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Munster (European Parliament constituency)

Munster was a European Parliament constituency in Ireland between 1979 and 2004. It elected 5 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the elections of 1979, 1984 and 1989 and 4 MEPs in the 1994 and 1999 elections on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created in 1979 for the first direct elections to the European Parliament. It comprised County Clare, County Cork, County Kerry, County Limerick, County Tipperary and County Waterford from the historic province of Munster including the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford.[1] It was abolished under the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004 and succeeded by the new South constituency.[2]

MEPs

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

  1. ^ Jerry Cronin resigned on 23 May 1984 and his seat was vacant at dissolution.[citation needed]
  2. ^ Eileen Desmond resigned on 7 July 1981 on her appointment as Minister for Health and Minister for Social Welfare and was substituted by Seán Treacy (LAB / PES) on 9 July 1981.
  3. ^ Cox left the PDs on 13 May 1994.[6]

Elections

1999 election

1994 election

1989 election

1984 election

1979 election

References

  1. ^ "European Assembly Elections Act, 1977: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ "European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2004: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "1979 European Parliament election – Munster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. ^ "1984 European Parliament election – Munster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  5. ^ "1989 European Parliament election – Munster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  6. ^ Hogan, Dick (14 May 1994). "Cox accepts his resignation will damage the PDs". The Irish Times. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ "1994 European Parliament election – Munster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  8. ^ a b "1999 European Parliament election – Munster constituency". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  9. ^ "1994 European Elections Results". 26 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Munster: 1994 European Election Results, Counts, Transfers".
  11. ^ "1989 European Elections Results". 26 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Munster: 1989 European Election Results, Counts, Transfers".
  13. ^ "1984 European Elections Results". 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Munster: 1984 European Election Results, Counts, Transfers".
  15. ^ "1979 European Elections Results". 26 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Munster: 1979 European Election Results, Counts, Transfers".