- Galway North–East (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Galway North–East Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency1969–1977 Seats 3 County/City council County Galway
County RoscommonGalway North–East 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).
Contents
History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election to Dáil Éireann. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, with effect from the 1977 general election.
Its boundaries were defined by the 1969 Act as comprising:
- the administrative county of Galway, except the parts thereof which were comprised in the constituencies of Clare–Galway South and Galway West;
- part of County Roscommon, comprising all or part of the former rural districts of Athlone No. 2, Castlereagh and Roscommon.[1]
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway North–East 1969–1977[2] Key to partiesDáil Election Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)19th 1969[3] John Donnellan
(FG)Michael F. Kitt
(FF)Thomas Hussey
(FF)20th 1973[4] 1975 by-election[5] Michael P. Kitt
(FF)21st 1977 Constituency abolished 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
1975 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael F. Kitt, a by-election was held on 4 March 1975. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Michael P. Kitt, son of the deceased TD.
1975 by-election: Galway North–East[5] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 14,479 52.8 1 Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 12,532 45.7 Independent Norman Morgan 409 1.5 Electorate: 37,176 Valid: 27,420 Quota: 13,711 Turnout: 73.8% 1973 general election
1973 general election: Galway North–East[4] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael John Donnellan 6,636 25.3 1 Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 5,340 20.4 2 Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 5,523 21.1 3 Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Jnr 4,336 16.5 Fine Gael Michael Mitchell 2,269 8.7 Fine Gael Michael Ryan 2,113 8.1 Electorate: ? Valid: 26,217 Quota: 6,555 Turnout: 1969 general election
1969 general election: Galway North–East[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael John Donnellan 7,097 26.8 1 Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 5,991 22.6 2 Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 5,571 21.0 3 Fine Gael Patrick Cunningham 2,548 9.6 Fianna Fáil Patrick Moylan 1,858 7.0 Labour Party William Burke 1,748 6.6 Fine Gael Michael Ryan 1,664 6.3 Electorate: ? Valid: 26,477 Quota: 6,620 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
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/sched1.html. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ a b "General election 1969: Galway North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=127. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1973: Galway North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=127. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ a b "By-election 1975: Galway North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=127&ref=96. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
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