Election Name: | 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland |
Country: | Ireland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Previous Mps: | List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1994–99 |
Next Election: | 2004 European Parliament election in Ireland |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | 15 seats to the European Parliament |
Election Date: | 11 June 1999 |
Turnout: | 1,438,287 (50.2% 6.2pp) |
Leader1: | Bertie Ahern |
Leader Since1: | 19 December 1994 |
Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
Alliance1: | Union for Europe of the Nations |
Last Election1: | 35.0%, 7 seats |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 537,757 |
Percentage1: | 38.6% |
Swing1: | 3.6% |
Leader Since2: | 20 November 1990 |
Party2: | Fine Gael |
Alliance2: | European People's Party–European Democrats |
Last Election2: | 24.3%, 4 seats |
Popular Vote2: | 342,171 |
Percentage2: | 24.6% |
Swing2: | 0.4% |
Image3: | Green |
Leader3: | None |
Leader Since3: | 6 November 2001 |
Party3: | Green Party (Ireland) |
Alliance3: | Greens–European Free Alliance |
Last Election3: | 7.9%, 2 seats |
Popular Vote3: | 93,100 |
Percentage3: | 6.7% |
Swing3: | 1.2% |
Leader4: | None |
Party4: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
Alliance4: | ELDR & EPP-ED |
Last Election4: | 1 seat |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 198,386 |
Percentage4: | 14.3% |
Swing4: | 7.4% |
Party5: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
Alliance5: | Party of European Socialists |
Last Election5: | 11.0%, 1 seat |
Popular Vote5: | 121,542 |
Percentage5: | 8.7% |
Swing5: | 2.3% |
Party6: | Sinn Féin |
Last Election6: | 3.0%, 0 seats |
Popular Vote6: | 88,165 |
Percentage6: | 6.3% |
Swing6: | 3.3% |
The 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1999 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.
Party | European party | Party Leader | 1st Pref Vote | % | ±% | Seats | ± | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fianna Fáil | UEN | Bertie Ahern | 537,757 | 38.6 | +3.6 | 6 | −1 | ||
Fine Gael | EPP-ED | John Bruton | 342,171 | 24.6 | +0.3 | 4 | ±0 | ||
Green Party | Greens/EFA | none | 93,100 | 6.7 | −1.2 | 2 | ±0 | ||
Labour Party | PES | Ruairi Quinn | 121,542 | 8.7 | −2.3 | 1 | ±0 | ||
Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 88,165 | 6.3 | +3.3 | 0 | ±0 | |||
Socialist Party | Joe Higgins | 10,619 | 0.8 | +0.8 | 0 | ±0 | |||
Independent | 198,386 | 14.3 | +7.4 | 2 | +1 | ||||
Total | 1,391,740 | 100.0 | — | 15 | — |
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1999–2004.
Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | Spoilt | Valid Poll | Quota | Seats | Candidates | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connacht–Ulster | 541,552 | 332,236 (61.3%) | 12,085 (3.6%) | 320,151 | 80,038 | 3 | 11 | |
Dublin | 793,200 | 286,684 (36.1%) | 6,013 (2.1%) | 280,671 | 56,135 | 4 | 13 | |
Leinster | 706,200 | 357,064 (50.5%) | 14,725 (4.1%) | 342,339 | 68,468 | 4 | 8 | |
Munster | 823,008 | 462,303 (56.2%) | 13,724 (2.9%) | 448,579 | 89,716 | 4 | 10 | |
Total | 2,864,361 | 1,438,287 (50.2%) | 46,547 (3.2%) | 1,391,740 | — | 15 | 42 |