Donegal – NINTH COUNT – DESSIE SHIELS ELIMINATED
Electorate: 117,675
Poll: 73,957
Valid Poll: 73,303
Invalid : 654
Quota : 12,218
Pearse Doherty (SF) elected on eight count
Candidate First count, Second count, Third count, Fourth count, Fifth
count, Sixth count, Seventh count, eight count, ninth count
Gary Doherty (SF) – 4,136, (+2) 4,138, (+4) 4142, (+41) 4,183, (+194)
4,377, (+43) 4,420, +36 4,456, E
Pearse Doherty- 10,300, (+5) 10,305, (+25) 10,330, (+194) 10,524,
(+346), 10,870, +183 11,053, +137 11,190, +3,410 14,600 Elected
Padraig MacLochlainn 5,741, (+1) 5,742, (+30) 5,773, (+120) 5,893,
(+68) 5,961, +47 6,008, +24 6,032, +535 6,567, + 1,942 8,509
Pat The Cope (FF) 10,198, (+5) 10,203, (+159) 10,362, (+142) 10,504,
(+190) 10,694, +247 10,941, +219 11,160, +107 11,267, +131 11,398
Paddy Harte (FG) 2,831, (+1) 2,832, (+6) 2,838, (+96) 2,934, (+199)
3,133, +111 3,244 E
Joe McHugh (FG) 8,412, (+2), 8,414, (+29) 8,443, (+261) 8,704, (+191)
8,795, +170 8,965, +2,051 11,016, +24 11,040, +21 11,061
Thomas Pringle (IND) 6,220, (+19) 6,239, (+8) 6,247, (+251) 6,498,
(+191) 6,689, +700 7,389, +133 7,522, +95 7,617, +105 7,722
Tim Jackson (IND) 3,580, (+5) 3,585, (+16) 3,601, (+151) 3,752, (+282)
4,034, +285 4,319, +205 4,524, +126 4,650, +140 4,790
Dessie Shiels (IND) 3,724, (+0) 3,724, (+15) 3,739, (+247) 3,986,
(+18) 4,166, +122 4,288, +175 4,463, +34 4,497, +43 4,540
Frank McBrearty (IND) 1,914, (+3), 1,917, (+4) 1,921, (+60) 1,981 E
Niamh Kennedy (IND) 1,836, (+6) 1,842, (+6) 1,848, (+135) 1,983 E
Ian McGarvey (IND) 982 (+0), 982, (+0 – E
Paula Flanagan (Green) 428, (+14) 442, +0 – E
Michael Mooney (IND) 397, (+5) 402, (+0 – E
Cordelia Nic Fhearraigh 70 eliminated after first count
Michael Mooney, Paula Flanagan and Ian McGarvey eliminated on the third count.
Frank McBrearty now eliminated on fourth count
Niamh Kennedy eliminated on fifth count.
Paddy Harte eliminated on sixth count.
Gary Doherty (SF) eliminated on seventh count
Pearse Doherty elected on the eight count
*Dessie Shiels on ninth count