Unofficial Dublin Central Exit Poll

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 8:34pm #1

Hello,
I was at Scoil Mhuire polling station in Dublin Central today, around the corner taxi drivers were causing mahem for the second day running on O'Connell street. Anyhoo I was bored and thought I'd do an exit poll of people passing by.

I carried out a limited exit poll. I am not a Lisbon campaigner*.

The question was:

How did you vote? Yes or No or spoiled vote.

27 voters 10:30 - 14:00 Marlborough Street, Scoil Mhuire

15 respondents voted yes, 9 voted no, 3 spoiled votes. .

17 were female, 10 male

Most of them were over 40 years of age.

Later I returned and asked another 45 people about how they voted.

45 people surveyed.

5 spoiled votes (mostly male - one of them said it was a protest against the govt.)

14 no votes,

26 yes votes,

I think I asked around 30 females (sorry 'bout gender imbalance, it's easier to approach females).

majority of people questioned were 18-40 years of age.

I tried posting this poll over on p.ie and barely got away with the skin on my behind.
Anyway, I know it's totally unscientific and non-representative but what do you guys think?

* I reserve the right to rail against UKIP scaremongery in Ireland.

PaulieD · 02-10-2009 8:39pm

Where you one hundred metres away from the polling station?

My name is URL · 02-10-2009 8:43pm

This carries about as much weight as...well.. something very light indeed

utick · 02-10-2009 8:43pm

so you got yes or no from 40 people from one single district? what is even the point of this? proves nothing

BlitzKrieg · 02-10-2009 8:44pm

I think I asked around 30 females (sorry 'bout gender imbalance, it's easier to approach females)

So is polling a new way to pick up the ladies eh?

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 8:45pm

PaulieD wrote: »

Where you one hundred metres away from the polling station?

I think so yes. I did however go into the polling station to ask if it was allowed outside - staff and Garda said it was fine.

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 8:48pm

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

So is polling a new way to pick up the ladies eh?

LOL;)

PaulieD · 02-10-2009 8:49pm

_nemesis_ wrote: »

I think so yes. I did however go into the polling station to ask if it was allowed outside - staff and Garda said it was fine.

Good man. I hope you enjoyed your day out.

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 8:51pm

utick wrote: »

so you got yes or no from 40 people from one single district? what is even the point of this? proves nothing

I'm not trying to prove anything,
I just thought the info would be interesting.

I'm going back in ten minutes to ask a few more people.

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 8:53pm

PaulieD wrote: »

Good man. I hope you enjoyed your day out.

Wasn't a day out, I was working, finished early.

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 8:54pm

My name is URL wrote: »

This carries about as much weight as...well.. something very light indeed

Fair enough,

Red Hand · 02-10-2009 8:54pm

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

So is polling a new way to pick up the ladies eh?

It is a vital progression in relations between a man and a woman...but not sure about initiating it as a first step.

BlitzKrieg · 02-10-2009 9:01pm

I wouldnt mind a night of mad rough sex after this whole bloody affair myself.

marco murphy · 02-10-2009 9:02pm

_nemesis_ wrote: »

I think so yes. I did however go into the polling station to ask if it was allowed outside - staff and Garda said it was fine.

Did you hear them laugh when you walked away :pac:

turgon · 02-10-2009 9:03pm

It really would take an EU Treaty campaign atomosphere for someone to go out of their way and do a exit poll only to have most of the replys giving out about that. OP: interesting, it never occurred to me to do my own exit poll! Although I do have a life

What sort of socio-economic area is it?

ei.sdraob · 02-10-2009 9:04pm

thats some chatup line, "so what do you think of this abortion craic"

:eek:

mikemac · 02-10-2009 9:11pm

Wow, you can in for some harsh comments over on politics.ie even after explaining yourself several times.

Now admit it, you were doing this as excuse to approach and chat up women :cool:

turgon · 02-10-2009 9:12pm

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

I wouldnt mind a night of mad rough sex after this whole bloody affair myself.

Wait for Blitzkrieg to announce plans for a Boards Beers tomorrow night, in the same vein after the Local elections

BlitzKrieg · 02-10-2009 9:14pm

is it just me or has alot of tension been lifted here on polling day?

I took a quick glance over on p.ie and its still mad with updates on double voting and people being denied voting.

Yet here by nine o clock the atmosphere has seriously calmed down. Mellow even.

turgon wrote: »

Wait for Blitzkrieg to announce plans for a Boards Beers tomorrow night, in the same vein after the Local elections

tempting but no one took it up last time, and after saying I would violently f*ck the hole of something to purge all the pent up pressure of the campaign will probably put alot more people off such an idea.

P. Breathnach · 02-10-2009 9:15pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

It is a vital progression in relations between a man and a woman...but not sure about initiating it as a first step.

I still don't ask Herself how she votes (although we agree on a lot of things, including general political perspective, and I am fairly sure that she votes much in the same way I do).

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 10:16pm

hello again,
I'm just back from Marlborough st.

Only 12 people would talk to me (I was hoping for 20 respondents) which is not surprising as it's a very dodgy area at this time.
One gentleman told me to f*ck off and mind my own business (maybe he was from p.ie).

8 said yes
4 said no

I couldn't make the age demographic; all voters were male.

dvpower · 02-10-2009 10:21pm

Apparently there are going to be real results tomorrow - honestly; it'll save you a pile of trouble.

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 10:31pm

ei.sdraob wrote: »

thats some chatup line, "so what do you think of this abortion craic"

:eek:

I thought about it with one girl, but I chickened out

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

It is a vital progression in relations between a man and a woman...but not sure about initiating it as a first step.

lol, this day has been a real reckoning for my shyness issues, that's for sure. Win win.

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

I wouldnt mind a night of mad rough sex after this whole bloody affair myself.

Saturday night will be fun night

Perestroika wrote: »

Did you hear them laugh when you walked away :pac:

Nope. pretty sure one octagenarian came on to me tho, euwww.:(

turgon wrote: »

It really would take an EU Treaty campaign atomosphere for someone to go out of their way and do a exit poll only to have most of the replys giving out about that. OP: interesting, it never occurred to me to do my own exit poll! Although I do have a life
What sort of socio-economic area is it?

me too I just wanted to know what was going on in my area, to a certain extent I do. Besides I finished work at 11 so I was already paid. result.

mikemac wrote: »

Wow, you can in for some harsh comments over on politics.ie even after explaining yourself several times.
Now admit it, you were doing this as excuse to approach and chat up women :cool:

I did meet a real beauty after 5. I didn't have the sac to ask her number, I know where she works tho

:D:D (I am not a stalker, she told me...willingly).

P. Breathnach wrote: »

I still don't ask Herself how she votes (although we agree on a lot of things, including general political perspective, and I am fairly sure that she votes much in the same way I do).

So how did you vote, or is that off limits.

P. Breathnach · 02-10-2009 10:56pm

_nemesis_ wrote: »

... So how did you vote, or is that off limits.

Yes.

turgon · 02-10-2009 11:01pm

_nemesis_ wrote: »

me too I just wanted to know what was going on in my area, to a certain extent I do. Besides I finished work at 11 so I was already paid. result.

Clearly a member of the EU Elite

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

tempting but no one took it up last time, and after saying I would violently f*ck the hole of something to purge all the pent up pressure of the campaign will probably put alot more people off such an idea.

I would have taken you up last time but Im aware you study in Dublin and Im still in the nest here in Cork.

oscarBravo · 02-10-2009 11:01pm

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Yes.

What beautiful ambiguity! Well played, sir.

Red Hand · 02-10-2009 11:02pm

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Yes.

Yes, its off limits.

Yes, I voted "yes".:pac:

Dave! · 02-10-2009 11:07pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

Yes, its off limits.

Yes, I voted "yes".:pac:

Presume that was what he was getting at, but thanks for spelling it out for us :pac:

Red Hand · 02-10-2009 11:12pm

Dave! wrote: »

Presume that was what he was getting at, but thanks for spelling it out for us :pac:

I'd like to take the liberty of clarifying that DAVE! was being gently sarcastic in the above post.

He wasn't really thanking me.

Regards,

Jeremiah 16:1:D

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 11:42pm

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Yes.

Good for you

There seems to be a significant majority voting yes to Lisbon.

I've got my fancy-dress costume picked out. :d

http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/borat_cannes_21.jpg

_nemesis_ · 02-10-2009 11:44pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

Yes, its off limits.

Yes, I voted "yes".:pac:

yes. I said yes, oh yes, yes we can, yes.

Unofficial Dublin Central Exit Poll

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