Ireland

Seats by political group - 1994 - 1999 Ireland - Constitutive session

Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament	Number of seats
PSE	1
PPE	4
ELDR	1
RDE	7
V	2

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1994 - 1999 Ireland - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties	PSE	PPE	ELDR	GUE	FE	RDE	V	ARE	EDN	NI	Seats
FF											7
FG											4
GP											2
Lab.											1
Non Party											1
Other parties											0
	1	4	1	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	15

National Parties

FF - Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach
FG - Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party
GP - Comhaontas Glas
Lab. - Páirtí an Lucht Oibre
Non Party - Independent
Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

Number of seats

RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance

7

National parties which are members of this Political Group
FF Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach	7

PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

4

National parties which are members of this Political Group
FG Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party	4

V - The Green Group in the European Parliament

2

National parties which are members of this Political Group
GP Comhaontas Glas	2

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists

1

National parties which are members of this Political Group
Lab. Páirtí an Lucht Oibre	1

ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party

1

National parties which are members of this Political Group
Non Party Independent	1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

MEPs' gender balance by year Ireland - Constitutive session

National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
	Ireland			European Union EU
Year	Women	Men	Other	Women	Men	Other
1979	13%	87%	-	16%	84%	-
1984	13%	87%	-	18%	82%	-
1989	7%	93%	-	19%	81%	-
1994	27%	73%	-	26%	74%	-
1999	33%	67%	-	30%	70%	-
2004	38%	62%	-	31%	69%	-
2009	15%	85%	-	35%	65%	-
2014	55%	45%	-	37%	63%	-
2019	45%	55%	-	40%	60%	-

Turnout by year Ireland - Final results

	Ireland	European Union
1979	63.61%	61.99%
1984	47.56%	58.98%
1989	68.28%	58.41%
1994	43.98%	56.67%
1999	50.21%	49.51%
2004	58.58%	45.47%
2009	58.64%	42.97%
2014	52.44%	42.61%
2019	49.70%	50.66%

National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year	Ireland- Ireland	EU - European Union
1979	63.61%	61.99%
1984	47.56%	58.98%
1989	68.28%	58.41%
1994	43.98%	56.67%
1999	50.21%	49.51%
2004	58.58%	45.47%
2009	58.64%	42.97%
2014	52.44%	42.61%
2019	49.70%	50.66%