The General Election 2024/5 thread

[PR1Berske]

RTÉ trying to find Hutch in a sea of security. ("Security")

 

[PR1Berske]

123 out of 174 seats filled

Still to come according to RTE:

Carlow-Kilkenny - Count 10 - 5 seats left and 9 candidates
Cavan-Monaghan – Count 6 - 5 seats left and 10 candidates
Cork North-Central - Count 13 - 3 seats left and 4 candidates
Cork South-Central - Count 17 - 2 seats left and 3 candidates
Donegal – Count 12 - 3 seats left and 6 candidates
Dublin Bay North – Count 11 - 3 seats left and 6 candidates
Dublin South Central – Count 14 - 3 seats left and 4 candidates
Galway West – Count 11 - 3 seats left and 5 candidates
Kerry – Count 12 - 2 seats left and 3 candidates
Kildare North – Count 8 - 4 seats left and 7 candidates
Longford-Westmeath – Count 10 - 4 seats left and 8 candidates
Louth – Count 14 - 5 seats to fill and 9 candidates
Meath East – Count 12 - 2 seats left and 4 candidates
Sligo-Leitrim – Count 11 - 3 seats left and 4 candidates
Tipperary North – Count 9 - 2 seats left and 3 candidates
Wicklow – Count 6 - 3 seats left and 8 candidates left

 

[Idris2002]

Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy made it back. Joan "no, not the Joan Collins" Collins is out after 15 years.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Intereresting there are 174 seats compared to 650 in the UK parliament representing more than 10 times the population.

 

[MickiQ]

Intereresting there are 174 seats compared to 650 in the UK parliament representing more than 10 times the population.

Or not representing in the case of Clacton

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Or not representing in the case of Clacton

Hopefully there isn't a turd like that in Irish politics.

 

[krtek a houby]

Hopefully there isn't a turd like that in Irish politics.

Unfortunately we have the likes of Justin Barrett instead

 

[MickiQ]

Hopefully there isn't a turd like that in Irish politics.

I'm sure there is, political systems by their very nature are like toilet bowls, full of turds.

 

[Boru]

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out now.. I cant see SF in government, i feel FF and FG will make their deals with some smaller parties.

Green Party will be very disappointed.. grass roots support evaporated.

 

[brogdale]

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out now.. I cant see SF in government, i feel FF and FG will make their deals with some smaller parties.

Green Party will be very disappointed.. grass roots support evaporated.

Most analysis I've seen online suggests FF/FG with a few Independents.

 

[The39thStep]

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out now.. I cant see SF in government, i feel FF and FG will make their deals with some smaller parties.

Green Party will be very disappointed.. grass roots support evaporated.

Why do you think that was?

 

[krtek a houby]

Why do you think that was?

There's been a campaign of harassment against Roderic O'Gorman and Hazel Chu, which was possibly one of the factors.

 

[Boru]

Why do you think that was?

I think their policies are perceived in a negative light in rural/farming circles and the party is generally portryed in the media as fringe or 'loony' .
The Green Party lost heavily in the council elections earlier in the year, so public perception was already sliding.
Its also not unusual for the weaker party in a coalition government to poll badly in the next election.. similar slump for Labour after their recent stint in power.

 

[planetgeli]

Intereresting there are 174 seats compared to 650 in the UK parliament representing more than 10 times the population.

Good point. And the figure, in terms of voters, is more like 15x.