Cork South–West: 1997 general election
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| Seat | Party | Candidate | Share | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 |
| 1 |  | 22.9% | 8008 | 8233 (225) | 9545 (1312) | |||
| 2 | | 21.3% | 7454 | 7802 (348) | 8841 (1039) | |||
| 3 |  | 21.7% | 7586 | 7783 (197) | 8516 (733) | |||
| 17.4% | 6081 | 6285 (204) | 7082 (797) | ||||
 | 6.7% | 2361 | 2716 (355) | |||||
 | 5.1% | 1792 | 2036 (244) | |||||
 | 3.5% | 1221 | ||||||
 | 0.8% | 293 | ||||||
| 0.6% | 199 | ||||||
| Electorate: 49382 | Turnout: 35314 | Valid: 34995 | Spoilt: 319 |