Constituency of the European Parliament
Dublin Location among the current constituencies
Dublin shown within Ireland
Member state Ireland Created 1979 MEPs 4 (1979–2009) 3 (2009–2020) 4 (2020–) [1] [2]
Dublin is a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland. It elects 4 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (STV).
History and boundaries [ ]
The constituency was created in 1979 for the first direct elections to the European Parliament .[3] From 1979 to 1994, it comprised County Dublin and the city of Dublin . Since 1994 it comprises the same area redefined as the counties of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown , Fingal , South Dublin and the city of Dublin.[4]
From 1979 to 2004, it elected 4 MEPs; this was reduced to 3 for the 2009 election. For the 2019 European Parliament election , a reapportionment following Brexit and the loss of 73 MEPs from the United Kingdom gave two additional seats to Ireland. Following a recommendation of the Constituency Commission , Dublin gained an extra seat, from 3 to 4. However, the last candidate elected did not take his seat until after the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union .[5] [6] [7] [4] [8]
MEPs [ ]
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections [ ]
2019 election [ ]
2019 European Parliament election : Dublin[22] [23]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Green
Ciarán Cuffe
17.5
63,849
63,895
63,997
64,314
64,406
64,588
64,853
65,291
65,683
66,370
69,282
71,255
73,028
Fine Gael
Frances Fitzgerald
16.2
59,067
59,089
59,135
59,250
59,317
59,375
59,448
59,575
59,724
60,062
61,528
61,880
72,446
78,580
Fianna Fáil
Barry Andrews [nb 1]
14.1
51,420
51,446
51,506
51,599
51,708
51,913
51,997
52,078
52,451
53,159
53,980
54,418
56,110
59,619
63,177
68,952
Inds. 4 Change
Clare Daly
11.6
42,305
42,344
42,391
42,533
42,673
42,744
43,400
44,159
45,570
46,850
48,559
52,382
52,930
55,752
65,683
87,770
Sinn Féin
Lynn Boylan
10.8
39,387
39,428
39,457
39,526
39,646
39,701
40,045
40,470
41,786
42,317
42,873
45,216
45,552
46,704
51,632
Social Democrats
Gary Gannon
5.6
20,331
20,360
20,398
20,507
20,578
20,647
21,002
21,561
22,054
22,426
24,051
25,502
25,915
29,720
Labour
Alex White
5.0
18,293
18,312
18,350
18,414
18,445
18,513
18,942
19,088
19,226
19,661
20,905
21,303
22,205
Fine Gael
Mark Durkan
4.5
16,473
16,488
16,534
16,562
16,637
16,704
16,733
16,778
16,875
17,144
17,480
17,649
People Before Profit
Gillian Brien
3.0
10,864
10,896
10,918
10,968
11,006
11,036
11,370
13,134
13,584
13,912
14,358
Independent
Alice Mary Higgins
3.0
10,846
10,867
10,907
11,045
11,129
11,228
11,434
11,751
12,039
12,887
Independent
Ben Gilroy
2.1
7,594
7,627
7,648
7,689
8,051
8,450
8,511
8,609
Independent
Gemma O'Doherty
1.8
6,659
6,689
6,782
6,867
7,594
8,451
8,661
8,768
10,622
Solidarity
Rita Harrold
1.4
4,967
4,999
5,028
5,088
5,125
5,171
5,607
Workers' Party
Éilis Ryan
1.0
3,701
3,722
3,745
3,784
3,817
3,895
Independent
Eamonn Murphy
0.7
2,519
2,575
2,666
2,750
2,915
Independent
Hermann Kelly
0.7
2,441
2,473
2,506
2,539
Independent
Aisling McNiffe
0.4
1,572
1,641
1,690
Independent
Mark Mullan
0.3
932
969
Independent
Tony Bosco Lowth
0.2
727
Electorate: 884,118 Valid: 363,947 Spoilt: 15,345 (4.1%) Quota: 72,790 Turnout: 379,292 (42.9%)
The count was suspended overnight after count 14 to clarify whether Lynn Boylan's votes should be redistributed between the two continuing candidates, Barry Andrews and Clare Daly.[25] [26] The usual count rules had been amended so the practice of deeming candidates elected without reaching the quota would not apply.[27] This gives a more precise ordering between the final candidates to be elected, which is important in 2019 because the last candidate elected could not take their seat until the reallocation of seats in the European Parliament which took place when Brexit had taken effect and the MEPs elected for the United Kingdom vacated their seats on 31 January 2020.[24]
2014 election [ ]
2014 European Parliament election : Dublin[20]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Lynn Boylan
23.6
83,264
84,289
89,764
Fine Gael
Brian Hayes
15.5
54,676
55,132
55,656
63,591
65,132
73,317
73,405
Fianna Fáil
Mary Fitzpatrick
12.6
44,283
44,954
45,779
48,360
50,585
Green
Eamon Ryan
12.5
44,078
45,173
47,256
53,179
59,803
71,909
72,256
Independent
Nessa Childers
10.2
35,939
37,706
41,787
46,531
59,955
72,413
73,598
Socialist Party
Paul Murphy
8.5
29,953
31,310
39,313
41,373
Labour
Emer Costello
7.4
25,961
26,232
27,194
People Before Profit
Bríd Smith
6.8
23,875
25,539
Direct Democracy
Tom D'Arcy
1.1
4,022
Direct Democracy
Raymond Whitehead
0.9
3,133
Independent
Jim Tallon
0.6
2,244
Fís Nua
Damon Wise
0.3
1,147
Electorate: 820,668 Valid: 352,575 Spoilt: 6,368 (1.8%) Quota: 88,144 Turnout: 358,943 (43.7%)
2009 election [ ]
2009 European Parliament election : Dublin[19] [28]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Gay Mitchell
23.8
96,715
99,098
100,810
104,413
Labour
Proinsias De Rossa [nb 7]
20.5
83,471
85,217
87,274
94,306
95,636
103,225
Fianna Fáil
Eoin Ryan
13.6
55,346
56,317
66,205
68,517
69,122
71,530
76,956
Socialist Party
Joe Higgins [nb 6]
12.4
50,510
52,457
53,038
55,116
55,351
60,165
82,366
Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald
11.8
47,928
50,097
50,980
52,447
52,529
55,429
Green
Déirdre de Búrca
4.7
19,086
20,226
21,991
Fianna Fáil
Eibhlin Byrne
4.7
18,956
19,448
Independent
Patricia McKenna
4.3
17,521
21,523
22,380
25,213
25,636
Libertas
Caroline Simons
3.3
13,514
Independent
Emmanuel Sweeney
0.9
3,583
Electorate: 812,465 Valid: 406,630 Spoilt: 6,054 (1.5%) Quota: 101,658 Turnout: 412,684 (50.8%)
For the 2009 election, the constituency was reduced from 4 seats to 3.
2004 election [ ]
2004 European Parliament election : Dublin[18]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine Gael
Gay Mitchell
21.5
90,749
Fianna Fáil
Eoin Ryan
14.6
61,681
62,939
64,876
65,923
85,810
Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald
14.3
60,395
60,689
62,030
68,355
72,153
76,543
Labour
Proinsias De Rossa
12.9
54,344
56,243
57,466
62,424
66,570
96,094
Labour
Ivana Bacik
9.7
40,707
41,703
42,624
45,413
47,520
Green
Patricia McKenna
9.6
40,445
41,506
44,684
49,101
51,892
59,543
Fianna Fáil
Royston Brady
8.6
36,269
36,593
37,423
38,324
Socialist Party
Joe Higgins
5.5
23,218
23,460
24,541
Christian Solidarity
Barry Despard
1.3
5,352
5,443
Independent
Brendan Price
1.1
4,813
4,931
Independent
Tom Prendeville
0.5
2,071
2,124
Independent
Paul Doonan
0.4
1,853
1,886
Electorate: 821,723 Valid: 421,897 Spoilt: 13,239 (3.0%) Quota: 84,380 Turnout: 435,136 (52.9%)
1999 election [ ]
1999 European Parliament election : Dublin[17]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fine Gael
Mary Banotti
20.2
56,593
Fianna Fáil
Niall Andrews
15.7
44,176
44,731
45,967
46,481
47,931
50,439
71,423
Green
Patricia McKenna
12.7
35,659
37,988
39,818
43,662
48,299
54,883
56,992
Labour
Proinsias De Rossa
10.2
28,748
29,522
29,882
31,849
37,820
41,605
43,536
47,018
Fine Gael
Jim Mitchell
9.9
27,873
28,483
30,402
31,296
33,845
34,942
37,051
41,489
Fianna Fáil
Ben Briscoe
8.9
25,065
25,457
26,917
27,322
27,727
29,616
Sinn Féin
Seán Crowe
6.6
18,633
19,070
19,735
21,147
21,703
Labour
Bernie Malone
5.7
15,890
16,570
16,982
18,272
Socialist Party
Joe Higgins
3.8
10,619
11,360
11,697
Christian Solidarity
Gerard Casey
3.4
9,425
9,867
Independent
Ciaran Goulding
2.0
5,546
Independent
Adam Goodwin
0.5
1,438
Natural Law
John Burns
0.4
1,006
Electorate: 793,200 Valid: 280,671 Spoilt: 6,013 (2.1%) Quota: 56,135 Turnout: 286,684 (36.1%)
1994 election [ ]
1994 European Parliament election : Dublin[29] [30]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Green
Patricia McKenna
14.5
40,388
40,928
42,548
45,348
46,058
47,551
49,999
50,879
54,933
57,749
Fine Gael
Mary Banotti
13.7
38,053
38,160
38,898
38,984
39,857
41,999
42,461
42,965
43,839
46,521
47,032
53,897
Fianna Fáil
Niall Andrews
13.3
36,877
36,935
37,553
38,133
41,272
41,771
42,795
53,466
54,778
56,904
Fine Gael
Jim Mitchell
10.1
28,116
28,180
28,827
28,981
29,243
30,704
32,199
33,037
35,006
36,037
36,210
42,112
Democratic Left
Pat Rabbitte
8.7
24,133
24,219
24,645
25,206
25,460
26,636
27,054
27,532
31,500
33,677
34,210
Labour
Bernie Malone
8.1
22,419
22,510
22,878
23,393
24,088
24,813
25,257
26,269
28,748
36,724
37,352
47,696
Labour
Orla Guerin
6.0
16,674
16,765
16,962
17,303
17,977
18,311
18,527
18,929
20,225
Workers' Party
Tomás Mac Giolla
5.7
15,830
15,965
16,249
17,338
17,547
17,763
18,211
18,579
Fianna Fáil
John Stafford
4.6
12,811
12,838
13,178
13,661
14,959
15,170
16,349
Independent
Eamonn Murphy
3.4
9,296
9,385
9,968
10,360
10,431
10,567
Fianna Fáil
Olive Braiden
3.0
8,237
8,274
8,419
8,573
Progressive Democrats
Stephen O'Byrnes
3.0
8,212
8,254
8,739
8,828
8,939
Sinn Féin
Larry O'Toole
3.0
8,190
8,228
8,356
Independent
Paddy Madigan
2.5
6,903
7,106
Natural Law
John Burns
0.6
1,705
Electorate: 755,486 Valid: 277,844 Spoilt: 2,917 (1.0%) Quota: 55,569 Turnout: 280,761 (37.2%)
1989 election [ ]
1989 European Parliament election : Dublin[31] [32]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Niall Andrews
16.1
72,057
73,032
74,007
76,866
80,010
85,561
Workers' Party
Proinsias De Rossa [nb 5]
15.8
71,041
73,856
74,921
80,475
85,343
97,001
Fianna Fáil
Eileen Lemass
13.0
58,345
59,181
59,892
62,096
65,760
70,917
Labour
Barry Desmond
12.8
57,225
58,185
60,550
64,322
72,096
82,264
Fine Gael
Mary Banotti
11.3
50,666
50,952
66,176
68,973
83,489
93,420
Green
Trevor Sargent
8.3
37,317
39,602
40,767
46,912
51,199
Progressive Democrats
Mary Harney
8.1
36,402
36,773
40,229
42,371
Fine Gael
Chris O'Malley
5.9
26,574
26,895
Independent
Raymond Crotty
5.7
25,525
27,854
28,413
Sinn Féin
Ann Speed
2.6
11,582
Independent
Tim Cahill
0.4
1,668
Electorate: 711,416 Valid: 448,402 Spoilt: 7,137 (1.6%) Quota: 89,681 Turnout: 455,539 (64.0%)
1984 election [ ]
1984 European Parliament election : Dublin[33] [34]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fine Gael
Richie Ryan [nb 4]
16.6
47,014
47,386
47,785
49,572
49,814
53,043
54,432
55,758
Fine Gael
Mary Banotti
15.1
42,660
43,271
44,064
46,654
46,921
50,569
52,559
53,314
Fianna Fáil
Niall Andrews
11.5
32,512
32,692
32,836
33,836
34,639
36,673
38,862
51,945
Fianna Fáil
Eileen Lemass
11.1
31,350
31,483
31,590
31,890
33,011
34,902
36,834
53,903
Fianna Fáil
Jim Tunney
10.8
30,488
30,588
30,641
30,845
31,969
33,492
35,305
Labour
Frank Cluskey
10.0
28,384
28,846
29,834
30,902
31,984
35,685
47,051
48,454
Workers' Party
Des Geraghty
6.9
19,590
20,080
21,096
21,732
26,135
29,300
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Loftus
6.2
17,385
18,498
19,796
21,576
23,295
Sinn Féin
John Noonan
5.2
14,604
14,730
14,844
14,959
Independent
Shane Ross
2.9
8,099
8,702
9,605
Democratic Socialist
John de Courcy Ireland
1.9
5,350
6,122
Green
Christopher Fettes
1.9
5,242
Electorate: 704,873 Valid: 282,678 Spoilt: 6,153 (2.1%) Quota: 56,536 Turnout: 288,831 (41.0%)
1979 election [ ]
1979 European Parliament election : Dublin[35] [36]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fine Gael
Richie Ryan
16.4
48,411
48,434
48,591
48,907
49,279
49,969
55,818
59,642
Labour
John O'Connell [nb 2]
15.2
44,832
44,896
48,028
48,428
52,880
53,399
54,757
60,855
Fianna Fáil
Síle de Valera
14.0
41,357
41,439
41,703
45,052
45,638
51,699
52,251
54,838
79,172
Labour
Michael O'Leary [nb 3]
11.7
34,511
34,548
35,981
36,306
38,353
38,760
39,946
43,598
44,687
47,085
Fine Gael
Nuala Fennell
9.1
26,951
27,032
28,052
28,229
28,679
29,047
34,064
38,980
39,974
42,824
Independent
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
7.4
21,769
21,994
22,644
22,870
24,655
25,164
25,991
Fianna Fáil
Ruairí Brugha
7.4
21,758
21,798
21,876
23,066
23,326
28,403
28,555
30,099
Fine Gael
Maurice Manning
4.8
14,296
14,326
14,575
14,764
15,142
15,464
Fianna Fáil
Michael Yeats
4.3
12,715
12,729
12,779
14,402
14,543
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
Tomás Mac Giolla
4.0
11,915
11,986
12,444
12,563
Fianna Fáil
Joe Fox
2.8
8,178
8,199
8,365
Labour
Jane Dillon Byrne
2.6
7,807
7,968
Independent
Kevin Clear
0.3
915
Electorate: 618,454 Valid: 295,415 Spoilt: 8,653 (2.9%) Quota: 59,084 Turnout: 304,068 (49.2%)
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ a b c Barry Andrews, the fourth candidate elected in 2019, did not take his seat until the UK left the EU and its MEPs vacated their seats on 31 January 2020.[24] [25]
^ a b c John O'Connell was substituted by John Horgan (LAB / PES ) on 21 October 1981. John Horgan resigned on 1 January 1983 and was substituted by Flor O'Mahony (LAB / PES ) on 2 March 1983.
^ a b c Michael O'Leary was substituted by Frank Cluskey (LAB / PES ) on 1 July 1981. Frank Cluskey was substituted by Brendan Halligan (LAB / PES ) on 2 March 1983.
^ a b Richie Ryan was substituted by Chris O'Malley (FG / EPP ) on 3 June 1986.
^ a b Proinsias De Rossa was substituted by Des Geraghty (DL / EUL ) on 18 February 1992.
^ a b Joe Higgins was substituted by Paul Murphy (SP / GUE/NGL ) on 1 April 2011.
^ a b Proinsias De Rossa was substituted by Emer Costello (LAB / S&D ) in February 2012.
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