2019 European Parliament election in Ireland

2019 European Parliament election in Ireland
24 May 2019
13 Irish seats to the European Parliament
(2 of which were post-Brexit seats)
Opinion polls
Turnout1,751,873 (49.7% 2.7 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Seán Kelly Billy Kelleher Ciaran Cuffe
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Green
Alliance EPP Renew Greens/EFA
Leader's seat South South Dublin
Last election 22.3%, 4 seats 22.3%, 1 seat 4.9%, 0 seats
Seats won
Seat change 1 2 2
Popular vote 496,459 277,705 190,755
Percentage 29.6% 16.6% 11.4%
Swing 7.3 pp 5.7 pp 6.5 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Collective leadership Matt Carthy
Party Inds. 4 Change Sinn Féin
Alliance GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
Leader's seat n/a Midlands-North-West
Last election New Party 19.5%, 3 seats
Seats won
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 124,085 196,001
Percentage 7.4% 11.7%
Swing n/a 7.8 pp

The 2019 European Parliament election in Ireland is the Irish component of the 2019 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 local elections and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. The election was conducted in three constituencies under the single transferable vote (STV). Thirteen MEPs were elected, but the last candidate elected in both Dublin and South did not take their seats until after Brexit on 31 January 2020.



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