ELECTED: Patricia Ryan first to gain a seat in Kildare South

Sinn Fein’s Patricia Ryan has been elected on the sixth count in the Kildare South constituency.

She topped the poll last night but had to wait a further five counts to reach the quota.

She is the first to be elected in the newly formed constituency and takes one of the three available seats.

Ryan’s election has resulted in the elimination of Labour’s Mark Wall and his votes will be redistributed in Count 7.

Although Ryan has a surplus of 256, that is not enough to bridge the gap between Wall and the next lowest candidate remaining – Independent Cathal Berry.

The Portarlington based candidate has jumped above the Athy man Wall as he received 1,394.

Count 6 – Quota 11,816
Patricia Ryan (SF) 12,152 (+857)
Martin Heydon (FG) 9,651 (+641)
Fiona O’Loughlin (FF) 8,936 (+759)
Cathal Berry (IND) 8,270 (+1.394)
Mark Wall (Lab) 7,484 – (+500) Eliminated

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