Galway West

Galway West

  • No of Seats: 5
  • No of Male Candidates: 14
  • No of Female Candidates: 3
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 17
  • No of TDs standing: 3
  • No of Senators standing: 2
  • No of Councillors standing: 6
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 5
  • Population (2006): 131041
  • Population per TD: 26208
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): 667
  • % Variance: 2.61%

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: Noel Grealish TD, Cllr. Catherine Connolly, Cllr. Thomas Welby, Mike Cubbard, Eamon Walsh, Eoin Uinseann Holmes, Thomas King
  • Green Party candidates: Sen. Niall Ó Brolcháin
  • Labour Party candidates: Cllr. Derek Nolan
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Eamonn O'Cuiv TD, Frank Fahey TD, Cllr. Michael Crowe
  • Fine Gael candidates: Sen. Fidelma Healy-Eames, Cllr. Brian Walsh, Cllr. Hildegarde Naughten, Cllr. Sean Kyne
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Noel Grealish PD, Catherine Connolly LB, Thomas Welby PD
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: Michael D. Higgins LB, Padraig McCormack FG

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 13.50%
  • FG: 27.40%
  • Lab: 17.50%
  • Green Party: 2.20%
  • Sinn Fein: 4.80%
  • Other: 34.60%

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

  • FF: 0
  • FG: 2
  • Lab: 1
  • Green Party: 0
  • Sinn Fein: 0
  • Other: 2

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

  • FF: 13.40%
  • FG: 25.90%
  • Lab: 20.40%
  • Green Party: 1.10%
  • Sinn Fein: 4.80%
  • Other: 34.40%

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

  • FF: 1
  • FG: 1
  • Lab: 1
  • Green Party: 0
  • Sinn Fein: 0
  • Other: 2

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of electorate: 86,602
  • Total no. votes: 55,629
  • No. of valid votes: 55,096
  • No. of spoiled votes: 533
  • Quota: 9,183
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