Seanad referendum splits voters in Galway constituencies
Voters in the Seanad referendum in both Galway constituencies were split by a very narrow margin – with Galway East voting ‘Yes’, and the ‘No’ side winning Galway West.
Galway East was the first constituency in the country to return a result, which came shortly before 1pm, with a 51.4% Yes vote.
And in Galway West, the vote was equally as tight, with the No campaign winning with 50.7%.
Galway East:
Yes 51.4% / No 48.6%
Electorate: 82,588
Turnout: 29,832 (36.1%)
Valid: 29,354
Spoiled: 478 (1.6%)
Galway West:
Yes 49.3% / No 50.7%
Electorate: 91,994
Turnout: 32,832 (35.7%)
Valid: 32,445
Spoiled: 387 (1.2%)