Local govt election in Northern Ireland
2005 Cookstown District Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Party
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Sinn Féin
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SDLP
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DUP
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Seats won
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5
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5
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3
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Seat change
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1
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1
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0
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Party
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UUP
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Independent
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Seats won
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3
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0
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Seat change
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1
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1
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Elections to Cookstown District Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.
Election results
Cookstown District Council Election Result 2005[1]
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Sinn Féin
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5
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0
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1
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1
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31.3
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33.5
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3,342
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0.3
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SDLP
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5
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1
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0
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1
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31.3
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17.3
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1,730
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6.3
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DUP
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3
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1
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0
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1
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18.8
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22.5
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2,243
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4.1
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UUP
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3
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0
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0
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0
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18.8
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19.5
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1,951
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1.6
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Independent
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0.0
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6.4
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641
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2.7
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Socialist Party
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.8
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84
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New
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 2005
by district[1]
Ward
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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Total Cllrs
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Sinn Féin
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SDLP
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DUP
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UUP
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Others
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Ballinderry
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N/A
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2
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N/A
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2
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N/A
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1
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N/A
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1
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N/A
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0
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6
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Cookstown Central
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27.9
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1
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21.1
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2
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26.1
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1
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23.2
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1
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1.7
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0
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5
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Drum Manor
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38.5
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2
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13.9
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1
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19.1
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1
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16.1
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1
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12.4
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0
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5
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Total
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33.5
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5
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17.3
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5
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22.5
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3
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19.5
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3
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7.2
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0
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16
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District results
Ballinderry
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
- As only six candidates had been nominated for six seats, there was no vote in Ballinderry and all six candidates were deemed elected.
Cookstown Central
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Cookstown Central - 5 seats[2]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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DUP
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Ian McCrea*
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26.06%
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1,246
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UUP
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Trevor Wilson*
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23.21%
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1,110
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Sinn Féin
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John McNamee*
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20.43%
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977
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SDLP
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Peter Cassidy*
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10.75%
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514
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659.92
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796
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807.34
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SDLP
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Tony Quinn
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10.31%
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493
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571.08
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659.28
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675.12
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807.68
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Sinn Féin
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Ciarán McElhone
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7.49%
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358
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359.92
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361.18
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503.92
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522.84
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Socialist Party
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Harry Hutchinson
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1.76%
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84
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302.24
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387.32
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Electorate: 7,452 Valid: 4,782 (64.17%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 798 Turnout: 4,854 (65.14%)
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Drum Manor
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
Drum Manor - 5 seats[2]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3
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Sinn Féin
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Sean Clarke
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20.25%
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1,055
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DUP
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Maureen Lees
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19.14%
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997
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Sinn Féin
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Oliver Molloy*
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18.28%
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952
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SDLP
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James McGarvey*
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13.88%
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723
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895.8
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UUP
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Samuel Glasgow*
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16.15%
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841
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850
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920.46
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Independent
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Samuel Parke*
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12.31%
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641
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642.08
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694.08
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Electorate: 6,814 Valid: 5,209 (76.45%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 869 Turnout: 5,268 (77.31%)
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