11 June 1997
Total electorate: 87,719
Total poll: 62,472
Total valid poll: 61,858
Spoiled votes: 614
Quota: 10,310
First count:
Caffrey Ernie (Fine Gael): 4,579
Cooper-Fynn Beverley (Fianna Fail): 8,353
Crowley Anne (Green Party): 938
Cullen Cormac Connie (Independent) 119
Finn Richard (Independent): 1,683
Ginty Gerry (Independent): 1,656
Higgins Jim (Fine Gael): 6,945
Hughes Seamus (Fianna Fail): 6,791
Kenny Enda (Fine Gael): 8,568
Moffatt Tom (Fianna Fail): 5,735
Morley P.J. (Fianna Fail) : 5,692
Ring Michael (Fine Gael): 10,066
Sherry Kieran (National Party): 733
Sherry and Cullen eliminated.
Second count
Distribution of Sherry and Cullen votes
Caffrey +29 (4,608)
Cooper-Flynn +65 (8,418)
Crowley + 86 (1,022)
Finn + 46 (1,729)
Ginty + 186 (1,842)
Higgins + 61 (7,006)
Hughes + 68 (6,859)
Kenny + 58 (8,626)
Moffatt + 30 (5,765)
Morley + 103 (5,795)
Ring + 77 (10,143)
Crowley eliminated.
Third count
Distribution of Crowley's votes
Caffrey + 65 (4,673)
Cooper-Flynn + 93 (8,511)
Finn + 71 (1,800)
Ginty + 99 (1,941)
Higgins + 63 (7,069)
Hughes + 94 (6,953)
Kenny + 171 (8,797)
Moffatt + 36 (5,801)
Morley + 52 (5,847)
Ring + 207 (10,350) elected.
Finn Eliminated.
Fourth count
Distribution of Finn's votes
Caffrey + 28 (4,701)
Cooper-Flynn + 142 (8,653)
Ginty + 138 (2,079)
Higgins + 602 (7,671)
Hughes + 55 (7,008)
Kenny + 192 (8,989)
Moffatt + 19 (5,820)
Morley + 531 (6,578)
Ginty eliminated.
Fifth count
Distribution of Ginty's votes
Caffrey + 706 (5,407)
Cooper-Flynn + 113 (8,766)
Higgins + 130 (7,801)
Hughes + 84 (7,092)
Kenny + 94 (9,083)
Moffatt + 564 (6,384)
Morley + 80 (6,458)
Caffrey eliminated.
Sixth Count
Distribution of Caffrey's votes
Cooper-Flynn + 178 (9,944)
Higgins + 2,173 (9,974)
Hughes + 759 (7,151)
Kenny + 1,127 (10,210)
Moffatt + 1,477 (7,861)
Morley + 39 (6,497)
Morley eliminated.
Seventh count
Distribution of Morley's votes
Cooper-Flynn + 2,143 (11,087) elected
Higgins + 1,189 (11,163) elected
Hughes + 1,018 (8,169)
Kenny + 218 (10,428 ) elected
Moffatt + 1,592 (9,453)
Higgins, Cooper-Flynn and Kenny elected
Count eight
Distribution of Higgins surplus of 853
Hughes + 226 (8,395)
Moffatt + 223 (9,676)
Moffatt elected without reaching the quota.
