Louth (Dáil constituency)

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Louth
Dáil Constituency
Outline map
Location of Louth within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1923
Seats3 (1923–1977)
4 (1977–2011)
5 (2011–)
TDs
  •   Peter Fitzpatrick (Ind)
  •   Imelda Munster (SF)
  •   Ged Nash (Lab)
  •   Fergus O'Dowd (FG)
  •   Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF)
County councilLouth County Council
Meath County Council
Created fromLouth–Meath
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Boundaries[]

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election.[1] It currently spans the entire area of County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, and East Meath, taking in Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Ardee. The boundaries enlarged at the 2011 general election to include an area of County Meath adjacent to the town of Drogheda.[2] This followed a recommendation of the Report of the Constituency Commission on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007 outlined "by extending the constituency southwards from, and in the environs of, Drogheda and taking in electoral divisions which have extensive linkages with the town. This will allow the inclusion of the town of Drogheda and hinterland areas in a single constituency." This revision also increased the number of seats to 5.[3][4]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[5]

"The county of Louth;

and, in the county of Meath, the electoral divisions of:

Julianstown, St. Mary's (part), in the former Rural District of Meath."
Changes to the constituency of Louth
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1923–1961 3 The county of Louth.[1][6][7] Previously part of Louth–Meath.
1961–1977 3 The county of Louth, except the part in the constituency of Monaghan.[8][9] Decrease in number of TDs from 147 to 144
1977–1981 4 The county of Louth;
and in the county of Monaghan,[10]
Drumboory, Inishkeen, Kiltybegs, in the former Rural District of Carrickmacross.
 Increase in number of TDs from 144 to 148
1981–1992 4 The county of Louth.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Increase in number of TDs from 148 to 166
2011– 5 The county of Louth;
and in the county of Meath,[17][18][5]
Julianstown, St. Mary’s (part), in the former Rural District of Meath.
 Dáil size stayed at 166 in 2011,
with a reduction to 158 TDs in 2016,
and an increase to 160 TDs in 2020.

TDs[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth 1923–[19]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[20] Frank Aiken
(Rep) 		James Murphy
(CnaG) 		Peter Hughes
(CnaG) 		3 seats
until 1977
5th 1927 (Jun)[21] Frank Aiken
(FF) 		James Coburn
(NL)
6th 1927 (Sep)[22]
7th 1932[23] James Coburn
(Ind)
8th 1933[24]
9th 1937[25] Laurence Walsh
(FF) 		James Coburn
(FG)
10th 1938[26]
11th 1943[27] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
12th 1944[28] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
13th 1948[29] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
14th 1951[30] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
1954 by-election[31] George Coburn
(FG)
15th 1954[32] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
16th 1957[33] Pádraig Faulkner
(FF)
17th 1961[34] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
18th 1965[35]
19th 1969[36]
20th 1973[37] Joseph Farrell
(FF)
21st 1977[38] Eddie Filgate
(FF) 		4 seats
1977–2011
22nd 1981[39] Paddy Agnew
(AHB) 		Pádraig Faulkner
(Ceann Comhairle) 		Bernard Markey
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[40] Thomas Bellew
(FF) 		Pádraig Faulkner
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[41] Michael Bell
(Lab) 		Séamus Kirk
(FF) 		Brendan McGahon
(FG)
25th 1987[42] Dermot Ahern
(FF)
26th 1989[43]
27th 1992[44]
28th 1997[45]
29th 2002[46] Arthur Morgan
(SF) 		Fergus O'Dowd
(FG)
30th 2007[47]
31st 2011[48] Gerry Adams
(SF) 		Séamus Kirk
(Ceann Comhairle) 		Ged Nash
(Lab) 		Peter Fitzpatrick
(FG)
32nd 2016[49] Imelda Munster
(SF) 		Declan Breathnach
(FF)
33rd 2020 Ruairí Ó’Murchú
(SF) 		Ged Nash
(Lab) 		Peter Fitzpatrick
(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.

Electoral division[]

Louth population as per electoral division,[50] for the Dáil constituency of Louth. This population count includes those within the county of Louth, as well as the electoral divisions of Julianstown, and St. Mary's (part) in the county of Meath, as per the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017.[5]

Elections[]

2020 general election[]

2020 general election: Louth[51][52]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Imelda Munster 24.3 17,203                  
Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Murchú 17.7 12,491                  
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 9.0 6,380 6,737 6,746 6,752 6,775 6,936 6,980 7,485 10,159 11,282
Independent Peter Fitzpatrick 8.6 6,085 6,515 6,703 6,734 6,956 7,571 8,201 8,379 8,988 10,779
Labour Ged Nash 8.2 5,824 6,889 6,918 6,926 6,973 7,190 7,545 8,389 8,638 11,659
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 8.2 5,781 5,919 5,958 5,975 6,023 6,124 6,178 8,403 8,771 9,625
Green Mark Dearey 7.7 5,418 6,113 6,263 6,290 6,436 6,680 7,675 7,917 8,497  
Fine Gael John McGahon 6.3 4,442 4,516 4,544 4,549 4,560 4,606 4,642 4,738    
Fianna Fáil James Byrne 5.5 3,911 4,179 4,187 4,198 4,232 4,325 4,355      
PBP/Solidarity Audrey Fergus[n 1] 1.6 1,120 2,317 2,478 2,501 2,675 3,028        
Renua Eamon Sweeney 1.1 794 1,067 1,083 1,092 1,163          
Irish Freedom Cathal Ó Murchú 0.8 574 1,000 1,041 1,053 1,138          
Independent David Bradley 0.4 256 410 417 465            
Independent Topanga Bird 0.3 243 474 500 538            
Independent Albert Byrne 0.2 145 262 273              
Electorate: 113,128   Valid: 70,667   Spoilt: 757   Quota: 11,778   Turnout: 71,424 (63.1%)
  1. ^ People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Fergus was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election[]

2016 general election: Louth[53][54][49]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 15.8 10,661 10,774 10,826 10,908 11,096 11,278          
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 13.5 9,099 9,146 9,220 9,609 9,931 12,192          
Sinn Féin Imelda Munster 13.1 8,829 9,061 9,103 9,224 9,356 9,563 9,712 9,995 10,992 13,029  
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 10.1 6,814 6,838 6,943 7,271 7,418 7,586 7,680 8,115 8,827 9,124 9,256
Fine Gael Peter Fitzpatrick 9.5 6,408 6,417 6,591 6,693 6,969 7,113 7,206 7,977 8,231 8,931 9,132
Labour Ged Nash 7.3 4,945 4,976 5,293 5,472 5,593 5,760 5,895 6,715 7,888 8,454 8,746
Independent Kevin Callan 5.2 3,541 3,683 3,701 4,030 4,388 4,592 4,779 5,224      
AAA–PBP Garrett Weldon 5.1 3,462 3,644 3,690 3,816 4,468 4,586 4,675 5,588 6,290    
Fianna Fáil Emma Coffey 5.1 3,422 3,442 3,496 3,622 3,819            
Green Mark Dearey 4.7 3,187 3,225 3,363 3,530 4,099 4,327 4,517        
Independent Maeve Yore 4.1 2,746 2,814 2,953 3,138              
Renua Michael O'Dowd 3.1 2,095 2,219 2,242                
Labour Mary Moran 1.8 1,198 1,211                  
Direct Democracy Anthony Connor 1.0 676                    
Independent David Bradley 0.5 319                    
Direct Democracy Pat Greene 0.2 127                    
Electorate: 104,696   Valid: 67,529   Spoilt: 749   Quota: 11,255   Turnout: 68,278 (65.22%)

2011 general election[]

2011 general election: Louth[48]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ceann Comhairle Séamus Kirk Automatically Returned N/A                        
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 21.7 15,072                        
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 20.2 13,980                        
Labour Ged Nash 12.6 8,718 8,942 8,948 8,984 8,998 9,037 9,098 9,404 9,821 10,480 10,658 14,620  
Fine Gael Peter Fitzpatrick 11.3 7,845 7,998 8,002 8,052 8,069 8,130 8,177 8,475 8,982 9,930 10,626 11,770 12,323
Fianna Fáil James Carroll 8.2 5,681 5,749 5,751 5,759 5,774 5,792 5,803 5,987 6,481 6,769 10,711 11,185 11,388
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 7.5 5,177 5,245 5,245 5,247 5,263 5,285 5,297 5,373 5,603 6,001      
Labour Mary Moran 6.6 4,546 4,738 4,742 4,747 4,748 4,808 4,908 5,124 5,436 6,430 6,974    
Green Mark Dearey 4.7 3,244 3,358 3,362 3,366 3,374 3,421 3,506 3,672 3,939        
New Vision Thomas Clare 3.2 2,233 2,318 2,324 2,328 2,390 2,456 2,569 3,024          
Independent Fred Matthews 1.4 957 1,004 1,013 1,015 1,024 1,089 1,207            
Independent Frank Godfrey 0.8 649 714 727 731 754 781 829            
Independent Robin Wilson 0.8 536 592 597 598 610 692              
Independent Luke Martin 0.3 224 289 293 293 300                
Independent Gerry Crilly 0.3 222 252 254 254 267                
Independent David Bradley 0.3 174 211 215 215                  
Independent Robert Glynn 0.1 61 65                      
Electorate: 99,530   Valid: 69,319   Spoilt: 871 (1.2%)   Quota: 13,864   Turnout: 70,190 (70.5%)

2007 general election[]

2007 general election: Louth[47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 18.5 10,190 10,225 10,400 10,457 11,696  
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 18.1 9,982 10,020 10,375 10,500 11,321  
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 15.2 8,387 8,421 8,738 10,208 11,036  
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 15.0 8,274 8,385 8,596 8,836 8,989 10,556
Fine Gael Mairead McGuinness 9.5 5,199 5,228 6,240 6,503 6,550 8,847
Green Mark Dearey 7.6 4,172 4,296 4,711 5,118 5,225  
Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 5.5 3,009 3,031 3,045 3,287    
Labour Ged Nash 5.0 2,739 2,786 2,856      
Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 4.7 2,573 2,596        
Workers' Party Peter Short 0.4 193          
Fathers Rights Luke Martin 0.3 169          
Independent Dermot Duke 0.2 127          
Electorate: 86,007   Valid: 55,014   Spoilt: 592 (1.1%)   Quota: 11,003   Turnout: 55,606 (64.7%)

2002 general election[]

2002 general election: Louth[46]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 20.2 9,603              
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 14.9 7,121 7,275 7,488 7,495 7,805 8,474 8,992 9,477
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 13.6 6,495 6,561 6,768 6,811 6,993 7,644 7,960 9,987
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 11.6 5,505 5,540 5,686 5,688 6,098 6,346 7,740 10,175
Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 9.8 4,653 4,668 4,807 4,811 4,946 5,018 5,643  
Fine Gael Terry Brennan 8.7 4,130 4,207 4,442 4,449 4,670 5,394 6,046 6,133
Labour Michael Bell 6.7 3,185 3,237 3,388 3,391 3,732 4,117    
Independent Mary Grehan 5.0 2,384 2,496 3,021 3,030 3,521      
Green Bernadette Martin 4.2 1,979 2,109 2,306 2,309        
Independent Martin Bellew 2.7 1,307 1,410            
Independent Frank Godfrey 1.0 473 502            
Independent Aidan Mahon 0.6 294              
Independent Liam Ó Gogain 0.5 239              
Workers' Party Peter Short 0.4 176              
Christian Solidarity Michael Maguire 0.2 79              
Electorate: 81,952   Valid: 47,623   Spoilt: 651 (1.4%)   Quota: 9,525   Turnout: 48,274 (58.9%)

1997 general election[]

1997 general election: Louth[55]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 22.6 10,192                      
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 12.6 5,667 6,334 6,381 6,544 6,594 6,697 6,881 8,160 9,399      
Labour Michael Bell 10.5 4,725 4,771 4,829 4,851 4,958 5,236 5,518 5,905 6,230 6,755 7,316 7,430
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 10.0 4,486 4,499 4,506 4,538 4,598 4,867 5,066 5,437 5,704 5,871 6,953 7,049
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 9.7 4,346 4,429 4,504 4,584 4,597 4,638 4,859 4,867 5,356 5,868 8,075 8,262
Fine Gael Terry Brennan 8.3 3,723 3,776 3,807 3,840 3,851 3,875 4,035 4,050 4,307 4,588    
Sinn Féin Owen Hanratty 6.1 2,760 2,816 2,890 2,934 3,426 3,465 3,602 3,658 3,813      
Progressive Democrats Mary Grehan 5.3 2,395 2,536 2,592 2,681 2,694 2,760 3,041 3,256        
Fianna Fáil Maria O'Brien Campbell 4.8 2,151 2,215 2,221 2,245 2,295 2,474 2,533          
Green Neil McCann 3.1 1,403 1,428 1,531 1,636 1,685 1,762            
Independent Frank Godfrey 2.3 1,037 1,045 1,067 1,118 1,167              
Sinn Féin Maeve Healy 2.0 891 899 916 929                
Independent Michael G. Salter 1.5 686 695 725                  
Independent Brian Doyle 1.1 475 491                    
Independent Dessie Taaffe 0.2 71 72                    
Electorate: 71,086   Valid: 45,008   Spoilt: 603 (1.3%)   Quota: 9,002   Turnout: 45,611 (64.2%)

1992 general election[]

1992 general election: Louth[56]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Michael Bell 22.1 9,608                
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 17.7 7,704 7,766 7,788 7,810 7,826 8,003 8,271 8,707  
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 15.3 6,672 6,825 6,887 6,942 6,950 7,092 7,211 7,916 8,087
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 15.2 6,602 6,654 6,666 6,710 6,721 6,948 7,086 7,285 9,835
Fine Gael Henry Mount Charles 9.6 4,161 4,344 4,382 4,438 4,470 4,541 4,598 4,750 5,304
Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy 8.9 3,853 4,108 4,117 4,127 4,188 4,306 4,468 4,553  
Independent Tom Bellew 3.7 1,603 1,663 1,711 1,754 1,768 1,903 2,060    
Sinn Féin Seán Kenna 3.0 1,289 1,306 1,317 1,328 1,584 1,616      
Independent Maimie Ahern 2.3 1,017 1,045 1,065 1,100 1,112        
Sinn Féin Tommy Murtagh 1.0 416 440 453 472          
Independent Dessie Taaffe 0.7 296 314 354            
Workers' Party Peter Short 0.6 249 310              
Electorate: 65,896   Valid: 43,470   Spoilt: 928 (2.1%)   Quota: 8,695   Turnout: 44,398 (67.4%)

1989 general election[]

1989 general election: Louth[43]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Michael Bell 8,375 19.2 1
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 7,812 17.9 2
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 6,892 15.8 3
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 6,052 13.9
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 5,924 13.6 4
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 2,291 5.3
Independent Bernard Markey 2,217 5.1
Progressive Democrats Frank Aiken 2,146 4.9
Fine Gael Richard Brannigan 1,744 4.0
Independent Ronald Smith 159 0.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,612   Quota: 8,723   Turnout:

1987 general election[]

1987 general election: Louth[42]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 7,156 15.3 2
Labour Michael Bell 6,205 13.3 4
Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 5,822 12.4 3
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 5,492 11.7
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 5,319 11.4 1
Progressive Democrats Frank Aiken 5,219 11.2
Fine Gael Joseph Lennon 3,560 7.6
Independent Thomas Bellew 2,709 5.8
Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 2,599 5.6
Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd 1,941 4.2
Workers' Party Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 570 1.2
Independent Ronald Smith 86 0.2
Independent Charles Ross 66 0.2
Independent Barbara Hyland 65 0.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,809   Quota: 9,362   Turnout:

November 1982 general election[]

November 1982 general election: Louth[41]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,793 15.6 1
Labour Michael Bell 6,435 14.7 4
Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 6,066 13.9 2
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 5,966 13.7
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 5,269 12.1 3
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 4,745 10.9
Fine Gael Thomas Donegan 4,737 10.9
Independent Micheal O'Donnell 1,915 4.4
Independent Frank Godfrey 951 2.2
Workers' Party Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 671 1.5
Independent Aíne Ní Ghidhir 129 0.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,677   Quota: 8,736   Turnout:

February 1982 general election[]

February 1982 general election: Louth[40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 18.6 8,083 8,492 9,016      
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 18.2 7,928 8,237 8,543 8,562 10,197  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 14.5 6,305 6,427 7,143 7,219 7,961 8,050
Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 14.1 6,109 6,204 6,862 7,055 7,391 7,428
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 12.2 5,311 5,406 5,629 5,635 6,001 7,177
Sinn Féin Francis Browne 8.5 3,714 4,117        
Labour Michael Bell 8.0 3,474 4,422 4,928 4,947    
Independent Frank Godfrey 3.8 1,662          
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Donnchadha Mac Raghnaill 1.7 742          
Independent Helen Corcoran 0.4 183          
Electorate: 57,075   Valid: 43,511   Spoilt: 451 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,703   Turnout: 43,962 (77.0%)

1981 general election[]

1981 general election: Louth[39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ceann Comhairle Pádraig Faulkner Automatically Returned N/A            
Anti H-Block Paddy Agnew 18.3 8,368 8,846 8,998 9,525 9,841 10,409 10,814
Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 12.7 5,823 5,914 7,235 7,308 7,553 11,076 11,325
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 11.6 5,314 5,413 5,672 5,794 6,059    
Fianna Fáil John Connor 10.7 4,920 5,276 6,047 6,791 6,812 8,190 8,829
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 10.3 4,694 4,810 5,007 5,258 8,316 8,513 13,315
Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 10.1 4,612 4,723 4,770 4,932      
Fine Gael Dick Branigan 9.6 4,372 4,624 4,687 5,548 6,463 6,651  
Fianna Fáil Nicholas McCabe 6.1 2,804 2,887          
Labour Michael Bell 5.5 2,515 3,128 3,147        
Independent Frank Godfrey 2.6 1,210            
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Donnchadha Mac Raghnaill 1.7 785            
Labour James McArdle 0.8 346            
Electorate: 57,075   Valid: 45,763   Spoilt: 514 (1.1%)   Quota: 11,441   Turnout: 46,277 (81.1%)

1977 general election[]

1977 general election: Louth[38]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 10,244 24.0 1 1
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 9,455 22.2 2 1
Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 5,954 14.0 3
Fianna Fáil Joseph Farrell 5,402 12.7 4
Independent James Bellew 2,523 5.9
Official Sinn Féin Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1,894 4.4
Fine Gael Bernard Markey 1,718 4.0
Labour Fergus O'Dowd 1,289 3.0
Fine Gael Hugh McGahon 1,252 2.9
Fine Gael Joseph Lennon 1,241 2.9
Labour Frank Carney 908 2.1
Independent Frank Godfrey 751 1.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,631   Quota: 8,527   Turnout:

1973 general election[]

1973 general election: Louth[37]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 9,256 29.6 1 1
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,787 21.7 3
Fianna Fáil Joseph Farrell 6,767 21.6 2
Fine Gael Brid O'Rourke 3,532 11.3
Labour Paul Callan 2,577 8.2
Official Sinn Féin Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1,450 4.6
Independent Micheal O'Donnell 472 1.5
Independent James Sarsfield 263 0.8
Independent Geoffrey Eager 210 0.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,314   Quota: 7,829   Turnout:

1969 general election[]

1969 general election: Louth[36]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 8,618 28.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,312 24.2 3
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,883 22.7 2
Labour Paul Callan 2,800 9.3
Fine Gael Thomas Elmore 2,073 6.9
Fine Gael Francis Johnston 1,513 5.0
Labour Patrick Mulholland 1,077 3.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,276   Quota: 7,570   Turnout:

1965 general election[]

1965 general election: Louth[35]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,897 24.4 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 6,679 23.6 3
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,617 23.4 2
Fine Gael Patrick O'Hare 4,605 16.3
Labour Proinsias Mac Aonghusa 3,461 12.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,259   Quota: 7,065   Turnout:

1961 general election[]

1961 general election: Louth[34]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 6,869 26.9 1 1
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,518 25.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 4,288 16.8 3
Fine Gael Patrick O'Hare 4,003 15.7
Independent Peter Moore 2,749 10.8
Sinn Féin Larry Grogan 1,130 4.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,557   Quota: 6,390   Turnout:

1957 general election[]

1957 general election: Louth[33]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,972 25.2 1 1
Fine Gael George Coburn 6,745 21.3 3
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,672 21.1 2
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 5,855 18.5
Sinn Féin Larry Grogan 2,991 9.5
Labour James Murphy 1,424 4.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,659   Quota: 7,915   Turnout:

1954 general election[]

1954 general election: Louth[32]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael George Coburn 10,778 31.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 8,769 26.0 2 1
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 5,945 17.6
Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 4,665 13.8 3
Labour Roddy Connolly 2,576 7.6
Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 1,011 3.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,744   Quota: 8,437   Turnout:

1954 by-election[]

Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Coburn, a by-election was held on 3 March 1954. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Coburn, son of the deceased TD.

1954 by-election: Louth[57]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael George Coburn 43.4 13,360 13,817 16,459
Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 40.7 12,531 12,801 13,432
Labour Roddy Connolly 11.2 3,452 3,952  
Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 4.7 1,446    
Electorate: 41,975   Valid: 30,789   Quota: 15,395   Turnout: 73.35%

1951 general election[]

1951 general election: Louth[57]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 24.9 7,927 7,981
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 24.5 7,792 8,009
Fine Gael James Coburn 21.3 6,779 9,984
Labour Roddy Connolly 15.2 4,856 5,845
Fine Gael Thomas Francis Roe 14.1 4,505  
Electorate: 41,646   Valid: 31,859   Quota: 7,965   Turnout: 76.50%

1948 general election[]

1948 general election: Louth[57]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 28.0 8,589        
Fine Gael James Coburn 23.6 7,251 7,342 7,368 7,716  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 16.6 5,107 5,867 5,912 6,012 6,724
Fine Gael Thomas F. Roe 12.5 3,854 3,862 3,955 4,198  
Labour Roddy Connolly 12.3 3,767 3,802 3,912 4,818 6,879
Clann na Poblachta Aodh De Blacam 4.4 1,348 1,356 1,886    
Clann na Poblachta George Owens 2.7 814 818      
Electorate: 40,740   Valid: 30,730   Quota: 7,683   Turnout: 75.43%

1944 general election[]

1944 general election: Louth[28]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,493 25.6 1 1
Fine Gael James Coburn 6,672 22.8 2
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 5,996 20.5 3
Independent Frank Jeffers 5,000 17.1
Labour Roddy Connolly 3,287 11.2
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Eoin Ó Coigligh 795 2.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,243   Quota: 7,311   Turnout:

1943 general election[]

1943 general election: Louth[27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 8,723 28.2 1 1
Fine Gael James Coburn 7,005 22.7 2
Labour Roddy Connolly 4,880 15.8 3
Independent Frank Jeffers 3,698 12.0
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 3,318 10.7
Fine Gael John Callan 2,698 8.7
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Eoin Ó Coigligh 585 1.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,907   Quota: 7,727   Turnout:

1938 general election[]

1938 general election: Louth[26]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 9,787 31.8 1 1
Fine Gael James Coburn 8,375 27.2 2 1
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 6,200 20.1 3
Fine Gael Patrick Roe 4,353 14.1
Labour Michael O'Connor 1,351 4.4
Labour Anthony Flynn 740 2.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,806   Quota: 7,702   Turnout:

1937 general election[]

1937 general election: Louth[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 9,215 31.0 1 1
Fine Gael James Coburn 8,364 28.2 2 1
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 6,768 22.8 3
Fine Gael James Murphy 5,341 18.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,688   Quota: 7,423   Turnout:

1933 general election[]

1933 general election: Louth[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 10,235 34.9 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 7,632 26.0 2 1
Independent James Coburn 7,282 24.8 3 2
Fianna Fáil John O'Dowd 4,175 14.2
Electorate: 36,803   Valid: 29,324   Quota: 7,332   Turnout:

1932 general election[]

1932 general election: Louth[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,267 26.3 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 6,094 22.0 2
Independent James Coburn 5,594 20.2 3
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 4,512 16.3
Labour David Blood 2,192 7.9
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Reilly 2,019 7.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,678   Quota: 6,920   Turnout:

September 1927 general election[]

September 1927 general election: Louth[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,881 29.6 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 6,425 24.2 3
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 5,886 22.1
National League James Coburn 5,666 21.3 2
Fianna Fáil Laurence McKenna 733 2.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,591   Quota: 6,648   Turnout:

June 1927 general election[]

June 1927 general election: Louth[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent James Coburn 7,093 26.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 6,851 25.5 2 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 3,886 14.5
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 3,787 14.1 3
Labour Michael Connor 1,867 6.9
Independent Matthew Campbell 1,738 6.5
Labour Thomas O'Hanlon 930 3.5
Fianna Fáil Laurence McKenna 748 2.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,900   Quota: 6,726   Turnout:

1923 general election[]

1923 general election: Louth[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Republican Frank Aiken 6,651 27.1 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 5,798 23.7 3
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 5,663 23.1 2
Farmers' Party Patrick McGee 3,877 15.8
Labour Cathal O'Shannon 2,517 10.3
Electorate: 38,548   Valid: 24,506   Quota: 6,127   Turnout: 63.6%

See also[]

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