Laois–Offaly: 1987 general election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Sinn Féin | to Independent | to Progressive Democrats | ||
| from Fianna Fáil | | 3599 (68.8%) | 892 (17.0%) | 743 (14.2%) | |||
| from Fine Gael | | 592 (7.7%) | 6067 (79.1%) | 1015 (13.2%) | |||
| from Sinn Féin | | 816 (65.3%) | 281 (22.5%) | 153 (12.2%) | |||
| from Independent | | 35 (11.7%) | 106 (35.5%) | 92 (30.8%) | 20 (6.7%) | 10 (3.3%) | 36 (12.0%) |