Louth (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1923–present)
Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). It covers the entirety of County Louth and a small area of County Meath .
Boundaries
The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923 , and first used at the 1923 general election .[ 1] It currently spans the entire area of County Louth (which includes the towns of Ardee , Dundalk , Drogheda ), the smallest county in Ireland, and a part of County Meath including the suburbs of Drogheda.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[ 2]
"The county of Louth;
and, in the county of Meath, the electoral division of:
St. Mary's (part), in the former Rural District of Meath ."
Changes to the Louth constituency
Years
TDs
Boundaries
Notes
1923–1961
3
County Louth.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
Created from Louth–Meath
1961–1977
3
County Louth, except the part in the constituency of Monaghan .[ 5] [ 6]
Transfer to Monaghan of the DEDs of
Barronstown, Castlering, Creggan Upper, Killanny, in the former Rural District of Dundalk ;
Ardee Urban, Clonkeen, Tallanstown, and the townlands of:
Artnalevery, Ballybailie, Ballygowan, Bogtown, Boharnamoe, Cappocksgreen, Charlestown, Cookstown, Coole, Dowds-town, Glebe, Greenlane, Gudderstown, Harristown (part of, north of the river Dee), Irishtown, Knockcurlan, Knock-lore, Lambtown, Lisrenny, Manistown, Mapastown, Mullacloe, Mullanstown, Pepperstown, Philbenstown, Rahanna, Riverstown, Rock, Scogganstown, Streamstown and Townparks in the district electoral division of Ardee Rural in the former
Rural District of Ardee No. 1 .
1977–1981
4
County Louth;
and in County Monaghan , the district electoral divisions of Drumboory, Inishkeen, Kiltybegs, in the former Rural District of Carrickmacross .[ 7]
1981–2011
4
County Louth.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
2011–2024
5
County Louth;
and in County Meath , the electoral divisions of Julianstown, St. Mary's (part), in the former Rural District of Meath .[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Transfer of territory from Meath East [ 17] [ 18]
2011–2024
5
County Louth;
and in County Meath , the electoral division of St. Mary’s (part), in the former Rural District of Meath .[ 2]
Transfer of Julianstown to Meath East[ 19]
TDs
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.
^ Faulker served as Ceann Comhairle in the 21st Dáil from 1977 to 1981, and was returned automatically at the 1981 election.
^ Kirk served as Ceann Comhairle in the 30th Dáil from 2009 to 2011, and was returned automatically at the 2011 election.
Electoral division
Louth population as per electoral division ,[ 53] 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 .[ 16]
Electoral Division
Population – 2006
Population – 2011
Population – 2016
Louth
128600
143272
150481
Dundalk (Town + Rural), County Louth
51758
56761
59557
Dundalk Town, County Louth
29037
31149
32288
004 Dundalk Urban No. 1, County Louth
2190
2148
2169
005 Dundalk Urban No. 2, County Louth
1211
1169
1140
006 Dundalk Urban No. 3, County Louth
1400
1449
1710
007 Dundalk Urban No. 4, County Louth
6183
6039
5970
023 Castletown (Part Urban), County Louth
2518
2637
2685
027 Dundalk Rural (Part Urban), County Louth
15440
17620
18514
030 Haggardstown (Part Urban), County Louth
95
87
100
Dundalk rural area, County Louth
22721
25612
27269
019 Ballymascanlan, County Louth
2016
2213
2206
020 Barronstown, County Louth
647
744
746
021 Carlingford, County Louth
1384
1801
2201
022 Castlering, County Louth
935
1012
1034
023 Castletown (Part Rural), County Louth
1421
1573
1622
024 Creggan Upper, County Louth
684
787
852
025 Darver, County Louth
562
568
678
026 Drummullagh, County Louth
1120
1257
1350
027 Dundalk Rural (Part Rural), County Louth
535
540
686
028 Faughart, County Louth
905
991
958
029 Greenore, County Louth
979
1169
1201
030 Haggardstown (Part Rural), County Louth
5769
6303
6819
031 Jenkinstown, County Louth
948
1173
1277
032 Killanny, County Louth
683
799
825
033 Louth, County Louth
1308
1505
1575
034 Mansfieldstown, County Louth
640
807
855
035 Rathcor, County Louth
1203
1352
1374
036 Ravensdale, County Louth
982
1018
1010
Drogheda (Town + Rural), County Louth & County Meath
46306
48951
51577
001 Fair Gate, County Louth
9783
9806
10317
002 St. Laurence Gate, County Louth
3801
4004
4075
003 West Gate, County Louth
5899
6042
6284
041 St. Peter's (Part Urban), County Louth
3460
2161
2099
047 St. Mary's (Part Urban), County Louth
6030
6563
6696
045 Julianstown, County Meath
8289
9606
10139
047 St. Mary's (Part Rural), County Meath
9044
10769
11967
Ardee No. 1 rural area, County Louth
17976
20262
20924
008 Ardee Rural, County Louth
2626
2875
2952
009 Ardee Urban, County Louth
4301
4554
4917
010 Castlebellingham, County Louth
1371
1617
1688
011 Clonkeen, County Louth
545
648
675
012 Collon, County Louth
1380
1770
1859
013 Dromin, County Louth
535
610
629
014 Dromiskin, County Louth
1935
2187
2226
015 Drumcar, County Louth
1385
1526
1451
016 Dunleer, County Louth
2340
2796
2868
017 Stabannan, County Louth
590
620
619
018 Tallanstown, County Louth
968
1059
1040
Louth rural area, County Louth
12560
17298
18423
037 Clogher, County Louth
2494
3031
3237
038 Dysart, County Louth
777
918
925
039 Monasterboice, County Louth
1164
1342
1365
040 Mullary, County Louth
1528
1723
1754
041 St. Peter's (Part Rural), County Louth
4022
6990
7605
042 Termonfeckin, County Louth
2575
3294
3537
Elections
^ *: Outgoing TD
2024 general election
2024 general election : Louth[ 52] [ 54]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Sinn Féin
Ruairí Ó Murchú [*]
13.7
8,728
8,731
8,732
8,733
8,736
8,745
8,748
8,768
8,803
8,879
8,958
9,123
9,621
9,845
10,201
13,016
Sinn Féin
Joanna Byrne
12.8
8,169
8,172
8,185
8,187
8,192
8,218
8,228
8,234
8,245
8,318
8,374
8,496
8,933
9,130
9,358
9,912
11,989
Labour
Ged Nash [*]
11.9
7,594
7,595
7,599
7,608
7,615
7,647
7,660
7,666
7,691
7,747
8,120
8,705
9,252
9,539
9,714
9,833
9,927
10,204
10,573
12,533
Fianna Fáil
Erin McGreehan
9.1
5,772
5,772
5,773
5,773
5,773
5,775
5,776
5,785
5,796
5,886
6,090
6,159
6,218
6,377
6,463
6,828
6,959
7,118
8,284
8,629
Fine Gael
Paula Butterly
8.9
5,646
5,648
5,652
5,653
5,656
5,658
5,662
5,666
5,675
5,886
6,091
6,167
6,206
6,299
6,359
6,418
6,433
6,460
8,502
9,062
Fianna Fáil
Alison Comyn
7.7
4,913
4,914
4,918
4,921
4,923
4,930
4,931
4,936
4,945
5,029
5,119
5,176
5,196
5,335
5,391
5,416
5,426
5,458
5,686
Fine Gael
John McGahon
6.3
4,021
4,022
4,024
4,024
4,027
4,029
4,031
4,037
4,051
4,111
4,194
4,231
4,274
4,336
4,440
4,513
4,545
4,587
Sinn Féin
Antóin Watters
5.9
3,767
3,767
3,767
3,768
3,769
3,775
3,775
3,786
3,801
3,827
3,849
3,893
4,096
4,265
4,325
Independent
Kevin Callan
5.1
3,223
3,231
3,268
3,273
3,276
3,295
3,305
3,320
3,339
3,604
3,676
3,770
3,883
4,181
5,197
5,258
5,292
5,500
Irish Freedom
Hermann Kelly
4.0
2,546
2,549
2,552
2,575
2,612
2,612
2,635
2,695
2,731
2,829
2,842
2,856
2,907
3,608
Aontú
Michael O'Dowd
3.7
2,330
2,331
2,334
2,336
2,359
2,367
2,392
2,410
2,452
2,519
2,540
2,581
2,657
PBP–Solidarity
James Renaghan[ a]
2.6
1,671
1,671
1,672
1,674
1,677
1,685
1,689
1,708
1,740
1,764
1,855
2,278
Social Democrats
Niall McCreanor
2.4
1,547
1,548
1,550
1,551
1,555
1,560
1,560
1,563
1,580
1,614
1,783
Green
Marianne Butler
2.4
1,504
1,505
1,506
1,506
1,506
1,506
1,509
1,512
1,515
1,560
Independent
David Brennan
1.0
671
672
680
686
689
689
747
773
805
Independent
Thomas Clare
0.6
416
419
426
432
435
442
451
468
482
Independent Ireland
Ryan McKeown
0.5
305
306
308
309
319
322
324
354
Independent
Tracy O'Hanlon
0.4
234
235
239
259
270
279
282
Independent
David Bradley
0.2
157
158
161
171
176
182
Independent
Peter-James Nugent
0.2
149
149
149
157
158
The Irish People
Derek McElearney
0.2
119
121
121
133
Independent
Alan Fagan
0.2
114
116
116
Independent
Albert Byrne
0.1
99
100
Independent
David Carroll
0.1
40
Electorate: 104,799 Valid: 63,735 Spoilt: 675 Quota: 10,623 Turnout: 61.5%
2020 general election
2020 general election : Louth[ 51] [ 55] [ 56]
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
Solidarity–PBP
Audrey Fergus[ a]
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
Topanga Bird
0.3
243
474
500
538
Independent
David Bradley
0.4
256
410
417
465
Independent
Albert Byrne
0.2
145
262
273
Electorate: 113,128 Valid: 70,667 Spoilt: 757 Quota: 11,778 Turnout: 71,424 (63.1%)
2016 general election
2016 general election : Louth[ 57] [ 58] [ 50]
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 (65.2%)
2011 general election
Séamus Kirk was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 30th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
2011 general election : Louth[ 49]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Kirk [*]
N/A
Returned automatically
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[ 48]
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[ 47]
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[ 46] [ 59]
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[ 45] [ 60]
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[ 44] [ 61]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
Michael Bell [*]
19.2
8,375
8,601
9,011
Fine Gael
Brendan McGahon [*]
17.9
7,812
8,289
8,931
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Kirk [*]
15.8
6,892
6,930
7,151
7,563
8,117
8,198
8,272
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Mulroy
13.9
6,052
6,140
6,211
6,441
6,907
6,968
7,013
Fianna Fáil
Dermot Ahern [*]
13.6
5,924
5,950
6,062
6,500
6,884
6,929
7,018
Sinn Féin
Arthur Morgan
5.3
2,291
3,042
3,712
3,901
Independent
Bernard Markey
5.1
2,217
2,324
2,379
Progressive Democrats
Frank Aiken
4.9
2,146
2,293
Fine Gael
Richard Brannigan
4.0
1,744
Independent
Ronald Smith
0.4
159
Electorate: 63,151 Valid: 43,612 Quota: 8,723 Turnout: 69.1%
1987 general election
1987 general election : Louth[ 43] [ 62]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Kirk [*]
15.3
7,156
7,197
7,209
7,724
8,115
8,349
11,066
Labour
Michael Bell [*]
13.3
6,205
6,465
6,842
7,154
7,440
7,628
8,923
9,048
9,191
Fianna Fáil
Dermot Ahern
12.4
5,822
5,876
5,884
6,314
6,952
7,031
8,580
8,622
10,128
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Mulroy
11.7
5,492
5,538
5,626
5,818
5,920
5,970
Fine Gael
Brendan McGahon [*]
11.4
5,319
5,378
6,035
6,255
7,019
10,037
Progressive Democrats
Frank Aiken
11.2
5,219
5,276
5,534
5,672
6,171
6,758
6,959
7,467
7,522
Fine Gael
Joseph Lennon
7.6
3,560
3,579
4,105
4,186
4,282
Independent
Thomas Bellew
5.8
2,709
2,787
2,800
3,082
Sinn Féin
Arthur Morgan
5.6
2,599
2,682
2,692
Fine Gael
Fergus O'Dowd
4.2
1,941
1,964
Workers' Party
Donnchadha MacRaghnaill
1.2
570
Independent
Ronald Smith
0.2
86
Independent
Charles Ross
0.2
66
Independent
Barbara Hyland
0.1
65
Electorate: 61,991 Valid: 46,809 Quota: 9,362 Turnout: 75.5%
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election : Louth[ 42] [ 63]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
15.6
6,793
7,033
7,264
7,419
11,288
Labour
Michael Bell
14.7
6,435
7,241
7,431
7,629
7,812
8,451
Fianna Fáil
Séamus Kirk
13.9
6,066
6,126
6,750
6,869
8,791
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Bellew [*]
13.7
5,966
6,083
6,450
6,545
Fine Gael
Brendan McGahon
12.1
5,269
5,325
5,511
7,881
8,197
8,873
Fine Gael
Bernard Markey [*]
10.9
4,745
4,816
4,932
Fine Gael
Thomas Donegan
10.9
4,737
4,886
4,935
6,855
7,015
7,221
Independent
Micheal O'Donnell
4.4
1,915
2,036
Independent
Frank Godfrey
2.2
951
Workers' Party
Donnchadha MacRaghnaill
1.5
671
Independent
Aíne Ní Ghidhir
0.3
129
Electorate: 58,556 Valid: 43,677 Quota: 8,736 Turnout: 74.6%
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election : Louth[ 41] [ 64]
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
Pádraig Faulkner was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 21st Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a three-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
1981 general election : Louth[ 40] [ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
N/A
Returned automatically
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[ 39] [ 66]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
24.0
10,244
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan [*]
22.2
9,455
Fianna Fáil
Eddie Filgate
14.0
5,954
6,662
6,693
6,742
6,788
6,841
7,019
7,098
7,454
8,096
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Farrell [*]
12.7
5,402
6,197
6,227
6,333
6,387
6,438
6,477
6,574
6,942
7,956
Independent
Jimmy Bellew
5.9
2,523
2,548
2,592
2,647
2,776
2,992
3,099
3,307
3,778
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Donnchadha MacRaghnaill
4.4
1,894
1,951
1,980
2,228
2,268
2,300
2,353
2,972
Fine Gael
Bernard Markey
4.0
1,718
1,734
2,000
2,032
2,086
2,643
4,002
4,520
4,862
5,764
Labour
Fergus O'Dowd
3.0
1,289
1,330
1,395
1,583
2,019
2,093
2,175
Fine Gael
Hugh McGahon
2.9
1,252
1,259
1,376
1,385
1,456
Fine Gael
Joseph Lennon
2.9
1,241
1,253
1,539
1,570
1,656
2,053
Labour
Frank Carney
2.1
908
917
944
959
Independent
Frank Godfrey
1.8
751
798
831
Electorate: 53,895 Valid: 42,631 Quota: 8,527 Turnout: 79.1%
1973 general election
1973 general election : Louth[ 38] [ 67]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
29.6
9,256
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan [*]
21.7
6,787
6,881
6,939
6,969
7,036
7,276
7,383
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Farrell
21.6
6,767
7,999
Fine Gael
Brid O'Rourke
11.3
3,532
3,558
3,575
3,587
3,672
3,856
3,877
Labour
Paul Callan
8.2
2,577
2,603
2,634
2,659
2,730
3,394
3,436
Sinn Féin (Official)
Donnchadha MacRaghnaill
4.6
1,450
1,474
1,501
1,546
1,730
Aontacht Éireann
Míceál O'Donnell
1.5
472
482
488
617
Aontacht Éireann
James Sarsfield
0.8
263
271
277
Independent
Geoffrey Eager
0.7
210
217
Electorate: 40,278 Valid: 31,314 Quota: 7,829 Turnout: 77.7%
1969 general election
1969 general election : Louth[ 37] [ 68]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan [*]
28.5
8,618
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
24.2
7,312
7,330
7,357
7,429
7,653
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
22.7
6,883
6,972
7,017
7,136
7,741
Labour
Paul Callan
9.2
2,800
2,863
3,753
3,929
Fine Gael
Thomas Elmore
6.8
2,073
2,687
2,727
4,027
5,262
Fine Gael
Francis Johnston
5.0
1,513
1,757
1,812
Labour
Patrick Mulholland
3.6
1,077
1,097
Electorate: 38,370 Valid: 30,276 Quota: 7,570 Turnout: 78.9%
1965 general election
1965 general election : Louth[ 36] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan [*]
24.4
6,897
8,039
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
23.6
6,679
6,972
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
23.4
6,617
7,132
Fine Gael
Patrick O'Hare
16.3
4,605
5,653
Labour
Proinsias Mac Aonghusa
12.3
3,461
Electorate: 36,629 Valid: 28,259 Quota: 7,065 Turnout: 77.2%
1961 general election
1961 general election : Louth[ 35] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
26.9
6,869
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan
25.5
6,518
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner [*]
16.8
4,288
4,726
4,737
4,934
5,972
Fine Gael
Patrick O'Hare
15.7
4,003
4,026
4,127
4,315
5,037
Independent
Peter Moore
10.8
2,749
2,759
2,772
3,220
Sinn Féin
Larry Grogan
4.4
1,130
1,138
1,141
Electorate: 36,850 Valid: 25,557 Quota: 6,390 Turnout: 69.4%
1957 general election
1957 general election : Louth[ 34] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
25.2
7,972
Fine Gael
George Coburn [*]
21.3
6,745
6,750
7,109
7,728
Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner
21.1
6,672
6,720
6,897
7,781
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan [*]
18.5
5,855
5,857
6,356
6,804
Sinn Féin
Larry Grogan
9.4
2,991
2,992
3,305
Labour
James Murphy
4.5
1,424
1,425
Electorate: 41,814 Valid: 31,659 Quota: 7,915 Turnout: 75.7%
1954 general election
1954 general election : Louth[ 33] [ 69]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
George Coburn [*]
31.9
10,778
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
26.0
8,769
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Walsh [*]
17.6
5,945
5,999
6,308
6,483
6,957
Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan
13.8
4,665
6,576
6,580
6,764
8,639
Labour
Roddy Connolly
7.6
2,576
2,895
2,903
3,366
Sinn Féin
Joseph Campbell
3.0
1,011
1,068
1,079
Electorate: 41,906 Valid: 33,744 Quota: 8,437 Turnout: 80.5%
1954 by-election
Fine Gael TD James Coburn died on 5 December 1963. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 3 March 1954. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Coburn, son of the deceased TD.
1954 by-election : Louth[ 32] [ 69]
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: 73.4%
1951 general election
1951 general election : Louth[ 31] [ 69]
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: 76.5%
1948 general election
1948 general election : Louth[ 30] [ 69]
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: 75.4%
1944 general election
1944 general election : Louth[ 29] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
25.6
7,493
Fine Gael
James Coburn [*]
22.8
6,672
6,690
6,808
8,310
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Walsh
20.5
5,996
6,145
6,359
6,920
7,105
Clann na Talmhan
Frank Jeffers
17.1
5,000
5,005
5,138
6,009
6,725
Labour
Roddy Connolly [*]
11.2
3,287
3,295
3,559
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe
Eoin Ó Coigligh
2.7
795
797
Electorate: 39,506 Valid: 29,243 Quota: 7,311 Turnout: 74.0%
1943 general election
1943 general election : Louth[ 28] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
28.2
8,723
Fine Gael
James Coburn [*]
22.7
7,005
7,072
7,123
9,035
Labour
Roddy Connolly
15.8
4,880
4,932
5,190
5,609
6,252
7,527
Clann na Talmhan
Frank Jeffers
12.0
3,698
3,719
3,764
4,005
4,608
5,071
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Walsh [*]
10.7
3,318
4,118
4,261
4,392
4,454
Fine Gael
John Callan
8.7
2,698
2,744
2,783
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe
Eoin Ó Coigligh
1.9
585
595
Electorate: 39,506 Valid: 30,907 Quota: 7,727 Turnout: 78.2%
1938 general election
1938 general election : Louth[ 27] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
31.8
9,787
Fine Gael
James Coburn [*]
27.2
8,375
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Walsh [*]
20.1
6,200
8,137
Fine Gael
Patrick Roe
14.1
4,353
4,398
Labour
Michael O'Connor
4.4
1,351
1,414
Labour
Anthony Flynn
2.4
740
780
Electorate: 38,665 Valid: 30,806 Quota: 7,702 Turnout: 79.7%
1937 general election
1933 general election
1932 general election
1932 general election : Louth[ 24] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
26.3
7,267
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Murphy [*]
22.0
6,094
6,101
6,824
7,094
Independent
James Coburn [*]
20.2
5,594
5,606
6,135
6,501
Cumann na nGaedheal
Peter Hughes
16.3
4,512
4,523
4,804
5,035
Labour
David Blood
7.9
2,192
2,235
Fianna Fáil
Kevin O'Reilly
7.3
2,019
2,293
2,823
Electorate: 36,260 Valid: 27,678 Quota: 6,920 Turnout: 76.3%
September 1927 general election
September 1927 general election : Louth[ 23] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
29.6
7,881
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Murphy [*]
24.2
6,425
6,444
6,533
Cumann na nGaedheal
Peter Hughes
22.1
5,886
5,937
6,010
National League
James Coburn [*]
21.3
5,666
5,931
7,034
Fianna Fáil
Laurence McKenna
2.8
733
1,631
Electorate: 36,703 Valid: 26,591 Quota: 6,648 Turnout: 72.5%
June 1927 general election
June 1927 general election : Louth[ 22] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
National League
James Coburn [*]
26.4
7,093
Fianna Fáil
Frank Aiken [*]
25.5
6,851
Cumann na nGaedheal
Peter Hughes [*]
14.4
3,886
4,002
4,007
4,037
4,203
4,489
4,956
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Murphy
14.1
3,787
3,843
3,845
3,906
3,966
4,391
5,177
Labour
Michael Connor
6.9
1,867
1,926
1,931
2,164
2,716
3,356
Independent
Matthew Campbell
6.5
1,738
1,797
1,806
1,906
2,037
Labour
Thomas O'Hanlon
3.5
930
986
992
1,074
Fianna Fáil
Laurence McKenna
2.8
748
769
867
Electorate: 36,703 Valid: 26,900 Quota: 6,726 Turnout: 73.3%
1923 general election
1923 general election : Louth[ 21] [ 70]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Republican
Frank Aiken
27.1
6,651
Cumann na nGaedheal
Peter Hughes [*]
23.7
5,798
5,836
6,302
Cumann na nGaedheal
James Murphy [*]
23.1
5,663
5,677
6,751
Farmers' Party
Patrick McGee
15.8
3,877
4,021
4,784
Labour
Cathal O'Shannon [*]
10.3
2,517
2,845
Electorate: 38,548 Valid: 24,506 Quota: 6,127 Turnout: 63.6%
See also
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