William Murphy
| Election | Party | Share | 1st Pref | Quotas | Elected |
| 1937 general election - Clare |  | 3.6% | 1747 | 0.21 | |
| 1951 general election - Clare | | 19.3% | 8016 | 0.97 |  |
| 1954 general election - Clare | | 19.6% | 7945 | 0.78 | |
| 1957 general election - Clare | | 24.9% | 8976 | 0.99 | |
| 1961 general election - Clare | | 27.0% | 9066 | 1.08 | |
| 1965 general election - Clare | | 25.3% | 8715 | 1.01 | |