Ireland 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland?
Fine Gael won 4 of 12 seats with 29.1% 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 4 of 12 seats with 29.1% of the vote; 58.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.1 points on 2004.
- Fine Gael 4 −1 seat 29.1% +1.4 points
- Fianna Fáil 3 −1 seat 24.1% −5.4 points
- Labour Party 3 +2 seats 13.9% +3.4 points
- Sinn Féin 0 −1 seat 11.2% +0.1 points
- Libertas Ireland 0 5.5%
- Independent -- Marian Harkin 1 0 seats 4.6% +0.9 points
- Socialist Party 1 +1 seat 2.8% +1.5 points
- Green Party 0 0 seats 1.9% −2.4 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 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
29.1%
Share of the vote won by Fine Gael
It led Fianna Fáil by 5.0 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Fianna Fáil lost 1 seat.
58.6%
Voter turnout
Up 0.1 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 4 | −1 | 29.1 | +1.4 | 532,889 |
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | −1 | 24.1 | −5.4 | 440,562 |
| Labour Party | 3 | +2 | 13.9 | +3.4 | 254,669 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | −1 | 11.2 | +0.1 | 205,613 |
| Libertas Ireland | 0 | 5.5 | 99,709 | ||
| Independent -- Marian Harkin | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | +0.9 | 84,813 |
| Socialist Party | 1 | +1 | 2.8 | +1.5 | 50,510 |
| Green Party | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | −2.4 | 34,585 |
± is the change against the Ireland 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fine Gael 532,889
- Fianna Fáil 440,562
- Labour Party 254,669
- Sinn Féin 205,613
- Libertas Ireland 99,709
- Independent -- Marian Harkin 84,813
- Socialist Party 50,510
- Green Party 34,585
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 3,199,289 registered voters cast a ballot (1,875,920 ballots), up 0.1 points on 2004. 1,829,313 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1989 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fine Gael29.1% of votes33.3% of seats
- Fianna Fáil24.1% of votes25.0% of seats
- Labour Party13.9% of votes25.0% of seats
- Independent -- Marian Harkin4.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- Socialist Party2.8% of votes8.3% of seats
- Sinn Féin11.2% of votes0.0% of seats
- Libertas Ireland5.5% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.5 by votes and 4.0 by seats; Fine Gael led Fianna Fáil by 5.0 points of the vote.
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