Meath-East

Meath East

  • No of Seats: 3
  • No of Male Candidates: 7
  • No of Female Candidates: 2
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 9
  • No of TDs standing: 2
  • No of Senators standing: 1
  • No of Councillors standing: 2
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 3
  • Population (2006): 76631
  • Population per TD: 25544
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): 3
  • % Variance: 0.01%

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: Sharon Keogan (NV), Cllr. Joe Bonner
  • Green Party candidates: Sean O Buachalla
  • Labour Party candidates: Sen. Dominic Hannigan
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Michael Gallagher
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Thomas Byrne TD, Cllr. Nick Killian
  • Fine Gael candidates: Shane McEntee TD, Cllr. Regina Doherty
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Sharon Keoghan FF
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: Mary Wallace FF

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 16.50%
  • FG: 36.40%
  • Lab: 19.70%
  • Green Party: 1.30%
  • Sinn Fein: 6.70%
  • Other: 19.40%

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: 16.30%
  • FG: 34.20%
  • Lab: 23.00%
  • Green Party: 0.60%
  • Sinn Fein: 6.60%
  • Other: 19.20%

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

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of Electorate: 67,443
  • Total No. Votes: 43,366
  • No. of valid votes: 43,007
  • No. of spoiled votes: 359
  • Quota: 10,752