Galway West: Cahill eliminated on the third count
AJ Cahill of The Irish People has been eliminated on the third count in Galway West.
Following the distribution of the votes of The Irish Freedom Party's Doran McMahon, Cahill’s total increased by 156 but it was still not enough to avoid elimination.
Cahill’s 631 votes will now be distributed in the fourth count.
Galway West
No of Seats: 5
Electorate: 103,713
Total poll: 60,652
Spoiled: 375
Valid poll: 60,277
Quota: 10,047
Third count
(Distribution of McMahon’s transfers):
*Farrell, Mairéad (SF) +26 8,195
Connolly, John (FF) +8 7,203
*Grealish, Noel (Ind) +17 6,905
*Connolly, Catherine (Ind) +18 6,770
*Naughton, Hildegarde (FG) +1 6,015
Thomas, Noel (Ind) +112 5,815
Kyne, Séan (FG) +3 5,338
Seoige, Gráinne (FF) +2 2,934
Seoighthe, Eibhlín (Soc Dem) +1 2,175
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) +27 2,250
O’Reilly, Pauline (Green) +1 1,840
Ogbu, Helen (Labour) +1 1,977
Lenihan, Pádraig (Aontú) +65 1,303
McMaster, Maisie (Sol-PBP) +9 916
Cahill, AJ (The Irish People) +156 631 ELIMINATED
Non-transferable votes: 8
(*sitting TD)