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As It Happened: Seán Kyne Takes Galway West Dáil Seat
Kyne gained 214 transfers from eliminated Green candidate Niall Murphy and overtook Noel Thomas on the final count, officials said.
- On Sunday, Social Democrats candidate Daniel Ennis was elected as Dublin Central's newest TD, securing 12,050 votes after nearly 16 hours of counting at the RDS.
- While Dublin Central concluded, The Galway West byelection count moved into a second day, with a tight contest emerging between Independent Ireland candidate Noel Thomas and Fine Gael's Kyne.
- After the fourth count, Thomas holds a 590 vote advantage over Kyne, aided by 578 transfers from Nugent while Kyne received 214 transfers from Green Niall Murphy.
- Sinn transfers proved significant, with 720 non-transferable votes impacting the tally, while Fine Gael hopes to claim the seat despite Kyne trailing Thomas.
- Labour's Helen Ogbu reached nearly 6,000 votes in the Galway West count, yet faces a difficult path as remaining left-wing candidates are eliminated.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Left
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