Louth (Dáil constituency)

Louth
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Outline map
Location of Louth within Ireland
Current constituency
Created 1923
Seats 3 (1923–1977)
4 (1977–2011)
5 (2011–)
TDs
County council Louth County Council
Meath County Council
EP constituency Midlands–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). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election. It was a 3-seat constituency from 1923 until 1977, when it was increased to 4 seats. The boundaries were last amended in October 2007 to include an area of County Meath known as East Meath adjacent to the town of Drogheda.[1]

The Report 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."

The constituency spans the entire area of the smallest county in Ireland and East Meath, taking in Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington and Ardee.[2]

At the 2011 general election the number of seats was increased to 5.[3][4]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 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."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth 1923–[6]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th1923[7] 3 seats
until 1977		 Frank Aiken
(Rep)		 Peter Hughes
(CnaG)		 James Murphy
(CnaG)		 3 seats
until 1977
5th1927 (Jun)[8] Frank Aiken
(FF)		 James Coburn
(NL)
6th1927 (Sep)[9]
7th1932[10] James Coburn
(Ind)
8th1933[11]
9th1937[12] Laurence Walsh
(FF)		 James Coburn
(FG)
10th1938[13]
11th1943[14] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
12th1944[15] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
13th1948[16] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
14th1951[17] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
1954 by-election[18] George Coburn
(FG)
15th1954[19] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
16th1957[20] Pádraig Faulkner
(FF)
17th1961[21] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
18th1965[22]
19th1969[23]
20th1973[24] Joseph Farrell
(FF)
21st1977[25] Eddie Filgate
(FF)		 4 seats
1977–2011
22nd1981[26] Paddy Agnew
(AHB)		 Pádraig Faulkner
(CC)		 Bernard Markey
(FG)
23rd1982 (Feb)[27] Thomas Bellew
(FF)		 Pádraig Faulkner
(FF)
24th1982 (Nov)[28] Michael Bell
(Lab)		 Séamus Kirk
(FF)		 Brendan McGahon
(FG)
25th1987[29] Dermot Ahern
(FF)
26th1989[30]
27th1992[31]
28th1997[32]
29th2002[33] Arthur Morgan
(SF)		 Fergus O'Dowd
(FG)
30th2007[34]
31st2011[35] Gerry Adams
(SF)		 Séamus Kirk
(CC)		 Ged Nash
(Lab)		 Peter Fitzpatrick
(FG)
32nd2016[36] Imelda Munster
(SF)		 Declan Breathnach
(FF)

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 Divisions,[37] for Louth Dáil constituency. This population count relates to the number of people within the Louth county boundary, along with the electoral divisions of Julianstown, and St. Mary's (part) in the county of Meath, as per the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[5]

Elections

2016 general election

2016 general election: Louth[36]
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 13.5 9,099 9,146 9,220 9,609 9,931 12,192          
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 15.8 10,661 10,774 10,826 10,908 11,096 11,278          
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 Party 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
AAA–PBP Garrett Weldon 5.1 3,462 3,644 3,690 3,816 4,468 4,586 4,675 5,588 6,290    
Independent Kevin Callan 5.2 3,541 3,683 3,701 4,030 4,388 4,592 4,779 5,224      
Green Party Mark Dearey 4.7 3,187 3,225 3,363 3,530 4,099 4,327 4,517        
Fianna Fáil Emma Coffey 5.1 3,422 3,442 3,496 3,622 3,819            
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 Party 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[35]
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 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 Party 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
    Labour Party 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    
    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      
    Green Party 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 0.3 536 592 597 598 610 692              
    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[34]
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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 Party 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 Party 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[33]
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
        Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 20.2 9,603              
        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 Séamus Kirk 13.6 6,495 6,561 6,768 6,811 6,993 7,644 7,960 9,987
        Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 14.9 7,121 7,275 7,488 7,495 7,805 8,474 8,992 9,477
        Fine Gael Terry Brennan 8.7 4,130 4,207 4,442 4,449 4,670 5,394 6,046 6,133
        Fianna Fáil Frank Maher 9.8 4,653 4,668 4,807 4,811 4,946 5,018 5,643  
        Labour Party 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 Party 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[32]
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 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      
          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
          Labour Party 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 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 Party 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 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[31]
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
            Labour Party 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  
            Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 15.2 6,602 6,654 6,666 6,710 6,721 6,948 7,086 7,825 9,835
            Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 15.3 6,672 6,825 6,887 6,942 6,950 7,092 7,211 7,916 8,087
            Fine Gael Henry Mountcharles 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 Thomas 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[30]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Labour Party 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 Dermot Ahern 5,924 13.6 4
              Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 6,052 13.9
              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[29]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 5,319 11.4 1
              Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 7,156 15.3 2
              Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern 5,822 12.4 3
              Labour Party Michael Bell 6,205 13.3 4
              Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 5,492 11.7
              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[28]
              Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
              Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,793 15.6 1
              Fianna Fáil Séamus Kirk 6,066 13.9 2
              Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 5,269 12.1 3
              Labour Party Michael Bell 6,435 14.7 4
              Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 5,966 13.7
              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[27]
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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
              Labour Party Michael Bell 8.0 3,474 4,422 4,928 4,947    
              Sinn Féin Francis Browne 8.5 3,714 4,117        
              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[26]
                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
                Ceann Comhairle Pádraig Faulkner N/A Automatically returned            
                Fine Gael Bernard Markey 10.3 4,694 4,810 5,007 5,258 8,316 8,513 13,315
                Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate 12.7 5,823 5,914 7,235 7,308 7,553 11,076 11,325
                Anti H-Block Paddy Agnew 18.3 8,368 8,846 8,998 9,525 9,841 10,409 10,814
                Fianna Fáil John Connor 10.7 4,920 5,276 6,047 6,791 6,812 8,190 8,829
                Fine Gael Dick Branigan 9.6 4,372 4,624 4,687 5,548 6,463 6,651  
                Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew 11.6 5,314 5,413 5,672 5,794 6,059    
                Fine Gael Brendan McGahon 10.1 4,612 4,723 4,770 4,932      
                Labour Party Michael Bell 5.5 2,515 3,128 3,147        
                Fianna Fáil Nicholas McCabe 6.1 2,804 2,887          
                Independent Frank Godfrey 2.6 1,210            
                Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party Donnchadha Mac Raghnaill 1.7 785            
                Labour Party 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[25]
                  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
                  Sinn Féin (Official) Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1,894 4.4
                  Fine Gael Bernard Markey 1,718 4.0
                  Labour Party Fergus O'Dowd 1,289 3.0
                  Fine Gael Hugh McGahon 1,252 2.9
                  Fine Gael Joseph Lennon 1,241 2.9
                  Labour Party 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[24]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 9,256 29.6 1 1
                  Fianna Fáil Joseph Farrell 6,767 21.6 2
                  Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,787 21.7 3
                  Fine Gael Brid O'Rourke 3,532 11.3
                  Labour Party Paul Callan 2,577 8.2
                  Sinn Féin (Official) 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[23]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 8,618 28.5 1 1
                  Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,883 22.7 2
                  Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,312 24.2 3
                  Labour Party Paul Callan 2,800 9.3
                  Fine Gael Thomas Elmore 2,073 6.9
                  Fine Gael Francis Johnston 1,513 5.0
                  Labour Party Patrick Mulholland 1,077 3.6
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,276   Quota: 7,570   Turnout:

                  1965 general election

                  1965 general election: Louth[22]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 6,897 24.4 1
                  Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,617 23.4 2
                  Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 6,679 23.6 3
                  Fine Gael Patrick O'Hare 4,605 16.3
                  Labour Party Proinsias Mac Aonghusa 3,461 12.3
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,259   Quota: 7,065   Turnout:

                  1961 general election

                  1961 general election: Louth[21]
                  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[20]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,972 25.2 1 1
                  Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 6,672 21.1 2
                  Fine Gael George Coburn 6,745 21.3 3
                  Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 5,855 18.5
                  Sinn Féin Larry Grogan 2,991 9.5
                  Labour Party James Murphy 1,424 4.5
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,659   Quota: 7,915   Turnout:

                  1954 general election

                  1954 general election: Louth[19]
                  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
                  Fine Gael Paddy Donegan 4,665 13.8 3
                  Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 5,945 17.6
                  Labour Party 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[18]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael George Coburn 13,360 43.4 1
                  Fianna Fáil Pádraig Faulkner 12,531 40.7
                  Labour Party Roddy Connolly 3,452 11.2
                  Sinn Féin Joseph Campbell 1,446 4.7
                  Electorate: 41,975   Valid: 30,789   Quota: 15,395   Turnout: 73.4%

                  1951 general election

                  1951 general election: Louth[17]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael James Coburn 6,779 21.3 1
                  Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 7,792 24.5 2
                  Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,927 24.9 3
                  Labour Party Roddy Connolly 4,856 15.2
                  Fine Gael Thomas Roe 4,505 14.1
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,859   Quota: 7,965   Turnout:

                  1948 general election

                  1948 general election: Louth[16]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 8,589 28.0 1
                  Fine Gael James Coburn 7,251 23.6 2
                  Labour Party Roddy Connolly 3,767 12.3 3
                  Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 5,107 16.6
                  Fine Gael Thomas Roe 3,854 12.5
                  Clann na Poblachta Aodh de Blacam 1,348 4.4
                  Clann na Poblachta George Owens 814 2.7
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,730   Quota: 7,683   Turnout:

                  1944 general election

                  1944 general election: Louth[15]
                  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 Party 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[14]
                  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 Party 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[13]
                  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 Party Michael O'Connor 1,351 4.4
                  Labour Party Anthony Flynn 740 2.4
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,806   Quota: 7,702   Turnout:

                  1937 general election

                  1937 general election: Louth[12]
                  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[11]
                  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[10]
                  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 Party 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[9]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken 7,881 29.6 1 1
                  National League Party James Coburn 5,666 21.3 2
                  Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 6,425 24.2 3
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 5,886 22.1
                  Fianna Fáil Laurence McKenna 733 2.8
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,591   Quota: 6,648   Turnout:

                  June 1927 general election

                  June 1927 general election: Louth[8]
                  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 James Murphy 3,787 14.1 3
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 3,886 14.5
                  Labour Party Michael Connor 1,867 6.9
                  Independent Matthew Campbell 1,738 6.5
                  Labour Party 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[7]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Republican Frank Aiken 6,651 27.1 1 1
                  Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy 5,663 23.1 2
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Peter Hughes 5,798 23.7 3
                  Farmers' Party Patrick McGee 3,877 15.8
                  Labour Party 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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