Ireland 2014 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2014 European Parliament election in Ireland?
Fine Gael won 4 of 11 seats with 22.3% of the vote. 52.4% 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 11 seats with 22.3% of the vote; 52.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 6.2 points on 2009.
- Fianna Fáil 1 −2 seats 22.3% −1.8 points
- Fine Gael 4 0 seats 22.3% −6.8 points
- Sinn Féin 3 +3 seats 19.5% +8.3 points
- Independent -- Luke Flanagan 1 7.5%
- Labour Party 0 −3 seats 5.3% −8.6 points
- Green Party 0 0 seats 4.9% +3.0 points
- Independent -- Marian Harkin 1 0 seats 4.2% −0.5 points
- Independent -- Nessa Childers 1 2.2%
- 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 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
- Fine Gael4
- Sinn Féin3
- Fianna Fáil1
- Independent -- Luke Flanagan1
- Independent -- Marian Harkin1
- Independent -- Nessa Childers1
Key numbers
22.3%
Share of the vote won by Fine Gael
It led Fine Gael by 0.0 points of the vote.
+3 seats
Seats gained by Sinn Féin
The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. Labour Party lost 3 seats.
52.4%
Voter turnout
Down 6.2 points on 2009.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 1 | −2 | 22.3 | −1.8 | 369,545 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 22.3 | −6.8 | 369,120 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | +3 | 19.5 | +8.3 | 323,300 |
| Independent -- Luke Flanagan | 1 | 7.5 | 124,063 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | −3 | 5.3 | −8.6 | 88,229 |
| Green Party | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | +3.0 | 81,458 |
| Independent -- Marian Harkin | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | −0.5 | 68,986 |
| Independent -- Nessa Childers | 1 | 2.2 | 35,939 | ||
| Socialist Party | 0 | −1 | 1.8 | −0.9 | 29,953 |
| Direct Democracy Ireland | 0 | 1.4 | 24,093 | ||
| People Before Profit | 0 | 1.4 | 23,875 |
± is the change against the Ireland 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fianna Fáil 369,545
- Fine Gael 369,120
- Sinn Féin 323,300
- Independent -- Luke Flanagan 124,063
- Labour Party 88,229
- Green Party 81,458
- Independent -- Marian Harkin 68,986
- Independent -- Nessa Childers 35,939
- Socialist Party 29,953
- Direct Democracy Ireland 24,093
- People Before Profit 23,875
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?
52.4% of the 3,245,348 registered voters cast a ballot (1,701,942 ballots), down 6.2 points on 2009. 1,656,518 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1999 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fine Gael22.3% of votes36.4% of seats
- Sinn Féin19.5% of votes27.3% of seats
- Fianna Fáil22.3% of votes9.1% of seats
- Independent -- Luke Flanagan7.5% of votes9.1% of seats
- Independent -- Marian Harkin4.2% of votes9.1% of seats
- Independent -- Nessa Childers2.2% of votes9.1% of seats
- Labour Party5.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- Green Party4.9% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 16.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.6 by votes and 4.2 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 0.0 points of the vote.
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