Dublin South–Central: 1981 general election Results, Count Bar Race

Seat	Candidate	Share
1	John O'Connell (IND)	19.4%
2	Ben Briscoe (FF)	16.7%
3	Fergus O'Brien (FG)	15.1%
4	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF)	11.6%
5	Gay Mitchell (FG)	14.1%
	Frank Cluskey (LAB)	8.4%
	Brian Hillery (FF)	6.0%
	Eric Byrne (SFWP)	4.9%
	Michael Collins (LAB)	2.2%
	Séamus Ashe (LAB)	1.4%
	Daniel McCarron (IND)	0.1%

Incumbent in Bold

Valid: 48949