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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.
[edit] 1999 Election result
| 1999 European Election: Connacht-Ulster |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
*Pat "the Cope" Gallagher† |
66,055 |
20.63 |
1 |
5 |
|
Fine Gael |
*Joe McCartin |
63,632 |
19.88 |
2 |
6 |
|
Independent |
Dana Rosemary Scallon |
51,086 |
15.96 |
3 |
6 |
|
Independent |
Marian Harkin |
47,372 |
14.80 |
Not elected |
6 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Noel Treacy |
47,933 |
14.97 |
Excluded |
4 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Seán MacManus |
20,457 |
6.39 |
Excluded |
3 |
|
Labour Party |
Gerard Gibbons |
10,522 |
3.29 |
Excluded |
3 |
|
Independent |
Luke Flanagan |
5,000 |
1.56 |
Excluded |
3 |
|
Independent |
Liam Sharkey |
5,334 |
1.67 |
Excluded |
2 |
|
Independent |
Paul Campbell |
1,920 |
0.60 |
Excluded |
1 |
|
Independent |
Paul Raymond |
840 |
0.26 |
Excluded |
1 |
| 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.
[edit] 1994 Election result
| 1994 European Election: Connacht-Ulster |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher |
53,171 |
22.86 |
1 |
4 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
*Mark Killilea |
45,638 |
19.62 |
2 |
5 |
|
Fine Gael |
*Joe McCartin |
38,039 |
16.35 |
3 |
5 |
|
Fine Gael |
Jim Higgins |
30,947 |
13.30 |
Not elected |
5 |
|
Labour Party |
Ann Gallagher |
19,826 |
8.52 |
Excluded |
4 |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bobby Molloy |
21,219 |
9.12 |
Excluded |
3 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Pat Doherty |
13,939 |
5.99 |
Excluded |
2 |
|
Green Party |
Richard Douthwaite |
8,628 |
3.71 |
Excluded |
1 |
|
Independent |
Mary Louise Lacey |
1,223 |
0.53 |
Excluded |
1 |
| 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.
[edit] 1989 Election result
| 1989 European Election: Connacht-Ulster |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fine Gael |
*Joe McCartin |
46,523 |
14.90 |
1 |
9 |
|
Independent Fianna Fáil |
Neil Blaney |
52,852 |
16.92 |
2 |
9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mark Killilea |
53,842 |
17.24 |
3 |
9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Doherty |
48,288 |
15.46 |
Not elected |
9 |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bobby Molloy |
40,476 |
12.96 |
Excluded |
8 |
|
Fine Gael |
Paddy Harte |
30,745 |
9.84 |
Excluded |
7 |
|
Fine Gael |
Angela Lupton |
10,165 |
3.25 |
Excluded |
6 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Pat Doherty |
7,716 |
2.47 |
Excluded |
6 |
|
Workers' Party |
Jimmy Brick |
6,173 |
1.98 |
Excluded |
5 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin |
4,969 |
1.59 |
Excluded |
4 |
|
Labour Party |
Ivan McPhilips |
4,759 |
1.52 |
Excluded |
3 |
|
Workers' Party |
Seamus Rodgers |
4,097 |
1.31 |
Excluded |
2 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Dermot Guy |
1,697 |
0.54 |
Excluded |
1 |
| 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.
[edit] 1984 Election result
| 1984 European Election: Connacht-Ulster |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Ray MacSharry |
56,803 |
24.12 |
1 |
7 |
|
Fine Gael |
*Joe McCartin |
51,164 |
21.73 |
2 |
8 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
*Seán Flanagan |
40,760 |
17.31 |
3 |
9 |
|
Independent Fianna Fáil |
Neil Blaney |
32,504 |
13.80 |
Not elected |
9 |
|
Fine Gael |
Joseph Murrin |
20,107 |
8.54 |
Excluded |
7 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin |
6,103 |
2.59 |
Excluded |
6 |
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
8,337 |
3.54 |
Excluded |
5 |
|
Fine Gael |
Pól O'Foighil |
7,144 |
3.03 |
Excluded |
4 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Edward Fullerton |
5,771 |
2.45 |
Excluded |
3 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Mary McGing |
4,176 |
1.77 |
Excluded |
2 |
|
Workers' Party |
Jimmy Brick |
2,612 |
1.11 |
Excluded |
1 |
| Electorate: 471,577 Valid: 235,481 Spoilt: 5,763 Quota: 58,871 Turnout: 51.16% |
Blaney lost his seat to MacSharry of Fianna Fáil.
[edit] 1979 Election result
| 1979 European Election: Connacht-Ulster |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Independent Fianna Fáil |
Neil Blaney |
81,522 |
26.63 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Flanagan |
38,233 |
12.49 |
2 |
7 |
|
Fine Gael |
Joe McCartin |
47,519 |
15.52 |
3 |
7 |
|
Fine Gael |
Patrick Cooney |
33,360 |
10.90 |
Not elected |
7 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Jim Doolan |
27,739 |
9.06 |
Excluded |
6 |
|
Fine Gael |
Myles Staunton |
32,485 |
10.61 |
Excluded |
5 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán McEniff |
25,774 |
8.42 |
Excluded |
4 |
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
13,062 |
4.27 |
Excluded |
2 |
|
Sinn Féin (Workers Party) |
Tony Coffey |
3,329 |
1.09 |
Excluded |
1 |
|
Sinn Féin (Workers Party) |
Séamus Rodgers |
2,696 |
0.88 |
Excluded |
1 |
|
Independent |
Christopher Morris |
447 |
0.15 |
Excluded |
1 |
| Electorate: 442,471 Valid: 306,166 Spoilt: 14,547 Quota: 76,542 Turnout: 72.48% |
*Denotes outgoing MEP
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