Latest Election News Latest Update - 31/May/2002 David Green stayed in until the fouth count and eventually went out on 1313 votes. He was the strongest independent candidate with all others being eliminated before the fourth count. All the main players in this election had young drivers car insurance as a main issue with people like Mary Harney talking about bringing Irish insurance premiums in line with the UK. But for the work of MIJAG this issue would not have achieved such prominence in the election. Had the main parties not taken up the issue in their manifestos, David Green would have taken a much higher vote. The other candidates associated with MIJAG, Mick Murphy, Mick Barry and Lisa Maher all polled over 1000 votes and are all set to do well in council elections due in 2004. MIJAG are planning to run several more candidates across the country in the council elections to build on the support David Green received in the general election.