The winning candidates in the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) presidential and deputy presidential elections have been confirmed today (Tuesday, December 12).

Francie Gorman from Ballinakill IFA branch in Co. Laois was announced as the winner, beating Martin Stapleton from Oola IFA branch, Co. Limerick.

When the final tally was announced, Francie Gorman had secured a total of 16,699 votes and Martin Stapleton had secured a total of 13,210.

The infographic below shows the candidate that received the highest number of votes in each county:

As can be seen from the colour-coded map above, Martin Stapleton received the highest number of votes in every county of Munster, however, Francie Gorman received the highest number of votes in every other county outside of Munster.

A total of 941 IFA branches voted in the election.

The table below gives a clearer breakdown of the number of votes each presidential candidate received in each county:

As the table above indicates, the total valid poll was 29,909, with Francie Gorman securing 56% of this and Martin Stapleton securing 44% of this.

In the IFA deputy president race, Alice Doyle, from Camolin IFA branch Co. Wexford, was announced as the winner, beating Pat Murphy from Ardrahan IFA branch, Co. Galway.

When the final tally was announced, Alice Doyle had secured 16,502 votes and Pat Murphy had secured 12,968 votes.

The infographic below shows the deputy candidate that received the highest number of votes in each county:

As can be seen from the map above, Pat Murphy secured the highest number of votes in the counties along the western seaboard, excluding Donegal but including Cavan and Roscommon while Alice Doyle received the highest number of votes in all the remaining counties.

The table below gives a clearer breakdown of the number of votes each deputy presidential candidate received in each county:

When the final votes were counted, Alice Doyle had secured 56% of the vote and Pat Murphy had secured 44% of the vote.