Electorate: 17,575
Turnout: 53.2 per cent
Spoiled votes: 97
Valid Poll: 9,251
Quota: 1,851
First count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) 885
Coyle, Eamon (Ind ) 44
Cuddy, Jim (NP ) 1,614
Eames, Michael (FG ) 833
Farrell, Josette (LAB ) 838
Fox, Eamon (FG ) 691
Kilroe, Dolores (FF ) 780
Marley, Anna (SF ) 178
McDonagh, Jarlath (FG ) 1,333
Noone, Malachy (FF ) 1,196
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) 859
Coyne and Marley eliminated and their votes distributed.
Second count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) (+13 ) 898
Cuddy, Jim (NP ) (+40 ) 1654 Eames, Michael (FG ) (+15 ) 848
Farrell, Josette (LAB ) (+31 ) 869
Fox, Eamon (FG ) (+6 ) 697
Kilroe, Dolores (FF ) (+6 ) 786
McDonagh, Jarlath (FG ) (+6 ) 1,339
Noone, Malachy (FF ) (+8 ) 1,204
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+42 ) 901
Fox eliminated and his votes distributed.
Third count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) (+91 ) 989
Cuddy, Jim (NP ) (+97 ) 1,751
Eames, Michael (FG ) (+86 ) 934
Farrell, Josette (LAB ) (+66 ) 935
Kilroe, Dolores (FF ) (+16 ) 802
McDonagh, Jarlath (FG ) (+202 ) 1,541
Noone, Malachy (FF ) (+70 ) 1,274
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+43 ) 944
Kilroe eliminated
Fourth count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) (+74 ) 1,063
Cuddy, Jim (NP ) (+108 ) 1,859
Eames, Michael (FG ) (+59 ) 993
Farrell, Josette (LAB ) (+37 ) 972
McDonagh, Jarlath (FG ) (+32 ) 1,573
Noone, Malachy (FF ) (+352 ) 1,656
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+85 ) 1,039
Cuddy elected. His surplus to be distributed
Fifth count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) (+72 ) 1,135
Cuddy, Jim (NP ) (+108 ) 1,859
Eames, Michael (FG ) (+65 ) 1,058
McDonagh, Jarlath (FG ) (+182 ) 1,755
Noone, Malachy (FF ) (+214 ) 1,840
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+292 ) 1,351
Eames eliminated.
Sixth count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) (+391 )1,526
McDonagh, Jarlath (FG ) (+193 ) 1,948
Noone, Malachy (FF ) (+80 ) 1,920
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+292 ) 1,351
McDonagh and Noone elected. McDonagh's surplus being distributed.
Seventh count:
Carroll, Liam (FG ) (+391 ) 1,526
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+292 ) 1,351
Noone's surplus being distributed.
Eighth count:
Liam Carroll (FG ) (+19 ) 1,609
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+22 ) 1,604
Cuddy's surplus being distributed
Ninth count:
Liam Carroll (FG ) (+4 ) 1,613
O'Rourke, Enda (Lab ) (+4 ) 1,608
Carroll elected.
A full recount held on Sunday showed a difference of just three votes, with the final count of that recount showing Carroll reaching 1,612 to O’Rourke’s 1,609.
