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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 ...
The 2024 general election featured 686 candidates and 20 registered political parties. [69] A record 248 candidates are women, which is 36% of the total and a 53% increase from 2020. This was driven by a new 40% gender quota for both men and women in political party nominations, though women remain significantly underrepresented in the Dáil ...
Posters depicting the candidates of political parties are pictured in Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of Ireland's general election. / Credit: PAUL FAITH/AFP/Getty
Each member may nominate only one candidate. Nominations must be submitted to the Clerk of the Dáil by not later than 6 p.m. on the day before the first day the Dáil meets after the general election to be valid. For the 34th Dáil meeting after the 2024 general election, this date was 17 December 2024. Nominations may be withdrawn at any time ...
Voters are continuing to head to the polls in Ireland as ballots are cast in three highly anticipated elections. Irish people are electing a swathe of new councillors as well as picking candidates ...
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]
Various organisations conduct regular opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in the lists below. On 1 November, Coimisiún na Meán announced the lifting of the reporting moratorium that had been in place since 1997, and which had prevented election coverage from 14:00 on the day prior to the election until the close of polls.
Throw in a snap Westminster and Irish election in for good measure, there have been plenty of stand out political moments. This is my alphabetic rundown of the past 12 months. A is for Absence