The Constitution of Ireland provides that a Seanad election must take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil Éireann. As the Dáil was dissolved on 14 January, the latest day the election could take place is 13 April 2020.[ 2] On 21 January 2020, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government signed an order for the Seanad elections, providing 30 March as the deadline for ballots for the vocational panels and 31 March as the deadline for ballots in the university constituencies.[ 1]
On 8 February 2020, the 33rd Dáil was elected in the general election . The Fine Gael -led government, led by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was defeated, with Sinn Féin taking the most first preference votes, and Fianna Fáil taking the most seats. The Sinn Féin victory came as a surprise and an upset, as it ended the two-party rule of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that had existed for many decades,[ 3] [ 4] and polls did not show Sinn Féin winning until the election was called. Sinn Féin won 37 seats, Fianna Fáil won 38, and Fine Gael won 35.[ 5]
Of the forty-nine elected seats, three are elected from the university constituency of the National University and three are elected from the university constituency of Dublin University (Trinity College Dublin).[ 6]
Forty-three are elected by an electorate of elected politicians, consisting of members of the 33rd Dáil, members of the 25th Seanad and city and county councillors , who each have five ballots for vocational panels .[ 7] [ 8] The Seanad Returning Officer maintains a list of qualified nominating bodies for each panel.[ 9] Candidates may be nominated by nominating bodies (outside sub-panel) or by members of the Oireachtas (inside sub-panel). In each vocational panel, there is a minimum number who must be elected from either the inside or the outside sub-panel.[ 10] If the number of candidates nominated for each sub-panel does not exceed by two the maximum number which may be elected from that sub-panel, the Taoiseach shall nominate candidates to fill the deficiency.[ 11]
Electors for the Panels elect:[ 12]
Seven seats from the Administrative Panel , with a minimum of three from inside and outside sub-panels: Public administration and social services (including the voluntary sector).
Eleven seats from the Agricultural Panel , with a minimum of four: Agriculture and the fisheries.
Five seats from the Cultural and Educational Panel , with a minimum of two: Education, the arts, the Irish language and Irish culture and literature.
Nine seats from the Industrial and Commercial Panel , with a minimum of three: Industry and commerce (including engineering and architecture).
Eleven seats from the Labour Panel , with a minimum of four: Labour (organised or otherwise).
All votes are cast by postal ballot, and are counted using the single transferable vote . Under this system, voters can rank candidates in order of their preference, 1 as their first preference, 2 for second preference, and so on. Ballots are initially given a value of 1,000 to allow calculation of quotas where all ballots are distributed in the case of a surplus, rather than taking a representative sample as is done in Dáil elections. The quota for election is given as
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total valid poll
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The 11 nominated members can only be appointed by the Taoiseach who is appointed next after the reassembly of Dáil Éireann. They are usually appointed after the Seanad election, but if a Taoiseach has not been appointed at stage, they will not be appointed until then.
Members of the outgoing Seanad not seeking election
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Timetable of 2020 Seanad election[ 14]
Deadline
Universities[ 15]
Vocational Panel[ 16]
Nominations close
14 February
24 February ("outside" panel: nominating bodies — civic society groups)
2 March ("inside" panel: Oireachtas members)
Completion of panels [ b]
n/a
9 March[ 18]
Ballot papers distributed
28 February
16 March
Polls close
31 March, 11 a.m.
30 March, 11 a.m.
Impact of coronavirus
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Because of the coronavirus outbreak , changes to the usual arrangements for the Vocational Panel elections were made to reduce the risk of transmission. The clerk and deputy clerk of the Dáil and Seanad refused to witness Oireachtas members' ballots, advising them to use the local government chief executive or Garda (police) superintendent for this purpose.[ 19] The Seanad clerk, as returning officer , also requested that counting agents not be present at the count centre in Dublin Castle .[ 20] Similar appeals were made regarding the NUI count in the RDS and the Dublin University count in the university's Examination Hall.[ 21]
National University of Ireland
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2020 Seanad election: National University [ 22] [ 23]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Human Dignity Alliance
Rónán Mullen
9,642
25.2
1
1
Independent
Michael McDowell
8,951
23.4
2
10
Independent
Alice-Mary Higgins
4,944
12.9
3
16
Solidarity
Ruth Coppinger
3,615
9.5
Labour
Laura Harmon
2,187
5.7
Independent
Michelle Healy
1,540
4.0
Independent
Rory Hearne
1,321
3.5
Green
Eva Elizabeth Dowling
1,229
3.2
Independent
Brendan Price
1,090
2.9
Independent
Mick Finn
908
2.4
Independent
Ann Staunton Barrett
446
1.2
Independent
Jennifer Butler
366
1.0
Independent
Karen Devine
359
0.9
Independent
Peter Finnegan
346
0.9
Independent
Keith Scanlon
309
0.8
Independent
Garbhan Downey
305
0.8
Independent
Abbas Ali O'Shea
254
0.7
Independent
Marcus Matthews
176
0.5
Independent
Eoin Delahunty
130
0.3
Electorate: 112,206 Valid: 38,209 Spoilt: 91 Quota: 9,553 Turnout: 34.1%
2020 Seanad election: Dublin University [ 24]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
David Norris
24.2
3,646
3,671
3,728
3,768
Labour
Ivana Bacik
23.2
3,489
3,521
3,542
3,571
3,574
3,963
Independent
Lynn Ruane
18.4
2,780
2,805
2,825
2,870
2,871
3,229
3,348
4,072
Independent
Hugo MacNeill
13.5
2,038
2,050
2,081
2,133
2,133
2,299
2,342
2,961
Independent
Tom Clonan
9.3
1,394
1,417
1,440
1,492
1,493
1,682
1,722
Green
William Priestley
7.2
1,090
1,104
1,119
1,175
1,177
Independent
Keith Scanlon
1.8
276
285
297
Independent
Joseph O'Gorman
1.2
180
183
Independent
Abbas Ali O'Shea
0.5
81
Independent
Derek Byrne
0.4
67
Electorate: Approx. 65,000[ 25] Valid: 15,041 Spoilt: 12 Quota: 3,761 Turnout: Approx. 23.1%
Administrative Panel
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2020 Seanad election: Administrative Panel
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Fianna Fáil
Mark Daly
14.7
167,000
141,751
Sinn Féin
Niall Ó Donnghaile
10.6
120,000
120,153
120,153
120,153
120,153
120,153
120,153
121,153
121,153
121,153
121,153
121,153
132,306
133,080
133,080
133,080
133,080
141,845
Labour
Rebecca Moynihan
9.2
104,000
104,153
105,153
105,153
105,153
106,153
115,153
120,306
120,459
120,459
125,459
125,459
129,612
129,612
132,612
134,612
140,735
164,735
Fianna Fáil
Diarmuid Wilson
8.8
100,000
104,131
105,131
106,131
106,131
111,896
112,896
116,049
125,732
125,732
144,027
141,751
Fine Gael
Garret Ahearn
7.9
90,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
91,000
92,000
109,000
110,000
110,000
111,000
111,000
152,000
141,751
Fine Gael
Martin Conway
7.9
90,000
90,153
90,153
90,153
90,153
90,153
91,153
94,306
94,612
109,765
112,765
112,765
116,765
116,765
149,765
149,765
141,751
Fianna Fáil
Fiona O'Loughlin
7.1
81,000
86,508
86,508
86,508
87,508
94,661
94,661
95,661
108,803
108,803
130,251
132,525
142,525
141,751
Independent
Thomas Welby
7.0
79,000
80,683
80,683
80,683
82,142
83,295
84,295
87,754
92,907
95,060
96,366
96,366
108,519
108,519
113,519
115,519
117,403
Fine Gael
Emer Currie
5.6
64,000
64,000
64,000
64,000
66,000
66,000
68,000
68,000
69,000
81,000
83,000
83,000
85,000
85,000
Fine Gael
Noel Rock
3.8
44,000
44,306
44,306
44,306
44,306
45,306
46,306
47,306
47,306
Fianna Fáil
Mick Cahill
3.6
41,000
44,978
44,978
44,978
44,978
51,437
52,437
52,590
57,202
57,202
Independent
John Bosco Conama
2.9
33,000
33,306
36,306
41,306
42,306
42,306
46,306
55,612
57,765
57,765
60,765
60,765
Fianna Fáil
Lorraine Clifford-Lee
2.6
30,000
34,743
34,743
34,743
35,743
38,202
38,202
38,355
Fianna Fáil
Joe Malone
2.0
23,000
24,836
24,989
24,989
25,142
Independent
John Dolan
1.9
22,000
23,377
23,377
25,377
26,377
26,377
31,530
Independent
Anne Marie Flanagan
1.9
22,000
22,153
22,153
22,153
25,153
25,306
Independent
Tony Geoghegan
0.9
10,000
10,612
10,612
11,612
Independent
Timothy Hogan
0.8
9,000
9,000
9,000
Independent
Salome Mbugua Henry
0.4
5,000
5,153
Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,134,000[ a] Quota: 141,751 Turnout: 97.0%
2020 Seanad election: Agricultural Panel
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Independent
Victor Boyhan
7.9
89,000
89,000
91,000
91,000
94,000
96,000
94,167
Fianna Fáil
Denis O'Donovan
7.3
83,000
84,000
84,000
84,000
84,000
85,000
85,000
90,000
92,000
105,000
94,167
Sinn Féin
Lynn Boylan
7.1
80,000
80,000
80,000
80,000
80,000
80,000
80,000
81,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
Green
Pippa Hackett
6.7
76,000
76,000
76,000
76,000
77,000
77,000
77,000
77,000
79,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
82,000
82,916
82,916
82,916
84,916
91,916
95,832
Fianna Fáil
Paul Daly
6.3
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
73,000
76,000
76,833
77,833
85,833
86,833
96,833
94,167
Sinn Féin
Gerry Murray
5.9
67,000
68,000
68,000
68,000
69,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
71,000
72,000
73,000
73,000
73,000
74,000
75,000
75,979
Fine Gael
Paddy Burke
5.6
63,000
63,000
64,000
64,000
64,000
65,000
65,000
66,000
69,000
71,000
71,000
77,000
80,000
89,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
102,000
102,000
94,167
Labour
Annie Hoey
5.6
63,000
63,000
63,000
70,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
73,000
73,000
73,000
73,000
75,916
77,916
82,916
83,249
83,249
86,249
91,249
94,186
Fianna Fáil
Niall Blaney
5.2
58,000
58,000
58,000
58,000
59,000
61,000
61,000
63,000
63,000
66,000
68,499
68,499
79,499
79,499
94,332
94,332
94,167
Fine Gael
Tim Lombard
4.9
56,000
57,000
57,000
57,000
58,000
59,000
59,000
59,000
59,000
60,000
61,666
69,666
70,666
82,666
85,666
85,666
85,666
108,666
94,167
Fine Gael
Maria Byrne
4.2
48,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
56,000
57,000
68,000
68,000
68,000
68,000
Fine Gael
Michael W. D'Arcy
4.2
48,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
51,000
51,000
51,000
62,000
62,000
76,000
78,000
78,000
78,000
96,000
96,000
96,000
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Murphy
3.9
44,000
44,000
44,000
45,000
45,000
46,000
46,000
48,000
48,000
57,000
58,666
58,666
70,499
71,499
91,165
93,496
93,661
94,661
94,661
94,661
Fine Gael
Aisling Dolan
3.7
42,000
42,000
43,000
43,000
44,000
44,000
44,000
45,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
54,000
54,000
Independent
Brian Ó Domhnaill
3.6
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,916
44,916
50,916
50,916
51,749
51,749
Fianna Fáil
Shane P. O'Reilly
3.5
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
44,000
44,916
45,916
46,916
50,916
54,248
54,248
60,248
60,248
Fine Gael
Pat Deering
3.4
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
Fianna Fáil
Kevin O'Keeffe
2.9
33,000
33,000
33,000
33,000
33,000
33,000
33,000
35,000
37,000
Independent
Dermot Cantillon
2.4
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
30,000
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
1.9
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
Fianna Fáil
Seamus Coyle
1.1
13,000
13,000
13,000
13,000
13,000
Independent
Ian Marshall
0.9
10,000
10,000
10,000
11,000
Labour
Dominic Hannigan
0.8
9,000
9,000
9,000
Independent
Richard Mulcahy
0.4
4,000
4,000
Independent
Patrick Kent
0.4
4,000
Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,133,000[ a] Quota: 94,167 Turnout: 96.9%
Cultural and Educational Panel
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2020 Seanad election: Cultural and Educational Panel
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Sinn Féin
Fintan Warfield
13.3
151,000
151,000
151,000
152,000
152,000
152,000
154,000
154,000
154,000
156,000
156,000
156,000
157,000
176,000
176,000
180,000
180,000
180,000
Green
Saoirse McHugh
10.1
114,000
115,000
115,000
118,000
119,000
120,000
122,000
122,000
122,000
123,000
126,000
131,000
132,000
152,000
152,000
158,000
159,000
159,776
Fine Gael
John McGahon
9.0
102,000
102,000
102,000
102,000
103,000
106,000
106,000
112,000
112,000
113,000
134,000
134,000
175,000
177,000
177,000
183,000
183,000
183,388
Fianna Fáil
Lisa Chambers
8.7
99,000
99,000
101,000
101,000
102,000
104,000
105,000
105,000
112,000
120,000
121,000
141,000
144,000
155,000
156,000
190,000
190,000
188,834
Fine Gael
Seán Kyne
7.2
82,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
91,000
96,000
101,000
101,000
101,000
124,000
127,000
180,000
192,000
188,834
Independent
Joe Conway
6.9
78,000
79,000
80,000
81,000
81,000
82,000
89,000
91,000
92,000
98,000
98,000
105,000
108,000
Fianna Fáil
Malcolm Byrne
6.3
71,000
72,000
73,000
74,000
77,000
77,000
78,000
79,000
89,000
103,000
103,000
122,000
122,000
146,000
146,000
190,000
188,834
Fine Gael
Tom Neville
6.2
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
76,000
76,000
88,000
89,000
90,000
103,000
105,000
Fianna Fáil
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
5.5
62,000
63,000
63,000
65,000
66,000
66,000
68,000
68,000
76,000
94,000
95,000
108,000
110,000
118,000
118,000
Fianna Fáil
Kate Feeney
5.1
58,000
58,000
58,000
58,000
59,000
59,000
59,000
59,000
65,000
69,000
69,000
Fine Gael
Gabrielle McFadden
4.8
54,000
54,000
54,000
54,000
54,000
55,000
56,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
Fianna Fáil
Declan Breathnach
3.4
39,000
40,000
42,000
42,000
43,000
43,000
49,000
49,000
58,000
Fianna Fáil
Shane Curley
3.4
38,000
38,000
38,000
38,000
39,000
41,000
43,000
43,000
Fine Gael
Mary Newman Julian
2.7
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
32,000
32,000
Aontú
Paul Lawless
2.6
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
Fine Gael
Michael Maher
2.3
26,000
26,000
26,000
26,000
26,000
Fianna Fáil
Deirdre Conroy
0.9
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Social Democrats
Angela Flynn
0.7
8,000
8,000
8,000
Independent
Éamonn Walsh
0.5
6,000
6,000
Independent
Jack Mulcahy
0.4
5,000
Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,133,000[ a] Quota: 188,834 Turnout: 96.9%
Industrial and Commercial Panel
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2020 Seanad election: Industrial and Commercial Panel
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Count 31
Sinn Féin
Elisha McCallion
8.4
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
96,000
99,000
Social Democrats
Niall Ó Tuathail
7.8
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
89,000
89,000
89,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
93,000
93,000
93,000
93,000
93,000
Labour
Mark Wall
7.4
84,000
84,000
84,000
84,000
85,000
85,000
85,000
85,000
85,000
85,000
85,000
87,000
87,000
87,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
88,000
89,000
90,000
92,000
92,000
92,099
94,099
94,099
94,099
94,099
112,812
129,812
Fianna Fáil
Aidan Davitt
6.9
78,000
78,000
78,000
78,000
78,000
78,000
79,000
79,000
79,000
79,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
82,000
83,000
83,000
90,000
96,000
97,000
107,000
108,000
108,000
108,000
114,000
113,501
Independent
Frances Black
6.7
76,000
76,000
76,000
76,000
77,000
77,000
77,000
77,000
77,000
78,000
78,000
80,000
80,000
81,000
81,000
83,000
83,000
87,000
89,000
94,000
94,000
97,000
97,000
97,000
97,000
101,000
101,099
101,099
101,348
111,348
168,348
Fianna Fáil
Ollie Crowe
5.6
64,000
64,000
64,000
64,000
64,000
65,000
65,000
65,000
65,000
66,000
66,000
66,000
66,000
67,000
67,000
78,000
78,000
78,000
86,000
91,000
93,000
101,000
101,000
101,000
101,000
114,000
114,000
113,501
Fianna Fáil
Catherine Ardagh
5.5
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
63,000
63,000
64,000
68,000
68,000
68,000
72,000
73,000
73,000
85,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
114,000
114,000
114,000
113,501
Independent
Sharon Keogan
4.3
49,000
49,000
49,000
49,000
49,000
49,000
49,000
49,000
49,000
53,000
53,000
53,000
53,000
53,000
53,000
54,000
55,000
55,000
55,000
76,000
78,000
81,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
85,000
85,396
85,895
86,144
94,144
101,144
Fine Gael
Micheál Carrigy
4.1
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
49,000
50,000
51,000
51,000
54,000
55,000
57,000
63,000
73,000
73,000
83,000
89,000
90,000
91,000
108,000
108,000
116,000
113,501
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Horkan
3.7
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
43,000
44,000
44,000
44,000
44,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
54,000
55,000
56,000
66,000
66,000
66,000
66,000
Fine Gael
Tom Sheahan
3.6
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,000
41,000
43,000
46,000
46,000
46,000
47,000
48,000
48,000
48,000
51,000
51,000
53,000
57,000
59,000
61,000
66,000
67,000
81,000
83,496
83,892
84,892
84,892
84,892
84,892
Independent
Nigel Dineen
3.1
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
41,000
43,000
43,000
43,000
43,000
44,000
45,000
Fianna Fáil
Timmy Dooley
3.1
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
37,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
41,000
41,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
45,000
47,000
47,000
50,000
52,000
52,000
Fine Gael
John Paul O'Shea
2.8
32,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
34,000
34,000
35,000
37,000
37,000
37,000
38,000
38,000
41,000
48,000
49,000
49,000
56,000
57,000
Fianna Fáil
Tom MacSharry
2.7
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
31,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
32,000
33,000
33,000
34,000
34,000
34,000
Fine Gael
Barry Ward
2.6
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
33,000
38,000
38,000
42,000
48,000
53,000
56,000
62,000
62,000
69,000
75,000
75,000
75,000
85,000
85,000
114,000
114,000
113,501
Fianna Fáil
Arthur Griffin
2.6
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
Fine Gael
Sharon Tolan
2.2
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
26,000
26,000
26,000
27,000
27,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
Fine Gael
Garret Kelleher
2.1
24,000
24,000
24,000
24,000
24,000
24,000
24,000
24,000
25,000
25,000
26,000
29,000
29,000
31,000
34,000
34,000
34,000
Fine Gael
Patrick Connor-Scarteen
2.0
23,000
23,000
23,000
23,000
23,000
23,000
23,000
24,000
24,000
24,000
26,000
26,000
32,000
33,000
37,000
37,000
41,000
46,000
46,000
47,000
Fine Gael
Patsy O'Brien
1.8
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
21,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
Fine Gael
Danny Byrne
1.6
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
19,000
19,000
19,000
19,000
19,000
19,000
Fine Gael
Catherine Noone
1.6
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
19,000
21,000
22,000
24,000
24,000
25,000
29,000
Fine Gael
Edward Timmins
1.6
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
19,000
19,000
19,000
Fine Gael
James Geoghegan
1.5
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
18,000
19,000
Independent
Pat Hynes
1.5
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
17,000
Fine Gael
Emma Blain
1.2
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
Fine Gael
Linda O'Shea Farren
0.9
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Fine Gael
Áine Collins
0.7
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
Independent
Michael Vaughan
0.3
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
Independent
Joe Corr
0.2
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Independent
Patrick Hunt
0.0
0
0
0
Independent
Patrick Kinsella
0.0
0
0
Independent
Declan Allen
0.0
0
Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,135,000[ a] Quota: 113,501 Turnout: 97.1%
2020 Seanad election: Labour Panel
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Fine Gael
Jerry Buttimer
9.3
105,000
94,417
Fine Gael
John Cummins
8.1
92,000
97,353
94,417
Fianna Fáil
Robbie Gallagher
7.3
83,000
83,000
83,000
83,000
84,000
85,000
89,000
97,000
94,417
Green
Pauline O'Reilly
7.1
80,000
80,000
80,056
80,056
81,056
81,056
81,056
81,056
81,056
81,056
82,112
83,750
88,569
92,569
93,363
94,194
94,194
Independent
Gerard Craughwell
7.0
79,000
79,505
79,505
80,505
82,505
83,505
84,505
84,505
84,505
87,505
88,718
91,175
95,632
95,632
95,632
95,632
94,417
Labour
Marie Sherlock
7.0
79,000
79,303
79,303
79,303
79,303
79,303
80,303
80,303
80,303
81,303
82,112
84,949
86,949
87,949
87,949
87,949
89,164
Independent
Eileen Flynn
6.7
76,000
76,000
76,000
76,000
79,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
82,000
85,000
86,056
86,056
86,157
86,157
86,157
86,988
86,988
Fine Gael
Joe O'Reilly
6.4
73,000
75,525
77,429
77,429
77,429
77,429
79,530
79,530
79,530
80,530
107,530
94,417
Sinn Féin
Paul Gavan
6.3
72,000
72,000
72,000
72,000
72,000
87,000
87,000
87,000
87,000
87,000
88,000
88,819
88,819
88,819
90,407
90,407
90,407
Fianna Fáil
Shane Cassells
6.2
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,101
74,101
76,101
76,745
82,745
83,902
84,721
103,721
94,417
Fianna Fáil
Ned O'Sullivan
5.9
67,000
67,303
67,359
67,359
67,359
67,359
69,359
71,359
71,681
75,003
77,261
78,080
96,080
96,080
96,080
94,417
Fianna Fáil
Pat Casey
4.9
56,000
56,101
56,157
56,157
56,157
56,157
56,157
61,157
61,801
72,801
77,801
77,801
96,801
96,801
94,417
Fianna Fáil
Aengus O'Rourke
4.0
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
58,000
63,000
63,000
68,101
68,202
71,478
Fine Gael
Mary Seery-Kearney
3.6
41,000
42,111
42,895
42,895
42,895
42,895
42,895
42,895
42,895
43,895
Independent
Michael Smyth
2.7
31,000
31,101
31,101
31,101
31,101
31,101
31,101
38,101
39,067
Fianna Fáil
John Hanafin
2.5
28,000
28,000
28,000
28,000
28,000
28,000
29,000
Fianna Fáil
Orla Leyden
2.3
26,000
26,101
26,157
26,157
26,157
26,157
Sinn Féin
Máire Devine
1.8
20,000
20,101
20,101
20,101
20,101
Independent
Sarah Walshe
0.5
6,000
6,000
6,000
7,000
Independent
Martina Harkin-Kelly
0.2
2,000
2,000
2,000
Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,133,000[ a] Quota: 94,417 Turnout: 96.7%
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