Dublin West count: Roderic O’Gorman takes final seat

People Before Profit-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger and Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman have secured the 4th and 5th seats and have been elected in the final count of the Dublin West constituency.
Ms Coppinger secured 7,165 votes and Mr O’Gorman 6,080 votes following the transfer of Labour’s John Walsh’s votes. Aontú’s Ellen Troy was eliminated in the 13th count.
O’Gorman is the only Green Party member elected, with 11 of his colleagues losing their seats.
The Labour Party’s John Walsh has been eliminated following the 12th count.
People Before Profit-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger received another boost from the Social Democrats’ Ellen Murphy transfers to reach 6,340 votes, but is still over a thousand short of reaching the quota of 7,373.
Aontú’s Ellen Troy remains in 5th place with 4,547, but her SocDems transfers were low and she is not expected to benefit too highly from Labour transfers.
Meanwhile, Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman and his supporters are cautiously breathing a sigh of relief. They’re expected to secure a solid number of Labour transfers, which will push them towards securing the fifth and final constituency seat.
If O’Gorman secures this seat, he will be the only Green Party TD to be elected in the 2024 general election.
People Before Profit-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger received a boost of 717 transfers from Sinn Féin in the latest Dublin West count, bringing her total vote count to 5,211 by 6pm on Sunday.
Ms Coppinger was still short 2,162 votes to reach the quota of 7,373 for election and secure the fourth constituency seat.
Aontú’s Ellen Troy remains in 5th place with 4,348 votes. However, she is not expected to receive any further transfer boosts in the final few counts. Green party leader Roderic O’Gorman remains in sixth place with 3,777 votes, followed by Labour’s John Walsh with 3,299 votes.
The votes of the Social Democrats’ Ellen Murphy are currently being distributed for the 12th count.
Aontú’s Ellen Troy has jumped ahead of Roderic O’Gorman in the latest Dublin West count, pushing the Green party leader into sixth place and away from the much-coveted fifth seat in the constituency.
Ms Troy benefited substantially from the distribution of National Party Patrick Quinlan’s votes, securing 677 on transfers which brings her to 3,657.
PBPS Ruth Coppinger is on 4,142, still a way off the quota of 7,373.
Mr O’Gorman, now in sixth place, has 3,491 votes. No one was elected in the Dublin West 9th count.
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman said: “There’s been a cost, that’s politics. We don’t run to just get the seat and hold the seat and not do anything. You get political capital and you spend it. And we spent it.”
Jack Chambers’s Fianna Fáil running mate Lorna Nolan has been eliminated from Dublin West following the seventh count in the constituency and the distribution of votes from Independent candidate Natalie Treacy. No one was elected in the seventh count.
PBPS Ruth Coppinger is still on track to secure the fourth seat and Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman remains comfortably in fifth place.
Independent candidate Natalie Treacy has been eliminated from Dublin West following the sixth count in the constituency and the distribution of votes from Independent candidate Susanne Delaney. No one was elected in the sixth count.
PBPS Ruth Coppinger is still on track to secure the fourth seat and Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman remains comfortably in fifth place.
Independent candidate Susanne Delaney has been eliminated from Dublin West following the fifth count in the constituency and the distribution of surplus votes from FG’s Emer Currie.
PBPS Ruth Coppinger is still on track to secure the fourth seat and Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman remains comfortably in fifth place.
Two candidates were eliminated from Dublin West shortly before midday on Sunday following the centre’s third count.
Independent candidates Dr Umar Al-Qadri and John Forde were eliminated following the distribution of Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly’s votes.
It will be heated race on Sunday for the constituency’s final two seats – PBP-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger remains in fourth place but other smaller party representatives believe transfers to the Green Party, Aontú and Labour could shake things up.
Ms Coppinger remains 3,707 votes away from the quota of 7,373, while Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman is 4,295 away from election.
Labour’s John Walsh is 4,794 short of the quota, while Ellen Troy is 4,831 off the golden mark.
Dr Al-Qadri and Mr Forde’s votes will now be distributed in the fourth count.
The meticulous distribution and sorting of Paul Donnelly’s (SF) votes kicked off on Sunday morning at the Dublin West count centre, as the process of electing the constituency’s fourth seat gets underway.
Fianna Fáil deputy leader Jack Chambers topped the poll at 6.40pm on Saturday, securing 21.3 per cent of first preference votes (9,446) in the first count, well above the required quota of 7,373. Sinn Féin’s Paul Donnelly was also elected on the first count with 17.4 per cent of first preference votes.
Fine Gael Senator Emer Currie, Leo Varadkar’s 2020 running mate, was elected on the second count which was announced shortly before 10pm on Saturday. Ms Currie benefitted significantly from Mr Chambers’ transfers and passed the quota with 7,579.
Two seats now remain in Dublin West – PBP-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger remains in fourth place and on track to secure the next seat. However, smaller party representatives believe transfers to the Green Party, Aontú and Labour could still shake things up.
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman, whose party suffered a serious blow on Saturday and is fighting to retain any of its seats, sits in fifth place in the Dublin West count. He’s followed by Labour’s John Walsh and Aontú’s Ellen Troy.
It will be a long first day of Christmas in Phibblestown Community Centre
Sorting and distribution of SF Paul Donnelly’s votes and surplus has begun in Dublin West. Still two seats in contention here with Ruth Coppinger PBPS, Roderic O’Gorman GP, John Walsh Lab, Ellen Troy AON and Ellen Murphy SD all in the running.
Fine Gael’s Emer Currie has been elected on the second count in Dublin West, securing the constituency’s third seat. Ms Currie received 788 transfers from Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers, bringing her total count to 7,579. She joins Mr Chambers and Sinn Fein’s Paul Donnelly who were elected on the first count.
Mr Donnelly’s surplus of 358 votes will be distributed for the third count which will take place on Sunday morning. The Dublin West count has now finished for the day.
The emerging 2024 election results indicate the Irish electorate wants to see a “constructive approach” to policy issues and a rejection of the “extreme type of politics” appearing on the wider international stage, Jack Chambers has said.
“People want politicians who have a constructive approach and are policy focused,” said the Fianna Fáil deputy leader. “I think Irish people want a type of politics that’s welcoming, that’s inclusive, that supports that sense of community. Notwithstanding general political fragmentation, party groups in the main represent a constructive approach, whether it’s social democratic or the wider centre. And I think that’s a positive.”
Mr Chambers said he expected Fianna Fáil to secure “at least 40 seats” in the election and remain “in a position for gains in many parts of the country”.
On Government formation, Mr Chambers reiterated that his party would not enter talks with Sinn Féin. “There ‘s just not a common ground when it comes to key issues and policy, their approach to the enterprise economy, to the European union and also to many other areas of policy, particularly home ownership and housing.”
He added that the party was cognisant of the demands of those who did not vote Fianna Fáil and who want to see “further action on housing”. “People obviously have still pressure when it comes to cost of living.”
First official Count – Dublin West
Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers and Sinn Féin’s Paul Donnelly have both been elected to the Dublin West constituency. Mr Chambers secured 9,446 first preference votes, far exceeding the quota of 7,373.
Mr Donnelly also exceed the quota on the first count, securing 7,731 votes. The total poll for Dublin West was 44,593 out of an electorate of 78,034, while 357 spoiled votes were registered. The total valid poll was 44,236.
A surplus of 2,073 votes will now be distributed in the second count.
Fine Gael’s Emer Currie is still on track to secure the constituency’s third seat, with 6,791 first preference votes. Ms Currie is expected to benefit substantially from Mr Chambers’ transfers.
PBP-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger is sitting in fourth place, with 3,552 first preference votes, while Green Party Leader Roderic O’Gorman is holding onto fifth place with 2,909.
Chambers, who is on track to top the poll in the Dublin West constituency, says he expects his party to “exceed 40 seats” in the general election. Speaking ahead of the first official count, the outgoing minister for finance and Fianna Fáil director of elections said it was “clear” his party would exceed the exit poll.
“We’re in strong position for gains in many parts of the country, and obviously we have to wait the final counts and the general counting over the next 24 hours,” he said.
Fianna Fáil is “in a strong position” and there is “real optimism in the party about possible gains”. Asked whether he would like to be re-appointed as minister for finance in the next Dáil, Mr Chambers said the conversation was “not about positions” but “about the substance of policies”.
“I’m happy to play whatever role I’m asked to say if we form a government,” he said.
Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers is safely on track to secure the Dublin West’s first seat. It’s expected most of his transfers, numbering around 3,000 votes, will be divided between his running mate Lorna Nolan and Fine Gael’s Emer Currie.
Sinn Féin’s Paul Donnelly is due to clinch the constituency’s second seat on first preferences, while Ms Currie is expected to be elected to the third seat on the second count. Her transfers are forecast to go to the Green Party’s Roderic Gorman who is fighting to secure the 5th seat in the constituency. PBP-Solidarity’s Ruth Coppinger remains comfortably in fourth place, while Labour’s John Walsh and Aontú’s Ellen Troy’s are currently sitting in joint sixth place.