1942 Irish local elections

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1942 Irish local elections
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  1934 19 August 1942 1945  

The 1942 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 19 August 1942, during The Emergency. [1] [2] [3]

Results

PartyVotes±% VOTES±%
Fianna Fáil 110,08939.7%
Independent and others85,24827.3%
Fine Gael 44,44114.4%
Clann na Talmhan 30,4729.9%
Labour 23,8637.7%
Farmers' Party 9,4923.1%
 Total303,635100

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References

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  2. "S.I. No. 301/1942 - Local Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1942". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "Holdings: Cork Corporation election, 1942 : Wednesday, 19th..." Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.