Election 2007: Sargent wins seat on 8th count

Updated: 22:48, Saturday, 26 May 2007

Green Party leader Trevor Sargent won a record fourth term in the Dáil after the eighth count in Dublin North.

1 of 2Trevor Sargent - Wins his fourth term in the Dáil, the longest of any Green
Trevor Sargent - Wins his fourth term in the Dáil, the longest of any Green
2 of 2Dublin North - Count completed
Dublin North - Count completed

Darragh O'Brien took a second seat for Fianna Fáil on the ninth count, joining Michael Kennedy who was the first to be elected in  Dublin North.

Fine Gael's Dr James O'Reilly took the final seat in the constituency on the tenth count.

The ninth count announcement used a new set of figures after 43 votes were declared spoilt. The adjustment brought the quota to 10,930, a decrease of nine votes.

This may affect the outcome of earlier counts in which some candidates were excluded for less than that amount.

A recount of the seventh round moved Labour's Brendan Ryan past the Socialist Party's Clare Daly by just two votes.

One count expert monitoring the situation for RTÉ believes this could lead to a future legal challenge.

All day election staff, keenly watched by the parties, have poured over of the 55,000+ votes cast.

The first recount was called last night by Ryan when he trailed Daly by 11 votes and was facing elimination.

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