North Galway (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Galway County constituency
Created:	1885
Abolished:	1922
Type:	House of Commons

North Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.

Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Galway County constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 Reference

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Galway.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1885 John Philip Nolan Nationalist (Parnellite)

• 1895 Denis Kilbride Anti-Parnellite

• 1900 John Philip Nolan Nationalist

• 1906 Thomas Higgins

• 1906 Richard Hazleton

• 1918 Bryan Cusack

Thomas Higgins died on 26 January 1906, the day after his election.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Reference

• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)