European Parliament election, 1979 (Ireland)

Ireland European Parliament election, 1979

7 June 1984

15 seats to the European Parliament

Members of the European Parliament for Ireland
1st delegation	(1973)
2nd delegation	(1973–77)
3rd delegation	(1977–79)
1st term	(1979)
2nd term	(1984)
3rd term	(1989)
4th term	(1994)
5th term	(1999)
6th term	(2004)
7th term	(2009)
8th term	(2014)

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. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1979

Party		Party Leader	1st Pref Vote	%	Seats
	Fianna Fáil	Jack Lynch	464,451	34.7	5
	Fine Gael	Garret FitzGerald	443,652	33.1	4
	Labour Party	Frank Cluskey	193,898	14.5	4
	Independent Fianna Fáil	Neil Blaney	81,522	6.1	1
	Sinn Féin (Workers Party)	Tomás Mac Giolla	43,942	3.3	0
	Independents		111,607	8.3	1
Total			1,339,072	100	15

Voting details

1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies

Constituency	Electorate	Turnout	Spoilt	Valid Poll	Quota	Seats	Candidates
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 (66.3%)	15,416 (4.8%)	306,896	61,380	3	9
Munster	641,625	445,192 (69.4%)	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

External links

• ElectionsIreland.org – 1979 European Parliament (Ireland) election results