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Afternoon update: Local General Election turnout figures

Nov 29, 2024 10:16 By Shannonside News
Afternoon update: Local General Election turnout figures
Cortober polling station in Carrick-on-Shannon
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Polling stations opened at 7am this morning and will close at 10pm tonight.

Sligo-Leitrim

An average of almost 13 per cent of the electorate have voted so far in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency.

There are four seats up for grabs.

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This constituency includes all of counties Sligo and Leitrim and an electorate of 7,804 in south Donegal, including Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Ballintra.

Just over 94,000 people are eligible to vote across the constituency - with 62 per cent of them in Sligo, 9 per cent in Donegal, and 29 per cent in Co Leitrim.

18 candidates are in contention - with 12 in Sligo, five in Leitrim, and one in north Roscommon.

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As of 12 noon, the average turnout across the constituency was 13 per cent.

In Leitrim, it's 13 per cent in Manorhamilton, 12 per cent in Drumshanbo, 12 per cent in Ballinamore, and 13 per cent in Carrick-on-Shannon.

A snapshot of Sligo shows a 12 per cent turnout in Scoil Ursula in Sligo town, 13 per cent in Tubbercurry, 13 per cent in Ballymote and 15 per cent in Strandhill.

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South Donegal is averaging at 10 per cent.

Roscommon-Galway 

The Roscommon-Galway constituency has a total electorate of 62,747 and features 124 polling stations including 104 in Roscommon and 20 in Galway.

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There are eleven candidates in the three-seat constituency with three outgoing TDs, including Denis Naughten who is not seeking re-election.

Turnout in the constituency has been highest so far in the Athleague and Cortubber areas at 17 per cent.

Boyle in the north of the county has so far seen a turnout of over 15 per cent while Castlerea in the west stands at 14 per cent.

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Roscommon town has seen a turnout of 13 percent as of noon today while the Galway area is at 12 per cent.

Elsewhere, 12 per cent of voters have also had their say in Kiltoom in south Roscommon while Ballaghaderreen is at 9 percent in west Roscommon.

Longford-Westmeath

Around 11 percent of the electorate have turned out in Longford and Westmeath as of this afternoon.

Close to 100,000 people can vote in the 176 polling stations in the region.

A redrawing of electoral booundaries last year saw the constituency gain a 5th seat, resulting in at least one new TD for the area.

North and South Westmeath have seen the highest turn outs in this region so far today with 12 percent of the electorate voting in Castlepollard and almost 14 percent in Kilbeggan.

Longford Town has seen 12 percent at their polling stations, with 18 percent in one polling station at Slashers GAA, while rural areas in the county are approaching 10 percent.

Athlone stands at 10 percent while Mullingar is currently at 9 percent.

The count for Longford Westmeath will kick off tomorrow morning at the Technological University of the Shannon.

 

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