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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).
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.".[1]
No boundary revisions took place until the abolition of the constituency under the 1935 Act.
[edit] Election results
[edit] Elections in the 1930s
- Total poll 65,942; turnout 67.47 per cent
- Total poll 61,503; turnout 62.98 per cent
[edit] Elections in the 1920s
| 1923 General Election: Galway |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
Patrick Hogan |
7,563 |
15.61 |
1 |
1 |
|
Republican |
Barney Mellows |
7,131 |
14.72 |
2 |
1 |
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
Pádraic Ó Máille |
6,570 |
13.56 |
3 |
1 |
|
Republican |
Frank Fahy |
5,670 |
11.70 |
4 |
1 |
|
Republican |
Colm Ó Gaora |
2,011 |
4.15 |
N/E |
|
|
Independent |
James Cosgrave |
1,922 |
3.97 |
9 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Thomas J. O'Connell |
1,862 |
3.84 |
8 |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
Seán Broderick |
1,847 |
3.81 |
6 |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
George Nicolls |
1,732 |
3.58 |
5 |
|
|
Farmers Party |
Patrick Conroy |
1,529 |
3.16 |
NE |
|
|
Farmers Party |
Martin Egan |
1,497 |
3.09 |
NE |
|
|
Republican |
Louis O'Dea |
1,413 |
2.92 |
7 |
|
|
Independent |
Thomas Sloyan |
1,296 |
2.68 |
NE |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
William Dolly |
1,237 |
2.55 |
NE |
|
|
Labour Party |
John McNally |
1,028 |
2.12 |
NE |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
John Quinn |
837 |
1.73 |
NE |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
Michael Tierney |
667 |
1.38 |
NE |
|
|
Independent |
James Hoban |
622 |
1.28 |
NE |
|
|
Farmers Party |
Martin Finnerty |
615 |
1.27 |
NE |
|
|
Cumann na nGaedhael |
Patrick Curley |
379 |
0.78 |
NE |
|
|
Farmers Party |
James Haverty |
343 |
0.71 |
NE |
|
|
Farmers Party |
Thomas Dillon |
293 |
0.60 |
NE |
|
|
Farmers Party |
Michael O'Brien |
203 |
0.42 |
NE |
|
|
Independent |
Anthony Fallon |
175 |
0.36 |
NE |
|
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