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1991 North Tipperary County Council election

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1991 North Tipperary County Council election
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All 21 seats on North Tipperary County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 11 7 2
Seat change -1 +1 +1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -1
Map showing the area of North Tipperary County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11 -1 12,996 45.5
Fine Gael 7 +1 10,266 35.9
Labour 2 +1 2,888 10.1
Progressive Democrats 0 0 1,080 3.8
Independent 1 -1 994 3.5
Sinn Féin 0 0 364 1.3
Totals 21 - 28,588 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

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Borrisokane

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Borrisokane - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Jim Casey* 21.5% 1,212        
Fianna Fáil Senator Tony McKenna* 17.2% 970 1,007 1,028 1,139  
Fianna Fáil Michael Hough* 13.2% 745 763 791 884 1,229
Fine Gael Gerard Darcy 12.1% 681 718 727 884 999
Fianna Fáil John Carroll 11.2% 630 642 656 738  
Fine Gael Liam Whyte* 10.9% 613 672 678 805 858
Labour Larry Dunne 10.1% 567 620 625    
Progressive Democrats Tony Esmonde 4% 224        
Electorate: 7,902   Valid: 5,642 (71.4%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 1,129   Turnout: 5,696 (72.08%)  

Nenagh-Newport

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Nenagh-Newport - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Willie Kennedy* 11.9% 1,182 1,182 1,184 1,196 1,234 1,249        
Labour Senator John Ryan* 11.2% 1,107 1,114 1,156 1,179 1,325          
Fianna Fáil Tom Harrington* 10.1% 998 999 1,001 1,018 1,036 1,040 1,498      
Fine Gael Tom Ryan 9.6% 950 951 952 972 981 995 1,042 1,074 1,148 1,164
Fianna Fáil John Sheehy* 8.2% 808 808 820 833 840 840 863 923 1,019 1,235
Fianna Fáil Mattie (Coole) Ryan 8% 795 796 797 802 823 826 851 870 974 1,154
Independent Joseph O'Connor* 7.8% 767 774 779 790 797 811 927 955 1,043 1,141
Fine Gael Tom Berkery* 6.8% 673 677 680 724 746 768 782 928 944 1,014
Fianna Fáil Ger Ryan 5.8% 570 570 571 576 587 596 641 650    
Fianna Fáil Sean Boland 5.7% 564 566 588 594 602 604 615 764 796  
Fine Gael Martin O'Sullivan 4.7% 467 483 521 527 528 530 539      
Sinn Féin Jimmy Nolan 3.7% 364 364 364 376 384 386        
Labour Matt Ryan 2.9% 283 285 299 301            
Progressive Democrats Michael Flannery 1.6% 154 179 180              
Labour Patrick Coleman 1.5% 148 149                
Progressive Democrats John English 0.7% 68                  
Electorate: 14,173   Valid: 9,898 (69.84%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,238   Turnout: 10,002 (70.6%)  

Roscrea-Templemore

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Roscrea-Templemore - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Denis Ryan* 21.6% 1,446        
Fianna Fáil John Egan* 16.25% 1,086 1,095 1,130    
Fianna Fáil Dan Smith* 14.8% 988 1,033 1,060 1,139  
Fianna Fáil Seán Mulrooney 13.7% 916 989 1,012 1,043 1,046
Fine Gael Noel Coonan 13.2% 879 979 1,012 1,114 1,116
Fine Gael John Butler 12.3% 821 891 918 1,025 1,028
Labour Liam Leahy 5.3% 356 376 412    
Progressive Democrats Michael Treacy 2.9% 192 206      
Electorate: 9,940   Valid: 6,684 (67.2%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 6,750 (67.9%)  

Thurles

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Thurles - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Michael Lowry TD* 30.8% 1,958          
Fianna Fáil Mary Hanafin* 18.9% 1,204          
Fianna Fáil Harry Ryan* 14.6% 926 1,009 1,046 1,061    
Fine Gael Mae Quinn 9.4% 596 1,149        
Fianna Fáil Larry Looby* 9.18% 584 648 709 717 753 873
Progressive Democrats Frank Dwan* 6.9% 442 505 529 557 614  
Labour Martin Kennedy 6.7% 427 512 526 551 668 918
Independent Denis Ryan 3.6% 227 276 283 283    
Electorate: 10,367   Valid: 6,364 (61.4%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 1,061   Turnout: 6,426 (62%)  

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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