Galway East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Galway East
Entity = Ireland


Year = 1918
TDs = 4
Counties = County Galway
EP= North-West

Galway East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 73,659 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency spans the entire area of the eastern half of County Galway, taking in the towns of Ballinasloe, Tuam and Loughrea and many other areas.

Election Results

Elections in the 2000s

Irish Election box begin
title=2007 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,886
percentage = 12.3
seat = 1
count = 8Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 8,796
percentage = 15.8
seat = 2
count = 8Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ulick Burke
party = Fine Gael
votes = 5,149
percentage = 9.2
seat = 3
count = 9Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,524
percentage = 13.5
seat = 4
count = 9Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Callanan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,817
percentage = 10.4
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Barton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,916
percentage = 8.8
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Tom McHugh
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,881
percentage = 8.7
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ciarán Cannon
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 3,321
percentage = 6.0
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paddy McHugh
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 3,224
percentage = 5.8
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Jason Devlin
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,789
percentage = 3.2
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Colm Keavney
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,747
percentage = 3.1
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Maíread Ní Chroínín
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,057
percentage = 1.9
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Adrian Feeney
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 397
percentage = 0.7
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Clare Flynn
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 290
percentage = 0.5
seat =
count =

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|title=2002 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 8,635
percentage = 17.47
seat = 1
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Callanan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,898
percentage = 15.98
seat = 2
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paddy McHugh
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 7,786
percentage = 15.75
seat = 3
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,765
percentage = 15.71
seat = 4
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,454
percentage = 15.08
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ulick Burke
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,941
percentage = 14.04
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Daithí Mac an Bháird
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,828
percentage = 3.70
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Úna Ní Bhroin
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,022
percentage = 2.07
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Manus Mac Meanamáin
party = Christian Solidarity Party
votes = 93
percentage = 0.19
seat =
count =

Elections in the 1990s

Irish Election box begin
|title=1997 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,445
percentage = 15.02
seat = 1
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ulick Burke
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,931
percentage = 16.15
seat = 2
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,436
percentage = 12.67
seat = 5
count = 3Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,531
percentage = 15.22
seat = 5
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Callanan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,898
percentage = 15.98
seat = N/E
count = 5Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Colm Keavney
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 3,400
percentage = 7.92
seat = E
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Burke
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 3,182
percentage =
seat = E
count = 3Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Finnegan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 2,670
percentage = 6.22
seat = E
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pat Hynes
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,298
percentage = 3.02
seat = L/D
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sheila Ganly
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 705
percentage = 1.64
seat = L/D
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Campbell
party = Natural Law Party
votes = 98
percentage = 0.23
seat = L/D
count = 1

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|title=1992 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,062
percentage = 20.85
seat = 1
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,339
percentage = 21.81
seat = 2
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,834
percentage = 20.07
seat = 3
count = 6Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Burke
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 3,882
percentage = 13.35
seat =
count = EIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Mullins
party = Fine Gael
votes = 2,864
percentage = 9.85
seat =
count = EIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Finnegan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 2,198
percentage = 7.56
seat =
count = EIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pat Hynes
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,586
percentage = 5.46
seat =
count = L/DIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Dermot Connolly
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 306
percentage = 1.05
seat =
count = L/D

Elections in the 1980s

Irish Election box begin
|title=1989 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 8,593
percentage = 29.50
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,573
percentage = 26.00
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,030
percentage = 24.13
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Finnerty
party = Fine Gael
votes = 2,800
percentage = 9.61
seat =
count = N/EIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Finnegan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 2,721
percentage = 9.34
seat =
count = N/EIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 412
percentage = 1.41
seat =
count = N/E

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|title=1987 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,831
percentage = 20.74
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,762
percentage = 20.53
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,719
percentage = 20.40
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Burke
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 5,463
percentage = 16.59
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ulick Burke
party = Fine Gael
votes = 3,700
percentage = 11.23
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Hussey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,463
percentage = 10.51
seat =
count =

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|title=November 1982 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,208
percentage = 18.92
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paul Connaughton
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,563
percentage = 20.00
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,785
percentage = 17.63
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ulick Burke
party = Fine Gael
votes = 5,220
percentage = 11.23
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Hussey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 4,909
percentage = 14.96
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Joe Burke
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 3,040
percentage = 9.26
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Kevin Dwyer
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 926
percentage = 2.82
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Brian Parker
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 164
percentage = 0.50
seat =
count =

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|title=1982 Galway East by-election, 20 July 1982: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Noel Treacy
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 16,337
percentage = 50.21
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ulick Burke
party = Fine Gael
votes = 13,610
percentage = 41.83
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Kevin Dwyer
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 1,741
percentage = 5.35
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Norman Morgan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 675
percentage = 2.07
seat = L/D
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Brian Parker
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 177
percentage = 0.54
seat = L/D
count =

November 1982 - 2002 full election results

Online at [http://www.election.polarbears.com/online/da2002.htm]

1982 full result

Elections in the 1960s

Irish Election box begin
|title=1965 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Donnellan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 11,109
percentage = 26.64
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,309
percentage = 10.33
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael F. Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,458
percentage = 13.09
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Anthony Millar
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,790
percentage = 13.88
seat = 4
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Carty
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 4,656
percentage = 11.16
seat = 5
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Thomas Hussey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 4,276
percentage = 10.25
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Fahey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 2,468
percentage = 5.92
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,607
percentage = 3.85
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sean Purcell
party = Fine Gael
votes = 1,381
percentage = 3.31
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Gus Hynes
party = Fine Gael
votes = 650
percentage = 1.56
seat =
count =

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|title=1964 Galway East by-election, 3 December 1964: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Donnellan
party = Fine Gael
votes =
percentage =
seat = 1
count =

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|title=1961 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael F. Kitt
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,750
percentage = 14.38
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Donnellan
party = Clann na Talmhan
votes = 5,903
percentage = 14.76
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Anthony Millar
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,325
percentage = 15.82
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Carty
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 6,266
percentage = 15.67
seat = 4
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,988
percentage = 12.47
seat = 5
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sean Purcell
party = Fine Gael
votes = 3,729
percentage = 9.33
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,714
percentage = 12.81
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 3,478
percentage = 8.70
seat =
count =

Elections in the 1940s

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|title=1944 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frank Fahy
party = Ceann Comhairle
votes =
percentage =
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Beegan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 11,475
percentage = 35.15
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Donnellan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 10,235
percentage = 31.35
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 8,449
percentage = 25.88
seat = 4
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Edward Stunkerd
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 2,484
percentage = 7.61
seat =
count =

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|title=1943 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frank Fahy
party = Ceann Comhairle
votes =
percentage =
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Michael Donnellan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 9,226
percentage = 25.61
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Beegan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 8,638
percentage = 23.98
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,424
percentage = 20.61
seat = 4
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Robert Burke
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 5,029
percentage = 13.96
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Stephen Jordan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 1,745
percentage = 4.84
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Seán Broderick
party = Fine Gael
votes = 1,729
percentage = 4.80
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Cawley
party = Fine Gael
votes = 1,127
percentage = 3.13
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sean O'Kelly
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,101
percentage = 3.06
seat =
count =

Elections in the 1930s

Irish Election box begin
|title=1938 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frank Fahy
party = Ceann Comhairle
votes =
percentage =
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 9,526
percentage = 27.19
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Beegan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 8,804
percentage = 25.13
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Seán Broderick
party = Fine Gael
votes = 6,339
percentage = 18.10
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Cawley
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,140
percentage = 11.82
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Martin Regan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,468
percentage = 9.90
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Robert Burke
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 2,753
percentage = 7.86
seat =
count =

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|title=1937 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Frank Fahy
party = Ceann Comhairle
votes =
percentage =
seat = 1
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Beegan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,978
percentage = 23.54
seat = 2
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mark Killilea, Snr
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 8,067
percentage = 23.80
seat = 3
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Seán Broderick
party = Fine Gael
votes = 5,867
percentage = 17.31
seat = 4
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick Cawley
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,275
percentage = 12.61
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Stephen Jordan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 4,033
percentage = 11.90
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Robert Burke
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 3,672
percentage = 10.83
seat =
count =

Elections in the 1910s

Irish Election box begin
|title=1918 General Election: Galway EastIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Liam Mellows
party = Sinn Féin
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
seat = 1
count =

ee also

* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of political parties in Ireland
* List of Irish by-elections
* Elections in Ireland

External links

* [http://www.rte.ie/news/elections2007/results/constit-23.html Full 2007 results]

References