Galway West General Election

Iwannahurl

Does the Advertiser tell the whole story, warts and all?

I'm led to believe it got quite heated and abusive at times during the final countdown involving Kyne and Connolly, despite -- or perhaps because of -- the presence of legal types.

My impression is that each side could examine ballot papers in their own corner, as it were, but that both sides were not equally accommodating when it came to facilitating the other.

SchrodingersCat

Has anyone know where I could get a breakdown of the votes per polling station online? I saw that they have what i am asking for in this weeks Connaught tribune, however, i was hoping to cross-check them with another source online.

Sponge Bob

SchrodingersCat wrote: »

Has anyone know where I could get a breakdown of the votes per polling station online?

You mean the Tally. It is HERE

I OCRed the 67 city boxes , clean the numbers up yeerselves

I did check the station names and control numbers. Neither the partial FF Tally I have personally or the FG tally in the link above caught box Number 30 in The City Centre ( Mercy NS Francis St) , check the Galway Papers to see if they got that.

Polllng Station
1 Renmore 1 (1) 6 23 37 3 31 21 27 11 1 1 8 15 68 15 124 10 1
1 Renmore 2 (2) 0 30 31 0 30 15 26 20 0 1 7 15 51 12 58 12 1
1 Renmore 3 (3) 3 27 29 2 17 16 24 28 0 0 2 17 77 11 59 24 0
1 Renmore 4 (4) 11 31 36 3 17 13 46 23 2 0 5 17 67 14 94 15 2
1 Renmore 5 (5) 6 33 42 6 16 18 38 34 0 0 12 24 90 16 71 17 3
1 Renmore 6 (6) 33 44 E 16 13 31 27 (1 1 10 22 E5 20 H0 15 6
1 Castlegar NS 1 (7] 13 23 18 B 12 13 26 45 1 1 10 13 71 21 26 16 0
1 Castlegar NS 2 (8) 17 1.3 25 5 26 10 28 42 0 0 9 29 64 15 58 9 1
1 Castlegar NS 3 (9) 4 10 15 1 10 10 32 32 0 0 6 14 36 11 43 7 0
1 Castlegar NS 4 (10) 2 1 2 1 5 2 4 4 0 0 3 4 7 7 12 O O
1 Castlegar NS 5 (11] 5 8 17 2 13 17 25 36 0 0 6 26 37 2 54 1 0
1 Castlegar NS 6 (12) 3 5 7 0 14 4 15 14 1 0 3 11 25 11 15 8 2
1 Ballybane 1 (13) 8 47 B 11 10 54 43 11 0 1 7 13 76 36 35 7 1
1 Ballybane 2 (14) 5 37 4-0 17 14 45 51 4 0 0 3 3 79 44 41 11 6
1 Ballybane 3 (15) 11 40 20 11 13 45 45 10 1 2 3 5 105 45 58 14 5
1 Ballybane 4 (16) 20 42 40 22 24 39 51 25 0 0 4 20 80 39 72 29 5
1 Mervue1 (17) 6 54 35 6 52 37 97 27 0 0 5 17 100 30 170 9 1
1 Mervue2 (18] 4 33 37 7 16 12 75 14 0 1 4 7 103 29 146 20 6
1 Mervue3 (19) 10 51 29 9 16 23 37 33 1 0 8 26 BS 23 124 9 3
1 Tirellan 1 (20) 4 36 40 9 34 37 53 311 ll 1 7 22 B8 25 62 10 9
1 Tirellan 2 (21) 1U 33 4€ 9 22 13 27 25 0 4 12 27 127 23 57 9 7
1 Tirellan 3 (22) 5 35 15 1 11 14 1E 15 1 0 2 16 57 4 19 1 2
1 Tirellan 4 (23) 4 29 9 9 15 60 35 11 U 1 3 72 91 45 51 E 4
1 Tirellan 5 (24) D 25 19 5 10 15 24 15 0 0 7 1B 75 14 22 5 2
1 Tirellan 6 (25) 14 31 37 4 21 31 53 B 2 U 6 24 113 14 72 23 1
1 Tirellan 7 (26) S 39 18 21 34 17 25 24 1 0 5 22 K5 20 25 12 3
1 Halla Phadraig 1 (27) 9 35 74 7 17 21 12 13 0 1 E 21 47 11 35 5 0
1 Halla Phadraig 2 [28) 10 17 11 1 12 S K 15 (1 1 5 11 22 5 24 0 1
1 Halla Phadraig 3 (29) 9 34 15 1 9 11 15 12 1 0 12 14 25 11 34 3 3
1 Convent of Mercy 1 (30) MISSING IN FG AND FF TALLIES
1 Convent of Mercy 2 [31) 7 37 41 8 12 13 15 13 D O 10 15 3B 23 31 11 4
1 Presentation NS1 (32) 4 65 9 5 17 17 5 9 1 1) 7 21 S4 15 41 4 1
1 Presentation NS2 (33) 12 52 I5 4 30 H 14 2B Z I1 7 39 44 21 36 B U
1 Shantalla NS 1 (34) H 120 12 31 7 30 15 15 1 1 5 9 69 32 23 5 4
1 Shantalla NS 2 [35) 5 57 S 1B 10 17 15 19 2 0 3 14 55 25 17 14 1
1 Seamus Quirke: Road 1 (35) S B0 12 79 19 19 9 23 D 1 18 15 113 59 2B 5 H
1 Seamus Quirke Road 2 (37) 5 511 12 71 13 20 29 13 D 3 5 15 91 39 29 5 3
1 Seamus Quirke Road 3 (38) 5 90 24 45 22 42 Z1 17 D O 4 17 B5 32 14 5 1
1 Seamus Quirke Road 4 (39) 13 63 B 37 Z3 18 13 14 0 D IS 23 75 Z5 18 10 1
1 Seamus Quirke Road 5 (40) 14 72 9 53 1B 23 15 13 1 0 8 23 70 52 18 11 3
1 Bushypark N S 1 (41) 111 53 211 13 35 29 13 45 4 0 19 44 78 24 92 22 7
1 Bushypark N,S 2 (42] 10 38 11 18 35 14 20 42 4 2 19 59 93 13 72 28 17
1 Bushypark N S 3 (43) 5 33 29 7 43 39 28 SB D 0 70 31 62 12 90 20 15
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 1 (44) 17 45 9 10 34 25 40 47 4 1 19 51 57 18 59 30 2
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 2 (45) 2 27 1 1 1sn 11 s s 1 u 11 u 21 111 u s zo
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 3 (46) 14 32 2 8 41 29 38 22 6 2 15 86 90 15 60 13 1
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 4 (47) 12 86 15 6 22 22 20 31 0 2 16 51 112 42 61 11 11
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 5 (48] 15 62 15 19 46 42 26 62 2 1 18 92 108 22 26 20 D
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 6 (49) 31 B3 12 12 30 21 25 33 2 0 20 65 101 33 69 12 4
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 8 (50) 29 63 16 10 34 30 21 32 3 0 18 25 23 28 66 16 4
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 8 (51) 8 62 11 9 24 30 21 43 12 0 18 20 B1 28 20 21 3
1 Gs Mhic Amhlaidh 9 (52) 29 49 13 8 48 35 48 58 5 1 2 91 122 38 104 11 3
1 Scoil Einde 1 (53) 11 51 10 15 21 15 14 30 0 0 20 59 94 11 43 5 2
1 Scoil Einde 2 (54) 10 58 8 9 32 23 25 28 0 0 22 56 52 13 44 2 2
1 Scoil Einde 3 (55) 11 25 8 4 22 30 2 25 2 0 2 95 59 12 45 19 3
1 Scoil Einde 4 (56) 12 22 12 1 28 30 25 35 1 0 18 66 40 11 20 16 4
1 Scoil Einde 5 (57) 15 40 11 2 42 19 26 34 5 1 2 115 42 11 58 21 3
1 Scoil Einde 6 (58) 20 39 16 2 31 22 25 25 3 1 14 91 50 2 20 2 2
1 Dom NS Taylors Hill 1 (59) 14 16 10 3 25 18 25 28 1 0 10 52 60 30 55 13 3
1 Dom NS Taylors Hill 2 (60) 13 32 3 21 29 20 13 14 1 0 10 45 50 8 33 13 1
1 Dom NS Taylors Hill 3 (61) 15 39 2 1. 25 21 33 34 3 0 14 66 52 8 45 24 2
1 Dom NS Taylors Hill 4 (62] 12 49 8 8 23 25 10 38 1 0 10 23 56 18 59 8 4
1 Dom NS Taylors Hill 5 (63) 13 63 13 8 18 26 13 25 1 1 13 63 E1 26 66 8 1
1 Dom NS Taylors Hill 6 (64) 9 69 11 2 31 44 40 32 0 0 14 92 42 18 51 22 3
1 Claddagh NS 1 (65) 2 139 12 16 22 15 10 9 3 4 8 39 22 19 39 14 2
1 Claddagh NS 2 (66) 19 126 16 12 18 12 18 25 2 0 12 60 20 21 45 10 8
1 Claddagh NS 3 (67) 2 89 13 16 18 22 13 9 1 0 l 40 24 18 32 8 0

SchrodingersCat

Thanks Sponge Bob, thats alot more than I asked for!
Would you have the tally figures for the 2007 galway west election as well by any chance? I just wanted to compare them to each other: I noticed that the turn out in some areas of Connemara is extremely low and was wondering if it is consistent.

Sponge Bob

No 2007 tallies around that I can think of, turnout in Connemara can be explained simply. Emigration

Partial City Tally is all I can find http://www.irishelection.com/2007/05/galway-west-tally/

johngalway

How do you determine the Connemara turn out is low? (curious, not sarcastic).

SchrodingersCat

Thats a pity, but thanks for your help Sponge bob.

I had a copy of the electoral register JohnGalway (http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/electoral-register-available-for-inspection/). One of the areas (without naming where im from; im being deliberately vague with the details and figures here) had a population of 350 on the electoral register. However, according to the voting tally for the area, a total of only 90 votes were cast.

That would mean that there was only a 35% turnout: However, when i went to vote at the polling station myself (which wasnt even at the end of the day), the clerks told me that there was over a 50% turnout which was also reported on the local radio station at the same time of day.

Now I know that there spoilt ballots which wouldnt have been counted in the tally, but assuming that they were at the 1% average for the county, i still cant make sense of it?
Hence the reason im looking for the 2007 election tally to compare the turnout for the area with.

Sponge Bob

Now that is interesting, are you SURE the numbers on the electoral register are assigned to the polling stations you THINK They are assigned to.

If it is any help they tend to put an entire electoral district into a single polling station unless the electoral district has over 1000 population as in 0-1000 ages when they will split it. Often when you see a Number 1 and a Number 2 polling station they are divided like that. Precise Electoral Districts can be made out in the Galway County Council planning map search if you turn some layers on and off they appear with a red boundary and name.

Somewhere in here is a list of every electoral district in Galway and its population in 2006. All the 15-19 cohort in 2006 has the vote now and some of the 10-14 cohort too. OTOH older peeps have died.

http://census.cso.ie/Census/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=109552

Click on the TOTAL link at left to get the breakdown for a GIVEN ED. If you want some checking done PM me the name of the ED and I will see what I can do.

Most likely reason is a crap electoral roll. Can you get a copy of the 2007 elector roll and find out what changed most...the roll or the electorate.

SchrodingersCat

Thanks SpongeBob, il have a look at that now. Yea, this polling station wasnt split. Do you mind me asking as how you know so much about the electoral areas?

Sponge Bob

I know how the system is supposed to work and I know the weaknesses, that is all. I bet you don't know what a "shout" is either

PM me if you want a rough analysis if an electoral area, I don't actually care what you do with it. However 'one should never attribute to malice what one can always attribute to stupidity' and that truism never changes

Lockstep

Sponge Bob you legend!

snubbleste

I was listening to RnaG during the week and they were talking about the fact that there were a lot of dead people still on the register in Conamara thiar is theas and a lot of younger eligible people not on it.
So the electoral register is a bit off.

Iwannahurl

snubbleste wrote: »

I was listening to RnaG during the week and they were talking about the fact that there were a lot of dead people still on the register in Conamara thiar is theas and a lot of younger eligible people not on it. So the electoral register is a bit off.

Thousands of brain-dead people on the register too, if the first preference share for FF candidates is anything to go by. :rolleyes:

SIR PEADO BAILOUT

Brain dead jeez and whats up wit dat, let me tell ya oi`ve been eating in the S######cs every day 4 da last week and thats da truth. Up the brain dead :P ....