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{{Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
|Name = Carlow–Kilkenny
|Entity = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|Map = [[File:Carlow-Kilkenny (Dáil Éireann constituency).png|200px]]
|Created = 1948
|Seats = 5
|TDs = [[Ann Phelan]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]])
[[Phil Hogan]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
[[John J. McGuinness|John McGuinness]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
[[John Paul Phelan]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
[[Pat Deering]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
|Counties = [[County Carlow]]
[[County Kilkenny]]
|EP = [[East (European Parliament constituency)|East]]
}}
{{Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox
|Name = Carlow–Kilkenny
|Entity = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|Map =
|Created = 1921
|Abolished = 1937
|Seats = 4 (1921–1923)
5 (1923–1937)
|Counties = [[County Carlow]]
[[County Kilkenny]]
}}
'''Carlow–Kilkenny''' is a [[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] parliament or [[Oireachtas]]. The constituency elects 5 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the [[single transferable vote]] form of [[proportional representation]] (PR-STV).
==History and boundaries==
The constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny has been used at Irish elections since the election of the [[Second Dáil]] at the [[Irish elections, 1921|1921 general election]]. Prior to Irish independence elections to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] were held in three single seat constituencies, known as [[Carlow County (UK Parliament constituency)|Carlow]], [[North Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilkenny North]] and [[South Kilkenny (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilkenny South]], and it was these three constituencies that elected members of the First Dáil. Carlow–Kilkenny did not exist during the period of 1937 to 1948 when it was replaced by the constituencies of [[Carlow–Kildare (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Carlow–Kildare]] and [[Kilkenny (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Kilkenny]].
The constituency spans the entire area of [[County Kilkenny]] and most of [[County Carlow]] (a small part of which is in the [[Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Wicklow constituency]]), taking in [[Kilkenny|Kilkenny city]], [[Carlow|Carlow town]], [[Urlingford]], [[Tullow]] and Bagnalstown ([[Muine Bheag]]).
The [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009]] defines the constituency as:
:"The county of Kilkenny and the county of Carlow, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow."
=== TDs 1921–1937 ===
{{Irish TD table begin
|constituency = Carlow–Kilkenny
|maxTDs = 5
|start = 1921
|end = 1937
|refs =
|Cumann na nGaedheal
|Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|Fianna Fáil
|Labour Party (Ireland)
|National Centre Party (Ireland)
|Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|Sinn Féin
|Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 2
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Edward Aylward]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[W. T. Cosgrave]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[James Lennon]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Gearóid O'Sullivan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Irish TD table seats dropped
|seats = 1
|elections = 2
|comment = 4 seats
1921–1923
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 3
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Patrick Gaffney]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[W. T. Cosgrave]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Denis Gorey]]
|elections = 3
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Gearóid O'Sullivan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 4
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Edward Doyle]]
|elections = 5
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[W. T. Cosgrave]]
|elections = 4
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Gibbons]]
|elections = 1
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Michael Skelly (Irish politician)|Michael Skelly]]
|elections = 2
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Carlow-Kilkenny
|year = 1925
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Thomas Bolger]]
|elections = 1
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 5
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Denis Gorey]]
|elections = 1
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Richard Holohan]]
|elections = 3
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Thomas Derrig]]
|elections = 5
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 6
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Peter de Loughry]]
|elections = 2
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Carlow-Kilkenny
|year = 1927
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Denis Gorey]]
|elections = 2
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 7
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Francis Humphreys]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Desmond FitzGerald (politician)|Desmond FitzGerald]]
|elections = 2
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Seán Gibbons]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 8
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[James Pattison]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Richard Holohan]]
|elections = 1
|party = National Centre Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table end
|dailnum = 9
|maxTDs = 5
|comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Kilkenny (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Kilkenny]] and [[Carlow–Kildare (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Carlow–Kildare]]
}}
=== TDs since 1948 ===
{{Irish TD table begin
|constituency = Carlow–Kilkenny
|maxTDs = 5
|start = 1948
|end =
|refs =
|Ceann Comhairle
|Fianna Fáil
|Fine Gael
|Green Party (Ireland)
|Labour Party (Ireland)
|National Labour Party (Ireland)
|Progressive Democrats
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 13
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Thomas Derrig]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Joseph Hughes (politician)|Joseph Hughes]]
|elections = 6
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[James Pattison]]
|elections = 1
|party = National Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)|Thomas Walsh]]
|elections = 3
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Patrick Crotty]]
|elections = 8
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 14
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Francis Humphreys]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 15
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[James Pattison]]
|elections = 2
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Carlow-Kilkenny
|year = 1956
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Martin Medlar]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 16
|byelections = 1
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Francis Humphreys]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]
|elections = 7
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table by-election
|constituency = Carlow-Kilkenny
|year = 1960
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Patrick Teehan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 17
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Desmond Governey]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Séamus Pattison]]
|elections = 12
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 18
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Tom Nolan]]
|elections = 5
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 19
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Kieran Crotty]]
|elections = 7
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 20
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 21
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Liam Aylward]]
|elections = 9
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 22
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Desmond Governey]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 23
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 24
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Dick Dowling (Irish politician)|Dick Dowling]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[M. J. Nolan]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 25
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Martin Gibbons]]
|elections = 1
|party = Progressive Democrats
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 26
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John Browne (Fine Gael)|John Browne]]
|elections = 3
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Phil Hogan]]
|elections = 6
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 27
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 28
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John J. McGuinness]]
|elections = 4
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 29
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Séamus Pattison]]
|elections = 1
|party = Ceann Comhairle
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[M. J. Nolan]]
|elections = 2
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 30
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Bobby Aylward]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Mary White (Green Party politician)|Mary White]]
|elections = 1
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 31
|refs =
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John Paul Phelan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Ann Phelan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Pat Deering]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table end}}
=== 2011 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
|numcounts = 13
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Ann Phelan]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.9
|count1 = 8,072
|count2 = 8,085
|count3 = 8,098
|count4 = 8,125
|count5 = 8,153
|count6 = 8,171
|count7 = 8,526
|count8 = 9,062
|count9 = 9,186
|count10 = 11,633
|count11 = 12,066
|count12 = '''14,160'''
|count13 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John J. McGuinness|John McGuinness]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.9
|count1 = 9,531
|count2 = 9,543
|count3 = 9,548
|count4 = 9,583
|count5 = 9,595
|count6 = 9,612
|count7 = 9,767
|count8 = 9,939
|count9 = 9,999
|count10 = 10,108
|count11 = 11,805
|count12 = '''12,630'''
|count13 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John Paul Phelan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 14.8
|count1 = 10,929
|count2 = 10,939
|count3 = 10,949
|count4 = 10,975
|count5 = 10,993
|count6 = 11,017
|count7 = 11,183
|count8 = 11,416
|count9 = 11,467
|count10 = 11,579
|count11 = 11,711
|count12 = 12,217
|count13 = '''12,574'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Phil Hogan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 14.3
|count1 = 10,525
|count2 = 10,537
|count3 = 10,540
|count4 = 10,558
|count5 = 10,565
|count6 = 10,587
|count7 = 10,772
|count8 = 10,934
|count9 = 10,968
|count10 = 11,120
|count11 = 11,207
|count12 = 11,770
|count13 = '''11,997'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Pat Deering]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.1
|count1 = 7,470
|count2 = 7,474
|count3 = 7,483
|count4 = 7,491
|count5 = 7,502
|count6 = 7,597
|count7 = 7,654
|count8 = 7,964
|count9 = 8,238
|count10 = 8,908
|count11 = 9,967
|count12 = 10,335
|count13 = '''10,486'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Bobby Aylward]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.2
|count1 = 6,762
|count2 = 6,772
|count3 = 6,775
|count4 = 6,786
|count5 = 6,796
|count6 = 6,797
|count7 = 6,867
|count8 = 6,928
|count9 = 6,961
|count10 = 7,005
|count11 = 8,068
|count12 = 8,469
|count13 = 8,610
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Kathleen Funchion
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 5.5
|count1 = 4,075
|count2 = 4,089
|count3 = 4,101
|count4 = 4,121
|count5 = 4,144
|count6 = 4,162
|count7 = 4,462
|count8 = 4,573
|count9 = 6,458
|count10 = 6,759
|count11 = 7,091
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.0
|count1 = 4,428
|count2 = 4,431
|count3 = 4,434
|count4 = 4,435
|count5 = 4,453
|count6 = 4,493
|count7 = 4,533
|count8 = 4,758
|count9 = 5,065
|count10 = 5,636
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Des Hurley
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.3
|count1 = 3,908
|count2 = 3,910
|count3 = 3,919
|count4 = 3,928
|count5 = 3,952
|count6 = 3,978
|count7 = 4,091
|count8 = 4,298
|count9 = 4,683
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John Cassin
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 4.0
|count1 = 2,958
|count2 = 2,959
|count3 = 2,966
|count4 = 2,970
|count5 = 3,003
|count6 = 3,034
|count7 = 3,216
|count8 = 3,314
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Mary White (Green Party politician)|Mary White]]
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.8
|count1 = 2,072
|count2 = 2,077
|count3 = 2,082
|count4 = 2,098
|count5 = 2,106
|count6 = 2,135
|count7 = 2,278
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Conor Mac Liam
|party = Socialist Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.5
|count1 = 1,135
|count2 = 1,144
|count3 = 1,157
|count4 = 1,179
|count5 = 1,200
|count6 = 1,217
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Stephen Kelly
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.8
|count1 = 601
|count2 = 625
|count3 = 646
|count4 = 681
|count5 = 734
|count6 = 820
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Johnny Couchman
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.5
|count1 = 384
|count2 = 390
|count3 = 410
|count4 = 423
|count5 = 471
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John O'Hara
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.3
|count1 = 253
|count2 = 270
|count3 = 327
|count4 = 345
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Raemie Leahy
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.3
|count1 = 256
|count2 = 272
|count3 = 277
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = David Murphy
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.3
|count1 = 195
|count2 = 207
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Noel Walshe
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|count1 = 119
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John Dalton
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.1
|count1 = 70
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 13
|electorate = 105,449
|valid = 73,743
|spoilt = 821 (1.1%)
|quota = 12,291
|turnout = 74,564 (70.7%)
}}
=== 2007 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2007|2007 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
|numcounts = 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John J. McGuinness|John McGuinness]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.2
|count1 = '''11,635'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Bobby Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.1
|count1 = '''11,600'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Phil Hogan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.7
|count1 = 8,569
|count2 = 8,673
|count3 = 8,725
|count4 = 8,751
|count5 = 9,056
|count6 = 9,543
|count7 = '''11,360'''
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[M. J. Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.4
|count1 = 9,037
|count2 = 9,481
|count3 = 9,693
|count4 = 9,901
|count5 = 10,350
|count6 = 10,457
|count7 = 11,136
|count8 = '''12,593'''
|count9 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Mary White (Green Party politician)|Mary White]]'''
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.0
|count1 = 5,386
|count2 = 5,533
|count3 = 5,560
|count4 = 5,573
|count5 = 6,266
|count6 = 6,695
|count7 = 7,405
|count8 = 9,883
|count9 = '''10,464'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[John Paul Phelan]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 9.6
|count1 = 6,494
|count2 = 6,548
|count3 = 6,568
|count4 = 6,604
|count5 = 6,841
|count6 = 7,361
|count7 = 8,170
|count8 = 9,499
|count9 = 9,815
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.0
|count1 = 3,401
|count2 = 3,529
|count3 = 3,534
|count4 = 3,536
|count5 = 3,732
|count6 = 5,285
|count7 = 6,389
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Fergal Browne]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.3
|count1 = 4,948
|count2 = 5,084
|count3 = 5,087
|count4 = 5,092
|count5 = 5,190
|count6 = 5,226
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Michael O'Brien
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.3
|count1 = 2,923
|count2 = 2,939
|count3 = 2,957
|count4 = 2,972
|count5 = 3,304
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Kathleen Funchion
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 3.8
|count1 = 2,568
|count2 = 2,597
|count3 = 2,619
|count4 = 2,638
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Walter Lacey
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 1.6
|count1 = 1,073
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 9
|electorate = 102,016
|valid = 67,654
|spoilt = 705 (1.0%)
|quota = 11,276
|turnout = 68,359 (67.0%)
}}
=== 2002 general election ===
In 2002 [[Séamus Pattison]], the outgoing [[Ceann Comhairle]] of [[Dáil Éireann]], was returned automatically, by virtue of his office.
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 2002|2002 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
|numcounts = 8
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Ceann Comhairle
|percentage = ''N/A''
|count1 = '''Automatically returned'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.5
|count1 = '''12,489'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Phil Hogan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.9
|count1 = 7,841
|count2 = 7,852
|count3 = 8,074
|count4 = 8,239
|count5 = 8,903
|count6 = '''12,238'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John J. McGuinness|John McGuinness]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.4
|count1 = 9,343
|count2 = 9,371
|count3 = 9,657
|count4 = 10,085
|count5 = 10,527
|count6 = 10,654
|count7 = 10,878
|count8 = '''12,111'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[M. J. Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.3
|count1 = 8,711
|count2 = 8,772
|count3 = 8,887
|count4 = 9,140
|count5 = 9,204
|count6 = 9,832
|count7 = 9,895
|count8 = '''11,009'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 7.0
|count1 = 4,272
|count2 = 4,330
|count3 = 4,415
|count4 = 4,568
|count5 = 6,625
|count6 = 7,646
|count7 = 7,653
|count8 = 10,615
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Mary White (Green Party politician)|Mary White]]
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.2
|count1 = 4,961
|count2 = 5,003
|count3 = 5,401
|count4 = 6,055
|count5 = 6,696
|count6 = 7,329
|count7 = 7,355
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Fergal Browne]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.9
|count1 = 5,468
|count2 = 5,530
|count3 = 5,670
|count4 = 5,762
|count5 = 5,894
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Michael O'Brien
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 6.1
|count1 = 3,732
|count2 = 3,739
|count3 = 3,946
|count4 = 4,220
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Tom Kiernan
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 3.4
|count1 = 2,078
|count2 = 2,098
|count3 = 2,216
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Eddie Collins Hughes
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.6
|count1 = 1,614
|count2 = 1,644
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Billy Nolan
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.6
|count1 = 335
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 97,071
|valid = 60,844
|spoilt = 844 (1.4%)
|quota = 12,169
|turnout = 61,688 (63.5%)
}}
=== 1997 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1997|1997 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.9
|votes = 11,849
|count = 1
|seat = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Phil Hogan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.1
|votes = 9,642
|count = 1
|seat = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John Browne (Fine Gael)|John Browne]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.1
|votes = 6,834
|count = 8
|seat = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John J. McGuinness|John McGuinness]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.6
|votes = 5,990
|count = 8
|seat = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 5,578
|count = 8
|seat = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[M. J. Nolan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.6
|votes = 5,975
|seat =
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{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Mary White (Green Party politician)|Mary White]]
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.5
|votes = 3,116
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jim Gibbons, Jnr]]
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 5.6
|votes = 3,184
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.3
|votes = 2,995
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Quinn
|party = National Party (Ireland, 1995)
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 870
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Billy Nolan
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.7
|votes = 416
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 85,096
|valid = 56,449
|spoilt = 691 (1.2%)
|quota = 9,409
|turnout = 57,140 (67.2%)
}}
=== 1992 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1992|1992 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
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|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 24.6
|votes = 13,713
|count = 1
|seat = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 20.3
|votes = 11,331
|count = 1
|seat = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Phil Hogan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.8
|votes = 6,573
|count = 5
|seat = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John Browne (Fine Gael)|John Browne]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.6
|votes = 6,471
|count = 6
|seat = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[M. J. Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.9
|votes = 7,195
|seat = 5
|count = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Kevin Fennelly
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.3
|votes = 4,059
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Miriam Hogan
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.6
|votes = 2,596
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Andy Cotterell
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.2
|votes = 2,358
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Evelyn White
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 1,462
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 81,377
|valid = 55,758
|spoilt = 793 (1.4%)
|quota = 9,294
|turnout = 56,551 (69.5%)
}}
=== 1989 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1989|1989 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.6
|votes = 10,161
|count = 1
|seat = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 17.6
|votes = 9,599
|count = 1
|seat = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Phil Hogan]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.8
|votes = 6,431
|count = 5
|seat = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[John Browne (Fine Gael)|John Browne]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.9
|votes = 6,526
|count = 6
|seat = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[M. J. Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.3
|votes = 7,798
|count = 7
|seat = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pat Millea
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.9
|votes = 5,950
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Andy Cotterell
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.0
|votes = 3,839
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Martin Gibbons]]
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 5.6
|votes = 3,068
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Liam Quigley
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 2.1
|votes = 1,159
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 79,073
|valid = 54,531
|spoilt = 736 (1.3%)
|quota = 9,089
|turnout = 55,267 (69.9%)
}}
=== 1987 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1987|1987 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.7
|votes = 10,773
|count =
|seat = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[M. J. Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.2
|votes = 9,319
|count =
|seat = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 12.8
|votes = 7,358
|count =
|seat = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.8
|votes = 5,107
|count =
|seat = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Martin Gibbons]]'''
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 7.8
|votes = 4,511
|count =
|seat = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pat Millea
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.5
|votes = 5,435
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Phil Hogan]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 9.3
|votes = 5,376
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[John Browne (Fine Gael)|John Browne]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.6
|votes = 4,390
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kearns
|party = Progressive Democrats
|percentage = 6.2
|votes = 3,552
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Butler
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 2.9
|votes = 1,664
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate =
|valid =
|spoilt =
|quota = 9,581
|turnout = 57,485
}}
=== November 1982 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, November 1982|November 1982 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.6
|votes = 9,291
|count =
|seat = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.0
|votes = 8,377
|count =
|seat = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Dick Dowling (Irish politician)|Dick Dowling]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.1
|votes = 5,661
|count =
|seat = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.1
|votes = 5,642
|count =
|seat = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[M. J. Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.5
|votes = 6,998
|count =
|seat = 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.6
|votes = 7,032
|count =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Manning
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.2
|votes = 3,436
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Harry Slattery
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.8
|votes = 2,665
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Seán Walsh
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|percentage = 3.9
|votes = 2,189
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Meaney
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.4
|votes = 1,869
|count =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Mick Lanigan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 2.8
|votes = 1,558
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Eileen Brophy
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.8
|votes = 1,021
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Jones
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.1
|votes = 65
|count =
|seat =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate =
|valid =
|spoilt =
|quota = 9,301
|turnout = 55,804
}}
=== February 1982 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, February 1982|February 1982 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
|numcounts = 12
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.4
|count1 = 8,910
|count2 = 8,927
|count3 = '''9,099'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.3
|count1 = 8,844
|count2 = 8,853
|count3 = 8,966
|count4 = '''9,478'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 14.5
|count1 = 7,869
|count2 = 7,878
|count3 = 7,898
|count4 = 7,995
|count5 = 8,026
|count6 = 8,150
|count7 = 8,387
|count8 = 8,747
|count9 = '''12,154'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Desmond Governey]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.6
|count1 = 4,663
|count2 = 4,682
|count3 = 4,730
|count4 = 4,738
|count5 = 4,738
|count6 = 5,115
|count7 = 5,192
|count8 = 6,370
|count9 = 7,375
|count10 = '''10,009'''
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.3
|count1 = 5,565
|count2 = 5,570
|count3 = 5,583
|count4 = 5,665
|count5 = 5,685
|count6 = 6,394
|count7 = 7,071
|count8 = 7,168
|count9 = 7,701
|count10 = 8,145
|count11 = 8,148
|count12 = '''9,071'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Tom Nolan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.0
|count1 = 6,529
|count2 = 6,542
|count3 = 6,885
|count4 = 7,048
|count5 = 7,401
|count6 = 7,560
|count7 = 7,840
|count8 = 8,025
|count9 = 8,129
|count10 = 8,158
|count11 = 8,207
|count12 = 8,246
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Dick Dowling (Irish politician)|Dick Dowling]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 8.3
|count1 = 4,506
|count2 = 4,512
|count3 = 4,521
|count4 = 4,524
|count5 = 4,526
|count6 = 4,588
|count7 = 4,834
|count8 = 5,285
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Michael Deering
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.1
|count1 = 2,220
|count2 = 2,225
|count3 = 2,251
|count4 = 2,256
|count5 = 2,260
|count6 = 2,333
|count7 = 2,358
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Seán Walsh
|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
|percentage = 3.2
|count1 = 1,753
|count2 = 1,775
|count3 = 1,785
|count4 = 1,821
|count5 = 1,839
|count6 = 1,909
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Eileen Brophy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.8
|count1 = 1,544
|count2 = 1,560
|count3 = 1,604
|count4 = 1,611
|count5 = 1,614
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = John McGuinness
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 1.7
|count1 = 907
|count2 = 909
|count3 = 938
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Patrick Carpenter
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 1.5
|count1 = 834
|count2 = 841
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Peter McCormack
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.2
|count1 = 137
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 12
|electorate = 72,148
|valid = 54,281
|spoilt = 668 (1.2%)
|quota = 9,047
|turnout = 54,949 (76.2%)
}}
=== 1981 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[Irish general election, 1981|1981 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
|numcounts = 11
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.6
|count1 = 9,374
|count2 = '''9,569'''
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 14.6
|count1 = 8,285
|count2 = 8,324
|count3 = 8,334
|count4 = 8,487
|count5 = 9,267
|count6 = 9,271
|count7 = '''9,577'''
|count8 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Desmond Governey]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.1
|count1 = 5,669
|count2 = 5,763
|count3 = 5,935
|count4 = 6,020
|count5 = 7,183
|count6 = 7,184
|count7 = 7,211
|count8 = '''10,762'''
|count9 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.8
|count1 = 6,095
|count2 = 6,104
|count3 = 6,853
|count4 = 7,547
|count5 = 7,631
|count6 = 7,634
|count7 = 7,895
|count8 = 8,720
|count9 = '''9,931'''
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Tom Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.7
|count1 = 7,080
|count2 = 7,563
|count3 = 7,659
|count4 = 7,760
|count5 = 7,892
|count6 = 7,935
|count7 = 8,623
|count8 = 8,713
|count9 = 8,762
|count10 = 8,834
|count11 = '''8,883'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.9
|count1 = 6,177
|count2 = 6,298
|count3 = 6,318
|count4 = 6,490
|count5 = 6,540
|count6 = 6,626
|count7 = 8,164
|count8 = 8,478
|count9 = 8,581
|count10 = 8,731
|count11 = 8,860
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Dick Dowling (Irish politician)|Dick Dowling]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 7.8
|count1 = 4,447
|count2 = 4,465
|count3 = 4,694
|count4 = 4,794
|count5 = 5,102
|count6 = 5,103
|count7 = 5,141
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Mick Lanigan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.7
|count1 = 2,708
|count2 = 2,755
|count3 = 2,765
|count4 = 2,887
|count5 = 2,901
|count6 = 2,933
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[John Browne (Fine Gael)|John Browne]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.3
|count1 = 2,421
|count2 = 2,449
|count3 = 2,535
|count4 = 2,573
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Seán Walsh
|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
|percentage = 3.3
|count1 = 1,881
|count2 = 1,892
|count3 = 1,932
|count4 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.1
|count1 = 1,178
|count2 = 1,189
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Patrick Carpenter
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 1.9
|count1 = 1,176
|count2 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 11
|electorate = 72,148
|valid = 56,435
|spoilt = 798 (1.4%)
|quota = 9,399
|turnout = 57,233 (79.3%)
}}
=== 1977 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1977|1977 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.8
|votes = 7,119
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Tom Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.1
|votes = 8,376
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.7
|votes = 8,143
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Liam Aylward]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.4
|votes = 6,317
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 11.3
|votes = 6,276
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Desmond Governey]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 5,990
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Mick Lanigan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.4
|votes = 4,126
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Carpenter
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.8
|votes = 2,673
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Seán Walsh
|party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
|percentage = 3.0
|votes = 1,666
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Coogan
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.7
|votes = 1,510
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John McNally
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 1,430
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Peter O'Hanrahan
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.2
|votes = 1,214
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Bolger
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.1
|votes = 589
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 55,429
|spoilt =
|quota = 9,239
|turnout =
}}
=== 1973 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Tom Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.2
|votes = 7,098
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.7
|votes = 7,343
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Desmond Governey]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 14.9
|votes = 6,953
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 11.3
|votes = 5,300
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 15.3
|votes = 7,128
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Bob Aylward]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 14.2
|votes = 6,618
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Coogan
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 5.1
|votes = 2,362
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John McManamy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.2
|votes = 1,488
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Wall
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 1,222
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Liam Murphy
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 1,205
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 46,717
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,787
|turnout =
}}
=== 1969 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1969|1969 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Tom Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.6
|votes = 8,090
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 16.9
|votes = 7,771
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Kieran Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.7
|votes = 5,863
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 13.1
|votes = 6,041
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Desmond Governey]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.3
|votes = 6,146
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Bob Aylward]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.6
|votes = 6,273
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = James Keeffe
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.9
|votes = 2,251
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John McManamy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.2
|votes = 1,946
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Hogan
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.7
|votes = 1,692
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 46,073
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,679
|turnout =
}}
=== 1965 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1965|1965 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Tom Nolan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.4
|votes = 7,805
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.7
|votes = 6,114
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 14.1
|votes = 6,299
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.1
|votes = 5,865
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Desmond Governey]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.6
|votes = 4,741
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Bob Aylward]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.2
|votes = 4,996
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Martin Medlar]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.4
|votes = 3,305
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Moriarty
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 6.2
|votes = 2,767
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Matthew Byrne
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 6.0
|votes = 2,684
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Charles Cummins
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 0.4
|votes = 175
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 44,751
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,459
|turnout =
}}
=== 1961 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1961|1961 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.2
|votes = 7,434
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Desmond Governey]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 12.4
|votes = 5,343
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Martin Medlar]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.6
|votes = 5,009
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Séamus Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 9.5
|votes = 4,116
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.4
|votes = 4,046
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Tom Nolan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 4,666
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Patrick Teehan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.1
|votes = 3,072
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Moriarty
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.5
|votes = 2,350
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael McGuinness
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 4.8
|votes = 2,056
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Francis O'Brien
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.4
|votes = 1,891
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Fahey
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 3.9
|votes = 1,674
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Kathleen Brady
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 3.4
|votes = 1,484
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 57,784
|valid = 43,141
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,191
|turnout =
}}
=== 1960 by-election ===
Following the death of Fine Gael TD [[Joseph Hughes (politician)|Joseph Hughes]], a [[by-election]] was held on 23 June 1960. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Carlow–Kilkenny by-election, 1960|1960 by-election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Teehan]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 40.7
|votes = 15,515
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Desmond Governey]]
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 39.1
|votes = 14,892
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Séamus Pattison]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 20.2
|votes = 7,678
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 55,848
|valid = 38,085
|spoilt =
|quota = 19,043
|turnout = 68.2%
}}
=== 1957 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1957|1957 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Martin Medlar]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 22.1
|votes = 9,447
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.4
|votes = 5,742
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.5
|votes = 5,761
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Francis Humphreys]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.4
|votes = 5,738
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Hughes (politician)|Joseph Hughes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 10.3
|votes = 4,419
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Patrick Teehan]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.1
|votes = 3,042
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Herbert Devoy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.7
|votes = 1,992
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = William Cotterell
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 4.5
|votes = 1,929
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Pattison]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.4
|votes = 1,900
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Fahey
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.1
|votes = 1,739
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Moriarty
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 2.4
|votes = 1,037
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 42,746
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,125
|turnout =
}}
=== 1956 by-election ===
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD [[Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)|Thomas Walsh]], a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Medlar.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Carlow–Kilkenny by-election, 1956|1956 by-election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Martin Medlar]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 57.8
|votes = 23,782
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Fielding
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 28.6
|votes = 11,752
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Herbert Devoy
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 13.7
|votes = 5,617
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 58,216
|valid = 41,151
|spoilt =
|quota = 20,576
|turnout = 70.7%
}}
=== 1954 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1954|1954 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)|Thomas Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 21.6
|votes = 9,948
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 18.4
|votes = 8,492
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Hughes (politician)|Joseph Hughes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.0
|votes = 5,053
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 13.4
|votes = 6,164
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 12.0
|votes = 5,522
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Francis Humphreys]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.3
|votes = 5,216
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Fielding
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 5.2
|votes = 2,413
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = William Nolan
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 4.9
|votes = 2,248
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Daniel Maguire
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.4
|votes = 1,106
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 46,162
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,694
|turnout =
}}
=== 1951 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1951|1951 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)|Thomas Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 18.9
|votes = 8,701
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.2
|votes = 7,901
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.1
|votes = 7,890
|seat = 3
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Hughes (politician)|Joseph Hughes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.1
|votes = 5,132
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Francis Humphreys]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.5
|votes = 5,758
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Pattison]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 9.9
|votes = 4,551
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Hayden
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 6.6
|votes = 3,056
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Fielding
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.7
|votes = 1,703
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = P. Gleeson
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 3.0
|votes = 1,384
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 46,076
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,680
|turnout =
}}
=== 1948 general election ===
The poll was postponed due to the death of outgoing Fine Gael TD [[Eamonn Coogan]] during the campaign.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1948|1948 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.3
|votes = 8,787
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Joseph Hughes (politician)|Joseph Hughes]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 13.3
|votes = 6,055
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Crotty]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 11.9
|votes = 5,438
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James Pattison]]'''
|party = National Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.3
|votes = 4,707
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)|Thomas Walsh]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 4,468
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Francis Humphreys]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.4
|votes = 4,301
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = M. J. Barry
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 6.1
|votes = 2,797
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Bergin
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 5.6
|votes = 2,537
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = David Burke
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 3.4
|votes = 1,543
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Rice
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 3.3
|votes = 1,506
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Charles Sheehan
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 2.6
|votes = 1,186
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = W. J. Cleere
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.2
|votes = 991
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Gleeson
|party = Clann na Poblachta
|percentage = 1.8
|votes = 809
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Stephen Carroll
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.2
|votes = 527
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 61,031
|valid = 45,652
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,609
|turnout = 74.8%
}}
=== 1933 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1933|1933 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 19.5
|votes = 10,022
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Desmond FitzGerald (politician)|Desmond FitzGerald]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 11.9
|votes = 6,078
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.0
|votes = 6,167
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James Pattison]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 13.3
|votes = 6,833
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Richard Holohan]]'''
|party = National Centre Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 5,029
|seat = 5
|count =
}}{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Francis Humphreys]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 11.0
|votes = 5,614
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edward Dundon
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 10.3
|votes = 5,293
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Denis Gorey]]
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 9.4
|votes = 4,801
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = James Murphy
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.8
|votes = 1,453
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 51,290
|spoilt =
|quota = 8,549
|turnout =
}}
=== 1932 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1932|1932 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 25.2
|votes = 11,848
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Desmond FitzGerald (politician)|Desmond FitzGerald]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 18.4
|votes = 8,672
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Gibbons]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 10.1
|votes = 4,749
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Francis Humphreys]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 9.8
|votes = 4,629
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Denis Gorey]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 5.9
|votes = 2,799
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Hughes (Irish politician)|James Hughes]]
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 9.1
|votes = 4,272
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Pattison]]
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.7
|votes = 4,105
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Richard Holohan]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.7
|votes = 2,688
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Edward Doyle]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 5.4
|votes = 2,540
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Thomas Bolger]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 718
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 47,020
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,837
|turnout =
}}
=== 1927 by-election ===
W. T. Cosgrave was also elected for the Cork Borough constituency and resigned his seat in Carlow–Kilkenny following the election. A by-election was held on 3 November 1927 and the seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Denis Gorey.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Carlow–Kilkenny by-election, 1927|1927 by-election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Denis Gorey]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 50.3
|votes = 23,007
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael Skelly (Irish politician)|Michael Skelly]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 49.7
|votes = 22,734
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 61,724
|valid = 45,741
|spoilt =
|quota = 22,871
|turnout = 74.1%
}}
=== September 1927 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, September 1927|September 1927 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[W. T. Cosgrave]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 32.4
|votes = 13,949
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 23.0
|votes = 9,891
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Peter de Loughry]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 5.8
|votes = 2,516
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Richard Holohan]]'''
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 10.7
|votes = 4,599
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Edward Doyle]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 11.5
|votes = 4,956
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Delaney
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.5
|votes = 3,229
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Denis Gorey]]
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 5.9
|votes = 2,541
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = James Reade
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 3.1
|votes = 1,348
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 43,029
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,172
|turnout =
}}
=== June 1927 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, June 1927|June 1927 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[W. T. Cosgrave]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 31.4
|votes = 13,271
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Derrig]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 12.8
|votes = 5,408
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Edward Doyle]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 12.0
|votes = 5,060
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Richard Holohan]]'''
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 8.8
|votes = 3,695
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Denis Gorey]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 2.3
|votes = 954
|seat = 5
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Arthur Kavanagh
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 7.8
|votes = 3,276
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edmund Wall
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 7.3
|votes = 3,096
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Michael Skelly (Irish politician)|Michael Skelly]]
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 7.0
|votes = 2,961
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Magennis
|party = National League Party
|percentage = 5.0
|votes = 2,096
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edward McDonald
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 3.9
|votes = 1,653
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Nolan
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 1.8
|votes = 761
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = ?
|valid = 42,231
|spoilt =
|quota = 7,039
|turnout =
}}
=== 1925 by-election ===
Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD [[Seán Gibbons]], a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Bolger.
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Carlow–Kilkenny by-election, 1925|1925 by-election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Thomas Bolger]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 58.9
|votes = 24,142
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Barry
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 41.1
|votes = 16,830
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 63,112
|valid = 40,972
|spoilt =
|quota = 20,487
|turnout = 64.9%
}}
=== 1923 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1923|1923 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[W. T. Cosgrave]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 44.1
|votes = 17,709
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Denis Gorey]]'''
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 9.2
|votes = 3,702
|seat = 2
|count = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Seán Gibbons]]'''
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 1.5
|votes = 615
|seat = 3
|count = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Edward Doyle]]'''
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 11.9
|votes = 4,783
|seat = 4
|count = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Michael Skelly (Irish politician)|Michael Skelly]]'''
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 14.1
|votes = 5,641
|seat = 5
|count = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Barry
|party = Republican (Ireland, 1923)
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 4,355
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edward Broughan
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 4.6
|votes = 1,830
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Patrick Gaffney]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|percentage = 2.0
|votes = 803
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Thomas Bolger]]
|party = Cumann na nGaedheal
|percentage = 1.8
|votes = 723
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 62,937
|valid = 40,161
|spoilt =
|quota = 6,694
|turnout = 63.8%
}}
=== 1922 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish general election, 1922|1922 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Patrick Gaffney]]'''
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 34.8
|votes = 10,875
|seat = 1
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[W. T. Cosgrave]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
|percentage = 22.6
|votes = 7,071
|seat = 2
|count = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Denis Gorey]]'''
|party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 19.6
|votes = 6,122
|seat = 3
|count = 3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Gearóid O'Sullivan]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
|percentage = 8.6
|votes = 2,681
|seat = 4
|count = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Edward Aylward]]
|party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
|percentage = 10.8
|votes = 3,365
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[James Lennon]]
|party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
|percentage = 3.6
|votes = 1,113
|seat =
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box end
|electorate = 51,012
|valid = 31,227
|spoilt =
|quota = 6,246
|turnout = 61.2%
}}
=== 1921 general election ===
{{STV Election box begin
|title = [[Irish elections, 1921|1921 general election]]: Carlow–Kilkenny
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Edward Aylward]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = ''N/A''
|votes = Unopposed
|seat = 1
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[W. T. Cosgrave]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = ''N/A''
|votes = Unopposed
|seat = 2
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[James Lennon]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = ''N/A''
|votes = Unopposed
|seat = 3
|count =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = '''[[Gearóid O'Sullivan]]'''
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = ''N/A''
|votes = Unopposed
|seat = 4
|count =
}}
|}
== See also ==
*[[Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[Politics of the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[List of Irish by-elections]]
*[[Elections in the Republic of Ireland]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0 Oireachtas Members Database]
{{Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Carlow constituencies}}
{{Kilkenny constituencies}}
{{coord missing|Ireland}}