1989 European Parliament election in Ireland

1989 European Parliament election in Ireland
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15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	1,675,119 (68.3% 20.8pp)

The 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1989 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

Results edit

**Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1989**
Party		European Party	Party Leader	1st Pref Vote	%	±%	Seats	±
	Fianna Fáil	EDA	Charles Haughey	514,537	31.5	−7.7	6	−2
	Fine Gael	EPP	Alan Dukes	353,094	21.6	−10.6	4	−2
	Progressive Democrats	ELDR	Desmond O'Malley	194,059	12.0	+12.0	1	+1
	Labour Party	SOC	Dick Spring	155,572	9.5	+1.2	1	+1
	Workers' Party	Left Unity	Proinsias De Rossa	124,679	7.7	+3.4	1	+1
	Independent Fianna Fáil	RBW	Neil Blaney	52,852	3.2	+0.3	1	+1
	Green Party	Green Group	none	61,041	3.7	+3.2	0	±0
	Sinn Féin		Gerry Adams	35,923	2.2	−2.7	0	±0
	Independent			140,971	8.6	+0.9	1	±0
Total				1,632,728	100	—	15	—

Constituency	Name
Connacht–Ulster	Mark Killilea	Fianna Fáil	EDA
	Neil Blaney	Independent Fianna Fáil	RBW
	Joe McCartin	Fine Gael	EPP
Dublin	Niall Andrews	Fianna Fáil	EDA
	Proinsias De Rossa	Workers' Party	GUE/NGL
	Barry Desmond	Labour	SOC
	Mary Banotti	Fine Gael	EPP
Leinster	Patrick Lalor	Fianna Fáil	EDA
	Patrick Cooney	Fine Gael	EPP
	Jim Fitzsimons	Fianna Fáil	EDA
Munster	Pat Cox	Progressive Democrats	ELDR
	Gene Fitzgerald	Fianna Fáil	EDA
	T.J. Maher	Independent	ELDR
	John Cushnahan	Fine Gael	EPP
	Paddy Lane	Fianna Fáil	EDA

Constituency	Electorate	Turnout	Spoilt	Valid Poll	Quota	Seats	Candidates
Connacht–Ulster	464,661	322,664 (69.4%)	10,362 (3.2%)	312,302	78,076	3	13
Dublin	711,416	455,539 (64.0%)	7,137 (1.5%)	448,402	89,681	4	11
Leinster	571,694	391,697 (68.5%)	14,106 (3.6%)	377,591	94,398	3	15
Munster	703,913	505,219 (71.7%)	10,786 (2.2%)	494,433	82,406	5	15
Total	2,451,684	1,675,119 (68.3%)	42,391 (2.6%)	1,632,728	—	15	44