1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

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

Results

MEPs elected

Constituency NamePartyEP group Connacht–Ulster Ray MacSharry Joe McCartin Seán Flanagan Dublin Richie Ryan Mary Banotti Niall Andrews Eileen Lemass Leinster Mark Clinton Jim Fitzsimons Patrick Lalor Munster T. J. Maher Tom O'Donnell Sylvester Barrett Tom Raftery Gene Fitzgerald

Voting details

ConstituencyElectorateTurnoutSpoiltValid PollQuotaSeatsCandidates 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

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