European Elections 2019

Small debate re-emerging about e-voting.

16 years on it’s a debate worth revisiting.

I still can’t figure out what is to be gained? After a good showing in the Euros would FG think they can win extra seats? The locals weren’t exceptionally kind.

Denis Irwin wrote:

Wouldn't be surprised if we just have a GE instead.

We'll have one, Fianna Fail will pick something that they say they can't go along with.

'The younger generation as in 17 -25 are certainly gayer than their predecessors. I think they may cause the extinction of the human race with their activities.'- Baldrick

Wouldn't be surprised if we just have a GE instead.

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

SuperDave84 wrote:

Full recount in Ireland South. It looked like Ni Riada was about to lose her seat by about 200 votes but the returning officer has ordered a full recount, from the start.

It'll be another four days before this is decided!

f**king hell LOL

Poor f**kers

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

SuperDave84 wrote:

Interesting shenanigans for the last seat in Dublin. It looks like there could well be a legal battle over who gets the fourth seat and who gets the third seat. It'll be Daly and Andrews but the order is crucial, given the fact the fourth seat will not be filled for some time (Brexit dependent).

My reading of the legislation (and having spent the last hour discussing it on the twitter machine) is that Boylan's votes should be distributed to Andrews and Daly, as neither is currently deemed elected. I could explain it in detail but it would take too long and I'm not particularly confident that I'm correct.

The votes of the highest unelected candidate are never distributed.

That's why the question of whether this is a three seater or a four seater constituency is so key - though it beggars belief that there are arguments over it now as the count nears its end - something like this was entirely foreseeable - seat 4 may well turn out to be a dud as the Brits may yet not leave at all.

In any event, I think controversy will probably be avoided, and Daly will take seat 3.

She has a deficit of 3,867 to make up on Andrews, off the distribution of Gary Gannon's 29,720 votes.

I think she'll do that.

Even if Boylan's vote of 46k odd were to then be distributed as would happen in a normal three seater constituency, it would only push Daly much further ahead.

Andrews could expect to gain a bit from Frances Fitzgerald's surplus of 5790, but he'd only be pissing in the wind at that stage.

I think either way, Daly has seat 3, and Andrews will be the one playing the game of Waiting for Brexit.

Interesting shenanigans for the last seat in Dublin. It looks like there could well be a legal battle over who gets the fourth seat and who gets the third seat. It'll be Daly and Andrews but the order is crucial, given the fact the fourth seat will not be filled for some time (Brexit dependent).

My reading of the legislation (and having spent the last hour discussing it on the twitter machine) is that Boylan's votes should be distributed to Andrews and Daly, as neither is currently deemed elected. I could explain it in detail but it would take too long and I'm not particularly confident that I'm correct.

corkery wrote:

Peter Casey might get the Brexit seat.

There's no Brexit seat in Midlands North West. Only in Dublin and Ireland South

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

Peter Casey might get the Brexit seat.

'The younger generation as in 17 -25 are certainly gayer than their predecessors. I think they may cause the extinction of the human race with their activities.'- Baldrick