RE-ELECTED, Independent TD Sean Canney and his wife Geraldine at the count centre in Headford. Photo: Ray Ryan

Canney re-elected in Galway East

First seat in Galway East

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INDEPENDENT Sean Canney from Belclare has taken the first seat in Galway East, just minutes before midnight on the first day of counting at the centre in Headford.

The count saw the distribution of the votes of Aontu candidate Luke Silke who was eliminated after the fifth count.

Canney overtook, poll topper FF’s Albert Dolan, having picked up and extra 509 notes, bringing him to 11,204 and exceeding the quota of 10,843.

Dolan will be the next elected while Louis O’Hara of Sinn Féin is now likely to win another of the four seats.

Declan Geraghty of Independent Ireland benefitted from the latest transfers but FG’s Pete Roche will also pick up a considerable number of votes when FG Niamh Madden and Clodagh Higgins are eliminated later on.

SIXTH COUNT

Distribution of Luke Silke’s votes

Albert Dolan (FF) (+161) 10,671

*Seán Canney (IND) (+509) 11,204

Louis O’Hara (SF) (+279) 8887

Peter Roche (FG) (+110) 5786

Declan Geraghty (IND IRL) (+545) 6067

*Anne Rabbitte (FF) (+47) 4313

Clodagh Higgins (FG) (+40) 3832

Niamh Madden (FG) (+31) 3,011

Non-transferable – 143

Distribution of Canney surplus

* Outgoing TD

Siobhan Holliman
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