Ireland 1994 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland?
Fianna Fáil won 7 of 15 seats with 35.0% of the vote. 44.0% 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 7 of 15 seats with 35.0% of the vote; 44.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 24.3 points on 1989.
- Fianna Fáil 7 +1 seat 35.0% +3.5 points
- Fine Gael 4 0 seats 24.3% +2.7 points
- Labour Party 1 0 seats 11.0% +1.5 points
- Green Party 2 +2 seats 7.9% +4.1 points
- Progressive Democrats 0 −1 seat 6.5% −5.4 points
- Democratic Left 0 3.5%
- Sinn Féin 0 0 seats 3.0% +0.7 points
- Independent -- Pat Cox 1 2.5%
- 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 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
35.0%
Share of the vote won by Fianna Fáil
It led Fine Gael by 10.7 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Green Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989. Progressive Democrats lost 1 seat.
44.0%
Voter turnout
Down 24.3 points on 1989.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 7 | +1 | 35.0 | +3.5 | 398,066 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 24.3 | +2.7 | 276,095 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | +1.5 | 124,972 |
| Green Party | 2 | +2 | 7.9 | +4.1 | 90,046 |
| Progressive Democrats | 0 | −1 | 6.5 | −5.4 | 73,696 |
| Democratic Left | 0 | 3.5 | 39,706 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | +0.7 | 33,823 |
| Independent -- Pat Cox | 1 | 2.5 | 27,920 | ||
| Workers' Party | 0 | −1 | 1.9 | −5.6 | 22,100 |
± is the change against the Ireland 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fianna Fáil 398,066
- Fine Gael 276,095
- Labour Party 124,972
- Green Party 90,046
- Progressive Democrats 73,696
- Democratic Left 39,706
- Sinn Féin 33,823
- Independent -- Pat Cox 27,920
- Workers' Party 22,100
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?
44.0% of the 2,631,575 registered voters cast a ballot (1,157,296 ballots), down 24.3 points on 1989. 1,137,490 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fianna Fáil35.0% of votes46.7% of seats
- Fine Gael24.3% of votes26.7% of seats
- Green Party7.9% of votes13.3% of seats
- Labour Party11.0% of votes6.7% of seats
- Independent -- Pat Cox2.5% of votes6.7% of seats
- Progressive Democrats6.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Democratic Left3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Sinn Féin3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.8 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 10.7 points of the vote.
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