Connacht-Ulster (European Parliament constituency)

Infobox European Parliament constituency
name = Infobox Connacht-Ulster (European Parliament constituency)
title = Connacht-Ulster



mapcaption = Shown within Ireland
created = 1979
dissolved = 2004
meps = 3
memberstate = Ireland
sources = [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/law/en/lair01en.htm] |

Connacht-Ulster was a European Parliament constituency in Ireland between 1979 and 2004. Comprising the historic province of Connacht together with the Ulster counties of Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan, it returned three MEPs. For the 2004 election County Clare, in Munster, was added to the constituency and it was renamed North-West.

1999 Election result

STV Election box begin
title=1999 European Election: Connacht-UlsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Pat "the Cope" Gallagher^†
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 66,055
percentage = 20.63
seat = 1
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Joe McCartin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 63,632
percentage = 19.88
seat = 2
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Dana Rosemary Scallon
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 51,086
percentage = 15.96
seat = 3
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Marian Harkin
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 47,372
percentage = 14.80
seat = Not elected
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 47,933
percentage = 14.97
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán MacManus
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 20,457
percentage = 6.39
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Gerard Gibbons
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 10,522
percentage = 3.29
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Luke Flanagan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 5,000
percentage = 1.56
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Liam Sharkey
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 5,334
percentage = 1.67
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Paul Campbell
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,920
percentage = 0.60
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Paul Raymond
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 840
percentage = 0.26
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 541,552
valid = 320,151
spoilt = 12,085
quota = 80,038
turnout = 61.35% ^†Substituted in by Seán Ó Neachtain following the 2002 general election.

Killilea retired and his seat was gained by an Independent.

1994 Election result

STV Election box begin
title=1994 European Election: Connacht-UlsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = "'Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 53,171
percentage = 22.86
seat = 1
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Mark Killilea
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 45,638
percentage = 19.62
seat = 2
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Joe McCartin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 38,039
percentage = 16.35
seat = 3
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jim Higgins
party = Fine Gael
votes = 30,947
percentage = 13.30
seat = Not elected
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Ann Gallagher
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 19,826
percentage = 8.52
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Bobby Molloy
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 21,219
percentage = 9.12
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Pat Doherty
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 13,939
percentage = 5.99
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Richard Douthwaite
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 8,628
percentage = 3.71
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Mary Louise Lacey
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,223
percentage = 0.53
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 496,352
valid = 232,630
spoilt = 4,971
quota = 58,158
turnout = 47.87%

Gallagher of Fianna Fáil gained the seat vacated by Blaney.

1989 Election result

STV Election box begin
title=1989 European Election: Connacht-UlsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Joe McCartin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 46,523
percentage = 14.90
seat = 1
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Neil Blaney
party = Independent Fianna Fáil
votes = 52,852
percentage = 16.92
seat = 2
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Mark Killilea
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 53,842
percentage = 17.24
seat = 3
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán Doherty
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 48,288
percentage = 15.46
seat = Not elected
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Bobby Molloy
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 40,476
percentage = 12.96
seat = Excluded
count = 8STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Paddy Harte
party = Fine Gael
votes = 30,745
percentage = 9.84
seat = Excluded
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Angela Lupton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 10,165
percentage = 3.25
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Pat Doherty
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 7,716
percentage = 2.47
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jimmy Brick
party = Workers Party of Ireland
votes = 6,173
percentage = 1.98
seat = Excluded
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 4,969
percentage = 1.59
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Ivan McPhilips
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 4,759
percentage = 1.52
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seamus Rodgers
party = Workers Party of Ireland
votes = 4,097
percentage = 1.31
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Dermot Guy
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,697
percentage = 0.54
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 464,661
valid = 312,302
spoilt = 10,362
quota = 78,076
turnout = 69.44%

Blaney regained his seat at the expense of Fianna Fáil.

1984 Election result

STV Election box begin
title=1984 European Election: Connacht-UlsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Ray MacSharry
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 56,803
percentage = 24.12
seat = 1
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Joe McCartin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 51,164
percentage = 21.73
seat = 2
count = 8STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Seán Flanagan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 40,760
percentage = 17.31
seat = 3
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Neil Blaney
party = Independent Fianna Fáil
votes = 32,504
percentage = 13.80
seat = Not elected
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Joseph Murrin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 20,107
percentage = 8.54
seat = Excluded
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 6,103
percentage = 2.59
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael D. Higgins
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 8,337
percentage = 3.54
seat = Excluded
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Pól O'Foighil
party = Fine Gael
votes = 7,144
percentage = 3.03
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Edward Fullerton
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 5,771
percentage = 2.45
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Mary McGing
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 4,176
percentage = 1.77
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jimmy Brick
party = Workers Party of Ireland
votes = 2,612
percentage = 1.11
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 471,577
valid = 235,481
spoilt = 5,763
quota = 58,871
turnout = 51.16%

Blaney lost his seat to MacSharry of Fianna Fáil.

1979 Election result

STV Election box begin
title=1979 European Election: Connacht-UlsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Neil Blaney
party = Independent Fianna Fáil
votes = 81,522
percentage = 26.63
seat = 1
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán Flanagan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 38,233
percentage = 12.49
seat = 2
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Joe McCartin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 47,519
percentage = 15.52
seat = 3
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Patrick Cooney
party = Fine Gael
votes = 33,360
percentage = 10.90
seat = Not elected
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jim Doolan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 27,739
percentage = 9.06
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Myles Staunton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 32,485
percentage = 10.61
seat = Excluded
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán McEniff
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 25,774
percentage = 8.42
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael D. Higgins
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 13,062
percentage = 4.27
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tony Coffey
party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
votes = 3,329
percentage = 1.09
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Séamus Rodgers
party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
votes = 2,696
percentage = 0.88
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Christopher Morris
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 447
percentage = 0.15
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 442,471
valid = 306,166
spoilt = 14,547
quota = 76,542
turnout = 72.48%

*Denotes outgoing MEP

External links

* [http://electionsireland.org/results/europe/index.cfm European Parliament election results – ElectionsIreland.org]