Category Archives: General Election

A Geography of Voter Turnout at the 2016 General Election: A Focus on Dublin City

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 15th April 2016 Voter turnout can be defined as the percentage of people who turn out to vote in a given election. In the USA, voter turnout levels are calculated the percentage of the valid adult population (aged … 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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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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Better Luck Next Time Baby…: 2011 General Election candidates with the lowest first preference votes

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 17th February 2016 Every hurling team cannot be Kilkenny. Every rugby team cannot be New Zealand. Every Eurovision country cannot be Ireland. For every poll-topper, there has to be the candidate at the bottom of the pile. While … Continue reading →

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Does size matter? Largest and smallest General Election 2016 constituencies (in terms of area)

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 20th January 2016 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 working … Continue reading →

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Dail constituency support estimates: Combining 2014 Local Election results and Opinion Poll-generated support estimates

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 7th August 2015 As you may know, I try to regularly carry out what I term a constituency-level analysis of opinion poll figures, as and when these are released, to try and decipher what these might mean in … Continue reading →

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The Younger Ones: General Election 2016 candidates aged between 21 and 35

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 26th June 2015 In a similar vein to an earlier post relating to 2011 General Election candidates and a similar post relating to younger candidates contesting the 2014 City and County Council elections, this page seeks to list the names, and … Continue reading →

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General Election 2016 candidates who previously contested elections for other parties/political groupings

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Adrian Kavanagh

Adrian Kavanagh, 25th June 2015 In this post, I have attempted to list all the candidates for the upcoming general election who have previously contested elections for political parties/political groupings that are different to the one they are currently in. In the … Continue reading →

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