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| North-West European Parliament constituency |
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| Created | 2004 |
| MEP(s) | 3 |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Source(s) | [1] |
North-West is one of four constituencies of the European Parliament in Ireland. It currently elects 3 MEPs using the Single Transferable Vote system.
The constituency was created in 2004 and is a successor to the old Connacht-Ulster constituency. The following counties are represented by this constituency:
and from Munster
2004 Election result
| 2004 European Elecion: North-West | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fianna Fáil | *Seán Ó Neachtain | 62,085 | 14.73 | 1 | 5 | |
| Independent | Marian Harkin | 66,664 | 15.82 | 2 | 5 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim Higgins | 56,396 | 14.09 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sinn Féin | Pearse Doherty | 65,321 | 15.50 | Not elected | 5 | |
| Independent | Dana Rosemary Scallon | 56,992 | 13.52 | Excluded | 4 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Jim McDaid | 52,139 | 12.37 | Excluded | 3 | |
| Fine Gael | Madeleine Taylor-Quinn | 41,570 | 9.86 | Excluded | 2 | |
| Labour Party | Hughie Baxter | 13,948 | 3.31 | Excluded | 1 | |
| Independent | Mary Hainsworth | 3,308 | 0.78 | Excluded | 1 | |
| Electorate: 688,804 Valid: 421,423 Spoilt: 14,487 Quota: 105,356 Turnout: 63.29% | ||||||
*Denotes outgoing MEP
See also
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