*Photograph: Joe Buckley
CO CLARE has recorded a steady and high voter turnout for the 2024 General Election.
Early projections are that Clare’s turnout will be just shy of the 65.9% total from the 2020 General Election.
Clarecastle with a staggering 81 percent has the highest turnout in the county which is expected to result in Leonora Carey (FG) polling well in her native village.
Strong turnouts have also been recorded in Lahinch (73.1%), Tulla (71.5%) which will be a battle between Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) and Senator Timmy Dooley (FF), Dromindoora (72.36%), Lissycasey (69%), Quin (68%) and Sixmilebridge Courthouse (70%).
In a 24 hour poll conducted among 428 readers of The Clare Echo, the majority of respondents said they would vote for Fianna Fáil, followed by Other, Fine Gael and Sinn Féın. Readers were asked who they would vote for, Fianna Fáil were top at 29% followed by Other (28%), Fine Gael (25%) and Sinn Féin (18%).
#GE24 final voter turnout Clare
Clarecastle 81%
Quin 68%
Killaloe 59%
Feakle 68.7%
Clonlara 64.5%
Tulla 71.5%
Whitegate 69%
Dromindoora 72.36%
St Senan’s Kilrush 58%
Kilmihil 61%
Quilty 59.4%
Cross 63%
Bansha 65%
Lissycasey 69%
Doonbeg 64.8%— Páraic McMahon (@thepmanofficial) November 29, 2024
Nationally, an exit poll suggests that Fine Gael and Sinn Féin are virtually tied when it comes to first preference votes with Fianna Fáil slightly further back. The exit poll, carried out by Ipsos Behaviour and Attitudes for RTÉ, The Irish Times, TG4 and Trinity College Dublin, indicates all three parties are separated by just 1.6% with the margin of error 1.4%.
Fine Gael are on 21%; Fianna Fáil secured 19.5%; while Sinn Féin obtained 21.1%.
The exit poll is based on 5,018 completed interviews conducted immediately after people voted at polling stations in 43 constituencies across the country.
It indicates Green Party first preference support stands at 4%; Labour at 5%; the Social Democrats at 5.8%; Aontú at 3.6%; People Before Profit-Solidarity at 3.1%; and Independents at 12.7%, Independent Ireland 2.2% with others on 1.9%.
#GE24 final voter turnout Clare
Clarecastle 81%
Quin 68%
Killaloe 59%
Feakle 68.7%
Clonlara 64.5%
Tulla 71.5%
Whitegate 69%
Dromindoora 72.36%
St Senan’s Kilrush 58%
Kilmihil 61%
Quilty 59.4%
Cross 63%
Bansha 65%
Lissycasey 69%
Doonbeg 64.8%
Ennis Drumbiggle 65%
Ennis Educate Together 62%
Ennis Holy Family 60%
Ennis CBS 59%
Ennis Cloughleigh 57%
Inch 66%
St Conaire’s Shannon 58%
St Senan’s Shannon 49%
St Tola’s Shannon 50% (9pm)
St Aidan’s Shannon 57% (9pm)
Newmarket-on-Fergus 59.6%
Clonmoney 56% (9pm)
Stonehall 64% (9pm)
SMB Courthouse 70%
Sixmilebridge 56% (9pm)
Meelick 62%
Cratloe 65%
Parteen 62%
Shannon Banks 50% (9pm)
Ennistymon 63%
Lahinch 73.1%
Boston 69%
Furgland 70%
Kilshanny 70%
Ruan 63%
Cloonaha 66%
Clouna 68.25%
Tubber 64%
Fanore 60%
Toonagh 69%
Corofin 50%
Miltown Malbay 60%
New Quay 66%
Lisdoonvarna 44.25%
Ballyvaughan 68%
Liscannor 67%
Doolin 62.3%
Moy 64.5%
Kilfenora 64%
Inagh 65%
Carron 67%
