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The geography of voter turnout in Dublin City for the 2012 Fiscal Stability...
Adrian Kavanagh, 15th November 2012 As someone who has been interested in the area of voter turnout since commencing PhD researches on this topic back in…gulp…1999 and as a geographer, I am always...
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Geography of Voter Turnout for the 2012 Childrens Referendum in Dublin City
Adrian Kavanagh, 13th December 2012 Figure 1: Voter turnout for the 2012 Childrens Referendum by electoral division for the Dublin City constituencies This post can be viewed as a follow on from the...
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Voter turnout levels in Dail by-elections 1994-2011
Adrian Kavanagh, 22nd March 2013 Voter turnout levels in general elections in the Republic of Ireland, as in most other democracies tend to be higher than those in other types of elections, such as...
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My Priorities for Electoral and Political Reform in Ireland
As the adriankavanaghelections.org website nears its 100,000th hit, I have decided to mark the occasion with a post detailing what would be the issues that I would most like to see being prioritised in...
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Voting patterns and turnout levels in Referendum elections in the Republic of...
Adrian Kavanagh, 12th September 2013 After 4th October, there will have been thirty seven different referendum contests held in the history of the state, but some of these contests have taken place on...
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Geography and Elections – 2013 Seanad Referendum voter turnout levels in...
Adrian Kavanagh, 19th November 2013 This post looks at voter turnout levels in the recent Seanad and Court of Appeals referendum contests, making specific reference to turnout differences at the Dail...
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Today’s elections: Why voter turnout matters
Adrian Kavanagh, 21st May 2014 – updated 23rd May 2014 This year, local and European elections are taking place on Friday 23rd May (TODAY!!!), while voters in Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath also...
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Turnout or Turned Off? A Geographical Review of Voter Turnout patterns at the...
Adrian Kavanagh, 3rd June 2014 Figure 1: Voter turnout (%) at the local authority level at the 2014 Local Elections The elections of May 23rd 2014 saw the second lowest turnout levels for local...
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How would Scottish Independence impact on electoral competition in the rest...
Adrian Kavanagh, 28th August 2014 A referendum on Scottish Independence is taking place on 18th September 2014. While the pre-contest opinion polls are suggesting that this will not be carried, it is...
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A Geographical Perspective on the Carlow-Kilkenny By-Election, 22nd May 2015
Adrian Kavanagh, 26th May 2015 The Carlow-Kilkenny Dail by-election was held on the same days as the Marriage Equality and Presidential Candidate Age referendum contests. Based on the list provided on...
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Constituency Electorate Sizes and Quota Estimates for the 2016 General Election
Adrian Kavanagh, 19th February 2016 The Department of Environment has now made available electorate figures for all of the 40 Dail constituencies being contested in next Friday’s (26th February)...
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General Election 2016 – Why your vote matters
Adrian Kavanagh, 26th February 2016 A general election to elect the new members of the 32nd Dail is taking place on Friday 26th February 2016 (TODAY!!!). The results of this election will be determined...
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A Geography of Voter Turnout at the 2016 General Election: A Focus on Dublin...
Adrian Kavanagh, 15th April 2016 Voter turnout can be defined as the percentage of people who turn out to vote in a given election. In the USA, voter turnout levels are calculated the percentage of the...
View ArticleFriday’s Elections: Why Voting Matters
Adrian Kavanagh, 23rd May 2019 This year, local, European and referendum elections are taking place on Friday 24th May (TOMORROW!!!), while voters in Cork City, Waterford and Limerick also get to vote...
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The 2019 Local Elections: A Geographer’s Overview
Adrian Kavanagh, 28th March 2019 The 2019 City and County Council elections took place on 28th May 2019. Perhaps the most notable trend at this election was to do with voter turnout. The average...
View ArticleSaturday’s Election – Why Your Vote Matters
Adrian Kavanagh, 6th February 2020 On Saturday 8th February, over two million voters across the state will go to the polls to cast their votes at General Election 2020. The results of this election...
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