Roscommon (Dáil constituency)

Roscommon was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969 and from 1981 to 1992. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Roscommon
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1969
Seats
  • 4 (1923–37)
  • 3 (1937–48)
  • 4 (1948–69)
Local government areaCounty Roscommon
Created from
Replaced by
Roscommon
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1981
Abolished1992
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Roscommon
Created from
Replaced by

History and boundaries

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The constituency has had two separate periods of existence:

For the 2007 general election, the county was represented by the new Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency.

TDs 1923–1969

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon 1923–1969[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[4] George Noble Plunkett
(Rep)
Henry Finlay
(CnaG)
Gerald Boland
(Rep)
Andrew Lavin
(CnaG)
1925 by-election[5] Martin Conlon
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[6] Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Gerald Boland
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(Ind)
6th 1927 (Sep)[7]
7th 1932[8] Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
Frank MacDermot
(NCP)
8th 1933[9] Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(CnaG)
9th 1937[10] Michael Brennan
(FG)
Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
3 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938[11]
11th 1943[12] John Meighan
(CnaT)
John Beirne
(CnaT)
12th 1944[13] Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
13th 1948[14] Jack McQuillan
(CnaP)
14th 1951[15] John Finan
(CnaT)
Jack McQuillan
(Ind)
15th 1954[16] James Burke
(FG)
16th 1957[17]
17th 1961[18] Patrick J. Reynolds
(FG)
Brian Lenihan Snr
(FF)
Jack McQuillan
(NPD)
1964 by-election[19] Joan Burke
(FG)
18th 1965[20] Hugh Gibbons
(FF)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Roscommon–Leitrim

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

TDs 1981–1992

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon 1981–1992[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[21] Terry Leyden
(FF)
Seán Doherty
(FF)
John Connor
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[22] Liam Naughten
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[23]
25th 1987[24]
26th 1989[25] Tom Foxe
(Ind)
John Connor
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon

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

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1989 general election

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1989 general election: Roscommon[25][26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael John Connor 22.1 6,823 7,306 7,749
Independent Tom Foxe 22.1 6,811 7,521 8,400
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 20.8 6,424 10,228  
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 17.6 5,435 5,639 6,196
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 17.1 5,281    
Independent Andrew Kerrigan 0.4 119    
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,893   Quota: 7,724  

1987 general election

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1987 general election: Roscommon[24][27][28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 27.6 8,944      
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 22.4 7,257 8,812    
Fine Gael John Connor 19.0 6,144 7,163 7,625 7,876
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 18.4 5,949 7,047 7,438 7,894
Independent Eithne Quinn 12.6 4,067      
Electorate: 41,515   Valid: 32,361   Quota: 8,091   Turnout: 77.9%  

November 1982 general election

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November 1982 general election: Roscommon[23][29][30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 28.5 9,362    
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 24.8 8,121 8,342  
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 22.4 7,338 8,072 8,646
Fine Gael John Connor 15.8 5,177 6,976 7,562
Fine Gael Thomas Callan 8.6 2,806    
Electorate: 40,664   Valid: 32,804   Quota: 8,202   Turnout: 80.7%  

February 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election: Roscommon[22][31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 28.1 8,936    
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 26.6 8,450    
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 23.6 7,502 7,940 8,311
Fine Gael John Connor 21.7 6,897 7,448 7,580
Electorate: 40,249   Valid: 31,785   Quota: 7,947   Turnout: 79.0%  

1981 general election

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1981 general election: Roscommon[21][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty 26.9 8,918            
Fianna Fáil Terry Leyden 21.4 7,095 7,590 7,862 8,583      
Fine Gael Liam Naughten 14.6 4,845 4,852 4,886 4,956 5,837 7,168 7,214
Fine Gael John Connor 14.2 4,717 4,739 4,906 5,232 5,341 7,430 7,589
Fine Gael Charles Duignan 10.6 3,505 3,557 3,640 3,751 3,853    
Independent Patrick Lenihan 5.3 1,771 1,793 1,832 2,165      
Independent Patrick Moylan 4.7 1,569 1,583 1,684        
Independent Tom McGarry 1.9 633 648          
Independent Patrick Greaney 0.3 100 102          
Electorate: 40,249   Valid: 33,153   Quota: 8,289   Turnout: 82.4%  

1965 general election

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1965 general election: Roscommon[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Joan Burke 9,467 26.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 7,616 21.6 2 1
Fine Gael Patrick J. Reynolds 4,870 13.9 3
Labour Jack McQuillan 4,449 12.7
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gibbons 3,882 11.0 4
Fianna Fáil Willie Farrell 3,659 10.4
Fine Gael Michael Fallon 1,217 3.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,160   Quota: 7,033   Turnout:

1964 by-election

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Following the death of Fine Gael TD James Burke, a by-election was held on 8 July 1964. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Joan Burke, widow of the deceased TD.

1964 by-election: Roscommon[33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Joan Burke 49.7 17,308 18,754
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gibbons 43.4 15,107 15,673
Labour Oliver Macklin 5.9 2,056  
Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 1.0 352  
Electorate: 44,635   Valid: 34,823   Quota: 17,412   Turnout: 78.02%  

1961 general election

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1961 general election: Roscommon[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
National Progressive Democrats Jack McQuillan 5,289 15.1 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 4,873 13.9 4
Fine Gael James Burke 4,753 13.6 2
Fine Gael Patrick J. Reynolds 3,754 10.7 3
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 3,634 10.4
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 3,211 9.2
Fianna Fáil Peter Charles 2,331 6.7
Independent James Doherty 1,975 5.6
Clann na Poblachta Peter McGuinness 1,603 4.6
Fine Gael Rose Shannon 1,467 4.2
Sinn Féin Sylvester Fitzsimons 1,138 3.3
Independent Richard Ellis 968 2.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,996   Quota: 7,000   Turnout:

1957 general election

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1957 general election: Roscommon[17][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 13.8 4,222 4,327 4,515 4,640 5,810 5,899 6,405  
Independent Jack McQuillan 13.3 4,075 4,116 4,285 4,589 4,836 5,023 6,562  
Fine Gael James Burke 12.8 3,914 3,937 4,024 4,251 4,775 4,881 5,162 5,408
Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Snr 11.1 3,393 3,400 3,712 3,783 3,852 4,410 4,843 5,032
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 10.7 3,288 3,350 4,040 4,092 4,129 6,150    
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 9.2 2,805 2,833 3,054 3,222 3,357      
Sinn Féin Seán Scott 8.9 2,741 2,894 3,007 3,238 3,379 3,517    
Clann na Talmhan Paddy Concannon 6.7 2,043 2,054 2,067 2,505        
Fianna Fáil Walter McGuire 5.9 1,813 1,834            
Labour James Connaughton 5.7 1,756 1,872 1,879          
Labour James Regan 1.9 583              
Electorate: 41,131   Valid: 30,633   Quota: 6,127   Turnout: 74.5%  

1954 general election

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1954 general election: Roscommon[16][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 16.4 5,456 5,470 5,542 5,579 7,190        
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 14.7 4,894 4,912 4,999 5,424 5,862 5,889 8,745    
Independent Jack McQuillan 14.3 4,756 4,800 5,081 5,236 5,518 5,542 5,916 6,284 6,734
Fine Gael James Burke 13.7 4,549 4,589 4,777 5,026 5,124 5,135 6,077 7,756  
Clann na Talmhan John Finan 13.1 4,337 4,380 4,425 4,541 4,577 4,583      
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 10.9 3,629 3,637 3,698 3,728 4,700 5,181 5,362 5,419 5,446
Fianna Fáil Peter Lynch 10.4 3,447 3,459 3,506 3,552          
Clann na Poblachta John Scott 2.7 901 1,041 1,140            
Labour Andrew Treacy 2.7 894 906              
Clann na Poblachta Michael Garvey 1.0 339                
Electorate: 42,470   Valid: 33,202   Quota: 6,641   Turnout: 78.2%  

1951 general election

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1951 general election: Roscommon[33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 18.4 6,269 6,796 7,683        
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 14.6 4,980 5,072 5,180 5,202 6,655 6,786 6,831
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 13.8 4,710 4,732 4,828 4,843 5,946 6,090 6,129
Clann na Talmhan John Finan 12.9 4,408 4,558 5,320 5,746 5,771 7,556  
Independent Jack McQuillan 10.8 3,666 3,772 4,290 4,400 4,748 5,768 6,298
Fianna Fáil John J. Smyth 8.9 3,036 3,045 3,083 3,092      
Clann na Poblachta Michael Kelly 8.1 2,751 2,962          
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 7.5 2,551 3,101 3,546 3,725 3,802    
Fine Gael Patrick J. Flynn 5.0 1,691            
Electorate: 44,017   Valid: 34,062   Quota: 6,813   Turnout: 77.38%  

1948 general election

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1948 general election: Roscommon[33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 21.5 7,581              
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 13.7 4,841 5,039 5,065 5,101 5,131 5,178 5,340 7,948
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 12.7 4,470 4,484 4,549 4,987 5,416 5,514 6,135 6,774
Fianna Fáil Peter Lynch 10.3 3,633 3,846 3,857 3,890 3,918 3,999 4,124  
Clann na Talmhan John Finan 10.2 3,604 3,609 3,671 3,892 4,095 4,254 4,647 4,679
Clann na Poblachta Jack McQuillan 8.6 3,025 3,041 3,087 3,252 3,449 5,814 6,862 7,277
Clann na Poblachta Michael Kelly 7.5 2,660 2,670 2,698 2,731 2,861      
Independent Michael Brennan 6.7 2,370 2,405 2,490 2,777 3,138 3,177    
Fine Gael Martin Conlon 3.6 1,255 1,263 1,511 1,555        
Clann na Talmhan Matthew Davis 3.4 1,216 1,232 1,301          
Fine Gael Peter Farrell 1.9 655 659            
Electorate: 46,197   Valid: 35,310   Quota: 7,062   Turnout: 76.43%  

1944 general election

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1944 general election: Roscommon[13][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 25.5 7,800      
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 23.0 7,044 7,358 7,493 7,874
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 17.5 5,359 5,521 6,349 7,213
Clann na Talmhan John Meighan 15.1 4,629 4,920 5,836 6,583
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 7.8 2,394 2,505 2,811  
Clann na Talmhan Patrick Farrell 7.1 2,189 2,294    
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Joseph O'Kelly 4.0 1,217      
Electorate: 41,518   Valid: 30,632   Quota: 7,659   Turnout: 73.8%  

1943 general election

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1943 general election: Roscommon[12][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 22.2 7,091 7,186 7,784 8,423  
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 20.4 6,522 6,562 6,860 7,098 7,296
Clann na Talmhan John Meighan 16.0 5,122 6,194 6,722 7,651 7,686
Clann na Talmhan John Beirne 15.4 4,903 5,345 5,903 7,234 7,352
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 10.2 3,261 3,416 4,141    
Labour John Doran 9.8 3,132 3,205      
Clann na Talmhan Thomas O'Donnell 6.0 1,902        
Electorate: 41,518   Valid: 31,933   Quota: 7,984   Turnout: 76.9%  

1938 general election

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1938 general election: Roscommon[11][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 33.8 10,719  
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 26.0 8,223  
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 20.7 6,547 7,800
Fine Gael Dudley Costello 19.6 6,200 6,636
Electorate: 41,620   Valid: 31,689   Quota: 7,923   Turnout: 76.1%  

1937 general election

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1937 general election: Roscommon[10][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 28.4 8,925      
Fine Gael Michael Brennan 26.4 8,295      
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.4 5,774 6,638 6,647 8,387
Fine Gael Dudley Costello 15.3 4,806 4,850 5,266 5,822
Independent Patrick O'Dowd 11.5 3,599 3,766 3,786  
Electorate: 42,103   Valid: 31,399   Quota: 7,850   Turnout: 74.6%  

1933 general election

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1933 general election: Roscommon[9][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 20.8 8,246        
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 20.6 8,160        
National Centre Party Frank MacDermot 19.4 7,703 7,712 7,716 8,975  
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.1 7,190 7,475 7,697 7,748 7,780
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennan 11.5 4,568 4,585 4,586 6,990 8,003
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 9.5 3,781 3,786 3,789    
Electorate: 48,958   Valid: 39,648   Quota: 7,930   Turnout: 81.0%  

1932 general election

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Details of the fifth count are not available. Gallagher notes [34] it is unclear as to why the returning officer proceeded with the elimination of O'Dowd on the final count.

1932 general election: Roscommon[8][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 18.7 6,606 6,723 6,779 6,821 N/A 10,289
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 17.9 6,314 6,353 6,421 6,521 N/A  
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 17.5 6,189 6,230 6,486 6,604 N/A 9,237
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 13.3 4,715 6,116 9,777      
Independent Frank MacDermot 12.9 4,560 5,050 5,667 7,490    
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Brennan 11.5 4,077 4,817        
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Grogan 8.2 2,897          
Electorate: 48,403   Valid: 35,358   Quota: 7,072   Turnout: 73.1%  

September 1927 general election

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September 1927 general election: Roscommon[7][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 16.3 5,417 5,496 5,520 5,521 5,945 8,108  
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 15.9 5,289 5,479 5,569 5,571 5,754 6,933  
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 14.9 4,959 5,126 6,883        
Independent Michael Brennan 11.6 3,844 4,593 4,742 4,763 5,528 5,615 5,736
Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke 10.3 3,424 3,472 3,497 3,499 3,616    
Cumann na nGaedheal Joseph Burke 9.2 3,050 3,180 3,445 3,652 4,844 4,903 4,947
Independent John Doran 9.0 2,987 3,146 3,267 3,278      
Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 7.0 2,326 2,522          
Independent John Keaveney 5.7 1,895            
Electorate: 50,586   Valid: 33,191   Quota: 6,639   Turnout: 65.6%  

June 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election: Roscommon[6][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland 18.0 5,615 5,641 6,306              
Independent Michael Brennan 13.3 4,151 4,270 4,317 4,319 4,367 5,099 5,300 5,878 7,503  
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 12.0 3,734 3,969 3,974 3,975 3,989 4,133 5,374 5,769 6,099 6,302
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Dowd 9.6 3,000 3,027 3,257 3,328 4,520 4,606 4,666 5,114 5,406 5,492
Independent John Keaveney 8.0 2,500 2,652 2,672 2,672 2,717 2,803 2,964 3,281    
Cumann na nGaedheal John Doran 7.5 2,341 2,432 2,445 2,446 2,472 2,611 2,934 3,417 3,627 3,725
Labour Thomas Larkin 7.3 2,256 2,326 2,353 2,355 2,434 2,751 2,887      
Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 6.3 1,963 2,194 2,208 2,208 2,232 2,351        
Independent Michael Killian 5.9 1,834 1,847 1,877 1,878 1,902          
Sinn Féin George Noble Plunkett 5.1 1,575 1,584 1,603 1,609            
Fianna Fáil Séamus Duffy 3.6 1,108 1,114                
Cumann na nGaedheal James Flanagan 3.3 1,032                  
Electorate: 50,586   Valid: 31,109   Quota: 6,222   Turnout: 61.5%  

1925 by-election

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Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Henry Finlay, a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Martin Conlon.

1925 by-election: Roscommon[5][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon 61.2 21,118
Republican John J. O'Kelly 38.8 13,410
Electorate: 52,929   Valid: 34,528   Quota: 17,265   Turnout: 65.2%  

1923 general election

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1923 general election: Roscommon[4][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Republican George Noble Plunkett 17.7 5,507 5,537 5,567 5,658 5,893 6,879          
Cumann na nGaedheal Andrew Lavin 16.0 5,001 5,073 5,205 5,210 5,372 5,453 5,470 5,638 5,965 6,306  
Republican Gerald Boland 12.3 3,843 3,857 3,866 4,288 4,321 4,455 5,002 5,066 5,492 5,630 5,675
Cumann na nGaedheal Henry Finlay 12.3 3,827 3,879 3,919 3,947 3,990 4,002 4,007 4,205 4,568 5,137 6,489
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Dyar 7.2 2,253 2,375 2,453 2,466 2,490 2,502 2,509 2,561 2,691 2,865  
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Dorr 6.1 1,906 1,926 1,974 2,034 2,079 2,090 2,098 2,475 2,531 3,002 3,759
Farmers' Party Michael Brennan 5.5 1,711 1,745 1,853 1,869 1,919 1,933 1,946 2,438 2,523    
Labour Liam Kelleher 5.0 1,545 1,673 1,690 1,717 1,791 1,848 1,875 1,929      
Farmers' Party Edward Cline 4.5 1,397 1,422 1,584 1,617 1,675 1,691 1,706        
Republican James Moran 3.9 1,205 1,216 1,234 1,339 1,395            
Republican Gerald Davis 2.7 839 842 849                
Independent Jasper Tully 2.6 811 869 901 905              
Farmers' Party John Drury 2.3 716 739                  
Independent Henry Fitzgibbon 2.0 636                    
Electorate: 53,710   Valid: 31,197   Quota: 6,240   Turnout: 58.1%  

See also

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References

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