GALWAY VOTES YES IN CHILDRENS REFERENDUM

Date Published: 11-Nov-2012

GALWAY has voted in favour of the Yes campaign in the Children's Referendum.

But voting was slightly below the national average at over 27 percent in Galway West while it was closer to the national average in Galway East, at approximately 30 per cent.

Counting of votes started in the count centres in Leisureland, Salthill and New Inn at 9 am and within two hours a clear pattern was emerging in favour of a Yes vote.

In Galway east the total electorate was 83,945 and the number that voted was 24,847.Invalid votes numbered 98, leaving a valid poll of 24,749.The Yes vote for Galway East was 14,606 while the No vote was 10,143.

Meanwhile in Galway West the total electorate was 95,035 and the total poll was 26,573.Invalid votes were 118 and this gave a valid vote of 26,455.The Yes campaign got 16,456 votes while 9,999 voted No.Returning officer for Galway, Marian Chamber- Higgins, said the counting of votes went very smothly, and was completed quickly, at both count centres.