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Northern Ireland has elected 3 female MEPs for the first time

Diane Dodds, Martina Anderson and Naomi Long have been elected to serve as Northern Ireland's thr...
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20.15 27 May 2019


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Northern Ireland has elected 3 female MEPs for the first time

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20.15 27 May 2019


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Diane Dodds, Martina Anderson and Naomi Long have been elected to serve as Northern Ireland's three MEPs.

Anderson topped the poll of first preference votes with 126,951 but had to wait until the fifth stage of counting before passing the quota.

The DUP's Diane Dodds was the first to be elected after the third stage when she received over 28,000 transfers.

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Long of the Alliance Party and Sinn Fein's Anderson were duly elected after the fifth stage of results.

As the confusion over Brexit continues, Northern Ireland is returning two 'Remainers' to the European Parliament.

The Alliance Party's Naomi Long said afterwards: "In the same way that I believe passionately in collaboration and cooperation and putting people first is good for Northern Ireland politics, I believe it is also good for international politics.

"We need to work more closely together to address the global challenges that face us all and so I want to see not a Brexit from
the EU, but working more closely with those within the EU in order to deliver better for the people we represent."
Long called for a people's vote on Brexit, wanting to "stop the madness that is causing so much harm, so much delay to our politics and start to refocus on how we deal with the real issues that affect people."
It is the first time Northern Ireland has elected three female MEPs since voting began in 1979.

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