Election Prediction Competition

Election Prediction Competition – Win a Book

February 24th, 2011 · 41 Comments · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics

To mark the election Gill and MacMillan have given me a copy of John Drennan’s Cute Hoors and Pious Protesters to give away in an election competition!

The book is a collection of original essays on the ‘traits and characteristics of Irish Politicians’ by the political humourist who will be known to regular listeners to Today with Pat Kenny on RTE Radio 1 and The Last Word on Today FM. You can read a chapter of the book here.

No one is safe and anyone who has heard or read John’s work will know that he has a unique turn or phrase!

In order to win a copy of the book and to mark the end of this very long campaing I thought a prediction competition would be in order!

How many independent candidates will be elected in #GE11? (Including United Left Alliance.)

Leave your prediction in the comments and I will put all correct answers in my special electronic hat next week and pick a winner. Competition closes at 10pm February 25th. Thanks again to Gill and MacMillan for the book and happy predicting!

Tags: #ge11·John Drennan

41 Comments so far

Keith // Feb 24, 2011 at 15:40

Seventeen. (17).
Jason // Feb 24, 2011 at 15:40

I’m going to say 17.
Karl // Feb 24, 2011 at 15:48

Damn it, I was going to say 17… hmmmm, Ok do I go 16 or 18?? I’ll go 16 then.
Maman Poulet // Feb 24, 2011 at 15:50

you can say the same number as someone else – I’m putting the right ones into a hat
Ciarán Lyng // Feb 24, 2011 at 15:50

16 Independents (including 5 ULA).
Michael Lindsay // Feb 24, 2011 at 15:58

13
Nick Reilly // Feb 24, 2011 at 16:05

12
TheQ47 // Feb 24, 2011 at 16:06

I reckon there’ll be 15
Karl // Feb 24, 2011 at 16:26

So does that mean I can make 166 entries?
Mark // Feb 24, 2011 at 16:45

19
Ste // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:05

I’ll say 18
Maman Poulet // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:10

no… and I’ll check IP addresses too for fake accounts
Tina // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:31

14
Cecilia // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:50

19
O_RX // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:55

14
Dermot Looney // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:57

5 ULA plus 13 others gives 18.
David // Feb 24, 2011 at 17:58

18
Kathleen // Feb 24, 2011 at 18:44

I reckon 8 will take seats. I’m hoping that the whole lot of SP/PBP (ULA) would, but sure 8 sounds about right.
Liz // Feb 24, 2011 at 18:47

14 … just for something no one else has done … Suze, can you put up some links to your meeja stuff so I can have a look/listen?
catherine ryan // Feb 24, 2011 at 19:00

11 omly because it’s mu lucky number. bast of luck to CP in limerick
caroline // Feb 24, 2011 at 19:14

Mmmmmmnnn 13 and a quarter so rounding that down 13 is my guess
Conan // Feb 24, 2011 at 19:41

14
Lily // Feb 24, 2011 at 20:09

16
Fintan // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:02

17
Anthony // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:53

16
Niall McClave // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:53

13
Richard // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:55

15
Jim // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:55

10 seats
Clare // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:56

Fifteen
Gee fogarty // Feb 24, 2011 at 22:57

14
Pearse Corcoran // Feb 24, 2011 at 23:16

I am going with 19
Conboy // Feb 24, 2011 at 23:27

19
Bernard Cantillon // Feb 24, 2011 at 23:38

I would suggest 14 (fourteen)
Brian Roche // Feb 24, 2011 at 23:46

13. A bit on the low side by some of yer posts but time will tell.
Michelle // Feb 24, 2011 at 23:58

I’m going to guess 17 too.
Lesley Robinson // Feb 25, 2011 at 00:06

22
Eurocentric // Feb 25, 2011 at 01:21

17.
Eurocentric // Feb 25, 2011 at 01:23

(Although if you consider TDs who co-operate with “like minded independents”, then the number will be closer to 166).
Peter Moore // Feb 25, 2011 at 11:30

10
Aline // Feb 25, 2011 at 21:23

16
Maman Poulet // Mar 8, 2011 at 01:07

4 correct answers – numbered them 1-4 and used a random number generator

3

Random numbers generated Mar 8 2011 at 1:5:56 by http://www.psychicscience.org

So well done Pearse!