ELECTED: Timmy Dooley takes first Clare seat after 13th count

Fianna Fail's Timmy Dooley has been elected on the 13th count here in Ennis, the first new TD for Clare in the 2024 General Election.

Clearing the quota of 12,182, Dooley was elected after receiving 1,487 of surplas from his party colleague Rita McInerney, who was eliminated on Count 12.

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His surplas of 1,384 will now be distributed, and as it exceeds the difference between the two lowest candidates Roisin Garvey (GP) and Eddie Punch (II), there were no eliminations on this count.

ELECTED! Timmy Dooley of Fianna Fail is elected to the first Clare seat after receiving 1,487 transfers from his party colleague Rita McInerney #Election2024 pic.twitter.com/mCFpYJhHZR

— ClareLive (@ClareLiveNews) December 1, 2024

COUNT 13 RESULTS:

Total votes to distribute: 4,592 - Rita McInerney (FF)

Non-transferable votes: –

ELECTED: Timmy Dooley (FF)

Surplus to be distributed: 1,384

Timmy Dooley (FF) 13,566 ELECTED

Cathal Crowe (FF) 10,470

Donna McGettigan (SF) 9,971

Joe Cooney (FG) 8,767

Leonora Carey (FG) 6,427

Roisin Garvey (GP) 5,425

Eddie Punch (II) 4,922

Rita McInerney (FF)

June Dillon (Aontú)

Hilary Tonge (SD)

Tom Nolan (FG)

Michael Leahy (IFP)

Catriona Ni Chatháin (SOC)

Kevin Hassett (IND)

Matthew Moroney (IND)

Paddy Murphy (IND)

Violet-Anne Wynne (IND)

Amanda Major (IND)

Michael Loughrey (IP)

Barry O’Donovan (RAB)