I mentioned earlier that only one of the candidates (Eric Byrne of Labour) standing in the Dublin South Central constituency in the recent General Election was an active blogger.
Well, it turns out that Byrne just missed out on the fifth seat by a whisker. The incumbent Aengus Ó Snodaigh pipped him by a mere 69 votes on the 10th count. Byrne’s blog hasn’t been updated since Thursday, the day of the election. Hopefully he’ll add another entry with his thoughts on the count. While I wouldn’t be a supporter of his politics, it’s certainly refreshing to see a politician blogging, and actively giving us (the electorate) an insight into what drives him. Let’s hope that more elected TDs take up his example.
A few other observations about this constituency. A couple of the independents managed to do OK, but never really challenged for a seat. Joan Collins (an anti-bin tax candidate) stuck it out the longest – until the 7th count – when she was eliminated with 3362 votes. The collapse of the PD vote nationally was in plenty of evidence here. For some unknown reason, the PDs ran two candidates in Dublin South Central, who, between them, only managed a paltry 923 votes.
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