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18/09/2008
Foster Wins Enniskillen By-Election
The DUP's Arlene Foster has won Fermanagh Council's Enniskillen seat following a hotly contested By-Election.
Ms Foster, incumbent Executive Economy Minister, said she is "delighted" with the result.
She received 1,925 first preference votes, putting her ahead of the Sinn Féin's Debbie Coyle, who got 1,815.
The presiding Officer declared Ms Foster the winner after she secured 3,165 votes following the second round of transfers in the proportional representation poll.
"If I take anything from this election, it's that the unionist community rallied around the fact that we had called for unionist co-operation and I think that's been tremendous," she said.
Voter turnout was predicted at 50%.
Sinn Fein had earlier called for a recount of the ballots.
UUP candidate Basil Johnston received 1,436 votes, the SDLP's Rosemary Flanagan got 739, while the Alliance Party's candidate Dr Kumar Kamble polled 231 votes, with the independent Karen McHugh receiving 158 votes.
The position was left vacant following the death of the DUP's Joe Dodds - father of party Deputy Leader and Finance Minister, Nigel Dodds.
The election had been described as "too close to call", due to the almost equal unionist and nationalist representation in the ward.
See: Voting Underway For Coveted Enniskillen Seat
(PR)
Ms Foster, incumbent Executive Economy Minister, said she is "delighted" with the result.
She received 1,925 first preference votes, putting her ahead of the Sinn Féin's Debbie Coyle, who got 1,815.
The presiding Officer declared Ms Foster the winner after she secured 3,165 votes following the second round of transfers in the proportional representation poll.
"If I take anything from this election, it's that the unionist community rallied around the fact that we had called for unionist co-operation and I think that's been tremendous," she said.
Voter turnout was predicted at 50%.
Sinn Fein had earlier called for a recount of the ballots.
UUP candidate Basil Johnston received 1,436 votes, the SDLP's Rosemary Flanagan got 739, while the Alliance Party's candidate Dr Kumar Kamble polled 231 votes, with the independent Karen McHugh receiving 158 votes.
The position was left vacant following the death of the DUP's Joe Dodds - father of party Deputy Leader and Finance Minister, Nigel Dodds.
The election had been described as "too close to call", due to the almost equal unionist and nationalist representation in the ward.
See: Voting Underway For Coveted Enniskillen Seat
(PR)
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