Harris got elected in 2020 on the 15th count (Wicklow) just over the quota by a few votes. Sorry just checked, without reaching the quota.
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Harris got elected in 2020 on the 15th count (Wicklow) just over the quota by a few votes. Sorry just checked, without reaching the quota.
Last edited by peregine; 22-03-24 at 11:17. Reason: check
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Because FG ran 1 candidate too many.Originally Posted by peregine
Quotas and counts point to efficiency of electoral strategy, not the popularity of the candidate.
You want to get the most candidates over the line for the available votes.
FG had 18.3k first preference votes. SF had 17.3k first preference votes. Both are enough in that constiuency to bank 2 seats.
Both parties ended up with 1 seat.
FG had too few votes to get 3 candidates elected.
SF had too many votes. They had no 2nd candidate to absorb those, so most of their votes helped get a Social Democrat across the line.
That's all it means, and the online SF babblebags should stop being disingenuous about that.
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