Irish Presidential Election betting - Martin McGuinness leads poll Visit Paddy Power Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 2 Oct 2011 Tweet Related Articles See all Irish Political Betting news Share it Pin It The Irish Presidential Election features seven candidates and Martin McGuinness was the most impressive performer in the TV debate according to pollSinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness was the most impressive Presidential candidate on Friday night’s Late Late Show debate, that’s according to punters who voted in an online poll created by Paddy Power.The former Deputy First Minister topped the poll on 46.19%. Of the 485 people who voted, 14.23% said they were most impressed by Dragon Sean Gallagher, 10.31% said Michael D Higgins was their favourite while Senator David Norris pulled 11.13%. The least impressive according to the poll were Gay Mitchell on 6.39% and Mary Davis on 2.89%. Betting-wise however, not a whole lot has changed since Friday night with Paddy Power still making Michael D Higgins the man to beat in the race for the Aras at odds of 4/7.Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power told Bettingpro: “We were very surprised by the results of this poll. The results do reflect how popular McGuinness has been in the betting, hence why his odds are so short, but we were expecting to see a little more support for Michael D. It’ll be interesting to see how people vote on the day.”www.paddypower.com POLL RESULTS:People were asked: Which of the Irish Presidential Election candidates impressed you most on The Late Late Show debate?485 people voted on the poll run by www.paddypower.comResults: 8.87% Dana (43 votes) 2.89% Mary Davis (14 votes)14.23% Sean Gallagher (69 votes)10.31% Michael D Higgins (50 votes)46.19% Martin McGuinness (224 votes) 6.39% Gay Mitchell (31 votes)11.13% David Norris (54 votes) Read our Paddy Power review Get your £250 free bet at Paddypower Like Like Post to wall 482 Reads All Political Betting News Recent Political Betting Articles Ireland to ditch the Euro?07 Dec 2011Ireland could be forced to the polls in 2012 to hold a referendum about ditching the Euro and it is Irish General Election betting - Fianna Fail now joint favourites06 Dec 2011Fianna Fail have gained support after an unpopular budget from Fine Gael Minister for Finance Micha Irish Government 2/1 to push legal age of drinking to 2124 Nov 2011Paddy Power have opened betting on whether or not the Irish Government will bring in new legislatio Michael D Higgins 5/2 to make South Africa the First State Visit01 Nov 2011Michael D Higgins is the new Irish President and he looks set to visit either South Africa, Britain Next Irish President - bookies pay out!28 Oct 2011Bookies Paddy Power this evening paid out over €350,000 to punters who backed Michael D Higgins to Irish government to sell Aer Lingus to Etihad Airways?17 Oct 2011The Irish government's shares in Aer Lingus look set to be the first state asset to be sold to furn More Stories Recent Articles The Ladbrokes Promotion Code 2012/2013 is MAXIMUMBONUS (£50 free bet)26 May 2012Ladbrokes launches MAXIMUMBONUS promotion codes for all new accounts Ladbrokes Mobile Promotion Code MAX gets you a £75 free bet26 May 2012Ladbrokes have a special mobile promotion code which means new customers get a free £75 bet when th Dalian Shide v Liaoning Hongyun live stream preview26 May 2012Tenth plays host to eighth in the Chinese Super League on Sunday with Dalian Shide taking on Liaoni Monaco Grand Prix Betting – Webber on pole after Schumacher demoted26 May 2012Red Bull’s Mark Webber is the 13-8 favourite with Coral bookmakers for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Changsha Ginde v Changchun Yatai live stream preview26 May 2012The Chinese Super League continues on Sunday with Changsha Ginde looking to improve their chances o Norway v England - Wayne Rooney rested by Roy Hodgson26 May 2012Wayne Rooney will not be involved when England visit Norway for the first of their two Euro 2012 wa More Stories Tags Irish Presidential Election, Irish Presidential Election Betting, Irish Presidential Election Odds, Irish Presidential Election Tips
