Laois County Council: (Portlaoise) 1979 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 9

Quota: 874

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Joe Dunne (FF)	12.2%	1062
2	Jerry Lodge (FF)	10.3%	899
3	Joe Carroll (FG)	9.8%	854
4	Tom Keenan (FG)	9.0%	784
6	Jim Buggie (FG)	7.1%	619
8	John O'Reilly (FG)	6.5%	568
7	Ned Kelly (LAB)	5.6%	489
	Edward Kirwan (FF)	5.5%	484
5	John Hosey (FF)	5.2%	451
9	Michael Nerney (FF)	5.0%	433
	Willie Aird (FG)	4.5%	395
	Patrick Bray (LAB)	4.0%	347
	Joseph O'Dwyer (FF)	3.5%	305
	Liam Delaney (FG)	3.3%	286
	Ann Daly (FF)	2.9%	251
	William Slattery (FG)	1.8%	153
	Gabriel Lalor (SFWP)	1.5%	133
	Joseph McCormack (IND)	1.4%	123
	Arthur Broomfield (IND)	0.8%	68
	Paul Carroll (IND)	0.4%	34

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 11737

Turnout: 8917

Valid: 8738

Laois County Council (Portlaoise)1979 Local Election