1979 European Parliament election in Ireland: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
→‎top: capitalisation
added colour to group column #article-section-source-editor
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit
Line 88: Line 88:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
'''Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1979'''
'''1979 election to the European Parliament in Ireland'''
|-
|- style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
!colspan=2|Party
! colspan=2|Party
! colspan=2|Group
!European Party
!Party Leader
! Leader
!1st Pref Vote
!1st Pref Vote
!%
!%
!Seats
!Seats
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| {{party name with color|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with color|European Progressive Democrats}}
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[European Progressive Democrats|EPD]]
|[[Jack Lynch]]
|[[Jack Lynch]]
| 464,451
| 464,451
| 34.7
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| 34.7
| 5
| 5
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| {{party name with color|Fine Gael}}
| {{party name with color|European People's Party Group}}
|[[Fine Gael]]
|[[European People's Party|EPP]]
|[[Garret FitzGerald]]
|[[Garret FitzGerald]]
| 443,652
| 443,652
| 33.1
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| 33.1
| 4
| 4
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| {{party name with color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| {{party name with color|Socialist Group}}
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|[[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|SOC]]
|[[Frank Cluskey]]
|[[Frank Cluskey]]
| 193,898
| 193,898
| 14.5
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| 14.5
| 4
| 4
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Fianna Fáil}}" |
| {{party name with color|Independent Fianna Fáil}}
| {{party name with color|Technical Group of Independents (1979–1984)}}
|[[Independent Fianna Fáil]]
|[[Technical Group of Independents (1979–1984)|CDI]]
|[[Neil Blaney]]
|[[Neil Blaney]]
| 81,522
| 81,522
| 6.1
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| 6.1
| 1
| 1
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin the Workers Party}}" |
| {{party name with color|Sinn Féin The Workers Party}}
| colspan=2|
|[[Sinn Féin the Workers Party|Sinn Féin (Workers Party)]]
|
|[[Tomás Mac Giolla]]
|[[Tomás Mac Giolla]]
| 43,942
| 43,942
| 3.3
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| 3.3
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| {{party name with color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}
| colspan=2|
|colspan=2|[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|
|
| 111,607
| 111,607
| 8.3
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| 8.3
| 1
| 1
|-
|-
|colspan=4|'''Total'''
|colspan=5|'''Total'''
| '''1,339,072'''
| '''1,339,072'''
|style="background-color:#EEEEEE"| '''100'''
|'''100.0'''
| '''15'''
| '''15'''
|}
|}

Revision as of 08:49, 29 April 2024

1979 European Parliament election in Ireland

7 June 1979 1984 →

15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout1,392,285 (63.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Jack Lynch 1979 (cropped).jpg
Garret FitzGerald 1975 (cropped).jpg
Labour
Leader Jack Lynch Garret FitzGerald Frank Cluskey
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Alliance EPD EPP SOC
Leader since 9 November 1966 1977 1977
Seats won
5 / 15
4 / 15
4 / 15
Popular vote 464,451 443,652 193,898
Percentage 34.7% 33.1% 14.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
IFF
Tomás Mac Giolla (cropped).jpg
Leader Neil Blaney Tomás Mac Giolla
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party
Alliance CDI NI
Leader since 1972 14 October 1962
Seats won
1 / 15
0 / 15
Popular vote 81,522 43,942
Percentage 6.1% 3.3%

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, and the first election to be held simultaneously across the entire Island of Ireland since the 1921 Irish elections. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

Although the election was held simultaneously across the entire island of Ireland, Provisional Sinn Féin did not to contest the election. However, the relative success of Bernadette McAliskey in Northern Ireland helped prompt Sinn Féin to stand in subsequent European elections.[1]

Results

1979 election to the European Parliament in Ireland
Party Group Leader 1st Pref Vote % Seats
Fianna Fáil EPD Jack Lynch 464,451 34.7 5
Fine Gael EPP Garret FitzGerald 443,652 33.1 4
Labour SOC Frank Cluskey 193,898 14.5 4
Independent Fianna Fáil CDI Neil Blaney 81,522 6.1 1
Sinn Féin The Workers Party Tomás Mac Giolla 43,942 3.3 0
Independent 111,607 8.3 1
Total 1,339,072 100.0 15

MEPs elected

Constituency Name Party EP group
Connacht–Ulster Neil Blaney Independent Fianna Fáil CDI
Joe McCartin Fine Gael EPP
Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil EPD
Dublin Richie Ryan Fine Gael EPP
John O'Connell Labour SOC
Síle de Valera Fianna Fáil EPD
Michael O'Leary Labour SOC
Leinster Mark Clinton Fine Gael EPP
Patrick Lalor Fianna Fáil EPD
Liam Kavanagh Labour SOC
Munster T.J. Maher Independent ELDR
Eileen Desmond Labour SOC
Tom O'Donnell Fine Gael EPP
Jerry Cronin Fianna Fáil EPD
Noel Davern Fianna Fáil EPD

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 (66.30%) 15,416 (4.80%) 306,896 61,380 3 9
Munster 641,625 445,192 (69.40%) 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

References

  1. ^ Frampton, Martyn (2000). "Sinn Féin and the European Arena: 'Ourselves Alone' or 'Critical Engagement'?". Irish Studies in International Affairs. 16: 235–253. JSTOR 30001944.

External links