South Galway (UK Parliament constituency)
For the 1948-1969 constituency, see Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency).
South Galway | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | County Galway |
South Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Galway County constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Galway.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | David Sheehy | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1890 | Anti-Parnellite | ||
1900 | William John Duffy | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1918 | Frank Fahy | Sinn Féin | |
1921 | Constituency merged into Galway (Dáil Éireann constituency) |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Nationalist | David Sheehy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 7,220 | ||||
Irish Nationalist gain from new seat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Nationalist | David Sheehy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 7,220 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish National Federation | David Sheehy | 2,623 | 65.0 | ||
Parnellite Nationalist | John P. McCarthy | 1,411 | 35.0 | ||
Majority | 1,212 | 30.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,708 | 60.1 | |||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish National Federation | David Sheehy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 7,265 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Nationalist | William John Duffy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 8,148 | ||||
Irish Nationalist gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Nationalist | William John Duffy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 6,362 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Nationalist | William John Duffy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 6,292 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Irish Nationalist | William John Duffy | unopposed | |||
Turnout | 6,292 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Sinn Féin | Frank Fahy | 10,621 | 85.9 | ||
Irish Nationalist | William John Duffy | 1,744 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 8,877 | 71.8 | |||
Turnout | 18,507 | 66.8 | |||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
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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