Ireland 1999 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland?
Fianna Fáil won 6 of 15 seats with 38.6% of the vote. 50.2% 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 38.6% of the vote; 50.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 6.2 points on 1994.
- Fianna Fáil 6 −1 seat 38.6% +3.6 points
- Fine Gael 4 0 seats 24.6% +0.3 points
- Labour Party 1 0 seats 8.7% −2.3 points
- Green Party 2 0 seats 6.7% −1.2 points
- Sinn Féin 0 0 seats 6.3% +3.3 points
- Independent -- Pat Cox 1 0 seats 4.6% +2.1 points
- 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 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
- Fianna Fáil6
- Fine Gael4
- Green Party2
- Independent -- Pat Cox1
- Independents1
- Labour Party1
Key numbers
38.6%
Share of the vote won by Fianna Fáil
It led Fine Gael by 14.0 points of the vote.
+3.6 points
Share of the vote gained by Fianna Fáil
The largest gain in votes compared with 1994. Labour Party lost 2.3 points.
50.2%
Voter turnout
Up 6.2 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 6 | −1 | 38.6 | +3.6 | 537,757 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 24.6 | +0.3 | 342,171 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | −2.3 | 121,542 |
| Green Party | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | −1.2 | 93,100 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | +3.3 | 88,165 |
| Independent -- Pat Cox | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | +2.1 | 63,954 |
| Independents | 1 | 3.7 | 51,086 |
± is the change against the Ireland 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fianna Fáil 537,757
- Fine Gael 342,171
- Labour Party 121,542
- Green Party 93,100
- Sinn Féin 88,165
- Independent -- Pat Cox 63,954
- Independents 51,086
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?
50.2% of the 2,864,361 registered voters cast a ballot (1,438,287 ballots), up 6.2 points on 1994. 1,391,740 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fianna Fáil38.6% of votes40.0% of seats
- Fine Gael24.6% of votes26.7% of seats
- Green Party6.7% of votes13.3% of seats
- Labour Party8.7% of votes6.7% of seats
- Independent -- Pat Cox4.6% of votes6.7% of seats
- Sinn Féin6.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.4 by votes and 3.8 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 14.0 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of