Galway (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Galway is a former parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering the whole of County Galway, it existed from 1921–1937. It was the largest constituency in Ireland, electing seven Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil in 1921 and 1922, and nine from 1923 to 1937, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created in 1921 as a 7-seater, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. That House had only a brief existence, as only four members took their seats, the remainder forming the 2nd Dáil.

Under the Electoral Act 1923, it became a 9-seat constituency for the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil. Its representation remained at 9 seats until its abolition for the 1937 general election, under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935.

Boundaries

Some Dáil Éireann constituencies extend cross the county boundaries, in order to ensure a reasonably consistent ratio of electors to TDs. The mathematics make this less likely to be necessary in a large constituency such as this one, and the 1923 Act defined the boundaries of the Galway constituency simply as: "The administrative county of Galway."."See [http://193.178.1.79:80/gen181923a.html Electoral Act 1923, Schedule 8] ]

No boundary revisions took place until the abolition of the constituency under the 1935 Act.

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

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|title=Galway by-election, 13 August 1936: Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Martin Neilan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 39,982
percentage = 60.63
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = James Hogan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 23,264
percentage = 35.28
seat = NE
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|candidate = George Noble Plunkett
party = Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann
votes = 2,696
percentage = 4.09
seat = LD
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|winner = Fianna Fáil
loser = Fine Gael
swing = "N/A"Election box end
* Total poll 65,942; turnout 67.47 per cent

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|title=Galway by-election, 19 June 1935: Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Eamon Corbett
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 37,415
percentage = 60.83
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas McDonogh
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 24,088
percentage = 39.17
seat = NE
count = Election box gain with party link
|winner = Fianna Fáil
loser = Cumann na nGaedhael
swing = "N/A"Election box end
* Total poll 61,503; turnout 62.98 per cent

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|candidate = Patrick Hogan
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|candidate = Martin McDonogh
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|candidate = Patrick Beegan
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|candidate = Gerald Bartley
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|candidate = Séamus Keely
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|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
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|candidate = Patrick Hogan
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|candidate = Seán Broderick
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|candidate = Fred McDonogh
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|candidate = Joseph Mongan
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|candidate = Frank Fahy
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|candidate = Gerald Bartley
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|candidate = Thomas Powell
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Elections in the 1920s

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|candidate = Patrick Hogan
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|candidate = Seán Broderick
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|candidate = Martin McDonogh
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|candidate = Joseph Mongan
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|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
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|candidate = Thomas Powell
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|title=1927 General Election (June): Galway Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Hogan
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|candidate = Seán Broderick
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|candidate = Martin McDonogh
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|candidate = Frank Fahy
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|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
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|candidate = Thomas P. Powell
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|candidate = John Tubridy
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|candidate = William Duffy
party = National League Party
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|candidate = Gilbert Lynch
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
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|candidate = Barney Mellows
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|title=1923 General Election: Galway Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Hogan
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 7,563
percentage = 15.61
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Barney Mellows
party = Republican (Ireland)
votes = 7,131
percentage = 14.72
seat = 2
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pádraic Ó Máille
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 6,570
percentage = 13.56
seat = 3
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frank Fahy
party = Republican (Ireland)
votes = 5,670
percentage = 11.70
seat = 4
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|candidate = Colm Ó Gaora
party = Republican (Ireland)
votes = 2,011
percentage = 4.15
seat = N/E
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|candidate = James Cosgrave
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,922
percentage = 3.97
seat = 9
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|candidate = Thomas J. O'Connell
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,862
percentage = 3.84
seat = 8
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|candidate = Seán Broderick
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 1,847
percentage = 3.81
seat = 6
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|candidate = George Nicolls
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 1,732
percentage = 3.58
seat = 5
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|candidate = Patrick Conroy
party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,529
percentage = 3.16
seat = NE
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|candidate = Martin Egan
party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,497
percentage = 3.09
seat = NE
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|candidate = Louis O'Dea
party = Republican (Ireland)
votes = 1,413
percentage = 2.92
seat = 7
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|candidate = Thomas Sloyan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,296
percentage = 2.68
seat = NE
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|candidate = William Dolly
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 1,237
percentage = 2.55
seat = NE
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|candidate = John McNally
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,028
percentage = 2.12
seat = NE
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|candidate = John Quinn
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 837
percentage = 1.73
seat = NE
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|candidate = Michael Tierney
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 667
percentage = 1.38
seat = NE
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|candidate = James Hoban
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 622
percentage = 1.28
seat = NE
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|candidate = Martin Finnerty
party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
votes = 615
percentage = 1.27
seat = NE
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|candidate = Patrick Curley
party = Cumann na nGaedhael
votes = 379
percentage = 0.78
seat = NE
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|candidate = James Haverty
party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
votes = 343
percentage = 0.71
seat = NE
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|candidate = Thomas Dillon
party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
votes = 293
percentage = 0.60
seat = NE
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|candidate = Michael O'Brien
party = Farmers' Party (Ireland)
votes = 203
percentage = 0.42
seat = NE
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|candidate = Anthony Fallon
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 175
percentage = 0.36
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|title=1922 General Election: Galway Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Hogan
party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
votes = 6,832
percentage = 18.72
seat = 1
count = 1 Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pádraic Ó Máille
party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
votes = 6,445
percentage = 17.66
seat = 2
count = 1 Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas J. O'Connell
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 4,821
percentage = 13.21
seat = 3
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joseph Whelehan
party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
votes = 4,361
percentage = 11.95
seat = 4
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = George Nicolls
party = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
votes = 2,258
percentage = 6.19
seat = 5
count = 3Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bryan Cusack
party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
votes = 4,425
percentage = 12.12
seat = 6
count = 3Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frank Fahy
party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
votes = 3,418
percentage = 9.37
seat = 7
count = 7Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Liam Mellows
party = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
votes = 3,937
percentage = 10.79
seat = Not elected
count = 7Irish Election box begin
|title=1921 General Election: Galway Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bryan Cusack
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|candidate = Frank Fahy
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|candidate = Patrick Hogan
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|candidate = Liam Mellows
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|candidate = George Nicolls
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References

External links

* http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
* http://acts.oireachtas.ie/

ee also

*List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
*County Galway