| Election Name: | 1984 European Parliament election in Ireland |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1979 European Parliament election in Ireland |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Election Date: | 14 June 1984 |
| Turnout: | 1,147,745 (47.6% 16.0pp) |
| Next Election: | 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 Irish seats to the European Parliament |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Alliance1: | EPD |
| Leader Since1: | 7 December 1979 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 438,946 |
| Percentage1: | 39.2% |
| Swing1: | 4.5% |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Alliance2: | EPP |
| Leader Since2: | 1 July 1977 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 361,034 |
| Percentage2: | 32.2% |
| Swing2: | 0.9% |
| Leader Since3: | 1 November 1982 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Alliance3: | SOC |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 93,656 |
| Percentage3: | 8.3 |
| Swing3: | 6.2% |
| Leader4: | Gerry Adams |
| Leader Since4: | 13 November 1983 |
| Party4: | Sinn Féin |
| Popular Vote4: | 54,672 |
| Percentage4: | 4.9% |
| Leader Since5: | 14 October 1962 |
| Party5: | Workers' Party |
| Popular Vote5: | 43,942 |
| Percentage5: | 3.3% |
| Image6: | IFF |
| Leader6: | Neil Blaney |
| Party6: | Independent Fianna Fáil |
| Alliance6: | RBW |
| Leader Since6: | 1972 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 32,504 |
| Percentage6: | 2.9% |
| Swing6: | 3.2% |
| Outgoing Members: | outgoing members |
| Elected Members: | elected members |
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.
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]
| Party | Group | Leader | ±% | Seats | ± | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | EPD | Charles Haughey | 438,946 | 39.2 | 4.5 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Fine Gael | EPP | Garret FitzGerald | 361,034 | 32.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Labour Party | SOC | Dick Spring | 93,656 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 54,672 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0 | ||||
| Workers' Party | Tomás Mac Giolla | 48,449 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||
| Independent Fianna Fáil | RBW | Neil Blaney | 32,504 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Green Party | none | 5,242 | 0.5 | New | 0 | ||||
| Independent | 85,913 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 1,120,416 | 100 | 15 | ||||||
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1984–1989.
| 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 |