Category Archives: Election data

Female candidacies and support levels at by-election contests, 1980-2013

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, March 6th 2013 – updated March 28th 2013 228 candidates have contested the 26 different by-election contests that took place over the past three decades (between 1980 and 2011), although this number does take account of candidates (such … Continue reading →

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Party vote levels at by-elections, 1980-2011

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, March 6th 2013 Since January 1st 1980, twenty-four Dail by-elections have been held in the Republic of Ireland involving two hundred candidates who have won a combined total of 816,989 votes in these. Fianna Fail has been the … Continue reading →

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Support for government parties in Dail by-elections between 1980 and 2011

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Adrian Kavanagh

With the Meath East by-election scheduled to take place on March 27th 2013, this is a good time to review statistics for voting patterns in recent by-election contests. This post, reviewing such patterns in the 24 by-elections during the period … Continue reading →

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A geographical view of the 2012 Children’s Referendum vote

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 12th November 2012 The Children’s Referendum vote, which took place on Satuday (10th November 2012),  was passed on a lower than expected (but rather comfortable) margin of 615,731 votes (58.00%) to 445,863 (42.00%). This referendum vote had the third lowest ever … Continue reading →

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Voter turnout levels in referendum elections in the Republic of Ireland, 1937-2012

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 9th November 2012 (updates – 12th November 2012) Referendum elections have taken place on twenty seven different occasions in the history of the Irish state, with a significant increase in the incidence of these in more recent decades … Continue reading →

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Estimating 2011 General Election seats levels using new Constituency Commission 2012 election boundaries

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 6th July 2012 Last month’s Constituency Commission report and the decision to reduce the number of Dail seats by 8 will have a profound impact on the result of, and the number of seats won by different parties at, the … Continue reading →

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Political impacts of the 2012 Constituency Commission report: 2011 General Election party support estimates and changing political landscapes in the new constituency areas

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 25th June 2012  The creation of new election boundaries for the next general election, associated with the reduction in the number of Dail seat numbers by eight, in the 2012 Constituency Commission report has fundamentally altered the rules … Continue reading →

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European Union Fiscal Stability Treaty referendum 30th May 2012: An Overview

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 2nd June The European Union Fiscal Stability Treaty referendum, held on 30th May 2012, was carried by a margin of 955,091 to 626,907, amounting to a percentage vote share of 60.37% for the Yes side. This was lower than … Continue reading →

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Voter turnout in Dublin City in 2011 – a geographical perspective

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, May 3rd 2012 The issue of voter turnout has largely disappeared from the Irish media and political commentariat’s attention over the past few years, with concerns over issues to do with low political participation levels, and indeed especially … Continue reading →

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Female candidacies and success levels in 2009’s local electoral contests

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 2nd February 2012 Given the day that’s in it, many will be considering the effect of gender quotas and whether increased levels of female candidates will necessarily translate into a higher level of female representatives. I would argue … Continue reading →

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