LIVE BLOG: Mayo General Election 2024 - Day Two
LIVE BLOG: Mayo General Election 2024 - Day Two. Photo by: John Corless
Welcome to the Western People's live blog for this year's Mayo General Election.
You can look back on day one as it happened through yesterday's .
Enjoy Sunday at the elections in the TF below!
That's all, folks. We hope you enjoyed the live updates throughout the weekend.
Until next time, signing off - Tom Byrne.
It's official, the five seats have been filled:
Count 11 is here and we have a final result...
11,812
Keira KEOGH +3,472 = 12,475
Paul LAWLESS +1,129 = 9,506
Patsy O'BRIEN +295 = 8,258
Both Keogh and Lawless have been elected while O'Brien has been eliminated.
The five elected candidates are Rose Conway-Walsh, Alan Dillon, Dara Calleary, Keira Keogh and Paul Lawless.
Count 11 is expected very soon. Just before it takes place, Keira Keogh spoke to John Corless.
Still waiting...
Hold tight, folks!
We haven't gone away, we are currently sitting in the TF in anticipation of count 11.
Duffy's 7,735 votes will expectedly take a while to go through. Stay tuned...
Count 10 is in!
11,812
Keira KEOGH +413 = 9,003
Paul LAWLESS +273 = 8,377
Patsy O'BRIEN +310 = 7,963
Mark DUFFY +289 = 7,735
Mark Duffy has been eliminated - his votes will now be distributed.
Last night, Aontú's Paul Lawless spoke with John Corless. He is currently in fifth on 8,104 votes with the quota sitting at 11,812. Count 10 is up next...
Count 9 is in!
11,812
Keira KEOGH +440 = 8,590
Paul LAWLESS +194 = 8,104
Patsy O'BRIEN +147 = 7,653
Mark DUFFY +337 = 7,446
Dara Calleary's surplus of 1,285 will now be distributed.
Candidate Keira Keogh with Michael Ring outside the TF ahead of count 9.
Dara Calleary celebrated the moment he retained his seat with family members.
An article on the latest news from count 8:
Count 8 is in!
11,812
Alan DILLON +1551 = 13,174
Dara CALLEARY +3398 = 13,097
Keira KEOGH +536 = 8,150
Paul LAWLESS +298 = 7,910
Patsy O'BRIEN +412 = 7,506
Mark DUFFY +203 = 7,109
Three seats are now filled with Alan Dillon and Dara Calleary elected after exceeding the quota.
Dillon's surplus of 1,362 will now be distributed.
A short time ago, Alan Dillon spoke to John Corless ahead of the eighth count.
Hi all, Tom Byrne here taking over from Paul O'Malley - I will be taking you through what looks set to be an eventful afternoon.
We'll have count 8 for you as soon as it's announced. Stay tuned.
Lisa Chambers surplus will more than likely bring Alan Dillon well past the quota. Both are based in Castlebar and Dillon could have a decent surplus to offer party colleagues Mark Duffy and Keira Keogh.
Chambers surplus should also more or less secure Dara Calleary's election and if there is a situation where Calleary has any kind of surplus, that could benefit his fellow Ballina-based candidate Mark Duffy.
But Duffy needs to remain in the race for this to come into play. He currently trails Patsy O'Brien by 188 votes.
Dillon's surplus could be enough to get Calleary elected and therefore Count 9 could be based on Dillon's surplus but if his surplus, plus the yet undistributed surplus of around 150 votes from the already elected Rose Conway-Walsh, is not sufficient to elect Calleary, then someone will need to be eliminated. At the moment, that looks like it will either be Mark Duffy or Patsy O'Brien.
Count 8 awaits.
Here is how it looks, IN ORDER. 4 seats to be filled with Rose Conway-Walsh already elected. Count 8 awaits.
Alan DILLON 11,623 (189 to reach quota)
Dara CALLEARY 9,699
Keira KEOGH 7,614
Paul LAWLESS 7,612
Patsy O'BRIEN 7,094
Mark DUFFY 6,906
Count 7 is in and it has seen Paul Lawless surge ahead of his contenders for a seat. Alan Dillon has edged closer to election as well.
Dara CALLEARY +507, 9,699
Lisa CHAMBERS +297, 6,709
Alan DILLON +418, 11,623
Mark DUFFY +322, 6,906
Keira KEOGH +112, 7,614
Paul LAWLESS +1,036 7,612
Patsy O'BRIEN +440, 7,094
No candidate has reached the quota. Lisa Chambers has been eliminated following this county and her 6,709 votes will now be distributed.
Well, well, well. That count certainly put the cat among the pigeons. Here is how things are looking now IN ORDER for the remaining candidates. Rose Conway-Walsh has been elected and there are four seats left to fill.
Quota: 11,812
Alan DILLON, 11,205
Dara CALLEARY, 9,192
Keira KEOGH 7,502
Patsy O'BRIEN 6,654
Mark DUFFY 6,584
Paul LAWLESS 6,576
Lisa CHAMBERS 6,412
Next will see the distribution of Gerry Murray's 4,091 votes.
The first TD has been elected in Mayo after count 6. Rose Conway-Walsh has been elected.
The count has also pulled Paul Lawless well into contention with a transfer of 1,420 votes from Stephen Kerr.
Dara CALLEARY +113, 9,192
Lisa CHAMBERS +96, 6,412
Rose CONWAY-WALSH +546, 11,963
Alan DILLON +197, 11,205
Mark DUFFY +126, 6,584
Keira KEOGH +111, 7,502
Paul LAWLESS +1,420, 6,576
Gerry MURRAY +149, 4,091
Patsy O'BRIEN +523, 6,654
Rose Conway-Walsh has been elected. Her surplus of 151 votes cannot elect the highest continuing candidate so Gerry Murray has been eliminated and his 4,091 votes will now be distributed.
Here is a more comprehensive round-up of Saturday, which saw five counts take place.
As it stands, Rose Conway-Walsh, Alan Dillon and Dara Calleary are certain to be elected. It's a matter of not if, but when. Keira Keogh is well situated to take a seat and the final seat is a real toss-up.
Although Paul Lawless looks to be in the distance currently, trailing Patsy O'Brien by almost 1,000 votes, there are rumours and murmurs around the TF that the Aontú councillor is set to transfer very strongly from Stephen Kerr. Should Gerry Murray be eliminated next, then the Charlestown-based councillor will surely have a chunk of votes to send down the N17 to Lawless in Knock.
The next two counts will give us a good indication of how things will play out.
And we're off! Again. Paul O'Malley here on the Western People General Election live blog this morning. Returning Officer Ann-Marie Courell has recommenced proceedings and the next count will see the distribution of Stephen Kerr's votes after his elimination following count 5 last night.
Just a reminder, here is how things stand.
Rose CONWAY-WALSH, 11,417
Alan DILLON, 11,008
Dara CALLEARY, 9,079
Keira KEOGH 7,391
Mark DUFFY 6,458
Lisa CHAMBERS 6,316
Patsy O'BRIEN 6,131
Paul LAWLESS 5,156
Gerry MURRAY 3,942
The counts so far have seen the eliminations of Sean Forkin, Gerry Loftus, Joe Daly, Micheál 'Boxty' O Conaill, Chris Maxwell, Martina Jennings and Stephen Kerr.
