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.
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15 Irish seats to the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,392,285 (63.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Members of the European Parliament for Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Although the election was held simultaneously across the entire island of Ireland, 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.
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