Clare, except the part in the constituency of Limerick East.[11][12][13][14]
2011–2020 4 The county of Clare, except the part in the constituency of Limerick City.[15][16] Dáil size at stayed in 2011, with a reduction to 158 TDs in 2016
2020– 4 The county of Clare.[1] Increase in number of TDs from 158 to 160

TDs[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Clare 1921–[17]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[18] Éamon de Valera
(SF) 		Brian O'Higgins
(SF) 		Seán Liddy
(SF) 		Patrick Brennan
(SF) 		4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922[19] Éamon de Valera
(SF) 		Brian O'Higgins
(SF) 		Seán Liddy
(SF) 		Patrick Brennan
(SF)
4th 1923[20] Éamon de Valera
(Rep) 		Brian O'Higgins
(Rep) 		Conor Hogan
(FP) 		Eoin MacNeill
(CnaG) 		Patrick Hogan
(Lab)
5th 1927 (Jun)[21] Éamon de Valera
(FF) 		Patrick Houlihan
(FF) 		Thomas Falvey
(FP) 		Patrick Kelly
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[22] Martin Sexton
(FF)
7th 1932[23] Seán O'Grady
(FF) 		Patrick Burke
(CnaG)
8th 1933[24] Patrick Houlihan
(FF)
9th 1937[25] Thomas Burke
(FP) 		Patrick Burke
(FG)
10th 1938[26] Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
11th 1943[27] Patrick Hogan
(Lab)
12th 1944[28] Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
1945 by-election[29] Patrick Shanahan
(FF)
13th 1948[30] Patrick Hogan[31]
(Lab) 		4 seats
1948–1969
14th 1951[32] Patrick Hillery
(FF) 		William Murphy
(FG)
15th 1954[33] Patrick Hogan
(Ceann Comhairle)
16th 1957[34]
1959 by-election[35] Seán Ó Ceallaigh
(FF)
17th 1961[36]
18th 1965[37]
1968 by-election[38] Sylvester Barrett
(FF)
19th 1969[39] Frank Taylor
(FG) 		3 seats
1969–1981
20th 1973[40] Brendan Daly
(FF)
21st 1977[41]
22nd 1981[42] Madeleine Taylor
(FG) 		Bill Loughnane
(FF) 		4 seats
since 1981
23rd 1982 (Feb)[43] Donal Carey
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[44] Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
(FG)
25th 1987[45] Síle de Valera
(FF)
26th 1989[46]
27th 1992[47] Moosajee Bhamjee
(Lab) 		Tony Killeen
(FF)
28th 1997[48] Brendan Daly
(FF)
29th 2002[49] Pat Breen
(FG) 		James Breen
(Ind)
30th 2007[50] Joe Carey
(FG) 		Timmy Dooley
(FF)
31st 2011[51] Michael McNamara
(Lab)
32nd 2016[52] Michael Harty
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Violet-Anne Wynne
(SF) 		Cathal Crowe
(FF) 		Michael McNamara
(Ind)

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.

Elections[]

2020 general election[]

2020 general election: Clare[53][54][55]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Violet-Anne Wynne 15.1 8,987 8,998 9,063 9,142 9,599 9,807 9,889 10,082 10,291 11,903
Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe 14.0 8,355 8,372 8,402 8,508 8,541 8,641 8,834 10,115 10,659 11,471
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 13.0 7,763 7,767 7,783 7,805 7,826 7,906 8,087 9,250 9,943 10,630
Independent Michael McNamara 12.3 7,332 7,350 7,465 7,588 7,702 8,169 8,535 9,380 10,113 12,205
Fine Gael Joe Carey 9.6 5,684 5,688 5,721 5,745 5,771 5,814 6,485 6,669 10,193 11,345
Green Róisín Garvey 9.5 5,624 5,640 5,735 5,778 6,213 6,337 6,626 6,959 7,339  
Fine Gael Pat Breen 9.1 5,406 5,409 5,454 5,478 5,494 5,578 5,987 6,401    
Fianna Fáil Rita McInerney 7.0 4,136 4,146 4,179 4,233 4,250 4,440 4,606      
Fine Gael Martin Conway 3.8 2,285 2,287 2,310 2,322 2,340 2,424        
Independent Joseph Woulfe 2.0 1,218 1,226 1,285 1,402 1,504          
PBP/Solidarity Theresa O'Donohue[a] 2.0 1,196 1,207 1,254 1,286            
Irish Freedom Michael Leahy 1.2 704 764 807              
Independent David Barrett[b] 0.7 400 404                
Independent Trudy Leyden 0.4 218 222                
Renua Conor O Brien 0.3 187                  
Electorate: 91,120   Valid: 59,495   Spoilt: 519   Quota: 11,900   Turnout: 60,014 (65.86%)
  1. ^ O'Donohue was a member of People Before Profit.
  2. ^ Barrett was a member of the Moderate Party. It is an unregistered political party, so candidates appeared on the ballot as non-party.

2016 general election[]

2016 general election: Clare [56][57][52]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 17.9 10,215 10,292 10,382 10,480 10,624 10,772 12,150          
Independent Michael Harty 15.1 8,629 8,812 8,978 9,605 9,840 10,360 10,688 10,843 11,962      
Fine Gael Pat Breen 11.5 6,583 6,621 6,640 6,857 7,337 7,420 7,512 7,537 7,815 7,910 8,292 10,088
Fine Gael Joe Carey 10.7 6,071 6,115 6,148 6,195 6,778 6,894 7,032 7,062 7,422 7,535 7,931 9,915
Fianna Fáil Michael McDonagh 8.3 4,726 4,749 4,764 4,954 4,997 5,056 5,497 5,887 6,139 6,229 6,929 7,762
Labour Michael McNamara 7.8 4,472 4,516 4,587 4,672 4,896 5,347 5,498 5,569 5,955 6,090 6,844  
Sinn Féin Noeleen Moran 7.4 4,216 4,277 4,519 4,611 4,664 4,957 5,058 5,083 5,473 5,601    
Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy 4.6 2,639 2,673 2,697 2,716 2,824 2,880            
Independent Anne Norton 3.9 2,240 2,321 2,442 2,521 2,686 2,982 3,152 3,205        
Fine Gael Mary Howard 3.6 2,053 2,076 2,098 2,119                
Green Fergal Smith 3.0 1,700 1,764 2,092 2,144 2,193              
Independent Ian Lynch 2.6 1,494 1,535 1,575                  
Fís Nua Niamh O'Brien 2.0 1,154 1,216                    
Independent Richard Cahill 1.2 699                      
Independent André Sibo Hakizimana 0.1 70                      
Independent Dermot Mulqueen 0.1 39                      
Electorate: 83,660   Valid: 57,000   Spoilt: 407 (0.7%)   Quota: 11,401   Turnout: 57,407 (68.6%)

2011 general election[]

2011 general election: Clare [58][51]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fine Gael Pat Breen 17.0 9,855 9,865 9,879 9,896 9,917 9,949 10,084 10,207 10,479 10,988 13,334  
Labour Michael McNamara 14.8 8,572 8,581 8,615 8,659 8,697 8,871 9,071 9,584 9,985 10,552 11,883  
Fine Gael Joe Carey 13.5 7,840 7,859 7,876 7,888 7,906 7,953 8,028 8,160 8,334 8,617 10,961 12,489
Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy 11.8 6,829 6,832 6,861 6,866 6,881 6,932 6,980 7,106 7,228 7,438    
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 11.7 6,789 6,795 6,806 6,813 6,823 6,858 6,906 6,963 7,071 10,597 10,965 11,021
Independent James Breen 11.2 6,491 6,546 6,583 6,599 6,662 6,795 7,029 7,136 7,678 8,732 9,354 9,520
Fianna Fáil John Hillery 10.4 6,015 6,020 6,044 6,053 6,066 6,093 6,161 6,242 6,468      
Independent Brian Markham 2.7 1,543 1,547 1,565 1,585 1,637 1,825 2,064 2,157        
Green Brian Meaney 2.0 1,154 1,158 1,163 1,172 1,187 1,266 1,339          
Independent Jim Connolly 1.7 978 1,002 1,015 1,031 1,075 1,216            
Independent Madeline McAleer 0.7 428 429 450 487 509              
Independent Ann Cronin 0.7 419 429 440 497 521              
Independent Gerry Walshe 0.6 328 332 340 352                
Independent Sarah Ferrigan 0.4 252 260 265                  
Independent J. J. McCabe 0.4 248 252                    
Independent Patrick Brassil 0.3 175                      
Electorate: 82,745   Valid: 57,916   Spoilt: 579 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,584   Turnout: 58,495 (70.7%)

2007 general election[]

2007 general election: Clare[50]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 19.1 10,791 11,013 11,273 11,634          
Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 14.8 8,321 8,463 8,660 8,976 9,384 9,696 14,083    
Fine Gael Pat Breen 12.5 7,036 7,204 7,308 7,695 8,572 10,358 11,112 11,667  
Fine Gael Joe Carey 10.3 5,818 6,008 6,116 6,664 7,547 9,090 9,417 9,801 9,982
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 10.1 5,712 5,870 5,993 6,089 6,278 6,807      
Independent James Breen 9.3 5,218 5,340 5,689 6,481 6,876 7,451 8,203 9,334 9,526
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 6.4 3,592 3,719 3,887 4,419 5,170        
Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy 6.0 3,408 3,493 3,611 3,833          
Green Brian Meaney 5.1 2,858 3,163 3,605            
Sinn Féin Anna Prior 3.4 1,929 2,012              
Labour Pascal Fitzgerald 1.6 892                
Progressive Democrats Murt Collins 1.4 810                
Electorate: 79,555   Valid: 56,385   Spoilt: 385 (0.7%)   Quota: 11,278   Turnout: 56,770 (71.4%)

2002 general election[]

2002 general election: Clare[49]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent James Breen 19.5 9,721 10,054      
Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 16.3 8,130 8,252 8,640 9,064 9,482
Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 15.6 7,755 7,866 8,464 8,819 9,370
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 13.5 6,717 6,786 6,914 7,086 7,683
Fine Gael Pat Breen 9.1 4,541 4,701 5,265 6,934 11,396
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 8.3 4,124 4,349 5,034 6,726  
Fine Gael Donal Carey 8.1 4,015 4,227 4,591    
Green Brian Meaney 5.8 2,903 3,508      
Labour Michael Corley 3.4 1,720        
Christian Solidarity Derek Whelan 0.4 176        
Electorate: 80,412   Valid: 49,802   Spoilt: 539 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,961   Turnout: 50,341 (62.6%)

1997 general election[]

1997 general election: Clare[59][60]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 17.4 8,169 8,257 8,377 8,527 8,642 8,902 9,937    
Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 17.1 8,025 8,104 8,217 8,403 8,531 8,823 9,709    
Fine Gael Donal Carey 16.6 7,781 7,857 7,967 8,121 8,664 9,078 9,633    
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 15.8 7,420 7,511 7,566 7,661 7,731 7,838 8,368 8,790 9,042
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 13.5 6,325 6,402 6,472 6,567 7,200 7,655 8,160 8,297 8,376
Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 6.9 3,250 3,280 3,340 3,445 3,531 3,829      
Labour Brídín Twist 3.6 1,684 1,710 1,809 1,882          
Green Brian Meaney 3.6 1,682 1,749 1,900 2,033 2,279        
Independent Brigid Makowski 2.0 944 982              
Catholic Democrats Rita O'Connor 1.9 876 1,025 1,145            
Christian Solidarity Joe Aston 1.1 499                
Independent Michael McInerney 0.5 234                
Electorate: 71,491   Valid: 46,889   Spoilt: 477 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,378   Turnout: 47,366 (66.3%)

1992 general election[]

1992 general election: Clare[61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 15.3 6,814 6,899 6,939 7,062 7,386 8,471 8,771 9,149  
Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 15.1 6,752 6,809 6,874 6,989 7,177 8,280 8,567 8,761 8,825
Fine Gael Donal Carey 14.7 6,567 6,609 6,627 6,790 7,553 7,934 11,963    
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 13.3 5,940 5,963 5,984 6,031 6,209 6,991 7,496 7,844 7,905
Labour Moosajee Bhamjee 11.5 5,113 5,152 5,290 5,644 6,413 6,620 7,086 8,908 8,985
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 10.9 4,873 4,914 4,927 5,021 5,631 5,795      
Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley 8.0 3,582 3,594 3,611 3,639 3,849        
Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 6.9 3,112 3,130 3,163 3,237          
Independent Frankie Neylon 2.2 977 1,042 1,102            
Sinn Féin Mike McKee 1.0 459 473              
Independent Michael McInerney 0.9 419                
Electorate: 66,042   Valid: 44,608   Spoilt: 537 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,922   Turnout: 45,145 (68.4%)

1989 general election[]

1989 general election: Clare[62][46]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Donal Carey 8,730 19.7 1
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 8,130 18.4 3
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 7,384 16.7 2
Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 6,939 15.7 4
Fianna Fáil Michael Guerin 5,129 11.6
Fianna Fáil William Loughnane 4,252 9.6
Progressive Democrats David O'Keeffe 2,853 6.4
Progressive Democrats Thomas Meaney 707 1.6
Progressive Democrats Noel Moran 184 0.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,308   Quota: 8,862   Turnout:

1987 general election[]

1987 general election: Clare[63][45]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 8,530 18.0 1
Fine Gael Donal Carey 8,045 17.0 2
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 7,897 16.7 3
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 5,229 11.0 4
Fianna Fáil Frank Barrett 4,799 10.1
Fianna Fáil John O'Rourke 3,796 8.0
Progressive Democrats David O'Keeffe 3,069 6.5
Progressive Democrats Thomas Meaney 2,534 5.4
Independent Thomas Brennan 2,230 4.7
Independent Brigid Makowski 644 1.4
Labour Thomas O'Shaughnessy 600 1.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 47,373   Quota: 9,475   Turnout:

November 1982 general election[]

November 1982 general election: Clare[44]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 8,793 19.4 1
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 8,009 17.7 2
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 7,553 16.7 3
Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 6,471 14.3
Fine Gael Donal Carey 6,339 14.0 4
Independent Bill Loughnane 2,674 5.9
Labour Agnes McCarthy 2,344 5.2
Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley 2,133 4.7
Fine Gael Séamus Durack 934 2.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,250   Quota: 9,051   Turnout:

February 1982 general election[]

February 1982 general election: Clare[43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 22.5 9,819          
Fianna Fáil Bill Loughnane 20.3 8,840          
Fine Gael Donal Carey 17.4 7,570 7,635 7,660 7,680 7,855 8,778
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 16.6 7,216 8,078 8,111 8,031 8,511 8,855
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor 15.2 6,602 6,718 6,729 6,741 6,952 7,662
Labour Agnes McCarthy 4.5 1,957 1,985 2,001 2,048 2,214  
Sinn Féin Joe O'Connell 2.8 1,233 1,255 1,262 1,378    
Irish Republican Socialist Brigid Makowski 0.5 232 238 243      
Independent Fianna Fáil Frank McTigue 0.2 100 106        
Electorate: 58,727   Valid: 43,569   Spoilt: 347 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,714   Turnout: 43,916 (74.8%)

1981 general election[]

1981 general election: Clare[42]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 10,896 24.0 1 1
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 8,574 18.9 2
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor 5,881 13.0 3
Fine Gael Donal Carey 5,203 11.5
Fianna Fáil Bill Loughnane 4,444 9.8 4
Fine Gael Michael Howard 2,818 6.2
Fianna Fáil Bernard McNamara 2,676 5.9
Labour Agnes McCarthy 2,471 5.5
Anti H-Block Thomas McAllister 2,120 4.7
Independent Desmond Crowley 106 0.2
Independent Laurence Griffin 62 0.1
Independent Gerard Nix 57 0.1
Independent Hugh O'Brien 21 0.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,329   Quota: 9,066   Turnout:

1977 general election[]

1977 general election: Clare[41]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 11,933 34.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 11,626 34.0 2 1
Fine Gael Frank Taylor 5,080 14.9 3
Fine Gael Donal Carey 3,923 11.5
Labour Agnes McCarthy 1,495 4.4
Independent Hugh O'Brien 153 0.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,210   Quota: 8,553   Turnout:

1973 general election[]

1973 general election: Clare[40]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 7,203 25.3 1
Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 5,758 20.2 3
Fine Gael Frank Taylor 5,330 18.7 2
Fianna Fáil Martin Cahill 4,576 16.1
Fine Gael Michael Howard 3,832 13.5
Labour Michael Corley 1,794 6.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,493   Quota: 7,124   Turnout:

1969 general election[]

1969 general election: Clare[39]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 7,009 25.3 1 1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 6,848 24.7 2
Fine Gael Frank Taylor 4,697 16.9 3
Fine Gael Michael Howard 3,690 13.3
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 3,383 12.2
Labour Flan Honan 1,597 5.8
Labour Terence Higgins 533 1.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,757   Quota: 6,940   Turnout:

1968 by-election[]

Following the death of Fine Gael TD William Murphy, a by-election was held on 14 March 1968. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sylvester Barrett.

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.

1968 by-election: Clare[64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 58.7 19,066  
Fine Gael Patrick Bugler 28.7 9,313 10,407
Labour Flan Honan 11.7 3,799 5,177
Independent Jean Grace 0.9 293 651
Electorate: 48,182   Valid: 32,471   Quota: 16,236   Turnout: 67.39%

1965 general election[]

1965 general election: Clare[37]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 14,372 41.8 2 1
Fine Gael William Murphy 8,715 25.3 3 1
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 5,819 16.9 4
Fine Gael Francis Gordon 3,131 9.1
Labour P. A. Ó Síocháin 2,362 6.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 8,600   Turnout:

1961 general election[]

1961 general election: Clare[36]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 12,687 37.7 2 1
Fine Gael William Murphy 9,066 27.0 3 1
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 5,494 16.3 4
Fine Gael Francis Gordon 3,197 9.5
Sinn Féin Séamus Sabhat 3,174 9.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,618   Quota: 8,405   Turnout:

1959 by-election[]

Following the election of Éamon de Valera as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Ó Ceallaigh.

1959 by-election: Clare[64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 56.1 18,154
Fine Gael Francis P. Gordon 27.1 8,770
Sinn Féin Séamus Sabhat 16.9 5,464
Electorate: 47,227   Valid: 32,388   Quota: 16,195   Turnout: 68.58%

1957 general election[]

1957 general election: Clare[34]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 16,159 44.8 2 1
Fine Gael William Murphy 8,976 24.9 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 6,026 16.7 4
Fine Gael Bernard Lynch 3,115 8.6
Fianna Fáil Sean O'Grady 1,817 5.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,093   Quota: 9,024   Turnout:

1954 general election[]

1954 general election: Clare[33]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 12,679 31.3 2 1
Fine Gael William Murphy 7,945 19.6 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 6,189 15.3 4
Labour Gerard Griffin 4,714 11.6
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Meara 4,582 11.3
Fine Gael Vincent McHugh 2,044 5.1
Clann na Poblachta Seán O'Connor 1,377 3.4
Sinn Féin Martin Whyte 979 2.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,509   Quota: 10,128   Turnout:

1951 general election[]

1951 general election: Clare[64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 33.4 13,850            
Fine Gael William Murphy 19.3 8,016 8,095 9,522        
Labour Patrick Hogan 12.6 5,213 5,466 5,578 6,463 6,855 7,136 7,359
Fianna Fáil Patrick John Hillery 9.8 4,063 5,846 5,872 5,891 7,930 11,696  
Independent Thomas Burke 9.7 4,031 4,306 4,358 4,610 5,009 5,480 7,252
Fianna Fáil Michael Considine 6.4 2,634 3,827 3,850 3,867      
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4.9 2,028 3,976 3,985 4,037 4,953    
Fine Gael Vincent McHugh 4.0 1,648 1,670          
Electorate: 52,074   Valid: 41,483   Quota: 8,297   Turnout: 79.66%

1948 general election[]

1948 general election: Clare[64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 30.3 12,574                    
Labour Patrick Hogan 11.1 4,586 4,923 4,976 5,071 5,156 5,321 5,620 6,614 6,848 7,272 7,580
Independent Thomas Burke 11.0 4,576 4,768 4,809 4,862 4,982 5,171 5,929 6,715 7,131 7,873 8,467
Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan 7.8 3,235 3,939 3,956 3,986 4,001 4,132 4,284 4,451 4,943    
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 7.3 3,020 5,102 5,127 5,149 5,180 5,278 5,492 5,619 7,374 10,370  
Fine Gael Charles Burke 6.9 2,854 2,888 3,112 3,163 4,025 4,139 4,601 4,889 5,246 5,377 5,413
Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 6.5 2,697 3,388 3,392 3,423 3,455 3,474 3,555 3,609      
Clann na Talmhan Thomas Burke 4.9 2,042 2,111 2,148 2,175 2,225 2,365          
Clann na Poblachta Peter O'Loughlin 4.2 1,732 1,793 1,828 2,196 2,220 3,139 3,359        
Clann na Poblachta Thomas Lillis 3.9 1,612 1,649 1,657 1,824 1,883            
Fine Gael Austin Brennan 2.9 1,183 1,205 1,300 1,314              
Clann na Poblachta Timothy Smythe 2.1 851 863 886                
Fine Gael Edward Monahan 1.3 552 582                  
Electorate: 54,379   Valid: 41,514   Quota: 8,303   Turnout: 76.34%

1945 by-election[]

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Patrick Burke, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Shanahan.

1945 by-election: Clare[64]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan 72.2 21,526
Fine Gael Edward Monahan 27.8 8,299
Electorate: 60,993   Valid: 29,825   Quota: 14,913   Turnout: 48.90%

1944 general election[]

1944 general election: Clare[28]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,200 31.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 6,183 13.9 3
Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,013 13.5 4
Labour Patrick Hogan 5,376 12.1
Independent Thomas Burke 4,993 11.2 5
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,850 10.9 2
Independent Denis Healy 2,985 6.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,600   Quota: 7,434   Turnout:

1943 general election[]

1943 general election: Clare[27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,961 30.9 1 1
Labour Patrick Hogan 5,177 10.7 5
Fine Gael Patrick Burke 4,926 10.2 3
Independent Thomas Burke 4,637 9.6 4
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,167 8.6 2
Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 3,240 6.7
Independent John Clancy 2,433 5.0
Independent William Clune 1,832 3.8
Fine Gael William Counihan 1,639 3.4
Independent John Fahy 1,376 2.8
Fianna Fáil Patrick McMahon 1,013 2.1
Independent Stanislaus Burke 953 2.0
Fine Gael Cormac Halpin 789 1.6
Independent Seán Hogan 700 1.5
Labour Joseph Hughes 543 1.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,386   Quota: 8,065   Turnout:

1938 general election[]

1938 general election: Clare[26]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,723 29.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 7,270 14.7 2
Independent Thomas Burke 6,525 13.2 4
Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,280 12.7 5
Labour Patrick Hogan 5,713 11.5
Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 4,305 8.7
Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 3,079 6.2 3
Fine Gael Edmund Carroll 1,686 3.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,581   Quota: 8,264   Turnout:

1937 general election[]

1937 general election: Clare[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,012 28.6 1 1
Independent Thomas Burke 6,333 12.9 4
Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,327 12.9 3
Labour Patrick Hogan 5,262 10.7 5
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,410 9.0 2
Fine Gael Bartholomew Crowley 3,807 7.8
Independent Patrick Houlihan 2,821 5.8
Fianna Fáil Thomas Shalloo 2,555 5.2
Fianna Fáil Séamus Keely 1,764 3.6
Fine Gael William Murphy 1,747 3.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,038   Quota: 8,174   Turnout:

1933 general election[]

1933 general election: Clare[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 18,574 42.1 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 5,254 11.9 3
Labour Patrick Hogan 4,307 9.8 4
National Centre Party Patrick Baxter 4,041 9.2
Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 3,618 8.2
Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 3,289 7.5 2
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 3,079 7.0 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Flavey 1,993 4.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,155   Quota: 7,360   Turnout:

1932 general election[]

1932 general election: Clare[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 12,504 30.2 1 1
Labour Patrick Hogan 5,701 13.8 2
Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 5,444 13.2 4
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 5,254 12.7 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 4,301 10.4
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,002 9.7 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 2,408 5.8
Cumann na nGaedheal Hubert Hunt 1,783 4.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,397   Quota: 6,900   Turnout:

September 1927 general election[]

September 1927 general election: Clare[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 13,902 34.3 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 5,646 13.9 3
Labour Patrick Hogan 4,683 11.6 4
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 4,201 10.4
Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 3,506 8.7 5
Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 3,003 7.4 2
Farmers' Party Thomas Falvey 2,481 6.1
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán O'Dea 2,136 5.3
Fianna Fáil John O'Dwyer 977 2.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,535   Quota: 6,756   Turnout:

June 1927 general election[]

June 1927 general election: Clare[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 13,029 33.8 1 1
Farmers' Party Thomas Falvey 5,140 13.3 2
Labour Patrick Hogan 4,147 10.8 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 3,612 9.4 3
National League Thomas O'Donnell 2,830 7.3
Cumann na nGaedheal Hubert Hunt 2,382 6.2
Independent Denis Healy 2,368 6.1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 1,500 3.9 4
Sinn Féin Brian O'Higgins 1,412 3.7
Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Flynn 1,327 3.4
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 799 2.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,546   Quota: 6,425   Turnout:

1923 general election[]

1923 general election: Clare[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Republican Éamon de Valera 17,762 45.0 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Eoin MacNeill 8,196 20.8 2 1
Labour Patrick MacNamara 2,140 5.4
Labour Patrick Hogan 2,083 5.3 5 14
Farmers' Party Conor Hogan 1,914 4.9 4 14
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hehir 1,809 4.6
Farmers' Party Batt Skehan 1,556 3.9
Farmers' Party Patrick Ryan 1,313 3.3
Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Regan 918 2.3
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 588 1.5
Republican Frank Barrett 482 1.2
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter O'Loughlin 237 0.6
Republican Michael Comyn 219 0.6
Republican Brian O'Higgins 114 0.3 3 12
Republican Thomas Honan 114 0.3
Electorate: 58,495   Valid: 39,445   Quota: 6,575   Turnout: 67.4%

1922 general election[]

1922 general election: Clare[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Patrick Brennan Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Éamon de Valera Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Seán Liddy Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Brian O'Higgins Unopposed N/A 4
Electorate: 46,833   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

1921 general election[]

1921 general election: Clare[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Patrick Brennan Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Éamon de Valera Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Seán Liddy Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin Brian O'Higgins Unopposed N/A 4

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