We were at the Carlow/Kilkenny count centre for the last two days
Welcome to Carlow Live's coverage of the 2020 general election!
We have been at the count centre in the Lyrath Estate for the last two days as the five seats of the Carlow/Kilkenny constituency were filled.
There is a summary of all the results, news and reaction below and you can also check out our live blog by clicking here.
UPDATE:
The five seats have now been filled after Sinn Féin's Kathleen Funchion topped the poll and Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness took the second seat late on Sunday night.
The third seat was taken by Fine Gael's John Paul Phelan on the eight count with 13,172.
Carlow's Jennifer Murnane O'Connor has become a TD at the third time of asking after she claimed the fourth seat in the eight count also with 12,839 votes, there were incredible scenes at the count centre after the result was read out.
And just before 3pm on Monday, Green Party candidate, Malcolm Noonan, took the fifth seat at the expense of outgoing TD, Fianna Fáil's Bobby Aylward.
Outgoing Carlow TD Pat Deering has also lost his seat in the Carlow/Kilkenny constituency.
The quota is 12,274
After the tenth count:
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor's 565 surplus was distributed in the tenth count as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 353, total 9,985
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 212, total 10,543
Malcolm Noonan has been deemed elected without reaching the quota.
Sitting TD Bobby Aylward has lost his seat.
After the ninth count:
Fine Gael's John Paul Phelan took the third seat in the eighth count and his surplus of 898 votes were then distributed as follows:
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 440, total 10,331
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 458, total 9,632
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor's 565 surplus will now be distributed in the tenth count.
After the eighth count:
Fine Gael's Pat Deering was eliminated in the eight count and his 7,143 votes have been redistributed in count eight.
They were transferred to the remaining four candidates as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 355, total 9,174
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 2,078, total 12,839
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 483, total 9,891
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 3,624, total 13,172
Fine Gael's John Paul Phelan took the third seat and his surplus of 898 votes were then distributed.
Fianna Fáil's Jennifer Murnane O'Connor was elected to the fourth seat on the eight count with 12,839 votes.
Bobby Aylward (9,174) and Malcolm Noonan (9,891) are battling it out for the fifth seat.
After the seventh count:
Adrienne Wallace (PBP) was eliminated in count six and her votes were redistributed for count seven on Monday morning.
They transferred as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 177, total 8,819
Deering, Pat FG plus 148, total 7,143
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 428, total 10,761
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 2,095, total 9,408
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 119, total 9,548
Fine Gael's Pat Deering has been eliminated and his 7,143 votes will now be redistributed in count eight.
After the sixth count:
Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness took the second seat in Carlow/Kilkenny after he was elected following the sixth count on Sunday night.
The sixth count saw the 4,186 votes of Patrick O'Neill (FG) redistributed to the remaining seven candidates.
They transferred as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 234, total 8,642
Deering, Pat FG plus 575, total 6,995
McGuinness, John FF plus 411, total 12,612
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 80, total 10,333
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 235, total 7,313
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 2,454, total 9,429
Wallace, Adrienne SOL-PPP plus 47, total 4,823
John McGuinness was elected to the second seat in the five-seat Carlow/Kilkenny constituency.
Adrienne Wallace (PBP) was eliminated and her votes were then redistributed for count seven on Monday morning.
After the fifth count:
The fifth count involved the distribution of Alan Hayes' (IND) votes after he was eliminated in count four just after 11pm on Sunday night and his votes of 3,710 have been transferred to the remaining eight candidates.
They transferred as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 284, total 8,408
Deering, Pat FG plus 97, total 6,420
McGuinness, John FF plus 579, total 12,201
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 160, total 10,253
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 871, total 7,078
O'Neill, Patrick FG plus 243, total 4,186
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 223, total 6,975
Wallace, Adrienne SOL-PPP plus 717, total 4,776
Patrick O'Neill FG was eliminated and his votes will now be redistributed.
After the fourth count:
The fourth count involved the distribution of Denis Hynes' 2,712 votes following his elimination in count three.
They transferred as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 204, total 8,124
Deering, Pat FG plus 186, total 6,323
Hayes, Alan Ind plus 327, total 3,710
McGuinness, John FF plus 324, total 11,622
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 198, total 10,093
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 560, total 6,207
O'Neill, Patrick FG plus 167, total 3,943
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 205, total 6,752
Wallace, Adrienne SOL-PPP plus 290, total 4,059
Alan Hayes (IND) has been eliminated in count four and his votes of 3,710 will now be transferred.
After the third count:
The third count was the distribution of Angela Ray (331 votes), Melissa O'Neil (666 votes) and Helena Byrne (1,164 votes).
They transferred as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 129, total 7,920
Deering, Pat FG plus 100, total 6,137
Hayes, Alan Ind plus 432, total 3,383
Hynes, Denis Lab plus 102, total 2,712
McGuinness, John FF plus 277, total 11,298
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 172, total 9,895
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 143, total 5,647
O'Neill, Patrick FG plus 53, total 3,776
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 49, total 6,547
Wallace, Adrienne SOL-PPP plus 419, total 3,769
Denis Hynes (LAB) has now been eliminated and his transfers will now be counted.
After the second count:
Angela Ray (331 votes), Melissa O'Neil (666 votes) and Helena Byrne (1,164 votes) were eliminated in the second count and there 2,161 votes were distributed.
Nobody was elected on the second count.
After the second count, candidates stood at: Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness 11,021 votes and he was followed by Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) on 9,723.
Bobby Aylward (FF) then had 7,791 and he was followed by John Paul Phelan (FG) on 6,498 and then Pat Deering (FG) was on 6,037, Alan Hayes (IND) 2,951, Denis Hynes (LAB) 2,610, Malcolm Noonan (Green Party) 5,504, Adrienne Wallace (PBP), 3,350.
The second count was the distribution of Kathleen Funchion's surplus of 5219.
They transferred as follows:
Aylward, Bobby FF plus 241, total 7,791
Byrne, Helena Ren plus 172, total 1,164
Deering, Pat FG plus 108, total 6,037
Hayes, Alan Ind plus 604, total 2,951
Hynes, Denis Lab plus 402, total 2,610
McGuinness, John FF plus 463, total 1,121
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer FF plus 372, total 9,723
Noonan, Malcolm Green plus 562, total 5,504
O'Neill, Melissa IFP plus 235, total 666
O'Neill, Patrick FG plus 49, total 3,723
Phelan, John Paul FG plus 102, total 6,498
Ray, Angela Ind, plus 117, total 331
Wallace, Adrienne SOL-PPP plus 1,792, total 3,350
Three candidates have now been eliminated and their second preferences will now be counted:
Ray, Angela Ind
O'Neill, Melissa IFP
Byrne, Helena Ren
After the first count:
Sinn Féin's Kathleen Funchion secured 17,493 first preference votes in Carlow/Kilkenny and was re-elected on the first count in the 2020 general election.
The quota is 12,274 and her surplus of 5,219 votes has now been re-distributed.
Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness had 10,558 first preference votes and he was followed by Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) on 9,351.
Bobby Aylward (FF) then had 7,550 and he was followed by John Paul Phelan (FG) on 6,396 and then Pat Deering (FG) was on 5,929.
The other candidates were: Helena Byrne (Renua) 992, Alan Hayes (IND) 2,347, Denis Hynes (LAB) 2,208, Malcolm Noonan (Green Party) 4,942, Melissa O'Neill (Irish Freedom Party) 431, Pat O'Neill (FG) 3,674, Angela Ray (IND) 214, Adrienne Wallace (PBP), 1,558.
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