1984 European Parliament election in Ireland

1984 European Parliament election in Ireland
14 June 1984
15 Irish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout1,147,745 (47.6% 16.0 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Charles Haughey Garret FitzGerald Dick Spring
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Alliance EPD EPP SOC
Leader since 7 December 1979 1 July 1977 1 November 1982
Seats won
8 / 15
6 / 15
0 / 15
Seat change 3 2 4
Popular vote 438,946 361,034 93,656
Percentage 39.2% 32.2% 8.3
Swing 4.5 pp 0.9 pp 6.2 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams Tomás Mac Giolla Neil Blaney
Party Sinn Féin Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Alliance RBW
Leader since 13 November 1983 14 October 1962 1972
Seats won
0 / 15
0 / 15
0 / 15
Seat change 1
Popular vote 54,672 43,942 32,504
Percentage 4.9% 3.3% 2.9%
Swing 3.2 pp

The 1984 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1984 European Parliament election. A constitutional amendment to allow the franchise at general elections to be extended to non-Irish citizens was approved by referendum on the same day.

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