1989 European Parliament election in Ireland

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1989 European Parliament election in Ireland
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  1984 14 June 1989 1994  

15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout1,675,119 (68.3% Increase2.svg 20.8 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Charles Haughey Alan Dukes Desmond O'Malley
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Alliance EDA EPP ELDR
Leader since 7 December 1979 21 March 1987 21 December 1985
Seats won
6 / 15
4 / 15
1 / 15
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote514,537353,094194,059
Percentage31.5%21.6%12.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.7 ppDecrease2.svg 10.6 ppNew Party

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Leader Dick Spring Proinsias De Rossa Neil Blaney
Party Labour Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Alliance SOC Left Unity RBW
Leader since1 November 198211 November 19881972
Seats won
1 / 15
1 / 15
1 / 15
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote155,572124,67952,852
Percentage9.5%7.7%3.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.2 ppIncrease2.svg 3.4 ppIncrease2.svg 0.3 pp

 Seventh partyEighth party
 
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Leader Gerry Adams
Party Green Sinn Féin
Alliance Green Group NI
Leader since13 November 1983
Seats won
0 / 15
0 / 15
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote61,04135,923
Percentage3.7%2.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.2 ppDecrease2.svg 2.7 pp

The 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1989 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

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Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1989
PartyEuropean PartyParty Leader1st Pref Vote%±%Seats±
Fianna Fáil EDA Charles Haughey 514,53731.5−7.76−2
Fine Gael EPP Alan Dukes 353,09421.6−10.64−2
Progressive Democrats ELDR Desmond O'Malley 194,05912.0+12.01+1
Labour Party SOC Dick Spring 155,5729.5+1.21+1
Workers' Party Left Unity Proinsias De Rossa 124,6797.7+3.41+1
Independent Fianna Fáil RBW Neil Blaney 52,8523.2+0.31+1
Green Party Green Group none61,0413.7+3.20±0
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 35,9232.2−2.70±0
Independent 140,9718.6+0.91±0
Total1,632,728100.015

MEPs elected

ConstituencyNamePartyEP group
Connacht–Ulster Mark Killilea Fianna Fáil EDA
Neil Blaney Independent Fianna Fáil RBW
Joe McCartin Fine Gael EPP
Dublin Niall Andrews Fianna Fáil EDA
Proinsias De Rossa Workers' Party GUE/NGL
Barry Desmond Labour SOC
Mary Banotti Fine Gael EPP
Leinster Patrick Lalor Fianna Fáil EDA
Patrick Cooney Fine Gael EPP
Jim Fitzsimons Fianna Fáil EDA
Munster Pat Cox Progressive Democrats ELDR
Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil EDA
T.J. Maher Independent ELDR
John Cushnahan Fine Gael EPP
Paddy Lane Fianna Fáil EDA

Voting details

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1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies
ConstituencyElectorateTurnoutSpoiltValid PollQuotaSeatsCandidates
Connacht–Ulster 464,661322,664 (69.4%)10,362 (3.2%)312,30278,076313
Dublin 711,416455,539 (64.0%)7,137 (1.5%)448,40289,681411
Leinster 571,694391,697 (68.5%)14,106 (3.6%)377,59194,398315
Munster 703,913505,219 (71.7%)10,786 (2.2%)494,43382,406515
Total2,451,6841,675,119 (68.3%)42,391 (2.6%)1,632,7281544

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