DÁIL ÉIREANN An 31ú DÁIL OLLTOGHCHÁN Feabhra, 2011 Torthaí an Toghcháin agus Aistriú na Vótaí 31st DÁIL GENERAL ELECTION February, 2011 Election Results and Transfer of Votes © Houses of the Oireachtas 2011 2 AN CLÁR CONTENTS Page EXPLANATORY NOTES ............................................................................................... 5 GENERAL ELECTION: Constituencies - Carlow-Kilkenny ....................................................................................................... 8 Cavan-Monaghan .................................................................................................... 11 Clare ........................................................................................................................ 12 Cork East ................................................................................................................. 15 Cork North-Central .................................................................................................. 16 Cork North-West ...................................................................................................... 19 Cork South-Central .................................................................................................. 20 Cork South-West ..................................................................................................... 22 Donegal North-East ................................................................................................. 23 Donegal South-West ............................................................................................... 24 Dublin Central .......................................................................................................... 25 Dublin Mid-West ...................................................................................................... 26 Dublin North ............................................................................................................. 27 Dublin North-Central ................................................................................................ 28 Dublin North-East .................................................................................................... 29 Dublin North-West ................................................................................................... 30 Dublin South ............................................................................................................ 31 Dublin South-Central ............................................................................................... 32 Dublin South-East .................................................................................................... 34 Dublin South-West ................................................................................................... 35 Dublin West ............................................................................................................. 36 Dún Laoghaire ......................................................................................................... 37 Galway East ............................................................................................................. 39 Galway West ............................................................................................................ 40 Kerry North-West Limerick ....................................................................................... 42 Kerry South .............................................................................................................. 43 Kildare North ............................................................................................................ 44 Kildare South ........................................................................................................... 45 Laois-Offaly .............................................................................................................. 46 Limerick .................................................................................................................. 48 Limerick City ............................................................................................................ 49 Longford-Westmeath ............................................................................................... 51 Louth ........................................................................................................................ 52 Mayo ........................................................................................................................ 54 Meath East ............................................................................................................... 55 Meath West .............................................................................................................. 56 Roscommon-South Leitrim ...................................................................................... 57 Sligo-North Leitrim ................................................................................................... 58 Tipperary North ........................................................................................................ 59 Tipperary South ....................................................................................................... 60 Waterford ................................................................................................................. 61 Wexford ................................................................................................................... 63 Wicklow .................................................................................................................... 64 3 Page STATISTICS, ETC.: Alphabetical list of members, their party affiliations and constituencies .................. 67 General Statistics .................................................................................................... 70 Statistics relating to postal voting and special voting .............................................. 73 Table showing for each party or group the number of candidates nominated, the number and percentage of first preference votes obtained and the number and percentage of seats obtained .................................................................................. 74 Analysis of invalid ballot papers ............................................................................... 82 Women candidates................................................................................................... 84 PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs of candidates elected ......................................................................... 85 EXTRACTS FROM ELECTORAL ACT 1992 (AS AMENDED): Statutory Rules where Votes are Cast and Counted Manually ............................... 97 EXTRACTS FROM ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007: Deposits by certain candidates ................................................................................ 107 4 NÓTAÍ MÍNIÚCHÁIN EXPLANATORY NOTES 1. The information regarding election results and transfer of votes contained in this volume is compiled from public notices and supplementary information supplied by returning officers. Statistics furnished by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the General Election are also included. Certain relevant provisions of the Electoral Act 1992, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2002 and the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2007 are reproduced at the end of this volume. 2. In accordance with the Electoral Act 1992, party affiliations are shown on the ballot paper and it is only such party affiliations that are shown in this volume. The following abbreviations are used: - C.S.P. Comhar Críostaí – The Christian Solidarity Party F.F. Fianna Fáil F.G. Fine Gael G.P. Green Party – Comhaontas Glas Lab. The Labour Party P.B.P.A. People Before Profit Alliance S.F. Sinn Féin S.K.I.A. South Kerry Independent Alliance S.P. Socialist Party S.W.P. Socialist Workers Party W.P. The Workers’ Party Where a candidate was described as “Non-Party” on the ballot paper, he or she is so described in this volume. 3. An asterisk * before the name of a candidate in the General Election results indicates that the candidate was a member of the previous Dáil. The green print denotes candidates who were elected. Dáil Éireann, Bealtaine 2011. 5 6 OLLTOGHCHÁN don AONÚ DÁIL IS TRÍOCHA AN LÁ VÓTAÍOCHTA – 25 FEABHRA 2011 ________________________ GENERAL ELECTION for THIRTY-FIRST DÁIL POLLING DAY – 25 FEBRUARY 2011 7 GENERAL ELECTION - 2011 TOTAL ELECTORATE 105,449 INVALID BALLOT PAPERS 821 CONSTITUENCY OF VALID POLL 73,743 NUMBER OF SEATS 5 CARLOW - KILKENNY QUOTA 12,291 First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Count Count Count Count Count Count Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of NAMES OF CANDIDATES (19 No.) Dalton, J's Murphy, D's Leahy, R's O'Hara, J's Couchman, J's (* Denotes outgoing member) Number and Votes Votes Votes Votes of Votes Walsh, N's and Result and Result and Result and Result Votes and Result * Aylward, Bobby (F.F.) + 10 + 3 + 11 + 10 + 1 6,762 6,772 6,775 6,786 6,796 6,797 Cassin, John (S.F.) + 1 + 7 + 4 + 33 + 31 2,958 2,959 2,966 2,970 3,003 3,034 Couchman, Johnny (Non-P.) + 6 + 20 + 13 + 48 - 471 384 390 410 423 471 - Dalton, John (Non-P.) - 70 70 - - - - - DEERING, PAT (F.G.) + 4 + 9 + 8 + 11 + 95 7,470 7,474 7,483 7,491 7,502 7,597 Funchion, Kathleen (S.F.) + 14 + 12 + 20 + 23 + 18 4,075 4,089 4,101 4,121 4,144 4,162 * HOGAN, PHIL (F.G.) + 12 + 3 + 18 + 7 + 22 10,525 10,537