Clare (Dáil Éireann constituency)

For other parliamentary constituencies in County Clare, see Clare (disambiguation).
Clare
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency

Outline map

Location of Clare within Ireland
Current constituency
Created 1921
Seats 4 (1921–1923)
5 (1923–1948)
4 (1948–1969)
3 (1969–1981)
4 (1981–)
TDs
County council Clare County Council
EP constituency South

Clare is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency's boundaries have varied widely since its formation in 1921, but the boundaries in use for the 2016 general election span almost the entire area of the county, taking in Ennis, Shannon, Kilrush, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ennistymon. A small part of the south-east of the county around Ballyglass is in the Limerick City constituency.[1]

Clare is historically a Fianna Fáil stronghold. The party founder, Taoiseach and President Éamon de Valera served the constituency for 38 years, from 1921 to 1959. His granddaughter, Síle de Valera, retired as TD for the area at the 2007 general election. Other notable former deputies include President Patrick Hillery, the long-serving Ceann Comhairle (chairman of the Dáil) Patrick Hogan and Moosajee Bhamjee who was the first Muslim TD.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:

"The county of Clare, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Limerick City."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Clare 1921–[2]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[3] Éamon de Valera
(SF)		 Patrick Brennan
(SF)		 Sean Liddy
(SF)		 Brian O'Higgins
(SF) 		4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922[4] Éamon de Valera
(Anti-Treaty)		 Patrick Brennan
(Pro-Treaty)		 Sean Liddy
(Pro-Treaty)		 Brian O'Higgins
(Anti-Treaty)
4th 1923[5] Éamon de Valera
(Rep)		 Eoin MacNeill
(CnaG)		 Conor Hogan
(FP)		 Brian O'Higgins
(Rep)		 Patrick Hogan
(Lab)
5th 1927 (Jun)[6] Éamon de Valera
(FF)		 Patrick Houlihan
(FF)		 Thomas Falvey
(FP)		 Patrick Kelly
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[7] Martin Sexton
(FF)
7th 1932[8] Seán O'Grady
(FF)		 Patrick Burke
(CnaG)
8th 1933[9] Patrick Houlihan
(FF)
9th 1937[10] Thomas Burke
(FP)		 Patrick Burke
(FG)
10th 1938[11] Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
11th 1943[12] Patrick Hogan
(Lab)
12th 1944[13] Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
1945 by-election[14] Patrick Shanahan
(FF)
13th 1948[15] Patrick Hogan[16]
(Lab) 		4 seats
1948–1969
14th 1951[17] Patrick Hillery
(FF)		 William Murphy
(FG)
15th 1954[18] Patrick Hogan
(CC)
16th 1957[19]
1959 by-election[20] Seán Ó Ceallaigh
(FF)
17th 1961[21]
18th 1965[22]
1968 by-election[23] Sylvester Barrett
(FF)
19th 1969[24] Frank Taylor
(FG) 		3 seats
1969–1981
20th 1973[25] Brendan Daly
(FF)
21st 1977[26]
22nd 1981[27] Madeleine Taylor
(FG)		 Bill Loughnane
(FF) 		4 seats
since 1981
23rd 1982 (Feb)[28] Donal Carey
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[29] Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
(FG)
25th 1987[30] Síle de Valera
(FF)
26th 1989[31]
27th 1992[32] Moosajee Bhamjee
(Lab)		 Tony Killeen
(FF)
28th 1997[33] Brendan Daly
(FF)
29th 2002[34] Pat Breen
(FG)		 James Breen
(Ind)
30th 2007[35] Joe Carey
(FG)		 Timmy Dooley
(FF)
31st 2011[36] Michael McNamara
(Lab)
32nd 2016[37] Michael Harty
(Ind)

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

2016 general election

2016 general election: Clare[37]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 17.9 10,215 10,292 10,382 10,480 10,624 10,772 12,150          
Independent Michael Harty 15.1 8,629 8,812 8,978 9,065 9,840 10,360 10,688 10,843 11,962      
Fine Gael Pat Breen 11.5 6,583 6,621 6,640 6,857 7,337 7,420 7,512 7,537 7,815 7,910 8,292 10,088
Fine Gael Joe Carey 10.7 6,071 6,115 6,148 6,195 6,778 6,894 7,032 7,062 7,422 7,535 7,931 9,915
Fianna Fáil Michael McDonagh 8.3 4,726 4,749 4,764 4,954 4,997 5,056 5,497 5,887 6,139 6,229 6,929 7,762
Labour Party Michael McNamara 7.8 4,472 4,516 4,587 4,672 4,896 5,347 5,498 5,569 5,955 6,090 6,844  
Sinn Féin Noeleen Moran 7.4 4,216 4,277 4,519 4,611 4,664 4,957 5,058 5,083 5,473 5,601    
Independent Anne Norton 3.9 2,240 2,321 2,442 2,521 2,686 2,982 3,152 3,205        
Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy 4.6 2,639 2,673 2,697 2,716 2,824 2,880            
Green Party Fergal Smith 3.0 1,700 1,764 2,092 2,144 2,193              
Fine Gael Mary Howard 3.6 2,053 2,076 2,098 2,119                
Independent Ian Lynch 2.6 1,494 1,535 1,575                  
Fís Nua Niamh O'Brien 2.0 1,154 1,216                    
Independent Richard Cahill 1.2 699                      
Independent André Sibo Hakizimana 0.1 70                      
Independent Dermot Mulqueen 0.1 39                      
Electorate: 83,660   Valid: 57,000   Spoilt: 407 (0.7%)   Quota: 11,401   Turnout: 57,407 (68.6%)

    2011 general election

    2011 general election: Clare[36]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
    Fine Gael Pat Breen 17.0 9,855 9,865 9,879 9,896 9,917 9,949 10,084 10,207 10,479 10,988 13,334  
    Labour Party Michael McNamara 14.8 8,572 8,581 8,615 8,659 8,697 8,871 9,071 9,584 9,985 10,552 11,883  
    Fine Gael Joe Carey 13.5 7,840 7,859 7,876 7,888 7,906 7,953 8,028 8,160 8,334 8,617 10,961 12,489
    Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 11.7 6,789 6,795 6,806 6,813 6,823 6,858 6,906 6,963 7,071 10,597 10,965 11,021
    Independent James Breen 11.2 6,491 6,546 6,583 6,599 6,662 6,795 7,029 7,136 7,678 8,732 9,354 9,520
    Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy 11.8 6,829 6,832 6,861 6,866 6,881 6,932 6,980 7,106 7,228 7,438    
    Fianna Fáil John Hillery 10.4 6,015 6,020 6,044 6,053 6,066 6,093 6,161 6,242 6,468      
    Independent Brian Markham 2.7 1,543 1,547 1,565 1,585 1,637 1,825 2,064 2,157        
    Green Party Brian Meaney 2.0 1,154 1,158 1,163 1,172 1,187 1,266 1,339          
    Independent Jim Connolly 1.7 978 1,002 1,015 1,031 1,075 1,216            
    Independent Madeline McAleer 0.7 428 429 450 487 509              
    Independent Ann Cronin 0.7 419 429 440 497 521              
    Independent Gerry Walshe 0.6 328 332 340 352                
    Independent Sarah Ferrigan 0.4 252 260 265                  
    Independent J. J. McCabe 0.4 248 252                    
    Independent Patrick Brassil 0.3 175                      
    Electorate: 82,745   Valid: 57,916   Spoilt: 579 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,584   Turnout: 58,495 (70.7%)

      2007 general election

      2007 general election: Clare[35]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 19.1 10,791 11,013 11,273 11,634          
      Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 14.8 8,321 8,463 8,660 8,976 9,384 9,696 14,083    
      Fine Gael Pat Breen 12.5 7,036 7,204 7,308 7,695 8,572 10,358 11,112 11,667  
      Fine Gael Joe Carey 10.3 5,818 6,008 6,116 6,664 7,547 9,090 9,417 9,801 9,982
      Independent James Breen 9.3 5,218 5,340 5,689 6,481 6,876 7,451 8,203 9,334 9,526
      Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 10.1 5,712 5,870 5,993 6,089 6,278 6,807      
      Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 6.4 3,592 3,719 3,887 4,419 5,170        
      Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy 6.0 3,408 3,493 3,611 3,833          
      Green Party Brian Meaney 5.1 2,858 3,163 3,605            
      Sinn Féin Anna Prior 3.4 1,929 2,012              
      Labour Party Pascal Fitzgerald 1.6 892                
      Progressive Democrats Murt Collins 1.4 810                
      Electorate: 79,555   Valid: 56,385   Spoilt: 385 (0.7%)   Quota: 11,278   Turnout: 56,770 (71.4%)

        2002 general election

        2002 general election: Clare[34]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Independent James Breen 19.5 9,721 10,054      
        Fine Gael Pat Breen 9.1 4,541 4,701 5,265 6,934 11,396
        Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 16.3 8,130 8,252 8,640 9,064 9,482
        Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 15.6 7,755 7,866 8,464 8,819 9,370
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 13.5 6,717 6,786 6,914 7,086 7,683
        Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 8.3 4,124 4,349 5,034 6,726  
        Fine Gael Donal Carey 8.1 4,015 4,227 4,591    
        Green Party Brian Meaney 5.8 2,903 3,508      
        Labour Party Michael Corley 3.4 1,720        
        Christian Solidarity Derek Whelan 0.4 176        
        Electorate: 80,412   Valid: 49,802   Spoilt: 539 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,961   Turnout: 50,341 (62.6%)

          1997 general election

          1997 general election: Clare[33]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 8,169 17.4 1 7
          Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 8,025 17.1 2 7
          Fine Gael Donal Carey 7,781 16.6 3 7
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 7,420 15.8 4 9
          Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 6,325 13.5
          Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 3,250 6.9
          Green Party Brian Meaney 1,682 3.6
          Labour Party Brídín Twist 1,684 3.6
          National Party Rita O'Connor 876 1.9
          Independent Brigid Makowski 944 2.0
          Christian Solidarity Joe Aston 499 1.1
          Independent Michael McInerney 234 0.5
          Electorate: 71,491   Valid: 46,889   Spoilt: 477 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,378   Turnout: 47,366 (66.3%)

          1992 general election

          1992 general election: Clare[32]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael Donal Carey 6,567 14.7 1 7
          Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 6,814 15.3 2 8
          Labour Party Moosajee Bhamjee 5,113 11.5 3 8
          Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 6,752 15.1 4 8
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 5,940 13.3
          Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 4,873 10.9
          Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley 3,582 8.0
          Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 3,112 6.9
          Independent Frankie Neylon 977 2.2
          Sinn Féin Mike McKee 459 1.0
          Independent Michael McInerney 419 0.9
          Electorate: 66,042   Valid: 44,608   Spoilt: 537 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,922   Turnout: 45,145 (68.4%)

          1989 general election

          1989 general election: Clare[31]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fine Gael Donal Carey 8,730 19.7 1
          Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 7,384 16.7 2
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 8,130 18.4 3
          Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 6,939 15.7 4
          Fianna Fáil Michael Guerin 5,129 11.6
          Fianna Fáil William Loughnane 4,252 9.6
          Progressive Democrats David O'Keeffe 2,853 6.4
          Progressive Democrats Thomas Meaney 707 1.6
          Progressive Democrats Noel Moran 184 0.4
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,308   Quota: 8,862   Turnout:

          1987 general election

          1987 general election: Clare[30]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 8,530 18.0 1
          Fine Gael Donal Carey 8,045 17.0 2
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 7,897 16.7 3
          Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 5,229 11.0 4
          Fianna Fáil Frank Barrett 4,799 10.1
          Fianna Fáil John O'Rourke 3,796 8.0
          Progressive Democrats David O'Keeffe 3,069 6.5
          Progressive Democrats Thomas Meaney 2,534 5.4
          Independent Thomas Brennan 2,230 4.7
          Independent Brigid Makowski 644 1.4
          Labour Party Thomas O'Shaughnessy 600 1.3
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 47,373   Quota: 9,475   Turnout:

          November 1982 general election

          November 1982 general election: Clare[29]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 8,793 19.4 1
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 8,009 17.7 2
          Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 7,553 16.7 3
          Fine Gael Donal Carey 6,339 14.0 4
          Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 6,471 14.3
          Independent Bill Loughnane 2,674 5.9
          Labour Party Agnes McCarthy 2,344 5.2
          Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley 2,133 4.7
          Fine Gael Séamus Durack 934 2.1
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,250   Quota: 9,051   Turnout:

          February 1982 general election

          February 1982 general election: Clare[28]
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 22.5 9,819          
          Fianna Fáil Bill Loughnane 20.3 8,840          
          Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 16.6 7,216 8,078 8,111 8,031 8,511 8,855
          Fine Gael Donal Carey 17.4 7,570 7,635 7,660 7,680 7,855 8,778
          Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor 15.2 6,602 6,718 6,729 6,741 6,952 7,662
          Labour Party Agnes McCarthy 4.5 1,957 1,985 2,001 2,048 2,214  
          Sinn Féin Joe O'Connell 2.8 1,233 1,255 1,262 1,378    
          Irish Republican Socialist Brigid Makowski 0.5 232 238 243      
          Independent Fianna Fáil Frank McTigue 0.2 100 106        
          Electorate: 58,727   Valid: 43,569   Spoilt: 347 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,714   Turnout: 43,916 (74.8%)

            1981 general election

            1981 general election: Clare[27]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 10,896 24.0 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 8,574 18.9 2
            Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor 5,881 13.0 3
            Fianna Fáil Bill Loughnane 4,444 9.8 4
            Fine Gael Donal Carey 5,203 11.5
            Fine Gael Michael Howard 2,818 6.2
            Fianna Fáil Bernard McNamara 2,676 5.9
            Labour Party Agnes McCarthy 2,471 5.5
            Anti H-Block Thomas McAllister 2,120 4.7
            Independent Desmond Crowley 106 0.2
            Independent Laurence Griffin 62 0.1
            Independent Gerard Nix 57 0.1
            Independent Hugh O'Brien 21 0.1
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,329   Quota: 9,066   Turnout:

            1977 general election

            1977 general election: Clare[26]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 11,933 34.9 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 11,626 34.0 2 1
            Fine Gael Frank Taylor 5,080 14.9 3
            Fine Gael Donal Carey 3,923 11.5
            Labour Party Agnes McCarthy 1,495 4.4
            Independent Hugh O'Brien 153 0.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,210   Quota: 8,553   Turnout:

            1973 general election

            1973 general election: Clare[25]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 7,203 25.3 1
            Fine Gael Frank Taylor 5,330 18.7 2
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 5,758 20.2 3
            Fianna Fáil Martin Cahill 4,576 16.1
            Fine Gael Michael Howard 3,832 13.5
            Labour Party Michael Corley 1,794 6.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,493   Quota: 7,124   Turnout:

            1969 general election

            1969 general election: Clare[24]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 7,009 25.3 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 6,848 24.7 2
            Fine Gael Frank Taylor 4,697 16.9 3
            Fine Gael Michael Howard 3,690 13.3
            Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 3,383 12.2
            Labour Party Flan Honan 1,597 5.8
            Labour Party Terence Higgins 533 1.9
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,757   Quota: 6,940   Turnout:

            1968 by-election

            Following the death of Fine Gael TD William Murphy, a by-election was held on 14 March 1968. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sylvester Barrett.

            1968 by-election: Clare[23]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 19,066 58.7 1 1
            Fine Gael Patrick Bugler 9,313 28.7
            Labour Party Flan Honan 3,799 11.7
            Independent Jean Grace 293 0.9
            Electorate: 48,182   Valid: 32,471   Quota: 16,236   Turnout: 67.4%

            1965 general election

            1965 general election: Clare[22]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan Automatically returned N/A 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 14,372 41.8 2 1
            Fine Gael William Murphy 8,715 25.3 3 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 5,819 16.9 4
            Fine Gael Francis Gordon 3,131 9.1
            Labour Party P. A. Ó Síocháin 2,362 6.9
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 8,600   Turnout:

            1961 general election

            1961 general election: Clare[21]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan Automatically returned N/A 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 12,687 37.7 2 1
            Fine Gael William Murphy 9,066 27.0 3 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 5,494 16.3 4
            Fine Gael Francis Gordon 3,197 9.5
            Sinn Féin Séamus Sabhat 3,174 9.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,618   Quota: 8,405   Turnout:

            1959 by-election

            Following the election of Éamon de Valera as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Ó Ceallaigh.

            1959 by-election: Clare[20]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 18,154 56.1 1 1
            Fine Gael Francis Gordon 8,770 27.1
            Sinn Féin Séamus Sabhat 5,464 16.9
            Electorate: 47,227   Valid: 32,388   Quota: 16,195   Turnout: 68.6%

            1957 general election

            1957 general election: Clare[19]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan Automatically returned N/A 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 16,159 44.8 2 1
            Fine Gael William Murphy 8,976 24.9 3
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 6,026 16.7 4
            Fine Gael Bernard Lynch 3,115 8.6
            Fianna Fáil Sean O'Grady 1,817 5.0
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,093   Quota: 9,024   Turnout:

            1954 general election

            1954 general election: Clare[18]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan Automatically returned N/A 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 12,679 31.3 2 1
            Fine Gael William Murphy 7,945 19.6 3
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 6,189 15.3 4
            Labour Party Gerard Griffin 4,714 11.6
            Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Meara 4,582 11.3
            Fine Gael Vincent McHugh 2,044 5.1
            Clann na Poblachta Seán O'Connor 1,377 3.4
            Sinn Féin Martin Whyte 979 2.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,509   Quota: 10,128   Turnout:

            1951 general election

            1951 general election: Clare[17]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 13,850 33.4 1 1
            Fine Gael William Murphy 8,016 19.3 2
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery 4,063 9.8 3
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 5,213 12.6 4
            Independent Thomas Burke 4,031 9.7
            Fianna Fáil M. Considine 2,634 6.4
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 2,028 4.9
            Fine Gael Vincent McHugh 1,648 4.0
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,483   Quota: 8,297   Turnout:

            1948 general election

            1948 general election: Clare[15]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 12,574 30.3 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 3,020 7.3 2
            Independent Thomas Burke 4,576 11.0 3
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 4,586 11.1 4
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan 3,235 7.8
            Fine Gael Charles Burke 2,854 6.9
            Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 2,697 6.5
            Clann na Talmhan Thomas Burke 2,042 4.9
            Clann na Poblachta Peter O'Loughlin 1,732 4.2
            Clann na Poblachta Thomas Lillis 1,612 3.9
            Fine Gael Austin Brennan 1,183 2.9
            Clann na Poblachta Timothy Smythe 851 2.1
            Fine Gael Edward Monahan 552 1.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,514   Quota: 8,303   Turnout:

            1945 by-election

            Following the death of Fine Gael TD Patrick Burke, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Shanahan.

            1945 by-election: Clare[14]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan 21,526 72.2 1 1
            Fine Gael Edward Monahan 8,299 27.8
            Electorate: 60,993   Valid: 29,825   Quota: 14,913   Turnout: 48.9%

            1944 general election

            1944 general election: Clare[13]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,200 31.8 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,850 10.9 2
            Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 6,183 13.9 3
            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,013 13.5 4
            Independent Thomas Burke 4,993 11.2 5
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 5,376 12.1
            Independent Denis Healy 2,985 6.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,600   Quota: 7,434   Turnout:

            1943 general election

            1943 general election: Clare[12]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,961 30.9 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,167 8.6 2
            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 4,926 10.2 3
            Independent Thomas Burke 4,637 9.6 4
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 5,177 10.7 5
            Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 3,240 6.7
            Independent John Clancy 2,433 5.0
            Independent William Clune 1,832 3.8
            Fine Gael William Counihan 1,639 3.4
            Independent John Fahy 1,376 2.8
            Fianna Fáil Patrick McMahon 1,013 2.1
            Independent Stanislaus Burke 953 2.0
            Fine Gael Cormac Halpin 789 1.6
            Independent Seán Hogan 700 1.5
            Labour Party Joseph Hughes 543 1.1
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,386   Quota: 8,065   Turnout:

            1938 general election

            1938 general election: Clare[11]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,723 29.7 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 7,270 14.7 2
            Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 3,079 6.2 3
            Independent Thomas Burke 6,525 13.2 4
            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,280 12.7 5
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 5,713 11.5
            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 4,305 8.7
            Fine Gael Edmund Carroll 1,686 3.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,581   Quota: 8,264   Turnout:

            1937 general election

            1937 general election: Clare[10]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,012 28.6 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,410 9.0 2
            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,327 12.9 3
            Independent Thomas Burke 6,333 12.9 4
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 5,262 10.7 5
            Fine Gael Bartholomew Crowley 3,807 7.8
            Independent Patrick Houlihan 2,821 5.8
            Fianna Fáil Thomas Shalloo 2,555 5.2
            Fianna Fáil Séamus Keely 1,764 3.6
            Fine Gael William Murphy 1,747 3.6
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,038   Quota: 8,174   Turnout:

            1933 general election

            1933 general election: Clare[9]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 18,574 42.1 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 3,289 7.5 2
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 5,254 11.9 3
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 4,307 9.8 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 3,079 7.0 5
            National Centre Party Patrick Baxter 4,041 9.2
            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 3,618 8.2
            Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Flavey 1,993 4.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,155   Quota: 7,360   Turnout:

            1932 general election

            1932 general election: Clare[8]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 12,504 30.2 1 1
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 5,701 13.8 2
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,002 9.7 3
            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 5,444 13.2 4
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 5,254 12.7 5
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 4,301 10.4
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 2,408 5.8
            Cumann na nGaedheal Hubert Hunt 1,783 4.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,397   Quota: 6,900   Turnout:

            September 1927 general election

            September 1927 general election: Clare[7]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 13,902 34.3 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 3,003 7.4 2
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 5,646 13.9 3
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 4,683 11.6 4
            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 3,506 8.7 5
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 4,201 10.4
            Farmers' Party Thomas Falvey 2,481 6.1
            Cumann na nGaedheal Seán O'Dea 2,136 5.3
            Fianna Fáil John O'Dwyer 977 2.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,535   Quota: 6,756   Turnout:

            June 1927 general election

            June 1927 general election: Clare[6]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 13,029 33.8 1 1
            Farmers' Party Thomas Falvey 5,140 13.3 2
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 4,147 10.8 5
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 3,612 9.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 1,500 3.9 4
            National League Party Thomas O'Donnell 2,830 7.3
            Cumann na nGaedheal Hubert Hunt 2,382 6.2
            Independent Denis Healy 2,368 6.1
            Sinn Féin Brian O'Higgins 1,412 3.7
            Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Flynn 1,327 3.4
            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 799 2.1
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 38,546   Quota: 6,425   Turnout:

            1923 general election

            1923 general election: Clare[5]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Republican Éamon de Valera 17,762 45.0 1 1
            Cumann na nGaedheal Eoin MacNeill 8,196 20.8 2 1
            Republican Brian O'Higgins 114 0.3 3 12
            Farmers' Party Conor Hogan 1,914 4.9 4 14
            Labour Party Patrick Hogan 2,083 5.3 5 14
            Labour Party Patrick MacNamara 2,140 5.4
            Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hehir 1,809 4.6
            Farmers' Party Batt Skehan 1,556 3.9
            Farmers' Party Patrick Ryan 1,313 3.3
            Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Regan 918 2.3
            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 588 1.5
            Republican Frank Barrett 482 1.2
            Cumann na nGaedheal Peter O'Loughlin 237 0.6
            Republican Michael Comyn 219 0.6
            Republican Thomas Honan 114 0.3
            Electorate: 58,495   Valid: 39,445   Quota: 6,575   Turnout: 67.4%

            1922 general election

            1922 general election: Clare[4]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Patrick Brennan Unopposed N/A 1
            Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Éamon de Valera Unopposed N/A 2
            Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Sean Liddy Unopposed N/A 3
            Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Brian O'Higgins Unopposed N/A 4
            Electorate: 46,833   Valid:   Quota:   Turnout:

            1921 general election

            1921 general election: Clare[3]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Sinn Féin Patrick Brennan Unopposed N/A 1
            Sinn Féin Éamon de Valera Unopposed N/A 2
            Sinn Féin Sean Liddy Unopposed N/A 3
            Sinn Féin Brian O'Higgins Unopposed N/A 4

            See also

            References

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            2. ↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
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