Joseph Hughes
| Election | Party | Share | 1st Pref | Quotas | Elected |
| 1948 general election - Carlow–Kilkenny |  | 13.3% | 6055 | 0.80 |  |
| 1951 general election - Carlow–Kilkenny | | 11.1% | 5132 | 0.67 | |
| 1954 general election - Carlow–Kilkenny | | 10.9% | 5053 | 0.66 | |
| 1957 general election - Carlow–Kilkenny | | 10.3% | 4419 | 0.62 | |