It had to happen.

Given his surging popularity in Ireland and beyond, it was pretty much inevitable that someone would give Conor McGregor a vote in the general election.

And here it is.

Snapped by Irish Examiner reporter Elaine Loughlin, at least one voter in Dublin West felt the Notorious Crumlin UFC star was just the person to represent them.

To be honest, they probably weren’t the only one.

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Spoiled vote in #dubwest had @TheNotoriousMMA Conor McGregor as their No1 #GE16 #iestaff pic.twitter.com/tdBtGvANTS

— Elaine Loughlin (@Elaine_Loughlin) February 27, 2016

We await Conor's response to the suggestion of a political career.