Author Archives: Adrian Kavanagh

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About Adrian Kavanagh

Lecturer at the Maynooth University Department of Geography. Email: adrian.p.kavanagh@mu.ie

As you were more or less…: Constituency-level analysis of the Sunday Business Post-Red C opinion poll (13th March 2016)

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 12th March 2016 The counting for the February 2016 General Election has concluded and new Dail has just sat for the first time (on Thursday), but we already have our first post-general election opinion poll. Yesterday’s Sunday Business Post-Red … Continue reading →

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Seanad Elections April 2016: Votes Controlled By Parties/Groupings

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 8th March 2015 Elections to the five different Seanad vocational panels (as well as for the Trinity and National University of Ireland constituencies) for the 25th Seanad will take place over the coming months. While there are obvious … Continue reading →

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Final Seat levels at February 2016 General Election – An Overview

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 3rd March 2016 With the Longford-Westmeath “long count” about to conclude this morning with the election of Fine Gael’s Peter Burke and Labour’s Willie Penrose, the final overall seat tallies can be confirmed as follows: Fine Gael 50 … Continue reading →

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How did the Younger Ones (candidates aged between 21 and 35) fare at General Election 2016

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 1st March 2016 In an earlier post, I listed all eighty four candidates in the 21-35 age category (15.2% of the total number of General Election candidates) who contested Friday’s general election contest. This post reviews how these candidates fared in the election and … Continue reading →

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Tally Ho! Which local newspapers have published General Election 2016 tally figures?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 1st March 2016 As an electoral geographer, I am very interested in outlining which local newspapers published tally figures for February’s general election contest. When I refer to tallies/tally sheets I am of course NOT referring to election results or election … Continue reading →

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Female candidates at the 2016 General Election

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 29th February 2016. As of this morning, counting is still continuing in a number of constituencies, but at this stage it is clear that there will be a significant increase in the number of seats won by female … Continue reading →

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RTE-Behaviour & Attitudes exit poll (27th February) – quick overview

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 26th February 2016 The RTE-Behaviour & Attitudes exit poll was published within the last few minutes Figures are similar to last night’s exit poll, but slightly worse for the government parties. These figures suggest that support levels for both government … Continue reading →

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Irish Times-Ipsos MRBI exit poll (26th February) – quick overview

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 26th February 2016 The Irish Times-Ipsos MRBI exit poll was published literally within an hour of polls closing These figures suggest that support levels for both government parties have fallen by nearly ten percent relative to their 2011 … Continue reading →

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Voter Turnout at the 2011 General Election: A Geographical Overview

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 26th February 2016 This post offers an in-depth geographical study of voter turnout levels at the last general election in 2011. The geographical variations in General Election 2011 turnout levels illustrated in this study are likely to be … Continue reading →

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General Election 2016 – Why your vote matters

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 26th February 2016 A general election to elect the new members of the 32nd Dail is taking place on Friday 26th February 2016 (TODAY!!!). The results of this election will be determined by many factors – some of which will be local, … Continue reading →

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