Independent Murphy elected in Kildare

12/03/2005 - 18:00:45
Independent candidate Catherine Murphy has been elected as Kildare's first female TD.

She was declared the winner of the seat by the Returning Officer without reaching the quota but with a total of 12,256 votes.

She overtook Fianna Fáil candidate Áine Brady thanks to a transfer of from Labour’s Paddy McNamara and Fine Gael’s Darren Scully.