Irish component of the 1999 European Parliament election
1999 European Parliament election in Ireland|
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Turnout | 1,438,287 (50.2% 6.2pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Green
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Leader
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Bertie Ahern
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John Bruton
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None
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Fine Gael
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Green
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Alliance
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UEN
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EPP–ED
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Greens/EFA
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Leader since
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19 December 1994
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20 November 1990
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6 November 2001
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Last election
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35.0%, 7 seats
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24.3%, 4 seats
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7.9%, 2 seats
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Seats won
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Seat change
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1
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Popular vote
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537,757
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342,171
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93,100
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Percentage
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38.6%
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24.6%
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6.7%
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Swing
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3.6%
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0.4%
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1.2%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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None[a]
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Ruairi Quinn
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Gerry Adams
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Party
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Independent
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Labour
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Sinn Féin
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Alliance
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ELDR & EPP-ED
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PES
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Leader since
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13 November 1997
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1983
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Last election
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1 seat
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11.0%, 1 seat
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3.0%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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Seat change
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1
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Popular vote
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198,386
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121,542
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88,165
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Percentage
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14.3%
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8.7%
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6.3%
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Swing
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7.4%
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2.3%
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3.3%
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The 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1999 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.
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