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SLIGO-LEITRIM EXIT POLL: Feighan and Scanlon lead the way on 14%

Nov 29, 2024 22:41 By Eoghan Murphy
SLIGO-LEITRIM EXIT POLL: Feighan and Scanlon lead the way on 14%
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Fianna Fáil's Eamon Scanlon and Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny are on course to take seats, according to this poll. 

Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan is set to top the poll in Sligo-Leitrim, according to an exit poll.

Feighan leads the 18 candidates vying for four seats in the constituency, according to an Ocean FM/ATU Sligo Election Exit Poll.

It was carried out by staff and students from ATU Sligo, with 862 people surveyed across six regions. Donegal/north Sligo; north Leitrim; south Leitrim; Sligo town; west Sligo/mid-Sligo; south Sligo.
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Pundits are predicting Feighan, Fianna Fáil's Eamon Scanlon and Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny are on course to take three of the four seats. Whereas, The poll suggests a huge battle for the final seat.

Fine Gael councillor Enda McGloin, who is Feighan's parliamentary assistant, has given his take on the poll results.

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Full results: 

Frank Feighan (FG) - 14.2 per cent (projected votes: 7,140, based on a presumed 52 per cent turnout)

Eamon Scanlon (FF) - 14 per cent (7,082)

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Martin Kenny (SF) - 13.5 per cent (6,789)

Chris McManus (SF) - 8.8 per cent (4,448)

Marian Harkin (Independent) - 7.2 per cent (3,629)

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Michael Clarke (Independent Ireland) - 7.1 per cent (3,570)

Edel McSharry (Fianna Fáil) - 7.1 per cent (3,570)

Paddy O'Rourke (FF) - 5.3 per cent (2,692)

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Marie Casserly (Independent) - 5.2 per cent (2,634)

Nessa Cosgrove (Labour) - 4.5 per cent (2,283)

Gino O'Boyle (People Before Profit-Solidarity) - 4.4 per cent (2,224)

Graham Monaghan (Aontu) - 2.3 per cent (1,171)

Balithin Gallagher (Green) - 2.0 per cent (995)

Michael Kelly (Irish Freedom Party) - 1.5 per cent (761)

Des Guckian (Independent) - 1.3 per cent (644)

Molly Candon (Party for Animal Welfare) - 0.8 per cent (410)

Diarmuid MacConville (Independent) - 0.5 per cent (234)

Caroline Corcoran (Independent Ireland) - 0.3 per cent (176)

Projected quota: 10,090

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