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).

1 History
2 Boundaries
3 TDs elected
4 External links
5 See also

[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] TDs elected

TDs are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of election.

Note: this list does not include the two by-elections which were held in the Galway constituency, in 1935 and 1936

[edit] 8th Dáil, 1933-1937

[edit] 7th Dáil, 1932-1933

[edit] 6th Dáil, September 1927-1932

[edit] 5th Dáil, June 1927-September 1927

[edit] 4th Dáil, 1923-June 1927

[edit] 3rd Dáil, 1922-1923

[edit] 2nd Dáil, 1921-1922

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
Carlow-Kilkenny \| Cavan-Monaghan \| Clare \| Cork East \| Cork North Central \| Cork North West \| Cork South Central \| Cork South West \| Donegal North East \| Donegal South West \| Dublin Central \| Dublin Mid West \| Dublin North \| Dublin North Central \| Dublin North East \| Dublin North West \| Dublin South \| Dublin South Central \| Dublin South East \| Dublin South West \| Dublin West \| Dún Laoghaire \| Galway East \| Galway West \| Kerry North \| Kerry South \| Kildare North \| Kildare South \| Laois-Offaly \| Limerick East \| Limerick West \| Longford-Roscommon \| Louth \| Mayo \| Meath \| Sligo-Leitrim \| Tipperary North \| Tipperary South \| Waterford \| Westmeath \| Wexford \| Wicklow
in use 2007 general election: Longford-Westmeath \| Meath East \| Meath West \| Roscommon-South Leitrim \| Sligo-North Leitrim