European Parliament constituencies in Ireland
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European Parliament constituencies in Ireland are the electoral regions into which the Republic of Ireland is divided for the purpose of electing its Members of the European Parliament.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Parliament constituency
ⓘ
electoral constituency system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MEP constituencies ⓘ |
| administeredBy | local returning officers ⓘ |
| alsoElectorate | certain resident EU citizens ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| category | European Parliament constituencies by country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedDueTo |
EU enlargement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
population changes ⓘ |
| changedDueTo | Treaty of Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy | Electoral (Amendment) Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralRightBasedOn | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Ireland resident in the state ⓘ |
| elects | Members of the European Parliament ⓘ |
| firstUsedInElection | 1979 European Parliament election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentConstituency |
Dublin (European Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ South (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| hasScope | national-level representation in the European Parliament ⓘ |
| higherLevelUnit | Ireland (European Parliament constituency grouping) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
European Union law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish electoral law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMEPsVariesWith | EU-wide seat allocation decisions ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Parliament electoral system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Union electoral constituencies ⓘ |
| previouslyHadConstituency |
Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leinster (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Munster (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ South-East (European Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | supranational parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dáil constituencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish general election constituencies ⓘ local electoral areas in Ireland ⓘ |
| reviewCycle | periodic constituency review ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Constituency Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electoral Commission (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the European Parliament ⓘ |
| votingSystem | single transferable vote ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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