Louth

Louth

  • No of Seats: 5
  • No of Male Candidates: 15
  • No of Female Candidates: 1
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 16
  • No of TDs standing: 2
  • No of Senators standing: 2
  • No of Councillors standing: 1
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 5
  • Population (2006): 128600
  • Population per TD: 25720
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): 179
  • % Variance: 0.70%

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: Thomas Clare (NV), Gerry Crilly, David Bradley, Robert Glynn, Frank Godfrey, Luke Martin, Fred Matthews, Robin Wilson
  • Green Party candidates: Sen. Mark Dearey
  • Labour Party candidates: Cllr. Ged Nash, Mary Moran
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Gerry Adams MP MLA
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Sen. James Carroll, Cllr. Declan Breathnach
  • Fine Gael candidates: Fergus O'Dowd TD, Peter Fitzpatrick
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Thomas Clare FF, Gerry Crilly FG
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: Arthur Morgan SF, Dermot Ahern FF

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 16.60%
  • FG: 42.90%
  • Lab: 8.60%
  • Green Party: 3.30%
  • Sinn Fein: 26.60%
  • Other: 1.90%

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

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

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

  • FF: 17.00%
  • FG: 41.70%
  • Lab: 10.30%
  • Green Party: 1.70%
  • Sinn Fein: 27.30%
  • Other: 2.00%

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

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

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of Electorate: 86,007
  • Total No. Votes: 55,606
  • No. of valid votes: 55,014
  • No. of spoiled votes: 592
  • Quota: 11,003