SF candidate out of East vote race

East Constituency (Fifth Count)

Distribution of White’s votes

*Ms Avril Doyle (FG) 80,523

Liam Aylward (FF) 73,217

Peter Cassells (Lab) 70,509

Seamus Kirk (FF) 49,629

John Dwyer (SF) 46,547

Eliminated: John Dwyer

Electorate 806,598; Turnout 471,895 (58.50%, +7.97%)

1999: Turnout 357,064 (50.53%)

First Count – Doyle (FG) 67,881; Fitzsimons (FF) 58,750; Hyland (FF)

58,477; Gillis (FG) 48,729; Ahern (Green) 47,184; Butler (Lab)

38,112; Morgan (SF) 20,015; Garrett (NLP) 3,191. Elected: Doyle,

Fitzsimons, Hyland, Ahern