1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

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. 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.

1984 European Parliament election in Ireland
14 June 1984
15 seats to the European Parliament
Members of the
European Parliament
for Ireland
1st delegation (1973)
2nd delegation (1973–1977)
3rd delegation (1977–1979)
1st term (1979)
2nd term (1984)
3rd term (1989)
4th term (1994)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)
List of women MEPs

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
Independent 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
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