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 (.%) |
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
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