Ireland 2004 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2004 European Parliament election in Ireland?
Fine Gael won 5 of 13 seats with 27.8% of the vote. 58.6% 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 : Fine Gael won 5 of 13 seats with 27.8% of the vote; 58.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 8.4 points on 1999.
- Fianna Fáil 4 −2 seats 29.4% −9.2 points
- Fine Gael 5 +1 seat 27.8% +3.2 points
- Sinn Féin 1 +1 seat 11.1% +4.8 points
- Labour Party 1 0 seats 10.6% +1.9 points
- Green Party 0 −2 seats 4.3% −2.4 points
- Independent -- Marian Harkin 1 3.7%
- Socialist Party 0 1.3%
- 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 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
- Fine Gael5
- Fianna Fáil4
- Independent -- Marian Harkin1
- Independents1
- Labour Party1
- Sinn Féin1
Key numbers
27.8%
Share of the vote won by Fine Gael
It led Fine Gael by 1.7 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Fine Gael
The largest gain in seats compared with 1999. Fianna Fáil lost 2 seats.
58.6%
Voter turnout
Up 8.4 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | −2 | 29.4 | −9.2 | 524,504 |
| Fine Gael | 5 | +1 | 27.8 | +3.2 | 494,412 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | +1 | 11.1 | +4.8 | 197,715 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 10.6 | +1.9 | 188,132 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | +1.3 | 89,127 |
| Green Party | 0 | −2 | 4.3 | −2.4 | 76,917 |
| Independent -- Marian Harkin | 1 | 3.7 | 66,664 | ||
| Socialist Party | 0 | 1.3 | 23,218 |
± is the change against the Ireland 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fianna Fáil 524,504
- Fine Gael 494,412
- Sinn Féin 197,715
- Labour Party 188,132
- Independents 89,127
- Green Party 76,917
- Independent -- Marian Harkin 66,664
- Socialist Party 23,218
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?
58.6% of the 3,143,025 registered voters cast a ballot (1,841,335 ballots), up 8.4 points on 1999. 1,780,768 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1989 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fine Gael27.8% of votes38.5% of seats
- Fianna Fáil29.4% of votes30.8% of seats
- Sinn Féin11.1% of votes7.7% of seats
- Labour Party10.6% of votes7.7% of seats
- Independent -- Marian Harkin3.7% of votes7.7% of seats
- Green Party4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.2 by votes and 3.8 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 1.7 points of the vote.
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