Clare–Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Clare–Galway South
Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary constituency
1969–1977
Seats	3
County/City council	County Clare County Galway County Roscommon

Clare–Galway South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, for the 1969 general election to the 19th Dáil. It was used again for the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil.

Clare–Galway South was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, with effect from the 1977 general election. The areas in County Clare were incorporated into the existing Clare constituency, while the Galway territories were divided between the two new constituencies of Galway West and Galway East.

Boundaries

The Clare part of the constituency had been included since 1923 in the Clare constituency. However, it was only a small area of County Clare (a sparsely-populated part of the mountainous area in the centre of the county), and it would have not have been anomalous to have simply called it "Galway South". Clare–Galway South also included a small part of County Roscommon.

Its territory did not change in the eight years of its existence, and was defined in the 1969 Act as being:

"Ballynahinch, Caher, Glendree, Killanena, Kiltannon, Loughea, Newgrove, Rathclooney, Toberbreeda, Tulla, in the former Rural District of Tulla;

and, in the administrative county of Galaway, the district electoral division of:

Abbeygormacan, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencetown, Lismanny, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1;

Ballynacourty, Clarinbridge, Stradbally, in the former Rural District of Galway;

Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort;

Aille, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Castleboy, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Grange, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Moyode, Raford, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea;

Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilnquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna;

and the urban district of Ballinasloe;

and, in the administrative county of Roscommon, the district electoral divisions of: Ballydangan, Cloonburren, Creagh, Culliagh, Moore, in the former Rural District of Athlone No. 2."

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Clare–Galway South 1969–1977[1]
Key to parties   FF = Fianna Fáil ·   FG = Fine Gael
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
19th	1969[2]		Bill Loughnane (FF)		Michael Carty (FF)		Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (FG)
20th	1973[3]				Johnny Callanan (FF)
21st	1977	Constituency abolished. See Galway East and Clare

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1973 general election

1973 general election: Clare–Galway South[3]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fianna Fáil	Bill Loughnane	6,956	26.5	1	1
	Fine Gael	Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins	5,084	19.3	2
	Fianna Fáil	Johnny Callanan	5,005	19.0	3
	Fianna Fáil	Hugh Melvin	3,072	11.7
	Fine Gael	Toddie Byrne	2,609	9.9
	Fine Gael	Patrick Bugler	2,273	8.6
	Independent	Norman Morgan	1,288	4.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,287   Quota: 6,572   Turnout:

1969 general election

1969 general election: Clare–Galway South[2]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Fine Gael	Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins	5,250	19.5	1
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Carty	5,245	19.5	2
	Fianna Fáil	Bill Loughnane	5,277	19.6	3
	Fianna Fáil	Gerard Millar	4,886	18.2
	Fine Gael	Patrick Bugler	2,708	10.1
	Fine Gael	Toddie Byrne	2,254	8.4
	Labour Party	Samuel Stanley	712	2.7
	Labour Party	Norman Morgan	561	2.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,893   Quota: 6,724   Turnout:

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "General election 1969: Clare–Galway South". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=44. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "General election 1973: Clare–Galway South". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=44. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database