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Ireland European Parliament election, 1999
15 seats to the European Parliament
11 June 1999

The 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1999 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.

[edit] Results

**Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1999**
Party		Party Leader	1st Pref Vote	%	±%	Seats	±
	Fianna Fáil	Bertie Ahern	537,757	38.6	+3.6	6	–1
	Fine Gael	John Bruton	342,171	24.6	+0.3	4	±0
	Green Party	none	93,100	6.7	–1.2	2	±0
	Labour Party	Ruairi Quinn	121,542	8.7	–2.3	1	±0
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Adams	88,165	6.3	+3.3	0	±0
	Socialist Party	Joe Higgins	10,619	0.8	+0.8	0	±0
	Progressive Democrats^[1]	Mary Harney	N/A	N/A	–6.5	0	±0
	Democratic Left^[2]	N/A	N/A	N/A	–3.5	0	±0
	Workers' Party^[1]	Tomás Mac Giolla	N/A	N/A	–1.9	0	±0
	Independents		198,386	14.3	+7.4	2	+1
Total			1,391,740	100	—	15	—

1979–2004 European Parliament Ireland constituencies

Constituency	Electorate	Turnout	Spoilt	Valid Poll	Quota	Seats	Candidates
Connacht–Ulster	541,552	332,236 (61.3%)	12,085 (3.6%)	320,151	80,038	3	11
Dublin	793,200	286,684 (36.1%)	6,013 (2.1%)	280,671	56,135	4	13
Leinster	706,200	357,064 (50.5%)	14,725 (4.1%)	342,339	68,468	4	8
Munster	823,008	462,303 (56.2%)	13,724 (2.9%)	448,579	89,716	4	10
Total	2,864,361	1,438,287 (50.2%)	46,547 (3.2%)	1,391,740	—	15	42