Fermanagh and South Tyrone has seen its fair share of election drama over the years, but the 2022 Assembly election didn't quite live up to the hype.
In the end, Sinn Féin managed to hold on to all three of its seats in the constituency at the Meadowbank count centre in Magherafelt, despite many predicting it as a possible loss of a seat for the party.
Jemma Dolan was the first to be elected at the first stage after topping the poll with 9,067 votes, passing the quota of 8958.
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That was it until Saturday morning when amongst some confusion at the count centre the UUP's Tom Elliott was deemed elected after the sixth count.
Some had questioned the reasoning for the Ulster Unionists running two candidates in this constituency, with former party leader Elliott running alongside sitting MLA Barton.
In the end it was one between two and Elliott was ultimately successful in his political comeback and takes over from schoolteacher Barton. He gained 5,442 preference votes compared to Barton's 2,912.
Aine Murphy and Colm Gildernew from Sinn Féin were elected on the final count after eight stages, to make it another constituency where the party managed to gain three candidates.
They polled 7,379 and 7,562 first preferences respectively.
Former DUP press officer Deborah Erskine managed to maintain the electoral success of her predecessor Arlene Foster, picking up 5,272 first preference votes
Although Erskine never met the quota after her and colleague Paul Bell were the last two candidates left and Erskine took the seat with a narrow margin after the remaining transfers were distributed.
Sinn Féin were said to be under pressure for that fifth seat, particularly from the SDLP's Adam Gannon, but the Co Fermanagh schoolteacher fell along with many party colleagues on the day.
The Alliance Party’s Matthew Beaumont managed to improve the party’s vote in the constituency again but also fell short, the party's surge not transferring West of the Bann just yet.
Sinn Féin's victory saw it retain three seat constituencies in all of the areas covering Co Tyrone, in what was a memorable day for the party.
MLAs elected:
Jemma Dolan Sinn Féin - Stage 1
Tom Elliott UUP - Stage 6
Deborah Erskine DUP - Stage 8
Colm Gildernew Sinn Féin - Stage 8
Aine Murphy SDLP - Stage 8
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