The Third Count has just been announced. Brendan Howlin and James Browne moved closer to being elected, however only 181 votes are separating four candidates – Verona Murphy 6,664; Michael D’Arcy 6,610; Malcolm Byrne 6,541 and Paul Kehoe 6,483.

Sinn Fein’s Johnny Mythen was formally elected on the First Count. He polled a massive 18,717 first preferences to become the first Sinn Fein candidate elected in Wexford for 102 years. That was Sean Etchingham from Riverchapel and the last time a General Election was held on a Saturday.

TOTAL POLL 75,622 INVALID BALLOT PAPERS 549

VALID POLL 75,073 NUMBER OF SEATS 5

QUOTA 12,513

THIRD COUNT – distribution of McDonald and Murphy (Bart).

Non-transferable 38.

BROWNE James Fianna Fáil 8,058 (+404) 8,462 (+396) 8,858

BYRNE Malcolm Fianna Fáil 6,145 (+193) 6,338 (+203) 6,541

CARTHY Ger Independent 3,024 (+579) 3,603 (+143) 3,746

CODD Jim Aontú 1,518 (+347) 1,865 (+40) 1,905

D’ARCY Michael Fine Gael 6,472 (+105) 6,577 (+33) 6,610

HOWLIN Brendan Labour 9,223 (+688) 9,911 (+209) 10,120

KEHOE Paul Fine Gael 6,337 (+118) 6,455 (+28) 6,483

McDONALD Lisa Fianna Fáil 1,351 (+60) 1,411 ELIMINATED

MURPHY Bart Independent 68 (+35) 103 ELIMINATED

MURPHY Verona Independent 5,825 (+673) 6,498 (+166) 6,664

MYTHEN Johnny Sinn Féin 18,717 ELECTED

O’SHEA Seanie Ind4Change 825 (+728) 1,553 (+37) 1,590 ELIMINATED

ROSEINGRAVE Paula Green Party 2,028 (+346) 2,374 (+25) 2,399

SHEEHAN Michael Fianna Fáil 4,366 (+142) 4,508 (+166) 6,674

WADDING Deirdre Solidarity-PBP 1,116 (+1,786) 2,902 (+30) 2,932

Distribution of the votes of Seanie O’Shea