Tag Archives: Michelle Gildernew

Assembly Election 2017: Fermanagh-South Tyrone

Posted on March 1, 2017 by fitzjameshorse

The key difference between Assembly 2016 and Assembly 2017 is that only five MLAs will be elected from each constituncy. For at least eighteen MLAs and their staff, this election has come four years too early. The percentage of votes … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Sinn Féin Posters

Posted on April 11, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

So here is an odd thing. An Election conducted on Proportional Representation. And two posters. Take Cat Seeley, one of two Sinn Féin candidates in Upper Bann. Seemingly she has been designated to get the #1s in Lurgan area. But … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: Fermanagh-South Tyrone

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Result: A surprise. Even a shock. In 2010, Sinn Féin won with a majority of just four votes. Tactical voting by SDLP voters saw them defeat a unionist “unity” candidate.  I was actually in London for the 2010 Results, … Continue reading →

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Sinn Féin: A Half-Arsed Policy

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Remember the good old days when Sinn Féin was so purely Republican when they would not stand in Elections…north and south? They called themselves “Anti H Block Prisoner” in 1981 and got elected to Westminster, An Dáil and local councils … Continue reading →

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