Irish Elections and Referendums, 2015

[minionofmidas]

Adrienne Wallace
People Before Profit
69%

Noel G Walsh
Independent
69%

Conor Mac Liam
Anti-Austerity Alliance
56%

Breda Gardner
Independent
56%

Kathleen Funchion
Sinn Féin
44%

Malcolm Noonan
Green
44%

Elizabeth Hourihane
Independent
44%

William Quinn
Labour
44%

Patrick McKee
Renua Ireland
44%

Daithí ÓhUallacháin
Independent
31%

Bobby Aylward
Fianna Fáil
25%

David Fitzgerald
Fine Gael
13%

Peter O'Loughlin
Independent
Did not share policy views.


I like how no real party scores over 50%.

[minionofmidas]

This looks like the first time a Fianna Fáil TD will be elected via by-election since the 90's.

And the first time FF gains a seat from another party* at a by-election since 1970.

*weasel words included to dismiss Neil Blaney's successor

[minionofmidas]

Final tally from Carlow-Kilkenny

FF 28.0
FG 21.1
SF 16.1
Renua 9.4
Lab 6.5
GP 5.4
Ind Gardiner 4.4
SWP t/a PBP 3.4
SP t/a AAA 3.2
Others 2.6

Actual first count result. Some tallypersons only reported the major candidates I guess?
FF 27.8
FG 20.6
SF 16.2
Renua 9.5
Lab 7.0
Green 5.3
Gardner 4.2
PBP 3.6
AAA 3.3
four other indies (jointly eliminated) 2.7 - that would have included my vote, I liked Holohan's debate performance so!