Carlow–Kilkenny: 1981 general election

Seats: 5Quota: 9399


 
Distribution
Carpenter's 1176
Distribution
Townsend's 1189
Distribution
Walsh's 1932
Distribution
Browne's 2573
Aylward's
surplus of 170
Distribution
Lanigan's 2933
Distribution
Dowling's 5141
Governey's
surplus of 1363
Pattison's
surplus of 222
Crotty's
surplus of 178
SeatPartyCandidateShareCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
1
Liam Aylward (FF)
16.6%
93749569
(195)
2
Kieran Crotty (FG)
14.7%
82858324
(39)
8334
(10)
8487
(153)
9267
(780)
9271
(4)
9577
(306)
3
Desmond Governey (FG)
10.1%
56695763
(94)
5935
(172)
6020
(85)
7183
(1163)
7184
(1)
7211
(27)
10762
(3551)
4
Séamus Pattison (LAB)
10.8%
60956104
(9)
6853
(749)
7547
(694)
7631
(84)
7634
(3)
7895
(261)
8720
(825)
9931
(1211)
5
Tom Nolan (FF)
12.6%
70807563
(483)
7659
(96)
7760
(101)
7892
(132)
7935
(43)
8623
(688)
8713
(90)
8762
(49)
8834
(72)
8883
(49)
Jim Gibbons (FF)
10.8%
60776298
(221)
6318
(20)
6490
(172)
6540
(50)
6626
(86)
8164
(1538)
8478
(314)
8581
(103)
8731
(150)
8860
(129)
Dick Dowling (FG)
7.9%
44474465
(18)
4694
(229)
4794
(100)
5102
(308)
5103
(1)
5141
(38)
Mick Lanigan (FF)
4.8%
27082755
(47)
2765
(10)
2887
(122)
2901
(14)
2933
(32)
John Browne (FG)
4.3%
24212449
(28)
2535
(86)
2573
(38)
Seán Walsh (SFWP)
3.3%
18811892
(11)
1932
(40)
Jim Townsend (LAB)
2.1%
11781189
(11)
Patrick Carpenter (FF)
2.1%
1176
Electorate: 72148Turnout: 57233Valid: 56435Spoilt: 798