Dun Laoghaire

Dun Laoghaire

  • No of Seats: 4
  • No of Male Candidates: 11
  • No of Female Candidates: 3
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 14
  • No of sitting TDs: 5
  • No of sitting Senators: 1
  • No of sitting Councillors: 3
  • No of sitting MEPs: 0
  • Population (2006) 102493
  • Population per TD* 25623.25
  • Average Population per TD* 25541
  • Variance (from average) 82.25
  • % Variance 0.32%

Candidates

  • Independent candidates, ULA and other small parties: Cllr. Richard Boyd-Barrett (PBPA-ULA), Cllr. Victor Boyhan, Nick Crawford (NV), Carl Haughton, Daire Fitzgerald (CSP), Mike Deegan, Trevor Frederick Patton
  • Green Party Candidates: Ciaran Cuffe TD
  • Labour Candidates: Eamonn Gilmore TD, Sen. Ivana Bacik
  • Sinn Fein Candidates: Not contesting
  • Fianna Fail Candidates: Mary Hanafin TD, Barry Andrews TD
  • Fine Gael Candidates: Sean Barrett TD, Cllr. Mary Mitchell-O'Connor
  • Independent Candidates who previously ran for another party: Victor Boyhan PD,
  • Young Candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs: 

Polls

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

  • FF: 13.40%
  • FG: 33.70%
  • Lab: 26.90%
  • Green Party: 3.30%
  • Sinn Fein: 3.80%
  • Other: 18.90%

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

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

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

  • FF: 13.30%
  • FG: 31.50%
  • Lab: 31.20%
  • Green Party: 1.60%
  • Sinn Fein: 3.80%
  • Other: 18.60%

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

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

2007 Election Stats for Dun Laoghaire

  • Size of Electorate: 89,035
  • Total No. Votes: 59,110
  • No. of Valid votes: 58,713
  • No. of spoiled votes: 397
  • Quota: 9,786

Constituency Polls

Source: Ipsos/MRBI - Irish Times

  • Seán Barrett 24; Fg
  • Eamon Gilmore 23 Lab
  • Mary Hanafin FF 10;
  • Richard Boyd Barrett 10 PBP;
  • Ivana Bacik 9 Lab;
  • Barry Andrews 8 FF;
  • Mary Mitchell O'Connor 8 ;
  • Ciarán Cuffe GP 4
  • Six Independents have 1 per cent or less

Credits: Thanks to Adrian Kavanagh of NUI Maynooth who has created an excellent resource at this website. Other data is drawn from Oireachtas.ie, the Central Statistics Office and ElectionsIreland.org

Demographics, socio-economic indicators and other statistics based on 2006 Census (via CSO and Oireachtas.ie):

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