1984 European Parliament election in Ireland
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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.
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14 June 1984
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| Turnout | 1,147,745 (47.6%  16.0 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:[1]
- Connacht–Ulster (3 seats);
- Dublin (4 seats);
- Leinster (3 seats);
- Munster (5 seats).
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 438,946 | 39.18 | +4.5 | 8 | +3 | |
| Fine Gael | 361,034 | 32.22 | -0.9 | 6 | +2 | |
| Labour Party | 93,656 | 8.36 | -6.2 | 0 | -4 | |
| Sinn Féin | 54,672 | 4.88 | New | 0 | New | |
| Workers' Party | 48,449 | 4.32 | +1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 32,504 | 2.90 | -3.2 | 0 | -1 | |
| Green Party | 5,242 | 0.47 | New | 0 | New | |
| Independent | 85,913 | 7.67 | -0.6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,120,416 | 100.00 | – | 15 | – | |
| Valid votes | 1,120,416 | 97.62 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 27,329 | 2.38 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,147,745 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,413,404 | 47.56 | ||||
MEPs elected
Voting details
| 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 |