Ireland 1989 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland?
Fianna Fáil won 6 of 15 seats with 31.5% of the vote. 68.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Ireland- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Fianna Fáil won 6 of 15 seats with 31.5% of the vote; 68.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 20.7 points on 1984.
- Fianna Fáil 6 −2 seats 31.5% −7.7 points
- Fine Gael 4 −2 seats 21.6% −10.6 points
- Progressive Democrats 1 11.9%
- Labour Party 1 +1 seat 9.5% +1.1 points
- Workers' Party 1 +1 seat 7.5% +3.2 points
- Green Party 0 3.8%
- Independent -- Thomas (TJ) Maher 1 0 seats 3.4% −1.5 points
- Independent Fianna Fáil 1 3.2%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Ireland 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
31.5%
Share of the vote won by Fianna Fáil
It led Fine Gael by 9.9 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1984. Fianna Fáil lost 2 seats.
68.3%
Voter turnout
Up 20.7 points on 1984.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 6 | −2 | 31.5 | −7.7 | 514,537 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | −2 | 21.6 | −10.6 | 353,094 |
| Progressive Democrats | 1 | 11.9 | 194,059 | ||
| Labour Party | 1 | +1 | 9.5 | +1.1 | 155,782 |
| Workers' Party | 1 | +1 | 7.5 | +3.2 | 123,265 |
| Green Party | 0 | 3.8 | 61,041 | ||
| Independent -- Thomas (TJ) Maher | 1 | 0 | 3.4 | −1.5 | 55,499 |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 1 | 3.2 | 52,852 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | −2.6 | 37,127 |
± is the change against the Ireland 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fianna Fáil 514,537
- Fine Gael 353,094
- Progressive Democrats 194,059
- Labour Party 155,782
- Workers' Party 123,265
- Green Party 61,041
- Independent -- Thomas (TJ) Maher 55,499
- Independent Fianna Fáil 52,852
- Sinn Féin 37,127
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
68.3% of the 2,453,451 registered voters cast a ballot (1,675,119 ballots), up 20.7 points on 1984. 1,632,728 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fianna Fáil31.5% of votes40.0% of seats
- Fine Gael21.6% of votes26.7% of seats
- Progressive Democrats11.9% of votes6.7% of seats
- Labour Party9.5% of votes6.7% of seats
- Workers' Party7.5% of votes6.7% of seats
- Independent -- Thomas (TJ) Maher3.4% of votes6.7% of seats
- Independent Fianna Fáil3.2% of votes6.7% of seats
- Green Party3.8% of votes0.0% of seats
- Sinn Féin2.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 3.9 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 9.9 points of the vote.
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