1979 European Parliament election in Ireland
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15 Irish seats to the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,392,285 (63.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Members of the European Parliament for Ireland | |
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1st delegation | (1973) |
2nd delegation | (1973–1977) |
3rd delegation | (1977–1979) |
1st term | (1979) |
2nd term | (1984) |
3rd term | (1989) |
4th term | (1994) |
5th term | (1999) |
6th term | (2004) |
7th term | (2009) |
8th term | (2014) |
9th term | (2019) |
List of women MEPs | |
The 1979 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1979 European Parliament election. These were the first direct elections to the European Parliament. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.
Results[]
Party | European Party | Party Leader | 1st Pref Vote | % | Seats | |
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Fianna Fáil | EPD | Jack Lynch | 464,451 | 34.7 | 5 | |
Fine Gael | EPP | Garret FitzGerald | 443,652 | 33.1 | 4 | |
Labour Party | SOC | Frank Cluskey | 193,898 | 14.5 | 4 | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | CDI | Neil Blaney | 81,522 | 6.1 | 1 | |
Sinn Féin (Workers Party) | Tomás Mac Giolla | 43,942 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
Independent | 111,607 | 8.3 | 1 | |||
Total | 1,339,072 | 100 | 15 |
MEPs elected[]
Constituency | Name | Party | EP group | ||
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Connacht–Ulster | Neil Blaney | Independent Fianna Fáil | CDI | ||
Joe McCartin | Fine Gael | EPP | |||
Seán Flanagan | Fianna Fáil | EPD | |||
Dublin | Richie Ryan | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
John O'Connell | Labour | SOC | |||
Síle de Valera | Fianna Fáil | EPD | |||
Michael O'Leary | Labour | SOC | |||
Leinster | Mark Clinton | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
Patrick Lalor | Fianna Fáil | EPD | |||
Liam Kavanagh | Labour | SOC | |||
Munster | T.J. Maher | Independent | ELDR | ||
Eileen Desmond | Labour | SOC | |||
Tom O'Donnell | Fine Gael | EPP | |||
Jerry Cronin | Fianna Fáil | EPD | |||
Noel Davern | Fianna Fáil | EPD |
Voting details[]
Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | Spoilt | Valid Poll | Quota | Seats | Candidates |
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Connacht–Ulster | 442,471 | 320,713 (72.5%) | 14,547 (4.5%) | 306,166 | 76,542 | 3 | 11 |
Dublin | 618,454 | 304,068 (49.2%) | 8,653 (2.8%) | 295,415 | 59,084 | 4 | 13 |
Leinster | 486,248 | 322,312 (66.30%) | 15,416 (4.80%) | 306,896 | 61,380 | 3 | 9 |
Munster | 641,625 | 445,192 (69.40%) | 14,597 (3.3%) | 430,595 | 71,766 | 5 | 13 |
Total | 2,188,798 | 1,392,285 (63.6%) | 53,213 (3.8%) | 1,339,072 | — | 15 | 46 |
See also[]
- List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1979–84 – List ordered by constituency
External links[]
Categories:
- 1979 in Irish politics
- 1979 European Parliament election
- European Parliament elections in the Republic of Ireland
- 1979 elections in the Republic of Ireland
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