FF tells candidates to carve up Midlands North constituency for EU elections

by | Apr 13, 2019 | European Elections 2019 | 0 comments

Fianna Fáil’s general secretary has issued a directive for the party’s two European election candidates to carve up the Midlands North West constituency to maximise support in the 24 May poll.

A letter from Seán Dorgan to the party’s grassroots in the constituency, that covers 13 counties, sets out how the constituency should be divided between Anne Rabbitte and Brendan Smith.

Lisa Chambers, Fianna Fáil’s National Director of Elections for Europe, and Thomas Byrne, the Director of Elections for the Midlands North West, have agreed, in unison, to implement the divide.

Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte has been given her own constituency along with:

  • Galway West

  • Mayo

  • Roscommon-Galway 

  • Sligo

Cavan-Monaghan TD Brendan Smith has been given his own constituency along with:

  • Donegal

  • Leitrim 

  • Louth

The five remaining Dáil constituencies in the area have been left open for both candidates to harvest votes. These constituencies are

  • Longford-Westmeath,

  • Meath East

  • Meath West

  • Kildare North 

  • Kildare South

Mr Dorgan’s letter outlines that the divide means that the party will be asking supporters in the area allocated to Ms Rabbitte to vote number 1 for her and number 2 for Mr Smith – and vice versa in the area allocated to Mr Smith.  In the five shared areas, party headquarters is asking supporters to vote for both candidates in order of their choice.
Ahead of the 2019 poll, Fianna Fáil’s directors of the elections have asked members, local election candidates and public representatives to implement the new strategy and “campaign accordingly” in a bid to MAXIMISE the party’s vote.
 

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