Limerick City

Limerick City

  • No of Seats: 4
  • No of Male Candidates: 11
  • No of Female Candidates: 2
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 13
  • No of TDs standing: 5
  • No of Senators standing: 0
  • No of Councillors standing: 3
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 4
  • Population (2006): 100993
  • Population per TD: 25248
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): -293
  • % Variance: -1.15%

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: Cian Prendiville (SP-ULA), Cllr. Kevin Kiely, Conor O'Donoghue (CSP), Matt Larkin, Dennis Riordan
  • Green Party candidates: Sheila Cahill
  • Labour Party candidates: Jan O'Sullivan TD, Cllr. Joe Leddin
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr. Maurice Quinlivan
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Peter Power TD, Willie O'Dea TD
  • Fine Gael candidates: Michael Noonan TD, Kieran O'Donnell TD
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Kevin Kiely FG
  • Young candidates (21-35):
  • Retired/Retiring TDs (Limerick City): none

Opinion Polls

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

  • FF: 22.10%
  • FG: 43.00%
  • Lab: 20.40%
  • Green Party: 1.30%
  • Sinn Fein: 8.60%
  • Other: 4.60%

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

  • FF: 1
  • FG: 2
  • Lab: 1
  • 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: 40.50%
  • Lab: 23.90%
  • Green Party: 0.70%
  • Sinn Fein: 8.50%
  • Other: 4.50%

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

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

2007 Election Stats (Limerick Area)

  • Size of Electorate: 76,874
  • Total No. Votes: 49,806
  • No. of valid votes: 49,375
  • No. of spoiled votes: 431
  • Quota: 8,230