Galway East (Dáil constituency)
Galway East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
| Galway East | |
|---|---|
| Dáil constituency | |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1977 |
| Seats |
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| TDs |
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| Local government area | County Galway |
| Created from | |
| EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Galway East | |
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| Former Dáil constituency | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Abolished | 1969 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Local government area | County Galway |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
| Galway East | |
|---|---|
| Former Dáil constituency | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1937 |
| Abolished | 1948 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Local government area | County Galway |
| Created from | Galway |
| Replaced by | |
History and boundaries
The constituency was first used at 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 was abolished in 1948 and recreated in 1961. It was abolished again in 1969 and recreated in 1977.
It spans much of the eastern half of County Galway, taking in the towns of Tuam, Portumna, Athenry and Loughrea among other areas.[1]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[2]
"In the county of Galway the electoral divisions of:
- Abbeygormacan, Clonfert, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Laurencetown, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1;
- Aughrim, Belleville, Deerpark, Stradbally, in the former Rural District of Galway;
- Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort;
- Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castleboy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Movode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea;
- Cooloo, Derryglassaun, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew;
- Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna;
- Abbey East, Abbey West, Annaghdown, Ballinderry, Ballinduff, Ballynapark, Beaghmore, Belclare, Carrowrevagh, Claretuam, Cummer, Donaghpatrick, Doonbally, Foxhall, Headford, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Kilcoona, Killeany, Killeen, Killererin, Killower, Killursa, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam."
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Galway East be increased to a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Roscommon–Galway.[3] It proposed the following boundaries:
"In the county of Galway, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbeygormacan, Aughrim, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Laurencetown, Oatfield in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe;
- Aughrim, Belleville, Deerpark, Stradbally in the former Rural District of Galway;
- Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort;
- Ballinastack, Boyounagh, Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Scregg, Shankill, Templetogher in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy;
- Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castleboy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Moyode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea;
- Annagh, Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Killian, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew;
- Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna;
- Abbey East, Abbey West, Addergoole, Annaghdown, Ballinderry, Ballinduff, Ballynapark, Beaghmore, Belclare, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Claretuam, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Cummer, Donaghpatrick, Doonbally, Dunmore North, Dunmore South, Foxhall, Headford, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Kilcoona, Killeany, Killeen, Killererin, Killower, Killursa, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Toberadosh, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam."
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–1948 | 4 | County Galway, except the parts in the constituencies of Clare and Galway West[4] | Created from Galway |
| 1948–1961 | — | Constituency abolished | |
| 1961–1969 | 5 | County Galway, except the parts in the constituency of Galway West[5] | |
| 1969–1977 | — | Constituency abolished[6] | |
| 1977–1981 | 4 | County Galway, except the parts in the constituency of Galway West[7] | |
| 1981–1992 | 3 | In County Galway, the urban district of Ballinasloe[8][9] and the district electoral divisions of Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencetown, Lismanny, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Scregg, Shankill, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Aille, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Killimor, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea; Annagh, Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Killeroran, Killian, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, Taghboy, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tieranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna; Abbey East, Abbey West, Addergoole, Ballynapark, Belclare, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Doonbally, Dunmore North, Dunmore South, Foxhall, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Killeen, Killererin, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Toberadosh, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
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| 1992–1997 | 3 | In County Galway, the urban district of Ballinasloe[10] and the district electoral divisions of Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencetown, Lismanny, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Island, Kilcroan, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Scregg, Shankill, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Aille, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey Grange, Killimor, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea; Annagh, Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Killeroran, Killian, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, Taghboy, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna; Abbey East, Abbey West, Ballynapark, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Dunmore North, Dunmore South, Hillsbrook, Killererin, Levally, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Toberadosh, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
Addergoole, Belclare, Doonbally, Foxhall, Kilbennan, Killeen, Kilshanvy, Milltown, in the former Rural District of Tuam and transfer from Roscommon of
Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Island, Kilcroan, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy. |
| 1997–2002 | 4 | In County Galway, the urban district of Ballinasloe and the district electoral divisions of[12] Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencetown, Lismanny, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Island, Kilcroan, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Scregg, Shankill, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort; Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Castleboy, Cappalusk, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Movode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea; Annagh, Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Killeroran, Killian, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, Taghboy, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna; Abbey East, Abbey West, Addergoole, Belclare, Ballinderry, Ballynapark, Claretuam, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Cummer, Doonbally, Dunmore North, Dunmore South, Foxhall, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Killeen, Killererin, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Toberadosh, Tuam Rural and Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
Addergoole, Belclare, Doonbally, Foxhall, Kilbennan, Killeen, Kilshanvy, Milltown, in the former Rural District of Tuam; and transfer from Galway West of
areas in the former rural districts of Gort, Loughrea and Tuam. |
| 2002–2016 | 4 | In County Galway, the urban district of Ballinasloe[14][15][16] and the district electoral divisions of Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughnim, Ballinasloe Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencetown, Lismanny, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Island, Kilcroan, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Scregg, Shankill, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort; Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Castleboy, Cappalusk, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Movode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea; Annagh, Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Killeroran, Killian, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, Taghboy, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna; Abbey East, Abbey West, Addergoole, Annaghdown, Ballinderry, Ballinduff, Ballynapark, Beaghmore, Belclare, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Claretuam, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Cummer, Donaghpatrick, Doonbally, Dunmore North, Dunmore South, Foxhall, Headford, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Kilcoona, Killeany, Killeen, Killererin, Killower, Killursa, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Toberadosh, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
Transfer from Galway West of territory in the former Rural District of Tuam.[17] |
| 2016–2020 | 3 | In County Galway, the electoral divisions of[20] Abbeygormacan, Aughrim, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Laurencetown, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Scregg, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort; Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castleboy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Movode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea; Annagh, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna; Abbey East, Abbey West, Addergoole, Annaghdown, Ballinderry, Ballinduff, Ballynapark, Beaghmore, Belclare, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Claretuam, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Cummer, Donaghpatrick, Doonbally, Dunmore South, Foxhall, Headford, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Kilcoona, Killeany, Killeen, Killererin, Killower, Killursa, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
Transfer to Roscommon–Galway of[21] Ballinasloe Urban; Ahascragh, Ballinasloe Rural, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Killure, Kylemore, Lismanny, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Island, Kilcroan, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Shankill, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Killeroran, Killian, Taghboy, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Dunmore North, Toberadosh, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
| 2020– | 3 | In County Galway, the electoral divisions of[2] Abbeygormacan, Clonfert, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Laurencetown, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Aughrim, Belleville, Deerpark, Stradbally, in the former Rural District of Galway; Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort; Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castleboy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Movode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea; Cooloo, Derryglassaun, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew; Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna; Abbey East, Abbey West, Annaghdown, Ballinderry, Ballinduff, Ballynapark, Beaghmore, Belclare, Carrowrevagh, Claretuam, Cummer, Donaghpatrick, Doonbally, Foxhall, Headford, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Kilcoona, Killeany, Killeen, Killererin, Killower, Killursa, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
Transfer from Galway West of[22]
Aughrim, Belleville, Deerpark, Stradbally, in the former Rural District of Galway and transfer to Roscommon–Galway of Aughrim, Ballymacward, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1; Scregg, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy; Annagh, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew;; Addergoole, Carrownagur, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Dunmore South, in the former Rural District of Tuam. |
TDs
TDs 1937–1948
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway East 1937–1948[23] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
| |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
| 9th | 1937[24] | Frank Fahy[lower-alpha 1] (FF) |
Mark Killilea Snr (FF) |
Patrick Beegan (FF) |
Seán Broderick (FG) | ||||
| 10th | 1938[25] | ||||||||
| 11th | 1943[26] | Michael Donnellan (CnaT) | |||||||
| 12th | 1944[27] | ||||||||
| 13th | 1948 | Constituency abolished. See Galway North and Galway South | |||||||
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.
- As Ceann Comhairle, Frank Fahy was returned automatically in each of the four elections held in Galway East from 1937 to 1944 and did not form part of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.
TDs 1961–1969
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway East 1961–1969[23] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
| |||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
| 17th | 1961[28] | Michael F. Kitt (FF) |
Anthony Millar (FF) |
Michael Carty (FF) |
Michael Donnellan (CnaT) |
Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (FG) | |||||
| 1964 by-election[29] | John Donnellan (FG) | ||||||||||
| 18th | 1965[30] | ||||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Constituency abolished. See Galway North-East and Clare–South Galway | |||||||||
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.
TDs since 1977
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway East 1977–[23] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
| |||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||||
| 21st | 1977[31] | Johnny Callanan (FF) |
Thomas Hussey (FF) |
Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) |
John Donnellan (FG) | ||||||
| 22nd | 1981[32] | Michael P. Kitt (FF) |
Paul Connaughton Snr (FG) |
3 seats 1981–1997 | |||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb)[33] | ||||||||||
| 1982 by-election[34] | Noel Treacy (FF) | ||||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov)[35] | ||||||||||
| 25th | 1987[36] | ||||||||||
| 26th | 1989[37] | ||||||||||
| 27th | 1992[38] | ||||||||||
| 28th | 1997[39] | Ulick Burke (FG) | |||||||||
| 29th | 2002[40] | Joe Callanan (FF) |
Paddy McHugh (Ind) | ||||||||
| 30th | 2007[41] | Michael P. Kitt (FF) |
Ulick Burke (FG) | ||||||||
| 31st | 2011[42] | Colm Keaveney (Lab) |
Ciarán Cannon (FG) |
Paul Connaughton Jnr (FG) | |||||||
| 32nd | 2016[43] | Seán Canney (Ind) |
Anne Rabbitte (FF) |
3 seats since 2016 | |||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | ||||||||||
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.
Elections
2020 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Seán Canney | 18.4 | 7,815 | 7,894 | 8,142 | 8,331 | 8,785 | 9,896 | 12,292 | ||
| Fine Gael | Ciarán Cannon | 14.8 | 6,298 | 6,307 | 6,326 | 6,536 | 7,114 | 7,425 | 9,990 | 10,890 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Anne Rabbitte | 13.5 | 5,762 | 5,776 | 5,820 | 5,943 | 6,121 | 8,676 | 9,535 | 10,022 | |
| Sinn Féin | Louis O'Hara | 16.7 | 7,108 | 7,177 | 7,294 | 7,649 | 8,441 | 8,799 | 9,411 | 9,685 | |
| Fine Gael | Pete Roche | 14.2 | 6,034 | 6,040 | 6,090 | 6,180 | 6,392 | 6,973 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Donagh Killilea | 11.6 | 4,932 | 4,946 | 5,004 | 5,066 | 5,171 | ||||
| Green | Eoin Madden | 4.5 | 1,924 | 1,942 | 1,977 | 2,647 | |||||
| Social Democrats | Peter Reid | 2.0 | 848 | 867 | 892 | ||||||
| Labour | Marian Spelman | 2.0 | 845 | 863 | 890 | ||||||
| Aontú | Martin Ward | 1.4 | 582 | 670 | |||||||
| Independent | David O'Reilly | 0.6 | 246 | ||||||||
| Renua | Deaglán Mac Canna | 0.3 | 126 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 69,233 Valid: 42,520 Spoilt: 338 (0.8%) Quota: 10,631 Turnout: 42,858 (61.9%) | |||||||||||
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Seán Canney | 18.7 | 8,447 | 8,713 | 9,072 | 10,196 | 10,969 | 12,707 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Anne Rabbitte | 15.3 | 6,928 | 6,995 | 7,566 | 7,966 | 8,791 | 12,255 | ||
| Fine Gael | Ciarán Cannon | 15.7 | 7,123 | 7,220 | 7,650 | 7,812 | 9,519 | 9,920 | 10,157 | |
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Jnr | 14.3 | 6,474 | 6,536 | 6,689 | 6,812 | 7,866 | 8,361 | 8,853 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Colm Keaveney | 12.0 | 5,436 | 5,511 | 5,823 | 6,127 | 6,700 | |||
| Labour | Lorraine Higgins | 10.0 | 4,531 | 4,792 | 5,080 | 5,470 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Anne Marie Roche | 5.9 | 2,683 | 2,968 | 3,159 | |||||
| Independent | Michael Fahy | 5.2 | 2,358 | 2,418 | ||||||
| Green | Mairead Ni Chroinin | 1.7 | 769 | |||||||
| Direct Democracy | Aengus Melia | 1.1 | 489 | |||||||
| Electorate: 68,432 Valid: 45,238 Spoilt: 379 (0.8%) Quota: 11,310 Turnout: 45,617 (66.7%) | ||||||||||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 11.1 | 6,585 | 6,632 | 6,860 | 9,526 | 9,793 | 10,223 | 11,115 | 12,850 | ||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Jnr | 12.2 | 7,255 | 7,310 | 7,552 | 7,802 | 8,091 | 9,824 | 10,877 | 12,610 | ||
| Fine Gael | Ciarán Cannon | 11.7 | 6,927 | 7,061 | 7,268 | 7,565 | 8,125 | 9,962 | 10,279 | 11,861 | ||
| Labour | Colm Keaveney | 7.2 | 4,254 | 4,344 | 4,693 | 4,785 | 7,236 | 7,469 | 8,636 | 9,806 | 10,126 | |
| Fine Gael | Tom McHugh | 9.8 | 5,832 | 5,868 | 5,950 | 6,034 | 6,125 | 6,736 | 8,371 | 8,665 | 8,848 | |
| Independent | Tim Broderick | 8.7 | 5,137 | 5,242 | 6,278 | 6,516 | 6,846 | 7,641 | 8,365 | |||
| Independent | Seán Canney | 9.4 | 5,567 | 5,645 | 5,940 | 6,127 | 6,341 | 6,431 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn | 9.1 | 5,395 | 5,440 | 5,634 | 5,778 | 5,987 | |||||
| Labour | Lorraine Higgins | 6.0 | 3,577 | 3,813 | 4,423 | 4,651 | ||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael F. Dolan | 6.9 | 4,109 | 4,155 | 4,290 | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly | 6.1 | 3,635 | 3,723 | ||||||||
| Independent | Emer O'Donnell | 1.0 | 601 | |||||||||
| Green | Ciarán Kennedy | 0.7 | 402 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 83,651 Valid: 59,276 Spoilt: 560 (0.9%) Quota: 11,856 Turnout: 59,836 (71.5%) | ||||||||||||
2007 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 12.3 | 6,886 | 6,989 | 7,113 | 7,398 | 7,698 | 8,315 | 9,927 | 13,058 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 15.8 | 8,796 | 8,911 | 9,121 | 9,327 | 9,720 | 10,637 | 11,077 | 12,225 | ||
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 9.2 | 5,149 | 5,318 | 5,443 | 5,645 | 6,194 | 6,316 | 8,612 | 9,641 | 11,183 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 13.5 | 7,524 | 7,668 | 7,817 | 7,943 | 8,895 | 9,399 | 9,805 | 10,316 | 10,591 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Callanan | 10.4 | 5,817 | 5,922 | 6,135 | 6,184 | 6,802 | 6,950 | 7,709 | 7,850 | 7,932 | |
| Fine Gael | Tom McHugh | 8.8 | 4,881 | 4,958 | 5,019 | 5,529 | 5,584 | 6,710 | 6,936 | |||
| Fine Gael | John Barton | 8.8 | 4,916 | 5,079 | 5,435 | 5,663 | 6,050 | 6,218 | ||||
| Independent | Paddy McHugh | 5.8 | 3,224 | 3,382 | 3,602 | 4,051 | 4,212 | |||||
| Progressive Democrats | Ciarán Cannon | 6.0 | 3,321 | 3,447 | 3,507 | 3,599 | ||||||
| Labour | Colm Keaveney | 3.1 | 1,747 | 2,120 | 2,371 | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | Jason Devlin | 3.2 | 1,789 | 1,953 | ||||||||
| Green | Maíread Ní Chroínín | 1.9 | 1,057 | |||||||||
| Independent | Adrian Feeney | 0.7 | 397 | |||||||||
| Independent | Clare Flynn | 0.5 | 290 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 81,684 Valid: 55,794 Spoilt: 480 (0.8%) Quota: 11,159 Turnout: 56,274 (68.9%) | ||||||||||||
2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 17.5 | 8,635 | 8,766 | 8,984 | 13,971 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Callanan | 15.9 | 7,898 | 7,963 | 8,315 | 9,414 | 10,366 | |
| Independent | Paddy McHugh | 15.8 | 7,786 | 8,042 | 8,581 | 8,825 | 9,881 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 15.7 | 7,765 | 7,847 | 8,091 | 8,726 | 9,253 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 15.1 | 7,454 | 7,513 | 7,711 | 7,950 | 8,243 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 14.0 | 6,941 | 7,152 | 7,445 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Daithí Mac an Bháird | 3.7 | 1,828 | 2,068 | ||||
| Green | Úna Ní Bhroin | 2.1 | 1,022 | |||||
| Christian Solidarity | Manus Mac Meanamáin | 0.2 | 93 | |||||
| Electorate: 73,659 Valid: 49,422 Spoilt: 452 (0.9%) Quota: 9,885 Turnout: 49,874 (67.7%) | ||||||||
1997 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 15.0 | 6,445 | 6,620 | 6,809 | 7,330 | 8,826 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 16.2 | 6,931 | 7,436 | 7,491 | 7,744 | 8,570 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 12.7 | 5,436 | 5,634 | 6,762 | 7,523 | 8,455 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 15.2 | 6,531 | 6,854 | 7,149 | 7,524 | 7,970 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Callanan | 14.5 | 6,221 | 6,603 | 6,929 | 7,421 | 7,632 | |
| Labour | Colm Keaveney | 7.9 | 3,400 | 3,604 | 3,908 | 4,949 | ||
| Progressive Democrats | Joe Burke | 7.4 | 3,182 | 3,303 | 3,655 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick J. Finnegan | 6.2 | 2,670 | 2,710 | ||||
| Independent | Pat Hynes | 3.0 | 1,298 | |||||
| Independent | Sheila Mary Ganly | 1.6 | 705 | |||||
| Natural Law | Paul Campbell | 0.2 | 98 | |||||
| Electorate: 61,075 Valid: 42,917 Spoilt: 451 (1.0%) Quota: 8,584 Turnout: 43,368 (71.0%) | ||||||||
1992 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 20.9 | 6,062 | 6,122 | 6,324 | 7,571 | |||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 21.8 | 6,339 | 6,358 | 6,714 | 6,894 | 9,064 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacey | 20.1 | 5,834 | 5,882 | 6,175 | 6,544 | 6,931 | 7,224 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Joe Burke | 13.4 | 3,882 | 3,911 | 4,299 | 4,640 | 5,054 | 6,087 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Mullins | 9.9 | 2,864 | 2,903 | 3,121 | 3,157 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick J. Finnegan | 7.6 | 2,198 | 2,220 | 2,259 | ||||
| Labour | Pat Hynes | 5.5 | 1,586 | 1,641 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly | 1.1 | 306 | ||||||
| Electorate: 42,672 Valid: 29,071 Spoilt: 463 (1.6%) Quota: 7,268 Turnout: 29,534 (69.2%) | |||||||||
1989 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 29.5 | 8,593 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 26.0 | 7,573 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 24.1 | 7,030 | 7,128 | 7,277 | 7,473 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Finnerty | 9.6 | 2,800 | 2,912 | 3,941 | 3,960 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Finnegan | 9.3 | 2,721 | 2,779 | 2,911 | 2,986 | |
| Independent | Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh | 1.4 | 412 | ||||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 29,129 Quota: 7,283 | |||||||
1987 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 20.7 | 6,831 | 9,098 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 20.4 | 6,719 | 6,951 | 9,558 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 20.5 | 6,762 | 7,347 | 7,656 | 7,790 | 8,605 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Joe Burke | 16.6 | 5,463 | 5,734 | 6,485 | 7,674 | 7,722 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 11.2 | 3,700 | 3,762 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 10.5 | 3,463 | |||||
| Electorate: 42,587 Valid: 32,938 Quota: 8,235 Turnout: 77.3% | ||||||||
November 1982 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 18.9 | 6,208 | 6,229 | 6,318 | 6,517 | 9,844 | ||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 20.0 | 6,563 | 6,579 | 6,719 | 8,200 | 8,648 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 17.6 | 5,785 | 5,801 | 5,829 | 5,888 | 7,034 | 8,621 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 15.9 | 5,220 | 5,257 | 5,438 | 6,720 | 6,873 | 6,926 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 15.0 | 4,926 | 5,066 | 5,320 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Joe Burke | 9.3 | 3,050 | 3,384 | |||||
| Labour | Kevin Dwyer | 2.8 | 926 | 965 | |||||
| Independent | Brian Parker | 0.5 | 164 | ||||||
| Electorate: 42,226 Valid: 32,815 Quota: 8,204 Turnout: 77.7% | |||||||||
July 1982 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Johnny Callanan, a by-election was held on 20 July 1982. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 50.2 | 16,337 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 41.8 | 13,610 | |
| Labour | Kevin Dwyer | 5.4 | 1,741 | |
| Independent | Norman Morgan | 2.1 | 675 | |
| Independent | Brian Parker | 0.5 | 177 | |
| Electorate: 42,226 Valid: 32,540 Quota: 16,271 | ||||
February 1982 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 21.9 | 7,014 | 7,303 | 8,250 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 19.3 | 6,182 | 6,305 | 6,386 | 6,786 | 11,167 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Johnny Callanan | 18.7 | 6,015 | 6,042 | 6,257 | 7,466 | 8,788 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 17.1 | 5,500 | 5,689 | 5,743 | 6,212 | ||
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 12.6 | 4,037 | 4,150 | 5,383 | |||
| Fine Gael | Joseph Brennan | 7.5 | 2,403 | 2,566 | ||||
| Labour | Kevin Dwyer | 2.9 | 946 | |||||
| Electorate: 41,655 Valid: 32,097 Spoilt: 250 (0.8%) Quota: 8,025 Turnout: 32,347 (77.7%) | ||||||||
1981 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 22.6 | 7,487 | 9,287 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 17.2 | 5,681 | 5,890 | 5,951 | 10,185 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Johnny Callanan | 19.1 | 6,326 | 6,441 | 6,457 | 7,582 | 9,370 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 13.0 | 4,301 | 5,559 | 6,420 | 6,709 | 6,833 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 16.6 | 5,502 | 5,850 | 5,929 | |||
| Fine Gael | Joe Burke | 11.5 | 3,793 | |||||
| Electorate: 41,666 Valid: 33,090 Spoilt: 272 (0.8%) Quota: 8,273 Turnout: 33,362 (80.1%)[55] | ||||||||
1977 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Johnny Callanan | 19.8 | 8,835 | 8,849 | 9,487 | |||||
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 14.2 | 6,345 | 6,398 | 6,641 | 6,737 | 6,959 | 9,881 | ||
| Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 13.4 | 5,985 | 6,156 | 6,415 | 8,855 | 8,911 | 9,082 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Jnr | 12.8 | 5,714 | 5,855 | 5,928 | 5,962 | 6,021 | 7,963 | 8,872 | |
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton Snr | 13.3 | 5,914 | 6,241 | 6,499 | 7,477 | 7,534 | 7,960 | 8,010 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt | 12.0 | 5,361 | 5,389 | 5,571 | 5,640 | 5,780 | |||
| Fine Gael | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins | 7.5 | 3,353 | 3,401 | 3,867 | |||||
| Independent | Norman Morgan | 5.0 | 2,225 | 2,281 | ||||||
| Labour | Harold Campbell | 2.0 | 876 | |||||||
| Electorate: 56,064 Valid: 44,608 Spoilt: 304 (0.7%) Quota: 8,922 Turnout: 44,912 (80.1%)[56] | ||||||||||
1965 general election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 11,109 | 26.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Anthony Millar | 5,790 | 13.9 | 4 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael F. Kitt | 5,458 | 13.1 | 3 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Carty | 4,656 | 11.2 | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins | 4,309 | 10.3 | 2 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 4,276 | 10.3 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Fahey | 2,468 | 5.9 | |||
| Independent | Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh | 1,607 | 3.9 | |||
| Fine Gael | Sean Purcell | 1,381 | 3.3 | |||
| Fine Gael | Gus Hynes | 650 | 1.6 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 41,704 Quota: 6,951 Turnout: | ||||||
1964 by-election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 49.8 | 20,920 | 21,706 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Hussey | 46.6 | 19,612 | 19,977 | |
| Sinn Féin | Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh | 3.6 | 1,497 | ||
| Electorate: 53,823 Valid: 42,029 Quota: 21,015 Turnout: 78.09% | |||||
1961 general election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Anthony Millar | 6,325 | 15.8 | 3 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Carty | 6,266 | 15.7 | 4 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | Michael Donnellan | 5,903 | 14.7 | 2 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael F. Kitt | 5,750 | 14.4 | 1 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Snr | 5,714 | 12.8 | |||
| Fine Gael | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins | 4,988 | 12.5 | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael | Sean Purcell | 3,729 | 9.3 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh | 3,478 | 8.7 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 39,986 Quota: 6,665 Turnout: | ||||||
1944 general election
Michael Gallagher notes[58] the motive of the returning officer to conduct a second count was presumably to enable Stankard to keep his deposit.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy[lower-alpha 1] | Automatically Returned | N/A | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Beegan | 35.2 | 11,475 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | Michael Donnellan | 31.4 | 10,235 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Snr | 25.9 | 8,449 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | Edward Stankard | 7.6 | 2,484 | 4,160 | |
| Electorate: 49,866 Valid: 32,643 Quota: 8,161 Turnout: 65.5% | |||||
1943 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy[lower-alpha 1] | Automatically Returned | N/A | ||||||
| Clann na Talmhan | Michael Donnellan | 25.6 | 9,226 | ||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Beegan | 24.0 | 8,638 | 8,645 | 8,725 | 8,870 | 9,818 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Snr | 20.6 | 7,424 | 7,435 | 7,459 | 7,487 | 8,064 | 8,723 | |
| Labour | Robert Burke | 13.9 | 5,029 | 5,059 | 5,184 | 5,604 | 5,723 | 5,756 | |
| Fine Gael | Seán Broderick | 4.8 | 1,729 | 1,740 | 2,416 | 2,657 | 2,740 | 2,760 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Jordan | 4.8 | 1,745 | 1,748 | 1,780 | 1,799 | |||
| Clann na Talmhan | Seán O'Kelly | 3.1 | 1,101 | 1,255 | 1,396 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Patrick Cawley | 3.1 | 1,127 | 1,132 | |||||
| Electorate: 49,866 Valid: 36,019 Quota: 9,005 Turnout: 72.2% | |||||||||
- As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Fahy was returned automatically under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act 1937. He was elected again as Ceann Comhairle on 1 July 1943, leaving the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.[61]
1938 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy[lower-alpha 1] | Automatically Returned | N/A | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Snr | 27.2 | 9,526 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Beegan | 25.1 | 8,804 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Seán Broderick | 18.1 | 6,339 | 6,367 | 7,171 | 11,079 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Martin O'Regan | 9.9 | 3,468 | 4,153 | 4,666 | 4,876 | |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Cawley | 11.8 | 4,140 | 4,158 | 4,559 | ||
| Labour | Robert Burke | 7.9 | 2,753 | 2,790 | |||
| Electorate: 48,530 Valid: 35,030 Quota: 8,758 Turnout: 72.2% | |||||||
- As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Fahy was returned automatically under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act 1937. He was elected again as Ceann Comhairle on 30 June 1938, leaving the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.[62]
1937 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy[lower-alpha 1] | Automatically Returned | N/A | |||||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Beegan | 23.5 | 7,978 | 8,744 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Snr | 23.8 | 8,067 | 8,447 | 8,537 | |||
| Fine Gael | Seán Broderick | 17.3 | 5,867 | 6,571 | 6,594 | 6,594 | 10,567 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Jordan | 11.9 | 4,033 | 4,538 | 4,688 | 4,750 | 4,977 | |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Cawley | 12.6 | 4,275 | 4,713 | 4,720 | 4,720 | ||
| Labour | Robert Burke | 10.8 | 3,672 | |||||
| Electorate: 49,476 Valid: 33,892 Quota: 8,474 Turnout: 68.5% | ||||||||
- As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Fahy was returned automatically under s. 2 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927, as adapted by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935.[63][64][65] He was elected again as Ceann Comhairle on 21 July 1937, leaving the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.[66]
See also
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