1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

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1984 European Parliament election in Ireland
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  1979 14 June 1984 1989  

15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout1,147,745 (47.6% Decrease2.svg 16.0 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Charles Haughey Garret FitzGerald Dick Spring
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Alliance EPD EPP SOC
Leader since 7 December 1979 1 July 19771 November 1982
Seats won
8 / 15
6 / 15
0 / 15
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote438,946361,03493,656
Percentage39.2%32.2%8.3
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.5 ppDecrease2.svg 0.9 ppDecrease2.svg 6.2 pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Leader Gerry Adams Tomás Mac Giolla Neil Blaney
Party Sinn Féin Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Alliance RBW
Leader since13 November 198314 October 19621972
Seats won
0 / 15
0 / 15
0 / 15
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote54,67243,94232,504
Percentage4.9%3.3%2.9%

The 1984 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1984 European Parliament election. A constitutional amendment to allow the franchise at general elections to be extended to non-Irish citizens was approved by referendum on the same day.

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Constituencies

Ireland had 15 MEPs who were elected on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) in four constituencies based on the provinces of Ireland: [1]

Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland 1984
PartyGroupLeader1st prefFPv%±%Seats±
Fianna Fáil EPD Charles Haughey 438,94639.2Increase2.svg4.58Increase2.svg3
Fine Gael EPP Garret FitzGerald 361,03432.2Decrease2.svg0.96Increase2.svg2
Labour Party SOC Dick Spring 93,6568.3Decrease2.svg6.20Decrease2.svg4
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 54,6724.9Increase2.svg4.90Steady2.svg
Workers' Party Tomás Mac Giolla 48,4494.3Increase2.svg1.00Steady2.svg
Independent Fianna Fáil RBW Neil Blaney 32,5042.9Decrease2.svg3.20Decrease2.svg1
Green Party none5,2420.5New0Steady2.svg
Independent 85,9137.7Decrease2.svg0.61Steady2.svg
Total1,120,41610015

MEPs elected

ConstituencyNamePartyEP group
Connacht–Ulster Ray MacSharry Fianna Fáil EPD
Joe McCartin Fine Gael EPP
Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil EPD
Dublin Richie Ryan Fine Gael EPP
Mary Banotti Fine Gael EPP
Niall Andrews Fianna Fáil EPD
Eileen Lemass Fianna Fáil EPD
Leinster Mark Clinton Fine Gael EPP
Jim Fitzsimons Fianna Fáil EPD
Patrick Lalor Fianna Fáil EPD
Munster T. J. Maher Independent ELDR
Tom O'Donnell Fine Gael EPP
Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil EPD
Tom Raftery Fine Gael EPP
Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil EPD

Voting details

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1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies
ConstituencyElectorateTurnoutSpoiltValid PollQuotaSeatsCandidates
Connacht–Ulster 471,577241,244 (51.2%)5,763 (2.4%)235,48158,871311
Dublin 704,873288,831 (40.9%)6,153 (2.1%)282,67856,536412
Leinster 545,878268,491 (49.2%)9,197 (3.4%)259,29464,82439
Munster 691,076349,179 (50.5%)6,216 (1.8%)342,96357,16159
Total2,413,4041,147,745 (47.6%)27,329 (2.4%)1,120,4161541

References

  1. European Assembly Elections Act 1977, 2nd Sch.: Constituencies ( No. 30 of 1977, 2nd Sch. ). Enacted on 9 December 1977. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .