1991 Roscommon County Council election

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1991 Roscommon County Council election
← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →
All 26 seats on Roscommon County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won 11 10 5
Seat change +3 -3 -
Map showing the area of Roscommon County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.[1][2]

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 11 +3 11,229 40.33
Fianna Fáil 10 -3 11,177 40.15
Independent 5 - 4,934 17.72
Totals 26 - 27,840 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

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Athlone

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Athlone - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Senator Michael Finneran* 31.4% 1,635      
Fine Gael Senator Liam Naughten* 30.5% 1,586      
Fine Gael Paddy Moore 16.2% 841 996 1,405  
Fianna Fáil Jim Morris* 11.4% 592 857 904 980
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Faolain 10.6% 550 724 813 907
Electorate: 7,034   Valid: 5,204 (73.98%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,041   Turnout: 5,233 (74.40%)  

Ballaghadreen

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Ballaghadreen - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Michael Scally 20.69 1,112      
Fine Gael John Connor* 20.6% 839      
Fianna Fáil Paul Lynch* 14.7% 599 672 743 795
Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooney* 13.5% 550 630 690 803
Independent Dermot Allman 10.6% 430 484 552 652
Independent Tom McGarry* 7.0% 286 351 389  
Fianna Fáil Joe Creighton 6.2% 252 277    
Electorate: 5,583   Valid: 4,068 (62.04%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 815   Turnout: 4,098 (73.4%)  

Boyle

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Boyle - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Kitty Duignan* 16.4% 813 985      
Independent Paul Beirne 8.40 775 840      
Fine Gael Charlie Hopkins 13.5% 671 733 802 844  
Fine Gael Joseph O'Beirne 10.7% 529 543 587 599 726
Fianna Fáil Colm O'Donnell* 10.7% 529 537 545 649 814
Fianna Fáil Sean McQuaid* 9.2% 457 479 498 627 792
Fianna Fáil Tommy Kelly 9.1% 452 452 454 519  
Fianna Fáil Mary Clifford 7.4% 369 390 396    
Fine Gael Michael Carty 7.4% 368        
Electorate: 6,959   Valid: 4,963 (71.32%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 828   Turnout: 5,004 (71.91%)  

Castlerea

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Castlerea - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Michael McGreal* 19.8% 748 793    
Fine Gael Tom Callaghan 15.9% 600 608 648 752
Independent Patrick Moylan* 15.5% 583 649 684 787
Independent Danny Burke 15.4% 579 598 644 756
Fianna Fáil Tony Waldron 10.1% 382 432 570 623
Independent Paddy Concannon* 9.9% 372 381 410  
Fianna Fáil Liam Satchwell 6.8% 257 300    
Fianna Fáil Seamus Sloyan 6.6% 250      
Electorate: 5,175   Valid: 3,771 (72.87%)   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 755   Turnout: 3,805 (73.53%)  

Roscommon

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Roscommon - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Tom Foxe TD 22.01 1,232          
Independent Eithne Quinn* 13.3% 677 890        
Fianna Fáil Des Bruen* 12.0% 608 656 746 799 923  
Fine Gael Dominic Connolly 11.4% 578 607 654 745 765 767
Fianna Fáil Seamus McDermott 9.4% 476 506 538 575 664 719
Fianna Fáil Paddy Kilduff 8.7% 439 450 498 523    
Fine Gael Gerry Donnelly 8.6% 436 450 493 604 784 802
Fine Gael Patrick Walshe* 6.5% 331 363 377      
Fianna Fáil Anthony Murray* 5.8% 295 304        
Electorate: 7,411   Valid: 5,072 (68.44%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 846   Turnout: 5,108 (68.92%)  

Strokestown

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Strokestown - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Mullooly* 18.9% 899 937 1,059
Fianna Fáil Eugene Murphy* 17.4% 827 928 1,014
Fine Gael Seán Beirne* 16.2% 773 881 970
Fianna Fáil Tom Crosby 15.9% 759 818 909
Fine Gael Noel Collins 12.9% 614 657 722
Republican Sinn Féin Dermot Mullooly 10.5% 500 525  
Fine Gael Frank Curley 8.2% 390    
Electorate: 7,411   Valid: 5,072 (68.44%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 846   Turnout: 5,108 (68.92%)  

References

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  1. ^ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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