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Sinn Féin has come within touching distance of polling the most first preference votes in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

The Democratic Unionists maintained the top spot, despite their vote share falling as the Sinn Féin share surged.

The DUP notched 225,413 first preferences, down 1.11 percentage points on last year, to Sinn Féin’s 224,245 – an increase of 3.89 percentage points.

In terms of the overall picture, the DUP secured 28.06% of first preferences to Sinn Féin’s 27.91%.

The final break-down of seats may not be as close, as results in the proportional representation contest rely on transfers from other parties, but the republicans were nevertheless buoyed by the result.

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Live A third of seats filled in Northern Ireland election (RTÉ)

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Northern Ireland Election Results (BBC)

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39 thoughts on “This Just Sinn”

  1. Ron

    Great news for Sinn Féin. They will be the big beneficiary down south at the next General Election at FF expense. Those that were nervous about giving the Shinners a vote at the last election and backed out in the end will support them in large numbers next time. Sinn Féin have the filth in FG and FF to thank for their much needed success. Get rid of Gerry and they could be the number one party in this country in a very short period. Those morans that are part of the civil war FF/FG supporter cult are slowly dying off and the sorry state of our health care system which they voted for will ensure they won’t be living long. . It’s almost Karma

    1. Kieran NYC

      That’s quite the conclusion you just vaulted to after a scandal-ridden DUP did worse than they hoped for.

      Also – if you call people ‘morans’, you should probably learn how to spell it.

      1. Ron

        There, their, they’re now Kieran. I’m sorry you are upset that Sinn Féin did so well. I wondered how long it would take before the likes of you arrived. On a serious note, how do you comment so quickly on nearly every post on Broadsheet? Do you get a notification every time they post a new story or are you one of these people that spends every hour commenting on everything to try and distract you from the reality of your pitiful existence? Get a life ya big twat

        1. Kieran NYC

          You’re such a wonderfully pleasant person :)

          Oh – and you changed avatar but not username.

          Basic troll mistake ;)

          1. Lord Muck

            Why am I always reminded of Sofar Sogood from Fortycoats & Co. when you comment Kieran?

          4. Ron

            Sorry to burst your bubble Kieran. I’ve never been that sad as to have an avatar on Broadsheet. I never changed my name and I post periodically here when the stupid becomes to much. Everyone thinks you are a twit Kieran. It’s the only consistent theme everyone agrees on here.

        2. Yep

          On a serious note, how about we comment on the numbers. It looks like the power sharing model is actually working. Normal, everyday citizens of NI are swinging due corruption within the established political structure. Not wholly based on history or flegs.

          1. Kieran NYC

            Yeah it was heartening in a way to see this all happen because of good clean incompetence/corruption :)

    2. Topsy

      Incredibly successful election for SF., including topping the poll in deepest darkest Unionist heartland of North Antrim.
      Meanwhile down South it’s only a matter of time before SF eclipse O’ Duffy’s Blueshirt unionist fascists.

      1. Deluded

        Eclipse them with what?
        Authoritarian, isolationist fascism?
        (I just googled “Sinn Féin EU stance”…
        https://sluggerotoole.com/2016/06/06/the-economic-policies-of-the-eu-have-had-catastrophic-effects-on-the-lives-of-its-citizens/)
        I mean, I agree with Sinn Féin insofar as they sometimes make statements I agree with, but I do not believe they are a force for good or truth or justice any more than the other parties and are not immune to cognitive dissonance or even hypocrisy.
        This is not about the past, but their recent behaviour and policies.

  2. Truth in the News

    Any Crocodile tears for Madame Foster, by the glum faces on her and the RTE
    news contingent, it looks like that a Crocodile bit them, coming events cast their
    shadow.

  3. Formerly known as @ireland.com

    I did see a comment on the BBC website, saying that it was a surprise that Nigel Farage would be the person who created a united Ireland. I hope they are correct.

    Maybe, the unionists, and the ever so powerful (sarcasm) Theresa May, will wake up to reality. The jig is up.

    1. Rob_G

      Not going to happen in my lifetime, nor probably my kids’ lifetimes, neither.

      The North is just too expensive; the rest of the UK subsidises it to the tune of £13bn per year. People here lost it altogether when they were asked to pay water tax of a few hundred euro per year; imagine their reaction when they get their several thousand euro per year “United Ireland tax”?

      2. Formerly known as @ireland.com

        @Rob_G

        The propaganda machine has been working.
        How much has Ireland paid bond holders? For what?

        Did you see the Canadian study that said unification would be worth billions to the Irish economy?
        Our friends, the Brits and EU, would help out, if that was needed.

        1. Kieran NYC

          We paid bondholders to be able to borrow.

          Unemployment is below 6.6%

          But sure. Do the Trot thing of throwing poo. Working out well for Greece…

          And yeah. We ALL believe that unification would result in magic money. I think we should legalize whatever you’re smoking haha

          1. realPolithicks

            “Do the Trot thing of throwing poo”

            You know a lot about poo throwing, being the ultimate bullsh*t artist on here.

          3. Kieran NYC

            Break out the Trot utopian magical money tree. Always good for a laugh.

            Of course you can afford to wish for fantasy land living in Massachusetts where the standard of living is relatively damn good.

            (And you have to pay water charges and local property tax ;) )

        3. Rob_G

          “How much has Ireland paid bond holders?”

          – we are on the hook for €60bn to the bondholder; quite a lot of scratch, I think all will agree.

          Northern Ireland would cost us the equivalent of a new bailout every four years.

      3. classter

        NI as a part of a united Ireland would clearly cost less than an NI part of the UK. There are huge costs trying to administer a tiny statelet on an adjacent island, particularly when its economy & culture is so far removed from much of the rest of the UK.

        That is still not to say that a unified Ireland *could* afford it, nor that all would want to.

        1. Rob_G

          This is true.

          But at the moment, NI is very much reliant on public sector jobs (over 27% of the workforec); once we have a united Ireland, these jobs will vanish overnight. So, we would either need to create lots of makey-uppy PS jobs to keep these people in work, or have mass unemployment in Northern Ireland (which would probably not be conducive to the peace and stability of the new state).

          1. And Social Justice For All

            If people are working are they not then spending the money locally ? So costs are high but what are revenues?

          2. Rob_G

            Revenues are £13bn less than expenditure; at the moment, this shortfall is being made up by HM Treasury, but in the event of a united Ireland, it would need to be paid for by (southern) Irish taxpayers.

  6. Boredwithmorons

    Of the 90 MLAs elected, 60 are opposed to Brexit with only 30 in favour. The disunited kingdom indeed.

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