Constituency: Roscommon-Galway

Summary

Electorate Seats Total Poll Turnout Valid Poll Spoiled Votes Quota
64235 3 45995 72% 45680 315 11421

Vote Distribution

Count 1

Elected

Left Right

Count Results

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Denis Naughten Denis Naughten
* (Ind)

13936

Michael Fitzmaurice Michael Fitzmaurice
* (IA)

9750 10964 10996 11073 11275 11630

Eugene Murphy Eugene Murphy
(FF)

6813 7157 7162 7192 7260 7368 7565 10104

Maura Hopkins Maura Hopkins
(FG)

6812 7317 7324 7428 7555 7698 8388 9313

Claire Kerrane Claire Kerrane
(SF)

3075 3196 3207 3256 3301 3591 3826

Shane Curran Shane Curran
(FF)

2006 2164 2168 2198 2240 2294 2389

John Kelly John Kelly
(Lab)

1211 1254 1258 1320 1373 1442 1442

Eddie Conroy Eddie Conroy
(PBPA)

982 1008 1015 1146 1172

Anne Farrell Anne Farrell
(R)

520 577 580 616

Miriam Hennesy Miriam Hennesy
(GP)

286 305 307

Anthony Coleman Anthony Coleman
(Ind)

214 229 237

Thomas Fallon Thomas Fallon
(Ind)

75 88 88

On the Ballot

Shane Curran

Shane Curran

Fianna Fáil

Former Roscommon Inter-County goalkeeper Shane Curran was announced as last minute candidate for Fianna Fáil in the upcoming general election. A long-standing member of the GAA, this is his first time running for election. He is campaigning on a platform of more Government funding and investment for Roscommon-Galway A regular contributor to radio sports analysis, Mr Curran is involved with a number of charities in the county. Away from football, he is the director for two companies.

Anthony Coleman

Anthony Coleman

Independent

From Loughlynn, Anthony Coleman is a carpenter who contested the 2014 local elections for Roscommon County Council. He finished bottom of the poll in the ward of Boyle, receiving 140 first preference votes.

Eddie Conroy

Eddie Conroy

People Before Profit Alliance

People Before Profit Alliance candidate for the Roscommon-Galway, Eddie Conroy (39) is running on a platform that criticises the Government for neglecting the area of Roscommon. He has been heavily involved in the Right2Water campaign, which protests against water charges, and has also been a prominent figure in protesting other austerity measures such as the propriety tax. Mr Conroy wants to see a national policy to regenerate rural Ireland.

Thomas Fallon

Thomas Fallon

Independent

Based in Tulsk, Thomas Fallon was a late entrant to the 12-candidate race in Roscommon-Galway. This will be his first general election.

Anne Farrell

Anne Farrell

Renua Ireland

The party organiser for west of the Shannon, Anne Farrell (53) is Renua Ireland’s candidate for the Roscommon Galway constituency. This will be her first time seeking election. The mother-of-three from Ballintubber will contest the general election against her brother, Labour senator John Kelly. Ms Farrell is an experienced healthcare worker and is a strong advocate for children, people with disabilities and the elderly.

Michael Fitzmaurice

Michael Fitzmaurice (Outgoing)

Independent Alliance

Michael Fitzmaurice was elected a TD during the 2014 Roscommon-Leitrim bye-election caused by the election of Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan to the European Parliament. Since assuming office, Mr Fitzmaurice became a founder member of the Independent Alliance. He and his wife Maria have three children. He previously worked in an Agricultural and Turf Contracting business, and is an advocate of small and medium sized enterprises in rural areas.

Miriam Hennesy

Miriam Hennesy

The Green Party

Miriam Hennesy joined the Green Party in 1987 and has actively been involved in canvassing for the partyin every local, general and European election in her constituency since. She is campaigning for full accountablity on planning decisions, protection of of green spaces, affordable public transport, and increase support for people looking to improve their home insulation – thereby reduction bills and creating jobs in the construction industry.

Maura Hopkins

Maura Hopkins

Fine Gael

Fine Gael’s sole candidate in Roscommon for the 2016 general election, Maura Hopkins (31) first entered politics when she was elected as a Roscommon County councillor in 2014. A popular figure, the occupational therapist was elected on her first attempt. She received 16.8 pc of first preference votes in the by-election that followed Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan’s departure for the European Parliament. Despite the high level of support, she was not elected.

John Kelly

John Kelly

Labour

Having been unsuccessful twice already Labour Senator John Kelly (55) is making a fresh attempt at securing a seat in Dáil Éireann. Elected first as an Independent for Roscommon County Council in 2004, he joined the Labour party in 2010. He became a senator in 2011 and was named the party’s Seanad spokesperson on Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht affairs and Training and Skills. He is campaigning on a range of issues affecting rural communities, including housing shortages and investment outside of city centres. His sister Anne Farrell is running as a Renua Ireland candidate in the same constituency.

Claire Kerrane

Claire Kerrane

Sinn Féin

Among the youngest candidates in the general election, Claire Kerran (23) has been a member of Sinn Féin since her teens. The young Tibohine woman is the former secretary to Luke Ming Flanagan MEP and is studying for an MA in education at NUI Galway. Involved in many local community activist groups. Ms Kerran believes that austerity has stripped many rural communities of essential services. By her own account, she is pushing for more investment and better infrastructure for the west of Ireland.

Eugene Murphy

Eugene Murphy

Fianna Fáil

A long-standing member of Fianna Fáil, Eugene Murphy has been a Roscommon County councillor since 1985. This is his first time running in a general election. Based in Boyle, Cllr Murphy is a radio presenter and current chair of the R.A.P.P. Group in County Roscommon.

Denis Naughten

Denis Naughten (Outgoing)

Independent

Denis Naughten is an Independent TD running in the Roscommon-Galway constituency. This will be the first time he will run as an independent, having been a Fine Gael man since first being elected a TD in 1997. Having voted against the government’s decision to close the emergency department at Roscommon County Hospital he subsequently left Fine Gael. He is the son of the late Liam Naughten who was a Dáil Deputy from 1982 to 1989.

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