Sinn Fein’s one stop election shop…
Nice work from Sinn Fein, turning their home page into a results board (with of course themselves at the top, and the Alliance party at the bottom, below the TUV)… Hmmm, was it something Fordie said?
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Haha! I was wondering about the placement of AP myself!
mistake by SF, Alliance are going to well this election.
Great but unless they are doing tally returns it’ll be a website behind the mainstream media all the time.
A quick gripe, here is as good as anywhere… when reporting the results individuals TOPPING THE POLL is NOT a sign of success, it often indicates poor vote management or complacency, there are exceptions of course, but party percentages are a much better indicator, gripe over.
As for the subject, I’m guessing there are better places to get the results, unless they have special powers in SF!
Alliance got better treatment on the page than the Green Party. Maybe SF couldn’t sort out a colour code for the Greens?
Drums TUV are the bottom-feeders in the election
AP have at least a minister , who is doing ok-ish non?
I now look on the Greens in a whole new light
http://order-order.com/2011/05/04/green-party-candidate-is-50ph-escort/
DR,
Don’t mention special powers in the same sentence as SF. You’ll frighten them. On the other hand…….
the last shall be first and the first shall be last, or something like that
Better than you think guys, there is a big “donate” button in the top left corner. Don’t knock it guys, they are good.
Apart from the AP getting bottom billing the colour coding is indicative – Strong decisive green SF -clear orange -DUP = wishy washy weak light blue -UUP -entirely colourless , and even anemic white for the SDLP and a pinko for the AP suggesting a less than fully masculine party with even hints of non traditional lifestyles – And then a yellow for the TUV which is far from being a ‘mellow ‘yellow outfit ?
The next step would have been to have spaces or switch ons for the later counts but I guess that’s for the next time !
Overall SF can clap themselves on the back for this effort !