Irish component of the 2004 European Parliament election
2004 European Parliament election in Ireland|
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Turnout | 1,841,335 (59.0% 8.8pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Enda Kenny
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Bertie Ahern
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Gerry Adams
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Fianna Fáil
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Sinn Féin
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Alliance
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EPP–ED
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UEN
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GUE/NGL
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Leader since
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2 June 2002
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19 December 1994
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1983
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Last election
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24.6%, 4 seats
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38.6%, 6 seats
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6.3%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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Seat change
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1
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2
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1
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Popular vote
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464,414
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524,504
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197,715
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Percentage
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27.8%
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29.5%
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11.1%
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Swing
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3.2%
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9.1%
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4.8%
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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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Pat Rabbitte
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Trevor Sargent
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Joe Higgins
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Party
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Labour
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Green
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Socialist Party
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Alliance
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PES
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Greens/EFA
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Leader since
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October 2002
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6 November 2001
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—
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Last election
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8.7%, 1 seat
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6.7%, 2 seats
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0.8%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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Seat change
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2
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Popular vote
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188,132
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76,917
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23,218
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Percentage
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10.5%
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4.3%
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1.3%
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Swing
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1.8%
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2.4%
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0.5%
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Colours indicate winning party. |
The 2004 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 2004 European Parliament election. The voting was held on Friday, 11 June 2004. The election coincided with the 2004 local elections. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.