Longford Westmeath General Election 2024 latest: Sinn Féin’s Sorca Clarke retains her Dáil seat as she surpasses quota on Count 13

Sinn Féin’s Sorca Clarke, the poll topper in the 2020 General Election, has retained her Dáil seat in Longford Westmeath as she surpassed the quota on Count 13. 

Sinn Féin’s spectacular vote management was very much in evidence as Deputy Clarke received 2,353 transfers from the distribution of her running mate, Barry Campion’s 2,987 votes.

Deputy Clarke with 10,878 votes surpassed the quota (10,315) with 563 votes to spare and her surplus will be distributed during Count 14.

There are five candidates still standing and three seats to be filled

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran, Independent (+91) 10,255

Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil (+52) 9,490

Micheál Carrigy, Fine Gael (+158) 8,838

Joe Flaherty, Fianna Fáil (+89) 6,301

Paul Hogan, Independent Ireland (+89) 4,305

Boxer Moran is now just 60 votes shy of the 10,315 quota and he is the only candidate that can be elected on Count 14. 

The story so far…………….

ELECTED (quota 10,315)

Peter Burke (Fine Gael), 1st Count 10,864

Sorca Clarke (Sinn Féin), 13th Count 10,878

Eliminated Candidates 

Donal Jackson (Independent) 2nd Count

Charlotte Keenan (Independent) 2nd Count

Paul Bradley (Independent) 2nd Count

Carol Okeke (Green Party) 3rd Count

Dympna Cunniffe (Fianna Fáil) 4th Count

Tanya Cannon (Fine Gael) 5th Count

Margaret Alacoque Maguire (Ireland First) 6th Count

Dave Smyth (People Before Profit Solidarity) 7th Count

Louise Heavin (Independent) 8th Count

Fidelma Bennett (Labour) 9th Count

Laura O’Neill (Aontú) 10th Count

Gerry Warnock (Independent) 11th Count

Barry Campion (Sinn Féin) 12th Count