Welcome to meatheast.com, the definitive website for the new constituency of Meath East.  The election to the 30th Dail took place on 24 May 2007 to fill 165 seats (excluding the Ceann Comhairle).  The election took place across the 43 constituencies of the State and this was the first general election for the newly created constituency of Meath East.

According to the register of electors just prior the election, the eligible electorate across all 43 constituencies stood at 3,066,517, just under 4% higher than the electorate at the 2002 General Election.

Please see below the voting results for each of the candidates in the Meath East constituency.  There follows an analysis of the voting in the Meath East constituency:

Analysis of voting in Meath East on 24 April 2007:

Profile of candidate:

FF: Minister Mary Wallace, Ratoath, first elected 1989
FF: Thomas Byrne, Clope, solicitor, first attempt
FG: Shane McEntee TD, Nobber, publican, first elected 2005
FG: Regina Doherty, Ratoath, distribution, first attempt
PD: Sirena Campbell, Julianstown, care work, second attempt
L: Cllr Dominic Hannigan, Beamore, engineer, first attempt
SF: Joanne Finnegan, first attempt
GP: Cllr Seán Ó Buachalla

Have Your Say: Party political websites - see list of links on the right side - give some background information on their candidates and their policies for the period 2007 - 2012. Why not log on and evaluate how seriously - or not - these parties are taking Meath East local issues. Then email the team here at meatheast.com with YOUR views and/or general information points - let YOUR voice be heard:

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The comments and suggestions submitted will be treated in absolute confidence and will be accorded the importance that they deserve.

YOUR opinions will help inform us as we build a platform of ideas - on YOUR behalf - regarding practical policies for the benefit of every aspect of the Meath East constituency, but especially in terms of the well being of our: families, community, environment and economy.