ELECTIONS

Independent's: Dana Rosemary Scallon, Paddy Kelly on their visit to Creeslough. 2004

2009- Creeslough N. S. Roger Doohan (Assistant) and Michael McGinley Presiding Officer

2009/6/5 - ELECTIONS: The European; & The County Council; 

 The European Election; Ireland  

North West:  Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Letrim, Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Clare, Longford & Westmeath. 

 Electorate 805,626, Total Poll: 510,932, Turnout 63.42%, Spoiled 15,675, Total Valid Poll: 495,257, 

Seats: 3, Candidates: 13. Quota: 123,815. ie. ( (Total Valid Poll Diveded By No of Seats +1) +1)

1st. Count: Harkin Marian (NP) 84,813, Gallagher Pat (cope) (FF) 82,643, Higgins Jim (FG) 80,093. all three elected on 6th count none reaching the quota.

 Ganley Declan (LT) 70,638, Mac Lochlainn Padraig (SF) 45,515, Mooney Paschal (FF) 42,985, O'Reilly Joe (FG) 37,564, O'Keeffe Susan (FG)28,658.  McNamara Michael (NP) 12,744, O'Luain Fiachra (NP) 3,510, Higgins John Frances (NP) 3,030, McCillagh Noel (NP) 1,940, King Thomas (NP) 1,124.

 Elected in The Rest of Ireland.

South: Crowley Brian (FF), Kelly Sean (FG), Kelly Alin (LA). Quota: 124,532.

East: McGuinness Maraid (FG), Childers Nessa (LA), Aylward Liam (FF). Quota: 107,313.

Dublin: Mitchell Gay (FG), DeRossa Prionsias (LA), Higgans Joe (SP). Quota: 101,658.

Northern Ireland: DeBrun Bairbre (SF), Nicholson Jim (UU), Dodds Diane (DU). Quota: 121,144.

Dail Elections on the same day: South Dublin George Lee (FG), Dublin Centeral Maureen O'Sullivan (NP).

FF: Fianna Fail, FG: Fine Gael, LA: Labour, SF: Sinn Fein, LI: Libertas, NP: Non Party (Independent), UU: Ulster Unionest, DU: Democratic Unionest

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The County Council Election; Donegal.  

Glenties Electoral Area:                  

Electorate 22,829, Total Poll: 15,086, Turnout 66.08%, Spoiled 185, Total Valid Poll: 14,901, 
Seats: 5, Candidates: 13. Quota: 2,484. 

1st. Count: O'Domhnaill Seamus (NP) 2011, Alcorn David (FF) 1554,  Kelly Joe (FF) 1478, Doherty Padraig (NP) 1465, Slowey Terence (FG) 1406, Gallagher Marie Therese (SF) 1338, Bonner Enda (FF)1306, Rodgers Seamus (LA)1062,O'Fearraigh John Seamus (SF)1019, Brennan Frances (NP) 853, Nic Suibhine Maraid (FG) 624, Terry Martin (FG) 416, Kelly John Michael (LA) 369. Elected: 7th. Count: O'Domhnaill. 8th. Count: Alcorn, Doherty, Gallagher, Slowey.

Tally for Creeslough N S: O'Domhnaill Seamus (NP) 146, Kelly Joe (FF) 121, O'Fearraigh John Seamus (SF) 67, Terry Martin (FG) 50, Doherty Padraig (NP) 27, Bonner Enda (FF) 22, Gallagher Marie Therese (SF) 16, Rodgers Seamus (LA) 8, Kelly John Michael (LA) 5, Alcorn David (FF) 4, Slowey Terence (FG) 4, Nic Suibhine Maraid (FG) 4,   Brennan Frances (NP) 0.

Tally for Glassan N S: O'Domhnaill Seamus (NP) 37, Kelly Joe (FF) 28, O'Fearraigh John Seamus (SF) 13, Terry Martin (FG) 11, Rodgers Seamus (LA) 8, Doherty Padraig (NP) 7, Gallagher Marie Therese (SF) 7, Slowey Terence (FG) 2, Nic Suibhine Maraid (FG) 2, Bonner Enda (FF) 1, Kelly John Michael (LA) 0, Alcorn David (FF) 0,    Brennan Frances (NP) 0.

Elected in The Rest of Donegal:

Donegal: Elected O'Neill Barry (FG), McEniff Sean (FF), Byrne Brendan (FF), Pringle Thomas (NP), Boyle John (FG). Quota: 2498.

Stranorlar: Elected Harvey Cora (SF), McGowan Patrick (FF), McBrearty Frank Jnr (LA), Crawford Gerry (FF), Harley Martin (FG). Quota: 1948.

Letterkenny: (Now includes Milford Electrol Area, Creeslough was in the Milford Area a few years back).
Elected Brogan Ciaran (FF), Blaney Liam (FF), Larkin Dessie (FF), McBride Noel (FG), Quinn Mick (SF), Hart Jimmy (NP), McGarvey (NP). Quota: 2408.

Inishowen: Elected MacLaughlin Padraig (SF), McGuinness Bernard (FG), McConalogue Charley (FF), Doherty Mickey (FF), Donaghey Rena (FF), Ryan John (FG). Quota: 2011.

2007/5/24 - General Election

A General Election for the 30th Dail was held on a thursday this time around with 165 of the 166 seats  in 43 constituency's up for selection the Ceann Comhairle being returned automaticly. (Dublin having a total of 48 seats)

Donegal North East (3). Fine Gael Senator Joe McHugh was elected TD. fot the first time topping  the pole . Fianna Fail Dr. James McDaid and Nial Blaney holding their seats with Cecilia Keavney losing her seat .

Donegal South West (3). Fianna Fail Mary Coughlin and Pat (The Coop) Gallagher holding their seats. Fine Gael Dinnie McGlinley holding his seat.

Final Result : FF-78, FG-51, LAB-20, GP-6, SF-4, OTH-5, PD-2.

2004/6/11:The European; The County Council; The Referendum; 

  The Three Elections 

Dana Rosemary Scallon MEP;
is standing for re-election for a second term to the European Parlament, on her first election she topped the poll in Creeslough, Ballymore and Glassan.

Paddy Kelly;
is standing for re-election to the Donegal County Council where he has served since 1991. Paddy has served twice as Chairman of Donegal County Council and has being on many of the local committee's including the Agricultural Committee.

The Referendum on Irish Citizenship;
The constitutional right of every person born in the island of Ireland to be a citizen of Ireland is contained in Article 2 of the Constitution.
A 'Yes' Vote will remove that right from the constitution,
A 'No' Vote will retain that right in the constitution.

2004/5/1 - EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT. EU

On Saturday 1^st May 2004 ten new countries joined the EU. Brining the total to twenty-five countries. An Taoiseach of Ireland Bertie Ahern is EU. President, so Dublin is hosting the party for the enlargement. All ten new countries are twinned with towns and cities all over the country. Letterkenny Co Donegal is twinned with Poland.

The ten new country’s are: Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia,  Hungary, Slovenia. The existing fifteen country’s are: Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland,  Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta,  Netherlands,  Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Not in the EU. Switzerland, Norway, Russia or the part of Russia which is land locked between Lithuania and Poland or the Turkish Cypriot controlled part of Cyprus.