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'''1979 election to the European Parliament in Ireland''' |
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| {{party name with color|Fianna Fáil}} |
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|[[Fianna Fáil]] |
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|[[Jack Lynch]] |
|[[Jack Lynch]] |
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| 464,451 |
| 464,451 |
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| 34.7 |
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| {{party name with color|Fine Gael}} |
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|[[Fine Gael]] |
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|[[Garret FitzGerald]] |
|[[Garret FitzGerald]] |
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| 443,652 |
| 443,652 |
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| 33.1 |
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| {{party name with color|Labour Party (Ireland)}} |
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| {{party name with color|Socialist Group}} |
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|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] |
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|[[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|SOC]] |
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|[[Frank Cluskey]] |
|[[Frank Cluskey]] |
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| 193,898 |
| 193,898 |
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| 14.5 |
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| {{party name with color|Independent Fianna Fáil}} |
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|[[Independent Fianna Fáil]] |
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|[[Neil Blaney]] |
|[[Neil Blaney]] |
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| 81,522 |
| 81,522 |
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| 6.1 |
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| {{party name with color|Sinn Féin The Workers Party}} |
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|[[Sinn Féin the Workers Party|Sinn Féin (Workers Party)]] |
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|[[Tomás Mac Giolla]] |
|[[Tomás Mac Giolla]] |
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| 43,942 |
| 43,942 |
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| 3.3 |
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| {{party name with color|Independent politician (Ireland)}} |
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|colspan=2|[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]] |
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| 111,607 |
| 111,607 |
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| 8.3 |
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15 Irish seats to the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,392,285 (63.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Party | Group | Leader | 1st Pref Vote | % | Seats | ||
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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
Voting details
Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | Spoilt | Valid Poll | Quota | Seats | Candidates |
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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
- List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1979–84 – List ordered by constituency
References
- ^ 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