Harris* Calls Election on Friday 29th...

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Generally, it helps having a 'small' population.
The way the Dail works:
1 Seat per 30,000 people
Minimum of 3 seats per constituency
Most constituencies are 3-5 seats so.

The upper limit on counting/counts comes from the quantity of candidates. In theory the maximum number of counts is N-1, where N is the number of candidates. The quantity of ballots being counted may also vary depending on the point we're in, and the quantity of votes being redistributed. Not every ballot is counted every time - only the ones that can be carried forward. The 13th count was the final one in my constituency. My own voted was only ever tallied on the 1st and 13th count.

In practice, this doesn't include recounts. There have been margins between candidates of 1 vote at certain stages in some counts.

We also have staff like this:


There were two attemptes in the 50's and 60's to replace STV with FPTP - both by the same party, and both times where that party ruled as a single-party majority rather than coalition. . This required a referendum since STV is constitutionally mandated. The electorate decided they liked the drama of counting, rather than Fianna Fail being a sort of 'Liberal Democrat Party' for Ireland..... they've still spend most of the intervening period either in power, or close to it. Up until they grenaded the economy.

But they're back now on top..