How will the Electoral Commission reshape Irish elections?
Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan
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Sinn Fein and Sinn Fein in the SDR
It all goes back to Devil Eirus, Jerry Mander in 1947. This was the boundary change that got rid of the last few of these really big constituencies. So since then, basically the larger parties have a general sense that three seat, four seat, five seat constituencies are good for them. Ironically, on present poll trends, this focus or this decision to retain smaller constituencies, I suspect if the polls, the SDR, for the next general election, there's one party that will really benefit from this - and I'll be Sinn Fein.
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