Galway East: Canney is the first to be elected
Independent TD Seán Canney has been re-elected in Galway East, taking the first of four seats in the constituency.
The Belclare man, who was first elected to the Dáil in 2016, won his third consecutive election with 11,204 – surpassing the quota on the sixth count just before midnight.
The distribution of his surplus of 361 is underway, with Fianna Fáil’s Albert Dolan just 172 votes away from the 10,842 quota.
Electorate: 87,791
Valid poll: 54,214
No. of seats: 4
Quota: 10,843
Sixth count
Distribution of Luke Silke’s votes
Albert Dolan (FF) (+161) 10,671
*Seán Canney (IND) (+509) 11,204 ELECTED
Louis O’Hara (SF) (+279) 8,887
Peter Roche (FG) (+110) 5,786
Declan Geraghty (IND IRL) (+545) 6,067
*Anne Rabbitte (FF) (+47) 4,313
Clodagh Higgins (FG) (+40) 3,832
Niamh Madden (FG) (+31) 3,011
Non-transferable – 143
* denotes outgoing TD
The seventh count will distribute Canney’s surplus of 361
Pictured: Number One ... Sean and Geraldine Canney celebrate as Sean is elected in Galway East.