Galway East

Galway East

  • No of Seats: 4
  • No of Male Candidates: 11
  • No of Female Candidates: 2
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 13
  • No of TDs standing: 1
  • No of Senators standing: 1
  • No of Councillors standing: 6
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 4
  • Population (2006): 100629
  • Population per TD: 25157
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): -384
  • % Variance: -1.50%

Sources of data: CSO, Oireachtas.ie, Dr Adrian Kavanagh (NUI Maynooth), ElectionsIreland.org, Electoral Commission, Ipsos/MRBI - Irish Times, Red C.

Candidates

  • Independent candidates, ULA and other small parties: Cllr. Sean Canney, Cllr. Tim Borderick, Emer O'Donnell
  • Green Party candidates: Ciaran Kennedy
  • Labour Party candidates: Cllr. Colm Keaveney, Lorraine Higgins
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr. Dermot Connolly
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Michael Kitt TD, Michael F. Dolan
  • Fine Gael candidates: Sen. Ciaran Cannon, Cllr. Paul Connaughton, Cllr. Jimmy McClearn, Cllr. Tom McHugh
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party:
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs:  Ulick Burke FG, Paul Connaugton FG, Noel Treacy FF

Opinion Polls

Red C-Sunday Business Post Poll (published 20-02-2011, adjusted to this constituency):

  • FF: 15.70%
  • FG: 57.30%
  • Lab: 5.40%
  • Green Party: 0.80%
  • Sinn Fein: 5.70%
  • Other: 15.20%

This translates to seats as follows (according to Adrian Kavanagh of http://geographyspecialinterestgroup.wordpress.com):

  • FF: 1
  • FG: 3
  • Lab: 0
  • Green Party: 0
  • Sinn Fein: 0
  • Other: 0

Sunday Independent Milward Brown Poll (published 20-02-2011 - adjusted to this constituency):

  • FF: 16.00%
  • FG: 55.70%
  • Lab: 6.50%
  • Green Party: 0.40%
  • Sinn Fein: 5.80%
  • Other: 15.60%

This translates to seats as follows (according to Adrian Kavanagh of http://geographyspecialinterestgroup.wordpress.com):

  • FF: 1
  • FG: 3
  • Lab: 0
  • Green Party: 0
  • Sinn Fein: 0
  • Other: 0

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of electorate: 81,684
  • Total no. votes: 56,274
  • No. of valid votes: 55,794
  • No. of spoiled votes: 480
  • Quota: 11,159
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