Fianna Fáil's Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, secured only 6% of first preference votes in the Wicklow constituency, falling short of his Cabinet colleague and rival Simon Harris, who topped the poll with 16,869 votes. The election results highlight a strong 'government vote' for Harris, contributing to Donnelly's diminished prospects of re-election amidst a competitive contest for four seats.
Fianna Fáil minister for health won just 6% of first preference votes as his Cabinet colleague and constituency rival Simon Harris topped the poll
Fine Gael leader Simon Harris topped the poll in Wicklow and was elected on the first count with 16,869 votes, the third highest first preference vote recorded by a politician in the country. “We knew Simon would take a huge vote – a government vote, if you like – in the constituency,” he said. “It was strong actually, but when you’re sharing a constituency and a hometown with a taoiseach and moving from a five-seater to a four-seater; when you put those two things together it obviously creates a lot of pressure. We all knew it would come down to the final seat, to transfers.”
Other prominent Green Party figures also failed to retain their seats, including Ministers of State Ossian Smyth and Joe O’Brien lost out in Dún Laoghaire and Dublin Fingal West respectively. Violet-Anne Wynne, the former Sinn Féin TD who sought re-election as an Independent in Clare, lost out after securing just 310 first preference votes.
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