2009 European Parliament election in Ireland

none November 2021 November 2021 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland Ireland parliamentary no 2004 European Parliament election in Ireland 2004 List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 2004–09 2014 European Parliament election in Ireland 2014 12 seats to the European Parliament 5 June 2009 1,875,920 (57.6% 1.4 pp) Enda Kenny EPP 2014 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Enda Kenny 2 June 2002 Fine Gael European People's Party 27.8%, 5 seats 4 12 Fine Gael 1 532,889 29.1% 1.3 pp Brian Cowen, July 2010 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Brian Cowen 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 29.5%, 4 seats 3 12 Fianna Fáil 1 440,562 24.1% 5.4 pp Eamon Gilmore, Nov 2010 (headshot).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Eamon Gilmore 6 September 2007 Labour Party (Ireland) Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats 10.5%, 1 seat 3 12 Labour Party (Ireland) 2 254,669 13.9% 3.4 pp Joe Higgins TD, 2014.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Joe Higgins 1996 Socialist Party (Ireland) European United Left–Nordic Green Left 1.3%, 0 seats 1 12 Socialist Party (Ireland) 1 50,510 2.7% 1.4 pp Gerry Adams, October 2005 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gerry Adams 1983 Sinn Féin European United Left–Nordic Green Left 11.1%, 1 seat 0 12 Sinn Féin 1 205,613 11.2% 0.1 pp LI Declan Ganley 30 October 2008 Libertas Ireland Libertas.eu New 0 12 Libertas Ireland 99,709 5.4% 5.4 pp Irish_EU_parliament_election2009.png 250px Colours indicate winning party. elected members The 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 2009 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 5 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections. Two by-elections (Dublin South and Dublin Central) were also held on the same day.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0428/breaking72.htm By-elections set for June 5th 28 April 2009 The Irish Times 29 April 2009 National and regional summaries The governing Fianna Fáil party lost one MEP and a significant share of the vote, in line with the day's other election results. Fine Gael increased its national vote share but lost a seat. The Labour Party, which increased its delegation from one MEP to three, was the only major party to make seat gains. Sinn Féin lost its only MEP in the Republic of Ireland, and the Socialist Party won a seat for the first time. One independent MEP lost her seat. The Green Party's vote was halved, and the pan-European Libertas party, based in Ireland, also failed to make a breakthrough. In Dublin, Gay Mitchell of Fine Gael and Proinsias De Rossa of Labour were re-elected, while Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party defeated the incumbent Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin MEPs to take the third seat. In the East constituency, Mairead McGuinness of Fine Gael and Liam Aylward of Fianna Fáil were re-elected. Nessa Childers of Labour took the vacant final seat. North-West re-elected independent ALDE MEP Marian Harkin and Jim Higgins of Fine Gael, while the Fianna Fáil seat was retained by former MEP Pat "the Cope" Gallagher. In South, Brian Crowley of Fianna Fáil was re-elected, Seán Kelly won a seat from his Fine Gael colleague Colm Burke, and Labour's Alan Kelly took the last seat in a tight contest between him, Sinn Féin's Toiréasa Ferris and the incumbent Independent Kathy Sinnott in the final count.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/elections/labours-kelly-fights-off-late-sinnott-surge-1766461.html Labour's Kelly fights off late Sinnott surge 9 June 2009 Irish Independent 15 June 2009 Ralph Riegel Constituency changes In accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Nice, the number of MEPs from Ireland in the European Parliament was reduced from 13 to 12 for this election. The Dublin constituency was reduced from 4 seats to 3, and the counties of Longford and Westmeath were transferred from the East constituency to the North-West constituency. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote in Ireland; the only other constituencies to elect their MEPs under STV are Malta and Northern Ireland, with the rest of Europe using variants of the list system. thumb|left|300px|Local and Euro election posters and banners in Cork city Results thumbnail|2009–2014 European Parliament Ireland constituencies Fine Gael 532889 +1.3 4 -1 Fianna Fáil 440562 -5.4 3 -1 Labour Party 254669 +3.4 3 +2 Sinn Féin 205613 +0.1 0 -1 Libertas Ireland 99709 New 0 New Socialist Party 50510 +1.4 1 +1 Green Party 34585 -2.4 0 0 Independent 210776 -4.0 1 -1 -1 46607 3258320 MEPs elected List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 2009–2014 Constituency NamePartyEP group Dublin Gay Mitchell Fine Gael European People's Party Proinsias De Rossa Labour Party (Ireland) Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Joe Higgins Socialist Party (Ireland) European United Left–Nordic Green Left East Mairead McGuinness Fine Gael European People's Party Nessa Childers Labour Party (Ireland) Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Liam Aylward Fianna Fáil Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group North-West Marian Harkin Independent politician (Ireland) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group Seán Ó Neachtain Fianna Fáil Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group Jim Higgins Fine Gael European People's Party South Brian Crowley Fianna Fáil Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group Seán Kelly Fine Gael European People's Party Alan Kelly Labour Party (Ireland) Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Voting details ConstituencyElectorateTurnoutSpoiltValid PollQuotaSeatsCandidatesDublin 812,465 412,684 (50.8%) 6,054 (1.5%) 406,630 101,658 3 10East 778,502 442,291 (56.8%) 13,042 (2.9%) 429,249 107,313 3 11North-West 805,626 510,982 (63.4%) 15,675 (3.1%) 495,307 123,827 3 13South 861,727 509,963 (59.2%) 11,836 (2.3%) 498,127 124,532 3 10Total3,258,3201,875,920 (57.5%)46,607 (2.5%)1,829,313— 1244 See also List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 2009–2014 – List ordered by constituency References External links European Elections 2009 in Ireland ElectionsIreland.org – 2009 European Parliament (Ireland) election results European European Ireland Category:European Parliament elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:June 2009 in Ireland