The first elections were held on 7 and 10 June 1979, each State using its own national elec­toral system, and national voting procedures were again used when the next two Parliaments were elected in 1984 and 1989.
Αυτό ίσχυσε και για τις δύο ανανεώσεις του Κοινοβουλίου το 1984 και το 1989.