Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland
European Parliament constituency
Location among the 2014 constituencies
Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1979
MEPs	3 (1979 - present)
Sources

Northern Ireland is a constituency of the European Parliament. Since 1979, it has elected three MEPs using the Single Transferable Vote, making it the only constituency in the United Kingdom to not use party list proportional representation.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the entirety of Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.

Members of the European Parliament

Northern Ireland

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Year		Party		Party		Party
1979	Ian Paisley	Democratic Unionist	John Hume	SDLP	John Taylor	Ulster Unionist
1984					John Taylor
1989					Jim Nicholson
1994
1999
2004	Jim Allister		Bairbre de Brún	Sinn Féin
2007	Jim Allister	Traditional Unionist Voice
2009	Diane Dodds	Democratic Unionist				Conservatives and Unionists
2012			Martina Anderson			Ulster Unionist
2014			Martina Anderson			Ulster Unionist

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

2014

Ten candidates stood in the election.^[1]^[2]

European Parliament election, 2014: Northern Ireland^[3]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Sinn Féin	Martina Anderson	25.5	159,813
	DUP	Diane Dodds	20.9	131,163	131,831	131,845	133,465	139,791	143,009	179,302
	UUP	Jim Nicholson	13.3	83,438	84,418	84,426	86,672	92,301	99,260	135,993	158,212
	SDLP	Alex Attwood	13.0	81,594	81,790	83,845	87,028	88,147	112,822	114,981	115,273
	TUV	Jim Allister	12.1	75,806	76,182	76,195	77,065	84,438	86,020
	Alliance	Anna Lo	7.1	44,432	44,978	45,292	53,953	55,347
	UKIP	Henry Reilly	3.9	24,584	24,914	24,945	26,017
	Green (NI)	Ross Brown	1.7	10,598	10,923	11,038
	NI21	Tina McKenzie	1.7	10,553	10,823	10,862
	NI Conservatives	Mark Brotherston	0.7	4,144
Electorate: 1,225,771 Valid: 626,125 Spoilt: 9,968 (1.6%) Quota: 156,532 Turnout: 636,093

2009

European Parliament election, 2009: Northern Ireland^[4]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	Sinn Féin	Bairbre de Brún	26.0	126,184
	UCU-NF	Jim Nicholson	17.1	82,893	94,285	132,227
	DUP	Diane Dodds	18.2	88,346	91,260	115,722
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	16.2	78,489	94,814	97,428
	TUV	Jim Allister	13.7	66,197	70,481
	Alliance	Ian Parsley	5.5	26,699
	Green (NI)	Steven Agnew	3.3	15,764
Electorate: 1,141,979 Valid: 484,572 Spoilt: 4,319 (0.9%) Quota: 121,144 Turnout: 488,891

2004

European Parliament election, 2004: Northern Ireland^[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	DUP	Jim Allister	32.0	175,761
	Sinn Féin	Bairbre de Brún	26.3	144,541
	UUP	Jim Nicholson	16.6	91,164	124,646	147,058
	SDLP	Martin Morgan	15.9	87,559	88,010	108,531
	Independent	John Gilliland	6.6	36,270	39,390
	Socialist Environmental	Eamonn McCann	1.6	9,172	9,268
	Green (NI)	Lindsay Whitcroft	0.9	4,810	5,134
Electorate: 1,072,669 Valid: 549,277 Spoilt: 5,467 (1.0%) Quota: 137,320 Turnout: 554,744

Gilliland's candidacy was supported by Alliance, Workers' Party, Labour and others.^[6]

1999

European Parliament election, 1999: Northern Ireland^[7]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	DUP	Ian Paisley	28.4	192,762
	SDLP	John Hume	28.1	190,731
	UUP	Jim Nicholson	17.6	119,507	162,627	184,739
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin	17.3	117,643	119,352	119,384
	PUP	David Ervine	3.31	22,494
	UK Unionist	Robert McCartney	2.98	20,283
	Alliance	Sean Neeson	2.12	14,391
	Natural Law	James Anderson	0.15	998
Electorate: 1,191,307 Valid: 678,809 Spoilt: 8,764 Quota: 169,703 Turnout: 687,573

1994

European Parliament election, 1994: Northern Ireland - 3 seats^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	DUP	Ian Paisley	29.2	163,246
	SDLP	John Hume	28.9	161,992
	UUP	Jim Nicholson	23.8	133,459	149,541.25
	Alliance	Mary Clark-Glass	4.1	23,157	23,375.55
	Sinn Féin	Tom Hartley	3.8	21,273	21,278.10
	Sinn Féin	Dodie McGuinness	3.1	17,195	17,238.95
	Sinn Féin	Francie Molloy	3.0	16,747	16.756.60
	Ulster Independence	Hugh Ross	1.4	7,858	12,575.05
	NI Conservatives	Myrtle Boal	1.0	5,583	6,106.95
	Workers' Party	John Lowry	0.5	2,543	2,579.00
	Labour Party NI	Niall Cusack	0.4	2,464	2,518.90
	Natural Law	James Anderson	0.2	1,418	1,492.70
	Independent	June Campion	0.2	1,088	1,127.15
	Independent	David Kerr	0.1	571	877.15
	Natural Law	Susannah Thompson	0.1	454	534.40
	Independent	Robert Mooney	0.1	400	455.95
	Natural Law	Michael Kennedy	0.1	419	443.90
Electorate: 1,151,389 Valid: 559,867 Spoilt: 9,234 Quota: 139,967 Turnout: 49.4%

Note 1: Campion's candidacy, with the ballot paper description 'Peace Coalition', was supported by Democratic Left, the Greens and some Labour groups.
Note 2: Kerr appeared on the ballot paper with the description Independence for Ulster.
Note 3: Mooney appeared on the ballot paper with the description Constitutional Independent Northern Ireland.

1989

European Parliament election, 1989: Northern Ireland^[10]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	DUP	Ian Paisley	29.9	160,110
	SDLP	John Hume	25.5	136,335
	UUP	Jim Nicholson	22.2	118,785	141,583
	Sinn Féin	Danny Morrison	9.1	48,914	48,987
	Alliance	John Alderdice	5.2	27,905	28,633
	NI Conservatives	Myrtle Boal	4.8	25,789	26,872
	Green (NI)	Malcolm Samuel	1.2	6,569	6,876
	Workers' Party	Seamus Lynch	1.0	5,590	5,668
	Labour	Mark Langhammer	0.7	3,540	3,661
	Labour Party NI	Brian Caul	0.2	1,274	1,304
Electorate: 1,106,852 Valid: 534,811 Spoilt: 5,356 Quota: 133,703 Turnout: 540,167

Langhammer appeared on the ballot as the 'Labour Representation' candidate – the Campaign for Labour Representation aimed to persuade the British Labour Party to organise in Northern Ireland.

Caul appeared on the ballot as the candidate of Labour '87, a merger of the Labour Party of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Ulster Liberal Party and United Labour Party.

1984

European Parliament election, 1984: Northern Ireland^[11]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	DUP	Ian Paisley	33.6	230,251
	UUP	John Taylor	21.5	147,169	185,714
	SDLP	John Hume	22.1	151,399	151,664	156,310	183,256
	Sinn Féin	Danny Morrison	13.3	91,476	91,525	92,644	93,079
	Alliance	David Cook	5.0	34,046	34,892	37,401
	Ulster Popular Unionist	James Kilfedder	2.9	20,092	38,293	38,854
	Workers' Party	Seamus Lynch	1.3	8,712	8,813
	Ecology	Colin McGuigan	0.3	2,172	2,236
Electorate: 1,065,363 Valid: 685,317 Spoilt: 11,654 Quota: 171,330 Turnout: 696,994

1979

European Parliament election, 1979: Northern Ireland^[12]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	DUP	Ian Paisley	29.8	170,688
	SDLP	John Hume	24.5	140,622	140,676	146,072
	UUP	John Taylor	11.9	68,185	77,228	80,207	80,405	96,407	153,466
	Independent Unionist	James Kilfedder	6.7	38,198	50,622	53,986	54,623	69,383	72,557
	UUP	Harry West	10.0	56,984	61,163	61,952	62,140	65,915
	Alliance	Oliver Napier	6.8	39,026	39,404	45,702	51,263
	Independent Republican	Bernadette McAliskey	5.9	33,969	33,975	36,105
	Independent	David Bleakley	1.6	9,383	9,600
	Independent	Paddy Devlin	1.1	6,122	6,146
	Unionist Party NI	Eddie Cummings	0.6	3,712	3,836
	Republican Clubs	Brian Brennan	0.6	3,258	3,263
	Republican Clubs	Francis Donnelly	0.2	1,160	1,164
	Liberal	James Murray	0.2	932	948
Electorate: 1,029,490 Valid: 572,239 Spoilt: 13,773 Quota: 143,060 Turnout: 586,059

Bleakley appeared on the ballot paper with the description 'United Community'.

Devlin was the candidate of the United Labour Party and appeared on the ballot as such.

References

↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27150784
↑ Shields, Graham (25 April 2014). "Statement of Persons Nominated". Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ BBC News - Vote 2014, Northern Ireland European election count
↑ The 2009 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ The 2004 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ "Independent Candidate John Gilliland". BBC News. 18 May 2004.
↑ The 1999 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ The 1994 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ , Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive
↑ The 1989 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ The 1984 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections
↑ The 1979 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections

Current Westminster Constituencies in Northern Ireland (18)

Democratic Unionist Party (8)	Belfast East Belfast North East Antrim East Londonderry Lagan Valley North Antrim Strangford Upper Bann

Sinn Féin (4)	Belfast West Mid Ulster Newry and Armagh West Tyrone

Social Democratic and Labour Party (3)	Belfast South Foyle South Down

Ulster Unionist Party (2)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone South Antrim

Independent (1)	North Down

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Antrim and the city of Belfast

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Antrim Borough (1666–1800)
Antrim County (???–1800)
Belfast (1613–1800)
Carrickfergus (1326–1800)
Lisburn (???–1800)
Randalstown (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50) Mid Antrim (1885–1922) Belfast (1801–85) Belfast Cromac (1918–22) Belfast Duncairn (1918–22) Belfast Falls (1918–22) Belfast Ormeau (1918–22) Belfast Pottinger (1918–22) Belfast Shankill (1918–22) Belfast St Anne's (1918–22) Belfast Victoria (1918–22) Belfast Woodvale (1918–22) Carrickfergus (1801–85) Lisburn (1801–85) Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)

Current	East Antrim (1885–1922, 1983—) North Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—) South Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—) Belfast East (1885–1918, 1922—) Belfast North (1885–1918, 1922—) Belfast South (1885–1918, 1922—) Belfast West (1885–1918, 1922—) Lagan Valley 1983—

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Seats not taken	East Antrim Mid Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast Cromac Belfast Duncairn Belfast Falls Belfast Ormeau Belfast Pottinger Belfast St Anne's Belfast Shankill Belfast Victoria Belfast Woodvale Queen's University of Belfast

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	(none)

No seats taken	Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Queen's University of Belfast

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

1921–29	Antrim (1921–29) Belfast East (1921–29) Belfast North (1921–29) Belfast South (1921–29) West Belfast (1921–29) Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)

1929–72	Bannside (1929–72) Belfast Ballynafeigh (1929–72) Belfast Bloomfield (1929–72) Belfast Central (1929–72) Belfast Clifton (1929–72) Belfast Cromac (1929–72) Belfast Dock (1929–72) Belfast Duncairn (1929–72) Belfast Falls (1929–72) Belfast Oldpark (1929–72) Belfast Pottinger (1929–72) Belfast Shankill (1929–72) Belfast St Annes (1929–72) Belfast Victoria (1929–72) Belfast Willowfield (1929–72) Belfast Windsor (1929–72) Belfast Woodvale (1929–72) Carrick (1929–72) Larkfield (1929–72) Larne (1929–72) Mid Antrim (1929–72) Newtownabbey (1969–72) North Antrim (1929–72) Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69) South Antrim (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	East Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Lagan Valley

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Armagh

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Armagh Borough (1613–1800)
Armagh County (???–1800)
Charlemont (1613–1800)
Newry (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Armagh (1801–85, 1922–83)
Armagh City (1801–85)
Mid Armagh (1885–1922)
North Armagh (1885–1922)
South Armagh (1885–1922)
Newry & Armagh (1983—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Seats not taken	Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Armagh

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

Armagh (1921–29)
Central Armagh (1929–72)
Mid Armagh (1929–72)
North Armagh (1929–72)
South Armagh (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Armagh

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Newry & Armagh Upper Bann

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Down

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Bangor (1613–1800)
Down (???–1800)
Downpatrick (1586–1800)
Hillsborough (1662–1800)
Killyleagh (1613–1800)
Newtownards (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Down (1801–85, 1922–50) East Down (1885–1922) Mid Down (1918–22) North Down (1885–1922, 1950—) South Down (1885–1922, 1950—) West Down (1885–1922) Downpatrick (1801–85) Newry (1801–1918)

Current	Lagan Valley (1983—) Newry & Armagh (1983—) Strangford (1983—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Seats not taken	East Down Mid Down North Down South Down West Down

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Down

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

Ards (1929–72)
Bangor (1969–72)
Down (1921–29)
East Down (1929–72)
Iveagh (1929–72)
Lagan Valley (1969–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Mid Down (1929–72)
Mourne (1929–72)
North Down (1929–72)
South Down (1929–72)
West Down (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Down South Down

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	North Down South Down Lagan Valley Newry & Armagh Strangford Upper Bann

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Fermanagh

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Enniskillen (1613–1800)
Fermanagh (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Enniskillen (1801–85) Fermanagh (1801–85) North Fermanagh (1885–1922) South Fermanagh (1885–1922) Fermanagh & Tyrone (1922–50)

Current	Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	South Fermanagh

Seats not taken	North Fermanagh

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Fermanagh and Tyrone

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

Enniskillen (1929–72)
Fermanagh & Tyrone (1921–29)
Lisnaskea (1929–72)
South Fermanagh (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Fermanagh & South Tyrone

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Fermanagh & South Tyrone

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Londonderry

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Coleraine (???–1800)
Londonderry City (???–1800)
Londonderry County (???–1800)
Newtown Limavady (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Coleraine (1801–85) Londonderry (1801–85, 1922–83) Londonderry City (1801–1922) North Londonderry (1885–22) South Londonderry (1885–22)

Current	Foyle (1983—) East Londonderry (1983—) Mid Ulster (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Second Dáil
1921–22

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

City of Londonderry (1929–72)
Foyle (1929–72)
Londonderry (1921–29)
Mid Londonderry (1929–72)
North Londonderry (1929–72)
South Londonderry (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Londonderry Mid Ulster

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Foyle Mid Ulster

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Tyrone

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Augher (1614–1800)
Clogher (1264–1800)
Dungannon (1613–1800)
Strabane (???–1800)
Tyrone (???–1800)

Westminster
1801–present

Historic	Dungannon (1801–85) Fermanagh & Tyrone (1922–50) Tyrone (1801–1885) East Tyrone (1885–1918) Mid Tyrone (1885–1918) North Tyrone (1885–1918) North-East Tyrone (1918–22) North-West Tyrone (1918–22) South Tyrone (1885–1922)

Current	Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1950—) West Tyrone (1997—) Mid Ulster (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Seats not taken	North East Tyrone South Tyrone

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Fermanagh & Tyrone

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

East Tyrone (1929–72)
Mid Tyrone (1929–72)
North Tyrone (1929–72)
South Tyrone (1929–72)
West Tyrone (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Fermanagh & South Tyrone Mid Ulster

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Fermanagh & South Tyrone Mid Ulster West Tyrone

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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