1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

1984 European Parliament election in Ireland
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15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	1,147,745 (47.6% 16.0 pp)

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.

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]

Connacht–Ulster (3 seats);
Dublin (4 seats);
Leinster (3 seats);
Munster (5 seats).

Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1984
Party		Group	Leader	1st pref	FPv%	±%	Seats	±
	Fianna Fáil	EPD	Charles Haughey	438,946	39.2	4.5	8	3
	Fine Gael	EPP	Garret FitzGerald	361,034	32.2	0.9	6	2
	Labour Party	SOC	Dick Spring	93,656	8.3	6.2	0	4
	Sinn Féin		Gerry Adams	54,672	4.9	4.9	0
	Workers' Party		Tomás Mac Giolla	48,449	4.3	1.0	0
	Independent Fianna Fáil	RBW	Neil Blaney	32,504	2.9	3.2	0	1
	Green Party		none	5,242	0.5	New	0
	Independent			85,913	7.7	0.6	1
Total				1,120,416	100	—	15	—

MEPs elected

Constituency	Name
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

1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies

Constituency	Electorate	Turnout	Spoilt	Valid Poll	Quota	Seats	Candidates
Connacht–Ulster	471,577	241,244 (51.2%)	5,763 (2.4%)	235,481	58,871	3	11
Dublin	704,873	288,831 (40.9%)	6,153 (2.1%)	282,678	56,536	4	12
Leinster	545,878	268,491 (49.2%)	9,197 (3.4%)	259,294	64,824	3	9
Munster	691,076	349,179 (50.5%)	6,216 (1.8%)	342,963	57,161	5	9
Total	2,413,404	1,147,745 (47.6%)	27,329 (2.4%)	1,120,416	—	15	41

References

^ 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.