Leinster (European Parliament constituency)
Leinster was a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland between 1979 and 2004. It elected 3 Members of the European Parliament in the 1979, 1984 and 1989 elections and 4 MEPs in the elections of 1994 and 1999 using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.History and boundaries
The constituency was created in 1979 for the first direct elections to the European Parliament. It comprised the counties of Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow from the historic province of Leinster excluding the County Dublin area. It was abolished under the European Parliament Elections Act 2004 and succeeded by the new East constituency.MEPs
Elections
1999 election
Alan Gillis lost his seat to his party running mate Avril Doyle.1994 election
Alan Gillis replaced his party colleague Patrick Cooney who had stepped down. The Green Party gained the additional seat.1989 election
Mark Clinton stepped down and was replaced by his party colleague Patrick Cooney.1984 election
Justin Keating lost his seat to Jim Fitzsimmons of Fianna Fáil.1979 election
