The results of the Seanad Election:
National University of Ireland Panel
(3 seats)
Electorate: ... 101,952
Votes cast: ... 32,275
Spoiled votes: ... 26
Valid poll: ... 32,249
Quota: ... 8063
First count
Bresnihan, Valerie2,856
Cosgrave, Michael273
Griffin, Michael961
Harmey, Matthew590
Mac Cárthaigh, Daithí1,273
Murphy, Noel354
O'Callaghan, Jim1,239
Ó Gógáin, Liam191
O'Higgins, Colm226
O'Shea Farren, Linda1,533
O'Sullivan, Bernadine4,054
O'Toole, Joe5,463
Price, Brendan2,035
Purcell, Pierce1,295
Quinn, Feargal5,640
Ryan, Brendan4,264
(Ó Gógáin eliminated)
Second count
Bresnihan (+17)2873
Cosgrave (+3)276
Griffin (+3)964
Harmey (+3)593
Mac Cárthaigh (+26)1,299
Murphy (+2)358
O'Callaghan (+5)1,244
O'Higgins (+2)228
O'Shea Farren (+7)1,540
O'Sullivan (+11)4,065
O'Toole (+14)5,477
Price (+18)2,053
Purcell (+5)1,300
Quinn (+35)5,675
Ryan (+30)4,294
(O'Higgins eliminated)
Third count:
Bresnihan (+21)2894
Cosgrave (+3)279
Griffin (+12)976
Harmey (+9)602
Mac Cárthaigh (+16)1315
Murphy (+8)366
O'Callaghan (+14)1,258
O'Shea Farren (+34)1,574
O'Sullivan (+16)4,081
O'Toole (+15)5,492
Price (+24)2,077
Purcell (+11)1,311
Quinn (+28)5,703
Ryan (+12)4,3056
(Cosgrave eliminated)
Fourth count
Bresnihan (+24)2,918
Griffin (+10)986
Harmey (+8)610
Mac Cárthaigh (+15)1330
Murphy (+11)377
O'Callaghan (+11)1,269
O'Shea Farren (+19)1,593
O'Sullivan (+13)4,094
O'Toole (+22)5,514
Price (+26)2,103
Purcell (+11)1,322
Quinn (+43)5,746
Ryan (+54)4,360
(Murphy eliminated)
Fifth count
Bresnihan (+20)2,938
Griffin (+8)994
Harmey (+10)620
Mac Cárthaigh (+25)1m,284
O'Callaghan (+15)1,284
O'Shea Farren (+24).1,617
O'Sullivan (+33)4,127
O'Toole (+20)5,534
Price (+87)2,190
Purcell (+9)1,331
Quinn (+16)5,762
Ryan (+89)4,449
(Harmey eliminated)
Sixth count
Bresnihan (+88)3,026
Griffin (+8)1,002
Mac Cárthaigh (+28)1,383
O'Callaghan (+28)1,312
O'Shea Farren (+52)1,669
O'Sullivan (+20)4,147
O'Toole (+46)5,580
Price (+60)2,250
Purcell (+30)1,361
Quinn (+142)5,904
Ryan (+95)4,544
(Griffin eliminated)
Seventh count
Bresnihan (+79) 3,105
Mac Carthaigh (+82) 1,465
O'Callaghan (+51) 1,363
O'Shea Farren (+49) 1,718
O'Sullivan (+118) 4,265
O'Toole (+165) 5,745
Price (+63) 2,313
Purcell (+97) 1,458
Quinn (+183) 6,087
Ryan (+68) 4,612
Elimination of O'Callaghan.
Eighth count
Bresnihan (+185) 3,290
Mac Carthaigh (+179) 1,644
O'Shea Faren (+147) 1,865
O'Sullivan (+53) 4,318
O'Toole (+111) 5,856
Price (+136) 2,449
Purcell (+34) 1,492
Quinn (+318) 6,405.
Ryan (+130) 4,742
Elimination of Purcell.
Ninth count
Bresnihan (+77) 3,367
Mac Carthaigh (+58) 1,702
O'Shea Farren (+62) 1,927
O'Sullivan (+234) 4,552
O'Toole (+263) 6,119
Price (+110) 2,559
Quinn (+289) 6,694
Ryan (+340) 5,082
Elimination of Mac Carthaigh votes.
Tenth Count
Bresnihan (+168) 3,535
O'Shea Farren (+228) 2,155.
O'Sullivan (+172) 4,724
O'Toole (+171) 6,290
Price (+218) 2,777
Quinn (+307) 7,001
Ryan (+300) 5,382
Elimination of O'Shea Farren.
Eleventh Count
Bresnihan (+511) 4.046
O'Sullivan (+247) 4.971
O'Toole (+207) 6,497
Price (+294) 3,071
Quinn (+443) 7,444
Ryan, (+330) 5,712
Elimination of Price
Twelfth count
Bresnihan (+483) 4,529
O'Sullivan (+278) 5,249
O'Toole (+336) 6,833
Quinn (+724) 8,168
Ryan (+782) 6,494
Quinn elected
Elimination of Bresnihan
Thirteenth count
O'Sullivan (+788)6,037
O'Toole (+886)7,719
Ryan (+1,768)8,262
Ryan and O'Toole elected
On the vocational panels individual votes are multiplied by 1,000 to aid calculations especially in the distribution of surpluses.
Industrial and Commercial panel
(9 seats)
Electorate: ... 970,000
Votes cast: ... 955,000
Spoiled votes: ... 2
Valid poll: ... 953,000
Quota: ... 95,501
First count
Bannon, James (FG) 46,000
Bohan, Eddie (FF) 60,000
Bridgett, Andrew G. (FF) 3,000
Butler, Larry (FF) 38,000
Caffrey, Ernie (FG) 33,000
Cahill, Michael (FF) 23,000
Clune, Deirdre (FG) 35,000
Coghlan, Paul (FG) 47,000
Colleary, Aidan (FF) 24,000
Cox, Margaret (FF) 29,000
Dowling, Pat (FG) 12,000
Egan, John (FF) 23,000
Fitzgerald, Ted (FF) 13,000
Hanley, Val (FF) 20,000
Hennessy, Seamus (non-party) 0
Hughes, Brendan (FF) 32,000
Hunter, McGowan T. (non-party) 3,000
Jackman, Mary (FG) 22,000
Kenneally, Brendan (FF) 26,000
Keogh, Helen (FG) 14,000
Killally, Gerard (FF) 13,000
Lucey, Cormac (FG) 10,000
MacSharry, Marc (FF) 42,000
McDonagh, Michael (FG) 17,000
McDowell, Derek (Lab) 84,000
McGrath, Michael (FF) 25,000
McPadden, Jim (FG) 33,000
Moffatt, Dr Tom (FF) 14,000
Mullins, John (FG) 7,000
O Muire, Toal (non-party) 0
O'Keeffe, Kevin (FF) 18,000
O'Meara, Pat (FF) 18,000
Phelan, Kieran (FF) 55,000
Regan, Michael (FF) 9,000
Reilly, Jim (FG) 13,000
Terry, Sheila (FG) 23,000
White, Mary A. (GP) 32,000
White, Mary M. (FF) 39,000
Derek McDowell elected 21st count.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY
(Trinity College)
(3 seats)
Electorate: ... 38,488
Votes cast: ... 14,257
Spoiled votes: ... 20
Valid poll: ... 14,237
Quota: ... 3,560
Percentage turnout: ... 36.99
First count
Bacik, Ivana 1,591
Barrett, Sean 994
Boland, Declan 98
Guéret, Maurice 780
Henry, Mary 2,123
Kulkarni, Prabhu 185
McDonagh, Rosaleen 733
McHugh, Gerard 156
Martin, David 212
Norris, David 3,493
O'Donnell, Anthony 142
O'Meara, P.J. 265
Ross, Shane 3,465
Second count
Bacik (+9) 1,600
Barrett (+12) 1,006
Guéret (+7) 787
Henry (+8) 2,131
Kulkarni (+6) 191
McDonagh (+10) 743
McHugh (+4) 160
Martin (+4) 216
Norris (+15) 3,508
O'Donnell (+4) 146
O'Meara (+4) 269
Ross (+13) 3,478
Two non-transferable votes
Third count
Bacik (+18) 1,618
Barrett (+9) 1,015
Gueret (+10) 707
Henry (+8) 2,139
Kulkarni (+6) 197
McDonagh (+13) 756
McHugh (+10) 170
Martin (+14) 230
Norris (+24) 3,532
O'Meara (+9) 278
Ross (+23) 3,501
Two non-transferable votes
Fourth count
Bacik (+18) 1,636
Barrett (+15) 1,030
Gueret (+17) 814
Henry (+24) 2,163
Kulkarni (+9) 206
McDonagh (+15) 771
Martin (+10) 240
Norris (+26) 3,558
O'Meara (+7) 285
Ross (+20) 3,521
Nine non-transferable votes
Fifth count
Bacik (+99) 1,735
Barrett (+66) 1,096
Gueret (+65) 879
Henry (+71) 2,234
McDonagh (+74) 845
Norris (+189) 3,747
Ross (+110) 3,631
(57 non-transferable votes)
Sixth count
Bacik, Ivana (+52) 1,787
Barrett, Seán (+17) 1,113
Guéret, Maurice (+15) 894
Henry, Mary (38) 2,272
McDonagh, Rosaleen (+30) 875
35 non-transferable votes
Seventh count
Bacik (+9) 1,796
Barrett (+25) 1,138
Guéret (+13) 907
Henry (+10) 2,282
McDonagh (+14) 889
Eighth count
Bacik (+329) 2,125
Barrett (+104) 1,242
Guéret (+114) 1,021
Henry (+209) 2,491
(133 non-transferable votes)
Ninth count
Bacik (+170) 2,299
Barrett (+223) 1,465
Henry (+395) 2,886
(233 non-transferable votes)
Tenth count
Bacik (+365) 2,650
Henry (+643) 3,529
(88 non-transferable votes)
Elected: David Norris, outgoing (on 5th count) Shane Ross, outgoing (on 5th count) Mary Henry, outgoing (on 10th count without reaching quota)
