Diarmuid Wilson has served as a senator for the Administration Panel since September 2002.
This is the sixth time that the local man has been elected to the Seanad for Fianna Fáil.
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He was also elected to Cavan County as a local representative back in 1999 prior to his national career in politics.
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Senator Wilson had over 140,000 votes on count 14 and was deemed elected for another term of Seanad Eireann.