Mac an Iomaire elected as McKinstry loses his Council seat
Pádraig Mac an Iomaire (FG) has been elected on Count 8 in the Conamara South LEA - a count after sitting Councillor Alastair McKinstry was eliminated, following the seventh count
This followed the distribution of Kevin O’Hara’s 777 votes. Noel Thomas remains the only Councillor elected – but Padraig Mac an Iomaire joined him on the following count after the distribution of McKinstry's vote, which left Cllr Mac an Iomaire on 1,751 votes, comfortably over the quota of 1,639.
Caption: Elected...Padraig Mac an Iomaire.
Conamara South
Distribution of O’Hara’s 777 votes
Count 7
Mac an Iomaire (FG) (+74) 1,585
Curraoin, Tomás (Rep SF) (+132) 1,278
Ó Tuairisg, Daragh (FF) (+31) 966
Lee, Máirtin (FF) (+59) 1,033
Ó Cualáin, Dáithí (FF) (+74) 953
Leainde, Michael (IndI) (+119) 1,097
McKinstry, Alastair (Green) (+113) 927
Alastair McKinstry eliminated
Conamara South
Count 8
Distribution of McKinstry’s 927 votes
*Mac an Iomaire (FG) (+166) 1,751 (Elected)
Curraoin, Tomás (Rep SF) (+105) 1,383
Ó Tuairisg, Daragh (FF) (+184) 1,150
Lee, Máirtin (FF) (+28) 1,061
Ó Cualáin, Dáithí (FF) (+75) 1,028
Leainde, Michael (IndI) (+30) 1,127
Mac an Iomaire surplus of 112 being distributed