European Parliament election, 1984 (Ireland)

Ireland European Parliament election, 1984

14 June 1984
15 seats to the European Parliament

The 1984 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1984 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1984

Party		Party Leader	1st Pref Vote	%	±%	Seats	±
	Fianna Fáil	Charles Haughey	438,946	39.2	+4.5	8	+3
	Fine Gael	Garret FitzGerald	361,034	32.2	–0.9	6	+2
	Labour Party	Dick Spring	93,656	8.3	–6.2	0	–4
	Workers' Party	Tomás Mac Giolla	48,449	4.3	+1.0	0	±0
	Independent Fianna Fáil	Neil Blaney	32,504	2.9	–3.2	0	–1
	Green Party	none	5,242	0.5	N/A	0	N/A
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Adams	54,672	4.9	N/A	0	N/A
	Independents		85,913	7.7	–0.6	1	±0
Total			1,120,416	100	—	15	—

Voting details

1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies

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

See also

• List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1984–89 – List ordered by constituency

External links

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