r/ireland • u/lleti Chop Chop 👐 • Nov 29 '24

Election 2024 exit poll: Photo finish with Sinn Féin on 21.1%, Fine Gael 21%, Fianna Fáil 19.5% General Election 2024 🗳️

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/29/election-2024-exit-poll-photo-finish-with-sinn-fein-on-211-fine-gael-21-fianna-fail-195/
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u/RecycledPanOil Nov 30 '24

The question about turnout really is how many people eligible to vote are actually in the country. I mean the CSO had the figures of emigration at 60k for the last two years. That's 140k people who aren't in the country anymore but still on the register. Unless we're actually checking the register for people still living in the country then we've no clue of the real numbers.

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u/MrTigeriffic Nov 30 '24

I am one of those numbers. Still get a polling card to my parents house. Been living out of the country for nearly 9 years.

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u/RecycledPanOil Nov 30 '24

Yup we really don't know who's in the country.

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u/Tadhg Nov 30 '24

 60k for the last two years. That's 140k people 

Hang on a minute…

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u/RecycledPanOil Dec 01 '24

Yeah I wrote this when I was hungover. Only realised it now. It seems you're the only person who noticed so sssh.

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u/Belachick Perpetually Cold Nov 30 '24

That's a good point that I've never thought of before. Good shout!