Dáil constituency (1921–2016, 2020–present)
Laois–Offaly (formerly King's County–Queen's County , Leix–Offaly and Laoighis–Offaly ) is a parliamentary constituency which is 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). It was previously a constituency from 1921 to 2016.
History and boundaries
Laois–Offaly was created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as King's County–Queen's County (the official names of the counties before independence). The two counties were combined in a single four-member constituency for the House of Commons of Southern Ireland . It was known in the Dáil as Leix–Offaly, and first used for the 1921 general election to the Second Dáil . The Sinn Féin candidates elected unopposed preferred to sit in the Second Dáil (1921–22). It was used at every subsequent general election until 2011. It was abolished at the 2016 general election , and was replaced by the new constituencies of Laois and Offaly .
It was re-established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 , It replaced the constituencies of Laois and Offaly , which came into effect at the 2020 general election , where it was defined as:[ 1]
"The county of Laois except those parts that are comprised within the constituency of
Kildare South ,
and the county of Offaly except those parts that are comprised within the constituency of Kildare South."
Changes to the Laois–Offaly constituency
Years
TDs
Boundaries
Notes
1921–1923
4
County Laois (Queen's County) and County Offaly (King's County)[ 2]
In the Dáil record, the constituency was variously described as Leix and Offaly [ 3] and Offaly, Leix [ 4]
1923–2011
5
County Laois and County Offaly
Named as Leix–Offaly.;[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
renamed as Laoighis–Offaly from 1961;[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
renamed as Laois–Offaly from 2007.[ 16]
2011–2016
5
County Laois;
and County Offaly except the areas in the Tipperary North constituency.
Transfer of Aghacon, Barna, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Ettagh, Gorteen, Mountheaton, Shinrone, Templeharry, in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2, to Tipperary North.[ 17]
2016–2020
5
Constituency abolished.
Moved to constituencies of Laois and Offaly .[ 18]
2020–present
5
County Laois; except the area in the Kildare South constituency;
County Offaly; except the area in the Kildare South constituency.
Transfer to Kildare South: in County Laois, the electoral divisions of: Ballybrittas, Jamestown, Kilmullen, Portarlington South, in the former Rural District of Mountmellick;
and in County Offaly, the electoral division of: Portarlington North, in the former Rural District of Tullamore.[ 1]
TDs
TDs 1921–2016
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 since 2020
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 : Laois-Offaly[ 53] [ 54] [ 55]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
24.0
16,654
Fianna Fáil
Barry Cowen
12.5
8,677
8,889
8,919
9,130
9,166
9,242
9,698
12,162
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
10.8
7,463
7,641
7,675
7,791
7,821
8,203
8,287
8,396
8,418
11,757
Independent
Carol Nolan
7.8
5,436
6,182
6,362
6,434
6,806
7,109
8,353
8,848
8,927
9,364
12,521
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
11.0
7,636
8,116
8,190
9,106
9,162
9,736
9,835
10,327
10,676
10,868
11,364
Green
Pippa Hackett
5.0
3,494
3,921
3,991
4,081
4,565
5,243
5,811
5,941
5,964
6,468
7,109
Independent
John Leahy
5.0
3,463
3,725
3,862
3,876
4,063
4,192
4,821
5,172
5,252
5,669
Fine Gael
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
6.5
4,519
4,585
4,594
4,643
4,666
4,783
4,917
5,157
5,195
Fianna Fáil
Peter Ormond
5.9
4,073
4,132
4,137
4,320
4,334
4,360
4,449
Irish Democratic
Ken Smollen
3.8
2,611
3,173
3,261
3,274
3,640
3,941
Labour
Noel Tuohy
2.9
2,011
2,596
2,664
2,806
3,190
Solidarity–PBP
Stephen Tynan[ a]
1.3
910
2,128
2,243
2,273
Fianna Fáil
Pauline Flanagan
2.5
1,744
1,850
1,874
National Party
John Daly
0.6
441
557
Renua
Noel O'Rourke
0.4
290
356
Electorate: 110,839 Valid: 69,422 Spoilt: 576 Quota: 11,571 Turnout: 69,998 (63.15%)
2011 general election
2011 general election : Laois–Offaly[ 52] [ 56]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
14.1
10,443
10,432
10,448
10,461
10,491
10,660
11,007
13,515
Fine Gael
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
7.8
5,817
5,838
5,871
5,919
5,978
6,163
6,289
6,595
6,989
8,291
11,837
12,106
13,128
Fianna Fáil
Barry Cowen
11.1
8,257
8,281
8,285
8,302
8,332
8,497
8,636
8,647
8,651
9,414
9,656
10,654
11,860
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
10.8
8,032
8,042
8,058
8,079
8,132
8,593
8,919
9,112
9,170
9,793
10,062
10,707
11,775
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
8.1
6,024
6,026
6,036
6,043
6,050
6,101
6,206
6,569
6,685
6,838
6,967
10,193
10,851
Labour
John Whelan
7.8
5,802
5,805
5,890
5,912
5,951
6,255
6,489
6,764
6,865
7,288
7,814
8,208
9,026
Independent
John Foley
6.0
4,465
4,469
4,478
4,500
4,524
4,930
5,490
5,506
5,513
6,330
7,231
7,521
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
7.5
5,579
5,588
5,597
5,607
5,616
5,670
5,989
6,093
6,116
6,293
6,399
Fine Gael
Liam Quinn
6.0
4,482
4,486
4,499
4,516
4,526
4,619
4,784
5,348
5,797
6,275
Independent
John Leahy
6.6
4,882
4,889
4,908
4,960
5,032
5,259
5,438
5,449
5,452
Fine Gael
John Moran
5.8
4,306
4,307
4,318
4,326
4,328
4,373
4,437
Independent
Eddie Fitzpatrick
3.4
2,544
2,553
2,565
2,586
2,619
2,776
Independent
John Bracken
0.8
625
656
665
674
695
Independent
Rotimi Adebari
0.8
628
634
662
675
691
Socialist Party
Ray Fitzpatrick[ a]
0.8
561
562
584
594
604
Independent
Fergus McDonnell
0.7
525
526
527
533
542
Independent
Liam Dumpleton
0.5
382
393
399
436
Independent
James Fanning
0.5
335
343
352
Green
Christopher Fettes
0.4
306
308
Independent
John Boland
0.2
119
Independent
Michael Cox
0.1
60
Electorate: 106,312 Valid: 74,234 Spoilt: 979 (1.3%) Quota: 12,373 Turnout: 75,213 (70.7%)
2007 general election
2007 general election : Laois–Offaly[ 51]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
26.7
19,102
Fine Gael
Olwyn Enright
11.6
8,297
9,091
9,195
9,354
9,673
10,038
11,808
12,544
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
11.3
8,064
10,089
10,131
10,200
10,313
10,437
10,561
11,231
12,533
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
12.7
9,067
9,210
9,259
9,326
9,380
9,834
10,215
10,965
12,108
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
10.1
7,242
8,010
8,042
8,075
8,116
8,235
8,298
8,967
9,895
10,008
10,277
Fianna Fáil
John Foley
8.3
5,899
7,924
7,958
7,990
8,114
8,141
8,310
8,619
9,480
9,618
9,966
Progressive Democrats
Tom Parlon
5.9
4,233
4,829
4,867
4,933
5,020
5,093
5,249
5,514
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
5.1
3,656
3,802
3,862
3,975
4,120
4,373
4,477
Fine Gael
Molly Buckley
3.1
2,196
2,533
2,595
2,672
2,873
2,995
Labour
Jim O'Brien
1.8
1,278
1,310
1,530
1,711
1,746
Independent
John Bracken
1.3
934
1,144
1,204
1,252
Green
Máire McKay
1.1
812
861
902
Labour
David Whelan
0.6
425
475
Christian Solidarity
Colm Callanan
0.2
156
161
Independent
Joseph McCormack
0.1
85
88
Independent
Noel O'Gara
0.1
45
48
Electorate: 103,673 Valid: 71,491 Spoilt: 662 (0.9%) Quota: 11,916 Turnout: 72,153 (69.6%)
2002 general election
2002 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 50]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
19.8
12,529
Progressive Democrats
Tom Parlon
14.4
9,088
9,358
9,531
9,689
10,572
Fine Gael
Olwyn Enright
12.7
8,053
8,255
8,403
8,897
10,205
11,005
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
12.8
8,093
8,260
8,343
8,384
8,848
10,972
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
11.2
7,091
7,530
7,642
7,728
8,361
10,453
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
10.3
6,500
6,530
6,646
6,865
7,384
7,606
Fianna Fáil
Ger Killally
7.5
4,719
5,387
5,437
5,530
6,062
Sinn Féin
Brian Stanley
4.1
2,600
2,639
2,820
3,017
Ind. Health Alliance
Molly Buckley
2.7
1,695
1,783
1,966
2,356
Labour
John Dwyer
2.5
1,600
1,675
1,809
Green
Christopher Fettes
0.8
520
529
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.6
351
353
Independent
John Kelly
0.4
236
237
Christian Solidarity
Michael Redmond
0.2
142
144
Electorate: 95,373 Valid: 63,217 Spoilt: 671 (1.1%) Quota: 10,537 Turnout: 63,888 (67.0%)
1997 general election
1997 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 49] [ 57]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
18.7
10,865
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
14.2
8,271
8,406
8,702
9,800
Fianna Fáil
Seán Fleming
9.4
5,481
5,810
6,160
6,904
10,367
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
14.4
8,375
8,478
8,760
9,192
9,558
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
13.9
8,104
8,132
8,384
8,995
9,266
Labour
Pat Gallagher
11.6
6,741
6,847
7,101
7,542
8,053
Fianna Fáil
Gerard Killally
7.5
4,328
4,707
4,899
5,436
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
6.5
3,778
3,865
4,090
National Party
Peter McNamee
1.9
1,099
1,105
Independent
Sean Fennelly
0.9
516
525
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.7
378
379
Natural Law
Paddy Seery
0.2
134
137
Electorate: 83,232 Valid: 58,070 Spoilt: 542 (0.9%) Quota: 9,679 Turnout: 58,612 (69.5%)
1992 general election
1992 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 48] [ 58]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
18.9
10,117
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
15.6
8,361
8,548
8,560
8,604
8,675
8,698
8,794
9,246
Labour
Pat Gallagher
13.0
6,966
7,053
7,061
7,097
7,239
7,398
7,708
8,634
8,666
9,098
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
8.0
4,316
4,932
4,952
4,960
5,074
5,115
5,378
5,726
5,788
9,010
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
11.0
5,876
5,903
5,914
5,936
5,968
6,203
6,459
7,403
7,491
8,468
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
10.7
5,742
5,824
5,852
5,864
5,955
6,414
6,768
7,351
7,374
7,545
Fianna Fáil
John Moloney
9.4
5,018
5,103
5,105
5,123
5,151
5,166
5,226
5,519
5,614
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
6.6
3,560
3,587
3,594
3,619
3,640
3,729
3,875
Independent
John Butterfield
2.8
1,508
1,538
1,565
1,601
1,688
1,829
Fine Gael
Mary A. Buckley
2.2
1,165
1,180
1,182
1,186
1,193
Sinn Féin
John Joseph Carroll
1.2
665
675
681
689
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.5
244
245
252
Independent
Edward Delaney
0.3
132
136
Electorate: 77,291 Valid: 53,670 Spoilt: 753 (1.4%) Quota: 8,946 Turnout: 54,423 (70.4%)
1989 general election
1989 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 47]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
16.1
8,443
8,473
8,503
8,636
11,434
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
15.2
7,936
7,946
8,045
8,472
9,072
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
13.6
7,142
7,182
7,864
8,476
8,957
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
13.6
7,103
7,107
7,210
7,597
8,129
10,235
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
12.7
6,627
6,656
7,176
7,724
7,952
8,056
8,271
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
8.4
4,411
4,460
4,693
5,513
5,809
5,959
6,120
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Dunne
9.5
4,970
5,062
5,071
5,197
Labour
Pat Gallagher
5.8
3,030
3,086
3,693
Fine Gael
Tommy McKeigue
4.4
2,318
2,338
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.8
394
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,374 Quota: 8,730
1987 general election
1987 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 46]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen
16.3
9,168
9,172
9,296
9,636
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
16.4
9,208
9,243
9,331
9,418
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
13.3
7,472
7,480
7,620
7,916
8,167
8,346
8,472
11,852
Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan
9.5
5,317
5,345
5,484
5,517
6,735
6,756
8,972
9,267
9,481
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
9.2
5,136
5,162
5,257
5,429
6,305
6,335
7,691
7,870
8,022
Progressive Democrats
Cathy Honan
9.5
5,353
5,389
5,618
5,771
6,250
6,261
6,797
7,205
7,529
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
7.8
4,356
4,415
4,501
4,594
4,628
4,668
4,849
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
7.0
3,921
3,959
4,089
4,109
4,510
4,511
Fine Gael
Michael Fox
5.5
3,105
3,105
3,239
3,295
Sinn Féin
John Carroll
2.5
1,405
1,425
1,529
Labour
Thomas Phelan
1.5
818
853
Independent
May Keeley
0.9
509
519
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.6
354
Electorate: ? Valid: 56,122 Quota: 9,354
1984 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Cowen , a by-election was held on 14 June 1984, the same day as the European Parliament elections . A Fianna Fáil motion to move the writ in March was defeated by the Fine Gael–Labour government .[ 59] The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Brian Cowen, son of the deceased TD.[ 60]
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 44] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
14.9
8,181
8,260
10,899
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
15.3
8,428
8,946
9,110
10,917
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
14.4
7,910
8,105
8,730
8,922
9,823
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
12.1
6,646
6,878
6,963
8,293
8,338
9,573
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
13.5
7,423
7,559
7,980
8,149
8,874
8,950
9,609
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
10.9
5,973
6,366
6,542
7,478
7,553
7,970
7,981
Fine Gael
Michael Fox
7.3
4,019
4,447
4,481
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
7.4
4,090
4,211
Labour
Seán Sheehan
3.7
2,050
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.4
195
Electorate: 71,962 Valid: 54,915 Quota: 9,153 Turnout: 76.3%
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 43] [ 62]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
15.9
8,539
8,646
8,674
8,856
11,157
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
15.1
8,102
8,115
8,367
8,394
8,865
9,942
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
13.5
7,252
7,371
7,732
8,545
8,719
8,810
8,823
10,365
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
13.3
7,156
7,165
7,288
7,297
7,649
8,559
9,488
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
11.3
6,078
6,168
6,350
6,836
6,935
6,985
7,001
9,428
Fine Gael
John Butterfield
7.6
4,081
4,097
4,731
4,808
4,825
4,830
4,836
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
7.3
3,930
4,041
4,222
5,230
5,399
5,453
5,461
6,009
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
6.2
3,346
3,406
3,441
3,683
Fine Gael
Thomas Keenan
4.8
2,600
2,754
2,889
Labour
Gerry McGuire
3.0
1,637
2,018
Labour
Larry Kavanagh
1.8
971
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.2
124
Electorate: 70,417 Valid: 53,816 Quota: 8,970 Turnout: 76.4%
1981 general election
1981 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 42] [ 63]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
16.4
9,177
9,226
9,699
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
16.0
8,952
8,972
9,035
11,416
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
15.1
8,467
8,503
8,829
9,403
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
12.3
6,892
6,919
7,084
7,310
9,085
9,118
9,803
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
11.4
6,409
6,438
6,668
6,816
6,927
7,029
10,477
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
9.0
5,010
5,049
5,361
5,662
5,839
5,912
7,005
Fine Gael
John Butterfield
8.4
4,691
4,722
5,445
5,465
5,484
5,641
Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Lodge
6.5
3,618
3,691
3,751
Labour
Gerry McGuire
4.3
2,394
2,431
Independent
Joe McCormack
0.4
201
Independent
Francis Dunne
0.3
191
Electorate: 70,417 Valid: 56,002 Quota: 9,334 Turnout: 79.5%
1977 general election
1977 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 41]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
7,432
14.2
2
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
7,415
14.1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
7,043
13.4
5
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
6,734
12.8
4
Fianna Fáil
Liam Hyland
5,550
10.6
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
5,338
10.2
3
Independent
James Guinan
4,037
7.7
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,780
7.2
Labour
James Kelly
1,654
3.2
Fine Gael
Connie Hanniffy
1,473
2.8
Independent
James Flanagan
1,035
2.0
Labour
Benny Dowd
967
1.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,458 Quota: 8,744 Turnout:
1973 general election
1973 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 40]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
8,205
18.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
8,160
18.2
2
1
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
5,020
11.2
3
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
4,829
10.8
5
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
4,384
9.8
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,151
7.0
4
Fine Gael
Johnny Butterfield
2,643
5.9
Fine Gael
Thomas Keenan
2,389
5.3
Fianna Fáil
James Houlihan
2,274
5.1
Labour
Lar Byrne
1,253
2.8
Labour
Henry Byrne
952
2.1
Independent
Thomas Dolan
906
2.0
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Culliton
748
1.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,914 Quota: 7,486 Turnout:
1969 general election
1969 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 39]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
9,485
21.3
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
8,659
19.5
2
1
Fine Gael
Tom Enright
4,341
9.8
3
Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly
3,616
8.1
5
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen
3,550
8.0
4
Fine Gael
Charles McDonald
3,076
6.9
Fianna Fáil
James Houlihan
2,946
6.6
Fine Gael
Frank Feery
2,519
5.7
Labour
James Kelly
2,180
4.9
Labour
James Flanagan
1,354
3.0
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Culliton
1,322
3.0
Labour
John Galvin
754
1.7
Independent
Frank Powers
652
1.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 44,454 Quota: 7,410 Turnout:
1965 general election
1961 general election
1961 general election : Laoighis–Offaly[ 37]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
11,200
26.6
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
5,255
12.5
3
Fianna Fáil
Kieran Egan
5,197
12.4
4
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins
4,943
11.8
2
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lalor
4,488
10.7
5
Labour
Henry Byrne
3,698
8.8
Fine Gael
Frank Feery
2,164
5.1
Fianna Fáil
James Martin
2,022
4.8
Labour
Bernard Corcoran
1,672
4.0
Sinn Féin
John Behan
1,423
3.4
Electorate: ? Valid: 42,062 Quota: 7,011 Turnout:
1957 general election
1957 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 36] [ 64]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
21.8
9,747
Fianna Fáil
Kieran Egan
17.6
7,881
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Maher
15.2
6,776
6,955
6,975
7,009
8,185
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
12.4
5,548
5,690
5,730
6,097
6,389
7,084
7,376
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins
12.3
5,486
6,811
7,210
7,216
7,287
7,300
8,250
Sinn Féin
Bhaltar Misteil
6.6
2,939
3,079
3,108
3,114
3,162
3,180
3,235
Labour
Bernard Corcoran
5.7
2,555
2,776
2,829
2,840
2,855
2,861
3,129
Fianna Fáil
James Martin
3.7
1,634
1,684
1,694
1,701
Fine Gael
Frank Byrne
3.5
1,544
1,687
1,755
1,757
1,767
1,772
Fine Gael
Michael Pettit
1.3
575
674
Electorate: 58,833 Valid: 44,685 Quota: 7,448 Turnout: 76.0%
1956 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD William Davin , a by-election was held on 30 April 1956. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Kieran Egan.
1954 general election
1954 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 34] [ 64]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan
28.6
13,545
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Maher
16.7
7,912
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins
11.6
5,487
8,049
Labour
William Davin
11.3
5,359
6,303
8,395
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
15.3
7,273
7,510
7,692
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
10.9
5,186
5,542
5,728
Fine Gael
Redmond Kerin
5.5
2,627
4,174
Electorate: 59,950 Valid: 47,389 Quota: 7,899 Turnout: 79.1%
1951 general election
1951 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 33] [ 64]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
Oliver J. Flanagan
23.6
11,034
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins
16.1
7,541
8,523
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
12.1
5,675
5,868
5,891
6,005
6,172
7,296
9,196
Labour
William Davin
8.3
3,882
4,955
5,198
5,573
6,913
7,084
7,333
7,415
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Maher
11.5
5,367
5,499
5,522
5,559
5,647
6,574
6,944
7,204
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
7.6
3,534
3,655
3,674
3,749
3,851
4,528
5,648
6,708
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas Egan
7.3
3,404
3,516
3,532
3,763
3,853
4,159
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
6.4
2,968
3,182
3,209
3,359
3,447
Fine Gael
Redmond Kerin
4.6
2,127
2,400
2,756
2,904
Independent
James Flanagan
2.6
1,229
1,369
1,391
Electorate: 60,759 Valid: 46,761 Quota: 7,794 Turnout: 76.96%
1948 general election
1948 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 32] [ 64]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Independent
Oliver J. Flanagan
30.3
14,369
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
15.6
7,366
7,883
7,932
Fine Gael
Tom O'Higgins
11.5
5,458
6,677
6,750
6,752
6,797
6,905
6,962
7,738
7,887
8,002
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
7.4
3,505
3,979
4,037
4,054
4,064
4,097
4,446
4,485
4,691
4,718
4,722
5,170
6,851
7,069
Labour
William Davin
5.6
2,636
3,938
3,981
3,982
3,993
4,444
4,507
4,570
4,931
5,049
5,064
5,411
5,589
6,545
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
6.4
3,030
3,190
3,208
3,211
3,217
3,249
3,479
3,527
3,635
3,657
3,660
3,785
5,019
5,153
Clann na Poblachta
Tommy Murphy
1.9
903
1,752
1,807
1,808
2,012
2,099
2,123
2,136
2,249
3,222
3,250
3,519
3,602
Fianna Fáil
Gerard Harkin
6.2
2,929
3,127
3,135
3,139
3,142
3,174
3,352
3,368
3,410
3,433
3,433
3,493
Independent
Edward J. Colton
4.0
1,899
2,143
2,166
2,169
2,190
2,232
2,297
2,338
2,392
2,430
2,443
Clann na Poblachta
Cornelius Lehane
1.8
847
1,237
1,263
1,265
1,443
1,496
1,511
1,535
1,617
Independent
James J. Flanagan
2.4
1,141
1,398
1,410
1,410
1,425
1,460
1,484
1,512
Fine Gael
Patrick J. Doyle
1.9
916
1,086
1,097
1,099
1,108
1,119
1,132
Fianna Fáil
James O'Connor
2.0
942
1,057
1,066
1,067
1,076
1,099
Labour
Patrick Muldowney
1.4
683
948
981
981
1,021
Clann na Poblachta
Matthew P. Moore
0.9
422
547
590
590
Independent
William Henry Milner
0.7
327
515
Electorate: 62,687 Valid: 47,373 Quota: 7,896 Turnout: 75.57%
1944 general election
1944 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 31] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Monetary Reform
Oliver J. Flanagan
22.0
9,856
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
17.4
7,831
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
14.2
6,354
6,768
6,774
7,014
7,312
7,464
7,499
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
9.9
4,439
4,744
4,844
4,852
4,936
5,230
6,579
7,149
Labour
William Davin
9.9
4,426
5,315
5,334
5,357
5,413
5,792
5,969
6,669
Fianna Fáil
George Connell
8.8
3,929
4,071
4,154
4,155
4,182
4,429
5,205
5,640
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick Bermingham
6.8
3,047
3,212
3,224
3,234
3,973
4,110
4,188
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collier
4.7
2,100
2,191
2,294
2,304
2,351
2,598
Independent
James Clarke
3.1
1,378
1,633
1,654
1,657
1,674
Clann na Talmhan
Richard Hipwell
2.7
1,233
1,320
1,322
1,342
Fine Gael
Patrick Kavanagh
0.7
305
329
330
Electorate: 62,694 Valid: 44,898 Quota: 7,484 Turnout: 71.6%
1943 general election
1943 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 30] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
13.6
6,479
7,006
8,037
Labour
William Davin
12.0
5,727
5,803
5,831
6,578
8,368
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
14.5
6,908
6,922
6,944
7,125
7,178
7,229
8,237
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
8.5
4,029
4,056
4,072
4,109
4,198
4,249
5,709
5,873
5,878
7,463
8,137
Monetary Reform
Oliver J. Flanagan
9.2
4,377
4,449
4,482
4,594
4,861
5,072
5,312
5,325
5,341
5,592
6,532
Fianna Fáil
George Connell
6.9
3,282
3,287
3,293
3,439
3,541
3,583
3,830
3,910
3,916
4,978
5,500
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick Bermingham
8.4
4,001
4,055
4,160
4,209
4,251
4,271
4,328
4,336
4,400
4,523
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
7.4
3,527
3,542
3,568
3,590
3,616
3,649
3,792
3,824
3,830
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Brady
6.8
3,260
3,293
3,302
3,330
3,392
3,412
Labour
Edward Breen
4.2
2,005
2,020
2,027
2,510
Labour
John Condron
3.7
1,780
1,783
1,860
Fine Gael
Joseph Kearney
2.4
1,157
1,381
Fine Gael
Charles Delaney
2.3
1,103
Electorate: 62,694 Valid: 47,635 Quota: 7,940 Turnout: 76.0%
1938 general election
1938 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 29] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
17.3
8,440
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
17.3
8,422
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
17.0
8,315
Labour
William Davin
12.7
6,190
6,232
6,255
8,105
8,605
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
11.8
5,778
5,817
5,917
5,973
8,619
Fine Gael
Jack Finlay
10.1
4,922
5,744
5,753
5,825
6,033
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collier
7.3
3,556
3,571
3,705
3,905
Labour
Edward Breen
4.5
2,206
2,217
2,255
Fine Gael
John McMahon
2.0
981
Electorate: 60,858 Valid: 48,810 Quota: 8,136 Turnout: 80.2%
1937 general election
1937 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 28] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
William Davin
17.5
8,317
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
15.9
7,571
7,590
7,990
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
14.2
6,774
6,801
7,550
10,145
Fine Gael
Thomas F. O'Higgins
12.9
6,122
6,132
6,395
6,439
6,461
7,700
Fine Gael
Jack Finlay
10.8
5,127
5,142
5,289
5,445
5,496
8,053
Fine Gael
Patrick Doyle
8.4
3,974
3,986
4,166
4,278
4,314
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Hogan
8.0
3,795
3,803
3,994
4,293
6,069
6,241
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Brady
7.1
3,390
3,407
3,666
Labour
Edward Breen
5.3
2,517
2,794
Electorate: 60,945 Valid: 47,587 Quota: 7,932 Turnout: 78.1%
1933 general election
1933 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 27] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas F. O'Higgins
15.2
7,640
9,383
National Centre Party
Jack Finlay
11.5
5,784
6,270
6,502
9,335
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Donnelly
16.5
8,326
8,359
8,365
8,421
Labour
William Davin
14.1
7,120
7,208
7,228
7,446
7,643
8,321
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
12.3
6,209
6,246
6,257
6,336
6,412
8,084
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
10.3
5,199
5,243
5,253
5,311
5,413
7,549
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Brady
9.1
4,563
4,575
4,576
4,607
4,615
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Doyle
5.6
2,808
3,084
3,788
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eugene O'Brien
5.4
2,740
Electorate: 60,364 Valid: 50,389 Quota: 8,399 Turnout: 83.5%
1932 general election
1932 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 26] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
17.3
8,082
Labour
William Davin
14.3
6,687
7,016
8,801
Cumann na nGaedheal
Eugene O'Brien
7.9
3,713
3,932
4,025
4,251
5,014
5,090
5,094
7,901
Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas F. O'Higgins
10.3
4,811
5,030
5,055
5,126
6,204
6,251
6,254
7,455
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
12.2
5,693
5,921
6,010
6,145
6,264
7,006
7,064
7,289
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Donnelly
8.7
4,087
4,183
4,238
4,400
4,436
6,800
6,999
7,120
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Doyle
8.2
3,820
3,865
3,916
3,995
4,738
4,928
4,938
Fianna Fáil
James Bowles
7.4
3,448
3,516
3,627
3,904
3,973
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Dwyer
5.8
2,711
2,938
2,973
3,016
Labour
John Gill
4.8
2,240
2,274
Farmers' Party
Daniel Kennedy
3.3
1,553
Electorate: 59,774 Valid: 46,845 Quota: 7,808 Turnout: 78.4%
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 25] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Cumann na nGaedheal
William Aird
19.4
8,472
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Dwyer
16.1
7,046
7,851
Labour
William Davin
15.1
6,585
6,718
6,732
9,115
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
15.5
6,766
6,834
6,835
6,937
7,531
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
9.0
3,914
3,925
3,932
4,165
4,556
4,742
8,314
Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Fay
9.3
4,067
4,223
4,764
4,856
5,217
5,230
5,302
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Tynan
8.8
3,840
3,854
3,859
3,946
4,308
4,364
Labour
John Gill
6.8
2,962
2,971
2,978
Electorate: 61,568 Valid: 43,652 Quota: 7,276 Turnout: 70.9%
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 24] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
William Davin
23.1
9,973
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Dwyer
7.9
3,411
3,662
3,777
5,132
5,650
5,712
7,408
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Boland
14.1
6,095
6,147
6,182
6,232
6,323
7,009
7,162
Labour
John Gill
8.6
3,730
5,670
6,064
6,207
6,587
6,717
7,115
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Tynan
7.5
3,240
3,305
3,354
3,374
3,764
5,946
6,155
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Egan
8.1
3,488
3,605
3,694
4,602
4,887
4,944
5,803
Farmers' Party
William Cobbe
7.6
3,257
3,345
3,518
3,768
4,495
4,615
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gorry
7.3
3,162
3,206
3,261
3,299
3,519
Independent
Richard Hipwell
6.6
2,835
2,937
2,998
3,048
Cumann na nGaedheal
Francis Bulfin
6.6
2,838
2,909
2,976
Independent
Michael Cahill
2.6
1,105
1,158
Electorate: 61,568 Valid: 43,134 Quota: 7,190 Turnout: 70.1%
1926 by-election
Following the disqualification of Republican TD Seán McGuinness , a by-election was held on 18 February 1926. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate James Dwyer.
1923 general election
1923 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 22] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Cumann na nGaedheal
Francis Bulfin
14.1
5,689
5,763
5,777
5,950
6,140
6,553
6,972
Labour
William Davin
15.7
6,323
6,405
6,428
6,471
6,563
6,698
6,898
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Egan
9.0
3,630
3,711
3,724
3,884
3,978
4,643
4,955
5,100
5,117
5,806
6,860
Republican
Seán McGuinness
13.8
5,572
5,606
5,850
5,897
6,023
6,048
6,092
6,094
6,098
6,198
6,811
Republican
Laurence Brady
11.8
4,751
4,762
5,059
5,074
5,170
5,181
5,292
5,296
5,303
5,619
5,745
Farmers' Party
Patrick Bermingham
5.0
1,996
2,018
2,028
2,642
3,033
3,072
3,788
3,850
3,879
4,235
4,330
Labour
Denis Cullen
6.7
2,717
2,843
2,850
2,862
2,898
2,958
2,972
2,974
3,007
3,162
National Democratic
Joseph Delaney
5.1
2,049
2,070
2,091
2,114
2,451
2,480
2,857
2,894
2,928
Farmers' Party
Daniel Kennedy
5.5
2,227
2,232
2,249
2,317
2,338
2,425
Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán Kelly
3.5
1,416
1,447
1,472
1,506
1,533
National Democratic
Patrick Belton
3.6
1,445
1,457
1,462
1,490
Farmers' Party
Francis Doorley
3.1
1,248
1,257
1,267
Republican
Patrick Gorry
1.7
697
708
Independent
Andrew Byrne
1.4
557
Electorate: 64,211 Valid: 40,317 Quota: 6,720 Turnout: 62.8%
1922 general election
1922 general election : Leix–Offaly[ 21] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Labour
William Davin
46.5
15,167
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Kevin O'Higgins
20.8
6,792
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Francis Bulfin
19.8
6,446
8,945
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Patrick McCartan
8.6
2,796
5,614
6,451
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
Joseph Lynch
4.3
1,391
4,722
5,779
Electorate: 46,031 Valid: 32,592 Quota: 6,519 Turnout: 70.8%
1921 general election
^ Constituency named "King's County–Queen's County" in legislation
See also
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