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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.
| Party | European Party | Party Leader | 1st Pref Vote | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | EDA | Charles Haughey | 514,537 | 31.5 | −7.7 | 6 | −2 | |
| Fine Gael | EPP | Alan Dukes | 353,094 | 21.6 | −10.6 | 4 | −2 | |
| Progressive Democrats | ELDR | Desmond O'Malley | 194,059 | 12.0 | +12.0 | 1 | +1 | |
| Labour Party | SOC | Dick Spring | 155,572 | 9.5 | +1.2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Workers' Party | Left Unity | Proinsias De Rossa | 124,679 | 7.7 | +3.4 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | RBW | Neil Blaney | 52,852 | 3.2 | +0.3 | 1 | +1 | |
| Green Party | Green Group | none | 61,041 | 3.7 | +3.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 35,923 | 2.2 | −2.7 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independent | 140,971 | 8.6 | +0.9 | 1 | ±0 | |||
| Total | 1,632,728 | 100.0 | — | 15 | — | |||
| Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | Spoilt | Valid Poll | Quota | Seats | Candidates |
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| Connacht–Ulster | 464,661 | 322,664 (69.4%) | 10,362 (3.2%) | 312,302 | 78,076 | 3 | 13 |
| Dublin | 711,416 | 455,539 (64.0%) | 7,137 (1.5%) | 448,402 | 89,681 | 4 | 11 |
| Leinster | 571,694 | 391,697 (68.5%) | 14,106 (3.6%) | 377,591 | 94,398 | 3 | 15 |
| Munster | 703,913 | 505,219 (71.7%) | 10,786 (2.2%) | 494,433 | 82,406 | 5 | 15 |
| Total | 2,451,684 | 1,675,119 (68.3%) | 42,391 (2.6%) | 1,632,728 | — | 15 | 44 |
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