Irish component of the 1989 European Parliament election
1989 European Parliament election in Ireland|
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Turnout | 1,675,119 (68.3% 20.8pp) |
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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.
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 | — |
1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies 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 |