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SF20.9%-0.5FG18.3%+0.5FF16.0%+0.1SD11.0%+0.3Lab3.6%-0.2GP3.1%+0.1Aon5.9%-0.1II6.8%-0.1PBP-S2.7%-0.3Ind11.7%+0.4SF20.9%-0.5FG18.3%+0.5FF16.0%+0.1SD11.0%+0.3Lab3.6%-0.2GP3.1%+0.1Aon5.9%-0.1II6.8%-0.1PBP-S2.7%-0.3Ind11.7%+0.4

Longford-Westmeath

Co. Longford
Marginal / swing seat

Longford-Westmeath is a 5-seat midlands constituency. Fianna Fáil's Robert Troy topped his party's ticket here in 2024 despite resigning as a junior minister in September 2022 after failing to properly declare rental income and property interests — voters returned him anyway, alongside two Fine Gael TDs (including Minister Peter Burke), Sinn Féin's Sorca Clarke and independent former minister Kevin "Boxer" Moran.

Dáil Seats5
Valid Poll '2461,884
Quota (Droop)10,315

Elected TDs (5)

Peter Burke· Fine GaelRobert Troy· Fianna FáilKevin "Boxer" Moran· IndependentMicheál Carrigy· Fine GaelSorca Clarke· Sinn Féin

2024 General Election — First Preferences

First-preference vote share by candidate. Peter Burke (Fine Gael) topped the poll with 17.6%. Bold candidates were elected — final seats are decided by PR-STV transfers, not first preferences alone.

Under PR-STV, surplus and elimination transfers decide the final seats, so a candidate can be elected from well below the quota — or miss out despite a strong first count. .

Notable Past TDs

Mary O'Rourke1981–1982, 1982–2002

Fianna Fáil minister and aunt of Brian Lenihan Jnr; a dominant figure in Longford-Westmeath politics for two decades.

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