Tipperary North

Tipperary North

• No of Seats: 3
• No of Male Candidates: 5
• No of Female Candidates: 3
• Total number of GE11 candidates: 8
• No of TDs standing: 3
• No of Senators standing: 0
• No of Councillors standing: 1
• No of MEPs standing: 1
• No of Seats: 3
• Population (2006): 80203
• Population per TD: 26734
• Average Population per TD: 25541
• Variance (from average): 1193
• % Variance: 4.67%

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: Michael Lowry TD, Billy Clancy (NV), Kate Bopp
• Green Party candidates: Olwyn O'Malley
• Labour Party candidates: Alan Kelly MEP
• Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr. Seamus Morris
• Fianna Fail candidates: Maire Hoctor TD
• Fine Gael candidates: Noel Coonan TD
• Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Michael Lowry FG
• Young candidates (21-35):
• Retired/Retiring TDs: none

Opinion Polls

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

• FF: 10.10%
• FG: 17.40%
• Lab: 13.20%
• Green Party: 0.40%
• Sinn Fein: 5.00%
• Other: 53.90%

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: 10.00%
• FG: 16.30%
• Lab: 15.40%
• Green Party: 0.20%
• Sinn Fein: 4.90%
• Other: 53.20%

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: 57,084
• Total No. Votes: 44,783
• No. of valid votes: 44,431
• No. of spoiled votes: 352
• Quota: 11,108