Right to Change

Not to be confused with Right2Change.

Right to Change (also written as Right2Change or RTOC) is a minor left-wing^[1][2] political party in Ireland.^[3] It was founded in May 2020 by TD Joan Collins. Collins was elected as an Independents 4 Change TD in the 2020 general election; she had previously been a member of the Socialist Party.^[3] The party has invited trade unions to affiliate.^[4]

Right to Change
Founder	Joan Collins
Founded	May 2020
Split from	Independents 4 Change
Headquarters	Inchicore, Dublin
Political position	Left-wing
Local government	1 / 949
Website
righttochange.ie
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The party focuses on social and economic justice, grassroots activism, and progressive policies.^[5]

RTOC gained representation on Dublin City Council, after two former Independents 4 Change councillors, Sophie Nicoulland and Pat Dunne, joined the party. Only Dunne was re-elected at the 2024 local elections.^[6][7][8]

For the 2024 general election, Collins was the sole candidate to run for RTOC.^[9][10] She was not re-elected, leaving the party without national representation.^[11]

Election results

Dáil Éireann

Election	Leader	1st pref votes	%	Seats	±	Government
2024	Joan Collins	2,907	0.13 (#16)	0 / 174	1	Extra-parliamentary

Local elections

Election	Seats won	±	First pref. votes	%
2024	1 / 949	1	2,639	0.1%

References

1. Malekmian, Shamim. "Debenhams Workers Criticise KPMG Following Statement Last Night". Hotpress.
2. "Right to Change". Irish Left Archive.
3. "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 May 2020.
4. McCarthy, Justine (31 May 2020). "Dublin TD Joan Collins leaves I4C to found new party Right to Change". The Times.
5. "The political framework of Ireland". Bank of Scotland. July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024. Right to Change: left-wing, focusing on social and economic justice, grassroots activism, and progressive policies.
6. "Eclectic Mix Of Candidates Standing In Local Elections". Dublin People. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
7. "SocDems double seats on Dublin City Council as Fianna Fáil lose top spot to Fine Gael". The Journal. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
8. "Pat Dunne". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
9. "'We just have to be ready': Opposition TDs take to the streets ahead of as-yet unfixed general election". Irish Times. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
10. "Notice of Poll - Dublin South Central". Dublin City Returning Officer. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
11. "Not returning: Here are all the TDs we're bidding farewell to after they lost their seats". The Journal. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.