Maria Walsh
European People's Party (EPP) · FG
Details
How they were elected
- Party
- Fine Gael (FG)362,766 first-preference votes, 20.8%, 4 seats
- Personal votes
- 71,476
- Constituency
- Midlands-North-West
- Electoral rule
- In Ireland, voters rank individual candidates (single transferable vote), and seats go to candidates by first preferences and transfers.
List share and seats: European Parliament, 2024 European election results (results.elections.europa.eu).1 points. List votes, first-preference votes: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/2024-european-parliament-election-results/) and the returning officers' count sheets, collected on 13 October 2026.
Where the votes came from
Where Fine Gael (FG) won first-preference votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows the share of valid first-preference votes won by this party's candidates in each of the 3 constituencies: 362,766 first-preference votes, 20.8% of the total.
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- South22.7% · 156,058
- Midlands-North-West21.4% · 145,364
- Dublin16.3% · 61,344
Results by constituency: BLUE_EP (Hublet, F. (2024). BLUE_EP: A Dataset of Municipality-Level Results of European Parliament Elections. Codebook v1. Paris: Groupe d'études géopolitiques. 10.5281/zenodo.14569325, CC BY 4.0), compiled from the official results. BLUE_EP leaves out one Fine Gael candidate in South (John Mullins, 33,281 first-preference votes); we added him from the official count published on gov.ie. Constituency boundaries: © Tailte Éireann, Counties - National Statutory Boundaries 2024, CC BY 4.0, dissolved into the 3 European Parliament constituencies and simplified.
How Maria Walsh voted
Most recent first- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: Proposal for rejection (amendment 6= 7=)
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: Proposal for rejection (amendment 119)
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: Proposal for rejection (amendment 1= 2=)
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
- Boosting skills in the Union - opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028-2034
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities
- Connecting Europe through high-speed rail
- Combating VAT fraud - the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget
No vote matches the filter.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Off the group line
9 of 217 comparable votes- General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products
- Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation): Proposal for rejection (amendment 2 = 3 =)
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
- Application of the 'safe third country' concept
- Application of the 'safe third country' concept: Proposal for rejection (amendment 14= 15= 16=)
- Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
- Wednesday's agenda - Request by The Left Group - Israel
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
Alignment with each group
Share of Maria Walsh's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Ireland
- Group
- European People's Party (EPP)
- National party
- FG
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Method
Participation: Share of the votes the Radar follows (HowTheyVote main votes and final roll-call votes) in which the MEP voted. Not attendance; excused absences are not counted. Winning side: Of the For and Against votes, the share on the side of the result: For when adopted, Against when rejected. Abstentions and absences are left out. Off the group line: a vote different from the position of the MEP's own group on that day; divided groups and non-attached members are left out. Full method