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Mayo constituency GE2020

Loafing Oaf

Which, according to Paddy Power, is 2/9 to take place this year.:)

Anyone got any inside info?

Is Michael Ring planning to run again? If so, he's presumably a dead cert as always. As are Calleary and Chambers I'd say. After that it's a tougher call but I reckon Michelle Mulherin has a decent shot at a comeback, given the conservatism of the electorate...

Apologies to the mods if it's 'too soon' to be starting this conversation.

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[Deleted User]

221 votes are going to get Dillon elected over Mulherin. She must be sick.

Lisa's seat hopping cost her a seat.

whitey1

Dudda wrote: »

Sixth Count, Quota: 12,871
Distribution of McHugh's 6,036 votes.

Dara Calleary (FF): 11,130 (+701)
Lisa Chambers (FF): 8,363 (+988)
Alan Dillon (FG): 7,648 (+1,095)
Michelle Mulherin (FG): 7,427 (+831)

Non-transferable papers: 2,421

Mulherin is excluded.

So now distributing Mulherin votes which means Dillon will pass Chambers.

Also note that not only did Dillon pass Mulherin he passed her well and did the best of all candidates.

So after the next count we'll have Calleary and Dillon elected.

Only hope is if Calleary makes the quota and has some surplus to give Chambers. This is possible as Calleary might pick up a few votes from Mulherin as they're both Ballina based. Small chance but possible.

Hmmm......don’t think it works like that

Zetor19

Is chambers gone? Still counting now ?

votecounts

Zetor19 wrote: »

Is chambers gone? Still counting now ?

not yet, but she will be soon

[Deleted User]

seriously compelling count, well called throughout folks

Zetor19

Fcuk it at least she was decent looking .

Cosmo Kramer

Calleary makes the quota in the final count and Dillon takes the last seat with more than 2000 to spare over Chambers.

seligehgit

Politics is a cruel cruel world.

Dudda

Final / Seventh Count numbers

Quota: 12,871
Distribution of Mulherin's 7,427 votes.

Dara Calleary (FF): 13,636 (+2,506)
Lisa Chambers (FF): 8,911 (+548)
Alan Dillon (FG): 10,977 (+3,329)

Non-transferable papers: 1,044

Dara Calleary and Alan Dillon deemed elected.

whitey1 wrote: »

Dudda wrote: »

Only hope is if Calleary makes the quota and has some surplus to give Chambers. This is possible as Calleary might pick up a few votes from Mulherin as they're both Ballina based. Small chance but possible.

Hmmm......don’t think it works like that

It does and happened last time in Dublin.

Even though Dara was almost 800 over the quota there was no point distributing his votes as Dillon was ahead 2000.

seligehgit

Out of curiousity how many votes did Saoirse Mc Hugh get in the first count?

PressRun

Dillon elected. Embarrassing.

Mickeroo

seligehgit wrote: »

Out of curiousity how many votes did Saoirse Mc Hugh get in the first count?

4177 going by Irish Times page.

6541

PressRun wrote: »

Dillon elected. Embarrassing.

Agreed - I cannot believe mayo people voted him in. Its outrageous. A footballer.

Dudda

seligehgit wrote: »

Out of curiousity how many votes did Saoirse Mc Hugh get in the first count?

4,177

RTE have a good recap of all the numbers here:
https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/mayo

seligehgit

Mickeroo wrote: »

4177 going by Irish Times page.

Decent effort.

RedDevil55

You have to feel sorry for Chambers and Mulherin. Losing out to the likes of Dillon.

seligehgit

RedDevil55 wrote: »

You have to feel sorry for Chambers and Mulherin. Losing out to the likes of Dillon.

Absolutely.Both have put the hard yards in at both council level and in the Dail.

PressRun

RedDevil55 wrote: »

You have to feel sorry for Chambers and Mulherin. Losing out to the likes of Dillon.

The man doesn't have a thought in his head.

mickdw

Dudda wrote: »

Final / Seventh Count numbers

Quota: 12,871
Distribution of Mulherin's 7,427 votes.

Dara Calleary (FF): 13,636 (+2,506)
Lisa Chambers (FF): 8,911 (+548)
Alan Dillon (FG): 10,977 (+3,329)

Non-transferable papers: 1,044

Dara Calleary and Alan Dillon deemed elected.

It does and happened last time in Dublin.

Even though Dara was almost 800 over the quota there was no point distributing his votes as Dillon was ahead 2000.

Very well called all the way.

mickdw

PressRun wrote: »

The man doesn't have a thought in his head.

He is a very intelligent man but not a politician.

Thou

mickdw wrote: »

He is a very intelligent man but not a politician.

Agreed, and unlikely we'll see or hear much of him for Fine Gael in the national media. Or in the Dáil for that matter either.

MacDanger

seligehgit wrote: »

Absolutely.Both have put the hard yards in at both council level and in the Dail.

Would you? Seems like neither have a whole pile of integrity:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/tds-and-senators-refund-almost-10k-in-expenses-following-audit-956330.html

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/michelle-mulherin-maintains-130-calls-made-to-kenya-were-work-related-31017253.html

https://www.thejournal.ie/votegate-lisa-chambers-4926793-Dec2019/

Although I guess they could all be just honest mistakes......

hopeso

Thou wrote: »

Agreed, and unlikely we'll see or hear much of him for Fine Gael in the national media. Or in the Dáil for that matter either.

Maybe a good thing? Mulherin got her chance in the dail, and we heard about her for all the wrong reasons. She has failed to get elected in the last two general elections now. Will this be the last we hear of her?

seligehgit

hopeso wrote: »

Maybe a good thing? Mulherin got her chance in the dail, and we heard about her for all the wrong reasons. She has failed to get elected in the last two general elections now. Will this be the last we hear of her?

No she'll keep her seat in Seanad Eireann

Green&Red

RedDevil55 wrote: »

You have to feel sorry for Chambers and Mulherin. Losing out to the likes of Dillon.

PressRun wrote: »

The man doesn't have a thought in his head.

Very unfair comments about Dillon, I've had a small bit of contact with him professionally and found him to be good. Very easy to throw out comments like that without any basis

mickdw wrote: »

He is a very intelligent man but not a politician.

Thou wrote: »

Agreed, and unlikely we'll see or hear much of him for Fine Gael in the national media. Or in the Dáil for that matter either.

We've no idea what he'll be like as a politician, give the lad a chance. Everybody has to start somewhere and hes been elected to represent Mayo, maybe judge him after a spell in the dail

Green&Red

seligehgit wrote: »

No she'll keep her seat in Seanad Eireann

Was she not a Taoiseach's nominee? Unlikely to be nominated this time around

seligehgit

MacDanger wrote: »

Would you? Seems like neither have a whole pile of integrity:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/tds-and-senators-refund-almost-10k-in-expenses-following-audit-956330.html

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/michelle-mulherin-maintains-130-calls-made-to-kenya-were-work-related-31017253.html

https://www.thejournal.ie/votegate-lisa-chambers-4926793-Dec2019/

Although I guess they could all be just honest mistakes......

Fair point.Simply stating Alan Dillon did not follow the perhaps all too rigid political career pathway.I do not know him but I'm sure he's a nice fellow and very intelligent but I'm unsure if political life is his game.We'll soon find out.

I have long stated I wouldn't give Michelle Mulherin a vote for the the multitude of self inflicted calamaties.

Vote gate did Lisa Chambers no good but I thought she appeared to perform well as a Brexit spokesperson.

Loafing Oaf

hopeso wrote: »

Maybe a good thing? Mulherin got her chance in the dail, and we heard about her for all the wrong reasons. She has failed to get elected in the last two general elections now. Will this be the last we hear of her?

I'd imagine FG will have a new standard bearer from the north of the county next time round. That is if they don't decide to put Dillon on a solo run on the basis that one seat is the best they can hope for going forward...

seligehgit

Green&Red wrote: »

Was she not a Taoiseach's nominee? Unlikely to be nominated this time around

Fixed term. She may go the council route if she seeks reelection.

Green&Red

seligehgit wrote: »

Fixed term. She may go the council route if she seeks reelection.

When you say fixed term? That term is up now surely?