Tipperary North

Tipperary North

  • No of Seats: 3
  • No of Male Candidates: 5
  • No of Female Candidates: 3
  • Total number of GE11 candidates: 8
  • No of TDs standing: 3
  • No of Senators standing: 0
  • No of Councillors standing: 1
  • No of MEPs standing: 1
  • No of Seats: 3
  • Population (2006): 80203
  • Population per TD: 26734
  • Average Population per TD: 25541
  • Variance (from average): 1193
  • % Variance: 4.67%

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: Michael Lowry TD, Billy Clancy (NV), Kate Bopp
  • Green Party candidates: Olwyn O'Malley
  • Labour Party candidates: Alan Kelly MEP
  • Sinn Fein candidates: Cllr. Seamus Morris
  • Fianna Fail candidates: Maire Hoctor TD
  • Fine Gael candidates: Noel Coonan TD
  • Independent candidates who previously ran for another party: Michael Lowry FG
  • 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: 10.10%
  • FG: 17.40%
  • Lab: 13.20%
  • Green Party: 0.40%
  • Sinn Fein: 5.00%
  • Other: 53.90%

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: 10.00%
  • FG: 16.30%
  • Lab: 15.40%
  • Green Party: 0.20%
  • Sinn Fein: 4.90%
  • Other: 53.20%

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: 57,084
  • Total No. Votes: 44,783
  • No. of valid votes: 44,431
  • No. of spoiled votes: 352
  • Quota: 11,108