Now that was a close 4th count...
NULTY, Patrick LAB 13034
McGUINNESS, David FF 9865
COPPINGER, Ruth SP 9847
- knocked off by 18 votes! talk about close... i was hoping (insert dreaming) she'd be able to pull it off, but realistically i thought McGuinness would have killed her on the 4th ballot.
Do they do recounts?
They do. A recount is currently in progress:
1947 Dublin West By-Election 4th Count RESULT: Ruth Coppinger excluded after count four, however a full recount has been ordered after just 18 votes separated the Socialist Party candidate from Fianna Fáil's David McGuinness.