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The official @rtenews account for Election 2024 information on Offaly #Offaly #GE24

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Watch as the third and final seat in Offaly is taken by John Clendennen FG @rtenews #GE24

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Watch as Tony McCormack is second to be elected in #offaly @rtenews #GE24

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Count 7

Tony McCormack FF and John Clendennen FG have been elected.

While Aoife Masterson SF narrowly missed out on a seat

The results of the election will be declared in 15mins

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@Lewis_Kelly @rtenews It’s looking like it will be done after the next declaration

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COUNT 6

No one was elected after count 6. It’s now down to the wire in #offaly

Carol Nolan's surplus of 247 will be distributed and 2 candidates expected to be elected without reaching quota

Clendennen FG  8,550
Masterson     SF   8,433
McCormack  FF   9,039

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This is the busiest the count centre has been all day! The final declaration is imminent ��� @rtenews #offaly #GE24

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Watch Ind Carol Nolan being elected to retain her seat. She has taken the first seat in Offaly…2 more to be filled! @rtenews #offaly #GE24

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Carol Nolan has been elected on Count 5!
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Count 4

No one elected after count 4, Ind Carol Nolan is still topping the poll & 200 votes shy of the quota of 9,347

FF’s Claire Murray has been eliminated and its expected her transfers will boost her running mate Tony McCormack in the next count

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Fine Gael candidate John Clendennen is polling second after the 3rd count.

He said “2,000 votes are currently being distributed” and with 3 more people to be eliminated it “really is all to play for”

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Count 3

No candidate elected

1 excluded - Fergus McDonnell, Independent Ireland

Mr McDonnell’s 2,194 votes are now being distributed

Carol Nolan topping the poll, followed by John Clendennen, Aoife Masterson and Tony McCormack

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“I think a Fianna Fáil - Fine Gael partnership is on the cards again” - Tony McCormack FF candidate for Tullamore @rtenews #Offaly #GE24

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Count 2

No candidate elected

3 excluded - Pippa Hackett (GP) 934 votes Keisha Taylor (PBP-Sol) 590 votes and Mike Boylan (Ind) 560 votes

Their votes are now being distributed

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3 seats
Electorate: 62,931
Total Poll: 37,634
Spoiled Votes: 249
Total Valid Poll: 37,385
Quota: 9,347

No candidate reached the quota after the first count

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No one elected after the first count.
No surplus.
Aontú ‘s Maureen Ward has been excluded and her 317 votes are being distributed
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First count declaration expected shortly in #offaly #GE24 @rtenews

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"I'm very happy with our first preference votes, it places us in a good position going forward but we will see how the transfers go," said Sinn Féin’s Aoife Masterson.

And really in Offaly, the transfers are going to be key to this."

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“It's still early days, but it's looking very good” - independent Carol Nolan is set to top the poll and retain her seat according to tally figures @rtenews #offaly #GE24

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Counting has started in Birr.

Staff are counting the first preference votes for the frontrunners after the tallies,
Carol Nolan (Ind), John Clendennen (FG), Tony McCormack (FF) and Aoife Masterson (SF) @rtenews #offaly #GE24

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Oops! Typo - Carol Nolan in twice by mistake…..

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All boxes are now open, these are the results of the final tally:

Nolan (Ind) 22%, Clendennen (FG) 18%, Fitzpatrick (Ind) 8%, Pippa Hackett (GP) 2%, Masterson (SF) 17%, McCormack (FF) 17%, McDonnell (II) 5%, Murray (FF) 7%, Nolan (Ind) 22%, Taylor (PBP-Sol) 1%, Ward (Aontú) 1%