Louth (Dáil constituency)

Louth
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Louth within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1923
Seats
  • 3 (1923–1977)
  • 4 (1977–2011)
  • 5 (2011–)
TDs
  •   Paula Butterly (FG)
  •   Joanna Byrne (SF)
  •   Erin McGreehan (FF)
  •   Ged Nash (Lab)
  •   Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF)
Local government areas
Created fromLouth–Meath
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

Louth is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 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

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Louth 1923–[20]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[21] Frank Aiken
(Rep) 		Peter Hughes
(CnaG) 		James Murphy
(CnaG) 		3 seats
until 1977
5th 1927 (Jun)[22] Frank Aiken
(FF) 		James Coburn
(NL)
6th 1927 (Sep)[23]
7th 1932[24] James Coburn
(Ind)
8th 1933[25]
9th 1937[26] James Coburn
(FG) 		Laurence Walsh
(FF)
10th 1938[27]
11th 1943[28] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
12th 1944[29] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
13th 1948[30] Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
14th 1951[31] Laurence Walsh
(FF)
1954 by-election[32] George Coburn
(FG)
15th 1954[33] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
16th 1957[34] Pádraig Faulkner[a]
(FF)
17th 1961[35] Paddy Donegan
(FG)
18th 1965[36]
19th 1969[37]
20th 1973[38] Joseph Farrell
(FF)
21st 1977[39] Eddie Filgate
(FF) 		4 seats
1977–2011
22nd 1981[40] Paddy Agnew
(AHB) 		Bernard Markey
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[41] Thomas Bellew
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[42] Michael Bell
(Lab) 		Brendan McGahon
(FG) 		Séamus Kirk[b]
(FF)
25th 1987[43] Dermot Ahern
(FF)
26th 1989[44]
27th 1992[45]
28th 1997[46]
29th 2002[47] Arthur Morgan
(SF) 		Fergus O'Dowd
(FG)
30th 2007[48]
31st 2011[49] Gerry Adams
(SF) 		Ged Nash
(Lab) 		Peter Fitzpatrick
(FG)
32nd 2016[50] Declan Breathnach
(FF) 		Imelda Munster
(SF)
33rd 2020[51] Ruairí Ó Murchú
(SF) 		Ged Nash
(Lab) 		Peter Fitzpatrick
(Ind)
34th 2024[52] Paula Butterly
(FG) 		Joanna Byrne
(SF) 		Erin McGreehan
(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.

  1. ^ Faulker served as Ceann Comhairle in the 21st Dáil from 1977 to 1981, and was returned automatically at the 1981 election.
  2. ^ 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]

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%  
  1. ^ Renaghan is a member of People Before Profit.

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%)  
  1. ^ Fergus was a member of People Before Profit.

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

1937 general election: Louth[26][70]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken[*] 31.0 9,215  
Fine Gael James Coburn[*] 28.2 8,364  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Walsh 22.8 6,768 8,449
Fine Gael James Murphy[*] 18.0 5,341 5,452
Electorate: 38,570   Valid: 29,688   Quota: 7,423   Turnout: 77.0%  

1933 general election

1933 general election: Louth[25][70]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Aiken[*] 34.9 10,235  
Cumann na nGaedheal James Murphy[*] 26.0 7,632  
Independent James Coburn[*] 24.8 7,282 7,484
Fianna Fáil John O'Dowd 14.2 4,175 6,876
Electorate: 36,803   Valid: 29,324   Quota: 7,332   Turnout: 79.7%  

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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