1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

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15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout| 1,147,745 (47.6%  16.0 pp)
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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  |

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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

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| 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

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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

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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

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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]

* Connacht–Ulster (3 seats);
* Dublin (4 seats);
* Leinster (3 seats);
* Munster (5 seats).

## Results

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Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1984  Party  | Group  | Leader  | 1st pref | FPv% | ±%  | Seats  | ±

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| 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

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Main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1984–1989

Constituency  | Name  | Party  | EP group

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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

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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 | 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

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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.

## External links

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* ElectionsIreland.org – 1984 European Parliament (Ireland) election results

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