Comments on: Electoral boundaries safe for now http://www.irishelection.com/2007/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Simon McGarr http://www.irishelection.com/2007/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-51875 Simon McGarr Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:45:40 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/#comment-51875 More on this, including a brief summary of the Judge's findings as they were read out in court on the McGarr Solicitors website. Edward McGarr represented Murphy and McGrath in this case. http://www.mcgarrsolicitors.ie/2007/06/07/constituencies-constitutional-challenge-judgement-delivered/ More on this, including a brief summary of the Judge’s findings as they were read out in court on the McGarr Solicitors website. Edward McGarr represented Murphy and McGrath in this case.

http://www.mcgarrsolicitors.ie/2007/06/07/constituencies-constitutional-challenge-judgement-delivered/

]]> By: Brian Boru http://www.irishelection.com/2007/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-51872 Brian Boru Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:18:05 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/#comment-51872 We need a constitutional change to link constituencies to the population entitled to vote in each constituency - as opposed to the overall population. After all babies and non-citizens can't vote. Otherwise, we could end up in future years with election results that unfairly benefit the urban constituencies (where most immigrants live) at the expense of the rural ones. The election results should in so far as possible reflect how people voted - not how many non-citizens live in a constituency. Otherwise the people are more likely to end up with a govt they did not want. We need a constitutional change to link constituencies to the population entitled to vote in each constituency – as opposed to the overall population. After all babies and non-citizens can’t vote. Otherwise, we could end up in future years with election results that unfairly benefit the urban constituencies (where most immigrants live) at the expense of the rural ones. The election results should in so far as possible reflect how people voted – not how many non-citizens live in a constituency. Otherwise the people are more likely to end up with a govt they did not want.

]]> By: Daithí http://www.irishelection.com/2007/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-51859 Daithí Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:38:08 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/06/electoral-boundaries-safe-for-now/#comment-51859 We have a commission; it was activated in April and submissions are welcome now. But the judge appears to have emphasised the importance of sorting this ASAP, which is something. We have a commission; it was activated in April and submissions are welcome now. But the judge appears to have emphasised the importance of sorting this ASAP, which is something.

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