1999 European Parliament election in Ireland
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15 seats to the European Parliament | ||
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Turnout | 50.2% | |
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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 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1999 European Parliament election. 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 | UEN | Bertie Ahern | 537,757 | 38.6 | +3.6 | 6 | −1 | |
Fine Gael | EPP-ED | John Bruton | 342,171 | 24.6 | +0.3 | 4 | ±0 | |
Green Party | Greens/EFA | none | 93,100 | 6.7 | −1.2 | 2 | ±0 | |
Labour Party | PES | Ruairi Quinn | 121,542 | 8.7 | −2.3 | 1 | ±0 | |
Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 88,165 | 6.3 | +3.3 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Socialist Party | Joe Higgins | 10,619 | 0.8 | +0.8 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Independent | 198,386 | 14.3 | +7.4 | 2 | +1 | |||
Total | 1,391,740 | 100 | — | 15 | — |
MEPs elected[]
Constituency | Name | Party | EP group | ||
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Connacht–Ulster | Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | Fianna Fáil | UEN | ||
Joe McCartin | Fine Gael | EPP–ED | |||
Dana Rosemary Scallon | Independent | EPP–ED | |||
Dublin | Mary Banotti | Fine Gael | EPP–ED | ||
Niall Andrews | Fianna Fáil | UEN | |||
Patricia McKenna | Green | Greens/EFA | |||
Proinsias De Rossa | Labour | PES | |||
Leinster | Avril Doyle | Fine Gael | EPP–ED | ||
Jim Fitzsimons | Fianna Fáil | UEN | |||
Liam Hyland | Fianna Fáil | UEN | |||
Nuala Ahern | Green | Greens/EFA | |||
Munster | Brian Crowley | Fianna Fáil | UEN | ||
Gerry Collins | Fianna Fáil | UEN | |||
Pat Cox | Independent | ELDR | |||
John Cushnahan | Fine Gael | EPP–ED |
Voting details[]
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1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies
Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | Spoilt | Valid Poll | Quota | Seats | Candidates |
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Connacht–Ulster | 541,552 | 332,236 (61.3%) | 12,085 (3.6%) | 320,151 | 80,038 | 3 | 11 |
Dublin | 793,200 | 286,684 (36.1%) | 6,013 (2.1%) | 280,671 | 56,135 | 4 | 13 |
Leinster | 706,200 | 357,064 (50.5%) | 14,725 (4.1%) | 342,339 | 68,468 | 4 | 8 |
Munster | 823,008 | 462,303 (56.2%) | 13,724 (2.9%) | 448,579 | 89,716 | 4 | 10 |
Total | 2,864,361 | 1,438,287 (50.2%) | 46,547 (3.2%) | 1,391,740 | — | 15 | 42 |
See also[]
- List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1999–2004 – List ordered by constituency
External links[]
- ElectionsIreland.org – 1999 European Parliament (Ireland) election results
- European Parliament elections 1999
Footnotes[]
Categories:
- 1999 in Irish politics
- 1999 European Parliament election
- European Parliament elections in the Republic of Ireland
- 1999 elections in the Republic of Ireland