Kerry South

Kerry South

  • No of Seats: 3
  • No of Male Candidates: 8
  • No of Female Candidates: 2
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 10
  • No of TDs standing: 2
  • No of Senators standing: 0
  • No of Councillors standing: 5
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 3
  • Population (2006): 75489
  • Population per TD: 25163
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): -378
  • % Variance: -1.48%

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 Michael Healy-Rae, Cllr. Tom Fleming, Cllr. Michael Gleeson (SKIA), Dermot Finn, Richard Behal
  • Green Party candidates: Oonagh Comerford
  • Labour Party candidates: Cllr. Marie Moloney
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Not contesting
  • Fianna Fail candidates: John O'Donoghue TD
  • Fine Gael candidates: Tom Sheahan TD, Cllr. Brendan Griffin
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Tom Fleming FF, Michael Gleeson LB, Richard Behal SF
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: Jackie Healy-Rae IND

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 13.80%
  • FG: 31.60%
  • Lab: 20.00%
  • Green Party: 0.70%
  • Sinn Fein: 5.40%
  • Other: 28.60%

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

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

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

  • FF: 13.60%
  • FG: 29.50%
  • Lab: 23.10%
  • Green Party: 0.30%
  • Sinn Fein: 5.30%
  • Other: 28.20%

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

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

Constituency Poll (Source: Red C)

  • Tom Sheahan (FG) 16% 
  • Brendan Griffin (FG) 15%
  • John O'Donoghue (FF) 15%
  • Marie Maloney (LAB) 15%
  • Tom Fleming (IND) 14%
  • Michael Healy-Rae (IND) 13%
  • Michael Gleeson (IND) 11%
  • Oonagh Comerford (GRN) 0%
  • Dermot Finn (IND) 0%

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of electorate: 53,660
  • Total no. votes: 39,325
  • No. of valid votes: 39,032
  • No. of spoiled votes: 293
  • Quota: 9,759
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