North Galway (UK Parliament constituency)
North Galway | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | County Galway |
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.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Galway.
Members of Parliament
Elections
'The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Sinn Féin | Bryan Cusack | 8,896 | 68.99 | ||
Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sloyan | 3,999 | 31.01 | ||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
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