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Sinn Féin Vote for FF Candidates in Seanad Election

category national | politics / elections | news report author Sunday July 01, 2007 18:09author by Maurice Ross Report this post to the editors

SF Cllrs & TDs back prominant FF Senators this Summer

In the upcoming Seanad general election Sinn Féin will instruct its Councillors and TDs to vote for Fianna Fáil candidates in many of the panels (constituencies). In an election that would otherwise see the Government in a minority in the Upper House SF's decision will greatly help Ahern retain a majority.

All Councillors, TDs and outgoing Senators have a vote in the Vocational Panels that elect 43 Senators. Due to the 2004 local election results Fianna Fáil would only win 17. With the assistance of Greens and PDs this may be boosted to 18.

Sinn Féin have nominated one candidate on the Agricultural panel hoping that they could conclude a deal with Labour to vote for each others candidates in the different panels. As a result of a break down in talks between Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Joe Costello there will be no deal. This almost certianly gaurentees that SF will not have Pearse Doherty elected and it puts a 2nd Labour seat on the Labour panel in doubt.

Sinn Féin have decided that it's Councillors and TDs (which make up about half a quota) will give first preference votes for Fianna Fáil Senators Mary White (Industry & Commerce panel), Labhras Ó Murchú (Culture & Education panel) and Camillus Glynn (Administrative panel). They will back their own candidate Pearse Doherty on the Agricultural panel and ATGWU regional secretary Mick O'Reilly on the Labour panel. Neither Mick O'Reilly or Pearse Doherty are expected to win a seat.

Sinn Féin's support for Fianna Fáil candidates comes as a great assistance to the Government as they are currently set to win 18 seats on the panels. Even with the 11 Taoiseach's nominees they will only hold 29 seats in the 60 seat House. FF have been eagerly backing candidates in the NUI and TCD University seats in an attempt to have a slender government majority. Due to SF's backing the Government may win a majority.

A Government minority in the Seanad has only occured once since the reconstitution of the House in 1937 due to the collapse of the FF/Labour government in 1994. Without a majority legislation can be held up and referenda can be called on legislation.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Records of FF Senators SF support     Maurice Ross    Sun Jul 01, 2007 18:26 
   Opposition party?     SFwatch    Sun Jul 01, 2007 20:10 
   Hmmm...chocolate     HS    Sun Jul 01, 2007 22:16 
   Shock eh?     EK    Sun Jul 01, 2007 23:15 
   SF Exposed     Eamon Canty    Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:16 
   liers and the lies they tell     hs    Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:02 
   Betrayal of Voters     Eamon Canty    Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:34 
   SF are not left wing     Sfwatch    Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:03 
   my understanding     SFapologizer    Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:31 
 10   lets look at what SF are voting for     Sfwatch    Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:58 
 11   again     SFapologizer    Mon Jul 02, 2007 14:08 
 12   What's Labour got to do with it?!     SFwatch    Mon Jul 02, 2007 14:17 
 13   we tried that     sfapologizer    Mon Jul 02, 2007 14:29 
 14   Sin Féin Whore Themselves for No Price     Eamon Canty    Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:11 
 15   OMG!     Killian Forde    Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:11 
 16   Serious Thread - Cllr. Killian Forde has questions to answer.     Maurice Ross    Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:26 
 17   Irish Times     Maurice Ross    Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:29 
 18   Serious Question for Cllr Forde     HS    Mon Jul 02, 2007 16:03 
 19   My votes in Seanad     Killian Forde    Mon Jul 02, 2007 16:18 
 20   2 Questions     Maurice Ross    Mon Jul 02, 2007 16:27 
 21   $inn Feign would support anyone these days     Patrick Henry    Mon Jul 02, 2007 17:30 
 22   ATT EAMON CANTY     SF APPOLOGIZER    Mon Jul 02, 2007 20:54 
 23   Clarity     Killian Forde    Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:57 
 24   3 Supplementary Questions     Maurice Ross    Tue Jul 03, 2007 13:24 
 25   Another tangential question     Dan Sullivan    Thu Jul 05, 2007 15:34 
 26   FF to hold majority with SF votes     Maurice Ross    Thu Jul 05, 2007 15:56 
 27   New Order     Plato    Thu Jul 05, 2007 16:29 
 28   WHAT IF     SFAPOLOGIZER    Thu Jul 05, 2007 19:49 
 29   no     sycik    Thu Jul 05, 2007 20:15 
 30   spit in your hand     sf apologizer    Thu Jul 05, 2007 20:24 
 31   If SF don't vote FF then Government will loose majority.... SF it's in your hands.     Dub    Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:54 
 32   SF to sell out yet again?     Maurice Ross    Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:01 
 33   att dub     sfapologizer    Fri Jul 06, 2007 18:30 
 34   In reply to SFapologizer     Dub    Sat Jul 07, 2007 20:33 
 35   No     Yes    Sat Jul 07, 2007 21:51 
 36   A Woman's Palce is in the Struggle!     Dub    Sat Jul 07, 2007 22:04 
 37   freedom of speeck     women    Sat Jul 07, 2007 23:56 
 38   Off topic but...     Dub    Sun Jul 08, 2007 00:00 
 39   ok     dub    Sun Jul 08, 2007 00:32 
 40   att dub     SFapologizer    Sun Jul 08, 2007 15:59 
 41   Very straight forward     SFwatch    Sun Jul 08, 2007 18:58 
 42   Here is proof of SF giving FF a majority.     Junior Cert Maths    Sun Jul 08, 2007 19:38 
 43   Well     AM    Mon Jul 09, 2007 08:59 
 44   Labour Pact     Maurice Ross    Mon Jul 09, 2007 13:42 
 45   att junior maths/sfwatch     sfapologizer    Mon Jul 09, 2007 13:53 
 46   Irish Times     Obsessed with what SF do but won't join    Mon Jul 09, 2007 16:19 
 47   Correction re above     John Jefferies    Tue Jul 10, 2007 13:56 
 48   JJ     Curious    Tue Jul 10, 2007 14:06 
 49   "Curious", "SFapologizer" have weird view of abstention     Maurice Ross    Tue Jul 10, 2007 15:29 
 50   Maurice Ross     Curious    Tue Jul 10, 2007 15:41 
 51   Correction     Junior Cert Maths    Tue Jul 10, 2007 15:51 
 52   SF get 1 more Cllr     Junior Cert Maths    Tue Jul 10, 2007 20:39 
 53   SF-Labour deal Falls. SF to Vote FF     Maurice Ross    Sun Jul 15, 2007 15:55 
 54   att/mauriseross     sfapologizer    Sun Jul 15, 2007 19:41 
 55   False article     False Name    Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:11 
 56   All in the Newspapers with quotes, etc.     Maurice Ross    Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:48 
 57   SF have backed FF     Matthew o'Reilly    Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:46 


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