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Meath (Dáil constituency)

For the 1801–1885 constituency, see Meath (UK Parliament constituency).

Meath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937 and from 1948 to 2007. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Meath
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1937
Seats3
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by
Meath
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished2007
Seats
  • 3 (1948–1977)
  • 4 (1977–1981)
  • 5 (1981–2007)
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by

History and boundaries

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The constituency was first created under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election, electing 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). It was abolished in 1937. It was recreated under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 for the 1948 general election, again electing 3 deputies. It gained a fourth seat in 1977 and a fifth seat in 1981.

It was abolished for the 2007 general election, being divided into the two new 3-seat constituencies of Meath East and Meath West.

The constituency spanned the entire area of County Meath in Leinster, taking in Navan, Trim and Ashbourne. It also included small parts of County Kildare.[1]

TDs

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TDs 1923–1937

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath 1923–1937[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[3] Patrick Mulvany
(FP) 		David Hall
(Lab) 		Eamonn Duggan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[4] Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)[5] Arthur Matthews
(CnaG)
7th 1932[6] James Kelly
(FF)
8th 1933[7] Robert Davitt
(CnaG) 		Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Meath–Westmeath

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

TDs 1948–2007

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath 1948–2007[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[8] Matthew O'Reilly
(FF) 		Michael Hilliard
(FF) 		3 seats
until 1977 		Patrick Giles
(FG) 		3 seats
until 1977
14th 1951[9]
15th 1954[10] James Tully
(Lab)
16th 1957[11] James Griffin
(FF)
1959 by-election[12] Henry Johnston
(FF)
17th 1961[13] James Tully
(Lab) 		Denis Farrelly
(FG)
18th 1965[14]
19th 1969[15] John Bruton
(FG)
20th 1973[16] Brendan Crinion
(FF)
21st 1977[17] Jim Fitzsimons
(FF) 		4 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981[18] John V. Farrelly
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[19] Michael Lynch
(FF) 		Colm Hilliard
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[20] Frank McLoughlin
(Lab)
25th 1987[21] Michael Lynch
(FF) 		Noel Dempsey
(FF)
26th 1989[22] Mary Wallace
(FF)
27th 1992[23] Brian Fitzgerald
(Lab)
28th 1997[24] Johnny Brady
(FF) 		John V. Farrelly
(FG)
29th 2002[25] Damien English
(FG)
2005 by-election[26] Shane McEntee
(FG)
30th 2007 Constituency abolished. See Meath East and Meath West

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

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2005 by-election

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2005 by-election: Meath[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Shane McEntee 34.1 16,964 17,083 18,214 24,047
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 32.4 16,117 16,230 17,480 21,178
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 12.3 6,087 6,183 6,514  
Labour Dominic Hannigan 11.2 5,567 5,672 7,061  
Progressive Democrats Sirena Campbell 5.4 2,679 2,746    
Green Fergal O'Byrne 3.2 1,590 1,744    
Independent Liam Ó Gogáin 1.4 702      
Electorate: 121,041   Valid: 49,706   Spoilt: 477 (0.9%)   Quota: 24,854   Turnout: 50,183 (41.5%)  

2002 general election

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2002 general election: Meath[25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 18.0 11,534                
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace 13.7 8,759 9,072 9,104 9,284 9,645 10,007 10,261 10,374 11,635
Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady 13.3 8,493 8,751 8,787 8,833 8,879 8,987 9,110 9,577 9,876
Fine Gael John Bruton 11.9 7,617 7,693 7,725 7,880 8,121 8,454 9,148 10,881  
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 9.4 6,042 6,093 6,144 6,267 6,385 6,710 7,122 7,348 8,080
Fine Gael Damien English 9.3 5,958 6,019 6,071 6,139 6,265 6,639 7,376 8,725 10,154
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 6.1 3,877 3,892 3,903 3,937 3,978 4,052 4,273    
Independent Brian Fitzgerald 5.8 3,722 3,751 3,807 3,920 4,105 4,464 5,139 5,258  
Labour Peter Ward 4.3 2,727 2,748 2,769 2,844 2,964 3,595      
Green Fergal O'Byrne 3.7 2,337 2,353 2,406 2,630 2,830        
Independent Tom Kelly 2.1 1,373 1,380 1,403 1,566          
Independent Pat O'Brien 1.9 1,199 1,202 1,244            
Independent Jane Colwell 0.4 263 265              
Christian Solidarity Michael Redmond 0.3 180 181              
Electorate: 108,717   Valid: 64,081   Spoilt: N/A[27]   Quota: 10,681   Turnout: 64,081 (58.9%)  

1997 general election

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1997 general election: Meath[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael John Bruton 23.0 13,037                  
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 15.4 8,701 8,970 9,009 9,105 9,253 9,377 9,518      
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace 13.5 7,669 7,850 8,017 8,052 8,201 8,387 8,774 9,452    
Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady 13.0 7,372 7,423 7,478 7,506 7,654 7,711 7,751 8,152 8,946 9,179
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 9.4 5,348 7,167 7,290 7,385 7,519 7,654 7,930 8,122 8,339 10,892
Labour Brian Fitzgerald 6.5 3,695 4,148 4,208 4,408 4,461 4,694 4,923 4,983 5,267 5,870
Fine Gael James Holloway 4.5 2,548 3,102 3,206 3,359 3,461 3,575 3,663 3,801 4,092  
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 3.5 2,000 2,020 2,041 2,166 2,228 2,344 2,424 2,485    
Progressive Democrats Ronnie Owens 2.4 1,344 1,379 1,417 1,441 1,493 1,610 1,700      
Independent Tom Kelly 2.3 1,305 1,346 1,375 1,391 1,443 1,548        
Green Anne Kelly McCormack 1.9 1,103 1,145 1,221 1,272 1,352          
Christian Solidarity Brian Curran 1.8 1,031 1,055 1,070 1,089            
Democratic Left Christy Gorman 1.4 798 848 871              
Independent Pauline Farrelly 1.0 564 607                
Independent Jackie O'Connell 0.3 152 157                
Independent Jim Tallon 0.1 24 25                
Electorate: 90,125   Valid: 56,691   Spoilt: 574 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,449   Turnout: 57,265 (63.5%)  

1992 general election

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1992 general election: Meath[29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 18.0 9,196                    
Labour Brian Fitzgerald 17.6 8,967                    
Fine Gael John Bruton 16.5 8,402 8,455 8,584                
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace 12.0 6,132 6,284 6,328 6,336 6,412 6,494 6,636 6,727 6,884 7,746 8,126
Fianna Fáil Colm Michael Hilliard 11.4 5,813 6,160 6,189 6,192 6,305 6,347 6,531 6,676 6,786 7,638 8,101
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 10.0 5,124 5,143 5,204 5,245 5,272 5,358 5,499 5,637 6,233 6,413 7,163
Fianna Fáil Frances Monaghan 3.7 1,885 1,952 1,959 1,960 1,985 2,006 2,059 2,095 2,185    
Independent Jack Fitzsimons 2.9 1,477 1,493 1,536 1,538 1,645 1,832 2,014 2,299 2,492 2,672  
Progressive Democrats Caroline Mhic Daeid 2.2 1,135 1,141 1,168 1,172 1,184 1,259 1,284 1,372      
Independent Brendan Cleary 1.7 852 856 866 866 887 937          
Democratic Left Christy Gorman 1.6 809 816 874 881 959 1,058 1,086        
Green Anne McCormack 1.3 650 657 692 695 773            
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 1.3 641 645 655 656              
Electorate: 78,083   Valid: 51,083   Spoilt: 698 (1.4%)   Quota: 8,514   Turnout: 51,781 (66.3%)  

1989 general election

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1989 general election: Meath[30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fine Gael John Bruton 18.5 9,371                    
Fianna Fáil Colm Hilliard 13.8 6,980 7,012 7,020 7,082 7,095 7,148 7,211 7,343 7,386 7,841 7,985
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace 13.3 6,726 6,757 6,766 6,777 6,800 6,828 6,870 6,969 7,409 8,195 8,374
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch 12.8 6,461 6,476 6,481 6,534 6,543 6,558 6,578 6,684 6,702 6,928 7,013
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 12.3 6,237 6,270 6,275 6,314 6,325 6,355 6,445 6,536 6,580 7,003 7,180
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 11.3 5,730 6,451 6,458 6,541 6,682 6,729 7,228 7,296 7,564 9,222  
Labour Brian Fitzgerald 9.2 4,625 4,669 4,701 4,732 4,767 5,043 5,136 5,345 5,558    
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 2.0 1,002 1,005 1,022 1,032 1,039 1,148 1,161        
Independent Ailish Sherrard 1.9 973 980 1,015 1,036 1,062 1,129 1,166 1,252      
Workers' Party Christy Gorman 1.2 628 634 764 784 801            
Progressive Democrats John Bird 1.2 609 638 640 691 944 977          
Progressive Democrats Joe Fernandez 1.0 519 540 543 557              
Independent William Battersby 0.8 412 416 417                
Workers' Party John King 0.5 262 264                  
Electorate: 77,127   Valid: 50,535   Quota: 8,423  

1987 general election

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1987 general election: Meath[21][31][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch 15.8 8,712 8,716 8,718 8,743 8,746 8,776 8,981 9,001 9,130 9,349      
Fine Gael John Bruton 14.7 8,084 8,086 8,126 8,176 8,411 8,449 8,490 8,691 9,124 9,846      
Fianna Fáil Colm Hilliard 12.3 6,763 6,765 6,775 6,817 6,832 6,911 7,098 7,133 7,497 7,922 7,966 8,019 8,635
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey 11.9 6,538 6,542 6,556 6,594 6,601 6,636 6,749 6,785 7,017 7,513 7,558 7,595 8,256
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace 10.3 5,681 5,684 5,707 5,742 5,759 5,831 5,953 6,010 6,542 6,831 6,855 6,868 7,305
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 9.7 5,345 5,347 5,365 5,395 5,740 5,772 5,795 5,866 6,009 6,472 6,805 6,828 9,165
Labour Frank McLoughlin 5.9 3,237 3,239 3,445 3,532 3,560 3,804 3,927 3,995 4,223        
Progressive Democrats Patrick Andrews 5.9 3,227 3,227 3,246 3,322 3,352 3,402 3,456 4,628 4,892 5,528 5,643 5,659  
Independent Gerard Marry 4.3 2,393 2,393 2,403 2,450 2,466 2,545 2,645 2,681          
Progressive Democrats Bryan Maher 2.9 1,604 1,606 1,616 1,657 1,690 1,717 1,734            
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 1.8 1,012 1,012 1,014 1,033 1,044 1,198              
Workers' Party Séamus McDonagh 1.4 790 794 812 921 938                
Fine Gael Bernadette McMahon 1.4 743 743 747 767                  
Independent Camella Cummins 1.2 636 643 654                    
Labour Peter Archer 0.7 394 395                      
Independent Seán Gormley 0.1 36                        
Electorate: 73,904   Valid: 55,195   Quota: 9,200   Turnout: 55,597 (75.2%)  

November 1982 general election

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November 1982 general election: Meath[20][33][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael John Bruton 19.6 9,990          
Labour Frank McLoughlin 14.1 7,179 7,293 8,026 8,317 8,561  
Fianna Fáil Colm Hilliard 14.0 7,133 7,168 7,230 7,312 7,369 8,617
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch 13.7 6,991 7,008 7,034 7,055 7,132 7,606
Fianna Fáil Jim Fitzsimons 12.0 6,133 6,158 6,209 6,292 6,347 8,652
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 8.6 4,380 4,917 4,974 5,820 8,687  
Fianna Fáil Sean Conway 7.8 3,966 4,004 4,065 4,118 4,217  
Fine Gael Laurence Clarke 4.1 2,107 2,673 2,753 3,500    
Fine Gael Tom Kelly 4.0 2,013 2,121 2,180      
Labour Brian Fitzgerald 2.2 1,105 1,155        
Electorate: 67,214   Valid: 50,997   Quota: 8,500   Turnout: 75.9%  

February 1982 general election

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February 1982 general election: Meath[19][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael John Bruton 25.0 12,272                
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch 16.4 8,033 8,099 8,106 8,225          
Fianna Fáil Jim Fitzsimons 12.2 5,994 6,095 6,101 6,383 6,440 6,452 6,505 6,542 6,932
Fianna Fáil Colm Hilliard 11.8 5,778 5,880 5,884 6,189 6,269 6,285 6,404 6,515 7,126
Fianna Fáil Sean Conway 10.5 5,165 5,338 5,349 5,438 5,479 5,489 5,532 5,604 6,120
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 8.2 4,023 6,570 6,579 6,708 6,870 6,871 10,025    
Fine Gael Frank McDermott 5.7 2,770 3,472 3,476 3,537 3,660 3,665      
Labour James Cudden 4.1 1,999 2,235 2,251 2,359 3,666 3,669 3,805 5,432  
Labour Seán O'Brien 3.1 1,541 1,637 1,646 1,884          
Independent Dermot Forde 2.8 1,385 1,450 1,485            
Independent John Gormley 0.2 103 109              
Electorate: 65,220   Valid: 49,063   Quota: 8,178   Turnout: 75.2%  

1981 general election

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1981 general election: Meath[18][36]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael John Bruton 22.9 11,574              
Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion 13.1 6,623 6,731 7,016 7,073 9,549      
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch 12.2 6,164 6,200 6,458 6,660 7,180 7,383 7,709  
Fianna Fáil Jim Fitzsimons 10.9 5,535 5,610 6,163 6,196 7,113 7,915 8,389 14,340
Labour Frank McLoughlin 8.6 4,328 4,477 4,795 4,938 5,043 5,060    
Labour James Tully 8.5 4,313 4,565 4,962 5,100 5,265 5,287 8,474  
Fianna Fáil Sean Conway 8.0 4,042 4,171 4,379 4,410        
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly 6.6 3,331 5,127 5,277 7,435 7,566 7,630 8,217 8,798
Independent Dermot Forde 4.9 2,481 2,555            
Fine Gael Frank McDermott 4.4 2,249 2,763 2,830          
Electorate: 65,220   Valid: 50,640   Quota: 8,441   Turnout: 77.6%  

1977 general election

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1977 general election: Meath[17][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion 24.8 11,398                  
Fine Gael John Bruton 17.6 8,091 8,145 8,146 8,166 8,193 8,722 9,014 10,492    
Fianna Fáil Jim Fitzsimons 16.9 7,795 9,322                
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch 12.8 5,891 6,339 6,446 6,466 6,513 6,553 7,192 7,290 7,343 7,642
Labour James Tully 11.6 5,347 5,385 5,386 5,392 5,427 5,511 5,909 6,236 6,934 9,218
Labour Frank McLoughlin 5.3 2,444 2,500 2,501 2,519 2,530 2,549 2,682 2,921 3,207  
Fine Gael Michael Regan 4.2 1,938 1,956 1,956 1,988 1,997 2,157 2,279      
Independent Dermot Forde 4.2 1,911 1,934 1,935 1,963 2,006 2,055        
Fine Gael Jim Dorgan 1.9 880 893 894 904 913          
Independent Frank Godfrey 0.4 187 195 196 207            
Independent Edward McKeever 0.3 158 162 162              
Electorate: 58,569   Valid: 46,040   Quota: 9,209   Turnout: 78.6%  

1973 general election

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1973 general election: Meath[16]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion 8,555 28.0 1 1
Fine Gael John Bruton 8,099 26.5 2 1
Labour James Tully 5,824 19.1 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 5,695 18.6
Independent Desmond Ferguson 1,427 4.7
Fine Gael Denis Farrelly 974 3.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,574   Quota: 7,644   Turnout:

1969 general election

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1969 general election: Meath[15]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 6,143 21.3 1
Labour James Tully 5,357 18.5 3
Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion 4,637 16.1
Fianna Fáil Gerard Marry 3,392 11.7
Fine Gael John Bruton 3,042 10.5 2
Fine Gael Denis Farrelly 2,992 10.4
Fine Gael Willie Carey 1,926 6.7
Labour John Fitzgerald 1,408 4.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,897   Quota: 7,225   Turnout: ?

1965 general election

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1965 general election: Meath[14]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Labour James Tully 7,752 28.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 7,544 28.0 2 1
Fine Gael Denis Farrelly 5,271 19.6 3
Fianna Fáil Gerard Marry 2,706 10.1
Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna 2,577 9.6
Fine Gael Patrick Fullam 1,077 4.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,927   Quota: 6,732   Turnout:

1961 general election

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1961 general election: Meath[13]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Labour James Tully 6,721 26.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 6,563 26.1 2 1
Fine Gael Denis Farrelly 3,008 12.0 3
Fine Gael Patrick O'Brien 2,687 10.7
Fianna Fáil Henry Johnston 2,375 9.5
Fianna Fáil Edward Daly 2,314 9.2
Independent James Finn 1,473 5.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,141   Quota: 6,286   Turnout:

1959 by-election

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Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD James Griffin, a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Henry Johnston.

1959 by-election: Meath[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Henry Johnston 43.2 11,063 11,338 12,475
Labour James Tully 27.0 6,918 7,593 10,926
Fine Gael Denis Farrelly 22.5 5,751 6,100  
Sinn Féin Leo Collins 7.4 1,889    
Electorate: 37,686   Valid: 25,621   Quota: 12,811   Turnout: 67.99%  

1957 general election

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1957 general election: Meath[11]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 7,600 25.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil James Griffin 5,154 17.4 2
Fine Gael Patrick Giles 5,006 16.9 3
Labour James Tully 4,751 16.0
Sinn Féin Seán MacCormac 2,658 9.0
Fianna Fáil Henry Johnston 2,521 8.5
Fine Gael Patrick Fullam 1,938 6.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,628   Quota: 7,408   Turnout:

1954 general election

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1954 general election: Meath[10][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 27.1 8,246          
Labour James Tully 23.0 7,009 7,018 7,051 7,146 7,319 8,026
Fine Gael Patrick Giles 21.0 6,373 6,388 6,409 7,177 8,844  
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 18.7 5,691 5,697 6,278 6,328 6,438 6,648
Fine Gael Denis Farrelly 5.1 1,547 1,571 1,574 2,108    
Fine Gael Patrick Dillon 4.6 1,392 1,485 1,489      
Independent Matthew Cullen 0.5 155          
Electorate: 39,598   Valid: 30,413   Quota: 7,604   Turnout: 76.8%  

1951 general election

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1951 general election: Meath[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 29.9 9,018    
Fine Gael Patrick Giles 22.7 6,838 6,878 9,717
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 22.5 6,796 8,131  
Labour James Tully 13.6 4,113 4,148 4,569
Fine Gael Patrick Oliver Meegan 11.3 3,412 3,475  
Electorate: 39,694   Valid: 30,177   Quota: 7,545   Turnout: 76.02%  

1948 general election

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1948 general election: Meath[38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard 29.7 8,929          
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 21.6 6,501 7,781        
Fine Gael Patrick Giles 19.2 5,774 5,812 6,298 6,403 6,614 7,322
Labour John Fitzgerald 6.5 1,943 1,969 1,998 2,060 3,048 3,480
Independent Seán Doyle 6.4 1,907 1,935 2,031 2,072 2,122  
Clann na Poblachta James Hilliard 5.4 1,620 1,644 1,660 2,529 2,724 3,022
Labour Bernard Henry 5.1 1,534 1,549 1,561 1,630    
Clann na Poblachta Eamon Ginnell 3.9 1,164 1,170 1,179      
Fine Gael George Ahern 2.2 665 667        
Electorate: 39,935   Valid: 30,037   Quota: 7,510   Turnout: 75.21%  

1933 general election

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1933 general election: Meath[7][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil James Kelly 29.0 9,044      
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 26.9 8,399      
Cumann na nGaedheal Robert Davitt 23.3 7,289 7,474 7,550 8,095
National Centre Party Duc George De Stacpoole 18.8 5,873 6,444 6,801 7,016
Independent Thomas Bowers 2.0 615 1,097 1,257  
Electorate: 37,120   Valid: 31,220   Quota: 7,806   Turnout: 84.1%  

1932 general election

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1932 general election: Meath[6][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil James Kelly 33.7 9,283  
Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn Duggan 30.6 8,428  
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 22.2 6,110 8,436
Cumann na nGaedheal Arthur Matthews 13.4 3,690 3,769
Electorate: 36,706   Valid: 27,511   Quota: 6,878   Turnout: 75.0%  

September 1927 general election

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September 1927 general election: Meath[5][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn Duggan 34.3 8,971          
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 25.5 6,661          
Cumann na nGaedheal Arthur Matthews 12.0 3,146 5,301 5,304 5,463 5,772 6,464
Fianna Fáil James Kelly 11.7 3,053 3,144 3,251 3,378 3,697 5,349
Labour Cathal O'Shannon 10.5 2,735 2,827 2,840 2,874 3,222  
National League Richard McDonnell 4.4 1,142 1,195 1,201 1,235    
Independent Christopher Black 1.6 415 464 465      
Electorate: 37,709   Valid: 26,123   Quota: 6,531   Turnout: 69.3%  

June 1927 general election

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June 1927 general election: Meath[4][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn Duggan 24.9 6,371 6,481        
Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly 17.3 4,416 4,544 6,502      
Labour David Hall 15.0 3,828 4,813 5,198 5,247 5,305 5,983
Farmers' Party John Quinn 13.5 3,452 3,501 3,599 3,617 3,643  
National League William Fallon 13.4 3,420 3,519 3,625 3,639 3,665 5,844
Fianna Fáil James Kelly 10.0 2,556 2,667        
Labour Christopher Matthews 5.9 1,521          
Electorate: 37,709   Valid: 25,564   Quota: 6,392   Turnout: 67.8%  

1923 general election

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1923 general election: Meath[3][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn Duggan 35.6 8,262        
Farmers' Party Patrick Mulvany 17.1 3,974 4,642 4,688 4,933 6,393
Republican John J. O'Kelly 16.9 3,926 3,948 3,988 4,218 4,271
Labour David Hall 14.2 3,288 3,588 3,621 4,936 5,571
Labour Christopher Matthews 8.4 1,952 2,192 2,210    
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Clinton 7.0 1,633 2,832 2,862 3,004  
Independent Patrick White 0.8 183 211      
Electorate: 37,300   Valid: 23,218   Quota: 5,805   Turnout: 62.3%  

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References

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