South is a

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

of the European Parliament in Ireland. It elects 5 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

It was created in 2004 with the same area as the old

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

constituency, except for County Clare which was then in

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. It is sometimes referred to as ''Ireland South''. The area of constituency has increased twice. For the

2019 European Parliament election The 2019 European Parliament election was held between 23 and 26 May 2019, the ninth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) represent more than 512 million peopl ...

, a

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following Brexit and the loss of 73 MEPs from the United Kingdom gave two additional seats to Ireland. Following a recommendation of the Constituency Commission, South gained territory and an additional seat, from 4 to 5. However, Deirdre Clune, as the last candidate elected, did not take her seat until after the United Kingdom left the European Union. In 2016, 74.1% of the constituency's population lived in Munster, while the southern Leinster counties accounted for 25.9%. It comprises the counties of

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...

Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

, Kerry,

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

, Laois, Limerick, County Offaly, Offaly, County Tipperary, Tipperary, County Waterford, Waterford, County Wexford, Wexford and County Wicklow, Wicklow; the cities of Cork (city), Cork, Limerick and Waterford. The main urban areas (by population size) are Cork (city), Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Bray, County Wicklow, Bray, Kilkenny, Ennis, Carlow, Tralee, Tullamore, Portlaoise and Wexford.

MEPs

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Elections

2019 election

Following a recheck of the votes for Grace O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan and Liadh Ní Riada, Ní Riada after the 18th count, a full recount was requested by the Sinn Féin candidate. Returning officer Martin Harvey announced that the recount would begin on 4 June. RTÉ reported that the recount could take up to 28 working days. On 4 June, Ní Riada withdrew the request for a recount. After the transfer of Ní Riada's votes and Mick Wallace's surplus, Grace O'Sullivan and Deirdre Clune were deemed elected, but Clune did not take office as an MEP until Brexit had taken effect.

2014 election

2009 election

2004 election

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Footnotes

References

External links

South MEPs – European Parliament Office in Ireland
{{coord missing, Ireland European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland 2004 establishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 2004