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#Elections2019: Mairead McGuinness first MEP to be elected

Mairead McGuinness has been re-elected to the European Parliament on the first count after receiving 134,630 votes in the Midlands-North-West constituency.

#Elections2019: Mairead McGuinness first MEP to be elected

Mon, 27 May, 2019 - 15:42

Digital Desk staff

Mairead McGuinness has been re-elected to the European Parliament on the first count after receiving 134,630 votes in the Midlands-North-West constituency.

The outgoing European Parliament Vice President was the only candidate to exceed the quota of 118,986 in the first count and is the first MEP to be elected in the country.

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Courts Elections 2019 European elections Place: Midlands-North-West Place: Midlands-North-West constituency Person: Mairead McGuinness Person: Maria Walsh Person: Luke Ming Flanagan Person: Matt Carthy Person: MEP Person: McGuinness Person: Vice-President of the European Parliament Organisation: European Parliament Organisation: Fine Gael Organisation: Parliament Organisation: Conservative Party

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