2004 European Parliament election in Ireland

Irish component of the 2004 European Parliament election

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2004 European Parliament election in Ireland

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13 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout| 1,841,335 (59.0%  8.8pp)
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Leader  | Enda Kenny | Bertie Ahern | Gerry Adams
Party  | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Sinn Féin
Alliance  | EPP–ED | UEN | GUE/NGL
Leader since  | 2 June 2002 | 19 December 1994 | 1983
Last election  | 24.6%, 4 seats  | 38.6%, 6 seats  | 6.3%, 0 seats
Seats won  |

5 / 13

4 / 13

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Seat change  | 1  | 2  | 1
Popular vote  | 464,414  | 524,504 | 197,715
Percentage  | 27.8%  | 29.5% | 11.1%
Swing  | 3.2%  | 9.1%  | 4.8%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party

Leader  | Pat Rabbitte | Trevor Sargent | Joe Higgins
Party  | Labour | Green | Socialist Party
Alliance  | PES | Greens/EFA |
Leader since  | October 2002 | 6 November 2001  | —
Last election  | 8.7%, 1 seat  | 6.7%, 2 seats  | 0.8%, 0 seats
Seats won  |

1 / 13

0 / 13

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Seat change  |  0  |  2  |  0
Popular vote  | 188,132  | 76,917  | 23,218
Percentage  | 10.5%  | 4.3%  | 1.3%
Swing  | 1.8%  |  2.4%  |  0.5%

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Colours indicate winning party.

Members of the
European Parliament
for Ireland

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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)
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10th term|  (2024)
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The 2004 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 2004 European Parliament election. The voting was held on Friday, 11 June 2004. The election coincided with the 2004 local elections. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

## Constituency revision

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Since the 1999 European Parliament election, Ireland's entitlement had fallen from 15 seats to 13 seats due to European Union expansion and some constituencies boundaries and names were changed.

* Munster constituency lost County Clare and was reduced from 4 seats to 3 and renamed South
* Connacht–Ulster gained County Clare and was renamed North-West
* Leinster had no boundary changes but was reduced from 4 seats to 3 and renamed East
* Dublin was unchanged

## Results

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The election was organised by city/county council area, the basis for the local elections being held simultaneously. Voters received different-coloured ballot papers for the European election, city/county council election, and a constitutional referendum, all of which went into the same ballot box and were separated by colour once the boxes arrived at the count centre for the city/county. Not all voters received all ballots as the franchises differ. The European ballots were all counted in one city/county, necessitating a second transportation of the separated ballots from the other city/county centres. For example, the East ballots were counted in Navan, County Meath.[1]

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 2004 Party  | European party  | Party Leader  | 1st Pref Vote  | %  | ±%  | Seats  | ±

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| Fine Gael | EPP-ED | Enda Kenny | 494,412  | 27.8  | +3.2  | 5  | +1
| Fianna Fáil | UEN | Bertie Ahern | 524,504  | 29.5  | −9.1  | 4  | −2
| Sinn Féin | GUE/NGL | Gerry Adams | 197,715  | 11.1  | +4.8  | 1  | +1
| Labour Party | PES | Pat Rabbitte | 188,132  | 10.5  | +1.8  | 1  | ±0
| Green Party | Greens/EFA | Trevor Sargent | 76,917  | 4.3  | −2.4  | 0  | −2
| Socialist Party |  | Joe Higgins | 23,218  | 1.3  | +0.5  | 0  | ±0
| Independent | 275,870  | 15.5  | +1.2  | 2  | ±0
Total | 1,780,768 | 100 | —  | 13 | –2

### MEPs elected

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Main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 2004–2009

Constituency  | Name  | Party  | EP group

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Dublin | Gay Mitchell |  | Fine Gael |  | EPP–ED
Eoin Ryan |  | Fianna Fáil |  | UEN
Mary Lou McDonald |  | Sinn Féin |  | GUE/NGL
Proinsias De Rossa |  | Labour |  | PES
East | Mairead McGuinness |  | Fine Gael |  | EPP–ED
Avril Doyle |  | Fine Gael |  | EPP–ED
Liam Aylward |  | Fianna Fáil |  | UEN
North-West | Marian Harkin |  | Independent |  | ALDE
Seán Ó Neachtain |  | Fianna Fáil |  | UEN
Jim Higgins |  | Fine Gael |  | EPP–ED
South | Brian Crowley |  | Fianna Fáil |  | UEN
Simon Coveney |  | Fine Gael |  | EPP–ED
Kathy Sinnott |  | Independent |  | IND/DEM

### Voting details

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2004–2009 European Parliament Ireland constituencies Constituency  | Electorate  | Turnout  | Spoilt  | Valid Poll  | Quota  | Seats  | Candidates

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Dublin | 821,723  | 435,136 (52.9%)  | 13,239 (3.0%)  | 421,897  | 84,380  | 4  | 12
East | 806,598  | 471,895 (58.5%)  | 18,717 (3.9%)  | 453,178  | 113,295  | 3  | 13
North-West | 688,804  | 435,910 (63.3%)  | 14,487 (3.3%)  | 421,423  | 105,356  | 3  | 9
South | 802,359  | 498,394 (62.1%)  | 14,124 (2.8%)  | 484,270  | 121,068  | 3  | 10
Total | 3,119,484 | 1,841,335 (59.0%) | 60,567 (3.3%) | 1,780,768 | —  | 13 | 44

### Seats

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Constituency  | Area  | Seats  | Pop.  | per Seat

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Dublin | County Dublin | 4  | 1.1m  | 275k
East | Leinster less County Dublin  | 3  | 1m  | 333k
South | Munster less County Clare | 3  | 1m  | 333k
North-West | Connacht plus counties Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare | 3  | 800k  | 270k
Total | 13 | 3.9m | 300k

## See also

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* List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 2004–09 – List ordered by constituency
* For the Northern Ireland European Parliament elections, see 2004 UK European Parliament election.

## References

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1. ^ Murphy, Tom (10 June 2004). "91,000 people are eligible to vote". Wicklow People. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

## External links

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* ElectionsIreland.org – 2004 European Parliament (Ireland) election results
* European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)

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