Galway West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Galway West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 82,213 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency spans the entire area of the western half of the Connacht county, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in the towns of Galway City, Clifden and many other areas.
The most high profile TD from the constituency is the current Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív.
[edit] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Galway West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Éamon Ó Cuív | Fianna Fáil | 9,947 | 20.13 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Fahey | Fianna Fáil | 7,226 | 14.63 | 2 | 7 | |
| Michael D. Higgins | Labour Party | 5,213 | 10.55 | 3 | 15 | |
| Pádraic McCormack | Fine Gael | 4,760 | 9.63 | 4 | 13 | |
| Noel Grealish | Progressive Democrats | 2,735 | 5.54 | 5 | 16 | |
| Margaret Cox | Fianna Fáil | 3,269 | 6.62 | |||
| Niall Ó Brolcháin | Green Party | 2,193 | 4.44 | |||
| Séamus Walsh | Independent | 2,439 | 4.94 | |||
| Michael McDonagh | Fine Gael | 2,279 | 4.61 | |||
| Donal Lyons | Progressive Democrats | 1,935 | 3.92 | |||
| Daniel Callanan | Sinn Féin | 1,468 | 2.97 | |||
| Dana Rosemary Scallon | Independent | 1,677 | 3.39 | |||
| Declan McDonnell | Progressive Democrats | 1,462 | 2.96 | |||
| Seán Coistealbha | Sinn Féin | 1,311 | 2.65 | |||
| Fidelma Healy Eames | Fine Gael | 1,320 | 2.67 | |||
| Eileen Manning | Independent | 96 | 0.19 | |||
| Joseph Nulty | Independent | 76 | 0.15 | |||
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
