General Election Autopsy
Sinn Fein SurgePerhaps there is no constituency that highlights the level of the Sinn Fein surge as clearly as Wexford. Having lost his council seat…
Sinn Fein SurgePerhaps there is no constituency that highlights the level of the Sinn Fein surge as clearly as Wexford. Having lost his council seat…
It took 21-hours to count 75,000 ballot papers cast in Saturday’s General Election with 15 candidates hoping for one of the five seats on offer…
Long time forecast that Paul Kehoe would lose his seat have proved unfounded and he has taken the last of the five seats. Johnny Mythen…
Minister Michael D’Arcy has been eliminated on the 10th Count. He got just 38 votes from Howlin’s surplus of 417 and was eliminated by the…
We have just had the distribution of Carthy’s transfers and an interesting situation has emerged, Browne is in line for the third seat, but Verona…
Counting resumed at 10 am when the first task was the distribution of Michael Sheehan’s transfers at Count Eight. Brendan Howlin needed 260 and he…
The Count has been adjourned until morning after the result of the Seventh Count – the distribution of Deirdre Wadding’s vote – was announced just…
SIXTH COUNT – distribution of Paula Roseingrave’s 2,683 votes. Non-transferable 205 BROWNE James Fianna Fáil 8,058 (+404) 8,462 (+396) 8,858 (+55) 8,913 (+162) 9,075 (+76)…
FIFTH COUNT – distribution of Jim Codd’s votes. Non-transferable 293 BROWNE James Fianna Fáil 8,058 (+404) 8,462 (+396) 8,858 (+55) 8,913 (+162) 9,075 BYRNE Malcolm…
FOURTH COUNT – distribution of Seanie O’Shea’s votes. Non-transferable 181 BROWNE James Fianna Fáil 8,058 (+404) 8,462 (+396) 8,858 (+55) 8,913 BYRNE Malcolm Fianna Fáil…