2024 European Parliament election in Ireland
Irish component of the 2024 European Parliament election
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The 2024 European Parliament election in Ireland is the Irish component of the 2024 European Parliament election and is set to be held on 7 June 2024 with the local elections.[2]
Electoral system
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Ireland is entitled to 14 MEPs in the Tenth European Parliament. They are to be elected on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) in three constituencies:
- Dublin (4 seats);
- Midlands–North-West (5 seats); and
- South (5 seats).
Thirteen MEPs were elected in 2019. However, the last candidate elected in Dublin and in South did not take their seats until January 2020, as part of the post-Brexit redistribution of seats. Ireland was allocated an additional seat in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.[3][1][4] The Electoral Commission recommended this seat be given to Midlands–North-West, with the transfer of County Laois and County Offaly from South.[5][6] This change was put into effect by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.
Franchise
Irish citizens and other non-Irish EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Ireland, provided that they are registered to vote for EU elections and that they compiled a statutory declaration issued by the local authority of their residence. Irish citizens residing abroad cannot vote for an election or referendum in Ireland. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.[7]
Dates
- 5 April: Ministerial order fixing the election date made by Darragh O'Brien, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage[2]
- 15 April: Opening of the nomination period[8]
- 22 April: Close of the nomination period for non-Irish EU citizens
- 30 April: Close of the nomination period for Irish citizens
- 8 May: Date on which posters may be erected
- 7 June: Polling day (7 a.m.–10 p.m.)
- 9 June: Counting of votes[9]
Outgoing delegation
The table shows the detailed composition of the Irish seats at the European Parliament as of 24 January 2024.[10]
| EP Group | Seats | Party | Seats | MEPs | ||
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| European People's Party | 5 / 13 | Fine Gael | 5 |
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| The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL | 4 / 13 | Independents 4 Change | 2 | |||
| Sinn Féin | 1 | |||||
| Independents | 1 | |||||
| Renew Europe | 2 / 13 | Fianna Fáil | 2 |
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| Greens–European Free Alliance | 2 / 13 | Green Party | 2 | |||
| Total | 13 | |||||
Retiring incumbents
The following MEPs are not seeking re-election:
| Constituency | Departing MEP | Party | EP Group | First elected | Date announced | ||
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| South | Deirdre Clune | Fine Gael | EPP | 2014 | 15 November 2023[11] | ||
| Dublin | Frances Fitzgerald | Fine Gael | EPP | 2019 | 6 November 2023[12] | ||
| Midlands–North-West | Colm Markey | Fine Gael | EPP | 2020 | 23 March 2024[13] | ||
Candidates
| Constituency | Candidate[14][15][16][17] | Party | EP Group | Notes | ||
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| Dublin | Umar Al-Qadri | Independent | ||||
| Barry Andrews | Fianna Fáil | RE | MEP since 2020 | |||
| Lynn Boylan | Sinn Féin | The Left | Member of the 26th Seanad | |||
| Niall Boylan | Independent Ireland | |||||
| Robin Cafolla | Rabharta[b] | |||||
| Ciarán Cuffe | Green | Greens/EFA | MEP since 2019 | |||
| Clare Daly | Inds. 4 Change | The Left | MEP since 2019 | |||
| Regina Doherty | Fine Gael | EPP |
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| Daithí Doolan | Sinn Féin | The Left | Member of Dublin City Council | |||
| Philip Dwyer | Ireland First | |||||
| Sinead Gibney | Social Democrats | |||||
| Andy Heasman | The Irish People | |||||
| Finian McGrath | Independent | |||||
| Diarmaid O'Conorain | Irish Freedom | |||||
| Aodhán Ó Riordáin | Labour | S&D |
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| Stephen O'Rourke | Independent | |||||
| Patrick Quinlan | National Party[c] | |||||
| Bríd Smith | PBP–Solidarity |
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| Malachy Steenson | Independent | |||||
| Midlands–North-West | Niall Blaney | Fianna Fáil | RE | Member of the 26th Seanad | ||
| Nina Carberry | Fine Gael | EPP | ||||
| Lisa Chambers | Fianna Fáil | RE | Member of the 26th Seanad | |||
| Barry Cowen | Fianna Fáil | RE |
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| Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | Independent | The Left | MEP since 2014 | |||
| Michelle Gildernew | Sinn Féin | The Left | MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |||
| Rory Hearne | Social Democrats | |||||
| Hermann Kelly | Irish Freedom | |||||
| Fergal Landy | Labour | S&D | ||||
| Chris MacManus | Sinn Féin | The Left | MEP since 2020 | |||
| Margaret Maguire | Ireland First | |||||
| Ciaran Mullooly | Independent Ireland | |||||
| Brian O'Boyle | PBP–Solidarity | |||||
| Pauline O'Reilly | Green | Greens/EFA | Member of the 26th Seanad | |||
| James Reynolds | National Party[c] | |||||
| Peadar Tóibín | Aontú | Member of the 33rd Dáil | ||||
| Maria Walsh | Fine Gael | EPP | MEP since 2019 | |||
| John Waters | Independent | |||||
| South | Derek Blighe | Ireland First | ||||
| Lorna Bogue | Rabharta[b] | Member of Cork City Council | ||||
| Graham de Barra | Independent | |||||
| Susan Doyle | Social Democrats | |||||
| Mary Fitzgibbon[24] | Independent | |||||
| Kathleen Funchion | Sinn Féin | The Left | Member of the 33rd Dáil | |||
| Paul Gavan | Sinn Féin | The Left | Member of the 26th Seanad | |||
| Niamh Hourigan | Labour | S&D | ||||
| Billy Kelleher | Fianna Fáil | RE | MEP since 2019 | |||
| Seán Kelly | Fine Gael | EPP | MEP since 2009 | |||
| Ross Lahive | The Irish People | |||||
| Michael Leahy | Irish Freedom | |||||
| Una McGurk | Independent | |||||
| Michael McNamara | Independent | Member of the 33rd Dáil | ||||
| John Mullins | Fine Gael | EPP | ||||
| Patrick Murphy | Aontú | |||||
| Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | Fianna Fáil | RE | ||||
| Grace O'Sullivan | Green | Greens/EFA | MEP since 2019 | |||
| Cian Prendiville | PBP–Solidarity | |||||
| Eddie Punch | Independent | |||||
| Mick Wallace | Inds. 4 Change | The Left | MEP since 2019 | |||
Results
| Party | EP Group | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | ||
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| Fine Gael | EPP | 5 | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | RE | 6 | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | The Left | 6 | |||||||
| Green | Greens/EFA | 3 | |||||||
| Inds. 4 Change | The Left | 2 | |||||||
| Labour | S&D | 3 | |||||||
| PBP–Solidarity | 3 | ||||||||
| Social Democrats | 3 | ||||||||
| Aontú | 2 | New | New | ||||||
| Independent Ireland | 2 | New | New | ||||||
| Ireland First | 3 | New | New | ||||||
| Irish Freedom | 3 | New | New | ||||||
| The Irish People | 2 | New | New | ||||||
| National Party | 2 | New | New | ||||||
| Rabharta | 2 | New | New | ||||||
| Independent | 11 | ||||||||
| Totals | 58 | 14 | 100.00 | — | |||||
Polls
| Last date of polling | Polling firm / Commissioner | Sample size | SF Left | FF Renew | FG EPP | GP G/EFA | Lab S&D | SD | PBP–S | Aon | O/I[d] |
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| 7 April 2024 | The Journal/Ireland Thinks[25] | 1,334 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 February 2024 | The Journal/Ireland Thinks[26] | 1,255 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – [e] | 16 |
| 8 February 2020 | 2020 general election | — | 24.5 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 15.4 |
| 24 May 2019 | 2019 EP election | — | 11.7 | 16.6 | 29.6 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | – [f] | 24.3 |
Notes
- ^ Pictured here are the party's two successful candidates in the 2019 election, Mick Wallace and Clare Daly.
- ^ a b Will not appear on the ballot as Rabharta. The Electoral Commission proposed the registration of the party to contest European and local elections on 12 April. However, as the proposed decision was subject to a 21-day appeal period, it will not be in force for the 7 June 2024 elections.[18]
- ^ a b Will not appear on the ballot under the label of "National Party" following a decision by the Registrar of Political Parties. Two factions of the party both applied to use the name "National Party" and the Registrar opted not to endorse either group.[21][22]
- ^ The figure for 'Others/Independents' (including Independents 4 Change candidates) is the remainder when all others are removed. As with all such calculations, the figure shown may be slightly inaccurate due to rounding effects.
- ^ Not specifically mentioned in the report.
- ^ Did not contest this election.
References
- ^ a b European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament
- ^ a b "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries | News". European Parliament. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, Paul (16 March 2023). "Ireland to gain seat in next European Parliament term". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Burns, Sarah (20 November 2023). "Extra European Parliament seat recommended for Midlands-North West". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Review of European Parliament Constituencies Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 20 November 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Ireland - How to vote". European elections 2024: all you need to know. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Election". Dublin County Returning Officer. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage European Parliament Elections Act 1997" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2024 (29): 485. 9 April 2024.
- ^ "European Parliament". Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Hurley, Sandra (15 November 2023). "Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune will not contest next election". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Fitzgerald not contesting European Parliament election next year". RTÉ News. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Sitting Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey says he will not contest the European elections". TheJournal.ie. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "EU Elections Information Hub". European Movement Ireland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Meet the Candidates". Ireland Votes. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Candidates for European Election". Dublin County Returning Officer. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Candidates for European Election". Cork City Returning Officer. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Changes to Register of Political Parties See New Party Proposed and Name/Emblem Changes for Another". Electoral Commission. 12 April 2024.
- ^ Leahy, Pat. "Regina Doherty beats Josepha Madigan to get Fine Gael European election nomination". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Tim. "Labour selects Aodhán Ó Riordáin as its candidate to run in European elections". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ McQuinn, Cormac (12 April 2024). "Registrar rejects opposing bids to use National Party name in elections". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Sheehan, Maeve (14 April 2024). "Justin Barrett claims victory in right-wing National Party leadership row". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ McGee, Harry; Wilson, Jade; Micalizzi, Alessia. "People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith to retire from politics at next general election". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Several new candidates confirmed to contest for election in Ireland South constituency". Radio Kerry. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Matthews, Jane (11 April 2024). "Simon Harris's leadership makes 15% of voters less likely to vote for Fine Gael - poll". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Finn, Christina (12 February 2024). "New poll shows Sinn Féin out in front for upcoming European elections in June". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
- "European elections". European Parliament.
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