1979 European Parliament election in Ireland
The 1979 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1979 European Parliament election.These were the first direct elections to the European Parliament, and the first election to be held simultaneously across the entire Island of Ireland since the 1921 Irish elections.The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.Ireland was entitled to 15 MEPs who were elected on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) in four constituencies based on the provinces of Ireland:[1] Provisional Sinn Féin did not to contest the election.However, the relative success of Bernadette McAliskey in Northern Ireland helped prompt Sinn Féin to stand in subsequent European elections.
elected membersEuropean ParliamentJack LynchGarret FitzGeraldFrank CluskeyFianna FáilFine GaelLabour9 November 1966Neil BlaneyTomás Mac GiollaIndependent Fianna FáilSinn Féin The Workers' PartyMembers of theEuropean ParliamentIreland1st delegation2nd delegation3rd delegation1st term2nd term3rd term4th term5th term6th term7th term8th term9th term10th term1979 European Parliament election1921 Irish electionssingle transferable voteelectoral systemproportional representationconstituenciesprovinces of IrelandConnacht–UlsterDublinLeinsterMunsterIndependentList of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1979–1984Joe McCartinSeán FlanaganRichie RyanJohn O'ConnellSíle de ValeraMichael O'LearyMark ClintonPatrick LalorLiam KavanaghT.J. MaherEileen DesmondTom O'DonnellJerry CroninNoel DavernProvisional Sinn FéinBernadette McAliskeyOireachtasIrish Statute BookElections and referendums in the Republic of IrelandDáil elections1927 (Jun)1927 (Sep)1982 (Feb)1982 (Nov)By-electionsSeanad electionsPresidential electionsEuropean electionsLocal electionsReferendums1972 (May)1972 (Dec)1992 (Jun)1992 (Nov)2002 (Mar)2002 (Oct)2012 (May)2012 (Nov)2018 (May)2018 (Oct)Elections to the European ParliamentBelgiumDenmarkGreenlandFranceLuxembourgNetherlandsUnited KingdomWest GermanyGreecePortugalGermanyAustriaFinlandSwedenCyprusCzech RepublicEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaPolandSlovakiaSloveniaGibraltarBulgariaRomaniaCroatiaGreece (1981)Portugal (1987)Spain (1987)Sweden (1995)Austria (1996)Finland (1996)Bulgaria (2007)Romania (2007)Croatia (2013)UK by-elections (1979–1998)