Longford Westmeath

Longford-Westmeath

  • No of Seats: 4
  • No of Male Candidates: 11
  • No of Female Candidates: 4
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 15
  • No of TDs standing: 4
  • No of Senators standing: 1
  • No of Councillors standing: 4
  • No of MEPs standing: 0
  • No of Seats: 4
  • Population (2006): 106211
  • Population per TD: 26553
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): 1012
  • % Variance: 3.96%

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: Cllr. Kevin "Boxer" Moran, David D'Arcy (NV), John Boland, Benny Cooney, Donal Jackson
  • Green Party candidates: Siobhan Kinahan
  • Labour Party candidates: Willie Penrose TD, Cllr. Mae Sexton
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Paul Hogan TC
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Mary O'Rourke TD, Peter Kelly TD, Cllr. Robert Troy
  • Fine Gael candidates: James Bannon TD, Sen. Nicky McFadden, Cllr. Peter Burke
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Kevin "Boxer" Moran FF
  • 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: 16.20%
  • FG: 45.10%
  • Lab: 30.20%
  • Green Party: 0.80%
  • Sinn Fein: 6.90%
  • Other: 0.90%

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: 15.70%
  • FG: 41.70%
  • Lab: 34.60%
  • Green Party: 0.40%
  • Sinn Fein: 6.70%
  • Other: 0.90%

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

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

2007 Election Stats

  • Size of Electorate: 83,980
  • Total No. Votes: 55,473
  • No. of valid votes: 54,916
  • No. of spoiled votes: 557
  • Quota: 10,984
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