Dublin is a constituency of the

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in Ireland. It elects 4

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(MEPs) using

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by means of the

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(STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created in 1979 for the first direct elections to the

. From 1979 to 1994, it comprised

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and the city of

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

. Since 1994 it comprises the same area redefined as the counties of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin and the city of Dublin. From 1979 to 2004, it elected 4 MEPs; this was reduced to 3 for the 2009 election. For the 2019 European Parliament election, a reapportionment following

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and the loss of 73 MEPs from the

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gave two additional seats to Ireland. Following a recommendation of the

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, Dublin gained an extra seat, from 3 to 4. However, the last candidate elected did not take his seat until after the

withdrew from the European Union.

MEPs

Elections

2019 election

The count was suspended overnight after count 14 to clarify whether Lynn Boylan's votes should be redistributed between the two continuing candidates, Barry Andrews and Clare Daly. The usual count rules had been amended so the practice of deeming candidates elected without reaching the quota would not apply.European Parliament Elections Act 1997, Second Schedule, Rule 88(4) — inserted by European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019, section 6(h)(iii) This gives a more precise ordering between the final candidates to be elected, which is important in 2019 because the last candidate elected could not take their seat until the reallocation of seats in the

which took place when

had taken effect and the MEPs elected for the United Kingdom vacated their seats on 31 January 2020.

2014 election

2009 election

For the 2009 election, the constituency was reduced from 4 seats to 3.

2004 election

1999 election

1994 election

1989 election

1984 election

1979 election

Notes

References

External links

Dublin MEPs – European Parliament Office in IrelandIrish MEPs 1973-2019
European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland {{County Dublin constituencies 1979 establishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1979 European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland Politics of County Dublin