| Fís Nua | |
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| Leader | None |
| Founded | June 2010 |
| Political position | Left Wing [1] |
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Fís Nua is a minor political party in the Republic of Ireland.
The party was formed in June 2010, mainly by former members of the Green Party who were unhappy with that party's participation in the then coalition government with Fianna Fáil. Fís Nua intended to campaign on the issues of political transparency, environmental issues and social justice, and hoped to draw support from existing supporters of both the Greens and the Labour Party.[2][3]
The party was registered on 4 February 2011,[4] and on the following day it was announced that they would run six candidates in the 2011 general election.[5]
"Fís Nua" translates from Irish as "New Vision".[3] Fís Nua are not to be confused with a separate organisation called New Vision, which also ran candidates in the 2011 general election.[6][7]
Fís Nua has one town councillor in Wicklow, Pat Kavanagh, who was elected as a member of the Green Party, but has since quit that party and will run in the next election as a Fís Nua candidate.[8]
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The party ran five candidates in the 2011 general election: one each in Dublin Central, Dublin South East and Waterford and two in Wicklow.[9][10][11] At the press launch on 5 February the party announced that it would also contest Cork South West and but their candidate failed to be nominated by the deadline of 9 February.[5][12]
Although registered on 4 February 2011, the party's name did not appear on the ballot, as the Register of Political Parties in use was that in force on 1 February when the writ for the general election was issued.[13]
| Constituency | Candidate | 1st Pref. votes | % 1st Pref. votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Central[14] | Liam Johnston | 48 | 0.1% | Eliminated after first count |
| Dublin South East[15] | Peadar Ó Ceallaigh | 18 | 0.1% | Eliminated after first count |
| Waterford[16] | Ben Nutty | 257 | 0.5% | Eliminated after first count |
| Wicklow[17] | Pat Kavanagh | 291 | 0.4% | Eliminated after eighth count |
| Gerry Kinsella | 324 | 0.5% | Eliminated after ninth count |
The party contested the the Dublin West by-election held in October 2011. This was the first election at which the party's name appeared on the ballot paper.[18] The party's candidate, Peadar Ó Ceallaigh, came last of the 13 candidates, securing 40 votes or 0.1% of the total first preferences.[19][20]
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