Donegal South West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Donegal South West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the southern part of County Donegal. The constituency has an electorate of 54,789 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

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2002 General Election: Donegal South West
Candidate		Party	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Pat the Cope Gallagher	Fianna Fáil	7,740	21.72	1	6
	Mary Coughlan	Fianna Fáil	7,257	20.36	2	7
	Dinny McGinley	Fine Gael	4,378	12.29	3	8
	James White	Fine Gael	4,680	13.13
	Pearse Doherty	Sinn Féin	2,697	7.57
	Joe Kelly	Independent	3,091	8.67
	Thomas Pringle	Independent	2,630	7.38
	Séamus Rodgers	Labour Party	1,079	3.03
	Tom Dignam	Sinn Féin	1,133	3.18
	Gewn Breslin	Independent	951	2.67

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