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Gaillimh Thiar
Galway Area (Connaught)

5 Seats 17 Candidates
Electorate: not available Quota: 8,794
 Candidate     Party     1st Pref   Share   Quota     Count   Status   Seat 

Bobby Molloy  Progressive Democrats Lozenge   9,216   17.47%   1.05   0          1   ♂
Frank Fahey  Fianna Fail Lozenge   6,488   12.30%   0.74   0          2   ♂
John F Donnellan  Fine Gael Lozenge   4,476   8.48%   0.51   0          3   ♂
Michael D Higgins  Labour Lozenge   3,878   7.35%   0.44   0          4   ♂
Maire Geoghegan Quinn  Fianna Fail Lozenge   4,607   8.73%   0.52   0          5 ♀  

Margaret Sweeney  Non party/Independent Lozenge   511   0.97%   0.06   0          ♀  
Peadar O Tuathail  Non party/Independent Lozenge   1,724   3.27%   0.20   0            ♂
Michael Fahy  Non party/Independent Lozenge   3,139   5.95%   0.36   0            ♂
Mark Killilea2 Jnr  Fianna Fail Lozenge   5,053   9.58%   0.57   0            ♂
Michael O'Neill3  Progressive Democrats Lozenge   2,144   4.06%   0.24   0            ♂
James Brick  Workers' Lozenge   1,567   2.97%   0.18   0            ♂
Fintan Coogan2 Jnr  Fine Gael Lozenge   4,206   7.97%   0.48   0            ♂
Eamon O Cuiv  Fianna Fail Lozenge   3,831   7.26%   0.44   0            ♂
Dermot Shanley  Non party/Independent Lozenge   41   0.08%   0.00   0            ♂
Brian Mannion  Non party/Independent Lozenge   101   0.19%   0.01   0            ♂
Mary Duffy  Non party/Independent Lozenge   862   1.63%   0.10   0          ♀  
John O'Malley1  Fine Gael Lozenge   918   1.74%   0.10   0            ♂

Total poll 52,762

Final votes required for expenses: 2,199
Candidates: 3 female (♀), 14 male (♂)