GALWAY WEST – 9th Count – Ó Clochartaigh eliminated

Date Published: 27-Feb-2011

BY ENDA CUNNINGHAM

Sinn Féin candidate Trevor Ó Clochartaigh was eliminated in the 9th Count in Galway West – with a total vote of 4,681.

The count – the surplus votes after Ó Cuív’s election – saw him secure a further 95 votes.

He managed to build significantly on the support after running in two local elections. He previously stood for the Labour Party in the Connemara local electoral area, when he polled just 619 first preference votes.

In 2009, he stood for Sinn Féin in the same electoral area, and increased his first preference vote to 893.

In Galway West yesterday, he polled 3,807 first preferences – a huge boost for the republican party.

The biggest vote winner from the surplus distribution was Noel Grealish, with 396.

Ó Clochartaigh’s 4,681 votes will now be distributed.

 

Number of seats: 5

Electorate: 88, 840

Total Poll: 61, 268

Valid Poll: 60,728

Quota: 10,122

First Count:

Nolan (Lab) 7,502

Cuív (FF) 7,467

Grealish (Ind) 6,231

Walsh B (FG) 5,430

Healy Eames (FG) 5,053

Connolly (Ind) 4,787

Kyne (FG) 4,579

O Clochartaigh (SF) 3,807

Naughton (FG) 3,607

Fahey (FF) 3,449

Welby (Ind) 3,299

Crowe (FF) 1,810

Walsh E (Ind) 1,482

Brolchain (GP) 1,121

Cubbard (Ind) 853

Holmes (Ind) 186

King (Ind) 65

King, Holmes, Cubbard eliminated.

Second Count:

Distribution of King, Holmes and Cubbard transfers

Nolan (Lab) (+183) 7,685

Cuív (FF) (+45) 7,512

Grealish (Ind) (+117) 6,348

Walsh B (FG) (+48) 5,478

Healy Eames (FG) (+35) 5,088

Connolly (Ind) (+208) 4,995

Kyne (FG) (+31) 4,610

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+119) 3,926

Naughton (FG) (+49) 3,656

Fahey (FF) (+26) 3,475

Welby (Ind) (+27) 3,326

Crowe (FF) (+31) 1,851

Walsh E (Ind) (+100) 1,582

Ó Brolcháin (GP) (+33) 1,154

Ó Brolcháin eliminated. Distributing his 1,154 votes.

Third Count: Distribution of Ó Brolcháin’s transfers:

Nolan (Lab) (+335) 8,020

Cuív (FF) (+61) 7,573

Grealish (Ind) (+50) 6,398

Walsh B (FG) (+41) 5,519

Connolly (Ind) (+242) 5,237

Healy Eames (FG) (+94) 5,182

Kyne (FG) (+49) 4,659

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+72) 3,998

Naughton (FG) (+90) 3,746

Fahey (FF) (+15) 3,490

Welby (Ind) (+20) 3,346

Crowe (FF) (+14) 1,865

Walsh E (Ind) (+43) 1,625

Non-transferable: 70

Walsh E eliminated. Distribution of his 1,625

Distribution of Walsh E (Ind) 1,625 transfers

Nolan (Lab) (+260) 8,280

Cuív (FF) (+102) 7,675

Grealish (Ind) (+193) 6,591

Walsh B (FG) (+129) 5,648

Connolly (Ind) (+285) 5,522

Healy Eames (FG) (+117) 5,299

Kyne (FG) (+74) 4,733

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+97) 4,095

Naughton (FG) (+113) 3,859

Fahey (FF) (+37) 3,527

Welby (Ind) (+139) 3,485

Crowe (FF) (+25) 1,890

Non-Transferable: 54

Crowe eliminated. Distribution of his 1,890 votes.

Fifth Count: Distribution of Crowe’s 1,890 transfers:

Nolan (Lab) (+199) 8, 479

Cuív (FF) (+544) 8,219

Grealish (Ind) (+221) 6,812

Walsh B (FG) (+223) 5,871

Connolly (Ind) (+104) 5,626

Healy Eames (FG) (+57) 5,356

Kyne (FG) (+25) 4,758

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+45) 4,140

Naughton (FG) (+50) 3,909

Fahey (FF) (+305) 3,832

Welby (Ind) (+20) 3,505

Non-Transferable: 97

Welby eliminated.

Sixth Count:

Cuív (FF) (+729) 8,948

Nolan (Lab) (+243) 8, 722

Grealish (Ind) (+304) 7,116

Walsh B (FG) (+94) 5,965

Connolly (Ind) (+283) 5,909

Kyne (FG) (+1,012) 5,770

Healy Eames (FG) (+141) 5,497

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+266) 4,406

Fahey (FF) (+184) 4,016

Naughton (FG) (+85) 3,994

Non-Transferable: 164

Naughton eliminated. Distribution of Naughton’s 3,994.

Seventh Count: Naughton’s transfers

Nolan (Lab) (+416) 9,138

Cuív (FF) (+108) 9,056

Grealish (Ind) (+208) 7,324

Walsh B (FG) (+1,045) 7,010

Healy Eames (FG) (+1,057) 6,554

Kyne (FG) (+730) 6,500

Connolly (Ind) (+260) 6,169

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+40) 4,446

Fahey (FF) (+45) 4,061

Fahey Eliminated.

Eighth Count: distribution of Fahey’s vote

Cuív (FF) (+2,100) 11,156 elected

Nolan (Lab) (+190) 9,328

Grealish (Ind) (+588) 7,912

Walsh B (FG) (+234) 7,244

Healy Eames (FG) (+171) 6,725

Kyne (FG) (+151) 6,651

Connolly (Ind) (+242) 6,411

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+140) 4,586

Non transferable: 245

Ó Cuív’s surplus of 1,034 will now be distributed

Ninth Count: Ó Cuív’s surplus of 1,034 distributed

Nolan (Lab) (+107) 9,435

Grealish (Ind) (+396) 8,308

Walsh B (FG) (+101) 7,345

Healy Eames (FG) (+89) 6,814

Kyne (FG) (+84) 6,735

Connolly (Ind) (+162) 6,573

O Clochartaigh (SF) (+95) 4,681

Ó Clochartaigh eliminated. His votes will now be distributed.