Laois County Council: (Portlaoise) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 9

Quota: 804

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Joe Carroll (FG)	11.3%	907
2	Tom Keenan (FG)	10.3%	824
5	Ned Kelly (LAB)	8.0%	644
4	Joe Dunne (FF)	7.6%	611
3	Jerry Lodge (FF)	7.3%	588
7	Jim Buggie (FG)	5.7%	461
9	John Hosey (FF)	5.3%	429
6	Charles McDonald (FG)	5.3%	423
8	John O'Reilly (FG)	5.2%	419
	E. Boland (FF)	4.6%	369
	Laurence Lynch (FF)	3.8%	307
	Tom Campion (FF)	3.8%	304
	Larry Kavanagh (LAB)	3.6%	286
	J. Lalor (LAB)	3.3%	269
	K. Finlay (FF)	3.3%	266
	Willie Aird (FG)	3.0%	243
	Arthur Broomfield (IND)	2.1%	167
	Henry Bannan (IND)	2.0%	160
	J. Wallis (FF)	1.6%	127
	O. Whelan (FG)	1.0%	80
	P. O'Brien (FG)	0.8%	62
	K. McGarry (FG)	0.7%	56
	J.F. Bannon (IND)	0.4%	30

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 11577

Turnout: 8129

Valid: 8032

Laois County Council (Portlaoise)1974 Local Election