Roscommon-South Leitrim

Roscommon-South Leitrim

• No of Seats: 3
• No of Male Candidates: 10
• No of Female Candidates: 0
• Total number of GE11 candidates: 10
• No of TDs standing: 2
• No of Senators standing: 0
• No of Councillors standing: 4
• No of MEPs standing: 0
• No of Seats: 3
• Population (2006): 74384
• Population per TD: 24795
• Average Population per TD: 25541
• Variance (from average): -746
• % Variance: -2.92%

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. Luke Ming Flanagan (NV), John McDermott (HAC), Sean Kearns
• Green Party candidates: Gareth McDaid
• Labour Party candidates: Cllr. John Kelly
• Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr. Martin Kenny
• Fianna Fail candidates: Cllr. Gerry Kilraine, Ivan Connaughton
• Fine Gael candidates: Frank Feighan TD, Dennis Naughten TD
• Independent candidates who previously ran for another party:
• Young candidates (21-35):
• Retired/Retiring TDs: Michael Finneran FF

Opinion Polls

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

• FF: 14.10%
• FG: 52.70%
• Lab: 18.50%
• Green Party: 0.70%
• Sinn Fein: 13.70%
• Other: 0.30%

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: 0

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

• FF: 14.10%
• FG: 49.90%
• Lab: 21.70%
• Green Party: 0.40%
• Sinn Fein: 13.70%
• Other: 0.30%

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: 0

2007 Election Stats

• Size of Electorate: 62,437
• Total No. Votes: 46,077
• No. of valid votes: *
• No. of spoiled votes: *
• Quota: 11,520