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An Clar
Clare Area (Munster)

4 Seats 6 Candidates
Electorate: not available Quota: 8,405
 Candidate     Party     1st Pref   Share   Quota     Count   Status   Seat 

Patrick Hogan1  Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) Lozenge   Returned automatically   0          1   ♂
Dr Paddy Hillery  Fianna Fail Lozenge   12,687   37.74%   1.51   0          2   ♂
William Murphy1  Fine Gael Lozenge   9,066   26.97%   1.08   0          3   ♂
Seán O Ceallaigh  Fianna Fail Lozenge   5,494   16.34%   0.65   0          4   ♂

Francis Gordon  Fine Gael Lozenge   3,197   9.51%   0.38   0            ♂
Seamus Sabhat  Sinn Féin Lozenge   3,174   9.44%   0.38   0            ♂

Total poll 33,618

Final votes required for expenses: 2,102
Candidates: 0 female (♀), 6 male (♂)