Ireland by-elections, 2014

[MaxQue]

(Too soon?)

The British tradition is after the funeral to talk about a by-election (even if Crewe and Nantwich was a big violation of that, the election being called before funeral). I'm not aware of similar traditions in other countries.

In Canada, such talk begins one day or two after the announcement of the death.

I obviously can't comment on Irish tradition on that.

[MaxQue]

(even if Crewe and Nantwich was a big violation of that, the election being called before funeral)

Though it was a late funeral (as can happen when a family lives all over the place) and the family were fine with that.

I know late funerals. I know someone whose funeral was 3 months after the death (the family was very far, so they wanted to do the funeral and the burial to be quite close in time and you can't bury people in Quebec during winter because the earth is frozen solid and most cemetaries are closed in winter).

On that issue, Irish media seems classy and not mention it, yet, which is very respectable.

[MaxQue]

Box-by-box tallies for Longford-Westmeath from the 2011 election:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9DLhLl2w63QzQ3VkZ3ZFlNSFU

In short, FG won almost everwhere.
Only exceptions are in Longford EA. More specifically, a tie in Glack with Labour, and Labour wins in Longford Rural and Longford Urban Central.

[MaxQue]

Box-by-box tallies for Longford-Westmeath from the 2011 election:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9DLhLl2w63QzQ3VkZ3ZFlNSFU

It's the results of the Longford part of Longford-Westmeath.

[MaxQue]

Box-by-box tallies for Longford-Westmeath from the 2011 election:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9DLhLl2w63QzQ3VkZ3ZFlNSFU

It's the results of the Longford part of Longford-Westmeath.

Go down to page 20.

Thanks.

To summarise again, in Weatmarth, FG won Athlone, Coole and Kilbeggan EAs. They won all the districts in Athlone.
Labour won:
In Coole EA: Taghmon, Raharney and Killucan.
In Kilbeggan EA: Loughnavalley, Castletown, Rochfortbridge, Ballynagore, Dalystown, and Kilbeggan.

Mullingar West and Mullingar East EAs were won by Labour.
FG won:
In Mullingar East: Coralstown, Curraghmore and Mullingar East Urban 1.
In Mullingar West: Rathowen and Belvedere. A tie with Labour in Mullingar West Urban 4.