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Tag Archives: Constituency size
Census 2016 Provisional Figures and the Revising/Redrawing of Constituency Boundaries
Adrian Kavanagh, 8th July 2016 The publication of provisional Census 2016 figures on Thursday 14th July 2016 means that a process of revising and redrawing constituency boundaries for general and European elections will commence, after a new Constituency Commission is established. … Continue reading
Posted in Constituency Commission, Election boundaries
Tagged boundaries, Constituency size
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Does size matter? Largest and smallest General Election 2016 constituencies (in terms of area)
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
“All Changed, Changed Utterly? Irish General Election Boundary Amendments and the 2012 Constituency Commission Report”, Irish Political Studies – Volume 29, Issue 2
An in-depth review of changes to general election boundaries in the Republic of Ireland, with specific reference to the most recent changes in 2012, as published in the latest issue of the Irish Political Studies journal. Taylor & Francis Online … Continue reading
Fianna Fail at the 2014 elections: Something done, a lot more to do…
Adrian Kavanagh, 30th May 2014 There was some good news for Fianna Fail at last weekend’s elections; emerging as the largest party at a local authority level in the state (with 266 seats) and faring especially well in certain parts … Continue reading
Posted in by-election, Dublin, European Elections, Local Elections 2014
Tagged 2009, 2014, Constituency size, Fianna Fail
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Does size matter? The largest/smallest (re: area) local and European election constituencies
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
Whither Gerrymandering?
Adrian Kavanagh, 23rd March 2014 Further controversy arose in relations to the new local election boundaries arose at this weekend’s Fianna Fail Ard Fheis, when party leader, Micheal Martin, was alleged to have likened the terms of reference set for … Continue reading
My submission for the European Parliament constituency boundary review
Adrian Kavanagh, 1st August 2013 The process for reviewing Ireland’s European Parliament constituency boundaries has now commenced, following on the loss of one European Parliament seat by the State after Croatia joined the European Union some months ago. The Constituency … Continue reading
Blood in the Water?: How patterns of local representation match up with new local election boundaries – an overview
Adrian Kavanagh, 25th June 2013 The previous series of posts have reviewed in details how the new local election boundaries, as drawn up in the 2013 Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report, relate to the home bases of the current array … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Connacht-Ulster, Dublin, Election boundaries, Election data, Electoral Geography (voting maps), Gender, Leinster, local elections, Local Elections 2014, Munster
Tagged 2014, boundaries, Constituency size, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Green Party, Independents, Labour Party, local election candidates, Sinn Fein
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Gender Quota legislation: Challenges and opportunities
Adrian Kavanagh, 19th July 2012 The passing of gender quota legislation in the Dail today, linking the state funding of political parties to a requirement that female candidates will account for at least 30% of those parties’ total number of … Continue reading
Political impacts of the 2012 Constituency Commission report: 2011 General Election party support estimates and changing political landscapes in the new constituency areas
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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Tagged 2012, boundaries, Cavan-Monaghan, Constituency size, Cork North Central, Cork North West, Cork South Central, Donegal, Dublin Bay North, Dublin Bay South, Dublin Central, Dublin Fingal, Dublin North West, Dublin Rathdown, Dublin South Central, Dublin South West, Dublin West, Dun Laoghaire, Galway East, Galway West, Kerry, Kildare North, Kildare South, Laois, Limerick, Limerick City, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon-Galway, Sligo-Leitrim, Tipperary, Waterford
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