Meath-West

Meath West

  • No of Seats: 3
  • No of Male Candidates: 10
  • No of Female Candidates: 3
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 13
  • 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): 76393
  • Population per TD: 25464
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): -77
  • % Variance: -0.30%

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: Seamus McDonagh (WP), Manus MacMeanmain (CSP), Stephen Ball, Ronan Carolan, Daithi Stephens
  • Green Party candidates: Fiona Irwin
  • Labour Party candidates: Cllr. Jenny McHugh
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr Peadar Toibin
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Johnny Brady TD, Cllr. Shane Cassells
  • Fine Gael candidates: Damien English TD, Cllr. Catherine Yore, Cllr. Ray Butler
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party:
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: Noel Dempsey FF

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 21.60%
  • FG: 45.10%
  • Lab: 7.40%
  • Green Party: 1.20%
  • Sinn Fein: 21.20%
  • Other: 3.60%

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

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

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

  • FF: 21.90%
  • FG: 43.40%
  • Lab: 8.80%
  • Green Party: 0.60%
  • Sinn Fein: 21.60%
  • Other: 3.70%

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

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

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of Electorate: 56,267
  • Total No. Votes: 40,852
  • No. of valid votes: 40,464
  • No. of spoiled votes: 388
  • Quota: 10,117
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