Predictions for 30th Dáil

The following programmes, publications and individuals were brave enough to stick their necks out with predictions for the shape of the 30th Dáil:

2002 General Election Result

								TOTAL
81	31	21	8	6	5	1	13	166
Seamus Pattison was returned automatically as Ceann Comhairle, but he is counted as a Labour TD for the comparisons below

Saturday View

								TOTAL
65	46	21	2	10	11	2	9	166
-16	+15	-	-6	+4	+6	+1	-4

RTE Election Book

								TOTAL
70	43	24	3	7	10	2	7	166
-11	+12	+3	-5	+1	+5	+1	-6

Village Magazine

								TOTAL
71	44	22	3	9	7	2	8	166
-10	+13	+1	-5	+3	+2	+1	-5

Irish Times

								TOTAL
67	47	22	3	10	9	1	7	166
-14	+16	+1	-5	+4	+4	-	-6

Ivan Yates (News at One)

								TOTAL
68	47	19	1	10	11	2	8	166
-13	+16	-2	-7	+4	+6	+1	-5

Noel Whelan (News at One)

								TOTAL
68	50	20	3	9	9	2	5	166
-13	+19	-1	-5	+3	+4	+1	-8

Nick Coffey (Drivetime)

								TOTAL
67	47	20	2	10	10	2	8	166
-14	+16	-1	-6	+4	+5	+1	-5

Seán Donnelly (Vincent Browne election night show)

								TOTAL
76	40	20	4	9	7	1	9	166
-5	+9	-1	-4	+3	+2	-	-4

Average of All Predictions

								TOTAL
69	46	21	3	9	9	2	8	166
-13	+15	-	-6	+3	+5	+1	-5

2007 General Election Result

								TOTAL
78	51	20	6	4	2	0	5	166
-3	+20	-1	-	-1	-6	-1	-8
Rory O'Hanlon was returned automatically as Ceann Comhairle, but he is counted as a Fianna Fáil TD in the above comparison