Meath-East

Meath East

• No of Seats: 3
• No of Male Candidates: 7
• No of Female Candidates: 2
• Total number of GE11 candidates: 9
• No of TDs standing: 2
• No of Senators standing: 1
• No of Councillors standing: 2
• No of MEPs standing: 0
• No of Seats: 3
• Population (2006): 76631
• Population per TD: 25544
• Average Population per TD: 25541
• Variance (from average): 3
• % Variance: 0.01%

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: Sharon Keogan (NV), Cllr. Joe Bonner
• Green Party candidates: Sean O Buachalla
• Labour Party candidates: Sen. Dominic Hannigan
• Sinn Fein candidates: Michael Gallagher
• Fianna Fail candidates: Thomas Byrne TD, Cllr. Nick Killian
• Fine Gael candidates: Shane McEntee TD, Cllr. Regina Doherty
• Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Sharon Keoghan FF
• Young candidates (21-35):
• Retired/Retiring TDs: Mary Wallace FF

Opinion Polls

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

• FF: 16.50%
• FG: 36.40%
• Lab: 19.70%
• Green Party: 1.30%
• Sinn Fein: 6.70%
• Other: 19.40%

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: 16.30%
• FG: 34.20%
• Lab: 23.00%
• Green Party: 0.60%
• Sinn Fein: 6.60%
• Other: 19.20%

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: 67,443
• Total No. Votes: 43,366
• No. of valid votes: 43,007
• No. of spoiled votes: 359
• Quota: 10,752