Clare (Dáil constituency)

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).

For other parliamentary constituencies in County Clare, see Clare (disambiguation).

Clare
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Clare within Ireland
Current constituency
Created1921
Seats4 (1921–1923)
5 (1923–1948)
4 (1948–1969)
3 (1969–1981)
4 (1981–)
TDs
  •   Violet-Anne Wynne (SF)
  •   Joe Carey (FG)
  •   Cathal Crowe (FF)
  •   Michael McNamara (Ind)
County councilClare County Council
EP constituencySouth

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. From 1917 to 1922 he had been Sinn Féin Westminster MP for the preceding constituency of East Clare. 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."

Since 2020

From the 2020 general election, the constituency spans the entire area of County Clare. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[2]

"The county of Clare."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Clare 1921–[3]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd1921[4] Éamon de Valera
(SF)		 Brian O'Higgins
(SF)		 Sean Liddy
(SF)		 Patrick Brennan
(SF)		 4 seats
1921–1923
3rd1922[5] Éamon de Valera
(SF (AT))		 Brian O'Higgins
(SF (AT))		 Sean Liddy
(SF (PT))		 Patrick Brennan
(SF (PT))
4th1923[6] Éamon de Valera
(Rep)		 Brian O'Higgins
(Rep)		 Conor Hogan
(FP)		 Eoin MacNeill
(CnaG)		 Patrick Hogan
(Lab)
5th1927 (Jun)[7] Éamon de Valera
(FF)		 Patrick Houlihan
(FF)		 Thomas Falvey
(FP)		 Patrick Kelly
(CnaG)
6th1927 (Sep)[8] Martin Sexton
(FF)
7th1932[9] Seán O'Grady
(FF)		 Patrick Burke
(CnaG)
8th1933[10] Patrick Houlihan
(FF)
9th1937[11] Thomas Burke
(FP)		 Patrick Burke
(FG)
10th1938[12] Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
11th1943[13] Patrick Hogan
(Lab)
12th1944[14] Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
1945 by-election[15] Patrick Shanahan
(FF)
13th1948[16] Patrick Hogan[17]
(Lab)		 4 seats
1948–1969
14th1951[18] Patrick Hillery
(FF)		 William Murphy
(FG)
15th1954[19] Patrick Hogan
(CC)
16th1957[20]
1959 by-election[21] Seán Ó Ceallaigh
(FF)
17th1961[22]
18th1965[23]
1968 by-election[24] Sylvester Barrett
(FF)
19th1969[25] Frank Taylor
(FG)		 3 seats
1969–1981
20th1973[26] Brendan Daly
(FF)
21st1977[27]
22nd1981[28] Madeleine Taylor
(FG)		 Bill Loughnane
(FF)		 4 seats
since 1981
23rd1982 (Feb)[29] Donal Carey
(FG)
24th1982 (Nov)[30] Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
(FG)
25th1987[31] Síle de Valera
(FF)
26th1989[32]
27th1992[33] Moosajee Bhamjee
(Lab)		 Tony Killeen
(FF)
28th1997[34] Brendan Daly
(FF)
29th2002[35] Pat Breen
(FG)		 James Breen
(Ind)
30th2007[36] Joe Carey
(FG)		 Timmy Dooley
(FF)
31st2011[37] Michael McNamara
(Lab)
32nd2016[38] Michael Harty
(Ind)
33rd2020 Violet-Anne Wynne
(SF)		 Cathal Crowe
(FF)		 Michael McNamara
(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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Clare[39][40][41]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Violet-Anne Wynne 15.1 8,987 8,998 9,063 9,142 9,599 9,807 9,889 10,082 10,291 11,903
Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe 14.0 8,355 8,372 8,402 8,508 8,541 8,641 8,834 10,115 10,659 11,471
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 13.0 7,763 7,767 7,783 7,805 7,826 7,906 8,087 9,250 9,943 10,630
Independent Michael McNamara 12.3 7,332 7,350 7,465 7,588 7,702 8,169 8,535 9,380 10,113 12,205
Fine Gael Joe Carey 9.6 5,684 5,688 5,721 5,745 5,771 5,814 6,485 6,669 10,193 11,345
Green Róisín Garvey 9.5 5,624 5,640 5,735 5,778 6,213 6,337 6,626 6,959 7,339  
Fine Gael Pat Breen 9.1 5,406 5,409 5,454 5,478 5,494 5,578 5,987 6,401    
Fianna Fáil Rita McInerney 7.0 4,136 4,146 4,179 4,233 4,250 4,440 4,606      
Fine Gael Martin Conway 3.8 2,285 2,287 2,310 2,322 2,340 2,424        
Independent Joseph Woulfe 2.0 1,218 1,226 1,285 1,402 1,504          
Solidarity–PBP Theresa O'Donohue[n 1] 2.0 1,196 1,207 1,254 1,286            
Irish Freedom Michael Leahy 1.2 704 764 807              
Independent David Barrett[n 2] 0.7 400 404                
Independent Trudy Leyden 0.4 218 222                
Renua Conor O Brien 0.3 187                  
Electorate: 91,120   Valid: 59,495   Spoilt: 519   Quota: 11,900   Turnout: 60,014 (65.86%)
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. O'Donohue was a member of People Before Profit.
    2. Barrett was a member of the Moderate Party. It is an unregistered political party, so candidates appeared on the ballot as non-party.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Clare [42][43][38]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    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 9,605 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 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    
    Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy 4.6 2,639 2,673 2,697 2,716 2,824 2,880            
    Independent Anne Norton 3.9 2,240 2,321 2,442 2,521 2,686 2,982 3,152 3,205        
    Fine Gael Mary Howard 3.6 2,053 2,076 2,098 2,119                
    Green Fergal Smith 3.0 1,700 1,764 2,092 2,144 2,193              
    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 [44][37]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      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 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
      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 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
      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 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[36]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        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
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 10.1 5,712 5,870 5,993 6,089 6,278 6,807      
        Independent James Breen 9.3 5,218 5,340 5,689 6,481 6,876 7,451 8,203 9,334 9,526
        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 Brian Meaney 5.1 2,858 3,163 3,605            
        Sinn Féin Anna Prior 3.4 1,929 2,012              
        Labour 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[35]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Independent James Breen 19.5 9,721 10,054      
          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 Pat Breen 9.1 4,541 4,701 5,265 6,934 11,396
          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 Brian Meaney 5.8 2,903 3,508      
          Labour 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[45][46]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 17.4 8,169 8,257 8,377 8,527 8,642 8,902 9,937    
            Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 17.1 8,025 8,104 8,217 8,403 8,531 8,823 9,709    
            Fine Gael Donal Carey 16.6 7,781 7,857 7,967 8,121 8,664 9,078 9,633    
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 15.8 7,420 7,511 7,566 7,661 7,731 7,838 8,368 8,790 9,042
            Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 13.5 6,325 6,402 6,472 6,567 7,200 7,655 8,160 8,297 8,376
            Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 6.9 3,250 3,280 3,340 3,445 3,531 3,829      
            Labour Brídín Twist 3.6 1,684 1,710 1,809 1,882          
            Green Brian Meaney 3.6 1,682 1,749 1,900 2,033 2,279        
            Independent Brigid Makowski 2.0 944 982              
            National Party Rita O'Connor 1.9 876 1,025 1,145            
            Christian Solidarity Joe Aston 1.1 499                
            Independent Michael McInerney 0.5 234                
            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[47]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 15.3 6,814 6,899 6,939 7,062 7,386 8,471 8,771 9,149  
              Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 15.1 6,752 6,809 6,874 6,989 7,177 8,280 8,567 8,761 8,825
              Fine Gael Donal Carey 14.7 6,567 6,609 6,627 6,790 7,553 7,934 11,963    
              Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 13.3 5,940 5,963 5,984 6,031 6,209 6,991 7,496 7,844 7,905
              Labour Moosajee Bhamjee 11.5 5,113 5,152 5,290 5,644 6,413 6,620 7,086 8,908 8,985
              Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 10.9 4,873 4,914 4,927 5,021 5,631 5,795      
              Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley 8.0 3,582 3,594 3,611 3,639 3,849        
              Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 6.9 3,112 3,130 3,163 3,237          
              Independent Frankie Neylon 2.2 977 1,042 1,102            
              Sinn Féin Mike McKee 1.0 459 473              
              Independent Michael McInerney 0.9 419                
              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[48][32]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                Fine Gael Donal Carey 8,730 19.7 1
                Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 8,130 18.4 3
                Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn 7,384 16.7 2
                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[49][31]
                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 Thomas O'Shaughnessy 600 1.3
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 47,373   Quota: 9,475   Turnout:

                November 1982 general election
                November 1982 general election: Clare[30]
                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
                Fianna Fáil Síle de Valera 6,471 14.3
                Fine Gael Donal Carey 6,339 14.0 4
                Independent Bill Loughnane 2,674 5.9
                Labour 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[29]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456
                Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 22.5 9,819          
                Fianna Fáil Bill Loughnane 20.3 8,840          
                Fine Gael Donal Carey 17.4 7,570 7,635 7,660 7,680 7,855 8,778
                Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 16.6 7,216 8,078 8,111 8,031 8,511 8,855
                Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor 15.2 6,602 6,718 6,729 6,741 6,952 7,662
                Labour 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[28]
                  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
                  Fine Gael Donal Carey 5,203 11.5
                  Fianna Fáil Bill Loughnane 4,444 9.8 4
                  Fine Gael Michael Howard 2,818 6.2
                  Fianna Fáil Bernard McNamara 2,676 5.9
                  Labour 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[27]
                  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 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[26]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 7,203 25.3 1
                  Fianna Fáil Brendan Daly 5,758 20.2 3
                  Fine Gael Frank Taylor 5,330 18.7 2
                  Fianna Fáil Martin Cahill 4,576 16.1
                  Fine Gael Michael Howard 3,832 13.5
                  Labour Michael Corley 1,794 6.3
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,493   Quota: 7,124   Turnout:

                  1969 general election
                  1969 general election: Clare[25]
                  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 Flan Honan 1,597 5.8
                  Labour 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.

                  The surplus votes of the elected candidate were distributed after being declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.

                  1968 by-election: Clare[50]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12
                  Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett 58.7 19,066  
                  Fine Gael Patrick Bugler 28.7 9,313 10,407
                  Labour Flan Honan 11.7 3,799 5,177
                  Independent Jean Grace 0.9 293 651
                  Electorate: 48,182   Valid: 32,471   Quota: 16,236   Turnout: 67.39%

                    1965 general election
                    1965 general election: Clare[23]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 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 P. A. Ó Síocháin 2,362 6.9
                    Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,399   Quota: 8,600   Turnout:

                    1961 general election
                    1961 general election: Clare[22]
                    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                    Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 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[50]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1
                    Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh 56.1 18,154
                    Fine Gael Francis P. Gordon 27.1 8,770
                    Sinn Féin Séamus Sabhat 16.9 5,464
                    Electorate: 47,227   Valid: 32,388   Quota: 16,195   Turnout: 68.58%

                      1957 general election
                      1957 general election: Clare[20]
                      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                      Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 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[19]
                      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                      Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan N/A Automatically Returned 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 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[50]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1234567
                      Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 33.4 13,850            
                      Fine Gael William Murphy 19.3 8,016 8,095 9,522        
                      Labour Patrick Hogan 12.6 5,213 5,466 5,578 6,463 6,855 7,136 7,359
                      Fianna Fáil Patrick John Hillery 9.8 4,063 5,846 5,872 5,891 7,930 11,696  
                      Independent Thomas Burke 9.7 4,031 4,306 4,358 4,610 5,009 5,480 7,252
                      Fianna Fáil Michael Considine 6.4 2,634 3,827 3,850 3,867      
                      Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4.9 2,028 3,976 3,985 4,037 4,953    
                      Fine Gael Vincent McHugh 4.0 1,648 1,670          
                      Electorate: 52,074   Valid: 41,483   Quota: 8,297   Turnout: 79.66%

                        1948 general election
                        1948 general election: Clare[50]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1234567891011
                        Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 30.3 12,574                    
                        Labour Patrick Hogan 11.1 4,586 4,923 4,976 5,071 5,156 5,321 5,620 6,614 6,848 7,272 7,580
                        Independent Thomas Burke 11.0 4,576 4,768 4,809 4,862 4,982 5,171 5,929 6,715 7,131 7,873 8,467
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan 7.8 3,235 3,939 3,956 3,986 4,001 4,132 4,284 4,451 4,943    
                        Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 7.3 3,020 5,102 5,127 5,149 5,180 5,278 5,492 5,619 7,374 10,370  
                        Fine Gael Charles Burke 6.9 2,854 2,888 3,112 3,163 4,025 4,139 4,601 4,889 5,246 5,377 5,413
                        Fianna Fáil Seán Brady 6.5 2,697 3,388 3,392 3,423 3,455 3,474 3,555 3,609      
                        Clann na Talmhan Thomas Burke 4.9 2,042 2,111 2,148 2,175 2,225 2,365          
                        Clann na Poblachta Peter O'Loughlin 4.2 1,732 1,793 1,828 2,196 2,220 3,139 3,359        
                        Clann na Poblachta Thomas Lillis 3.9 1,612 1,649 1,657 1,824 1,883            
                        Fine Gael Austin Brennan 2.9 1,183 1,205 1,300 1,314              
                        Clann na Poblachta Timothy Smythe 2.1 851 863 886                
                        Fine Gael Edward Monahan 1.3 552 582                  
                        Electorate: 54,379   Valid: 41,514   Quota: 8,303   Turnout: 76.34%

                          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[50]
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          1
                          Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan 72.2 21,526
                          Fine Gael Edward Monahan 27.8 8,299
                          Electorate: 60,993   Valid: 29,825   Quota: 14,913   Turnout: 48.90%

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

                            1943 general election
                            1943 general election: Clare[13]
                            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,961 30.9 1 1
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 5,177 10.7 5
                            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 4,926 10.2 3
                            Independent Thomas Burke 4,637 9.6 4
                            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,167 8.6 2
                            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 Joseph Hughes 543 1.1
                            Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,386   Quota: 8,065   Turnout:

                            1938 general election
                            1938 general election: Clare[12]
                            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
                            Independent Thomas Burke 6,525 13.2 4
                            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,280 12.7 5
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 5,713 11.5
                            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 4,305 8.7
                            Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen 3,079 6.2 3
                            Fine Gael Edmund Carroll 1,686 3.4
                            Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,581   Quota: 8,264   Turnout:

                            1937 general election
                            1937 general election: Clare[11]
                            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 14,012 28.6 1 1
                            Independent Thomas Burke 6,333 12.9 4
                            Fine Gael Patrick Burke 6,327 12.9 3
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 5,262 10.7 5
                            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 4,410 9.0 2
                            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[10]
                            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 18,574 42.1 1 1
                            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 5,254 11.9 3
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 4,307 9.8 4
                            National Centre Party Patrick Baxter 4,041 9.2
                            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 3,618 8.2
                            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 3,289 7.5 2
                            Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady 3,079 7.0 5
                            Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Flavey 1,993 4.5
                            Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,155   Quota: 7,360   Turnout:

                            1932 general election
                            1932 general election: Clare[9]
                            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 12,504 30.2 1 1
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 5,701 13.8 2
                            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 Seán O'Grady 4,002 9.7 3
                            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[8]
                            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                            Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 13,902 34.3 1 1
                            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 5,646 13.9 3
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 4,683 11.6 4
                            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Burke 4,201 10.4
                            Fianna Fáil Martin Sexton 3,506 8.7 5
                            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 3,003 7.4 2
                            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[7]
                            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 Patrick Hogan 4,147 10.8 5
                            Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Kelly 3,612 9.4 3
                            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
                            Fianna Fáil Patrick Houlihan 1,500 3.9 4
                            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[6]
                            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
                            Labour Patrick MacNamara 2,140 5.4
                            Labour Patrick Hogan 2,083 5.3 5 14
                            Farmers' Party Conor Hogan 1,914 4.9 4 14
                            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 Brian O'Higgins 114 0.3 3 12
                            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[5]
                            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[4]
                            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

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