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Ray Kelly missing from my ballot sheet

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  • 06-06-2009 5:37pm
    #1
    Columba Rad
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    Ray Kelly an Independent candidate in the Local Council Elections 2009 (Tallaght Central), who I've been voting for for the past 3 years in the same polling station, was not on my ballot sheet this year.

    I was very disappointed as he has helped me in the past, and it was really the only reason I was voting.

    Anyone know why he was not on my ballot sheet? :confused:
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    chopperbyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 11,009 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    You sure you're in Tallaght Central and not Tallaght South?

    http://www.southdublin.ie/candidates.aspx


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    sceptre
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    Parts of the constituency appear to have been redrawn (including having all of the even-numbered houses in Jobstown but not the odd-numbered houses).

    Any chance you were moved to a different local constituency?

    (I assume you meant last three elections, the guy ran for the locals in 1999 and the Dail in 2002 and 2007)


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    chopperbyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 11,009 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    Tallaght Central is a completely restructured constituency.

    I would have voted for Karen Warren as I have previously, but she is now Tallaght South and I vote in Tallaght Central.


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    leeroybrown
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    As pointed out above the Tallaght Central boundary has been considerably redrawn. Your area and polling station will have moved to another constituency.


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    Columba Rad
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    chopperbyrne wrote: »
    You sure you're in Tallaght Central and not Tallaght South?

    http://www.southdublin.ie/candidates.aspx
    Ah ha, yeah I'm in Tallaght South (Killinarden), so he wasn't listed this time, ah well hope he does well.
    sceptre wrote: »
    Parts of the constituency appear to have been redrawn (including having all of the even-numbered houses in Jobstown but not the odd-numbered houses).

    Any chance you were moved to a different local constituency?

    (I assume you meant last three elections, the guy ran for the locals in 1999 and the Dail in 2002 and 2007)

    I definitely voted for him in 2007, it must of been the first & last time I voted for him. I'm not in to politics that much so not sure about all the constituencies and elections stuff :), I just wanted to support the guy :)

    Just a little disappointed I couldn't give him my No.1 vote.

    Thanks for the replies, I'm alot wiser on the topic now :)
    chopperbyrne wrote: »
    Tallaght Central is a completely restructured constituency.

    I would have voted for Karen Warren as I have previously, but she is now Tallaght South and I vote in Tallaght Central.

    It's ok I gave Karen my No.1 as I know her father Joe :D


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    He was on my ballot paper and my address isn't in Tallaght. Not far from it though. I'd never heard of the guy though.


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    chopperbyrne
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    Alan Rouge wrote: »
    He was on my ballot paper and my address isn't in Tallaght. Not far from it though. I'd never heard of the guy though.

    Tallaght Central takes in Greenhills and Templeogue too.


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    I found the local council constituencies incredibly confusing and wasn't sure where exactly to go looking for information about it.


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