ICMSA president Pat McCormack said a copy would be sent to all candidates in rural constituencies.

The survey polled 3,485 men and women from urban and rural constituencies.

It also urged them to support a political campaign targeting TDs in rural constituencies who support the Government.

People living in rural constituencies such as his have been especially inconvenienced by lower alcohol limits and breath-testing.

It said Mr Tsvangirai had taken 95 per cent of rural constituencies whose results were known to the MDC.

Many backbenchers, especially those with rural constituencies under threat from Ukip, are likely to be frustrated by the decision.

FIANNA FÁIL'S annual church-gate collection in rural constituencies last Sunday surpassed expectations, a number of party TDs have claimed.

Few rural constituencies outside Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and a few in the south-west of England vote anything but Conservative.

Mr Rabbitte has backed a €500 million overground power line linking Leinster and Munster, which has caused anger in many rural constituencies.

Obviously that is not something that can be accessed by people in rural constituencies but for a certain group of people, Terence Wood said.

Sinn Fein has emerged from the Assembly election as the largest party in the rural constituencies of West Tyrone, Fermanagh-South Tyrone and Mid Ulster.

Activists demanded it should be administered separately under a chief executive-like head, instead of politicians who siphoned off its wealth to their rural constituencies.

Rural constituencies might have cases of voters riding to the polling station.