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SF20.9%-0.5FG18.3%+0.5FF16.0%+0.1SD11.0%+0.3Lab3.6%-0.2GP3.1%+0.1Aon5.9%-0.1II6.8%-0.1PBP-S2.7%-0.3Ind11.7%+0.4SF20.9%-0.5FG18.3%+0.5FF16.0%+0.1SD11.0%+0.3Lab3.6%-0.2GP3.1%+0.1Aon5.9%-0.1II6.8%-0.1PBP-S2.7%-0.3Ind11.7%+0.4
SF20.9%-0.5FG18.3%+0.5FF16.0%+0.1SD11.0%+0.3Lab3.6%-0.2GP3.1%+0.1Aon5.9%-0.1II6.8%-0.1PBP-S2.7%-0.3Ind11.7%+0.4SF20.9%-0.5FG18.3%+0.5FF16.0%+0.1SD11.0%+0.3Lab3.6%-0.2GP3.1%+0.1Aon5.9%-0.1II6.8%-0.1PBP-S2.7%-0.3Ind11.7%+0.4

Kerry

Co. Kerry
Independents-leaning

Kerry is a 5-seat constituency famous for the Healy-Rae political dynasty — brothers Michael and Danny Healy-Rae both topped the poll and were elected as independents in 2024, alongside Sinn Féin's Pa Daly and two Fianna Fáil TDs, Cabinet minister Norma Foley and Michael Cahill.

Dáil Seats5
Valid Poll '2478,495
Quota (Droop)13,083

Elected TDs (5)

Michael Healy-Rae· IndependentPa Daly· Sinn FéinNorma Foley· Fianna FáilDanny Healy-Rae· IndependentMichael Cahill· Fianna Fáil

2024 General Election — First Preferences

First-preference vote share by candidate. Michael Healy-Rae (Independent) topped the poll with 23.7%. Bold candidates were elected — final seats are decided by PR-STV transfers, not first preferences alone.

Under PR-STV, surplus and elimination transfers decide the final seats, so a candidate can be elected from well below the quota — or miss out despite a strong first count. .

Notable Past TDs

Dick Spring1981–2002

Labour Party leader and Tánaiste through the 1992 "Spring Tide"; represented the predecessor Kerry North constituency, merged with Kerry South into today's Kerry in 2016.

Jackie Healy-Rae1997–2011

Independent kingmaker who won Kerry South after Fianna Fáil dropped him as a candidate; his sons Michael and Danny hold two of today's five Kerry seats.

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