1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

1984 European Parliament election in Ireland
14 June 1984
15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout1,147,745 (47.6% 16.0 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Charles Haughey Garret FitzGerald Dick Spring
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Alliance EPD EPP SOC
Leader since 7 December 1979 1 July 1977 1 November 1982
Seats won
8 / 15
6 / 15
0 / 15
Seat change 3 2 4
Popular vote 438,946 361,034 93,656
Percentage 39.2% 32.2% 8.3
Swing 4.5 pp 0.9 pp 6.2 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams Tomás Mac Giolla Neil Blaney
Party Sinn Féin Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Alliance RBW
Leader since 13 November 1983 14 October 1962 1972
Seats won
0 / 15
0 / 15
0 / 15
Seat change 1
Popular vote 54,672 43,942 32,504
Percentage 4.9% 3.3% 2.9%
Swing 3.2 pp
Members of the
European Parliament
for Ireland
1st delegation (1973)
2nd delegation (1973–1977)
3rd delegation (1977–1979)
1st term (1979)
2nd term ()
3rd term (1989)
4th term (1994)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)
10th term (2024)
Women

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]

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

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1984–1989
Constituency Name Party EP group
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

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

  1. ^ 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.
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