Poll: FG on track to top all three European constituencies
Mairead McGuinness is set to be a runaway poll topper in Midlands Northwest on 26%. Fine Gael are also set to top the poll in Midlands North West, where sitting MEP Mairead McGuinness is set to be a runaway poll topper on 26 per cent, according to today’s numbers.
Mr Flanagan is on 16 per cent while Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy is on 14 per cent. This constituency is a weak spot for Fianna Fail, with neither of its two candidates, Brendan Smith or Anne Rabbitte making a sufficient impression with voters at this stage.However, previous polling trends have shown strong Fianna Fáil support in these counties. And it would be a surprise if the party cannot muster a quota between the two candidates.In the South constituency, where five MEPs will be elected, Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly leads the pack at 18 per cent – enough to have him elected on the first count were it to be repeated on polling day. Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is also set to return to the European Parliament if she repeats the 14 per cent she registers in today’s poll. In the South constituency, where five MEPs will be elected, Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly leads the pack at 18%. Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher is on 13 per cent while his running mate Malcolm is at 10 per cent. There is likely to be one Fianna Fáil seat here based on these levels of support.Fine Gael has sufficient support in the constituency for two seats, though with Deirdre Clune on 10 per cent and Andrew Doyle on 9 per cent, there is no clarity as to who might take it. Independents 4 Change TD Mick Wallace, who is on 8 per cent, leads Labour’s Sheila Nunan and the Greens’ Grace O’Sullivan in the race for the final seat. Today’s poll reflects the state of play with the crucial final fortnight of campaigning yet to come. With public attention only beginning to focus on the May 24th elections, name recognition is clearly a big advantage at this stage.
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