In the presidential election, voter turnout bucked a downward trend and rose from 43.87 per cent in the 2018 contest to 45.83 per cent this time around.

Ironically, the increased turnout was helped by highly motivated online campaigns from various groups mobilising the electorate to cast their ballot with a spoiled vote, at a record level of almost 13 per cent.

Turnout was highest in the constituency of Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, where 55

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