- Leinster (European Parliament constituency)
Infobox European Parliament constituency
name = Infobox Leinster (European Parliament constituency)
title = Leinster
mapcaption = Shown withinIreland
created = 1979
dissolved = 2004
meps = 4 (1994–2004),
3 (1979–1994)
memberstate = Ireland
sources = [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/law/en/lair01en.htm] |Leinster was a
European parliament constituency in the Ireland between 1979 and 2004 based on the historic province of the same name minus theDublin urban area. It elected 3 MEPs in the 1979, 1984 and 1989 elections and 4 MEPs in the elections of 1994 and 1999. It was replaced by the East constituency for the 2004 European elections.1999 Election result
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title=1999 European Election: LeinsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Avril Doyle
party = Fine Gael
votes = 67,881
percentage = 19.83
seat = 1
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Nuala Ahern
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 47,184
percentage = 13.78
seat = 2
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Jim Fitzsimons
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 58,750
percentage = 17.16
seat = 3
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Liam Hyland
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 58,477
percentage = 17.08
seat = 4
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Alan Gillis
party = Fine Gael
votes = 48,729
percentage = 14.23
seat = Not elected
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán Butler
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 38,112
percentage = 11.13
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Arthur Morgan
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 20,015
percentage = 5.85
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Desmond Garrett
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 3,191
percentage = 0.93
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 706,200
valid = 342,339
spoilt = 14,725
quota = 68,468
turnout = 50.56%Gillis lost his seat to his party running mate Doyle.1994 Election result
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title=1994 European Election: LeinsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Liam Hyland
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 46,448
percentage = 17.70
seat = 1
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Alan Gillis
party = Fine Gael
votes = 42,826
percentage = 16.32
seat = 2
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Jim Fitzsimons
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 41,375
percentage = 15.77
seat = 3
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Nuala Ahern
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 30,997
percentage = 11.81
seat = 4
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Monica Barnes
party = Fine Gael
votes = 29,958
percentage = 11.41
seat = Not elected
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael Bell
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 22,987
percentage = 8.76
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Séamus Pattison
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 17,580
percentage = 6.70
seat = Excluded
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =John Dardis
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 12,591
percentage = 4.80
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Jack Fitzsimons
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 6,752
percentage = 2.57
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Lucilita Bhreatnach
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 6,523
percentage = 2.49
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Peter Sweetman
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 3,228
percentage = 1.23
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom Mullins
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,180
percentage = 0.45
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 624,561
valid = 262,445
spoilt = 6,599
quota = 52,490
turnout = 43.08%Gillis replaced his party colleague Cooney who had stepped down. The Green Party gained the additional seat.1989 Election result
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title=1989 European Election: LeinsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Patrick Cooney
party = Fine Gael
votes = 65,775
percentage = 17.42
seat = 1
count = 11STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Patrick Lalor
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 75,627
percentage = 20.03
seat = 2
count = 11STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Jim Fitzsimons
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 63,797
percentage = 16.90
seat = 3
count = 11STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael Bell
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 49,766
percentage = 13.18
seat = Not elected
count = 11STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Charles McDonald
party = Fine Gael
votes = 35,792
percentage = 9.48
seat = Excluded
count = 9STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =John Dardis
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 31,623
percentage = 8.37
seat = Excluded
count = 8STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán English
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 23,724
percentage = 6.28
seat = Excluded
count = 7STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael Enright
party = Workers Party of Ireland
votes = 9,451
percentage = 2.50
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Catherine Murphy
party = Workers Party of Ireland
votes = 7,089
percentage = 1.88
seat = Excluded
count = 6STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Kevin Dunphy
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 4,534
percentage = 1.20
seat = Excluded
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Pearse McGeough
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 3,001
percentage = 0.79
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Kevin Boland
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 3,362
percentage = 0.89
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Terry Moore
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 2,424
percentage = 0.64
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Cornelius de Groot
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,626
percentage = 0.43
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom Mullins
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,180
percentage = 0.45
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 571,694
valid = 377,591
spoilt = 14,106
quota = 94,398
turnout = 68.52%Clinton stepped down and was replaced by his party colleague Cooney.1984 Election result
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title=1984 European Election: LeinsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Mark Clinton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 61,669
percentage = 23.78
seat = 1
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Jim Fitzsimons
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 57,321
percentage = 22.11
seat = 2
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Patrick Lalor
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 56,191
percentage = 21.67
seat = 3
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Justin Keating
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 30,773
percentage = 11.87
seat = Not elected
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Deirdre Bolger
party = Fine Gael
votes = 33,208
percentage = 12.81
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Liz McManus
party = Workers Party of Ireland
votes = 8,943
percentage = 3.45
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Martin Sharkey
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 4,548
percentage = 1.75
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = John Carroll
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 4,396
percentage = 1.70
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = James Dwyer
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 2,245
percentage = 0.87
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 545,878
valid = 259,294
spoilt = 9,197
quota = 64,824
turnout = 49.19%Keating lost his seat to Fitzsimmons of Fianna Fáil.1979 Election result
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title=1979 European Election: LeinsterSTV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Mark Clinton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 78,762
percentage = 25.66
seat = 1
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Patrick Lalor
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 62,094
percentage = 20.23
seat = 2
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Liam Kavanagh †
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 40,072
percentage = 13.06
seat = 3
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Tom Nolan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 34,210
percentage = 11.15
seat = Not elected
count = 5STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Charles McDonald
party = Fine Gael
votes = 24,875
percentage = 8.11
seat = Excluded
count = 4STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Paddy Power
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 31,023
percentage = 10.11
seat = Excluded
count = 3STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate =Monica Barnes
party = Fine Gael
votes = 21,384
percentage = 6.97
seat = Excluded
count = 2STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Donnchadha MacRaghnaill
party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
votes = 8,414
percentage = 2.74
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Sean Walsh
party = Sinn Féin the Workers Party
votes = 6,062
percentage = 1.98
seat = Excluded
count = 1STV Election box end
electorate = 486,248
valid = 306,896
spoilt = 15,416
quota = 61,380
turnout = 66.29% †Kavanagh resigned on7 July 1981 after becoming Minister for Labour and was replaced bySéamus Pattison on9 July 1981 . Pattison resigned on15 December 1983 and was replaced byJustin Keating on8 February 1984 .*Denotes outgoing MEP
References
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/law/en/lair01en.htm European Parliament elections 1999 – Leinster]
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