Results by national party - 2009-2014 Ireland - Final results

Percentage of votes

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National Parties


  • FG - Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party
  • FF - Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach
  • Lab - Páirtí an Lucht Oibre
  • M. Harkin (Ind) - M. Harkin (Ind)
  • SP - Socialist Party
  • Other parties - Other parties
Percentage of vote for national parties
National parties Percentage of votes % of votes
FG - Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party 29.13%
FF - Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach 24.08%
Lab - Páirtí an Lucht Oibre 13.92%
M. Harkin (Ind) - M. Harkin (Ind) 4.63%
SP - Socialist Party 2.76%
Other parties - Other parties 25.48%

Source: European Parliament

Seats by political group - 2009-2014 Ireland - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
  • S&D - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Greens/EFA - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • EFD - Europe of freedom and democracy Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
GUE/NGL 1
S&D 3
ALDE 4
EPP 4

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
  • S&D - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Greens/EFA - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • EFD - Europe of freedom and democracy Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 2009-2014 Ireland - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties Votes
EPP
S&D
ALDE
Greens/EFA
ECR
GUE/NGL
EFD
NI
Seats
FG 29.13% 4
FF 24.08% 3
Lab 13.92% 3
M. Harkin (Ind) 4.63% 1
SP 2.76% 1
Other parties 25.48% 0
100.00% 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 12

National Parties

  • FG - Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party
  • FF - Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach
  • Lab - Páirtí an Lucht Oibre
  • M. Harkin (Ind) - M. Harkin (Ind)
  • SP - Socialist Party
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
  • S&D - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Greens/EFA - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • EFD - Europe of freedom and democracy Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
EPP - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 4
National parties which are members of this Political Group
FG Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party 4
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 4
National parties which are members of this Political Group
M. Harkin (Ind) M. Harkin (Ind) 1
FF Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach 3
S&D - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Lab Páirtí an Lucht Oibre 3
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
SP Socialist Party 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Ireland - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Ireland European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1979 13% 87% 16% 84%
1984 13% 87% 18% 82%
1989 7% 93% 19% 81%
1994 27% 73% 26% 74%
1999 33% 67% 30% 70%
2004 38% 62% 31% 69%
2009 15% 85% 35% 65%
2014 55% 45% 37% 63%
2019 45% 55% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Ireland - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year IE- Ireland EU - European Union
1979 63.61% 61.99%
1984 47.56% 58.98%
1989 68.28% 58.41%
1994 43.98% 56.67%
1999 50.21% 49.51%
2004 58.58% 45.47%
2009 58.64% 42.97%
2014 52.44% 42.61%
2019 49.70% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament