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|created = 1979|dissolved = 2020|meps = 3|sources = weblinkweblink|memberstate = United Kingdom|memberstatelink2=the United Kingdom}}Northern Ireland ( {{IPA-ga|ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ||Tuaisceart_Eireann.ogg}};Tuaisceart Éireann. DFA.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2016. Ulster-Scots: ) was a constituency of the European Parliament from 1979 until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020. It elected three MEPs using the single transferable vote, making it the only constituency in the United Kingdom which did not use first-past-the-post or party-list proportional representation.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the entirety of Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It was the only constituency in the United Kingdom the boundaries of which remained unchanged from the first direct election in 1979 until the UK left the European Union in 2020.

Members of the European Parliament

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Elections

2019

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2014

Ten candidates stood in the election.WEB,weblink Ten candidates for NI Euro seats, Martina, Purdy, 24 April 2014, www.bbc.co.uk, WEB,weblink Statement of Persons Nominated, Graham, Shields, Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, 25 April 2014, 3 May 2014, {{STV Election box begin2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box candidate2 }}{{STV Election box end2 }}

2009

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2004

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1999

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1994

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• Note 1: Campion's candidacy, with the ballot paper description 'Peace Coalition', was supported by Democratic Left, the Greens and some Labour groups.
• Note 2: Kerr appeared on the ballot paper with the description Independence for Ulster.
• Note 3: Mooney appeared on the ballot paper with the description Constitutional Independent Northern Ireland.

1989

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1984

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1979

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References

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