Archive for the ‘Referendums’ Category
Elections Over – Fianna Fáil Still Toxic, A Government Starting to Slide
A Fianna Fáil Resurrection in Dublin West
– or A Fine Gael Gift?
Ed Moloney in his always stimulating Broken Elbow Blog concentrates on the Sinn Féin performance and suggests in passing:
Fianna Fail did what no-one expected and put on a convincing impression of Lazarus. The FF result in the West Dublin by-election, the creditable performance of Sean Gallagher, the ersatz Fianna Failer – despite the late-breaking brown envelope scandal.
http://thebrokenelbow.com/2011/10/31/why-provo-lies-about-the-past-are-so-dumb/#comments
I disagreed, and posted a an explanatory reply. This article expands on the topic.
The Fianna Fáil Dublin West by-election result must be analysed in tandem with the dire Fine Gael result achieved by a very weak candidate, Eithne Loftus.
http://www.electionsireland.org/changes.cfm?election=2011B&cons=112
http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2011/dublin-west.html Read the rest of this entry »
Written by tomasoflatharta
Nov 1, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Eamon Gilmore – Are You telling the Truth, or Is that what you are telling the American Embassy?
Labour Party Leader Eamon Gilmore, lord-lieutenant to King Kenny in the Dublin Government, is having a difficult time.
Did he have one policy in opposition, and is he following an opposite line in government?
Yes, we will come to that – but first something completely different –
Gene Kerrigan reports on the Labour Party leader’s reaction to the defeat of the first Lisbon treaty referendum in 2008: Read the rest of this entry »
Written by tomasoflatharta
Jun 6, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Six County Referendum on May 5 – Alternative Vote or First Past the Post?
Gavin Stamp has published what appears to be an accurate summary of party political opinions about the Alternative Vote Versus First Past the Post Referendum on the BBC website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11609887
The six-county summary is interesting – I do not know if People Before Profit has a position – I hope Socialist Workers’ Party members declare a mini unilateral declaration of independence from the London mother-ship – judging from Mark P’s comment
the Socialist Party is a lost cause, this chip will not stray too far from its block! Read the rest of this entry »
Written by tomasoflatharta
Apr 30, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Do Most British Far-Left Groups Understand Proportional Voting Systems?
The answer appears to be a resounding NO!
In Ireland – both sides of the border – we are used to the Proportional Representation (PR) Voting System – it is used for all state elections in the part of Ireland ruled from Dublin – the other bit, ruled from Belfast, uses PR for assembly and local elections, but is lumbered with the First Past the Post method in Westminster polls.
The system is not perfect by any means – but it does mean seats are won more or less in proportion to votes cast – it would be even more proportional if constituencies were larger than the current five seat limit which applies in 26 County Dáil elections, or if we used a list system, as is used in the German State. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by tomasoflatharta
Apr 26, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Tomás Ó Flatharta 