Galway (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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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).
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[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
Galway by-election, 13 August 1936: | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fianna Fáil | Martin Neilan | 39,982 | 60.63 | 1 | 1 | |
Fine Gael | James Hogan | 23,264 | 35.28 | NE | ||
Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann | George Noble Plunkett | 2,696 | 4.09 | LD | ||
Fianna Fáil gain from Fine Gael | Swing | N/A |
- Total poll 65,942; turnout 67.47 per cent
Galway by-election, 19 June 1935: | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fianna Fáil | Eamon Corbett | 37,415 | 60.83 | 1 | 1 | |
Cumann na nGaedhael | Thomas McDonogh | 24,088 | 39.17 | NE | ||
Fianna Fáil gain from Cumann na nGaedhael | Swing | N/A |
- Total poll 61,503; turnout 62.98 per cent
1933 General Election: Galway | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Cumann na nGaedhael | Patrick Hogan | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Seán Broderick | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Martin McDonogh | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Patrick Beegan | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Stephen Jordan | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Séamus Keely | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea, Snr | |||||
Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy |
1932 General Election: Galway | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Cumann na nGaedhael | Patrick Hogan | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Seán Broderick | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Fred McDonogh | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Joseph Mongan | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Stephen Jordan | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Thomas Powell | |||||
Fianna Fáil | John Tubridy |
[edit] Elections in the 1920s
1932 General Election (September): Galway | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Cumann na nGaedhael | Patrick Hogan | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Seán Broderick | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Martin McDonogh | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Joseph Mongan | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Stephen Jordan | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea, Snr | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Thomas Powell | |||||
Fianna Fáil | John Tubridy |
1927 General Election (June): Galway | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Cumann na nGaedhael | Patrick Hogan | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Seán Broderick | |||||
Cumann na nGaedhael | Martin McDonogh | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea, Snr | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Thomas P. Powell | |||||
Fianna Fáil | John Tubridy | |||||
National League Party | William Duffy | |||||
Labour Party | Gilbert Lynch | |||||
Sinn Féin | Barney Mellows | NE |
1923 General Election: Galway | ||||||
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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 |
1922 General Election: Galway | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Patrick Hogan | 6,832 | 18.72 | 1 | 1 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Pádraic Ó Máille | 6,445 | 17.66 | 2 | 1 | |
Labour Party | Thomas J. O'Connell | 4,821 | 13.21 | 3 | 1 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Joseph Whelehan | 4,361 | 11.95 | 4 | 2 | |
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | George Nicolls | 2,258 | 6.19 | 5 | 3 | |
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Bryan Cusack | 4,425 | 12.12 | 6 | 3 | |
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Frank Fahy | 3,418 | 9.37 | 7 | 7 | |
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Liam Mellows | 3,937 | 10.79 | Not elected | 7 |
1921 General Election: Galway | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Sinn Féin | Bryan Cusack | |||||
Sinn Féin | Frank Fahy | |||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Hogan | |||||
Sinn Féin | Liam Mellows | |||||
Sinn Féin | George Nicolls | |||||
Sinn Féin | Pádraic Ó Máille | |||||
Sinn Féin | Joseph Whelehan |
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