European election update: Outgoing Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has retained her seat in the Midlands North West constituency on the fifth count. Quota: 129,290 1. Luke Ming Flanagan (Ind) - 129,561 (Elected on second count) 2. Mairead McGuinness (FG) - 135,698 (Elected on fifth count) 3. Matt Carthy (SF) - 126,492 4. Marian Harkin (Ind) - 95,577 5. Pat The Cope Gallagher (FF) - 67,606 6. Thomas Byrne (FF) - 63,392 Mairead McGuinness surplus will now be distributed among the remaining candidates. Eliminated: Jim Higgins (FG), Ronan Mullen (Ind), Lorraine Higgins (Lab), Mark Deary (Green), Ben Gilroy (DDI), Mark Fitzsimons (Ind), TJ Fay (Ind), Cordelia Nic Fhearraigh (FN)
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 14:19:39 +0000