An election to

Cavan County Council Cavan County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae an Chabháin) is the authority responsible for Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the L ...

took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from four

local electoral area A local electoral area (LEA; ga, Toghlimistéir Áitiúil) is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland. All elections use the single transferable vote. The Republic of Ireland is divided into 166 LEAs, with an average po ...

s (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the

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proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

by means of the

single transferable vote Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ...

(PR-STV). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999. The Cavan Road Action Group won four seats; not a registered political party, it was a

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focused on the poor state of the surfaces of Cavan's local roads.

Results by party

Results by local electoral area

Bailieborough

Ballyjamesduff

Belturbet

Cavan

References

External links

Official website

Irishelectionliterature
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