The Dun Laoghaire poll-toppers in 2016.
Sitting TD Mary Mitchell-O’Connor of Fine Gael mainly to the east, Maria Bailey mainly to the west and Richard Boyd-Barrett in the working-class areas running down the middle of the constituency.
The Poll-toppers in Clare in 2002
Blast from the past….
The Poll-toppers in Clare in 2002 – Tony Killen, Sile De Valera (FF), Pat Breen (FG) and James Breen (Independent, ex-FF) were all elected. Notice how intertwined Sile De Valera’s and Tony Killeen’s support bases were – you could say “indiscrete” if there were such a word.
The Fine Gael vote in Cavan in 2002
Blast From The Past….
The Fine Gael vote in Cavan in 2002 – as can be seen their vote was strongest between Baileborough and Cavan town. Despite their two Cavan candidates polling over 9,500 votes between them compared to 6,113 for Monaghan-based Seymour Crawford, Crawford edged out Andrew Boylan by 121 votes on the last count.
The Fianna Fail Vote in 1997
Blast From The Past….
The Fianna Fail vote in Carlow in 1997 (unfortunately we don’t have the Kilkenny tallies). As can be seen, Fianna Fail were strongest in Bagenalstown (which was the base of the Nolan family, although MJ actually lived in Carlow town) and the areas to the south of it.
Brexit – The Age Breakdown
A lot has been written about a “Divided Britain” in the wake of the Brexit vote – about sharp schisms of opinion between the young and the old, the Middle-Class and the Working-Class, the Financially Stable and the Financially Precarious, the Highly-educated and the Poorly-educated etc. There is definitely truth inasmuch as the Polling data definitely points towards such.
However, taking the differing turnout rates – in as much as we can estimate them – throws up a more nuanced picture. Continue reading Brexit – The Age Breakdown
Brexit Party Vote Breakdown
The Fine Gael vote in Dublin in 2011 – A bird’s eye view
A Bird’s eye view of the Dublin Fine Gael vote in 2011….
Donegal Maps now on sale….
Tally Maps for the Donegal Constituency are now for sale on www.tallyrifficmaps.com
Each package contains a map – an example of which is shown below (Tim Jackson’s share of the Vote)
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A QUARTER OF A CENTURY MAKES…
Here at Tallyriffic Towers, we are lucky enough to have access to tallies going back as far as the 1980s in some cases. This allows to do some interesting comparisons – such as the swing between Pat The Cope Gallagher’s vote in 1992 in the old Donegal South-West and the Venerable Gentleman’s vote in Donegal this year.
Drop us a line if you have any old tallies you can send us…. Continue reading WHAT A DIFFERENCE A QUARTER OF A CENTURY MAKES…
MACLOCHLAINN OUT OF LUCK – OR VOTES? (pt 2)
Overall the two Dohertys took around 4100 of the 9600 Sinn Fein votes in the old Donegal North-East (the Google Earth screenshot below shows Padraig Maclochlainn’s share of the Sinn Fein vote in the old Donegal North East) – by contrast MacLochlainn only took 200 of the 10200 party votes in the old Donegal South-West. A case could be made that Pearse Doherty’s significant national media presence might explain his getting votes in t…he old Donegal North-East, but surely – given his similarly prominent media presence – you would then expect MacLochlainn to be picking up a noticeable tally of votes across the old Donegal South-West. Continue reading MACLOCHLAINN OUT OF LUCK – OR VOTES? (pt 2)