Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny has been re-elected on Count 1 in Sligo-Leitrim after topping the poll with 15,035 first preference votes.
He comfortably exceeded the quota of 12,137 and his surplus of 2,898 is now being distributed amongst the remaining candidates.
He spoke to Ocean FM’s Niall Delaney after his re-election:
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Count 1 result:
(Quota: 12,137)
Bree (I4C) – 2,236
Conway (Ind) – 1,354
Cosgrove (Lab) – 1178
Ellis (FF) – 2,753
Feighan (FG) – 5338
Harkin (Ind) – 6,972
Gallagher (GP) – 1791
Kenny (SF) – 15,035
MacSharry (FF) – 7,004
McCloskey (Aon) – 368
McWeeney (NP) – 451
O’Boyle (PBP) – 1,746
O’Donnell (Ind) – 46
O’Dwyer (Ren) – 75
O’Hara (Ind) – 650
Perry (Ind) – 1,367
Scanlon (FF) – 6,246
Walsh (FG) – 4,760
Wynne (Ind) – 1,310.
