If there were am Irish General Election today who would you give your first preference vote to?

Brussels Sprout

• Poll is anonymous.
• The parties are listed in order of how many first preferences votes they received in the last election.
• I grouped I4C in with PBP/Solidarity just because they are in a similar part of the spectrum even though they campaign separately
• I would have added an "Other Party" option but It appears to be limited to 10 options

Brussels Sprout

Even though there have only been 10 votes I'm surprised to see that Sinn Fein haven't received any of them.

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628018#Comment_119628018

Give it time. The Shinner bots need to be primed first.

The vote should be as accurate as previous Boards election polls - completely unrepresentative of the country.

Mike Murdock

There should be an option there for “None”.

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628061#Comment_119628061

In other words you don't vote, so don't vote.

Mike Murdock

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628068#Comment_119628068

I’d be interested to see how many people are so disillusioned by the choices we have, that they wouldn’t vote in a GE.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628100#Comment_119628100

If you don't think there's anyone you want to vote for; run yourself. Its free these days - once you get 30 nominees.

It often turns out there's very few people that are actually disillusioned by all the choices and yet find that their opinions have much support.

xxxxxxl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628051#Comment_119628051

FG ones see awake though.

Real Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628018#Comment_119628018

They've arrived now

Potential-Monke

Where's the option for "Not a single one of them because they're all liars with only their own interests in mind".

I'll start voting once a rule is passed that politicians are to have NO conflicting interests, ie: they can't be landlords, business owners, etc. How can you trust someone who has a hand in the pie?

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628375#Comment_119628375

Genuine question. What background would a candidate have to have?

Brussels Sprout

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628375#Comment_119628375

All this succeeds in doing though is disenfranchising yourself at the expense of the people who do vote. If you don't want your choice to count though then that's fair enough - nobody's going to force you.

Potential-Monke

I think I've voted twice in my life. No party represents me or my needs: single male. I also don't think it matters who's in power, because the people will suffer anyway, until another Bertie comes along and gives everyone everything at the expense of the future. I'll start voting once politicians prove they deserve my vote, and so far none of them have made me think I'd want them in there. None. Especially the Mouth McDonald who seems to think she'll be able to wish up money out her hole.

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628375#Comment_119628375

That's just plain stupid and typical of the stupid brain dead posts you see around here.

So what can a politician own that doesn't represent a conflict of interest?

How big is their house, car, etc allowed to be before it represents a conflict of interest?

What's the cut off and why is the cutoff where it is and not somewhere else?

MakersMark

King Charles III gets my vote.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628375#Comment_119628375

So you want to exclude huge swathes of the populace from running for office?

Remember that one reason its reasonably well paid is to try ensure that its not just for the rich, or the bribed. Your concept would ensure it was solely for the bribed.

One eyed Jack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628482#Comment_119628482

Especially the Mouth McDonald who seems to think she'll be able to wish up money out her hole.

That does seem to be where she keeps it… 😳

/runs away

Jinglejangle69

Who’s I4C?????

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628529#Comment_119628529

Mick Wallace/Clare Dalys allegedly far left, but actually fascist-licking party.

Padre_Pio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628529#Comment_119628529

Independents for change.

I voted for the shinners. 100 years of FFG and we've had boom bust boom bust. I don't think the shinners will break the cycle, but at least there's not a 100% chance they'll f*CK things up, unlike the other two.

Potential-Monke

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628490#Comment_119628490

Alright, settle down petal. I didn't sh!t in your cornflakes, no need for the name calling.

I was a Garda for 10 years and couldn't do anything except be a painter or potentially own a second house for private rental (no sure how other Gardai managed this, I couldn't keep paying the 1, and contrary to popular belief, most Gardai don't own multiple houses). Makes sense, can't have a conflict of interest while being a Garda for obvious reasons. I hold the same to politicians, who are paid far more for far less actual work. Not everyone in this country can be a landlord or have a financial investment in same. Only the rich. Like politicians. So how can I trust someone to make decisions that benefit the people and not their pockets, which if I'm not mistaken is exactly what is currently happening?

A politician should have no conflicting interests. They should represent the people and have their interests in mind. It's the stupid people giving these dopes z-list status instead of condemning them. We'll all be happy with the 80c increase to min wage while they give themselves a 6-24k increase.

You post is the typical example of someone who can't believe other people have a different point of view or opinion, and you seem to have the need to let everyone else know how stupid they are. You seem like a lovely person, like most on here...

elperello

Seeing as I can only vote in one constituency I can only decide who to vote for when I see who is on the ballot paper.

It's impossible to predict exactly what choice I will make at some non determined point in the future.

francois

SF will be in government next election, property is the simple reason.

Finty Lemon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628664#Comment_119628664

A party who doesn't believe in private property rights is going to deliver property for all. Gets my vote

StupidLikeAFox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628482#Comment_119628482

You know in a dictatorship like North Korea you are told exactly what to think and who to vote for and everybody agrees or else they are shot.

You seem to want some sort of a reverse dictatorship where you want a party that exactly matches all of your needs and does what you want without actually getting involved in the electoral process.

I'm not sure it will catch on tbh...

Finty Lemon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628593#Comment_119628593

All economies behave cyclically. Irelands has cycled upward for over 60 years, becoming the one of the top countries on the planet to live and work. But sure a change would be grand

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628617#Comment_119628617

I hold the same to politicians, who are paid far more for far less actual work.

Do you really believe that politicians do less work than Gardai ?

I'm guessing a typical Garda works 40 hours a week with various shift patterns and the intensity or otherwise of that work depends on where they are stationed, their speciality, their rank etc.

TDs are expected to be at the beck and call of the public 24*7*365.

Have a look at your local TDs "clinic" schedule and you'll soon see that they are out almost every night of the week in various locations doing what is a expected of them.

And if they are not then they are not getting reelected.

Nobody stuck in traffic on the M50 decides to become a TD because the pay is good and the work is easy.

If it was easy loads more would be trying it.

The pay might be good but my God they earn it.

amacca

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628061#Comment_119628061

Just thinking as I was presented with my choices I couldnt in good conscience vote for any of them really

I wonder if we will ever be able to vote for a system rather than a party or individuals ...... some sort of dystopian future where everyone has computers implanted in their head and sliders for fiscal responsibility-irresponsibility, left leaning right leaning etc etc

Cut out the middlemen 🤔

amacca

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628664#Comment_119628664

They'll make an even bigger cock of it thsn the previous shower or continue along similar lines imo.

Damien360

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628482#Comment_119628482

I think you do yourself a disservice by not voting. If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain about who is present in government. Even a protest vote against the incumbent is a vote. We live in a democracy that empowers you with a vote. Even if you feel it’s pointless, as they are all the same, get out and vote.

Jinglejangle69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119628554#Comment_119628554

My original question stands!!