First count Galway East
Dolan tops the poll
MONIVEA’S Albert Dolan is well on his way to becoming one of the new faces sitting in the next Dáil.
The Fianna Fáil councillor secured a whopping 10,140 votes in the first count and topped the poll, just announced for Galway East at the count centre in Presentation College, Headford.
The seat of Independent TD Seán Canney is also firmly secure as he picked up 10,030 first preference votes and is firmly on track to being re-elected.
The other two seats in the expanded constituency aren’t so clear cut. Sinn Féin’s Louis O’Hara has improved on his 2020 vote with 7,459 but while he is favoured to take a seat, his challenge will be to secure sufficient transfers.
Fine Gael’s Pete Roche from Abbeyknockmoy and Williamstown Cllr Declan Geraghty (Ind Ireland) are very close.
Outgoing Fianna Fáil Minister of State Anne Rabbitte is in jeopardy of losing her seat, but again, transfers in upcoming counts will prove key.
See full results of First Count below
Electorate: 87,791
Total poll:54,576
Invalid votes: 362
Total valid poll: 54,214
Quota: 10,843
Conor Burke (PBPS) 1,238
Sean Canney (IND) 10,030
Albert Dolan (FF) 10,140
Declan Geraghty (IND IRL) 5,150
Clodagh Higgins (FG) 3,458
Fergal Landy (IND) 385
Eoin Madden (Green) 1,263
Niamh Madden (FG) 2,765
Paul Madden (IND) 585
Louis O’Hara (SF) 7,459
David O’Reilly (IRP) 610
Anne Rabbitte (FF) 4,056
Peter Roche (FG) 5,521
Luke Silke (Aontú) 1,554
Eliminated: Landy