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Succession boxes

Contrary to what is frequently claimed, Joe Higgins is not the leader of the Socialist Party, since the Party does not have a leader. This function is carried out by what is called the National Executive Committee which consists of (as far as I know) six people of whom Joe Higgins is one. Also, it is misleading to imply that Joe Higgins suceeded Joan Burton as TD for Dublin West, since, she is still a sitting TD. Although it is true that she lost her seat the first time he was elected, she was elected again at the last election together with Joe Higgins. I would suggest deleting the succession boxes.

2007 election

I rewrote the bit on the 2007 election; previously the article suggested that Higgins losing his seat as part of a swing from smaller to larger parties, but I'm not sure about this: PD and Labour (smaller partners in alliances) lost votes, but the Greens and Sinn Fein (nonaligned) gained. Rafaelgr 00:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is called a swing when you measure the amount of seats the smaller parties won, PD, Labour and Independents suffered, Sinn Fein bearly held on to what they had and the greens had a slight gain, when compared to the increase in seats that FG got and FF managed not to get too badly hit, i'd say its safe to say its a swing away from the smaller parties Holeinthehead 12:14, 02 June 2007 (BST)

Anon's comments

Is it really necessary to insist on the deletion of the anon's comments? Lapsed Pacifist (talk) 20:26, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As is your wont, you are free to delete unwelcome or difficult questions from your own talk page. This talk page is different. If you continue to refuse to make any kind of defense of your deletion of the anon's comments (let alone mine), I will have no option but to undo that deletion. Also, please try and stay civil. Lapsed Pacifist (talk) 04:05, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 I rewrote the bit on the 2007 election; previously the article suggested that Higgins losing his seat as part of a swing from smaller to larger parties, but I'm not sure about this: PD and Labour (smaller partners in alliances) lost votes, but the Greens and Sinn Fein (nonaligned) gained. [[User:Rafaelgr|Rafaelgr]] 00:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 :I think it is called a swing when you measure the amount of seats the smaller parties won, PD, Labour and Independents suffered, Sinn Fein bearly held on to what they had and the greens had a slight gain, when compared to the increase in seats that FG got and FF managed not to get too badly hit, i'd say its safe to say its a swing away from the smaller parties [[User:Holeinthehead|Holeinthehead]] 12:14, 02 June 2007 (BST)
+== Anon's comments ==
+Is it really necessary to insist on the deletion of the anon's comments? [[User:Lapsed Pacifist|Lapsed Pacifist]] ([[User talk:Lapsed Pacifist|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
+As is your wont, you are free to delete unwelcome or difficult questions from your own talk page. This talk page is different. If you continue to refuse to make any kind of defense of your deletion of the anon's comments (let alone mine), I will have no option but to undo that deletion. Also, please try and stay civil. [[User:Lapsed Pacifist|Lapsed Pacifist]] ([[User talk:Lapsed Pacifist|talk]]) 04:05, 6 December 2009 (UTC)