Northern Ireland is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 3 MEPs using the Single Transferable Vote. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...

Boundaries

The constituency covers the entirety of Northern Ireland. Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister...

Members of the European Parliament

1979 - 1984

• Ian Paisley, DUP
• John Hume, SDLP
• John Taylor, UUP

Ian Paisley may also refer to Ian Paisley, Jr. ... DUP redirects here. ... John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (b. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

1984 - 1989

• Ian Paisley, DUP
• John Hume, SDLP
• John Taylor, UUP

Ian Paisley may also refer to Ian Paisley, Jr. ... DUP redirects here. ... John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (b. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

1989 - 1994

• Ian Paisley, DUP
• John Hume, SDLP
• Jim Nicholson, UUP

Ian Paisley may also refer to Ian Paisley, Jr. ... DUP redirects here. ... John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... James Frederick Nicholson (born January 29, 1945) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and member of the European Parliament. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

1994 - 1999

• Ian Paisley, DUP
• John Hume, SDLP
• Jim Nicholson, UUP

Ian Paisley may also refer to Ian Paisley, Jr. ... DUP redirects here. ... John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... James Frederick Nicholson (born January 29, 1945) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and member of the European Parliament. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

1999 - 2004

• Ian Paisley, DUP
• John Hume, SDLP
• Jim Nicholson, UUP

Ian Paisley may also refer to Ian Paisley, Jr. ... DUP redirects here. ... John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... James Frederick Nicholson (born January 29, 1945) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and member of the European Parliament. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

2004 - present

• Jim Allister, Independent, Stood under DUP during EU election, resigned from DUP in March 2007.
• Bairbre de Brún, Sinn Féin
• Jim Nicholson, UUP

James Hugh Jim Allister, QC (born April 2, 1953 in Crossgar, County Down) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and barrister. ... Bairbre de Brún (born Barbara Brown on January 10, 1954 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is the first (and so far only) Sinn Féin politician to represent Northern Ireland in the European Parliament. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... James Frederick Nicholson (born January 29, 1945) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and member of the European Parliament. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

Election results

DUP redirects here. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

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