1991 Laois County Council election

An election to Laois County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.[1][2]

1991 Laois County Council election
27 June 1991
All 25 seats on Laois County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 13 9 1
Seat change -1 - -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Progressive Democrats Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change +1 -
Map showing the area of Laois County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 -1 11,454 49.33
Fine Gael 9 - 7,910 34.07
Labour 1 - 1,672 7.20
Progressive Democrats 1 +1 944 4.07
Independent 1 - 1,239 5.34
Totals 25 - 23,219 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Borris-in-Ossory
Borris-in-Ossory - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fianna Fáil Liam HylandTD* 18% 1,219                
Independent Jimmy Kelly* 12.2% 828 856              
Fianna Fáil Kieran Phelan 11.1% 751 816 818 861          
Fine Gael William Mansfield* 10.7% 728 749 751 819 826 898      
Labour Larry Kavanagh 8.8% 594 617 618 630 631 729 735 844 917
Fianna Fáil Eamon Rafter* 8% 539 590 591 629 633 638 638 726 754
Fine Gael Marty Phelan 7% 476 513 513 576 576 601 612 644 902
Fine Gael Stephen Murphy 6.11 411 425 425 433 433 455 487 496  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Fennelly 5.8% 392 446 447 447 451 457 457 555 624
Fianna Fáil Fintan Phelan* 4.4% 299 365 366 376 377 412 413    
Fine Gael Patrick McMahon* 4% 272 276 276 278 278        
Independent Peter Loughman 3.9% 267 275 275            
Electorate: 12,812   Valid: 7,814 (60.99%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 977   Turnout: 7,930 (61.90%)  

    Emo
    Emo- 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Fianna Fáil Ray Cribbin* 27.7% 1,047    
    Progressive Democrats Cathy Honan 17.3% 652 725 896
    Fine Gael Jim Buggie* 16.3% 616 624 750
    Fianna Fáil Theresa Mulhare 15.3% 579 742 770
    Labour Paddy Bray 13.5% 512 515 590
    Fine Gael Sam Gee 6.5% 245 268  
    Labour Anthony Martin 3.4% 128 149  
    Electorate: 6,413   Valid: 3,779 (58.93%)   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 756   Turnout: 3,813 (59.29%)  

      Luggacurren
      Luggacurren- 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Fianna Fáil James Cooney* 15.9% 600 629 758      
      Fine Gael John Moran 15.5% 585 661 693 843    
      Fianna Fáil Martin Rohan* 15.3% 575 581 626 663 667 679
      Fianna Fáil Mary Wheatley* 13% 491 538 631 674 678 690
      Fine Gael James Daly 12.7% 478 552 575 742 822  
      Fianna Fáil Mary Redmond 9.8% 368 382        
      Fine Gael Senator Charles McDonald* 9.5% 358 394 431      
      Labour Tony O'Brien 7.9% 299          
      Independent Thomas McCormack 0.4% 16          
      Electorate: 5,972   Valid: 3,770 (63.13%)   Spoilt: 35   Quota: 755   Turnout: 3,805 (63.71%)  

        Portlaoise
        Portlaoise - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fianna Fáil Joe Dunne* 30.5% 1,316                  
        Fine Gael William Aird* 14.5% 625 684 685 698 741          
        Fine Gael Tom Keenan* 14.5% 624 686 688 711 747          
        Fianna Fáil Tom Jacob 7.3% 314 489 489 500 517 519 521 534 559 703
        Fianna Fáil Jerry Lodge* 7.1% 304 436 436 450 466 472 476 518 549 678
        Progressive Democrats Assumpta Broomfield 6.8% 292 314 314 325 338 343 346 397 464 493
        Fianna Fáil John Fitzgibbon 5.9% 254 331 331 338 341 341 342 350 373  
        Fine Gael Ger O'Donoghue 4.3% 187 198 198 205 221 233 246 267    
        Labour Tom Phelan 3.2% 139 151 151 178 184 186 188      
        Fine Gael Anthony Dunne 3% 129 150 152 165            
        Independent Joe McCormack 2.8% 120 145 149              
        Independent Joseph Bannan 0.2% 8 9                
        Electorate: 7,588   Valid: 4,312 (56.83%)   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 719   Turnout: 4,336 (57.14%)  

          Tinnahinch
          Tinnahinch- 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Fianna Fáil John Moloney* 26.6% 1,217      
          Fine Gael Michael Lalor 15.4% 704 719 725 872
          Fianna Fáil Seamus McDonald* 14.6% 671 911    
          Fine Gael Charles FlanaganTD* 14.6% 670 761 780  
          Fianna Fáil Joe Digan* 11.3% 518 584 694 785
          Fine Gael David Goodwin* 10.1 462 498 509 594
          Fine Gael William Daly 7.4% 340 345 346  
          Electorate: 6,381   Valid: 4,582 (71.81%)   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 764   Turnout: 4,626 (72.5%)  

            References
            1. Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
            2. Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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