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Dublin - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

UCD Students Vote Again on Coca Cola & Bin Tax Prisoner runs in UCD election

category dublin | miscellaneous | event notice author Friday November 14, 2003 16:33author by UCD student Report this post to the editors

The Coca Cola referendum is being re-run on Tuesday evening (from 6pm in Arts) and all day on Wednesday. On the same day undergraduate Arts students (incl Social Science) will be voting in Academic Council elections where David Murphy, a bin tax prisoner, is running.

The Coca Cola referendum is being re-run as right-wingers (lead by Fine Gael Presidential hopeful Michael Binchy) collected signatures to run a referendum. Their manifesto is based on lies. They have a long list of lies and mistruths about the SU shops. They are trying their best to scare the SU workers into not supporting the ban with false claims about shop sales. They are also accusing the killed trade unionists of supporting terrorist organisations!

On the same day David Murphy, a bin tax prisoner, is running for the Academic Council in the Undergraduate Arts constituency (includes Social Science). He is running against Richard Waghorne, leader of the 1st pro-Coca Cola campaign).

UCD students can send out a clear message to the world. A No vote in the referendum will re-inforce the ban and give confidence to Colombain workers- and will lead to more SUs banning Coke. UCD students will also be able to send a message of support to David Murphy and the bin tax prisoners.

author by Angry Liberal - No campaignpublication date Thu Nov 20, 2003 13:43author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The No side win hands down.This one was for Luis Eduardo Garcia.

author by SU election headpublication date Wed Nov 19, 2003 21:06author address author phone Report this post to the editors

It seems that the vote will be very close. The No side will win Arts, Social Science and probably Agriculture. Commerce and Science will vote Yes but with substantial minorities voting No. The other faculties are hard to call I would say they'll be 50-50.

The turnout in Arts is up significantly, last time it was 800 the last I heard it was at 1,100. There were also larger turnouts in the outlying faculties which voted yesterday.

David Murphy will top the poll easily, probably get well over 50%, there is even speculation that the other two anti bin tax candidates will take the remaining seats although Waghorne will get a certain core pro-coke vote. I'd say it will be Murphy with the 1st seat, O'Neill or Ennis for the second and a fight for the last between Waghorne and O'Neill or Ennis.

The question really is whether the large turnout in Arts will be enough. The result will be posted ASAP.

author by Anonymouspublication date Wed Nov 19, 2003 20:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Many thanks for the above. Should be an interesting one indeed.

That is great news about Dave Murphy. Should the Coke decision be upturned (which hopefully it won't) at least if Dave gets elected that will make up for it to some extent.

We wait.....

author by tallymanpublication date Wed Nov 19, 2003 18:37author address author phone Report this post to the editors

With Day Classes over in the Arts Block 1,100 voted in Arts. Already that is a few hundred more than last time. It looks close, evening students will be voting now. Looks like David Murphy will get a big vote.

Don't know about other faculties yet.

author by result 2nitepublication date Wed Nov 19, 2003 16:45author address author phone Report this post to the editors

No UCD lefts (or rightwingers) are able to go in IMC as voting is going on NOW!

It seems like it will be tight again. Dave Murphy is likely to win by a landslide!

Count is tonight. Polls close at 9:45pm. Counting afterwards. Result by 12.

author by Anonymouspublication date Wed Nov 19, 2003 15:41author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Does anyone have any idea how the vote is going??

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