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Leinster
European Parliament constituency
Ireland-Leinster-European-Parliament-Constituency-1979-2004.svg
Shown within Ireland
Member stateIreland
Created1979
Dissolved2004
MEPs3 (1979–1994)
4 (1994–2004)
Sources
[1]

Leinster was a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland between 1979 and 2004. It elected 3 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the 1979, 1984 and 1989 elections and 4 MEPs in the elections of 1994 and 1999 using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries[edit]

The constituency was created in 1979 for the first direct elections to the European Parliament. It comprised the counties of Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow from the historic province of Leinster excluding the County Dublin area.[1] It was abolished under the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004 and succeeded by the new East constituency.[2]

MEPs[edit]

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for Leinster 1979–2009
Key to parties
  •   FF = Fianna Fáil
  •   FG = Fine Gael
  •   GP = Green
  •   Lab = Labour
Parl.ElectionMember
(Party)		Member
(Party)		Member
(Party)		Member
(Party)
1st1979[3]Mark Clinton
(FG)		Patrick Lalor
(FF)		Liam Kavanagh
(Lab)		3 seats
until 1994
1981[4]Séamus Pattison
(Lab)
1983[4]Justin Keating
(Lab)
2nd1984[5]Jim Fitzsimons
(FF)
3rd1989[6]Patrick Cooney
(FG)
4th1994[7]Alan Gillis
(FG)		Liam Hyland
(FF)		Nuala Ahern
(GP)
5th1999[8]Avril Doyle
(FG)
6th2004Constituency abolished. See East.

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections[edit]

1999 election[edit]

1999 European Parliament election: Leinster[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fine GaelAvril Doyle19.867,88169,495 
Fianna FáilJim Fitzsimons17.258,75061,43966,117
Fianna FáilLiam Hyland17.158,47761,93165,496
Fine GaelAlan Gillis14.248,72950,04056,881
GreenNuala Ahern13.847,18452,61866,808
LabourSeán Butler11.138,11240,849 
Sinn FéinArthur Morgan5.920,015  
Natural LawDesmond Garrett0.93,191  
Electorate: 706,200   Valid: 342,339   Spoilt: 14,725 (4.1%)   Quota: 68,468   Turnout: 357,064 (50.6%)

Alan Gillis lost his seat to his party running mate Avril Doyle.

1994 election[edit]

1994 European Parliament election: Leinster[9][10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fianna FáilLiam Hyland17.746,44846,73747,25548,23849,23651,54354,161
Fine GaelAlan Gillis16.342,82643,15643,34643,79347,11248,30950,896
Fianna FáilJim Fitzsimons15.841,37541,61142,51643,68444,80245,62650,263
GreenNuala Ahern11.830,99732,30233,84935,71237,94639,29745,821
Fine GaelMonica Barnes11.429,95830,23530,44830,94933,69235,07039,518
LabourMichael Bell8.822,98723,18623,81524,44225,36634,926 
LabourSéamus Pattison6.717,58017,86918,14018,47818,953  
Progressive DemocratsJohn Dardis4.812,59112,91913,05213,472   
IndependentJack Fitzsimons2.66,7527,2627,802    
Sinn FéinLucilita Bhreatnach2.56,5236,627     
IndependentPeter Sweetman1.23,228      
Natural LawTom Mullins0.51,180      
Electorate: 624,561   Valid: 262,445   Spoilt: 6,599 (2.5%)   Quota: 52,490   Turnout: 269,044 (43.1%)

Alan Gillis replaced his party colleague Patrick Cooney who had stepped down. The Green Party gained the additional seat.

1989 election[edit]

1989 European Parliament election: Leinster[11][12]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Fianna FáilPatrick Lalor20.075,62775,71575,85676,19876,37076,91478,75381,55585,09088,86890,473
Fine GaelPatrick Cooney17.465,77565,92665,96266,43066,50466,73367,96371,28982,701112,060 
Fianna FáilJim Fitzsimons16.963,79763,90663,99464,34464,52865,21466,47469,63972,73974,00475,249
LabourMichael Bell13.249,76649,87049,95450,29850,53751,10455,75461,60665,66868,01575,239
Fine GaelCharles McDonald9.535,79235,86335,94436,06336,16836,36737,91039,96246,931  
Progressive DemocratsJohn Dardis8.431,62331,73031,78932,15932,19432,39333,70337,490   
GreenSeán English6.323,72423,92223,99224,30924,40125,16227,199    
Workers' PartyMichael Enright2.59,4519,7319,7979,98210,09310,703     
Workers' PartyCatherine Murphy1.97,0897,1257,3217,4137,6848,155     
Sinn FéinKevin Dunphy1.24,5344,6205,0365,3297,393      
IndependentKevin Boland0.93,3623,4623,496        
Sinn FéinPearse McGeough0.83,0013,0093,8633,930       
Sinn FéinTerry Moore0.62,4242,438         
IndependentCornelius de Groot0.41,626          
Electorate: 571,694   Valid: 377,591   Spoilt: 14,106 (3.6%)   Quota: 94,398   Turnout: 391,697 (68.5%)

Mark Clinton stepped down and was replaced by his party colleague Patrick Cooney.

1984 election[edit]

1984 European Parliament election: Leinster[13][14]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Fine GaelMark Clinton23.861,66963,15992,091 
Fianna FáilJim Fitzsimons22.157,32160,02860,99463,935
Fianna FáilPatrick Lalor21.756,19159,18059,92861,277
Fine GaelDeirdre Bolger12.833,20834,570  
LabourJustin Keating11.930,77335,30837,75653,552
Workers' PartyLiz McManus3.58,943   
Sinn FéinMartin Sharkey1.84,548   
Sinn FéinJohn Carroll1.74,396   
Sinn FéinJames Dwyer0.92,245   
Electorate: 545,878   Valid: 259,294   Spoilt: 9,197 (3.4%)   Quota: 64,824   Turnout: 268,491 (49.2%)

Justin Keating lost his seat to Jim Fitzsimmons of Fianna Fáil.

1979 election[edit]

1979 European Parliament election: Leinster[15][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Fine GaelMark Clinton25.778,762    
Fianna FáilPatrick Lalor20.262,09463,53865,26777,790 
LabourLiam Kavanagh[4]13.140,07243,70447,80149,18758,576
Fianna FáilTom Nolan11.234,21035,50236,04848,37551,343
Fianna FáilPaddy Power10.131,02332,11932,668  
Fine GaelCharles McDonald8.124,87525,63737,84138,794 
Fine GaelMonica Barnes7.021,38422,461   
Sinn Féin – The Workers' PartyDonnchadha MacRaghnaill2.78,414    
Sinn Féin – The Workers' PartySean Walsh2.06,062    
Electorate: 486,248   Valid: 306,896   Spoilt: 15,416 (4.8%)   Quota: 76,725   Turnout: 322,312 (66.3%)

See also[edit]

  • European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

References[edit]

  1. ^ "European Assembly Elections Act, 1977: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ "European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "1979 European Parliament election – Leinster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Liam Kavanagh resigned on 7 July 1981 after becoming Minister for Labour and was substituted by Séamus Pattison (LAB / PES) on 9 July 1981. Séamus Pattison resigned on 15 December 1983 and was substituted by Justin Keating (LAB / PES) on 8 February 1984.
  5. ^ "1984 European Parliament election – Leinster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  6. ^ "1989 European Parliament election – Leinster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  7. ^ "1994 European Parliament election – Leinster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  8. ^ a b "1999 European Parliament election – Leinster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  9. ^ http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=216&constitid=476&electype=7
  10. ^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/your-meps/1994-european-elections-results
  11. ^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/your-meps/1989-european-elections-results
  12. ^ http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=215&constitid=476&electype=7
  13. ^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/your-meps/1984-european-elections-results
  14. ^ http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=214&constitid=476&electype=7
  15. ^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/your-meps/1979-european-elections-results
  16. ^ http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=213&constitid=476&electype=7

External links[edit]

  • European Parliament elections 1999 – Leinster