Wicklow

Bullseye1 · 28-02-2011 06:27PM

Is it possible that all five TDs might be elected without reaching the quota?

peasant · 28-02-2011 06:27PM

Mushy wrote: »

24 people running and first was nowhere near the quota. Transfers were minimal!

That and Dick being a dick

hdowney · 28-02-2011 06:30PM

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Is it possible that all five TDs might be elected without reaching the quota?

i would say if we get through the process completely then certainly 1 or two candidates should reach the quota, but it is highly likely that all five will not, in which case it will be down to who has the most votes when all necessary candidates have been eliminated.

all candidates didn't reach the quota in 2007 if i remember correctly

Sala · 28-02-2011 06:30PM

From Twitter:

BREAKING: FitzGerald withdraws from #ge11 & cedes his votes to Roche. Says Dick has a better chance of taking last seat

Anyone can verify this??

hdowney · 28-02-2011 06:31PM

Sala wrote: »

From Twitter:

BREAKING: FitzGerald withdraws from #ge11 & cedes his votes to Roche. Says Dick has a better chance of taking last seat

Anyone can verify this??

not on my twitter. checking now

joeybloggs · 28-02-2011 06:37PM

Just got this from twitter.

BREAKING: FitzGerald withdraws from #ge11 & cedes his votes to Roche. Says Dick has a better chance of taking last seat

Stand by for more info.

hdowney · 28-02-2011 06:39PM

still not getting this on any of my feeds. who is it breaking news from exactly?

the groutch · 28-02-2011 06:39PM

Sala wrote: »

From Twitter:

BREAKING: FitzGerald withdraws from #ge11 & cedes his votes to Roche. Says Dick has a better chance of taking last seat

Anyone can verify this??

are candidates even allowed to do that?

Bullseye1 · 28-02-2011 06:41PM

For me this is a disgrace. The south of the county has no representatives and Fitzgerald bowing down to Roche is sickening.

hdowney · 28-02-2011 06:41PM

well no i don't think so. so his votes wouldn't just go straight to dick, if peoples preferences after pat were for dick then they would transfer, like anyone elses would. but he cannot just 'give' them to him

levi · 28-02-2011 06:41PM

Well I'd say what'll happen is he'll concede and will therefore be eliminated - his votes will presumably be redistributed as normal... Depends where they are on the recount I assume?

Bullseye1 · 28-02-2011 06:43PM

He is 3 votes ahead yet he concedes?

joeybloggs · 28-02-2011 06:45PM

Got it from here. I'm dubious myself, i'd wait for other reports.

http://twitter.com/walkcork

hdowney · 28-02-2011 06:45PM

all candidates agents requested back into the centre in wicklow count. possibly worrying development?!?

Sala · 28-02-2011 06:47PM

hdowney wrote: »

all candidates agents requested back into the centre in wicklow count. possibly worrying development?!?

Also from twitter "Candidates now being informed that the 700 or so spoilt votes from the original Sat count are now going to be relooked at "

Maybe some of that went through are the same as some that are spoiled? ie with the no. in wrong box

ebbsy · 28-02-2011 06:47PM

They have run out of tea and digestive biscuits.

gcgirl · 28-02-2011 06:48PM

I'm truely sick as a parot

bmaxi · 28-02-2011 06:48PM

Roche can only get votes that are transferred to him. I can only assume it's Fitzgerald's transfers to other candidates they want to eliminate. Is there a precedent for this?
Jesus, are we going to need U.N. observers at our elections in future?

ebbsy · 28-02-2011 06:49PM

Sala wrote: »

Also from twitter "Candidates now being informed that the 700 or so spoilt votes from the original Sat count are now going to be relooked at "

Maybe some of that went through are the same as some that are spoiled? ie with the no. in wrong box

Wrong box ? D'ont have 24 candidates then.

the groutch · 28-02-2011 06:51PM

ebbsy wrote: »

Wrong box ? D'ont have 24 candidates then.

so you don't want democracy then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

tadcan · 28-02-2011 07:00PM

bmaxi wrote: »

Jesus, are we going to need U.N. observers at our elections in future?

Or maybe we can ask the cuban government, since they offered to count the florida ballot papers as well. :pac:

joeybloggs · 28-02-2011 07:01PM

I doubt Fitzgerald would concede then if there's still 700 spoilt votes to play around with.

Apparently Donnelly could gain well from them, since many put there preference in the party symbol box.

ebbsy · 28-02-2011 07:05PM

the groutch wrote: »

so you don't want democracy then?

I want democracy, I dont want 16 or 17 no-hopers making a fool out of the county.

gandalf · 28-02-2011 07:05PM

Sounds like very dodgy goings on tbh. Why would someone go to the trouble of standing for election just to stand aside after the election has happened. Surely that is insulting in the extreme to the people who did give him a vote. It wouldn't surprise me if Roche and FF were trying a stroke here but surely at this stage that will be totally counter productive for FF?

The Wicklow count is at this stage a mismanaged farce.

gcgirl · 28-02-2011 07:09PM

And the returning officer is from Carlow well she has been as good as that footballer mick O'Dwyer brought in Thomas walsh

Savage Tyrant · 28-02-2011 07:09PM

Is it possible that Cock Roche has gone to the party and they in turn are influencing his running mate to step aside?
What a complete inept shambles all round in any case.

the groutch · 28-02-2011 07:09PM

ebbsy wrote: »

I want democracy, I dont want 16 or 17 no-hopers making a fool out of the county.

better than 77 fianna failures making a fool out of the country

ebbsy · 28-02-2011 07:17PM

Thats already happened me ould grouch.

hotmail.com · 28-02-2011 07:18PM

Roche isn't going out gracefully - he's a complete twit, even his running mate said he should just let it go.

ebbsy · 28-02-2011 07:19PM

gcgirl wrote: »

And the returning officer is from Carlow well she has been as good as that footballer mick O'Dwyer brought in Thomas walsh

We got a few good years out of Thomas.....seems to be a common thing with the Carlow people coming over the border to the garden county.......

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