East Galway (UK Parliament constituency)
East Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
East Galway | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | County Galway |
Replaced by | Galway |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the County Galway constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
editThis constituency comprised the eastern part of County Galway. In 1918, the boundaries were adjusted to take account of transfers of territory between County Galway and County Roscommon under the 1898 Local Government Act.
1885–1918: The baronies of Clonmacowen, Kilconnell, Killian, Longford and Tiaquin.
1918–1922: The rural districts of Ballinasloe No. 1, Mountbellew and Portumna, the district electoral divisions of Cappalusk, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Graigabbey, Grange, Killimor and Tiaquin in the rural district of Loughrea, and the urban district of Ballinasloe.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Matthew Harris | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1890 by-election | John Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
18901 | Irish National Federation | ||
1914 by-election | James Cosgrave | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1918 | Liam Mellows | Sinn Féin | |
1921 | Constituency merged into Galway (Dáil constituency) |
Elections
editElections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Matthew Harris | 4,866 | 93.3 | ||
Liberal | Richard Anthony Nugent | 352 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 4,514 | 86.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,218 | 64.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,083 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Matthew Harris | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Roche | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | John Roche | 3,382 | 77.6 | N/A | |
Irish National League | James Lynam | 974 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,408 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,356 | 54.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,034 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | John Roche | Unopposed | |||
Irish National Federation hold |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Roche | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Roche | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Roche | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Roche | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | James Cosgrave | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Liam Mellows | Unopposed | |||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |
References
edit- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)