Mayo

Mayo 

  • No of Seats: 5
  • No of Male Candidates: 10
  • No of Female Candidates: 5
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 15
  • No of TDs standing: 4
  • No of Senators standing: 0
  • No of Councillors standing: 5
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 5
  • Population (2006): 123839
  • Population per TD: 24768
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): -773
  • % Variance: -3.03%

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 Kilcoyne, Martin Daly (NV), Loretta Clarke, Sean Forkin, Dermot McDonnell
  • Green Party candidates: John Carey
  • Labour Party candidates: Jerry Cowley
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr. Rose Conway-Walsh, Thérèse Ruane TC
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Dara Calleary TD, Lisa Chambers
  • Fine Gael candidates: Enda Kenny TD, Michael Ring TD, John O'Mahony TD, Cllr. Michelle Mulherin
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Michael Kilcoyne LB
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: Beverly Flynn FF

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 7.50%
  • FG: 61.20%
  • Lab: 7.50%
  • Green Party: 0.30%
  • Sinn Fein: 7.00%
  • Other: 16.50%

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

  • FF: 0
  • FG: 4
  • Lab: 0
  • Green Party: 0
  • Sinn Fein: 0
  • Other: 1

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

  • FF: 7.70%
  • FG: 59.20%
  • Lab: 9.00%
  • Green Party: 0.10%
  • Sinn Fein: 7.10%
  • Other: 16.80%

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

  • FF: 0
  • FG: 4
  • Lab: 0
  • Green Party: 0
  • Sinn Fein: 0
  • Other: 1

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of Electorate: 98,696
  • Total No. Votes: 72,086
  • No. of valid votes: 71,386
  • No. of spoiled votes: 700
  • Quota: 11,898