Westmeath County Council: (Mullingar) 1979 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats 8

Quota 842

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Seat	Party		Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1			Jimmy Bennett (LAB)	11.7%	887
2			Gerry L'Estrange (FG)	11.3%	859
3			John Keegan (FG)	9.2%	695
4			Henry Abbott (FF)	9.1%	693
5			Jack Coleman (LAB)	6.2%	470
6			Jimmy O'Brien (FF)	8.2%	622
7			Camillus Glynn (FF)	6.5%	494
8			Edward Fagan (FG)	5.0%	377
			Aeline Mallon (FF)	6.3%	478
			Joe Feely (FF)	5.1%	383
			Bernard Murtagh (LAB)	4.6%	345
			Matt Carley (FF)	5.0%	381
			Paddy Boyhan (FG)	3.5%	267
			Eddie Bruton (FG)	3.3%	250
			Robert Cornally (LAB)	3.2%	241
			Vincent Brophy (FG)	1.8%	133

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 12117

Turnout: 7718

Valid: 7575

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