Monthly Archives: May 2015

Westminster Election 2015: Strangford

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: A constituency where DUP votes are weighed, rather than counted. An easy win but the collapse of the UUP vote (Mike Nesbitt fought Strangford for UUP-Tories) collapsed and votes shed to UKIP, Alliance and Conservatives. In 2016, DUP … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: Mid Ulster

Posted on May 13, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results. An easy victory for Sinn Féin and little here to upset the narrative for 2016. No change. Sinn Féin will take three seats, UUP, DUP and SDLP one each. Interesting that there is clear blue water between Sandra … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: East Belfast

Posted on May 13, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results. It was of course a two-horse race. Right and proper that other parties stood. Democracy is about Choice. The political parties can choose to stand. The Voters (and it is about the Voters) have the choice to vote … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: West Tyrone

Posted on May 12, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

First the results. In this seat, Pat Doherty veteran Sinn Féin MP was returned fairly easily but he did lose a lot of votes. His chief asset was that he was the Incumbent and that is always an asset. But … Continue reading →

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Dolores Kelly To Resign AS SDLP Deputy Leader?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Probably not. But there is a certain logic. Brid Rodgers, Dolores predecessor as MLA for Upper Bann and Deputy Leader has an interview in The Irish News in which she says that Alasdair McDonnell should resign from the Leadership. It … Continue reading →

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Forecasting Elections

Posted on May 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The strange thing about Norn Iron Elections is that the LetsGetAlongerists give me no time to enjoy them. A gentle reminder here to LetsGetAlongerists that the Alliance Party lost a seat in East Belfast last week.  Grief gets people in … Continue reading →

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Alasdair McDonnell Steps Down..From Assembly

Posted on May 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

No surprise that Alasdair McDonnell MP, re-elected again for South Belfast is giving up membership of the Assembly. Legislation to be enacted next year will ban these dual mandates and it is logical that he steps down to facillitate the … Continue reading →

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So…Simon Hamilton

Posted on May 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I suppose I covered all the bases with this observation, two weeks ago. But I really did think that Simon Hamilton, who is quite pragmatic would get the Health Ministry. Arlene Foster goes to Finance and Jonathan Bell gets Trade … Continue reading →

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“PINGATE”

Posted on May 10, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

You know that feeling you get when you hear via Twitter that something odd has happened on RTÉ and you almost wish that you had been watching Ryan Tubridy on a Friday night or that other fella O’Connor ona Saturday … Continue reading →

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Election Overview

Posted on May 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

6pm. Very much behind with posts. Apologies. Yesterday I was out from 7am until midnight. I was in Lisburn, Belfast, Dungannon, Cookstown, Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Belfast again and Downpatrick…then home. All by bus and train. Today I was in Portadown, … Continue reading →

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