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

Back to the Future? The Green (Party) shoots of recovery

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 27th May 2014 Much of the focus of the Counts Weekend was on the very strong showings by Sinn Féin, the left-of-centre smaller political groupings/parties and the independents, as well as the significant number of seat gains made … Continue reading →

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General Election results simulated on the basis of 2014 Local Election vote patterns

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 27th May 2014 What would the results of the next general election look like if people voted exactly the same way as they did in Friday’s local elections?

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The 2014 Local Elections and Female Support/Representation levels

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 27th May 2014 (with subsequent updates)  While May 23rd 2014 was not exactly Lá de na Mná, this year’s local elections did mark an improvement on the low levels of female candidacies and representation associated with previous local election … Continue reading →

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Trends observed during the elections counts (May 24th-25th 2014)

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 24th-25th May 2014 (being updated during the day) My thoughts/observations as the election counts progress during the weekend – I’ll be updating these regularly.

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2014 Local Election seat estimates based on a constituency-level analysis of RTE Exit Polll

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 24 May 2014 This post attempts to ascertain what the different political parties/groupings’ seat levels might for the City and County Council elections on the basis of the RTE Exit Poll support figures, along the lines of similar analyses on The Irish Political … Continue reading →

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Today’s elections: Why voter turnout matters

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 21st May 2014 – updated 23rd May 2014 This year, local and European elections are taking place on Friday 23rd May (TODAY!!!), while voters in Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath also get to vote in a Dáil by-election. The … Continue reading →

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Does size matter? The largest/smallest (re: area) local and European election constituencies

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 19th May 2014 NB: If you are using information from the page/website for publications/talks/interviews etc, make sure to highlight this site as the source of your information please. Believe me, a lot of my work/time has been put into … Continue reading →

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Geographical perspectives on the Longford-Westmeath constituency

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 19th May 2014 When it comes to elections, Geography matters! But geography especially tends to have a bearing in the case of two-county general election constituencies such as the old Laois-Offaly constituency and the Longford-Westmeath constituency. With this … Continue reading →

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Local Elections 2014 page links for City and County Council websites

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 28th April 2014 This short post aims to list all the official Local Elections 2014 pages across the webpages of the different City and County Councils. As well as listing details on aspects of the elections process (including … Continue reading →

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Confirmed candidates for the Longford-Westmeath and Dublin West by-elections

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 24th April 2014 With these contests taking place on the same day as the Local and European elections of May 23rd, this post lists the names of the candidates who will be contesting the Longford-Westmeath and Dublin West by-elections on this … Continue reading →

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