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There were 685 candidates in the 2024 general election. 248 of the candidates were women, making a record 36% of the total. There were 171 independent candidates. The five-seat Louth had the most candidates at 25, while the three-seat Wicklow–Wexford had the fewest at 10. Twenty registered political parties fielded candidates. Five parties ...
The 2024 general election featured 686 candidates and 20 registered political parties. [71] A record 248 candidates are women, which is 36% of the total and a 53% increase from 2020. This was driven by a new 40% gender quota for both men and women in political party nominations, though women remain significantly underrepresented in the Dáil ...
It also included the 2024 Limerick mayoral election, for the first directly elected mayor in Ireland. [2] [3] Each local government area (a city, a county, or a city and county) is divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) where three to seven councillors are elected on the system of proportional representation by means of the single ...
Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November and, with all seats counted, the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael coalition is likely to continue as support ...
An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Galway is divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). [2]
Posters depicting the candidates of political parties are pictured in Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of Ireland's general election. / Credit: PAUL FAITH/AFP/Getty
An election to all 40 seats on Meath County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Meath is divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). [2]
Elections to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council and to the directly elected mayor of Limerick were held in June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] Limerick City and County is divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect 40 councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional ...