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2001 Armagh City and District Council election Local govt election in Northern Ireland
Elections to Armagh City and District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.
Election results
Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2001[1]
| Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
|
UUP
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
 3
|
31.8
|
25.9
|
7,757
|
16.1
|
|
|
SDLP
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
27.3
|
24.4
|
7,310
|
6.4
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
 2
|
22.7
|
20.6
|
6,177
|
6.0
|
|
|
DUP
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
18.2
|
25.6
|
7,677
|
13.7
|
|
|
Independent
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
 0
|
0.0
|
2.8
|
832
|
2.8
|
|
|
NI Women's Coalition
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.7
|
209
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New
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2001
by district[1]
| Ward
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
Total
Cllrs
|
| UUP
|
SDLP
|
Sinn Féin
|
DUP
|
Others
|
| Armagh City
|
18.8
|
1
|
29.1
|
2
|
29.1
|
2
|
11.6
|
1
|
11.4
|
0
|
6
|
| Crossmore
|
13.7
|
1
|
39.9
|
2
|
32.6
|
0
|
13.8
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
5
|
| Cusher
|
34.5
|
3
|
11.7
|
1
|
6.9
|
0
|
44.7
|
2
|
2.2
|
0
|
6
|
| The Orchard
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34.3
|
2
|
20.2
|
1
|
17.0
|
1
|
28.5
|
1
|
0.0
|
0
|
5
|
| Total
|
25.9
|
7
|
24.4
|
6
|
20.6
|
5
|
25.6
|
4
|
3.5
|
0
|
22
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District results
Armagh City
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Armagh City - 6 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Patrick McNamee
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16.95%
|
1,261
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Cathy Rafferty
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12.11%
|
901
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1,059.24
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1,078.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Pat Brannigan*
|
13.62%
|
1,013
|
1,018.6
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1,043.76
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1,142.76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UUP
|
Sylvia McRoberts*
|
11.67%
|
868
|
868.48
|
883.12
|
890.12
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891.84
|
891.84
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1,333.84
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|
|
|
|
|
DUP
|
Freda Donnelly
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11.58%
|
861
|
861
|
867
|
868
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868
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868
|
943
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1,159.48
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Anna Brolly*
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4.97%
|
370
|
373.2
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395.36
|
503.12
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553.86
|
559.86
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562.86
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588.28
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644.04
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1,030.66
|
|
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Independent
|
John Nixon
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8.69%
|
646
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663.12
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708.6
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741.4
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745.7
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749.7
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753.7
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763.54
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779.94
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902.92
|
|
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SDLP
|
Michael Carson
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6.13%
|
456
|
461.76
|
482.24
|
574.52
|
596.88
|
600.88
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601.88
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619.92
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639.6
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|
|
|
UUP
|
Gordon Frazer*
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7.10%
|
528
|
528
|
546
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547
|
547
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547
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|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Mealla Bratton
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4.37%
|
325
|
329.8
|
353.96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NI Women's Coalition
|
Margaret Connolly
|
2.81%
|
209
|
211.56
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Electorate: 10,014 Valid: 7,438 (74.28%) Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,063 Turnout: 7,608 (75.97%)
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Crossmore
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Crossmore - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
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Sinn Féin
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Brian Cunningham*
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19.77%
|
1,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SDLP
|
Thomas Kavanagh*
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14.63%
|
989
|
1,032.84
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1,366.84
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|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
James McKernan*
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10.40%
|
703
|
704.92
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751.88
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862.64
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1,366.64
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|
|
|
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Sinn Féin
|
Pat O'Rawe
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12.83%
|
867
|
1,010.36
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1,030.8
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1,045.62
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1,114.78
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1,212.78
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|
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|
UUP
|
Evelyn Corry*
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13.72%
|
927
|
927.32
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927.32
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927.32
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934
|
950
|
974
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|
|
DUP
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Noel Berry
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13.76%
|
930
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930.16
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930.16
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930.16
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933.16
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933.16
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935.16
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|
|
SDLP
|
James Lennon
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8.20%
|
554
|
558.8
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609.68
|
722
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|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Joe McGleenan
|
6.69%
|
452
|
464.32
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|
|
|
|
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| Electorate: 8,488 Valid: 6,758 (79.61%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 6,883 (81.09%)
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Cusher
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Cusher - 6 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
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DUP
|
Paul Berry
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41.33%
|
3,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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DUP
|
Margaret Black*
|
2.15%
|
185
|
1,579.58
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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UUP
|
Eric Speers*
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14.00%
|
1,202
|
1,399.34
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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SDLP
|
Thomas Canavan*
|
11.66%
|
1,001
|
1,003.64
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1,006.02
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1,039.68
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1,040.3
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1,048.96
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1,493.96
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UUP
|
Robert Turner*
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8.44%
|
725
|
797.6
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811.2
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856.5
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918.5
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1,163.93
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1,168.59
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|
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UUP
|
James Clayton*
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7.91%
|
679
|
837.4
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884.83
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939.77
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973.25
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1,146.23
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1,148.23
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|
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DUP
|
Mervyn Spratt
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1.20%
|
103
|
479.86
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746.08
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768.21
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807.89
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850.07
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850.07
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Sinn Féin
|
Noel Sheridan*
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6.88%
|
591
|
591.66
|
592
|
594
|
594
|
594.17
|
|
|
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UUP
|
Sharon McClelland*
|
4.27%
|
367
|
429.7
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441.94
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480.11
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514.21
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|
|
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Independent
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Derrick Mathews
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2.17%
|
186
|
212.4
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218.52
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|
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| Electorate: 11,175 Valid: 8,588 (76.85%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,227 Turnout: 8,728 (78.10%)
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The Orchard
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
The Orchard - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
|
|
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DUP
|
Brian Hutchinson*
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18.99%
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1,363
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|
|
|
|
|
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UUP
|
Jim Speers*
|
18.45%
|
1,324
|
|
|
|
|
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Sinn Féin
|
Paul Corrigan
|
17.01%
|
1,221
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|
|
|
|
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SDLP
|
John Campbell*
|
11.09%
|
796
|
796.48
|
797.48
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798.08
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1,407.08
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|
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UUP
|
Charles Rollston*
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8.99%
|
645
|
653.88
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1,056.16
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1,164.66
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1,174.28
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DUP
|
William Irwin
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9.56%
|
686
|
831.92
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898.12
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914.42
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919.52
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SDLP
|
Eamon McNeill
|
9.07%
|
651
|
651.24
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656.24
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657.14
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|
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UUP
|
Olive Whitten*
|
6.85%
|
492
|
497.16
|
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| Electorate: 9,234 Valid: 7,178 (77.73%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,197 Turnout: 7,295 (79.00%)
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