1999 European Parliament election in Ireland
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15 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout50.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Green
Leader Bertie Ahern John Bruton None
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Green
Alliance UEN EPP–ED Greens/EFA
Leader since 19 December 1994 20 November 1990 6 November 2001
Last election 35.0%, 7 seats 24.3%, 4 seats 7.9%,  2 seats
Seats won
6 / 15
4 / 15
2 / 15
Seat change Decrease1 Steady 0 Steady 0
Popular vote 537,757 342,171 93,100
Percentage 38.6 24.6% 6.7%
Swing Increase3.6% Increase0.4 Decrease 1.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Gerry Adams, October 2005 (cropped).jpg
Leader None[a] Pat Rabbitte Gerry Adams
Party Independent Labour Sinn Féin
Alliance ELDR & EPP-ED PES
Leader since October 2002 1983
Last election 1 seat 11.0%, 1 seat 3.0%, 0 seats
Seats won
2 / 15
1 / 15
0 / 53
Seat change Increase1 Steady 0 Steady 0
Popular vote 198,386 121,542 88,165
Percentage 14.3% 8.7% 6.3%
Swing Increase7.4% Decrease2.3% Increase3.3%
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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.

Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1999
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 — 15 —

MEPs elected

Main article: List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1999–2004
Constituency Name Party EP group
Connacht–Ulster Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Fianna Fáil UEN
Joe McCartin Fine Gael EPP–ED
Dana Rosemary Scallon Independent EPP–ED
Dublin Mary Banotti Fine Gael EPP–ED
Niall Andrews Fianna Fáil UEN
Patricia McKenna Green Greens/EFA
Proinsias De Rossa Labour PES
Leinster Avril Doyle Fine Gael EPP–ED
Jim Fitzsimons Fianna Fáil UEN
Liam Hyland Fianna Fáil UEN
Nuala Ahern Green Greens/EFA
Munster Brian Crowley Fianna Fáil UEN
Gerry Collins Fianna Fáil UEN
Pat Cox Independent ELDR
John Cushnahan Fine Gael EPP–ED

Voting details

1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies
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

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Pictured here is Pat Cox, one of two successful Independent candidates in this election. Cox would become leader of the ELDR group in the European parliament between 1998 and 2002.

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