Galway West: Aontú's Pádraig Lenihan eliminated
Pádraig Lenihan of Aontú has been eliminated on the fifth count in Galway West, following the distribution of People Before Profit-Solidarity candidate Maisie McMaster’s transfers.
Her transfers pushed Catherine Connolly ahead of Noel Grealish.
Noel Thomas of Independent Ireland is expected to gain most from the Aontú transfers in the next count.
Galway West
No of Seats: 5
Electorate: 103,713
Total poll: 60,652
Spoiled: 375
Valid poll: 60,277
Quota: 10,047
Fifth Count
Distribution of McMaster’s transfers:
*Farrell, Mairéad (SF) +213 8,445
Connolly, John (FF) +4 7,230
*Connolly, Catherine (Ind) +174 7,034
*Grealish, Noel (Ind) +5 6,956
Thomas, Noel (Ind) +16 6,049
*Naughton, Hildegarde (FG) +6 6,031
Kyne, Séan (FG) +2 5,351
Seoige, Gráinne (FF) +4 2,941
Seoighthe, Eibhlín (Soc Dem) +316 2,493
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) +19 2,310
Ogbu, Helen (Labour) +97 2,079
O’Reilly, Pauline (Green) +49 1,892
Lenihan, Pádraig (Aontú) +12 1,419 ELIMINATED
Non-transferable 9
(*sitting TD)
Fourth Count
Distribution of Cahill’s transfers:
*Farrell, Mairéad (SF) +37 8,232
Connolly, John (FF) +23 7226
*Grealish, Noel (Ind) +46 6,951
*Connolly, Catherine (Ind) +90 6860
Thomas, Noel (Ind) +218 6,033
*Naughton, Hildegarde (FG) +10 6,025
Kyne, Séan (FG) +11 5,349
Seoige, Gráinne (FF) +3 2,937
Seoighthe, Eibhlín (Soc Dem) +2 2,177
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) +41 2291
O’Reilly, Pauline (Green) +3 1,843
Ogbu, Helen (Labour) +5 1,982
Lenihan, Pádraig (Aontú) +104 1,407
McMaster, Maisie (Sol-PBP) +10, 926 ELIMINATED
Non-transferable 28
Third Count
Distribution of Cahill’s transfers:
*Farrell, Mairéad (SF) +37 8,232
Connolly, John (FF) +23 7226
*Grealish, Noel (Ind) +46 6,951
*Connolly, Catherine (Ind) +90 6860
Thomas, Noel (Ind) +218 6,033
*Naughton, Hildegarde (FG) +10 6,025
Kyne, Séan (FG) +11 5,349
Seoige, Gráinne (FF) +3 2,937
Seoighthe, Eibhlín (Soc Dem) +2 2,177
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) +41 2291
O’Reilly, Pauline (Green) +3 1,843
Ogbu, Helen (Labour) +5 1,982
Lenihan, Pádraig (Aontú) +104 1,407
McMaster, Maisie (Sol-PBP) +10, 926 ELIMINATED
Non-transferable 28
Second count
distribution of Feeney’s transfers:
*Farell, Mairéad (SF) +5 8169
Connolly, John (FF) +3 7,195
*Grealish, Noel (Ind) +1 6,888
*Connolly, Catherine (Ind) +5 6,752
*Naughton, Hildegarde (FG) +3 6,014
Thomas, Noel (Ind) +3 5,703
Kyne, Séan (FG) +0 5,335
Seoige, Gráinne (FF) +3 2,932
Seoighthe, Eibhlín (Soc Dem) +2 2,174
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) +4 2,223
O’Reilly, Pauline (Green) +0 1,831
Ogbu, Helen (Labour) +3 1,976
Lenihan, Pádraig (Aontú) +5 1,238
McMaster, Maisie (Sol-PBP) +2 907
Cahill, AJ (The Irish People) +6 475
McMahon, Doran (Irish Freedom) +5 455 ELIMINATED
FIRST COUNT:
*Farell, Mairéad (SF) 8,164
Connolly, John (FF) 7,192
*Grealish, Noel (Ind) 6,887
*Connolly, Catherine (Ind) 6,747
*Naughton, Hildegarde (FG) 6,011
Thomas, Noel (Ind) 5,700
Kyne, Séan (FG) 5,335
Seoige, Gráinne (FF) 2,929
Seoighthe, Eibhlín (Soc Dem) 2,172
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) 2,219
O’Reilly, Pauline (Green) 1,839
Ogbu, Helen (Labour) 1,973
Lenihan, Pádraig (Aontú) 1,233
McMaster, Maisie (Sol-PBP) 905
McMahon, Doran (Irish Freedom) 450
Cahill, AJ (The Irish People) 469
Feeney, Patrick (Ind) 52 ELIMINATED
Pictured: Pádraig Lenihan (Aontú).