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There were 685 candidates in the 2024 general election. 248 of the candidates were women, making a record 36% of the total. There were 171 independent candidates. The five-seat Louth had the most candidates at 25, while the three-seat Wicklow–Wexford had the fewest at 10. Twenty registered political parties fielded candidates. Five parties ...
This could be the Labour Party or the Social Democrats – both securing 11 seats – or the right-leaning Independent Ireland, which won four. The two parties joined in a coalition for the first ...
Independent Ireland is a right-wing [10] political party in Ireland. It was formed on 8 November 2023 by former independent TDs Michael Collins and Richard O'Donoghue. [11] [12] Their elected representation was subsequently boosted by the joining of TD Michael Fitzmaurice, formerly an independent, and by the success of Ciaran Mullooly in winning a seat for the party in the European Parliament ...
An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Kildare is divided into 8 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
3 August 2024 Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent [p 18] 1,388 19 20 24: 4 4 5 2 4 – [nb 2] 18 5 July 2024 Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent [p 19] 1,394 18 20 24: 4 3 4 3 4 – [nb 2] 20 26 June 2024 Red C/Business Post [p 20] 1,000 20 19 21: 5 3 5 3 3 5 15 31 May 2024 Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent [p 21] 1,770 22: 17 22: 4 3 5 2 3 – [nb ...
It leaves Independent Ireland candidate and former RTE correspondent Ciaran Mullooly fighting it out with Sinn Fein representative Michelle Gildernew for the fifth and final seat.
The National Alliance is an electoral alliance in Ireland formed to contest the 2024 Irish general election. It consists of three far-right and nationalist political parties: the National Party, Ireland First and The Irish People. Some independent candidates are also included in the alliance. [1] [2]
Any candidate reaching or exceeding the quota is elected. [6] If in the first count fewer candidates reach the quota than the number of seats to be filled, if any successful candidates have more votes than the quota, their surplus is distributed to remaining candidates based on the next usable marked preference on the ballot papers.