Troy (FF) elected after first count

Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy has been elected following the first count after  polling 11,655 first preference votes.

The total poll in Longford-Westmeath was 55,816. 540 spoiled/invalid votes meant that the total valid poll was 55,276.

The results of the first count were as follows:

Quota: 11,056

BANNON James (Fine Gael) - 4649

BURKE Peter (Fine Gael) - 5683

FAGAN Brian (Independent Alliance) - 898

GERETY-QUINN Connie (Fianna Fáil) - 3944

HEALY Stephanie (Direct Democracy Ireland) - 132

HOGAN Paul (Sinn Féin) - 5276

JACKSON Donal (Independent - non party) - 53

MAGAN Manchán (Green Party) - 1104

MCFADDEN Gabrielle (Fine Gael) - 2834

MCKERVEY Noel (Independent - Catholic Democrats) - 654

MILLER James (Independent - Public Banking Alliance) - 210

MORAN Kevin ‘Boxer’ (Independent Alliance) - 7585

MORGAN James (Independent Alliance) - 3329

PARKER Dominic (Anti-Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit) - 506

PENROSE Willie (Labour) - 4822

SEXTON Mae (Independent - non party) - 1646

SMYTH Barbara (Independent - Right2Change) - 296

TROY Robert (Fianna Fáil) - 11,655

Troy’s surplus of 599 votes is now being distributed.