European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

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Ireland has 13 seats in the European Parliament. Elections are held on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). At the 2019 European Parliament election for the Ninth European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected from the following constituencies:

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ConstituencyAreaSeats
Dublin The counties of: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin;

and the city of Dublin.

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Midlands–North-West The counties of: Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath;

and the city of Galway.

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South The counties of: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow;

the cities and counties of Limerick and Waterford; and the city of Cork.

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At the 2024 European Parliament election for the Tenth European Parliament, MEPs will be elected from the following constituencies: [1]

ConstituencyAreaSeats
Dublin The counties of: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin;

and the city of Dublin.

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Midlands–North-West The counties of: Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath;

and the city of Galway.

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South The counties of: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow;

the cities and counties of Limerick and Waterford; and the city of Cork.

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In June 2023, the European Parliament adopted a resolution to add 11 MEPs. [2] [3] This was adopted by the European Council in September 2023. [4] Ireland gained one MEP under this arrangement, increasing from 13 to 14.

The Electoral Commission sought submissions on a review of European Parliament Constituencies. [5] In a report in November 2023, it recommended that the additional seat be given to the constituency of Midlands–North-West, with the transfer of County Laois and County Offaly from South. [6] [7] This change was implemented by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.

Changes

This lists the number of MEPs elected at each European Parliament election by constituency.

ElectionConstituenciesTotal seats
(1973)(MEPs nominated by Oireachtas)10 [8]
Dublin Leinster Munster Connacht–Ulster
1979 [9] 435315
1984 435315
1989 435315
1994 [10] [11] 444315
1999 [12] 444315
Dublin East South North-West
2004 [13] [14] 433 [lower-alpha 1] 3 [lower-alpha 1] 13
2009 [15] [16] 33 [lower-alpha 2] 33 [lower-alpha 2] 12
Dublin South Midlands–North-West
2014 [17] [18] 34 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 4 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] 11
2019 [19] [20] 4 [lower-alpha 6] 5 [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 6] 4 [lower-alpha 7] 13 [22]
2024 45 [lower-alpha 8] 5 [lower-alpha 8] 14
  1. 1 2 County Clare moved from Munster/South to Connacht–Ulster/North–West.
  2. 1 2 Counties Longford and Westmeath moved from East to North–West.
  3. ↑ Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow moved from East to South.
  4. 1 2 County Clare moved from North-West/Midlands–North-West to South.
  5. ↑ Counties of Kildare, Laois, Louth, Meath, Offaly and Westmeath moved from East to North-West/Midlands–North-West.
  6. 1 2 The last candidate elected in 2019 in Dublin and in South did not take their seat until after the United Kingdom had left the EU on 31 January 2020. [21]
  7. 1 2 Counties Laois and Offaly moved from Midlands–North-West to South.
  8. 1 2 Counties Laois and Offaly to move from South to Midlands–North-West.

European Parliament constituencies since 1979

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References

  1. ↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 , s. 5: Amendment of European Parliament Elections Act 1997 ( No. 40 of 2023, s. 5 ). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 22 February 2024.
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  4. ↑ European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament
  5. ↑ "Review of European Parliament Constituencies". Electoral Commission. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Burns, Sarah (20 November 2023). "Extra European Parliament seat recommended for Midlands-North West". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Review of European Parliament Constituencies Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 20 November 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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  9. ↑ 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 .
  10. ↑ European Parliament Elections Act 1993, s. 9 ( No. 30 of 1993, s. 9 ). Enacted on 13 December 1993. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
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  12. ↑ European Parliament Elections Act 1997, 2nd Sch.: Constituencies ( No. 2 of 1997, 2nd Sch. ). Enacted on 24 February 1997. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
  13. ↑ European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004, s. 4: Constituencies and number of members to be elected ( No. 2 of 2004, s. 4 ). Enacted on 27 February 2004. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
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  17. ↑ European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2014, s. 3 ( No. 2 of 2014, s. 3 ). Enacted on 5 February 2014. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
  18. ↑ "Report on European Parliament Constituencies 2013" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 25 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  19. ↑ European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019, s. 7 ( No. 7 of 2019, s. 7 ). Enacted on 12 March 2019. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
  20. ↑ "Report on European Parliament Constituencies 2018" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 24 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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