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NUI Seanad Éireann Election 2025 Result

31.01.2025

The NUI Seanad Éireann election 2025 has concluded, and the following three candidates have been elected:

L-R: Senators, Rónán Mullen, Alice Mary Higgins, Michael McDowell

Senator Michael McDowell
Senator Rónán Mullen
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins

The polls closed in the Seanad Éireann election for the three seats in the NUI constituency on Wednesday, 29th January 2025 at 11.00 am. The counting of votes began thereafter in Hall 3 of the RDS in Dublin, continuing until Thursday, 30 January.

Returning Officer, and Registrar of NUI,
Dr Patrick O’ Leary said:
We are very pleased to have facilitated the final Seanad Éireann election for the three-seat NUI constituency, and we congratulate Senators Higgins, McDowell and Mullen who will continue to represent this constituency.

We look forward to supporting the new six-seat Higher Education constituency and its registration authority, SeanadVoter.ie.

Michael McDowell was deemed elected on the first count with 11,390 votes. On count 8, Rónán Mullen (with 9,107 votes) and Alice-Mary Higgins (with 8,822 votes) were elected.

Seanad Éireann Election 2025 Results

pdfSeanad Éireann Elections Results (All Counts) (253KB)

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The following candidates were nominated to contest the Seanad Éireann Election in the NUI constituency in 2025:

  1. Adams, Sandra

  2. Beirne, Hillary Thomas Joseph

  3. Collins, Rónán

  4. Dowling, Eva

  5. Higgins, Alice-Mary

  6. Keenan, Marie

  7. Kenny, Mairead

  8. Kilmartin, Dara Joseph

  9. McDowell, Michael

  10. Mullen, Rónán Thomas

  11. O’Doherty, Michael

  12. O’Shea Farren, Linda Mary Patricia



STATS from 2025:
Electorate: 112,832
Valid Poll: 36,114
Total Poll : 36,151
Number of Seats: 3

Invalid Ballot Papers: 37
Quota: 9,029
Candidates: 12

 

 

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Dr Patrick O’Leary announces the results of the final count of the 2025 Seanad Éireann election

 

 





Further information from:

Dr Patrick O'Leary
Registration Officer
Registrar
National University of Ireland
49 Merrion Square
Dublin 2, D02 V583
Ph: 01 4392424

www.nui.ie



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