Elisha McCallion tops poll in Seanad Election; Garbhán Downey fails in bid to take university seat
Former Derry Mayor, MP and MLA Elisha McCallion has topped the poll in the first count of the election to the Industrial and Commercial Panel of Seanad Éireann.
The first count, which commenced this morning, has now been completed.
Mrs. McCallion topped the poll on the first count with 95,000 votes, 7,000 votes ahead of the nearest challenge Niall Ó’Tuathail of the Social Democrats.
The quota is 113,501.
The count continues at the Printworks in Dublin Castle.
In the election to the National University of Ireland constituency Derry journalist and university campaigner Garbhán Downey received 305 votes with the quota set at 9,530.
Mr. Downey was excluded after Count 5.