1979 European Parliament election in Ireland
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Turnout | 1,392,285 (63.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, and the first election to be held simultaneously across the entire Island of Ireland since the 1921 Irish elections. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.
Although the election was held simultaneously across the entire island of Ireland,
Bernadette McAliskey in Northern Ireland helped prompt Sinn Féin to stand in subsequent European elections.[1]
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)
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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
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Síle de Valera | Fianna Fáil | EPD | |||
Michael O'Leary | Labour | SOC
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Leinster | Mark Clinton | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
Patrick Lalor | Fianna Fáil | EPD | |||
Liam Kavanagh | Labour | SOC
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Munster | T.J. Maher
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Independent | ELDR | ||
Eileen Desmond | Labour | SOC
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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
References
- JSTOR 30001944.
External links