European elections in Ireland 2009

European elections in Ireland 2009

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A total of 12 seats

• SP : 1
• Labor : 3
• Independent: 1
• FG : 4
• FF : 3

The 4 Irish constituencies in the European elections. 3 MPs were elected in each constituency.

The European elections in the Republic of Ireland took place on Friday 5th June 2009. Local elections were also held in Ireland in parallel. There were also two by-elections to the Irish Parliament in the constituencies of Dublin South and Dublin Central , as their constituency representatives had died.

As a result, 4 parties and an independent candidate shared the 12 Irish seats: Fine Gael 4 seats (29.1% share of the vote), Fianna Fáil 3 seats (24.1% share of the vote), Labor Party 3 seats (13.9% share of the vote) and Socialist Party 1 seat (2.7% share of the vote). The Labor Party under Eamon Gilmore , which gained two seats compared to the 2004 European elections , was the main winner . The biggest loser was Sinn Féin under Gerry Adams , who received nothing despite the 11.2% share of the total vote due to the current electoral system. The voter turnout of 57.5% was about the same as in the last European elections (59.0% at the time).

Election mode

The election took place according to the principle of transferable individual voting in four large constituencies ( North-West , South , East and Dublin ), in each of which 3 members were elected. Compared to the 2004 European elections, the number of Irish MEPs to be elected was reduced from 13 to 12. In order to do justice to this change, the number of MPs to be elected in the Dublin constituency was reduced from 4 to 3 and the counties of Longford and Westmeath were annexed from the constituency of East to the constituency of North-West .

Results

Results by parties

European Parliament elections in Ireland - 2009

Political party		Party leader	First preference vote	%	±%	Seats	±
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	532,889	29.1	+1.3	4th	-1
	Fianna Fáil	Brian Cowen	440,562	24.1	-5.4	3	-1
	Labor Party	Eamon Gilmore	254,669	13.9	+3.4	3	+2
	Socialist Party	Joe Higgins	50,510	2.7	+1.4	1	+1
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Adams	205,613	11.2	+0.1	0	-1
	Libertas	Declan Ganley	99,709	5.4	+5.4	0	± 0
	Green party	John Gormley	34,585	1.9	-2.4	0	± 0
	Independent		210.776	11.5	-4.0	1	-1
total			1,829,313	100	-	12	-1

Turnout and candidates by constituency

Constituency	Eligible voters	voter turnout	Invalid votes	Valid votes	Seats	Candidates
Dublin	812.465	412,684 (50.8%)	6,054 (1.5%)	406.630	3	10
East	778.502	442,291 (56.8%)	13,042 (2.9%)	429.249	3	11
North-west	805.626	510,982 (63.4%)	15,675 (3.1%)	495307	3	13
South	861.727	509,963 (59.2%)	11,836 (2.3%)	498.127	3	10
total	3,258,320	1,875,920 (57.5%)	46,607 (2.5%)	1,829,313	12	44

Elected candidates by constituency

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Dublin

Surname	Political party		European Parliament
Proinsias De Rossa		Labor Party	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Joe Higgins		Socialist Party	European United Left / Nordic Green Left
Gay Mitchell		Fine Gael	Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

East

Surname	Political party		European Parliament
Liam Aylward		Fianna Fáil	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Nessa Childers		Labor Party	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Mairead McGuinness		Fine Gael	Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

North-west

Surname	Political party		European Parliament
Pat Gallagher		Fianna Fáil	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Marian Harkin		Independently	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Jim Higgins		Fine Gael	Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

South

Surname	Political party		European Parliament
Brian Crowley		Fianna Fáil	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alan Kelly		Labor Party	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Seán Kelly		Fine Gael	Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Byelections set for June 5th In: The Irish Times , news April 28, 2009, accessed July 19, 2009.
2. ^ Elections 2009 - European Elections - National Summary . In: RTÉ News . Retrieved June 13, 2009. 
3. ^ Elections 2009 - European Elections - Dublin . In: RTÉ News . Retrieved June 13, 2009. 

Web links

• European Elections - European Parliament Office in Ireland
• European Parliament Office in Ireland