European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland information
Ireland has 14 seats in the European Parliament. Elections are held on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
At the 2024 European Parliament election for the Tenth European Parliament, MEPs were elected from the following constituencies:[1]
Constituency
Area
Seats
Dublin
The counties of: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin;
and the city of Dublin.
4
Midlands–North-West
The counties of: Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath;
and the city of Galway.
5
South
The counties of: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow;
the cities and counties of Limerick and Waterford;
and the city of Cork.
5
In June 2023, the European Parliament adopted a resolution to add 11 MEPs. [2][3] This was adopted by the European Council in September 2023.[4] Ireland gained one MEP under this arrangement, increasing from 13 to 14.
The Electoral Commission sought submissions on a review of European Parliament Constituencies.[5] In a report in November 2023, it recommended that the additional seat be given to the constituency of Midlands–North-West, with the transfer of County Laois and County Offaly from South.[6][7] This change was implemented by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.
^Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, s. 5: Amendment of European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 40 of 2023, s. 5). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 22 February 2024.
^Cunningham, Paul (16 March 2023). "Ireland to gain seat in next European Parliament term". RTÉ News. RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^Meskill, Tommy (15 June 2023). "Ireland set to gain extra EU Parliament seat". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament
^"Review of European Parliament Constituencies". Electoral Commission. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^Burns, Sarah (20 November 2023). "Extra European Parliament seat recommended for Midlands-North West". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^"Review of European Parliament Constituencies Report 2023" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 20 November 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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