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Box by Box: How the Graiguecullen-Portarlington area voted in the 2020 General Election

15th February 2020

The Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District in Laois voted overwhelmingly in favour of the three outgoing TDs from the county in last weekend’s General Election as Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin), Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) and Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) got over 75% of the vote between them.

Though Brian Stanley romped home with 16,000 votes across the Laois-Offaly constituency and he did receive more first preferences here than any other candidate, there was less than 100 votes between him and Fianna Fáil’s Sean Fleming according to the Fine Gael tallies that have been seen by LaoisToday.

According to the tallies, Brian Stanley got 2,340 votes in this area ahead of Sean Fleming who got 2,252. Charlie Flanagan was next with almost 1,400.

In all there were 24 polling stations in that part of Laois, down on what there was in 2016 due to the re-location of the Portarlington and Killenard voters to Kildare South.

Figures from 22 of the 24 tallies are available with no figures inputted for one of the boxes in Emo and one of the boxes in Timahoe.

This was more than likely due to the the tally teams at the count centre missing out on recording this data for some reason.

Sean Fleming came out on top in 10 of the 22 boxes, with Brian Stanley first in eight of the boxes and Charlie Flanagan in four of them.

Crucially for Brian Stanley he comfortably topped the poll in the four boxes in Graiguecullen, the district’s most populated district. He broke 40% in all four boxes (and almost 50% in one of them). He was also just under 40% in one of the boxes in Stradbally.

Sean Fleming topped the poll in many of the rural areas towards the south of the county – like Wolfhill, Ballyadams and Barrowhouse – close to his home place in The Swan.

Charlie Flanagan got more first preferences than any of the other candidates in Killeen, Rath, The Heath and one of the two boxes in Emo.

Total area

Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 2,340 (29.55%)
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 2,252 (28.44%)
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 1,371 (17.31%)
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 453 (5.72%)
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 348 (4.39%)
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 274 (3.46%)
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy – 234 (2.95%)
Stephen Tynan (People Before Profit) – 142 (1.79%)
Barry Cowen (People Before Profit) – 140 (1.76%)
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 130 (1.64%)
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 63 (0.79%)
John Daly (Independent) – 54 (0.68%)
Ken Smollen (Independent) – 47 (0.59%)
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 39 (0.49%)
John Leahy (Independent) – 31 (0.39%)

Arles NS

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 168
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 109
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 83
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 28
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 20
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 17
Noel O Rourke (Renua) – 10
Carol Nolan (Independant) – 6
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 5
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 3
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 3
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 3
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
John Daly (The National Party) – 1
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 1

Ballyadams NS

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 169
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 95
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 85
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 31
Pauline Flanagan (Fiann Fail) – 17
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 15
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 14
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 9
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party)- 4
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail) – 4
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 1
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 0
John Daly (National Party) – 0

Ballylinan 1

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 154
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 144
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 57
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 22
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 21
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 13
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 9
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
John Leahy (Independent) – 6
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 6
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 6
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 5
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic party) – 2
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 0
John Daly (National Party) – 0

Ballylinan 2

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 92
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 72
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 39
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 18
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 18
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 14
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 5
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 3
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 2
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 2
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 1
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 1
John Daly (National Party) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 0

Barrowhouse NS

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 162
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 69
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 61
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 20
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 15
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 6
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 5
John Daly (National Party) – 5
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 5
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 4
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 2
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 2
John Leahy (Independent) – 2
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 1
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 1

Emo New School 1

Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 76
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 59
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 47
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 27
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 25
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 21
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 13
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 12
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 12
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 5
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 4
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 0
John Daly (National Party) – 0

Emo New School 2

No Tally Available

Graiguecullen 1

Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 208
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 81
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 37
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 27
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 13
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 10
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 10
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 9
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 8
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 7
John Daly (National Party) – 4
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 2
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 1
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 0

Graiguecullen 2

Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 88
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 64
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 47
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 21
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 16
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 6
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 6
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 6
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 6
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 5
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 4
John Daly (National Party) – 2
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 2
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 0

Graiguecullen 3

Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 151
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 97
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 33
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 16
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 11
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 9
John Daly (National Party) – 6
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 5
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 4
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 3
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 3
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 2
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 0

Graiguecullen 4

Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 145
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 70
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 33
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 17
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 10
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 9
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 6
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 6
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail) – 5
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 5
John Daly (National Party) – 2
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 1
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 0
John Leahy (Independent) – 0

Killeen NS

Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 114
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) – 94
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – 94
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 19
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 18
Stephen Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fáil) – 6
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) – 6
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 4
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 3
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 1
John Daly (National Party) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) – 0

The Heath

Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 100
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 76
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 66
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 34
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 22
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 12
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 7
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 7
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 6
John Leahy (Independent) – 4
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 3
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 2
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 1
John Daly (National Party) – 1

Mayo 1

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 141
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 105
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 34
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 9
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 8
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 6
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 6
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 5
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 5
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 5
John Daly (National Party) – 3
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 0
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 0
John Leahy (Independent) – 0

Mayo 2

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 102
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 87
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 55
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 12
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 10
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 9
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 8
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
John Daly (National Party) – 5
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 3
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 3
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 2
John Leahy (Independent) – 2
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 0

Wolfhill

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 131
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 113
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 54
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 17
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 13
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 7
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 4
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 3
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 3
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 3
John Leahy (Independent) – 2
John Daly (National Party) – 1
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 0
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 0

Killeshin 1

Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 95
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 90
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 31
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 17
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 7
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 5
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 4
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 4
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 2
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 2
John Daly (National Party) – 2
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 1
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 1
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 0

Killeshin 2

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 90
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 80
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 46
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 44
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 18
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 11
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 10
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 6
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 6
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 5
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 4
John Leahy (Independent) – 2
John Daly (National Party) – 1
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 1
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 0

Rath

Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 84
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 64
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 54
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 32
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 22
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 21
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 13
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 10
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 9
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 8
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 6
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 6
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 3
John Daly (National Party) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 0

Stradbally 1

Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 156
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 105
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 36
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 24
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 13
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 11
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 11
John Daly (National Party) – 11
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 7
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 3
John Leahy (Independent) – 3
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 2
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 2
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 2

Stradbally 2

Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 159
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 132
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 118
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 29
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 23
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail)- 14
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 13
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 10
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 8
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 7
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 6
John Leahy (Independent) – 4
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 4
John Daly (National Party) – 3
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 1

Vicarstown

Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 98
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 88
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 78
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 29
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 25
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 19
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 11
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail) – 9
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 5
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 4
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 3
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 2
John Daly (National Party) – 1
John Leahy (Independent) – 0
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 0

Timahoe 1

No Tally available.

Timahoe 2

Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) – 79
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) – 73
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) – 71
Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail) – 45
Pippa Hackett (Green Party) – 26
Noel Tuohy (Labour) – 18
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) – 9
Peter Ormond (Fianna Fail) – 8
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail) – 6
Ken Smollen (Irish Democratic Party) – 4
Stephan Tynan (Solidarity-People Before Profit) – 4
John Daly (National Party) – 3
Carol Nolan (Independent) – 2
John Leahy (Independent) – 1
Noel O’Rourke (Renua) – 0