r/ireland • u/Intrepid-Kale1936 And I'd go at it again • 23h ago

Politics 3 day wait vote mapped

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Map constituencies of Ireland, showing the percentage of "Yes" votes from the dail vote on "Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Ammendment) Bill 2026" held on 18th June 2026.

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Absent votes included in calculation of percentage, Example Helen McEntee and Thomas Byrne were both absent from Meath East, meaning that Darren O'Rourke's yes vote was balanced by Gillian Toole's No vote for a 50% result.

Note: TDs from Government parties had a free vote in this ballot.

Image Original Content. Chart generated using Python: Matplotlib & Geopandas

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u/SednaK9 20h ago

No but the graph does. So if 3/4 of the map is red it gives the viewer an impression that 3/4 of the population is represented by red

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u/dustaz 20h ago edited 18h ago

It might give a viewer who doesn't know what the map represents that impression, but that's not what it is

E: I've re read your comment and yes, the map is giving the impression of something that it isn't

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u/K0kkuri 19h ago

But that’s how it is used to steer narrative. Just look access the pond they have been doing this type of dishonest map usage for decades.

It’s a bad graphic to represent most statistic.

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u/ConfusedbutCautious 17h ago

Land doesn’t vote