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The European election of June 1999 was carried out over several days in all 15 member states of the European Union. In Northern Ireland, the election took place on 10 June, and on 11 June in the Republic of Ireland. There are over 600 seats up for grabs in the European Parliament in Bruxelles, Belgium with Ireland, as an island, accounting for 18 of them. Northern Ireland constitutes a constituency by itself, with the power to return 3 representatives. Although turnout in most of the United Kingdom is very low in European Elections (around 30%), it is higher in Northern Ireland (nearer 60%). This is partly due to the fact that the issue of unification with the Republic of Ireland inevitably comes up in the campaign there. The Republic of Ireland itself is split into 4 electoral constituencies with the power to return 15 candidates.

Since the 1999 election took place more or less simultaneously across Europe, we have merged the Northern Ireland and Irish Republic results onto this one page.

 

Islandwide Summary of Results
Party   Number of Seats
Fianna Fáil (FF)   6
Fine Gael (FG)   4
Green Party (GP)   2
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)   1
Labour (Lab)   1
Social Democratic & Labour (SDLP)   1
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)   1
Independent Candidates   2

 

European Electoral Constituencies

European Union Constituencies in Ireland: Map [11kB]

 

Constituency-by-Constituency Results

| Connaught-Ulster | Dublin | Leinster | Munster | Northern Ireland |

 

Constituency of 'Connaught-Ulster' (Republic of Ireland)
Total votes cast: 320,341
Elected Member Party First Preference Votes Count Elected On Share of Vote
Gallagher, Pat the Cope Fianna Fáil 66,055 4 20.6%
McCartin, John Joseph Fine Gael 63,632 4 19.9%
Scallon, Dana Independent 51,076 7 15.9%

 

Constituency of 'Dublin' (Republic of Ireland)
Total votes cast: 280,671
Elected Member Party First Preference Votes Count Elected On Share of Vote
Banotti, Mary Fine Gael 56,593 1 20.2%
Andrews, Niall Fianna Fáil 44,176 7 15.7%
McKenna, Patricia Green 15,890 7 5.7%
De Rosa, Proinsias Labour 28,748 8 10.2%

 

Constituency of 'Leinster' (Republic of Ireland)
Total votes cast: 342,339
Elected Member Party First Preference Votes Count Elected On Share of Vote
Doyle, Avril Fine Gael 67,881 3 19.8%
Fitzsimons, James Fianna Fáil 58,750 3 17.2%
Hyland, Liam Fianna Fáil 58,477 3 17.1%
Ahern, Nuala Green 47,184 3 13.8%

 

Constituency of 'Munster' (Republic of Ireland)
Total votes cast: 448,579
Elected Member Party First Preference Votes Count Elected On Share of Vote
Crowley, Brian Fianna Fáil 154,195 1 34.4%
Collins, Gerard Fianna Fáil 83,106 2 18.5%
Cox, Patrick Independent 63,954 5 14.3%
Cushnahan, John Fine Gael 46,100 6 10.3%

 

Constituency of 'Northern Ireland' (United Kingdom)
Total votes cast: 678,809
Elected Member Party First Preference Votes Count Elected On Share of Vote
Paisley, Rev Ian DUP 192,762 1 28.4%
Hume, John SDLP 190,731 1 28.1%
Nicholson, Jim UUP 119,507 3 17.6%

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