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Brendan Griffin and Danny Healy Rae were elected this afternoon.
SITTING TDs, Independent Danny Healy Rae and Fine Gael’s Brendan Griffin have been reelected to the Dáil after the sixth count at the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre this afternoon.
The seventh count is underway now which will distribute Brendan Griffin’s surplus of 1,758. The sixth count saw the distribution of 4,419 votes from Fine Gael’s Mike Kennelly who was eliminated after the fifth count.
As expected, his party colleague received a large proportion of these transfers (2,448) and was the third TD elected. Danny Healy Rae also received enough transfers (336) to put him over the quota of 12,945 and the fourth TD elected for the constituency.
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Norma Foley has a lead of 2,363 over John Brassil. She received 482 extra votes, with John Brassil gaining exactly the same. Cleo Murphy of the Green Party received 207 transfers. Here’s the result of the sixth count…
• Micheal Healy Rae (Independent) — ELECTED 16,818
• Pa Daly (Sinn Féin) — ELECTED 15,733
• Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael) — ELECTED 14,703 (2,448)
• Danny Healy Rae (Independent) — ELECTED 13,000 (336 )
• Norma Foley (Fianna Fáil) — 9,593 ( 482)
• John Brassil (Fianna Fáil) — 7,230 ( 482)
• Cleo Murphy (Green Party) — 5,811 ( 207)
• Mike Kennelly (Fine Gael) — 4,419 ELIMINATED
• Norma Moriarty (Fianna Fáil) — 4,217 ELIMINATED
• Sonny Foran (Aontú) — 1,404 ELIMINATED
• John Bowler (Irish Freedom Party) — 640 ELIMINATED
• Ted Cronin (Independent) — 544 ELIMINATED
• Sean O’Leary (Independent) — 60 ELIMINATED
Electorate: 116,885
Total Valid Poll: 78,209
Invalid Poll: 543
Quota: 12,945
