EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION OF 4 JUNE 2009
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Sourc: Media websites

VOTING BY MEMBER STATE
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IRELAND
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Parties
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* FF - Fianna Fail (Soldiers of Destiny): affiliated with the Union for Europe of 
   the Nations Group (UENG)  
* FG - Fine Gael (Sons of Ireland): affiliated with the European People's Party - 
   European Democrats (EPP-ED)  
* ILP - Irish Labour Party: affiliated with the Party of European Socialists (PES)  
* PS - Páirtí Sóisialach (Socialist Party): unaffiliated
* SF - Sinn Fein (Ourselves Alone): unaffiliated
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Registered voters:                                  3,258,320
Votes cast:                                         1,875,920  57.5
Invalid votes:                                         46,607  02.5
Valid votes:                                        1,829,313  97.5
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Party                                             Votes        %     Change  Seats
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Irish Labour Party (ILP / PES)                        254,669  13.9  +03.3    3  +2
Socialist Party (PS)                                   50,510  02.7  +01.4    1  +1 
Soldiers of Destiny (FF / UENG)                       440,562  24.1  -05.4    3  -1
Sons of Ireland (FG / EPP-ED)                         532,889  29.1  +01.3    4  -1
Ourselves Alone (SF)                                  205,613  11.2  +00.1    -  -1
Marian Harkin                                          84,813  04.6           1
Others                                                310,767  17.0           -  -1
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Total                                               1,829,313                12  -1
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Marian Harkin was an independent candidate.