EP constituency Midlands–North-West | Founded 1937 | |
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Seats 3 (1937–1977)
4 (1977–1981)
5 (1981–) TDs Seán Kyne (FG)
Hildegarde Naughton (FG)
Noel Grealish (Ind)
Catherine Connolly (Ind)
Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) County/City council Galway County Council
Galway City Council Created Irish general election, 1937 | ||
Galway West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
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History and boundaries
The constituency was created for the 1937 general election, under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, when the former Galway constituency was split into Galway East and Galway West.
It spans the entire area of the western half of County Galway in Connacht, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in Galway city, Clifden and part of southern County Mayo.
In the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:
"The city of Galway; and, in the county of Galway, the electoral divisions of: Abhainn Ghabhla, An Cnoc Buí, An Uillinn, Ballynakill, Binn an Choire, Bunowen, Cleggan, Clifden, Cloch na Rón, Cushkillary, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Inishbofin, Maíros, Rinvyle, Scainimh, Sillerna, in the former Rural District of Clifden; An Carn Mór, An Spidéal, Árainn, Aughrim, Baile Chláir, Baile an Teampaill, Ballynacourty, Bearna, Belleville, Ceathrú an Bhrúnaigh, Cill Aithnín, Clarinbridge, Deerpark, Eanach Dhúin, Galway Rural (part), Kilcummin, Leacach Beag, Liscananaun, Lisín an Bhealaigh, Maigh Cuilinn, Na Forbacha, Oranmore, Sailearna, Sliabh an Aonaigh, Stradbally, Tulaigh Mhic Aodháin, in the former Rural District of Galway; An Chorr, An Crompán, An Fhairche, An Ros, An Turlach, Camas, Cill Chuimín, Conga, Garmna, Leitir Breacáin, Leitir Móir, Letterfore, Oughterard, Wormhole, in the former Rural District of Oughterard; and, in the county of Mayo, the electoral divisions of: Ballinrobe, Cong, Dalgan, Houndswood, Kilcommon, Kilmaine, Neale, Shrule, in the former Rural District of Ballinrobe; Garrymore in the former Rural District of Claremorris."TDs
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
1975 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Johnny Geoghegan, a by-election was held on 4 March 1975. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, daughter of the deceased TD.
1940 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Seán Tubridy, a by-election was held on 30 May 1940. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John J. Keane.