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Donegal South West by election: The numbers…

Adrian Kavanagh, 5 November 2010 On the basis of the most recent general election results in Donegal South West, this might be expected to be one constituency where Fianna Fail could actually have a realistic chance of winning a by-election (thus becoming the first government party to do so since Noel Treacy won the Galway…

November 5, 2010 in by-elections, opinion polls, women in politics.

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