Sinn Féin Elections

Sinn Féin marches on in the European Union Elections 10 June, 2004
and 26 County Local Elections 11 June, 2004

Sinn Féin is the third largest party in Ireland. Sinn Féin received more votes in the EU election than any party North or South except Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

Sinn Féin is the second largest party in the North. Sinn Féin passed the UUP in the 2003 Assembly election and far surpassed them in the Euro poll by 26.3% to 16.6%.

Sinn Féin is the largest Nationalist party in the North. Sinn Féin passed the SDLP in the 2001 Westminster and Local elections and increased their lead in the 2003 Assembly election. In the 2004 Euro elections, Sinn Féin out-polled the SDLP by 26.3% to 15.9%.

Results of 2004 European Elections in the North.
Candidate and Party	First Preference Votes	% Valid Poll
Jim Allister - elected Democratic Unionist Party	175,761	32.00%
Bairbre De Brún - elected Sinn Féin	144,541	26.31%
Jim Nicholson - elected Ulster Unionist Party	91,164	16.60%
Martin Morgan Social, Democratic and Labour Party	87,559	15.94%
John Gilliland Independent	36,270	6.60%
Eamonn McCann Socialist Environmental Alliance	9,172	1.67%
Lindsay Whitcroft Green Party	4,810	0.88%

Sinn Féin polled more votes in the South than the Labour Party, the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats in the 2004 European Elections.

Results of 2004 European Elections in the South.
Party	Seats	First Preference Votes	% Valid Poll
Fianna Fail	4	524,504	29.5 %
Fine Gael	5	494,412	27.8 %
Sinn Féin	1	197,715	11.1 %
Labour	1	188,132	10.6 %
Green Party	0	76,917	4.3 %
Independents	2	299,088	16.8 %

Sinn Féin has a presence on almost all local Councils throughout the country.

Results of 2004 Local Elections in the South.
Party	Seats	First Preference Votes	% Valid Poll
Fianna Fail	295	574,755	31.7 %
Fine Gael	291	501,282	27.6 %
Labour	101	207,432	11.4 %
Sinn Féin	60	146,765	8.1 %
Progressive Democrats	19	69,914	3.9 %
Green Party	17	70,476	3.9 %
Independents	95	242,494	13.4

This chart tracks the growth of Sinn Féin in the years since the Good friday Agreement.